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The Aden Emergency (1963-67) was an insurgency against British rule in the south of the Arabian Peninsula. The unrest hastened British plans for withdrawal and marked the end of 20 years of decolonisation. 5 min read. View this object. Troops disembark from helicopters, 1964.
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After British humiliation in Suez in 1956, Egypt’s President Nasser supported by the Soviet Union pushed to evict Britain from South Arabia by training and supplying Yemeni tribesmen and nationalist fighters to attack British personnel in Aden. See object record.
Why did British troops leave Aden? Ever since they occupied Aden as a territory in 1839, British troops were subjected to attacks. From 1962, Britain was engaged in an escalating conflict in the protectorate.
Though British troops re-entered Crater two weeks later with some force, the insurgents were emboldened and fighting intensified. Britain realised that its presence in Aden was to end sooner rather than later, and the last British troops left Aden in November 1967 after months of fierce street fighting.
Oct 18, 2012 · On the third day, Monday, October 8, 1973, the commander of the Southern Front, Gen. Shmuel Gonen, ordered Sharon and Adan to counter-attack the Egyptian forces which had established a...
Aug 29, 2019 · On August 7, 2019, clashes break out again between the separatists and pro-government forces in Aden. The fighting erupts on the same day of the funeral of Munir “Abu al-Yamama” al-Yafei, a...
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