Ja'ar
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Arabic جعار, DMG Ǧaʿār Ja'ar |
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| Coordinates | 13 ° 13 ' N , 45 ° 18' E | ||
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| Country | Yemen | ||
| Abyan | |||
| ISO 3166-2 | YE-AB | ||
| Residents | 29,495 (2004 census) | ||
 Street scene in Ja'ar
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Ja'ar (also Ja'ār , Arabic جعار, DMG Ǧaʿār ) is a Yemeni city in Abyan Governorate . It is the capital of the Chanfir district .
In April 2011, insurgents close to al-Qaeda took advantage of the protests and captured the city.
In early September 2011, seven people were killed in air strikes by the Yemeni government.
Furthermore, at the beginning of May 2012 the USA attacked an al-Qaeda fighters base with the help of drones and killed various members.
Web links
Commons : Ja'ar - collection of images, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ Census December 16, 2004
- ↑ a b Air raids on mosque in southern Yemen. In: Neue Zürcher Zeitung . September 5, 2011, accessed September 5, 2011 .
- ↑ Al Qaeda fighters killed in air strike in Yemen. In: tagesschau.de . May 10, 2012, archived from the original on May 13, 2012 ; Retrieved May 10, 2012 .