Al Kawd | |
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Town | |
  Al Kawd Location in Yemen | |
| Coordinates: 13°05′19″N45°21′53″E / 13.08861°N 45.36472°E | |
| Country |  Yemen |
| Governorate | Abyan |
| Time zone | UTC+3 (Yemen Standard Time) |
Al Kawd is a town in southwestern Yemen, near Zinjibar. It is located in Abyan Governorate and lies on the Gulf of Aden, approximately 40 kilometres by road east of Aden. The Wadi Bana, a major river, flows into the sea to the east of the town.
On May 19-20, 1994, during the 1994 civil war in Yemen, rebel planes dropped two bombs near the cemetery in al-Kawd, killing four boys.[ citation needed ]
On November 15, fighters loyal to al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula took over the town, a key part of the Battle of Zinjibar. [1] Yemeni troops recaptured the town on August 14, 2016. [2]
In 2019, the Security Belt Forces, a paramilitary aligned with the secessionist Southern Transitional Council, dislodged an estimated 350 pro-government forces from a military camp in Al Kawd, leading to four deaths. [3]
13°05′19″N45°21′53″E / 13.08861°N 45.36472°E
Capital: Zinjibar | |
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