battle, Cold War

Battle of Dhala

Name: Battle of Dhala
Location: Dhale Governorate, Yemen

Battle of Dhala was a battle fought in 1965 at Dhale Governorate, in what is now Yemen. Its exact site is not recorded; the atlas places it at Dhale Governorate. It was part of Aden Emergency, which ran from 1963 to 1967. The recorded result: NLF victory. Recorded strength: Federal Regular Army against Guerrilla fighters.

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Fought1965

WhereDhale Governorate, Yemen13.700N, 44.717E, placed at the location, approximate

OutcomeNLF victory

BelligerentsUnited Kingdom; Emirate of DhalaagainstNLF; FLOSY

Casualties and losses3 killed; 4 woundedandUnknown

Part ofAden Emergency1963 to 1967

Record

Date	1965 (year precision)
Place	Dhale Governorate, Yemen 13.700N, 44.717E
Kind	Battle, Cold War
Strength	Federal Regular Army	Guerrilla fighters
Casualties and losses	3 killed; 4 wounded	Unknown

Placed at Dhale Governorate; the exact site is not recorded. with the nearest other engagements in the atlas. Present-day coastlines, rivers and borders; towns from Natural Earth.

Nearest engagements

Battle of Zafar AD 632, 66 km NW
Capture of Aden 1548, 106 km S
Siege of Aden 1513, 108 km S
Aden Expedition 1839, 108 km S
Siege of Sanaa AD 570, 192 km N

In the same war

After: Battle of the Crater 1967

Elsewhere in 1965

Battle of Dhala is one of 4,429 engagements of the 20th century in the atlas and one of 20 in present-day Yemen.

Sources

Identity, coordinates, dates and the war from Wikidata Q22935568, released under CC0. Result, belligerents, commanders, strength and casualties from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article Battle of Dhala, revision 1370438745, read 2026-11-14, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0; the article's text is not reproduced here. Present-day country and state from Natural Earth. Dates before 1582 follow the Julian calendar as recorded.