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Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi

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Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi
Birth nameAbdul-Rab al-Shadadi
Born1963
Al Abdiyah District, Marib Governorate, Yemen
Died7 October 2016
near Sanaa, Yemen
Allegiance Yemen
Service / branch Yemeni Army
Rank Major general
CommandsThird Military Region
Battles / warsYemeni Civil War
Nihm Offensive

Abdul-Rab al-Shadadi (1963 - 7 October 2016) was a Yemeni Army major general who served President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi.[1] He was the commander of the Third Military Region, which has its headquarters in the city of Marib. Al-Shadadi was killed in an artillery strike during an offensive east of the city of Sanaa by Houthi fighters. He is the most senior member of the Hadi government's forces to have been killed in the Yemeni Civil War.[2][3]

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  1. ^ Battlefield Yemen Continues: Saudis Bomb Funeral Ceremony After al Houthi Attack
  2. ^ Top general in Yemen's Saudi-backed army killed. Reuters. Published 8 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.
  3. ^ Al-Haj, Ahmed. Top commander in Yemen's army killed Archived 2016-10-23 at the Wayback Machine. Associated Press. Published 8 October 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2016.