Al-Wadiah War
| Al-Wadiah War | |||||||||
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| Part of the Arab Cold War | |||||||||
Yemeni tanks at Wadiah | |||||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||||
| South Yemen |
Saudi Arabia Supported by: Pakistan (air support) | ||||||||
| Commanders and leaders | |||||||||
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Salim Rubaya Ali President of South Yemen Muhammad Ali Haitham Prime Minister of South Yemen Ali Salem al-Beidh Minister of Foreign Affairs of South Yemen Ali Abdullah Maisary Leader of the People's Defense Forces Faisal Attas Governor of the Fifth Governorate |
Faisal of Saudi Arabia King of Saudi Arabia Sultan bin Abdulaziz Minister of Defense and Aviation | ||||||||
| Units involved | |||||||||
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130th Infantry Brigade Royal Saudi Air Force Pakistan Air Force personnel | |||||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||||
| 35 killed (Saudi claim) | 39 killed and 26 taken hostage | ||||||||
Al-Wadiah War (Arabic: حرب الوديعة) was a military conflict which broke out on 27 November 1969 between Saudi Arabia and the People's Republic of Southern Yemen (PRSY; South Yemen) after disputes over the towns of al-Wadiah and Sharurah on the PRSY-Saudi Arabian border. The conflict ended on 6 December when Saudi forces captured al-Wadiah.