Battle of Aden Part of the Yemeni Civil War (2015–present), the South Yemen insurgency and the Aden unrest (2015–present) Date 28 January 2018 – present (1 day) Location Aden, Yemen 12°48′00″N 45°02′00″E﻿ / ﻿12.8°N 45.033333°E﻿ / 12.8; 45.033333 Result Ongoing STC captured the government headquarters in Aden[1][2][3][4][5][6] Belligerents Yemen Army (Hadi government) Presidental Guard[7] Supported by: Saudi Arabia Southern Transitional Council Southern Movement[8] Supported by: United Arab Emirates[9][10][11][12] Commanders and leaders Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr Aidarus al-Zoubaidi[13] Hani bin Braik Strength thousands[7] hundreds demonstrators[14] Casualties and losses 10 killed[15] and 30 wounded[16] 4 wounded[17] and one killed (presumably)[13] more than 15 people killed[18][19][20] (3 civilians)[21] and 86 wounded[22][23] Location within Yemen