Aden Street riots

Part of Aden Emergency

Date	January-February 1967
Location	Aden

Belligerents

United Kingdom
Aden Police

NLF
FLOSY

Commanders and leaders

Sir Richard Turnbull

Aden Emergency

High Commissioner Attack(Dec 1963)
Radfan Campaign (Jan-May 1964)
Childrens Party Attack (Dec 1964)
Aden Legislative Council election, 1964
Battle of Dhala (March 1965)
Assassination of Harry Barrie (Aug 1965)
Assassination of Sir Arthur Charles (Sept 1965)
Aden Airport Attack (Sept 1965)
Aden Street Riots (Jan-Feb 1967)
Arab Police Mutiny (Jun 1967)
Battle of the Crater (July 1967)
Withdrawal from Aden (Nov 1967)

The Aden Street riots took place in early 1967 during the Aden Emergency. On 19-20 January 1967 the NLF prompted street rioting in Aden. The Aden police lost control, so British High Commissioner Sir Richard Turnbull deployed British troops to crush the riots. This was followed by pro-FLOSY rioters taking to the streets which then led to conflict with British troops until February. The mood created by the riots helped lead to the Arab Police mutiny.

There had previously been riots in Aden in October 1965.^[1]

References

↑ Holden, David. "400 held in Aden as troops quell riots." Sunday Times [London, England] 3 Oct. 1965: [1]. The Sunday Times Digital Archive. Web. 18 Apr. 2014.

External links

Aden Emergency at the Argylls Website

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