Arab Police mutiny

Arab Police mutiny
Part of Aden Emergency
Date19–20 June 1967
Location
Result British victory
Belligerents
 United Kingdom Yemen NLF
FLOSY
Commanders and leaders
United Kingdom Maj. David Miller Unknown
Units involved
King's Own Royal Border Regiment
Queen's Dragoon Guards
Royal Corps of Transport
South Arabian Army
Aden Armed Police
Strength
unknown 500 (est.)
Casualties and losses
24 killed
1 helicopter destroyed
unknown

The Arab Police mutiny was an incident during the Aden Emergency where Arab soldiers and police mutinied against British troops.[1] While the mutiny itself was localized and quickly suppressed, it undermined the South Arabian Federation which had been organized by Britain in 1959 as an intended successor to direct colonial rule.


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