[North Yemen Civil War] AP Wirephoto Map: Egypt's defeat relieves Yemen pressure

Associated Press (AP)

Published by Associated Press (AP), New York, 1967

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B/w wire photo map 21x28cm, captioned in the print with stamps and editor's notes to the back. Good. Dated 19 Jun 1967 this was prepared to support a news story on one of the critical moments in the North Yemen Civil War (1962-70). The caption reads "Yemen royalists report that because of Egypt's defeat by Israel there has been lessening pressure by Egyptian forces on Yemen, Principal strongpoint of Egyptians now is triangle between Sana, Hodeida and Taizz. Egyptian garrison at San'a is reported to have left by ship from Hodeida. Royalists report killing 300 Egyptian troops in a fight over a fortress at Hajjah". At this stage of the war, Egyptian forces were focused on defending a triangle linking Hodeida, Taiz and San'a, while striking southern Saudi Arabia and North Yemen by. To make up for losses during the Six Day War (5-10 June), Nasser recalled 15,000 of his troops from Yemen. The map on a scale of approx 1 inch to 80 miles shows routes and settlements in Yemen, and parts of Saudi Arabia, the Federation of South Asia, Ethiopia and French Somaliland, wjth locations mentioned in the story highlighted. Seller Inventory # 4774

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Title: [North Yemen Civil War] AP Wirephoto Map: ...

Publisher: Associated Press (AP), New York

Publication Date: 1967

Binding: No Binding

Condition: Good