Jaʿār

Government

Dscha'ar (also Ja'ār ) (Arabic جعار, DMG Ǧa ʿ ār ) is a city in the Yemeni province of Abyan. It is the capital of the district Chanfir.

In April 2011, the al - Qaeda-affiliated insurgents took advantage of the protests and conquered the city.

Early September 2011, seven people died in air raids of the Yemeni government.

Furthermore, attacked the United States early May 2012 with the help of a drone base of Al -Qaeda fighters, killing several members.