Qutaibi ( ') or the Qutaibi Sheikhdom ( ') was a
polity
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in the western
Aden Protectorate
The Aden Protectorate ( ') was a British protectorate in southern Arabia. The protectorate evolved in the hinterland of the port of Aden and in the Hadhramaut after the conquest of Aden by the Bombay Presidency of British India in January ...
, a dependency of the
Emirate of Dhala and now part of the Republic of
Yemen
Yemen, officially the Republic of Yemen, is a country in West Asia. Located in South Arabia, southern Arabia, it borders Saudi Arabia to Saudi Arabia–Yemen border, the north, Oman to Oman–Yemen border, the northeast, the south-eastern part ...
. In 1964, during the
Aden Emergency
The Aden Emergency, also known as the 14 October Revolution () or as the Radfan Uprising, was an armed rebellion by the National Liberation Front (South Yemen), National Liberation Front (NLF) and the Front for the Liberation of Occupied South ...
, its
tribe
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smen attacked
British Empire
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troops in the
Radfan Hills area and became known as the "Red Wolves" for their combat ferocity.
External links
"Tracking the 'Red Wolves of Radfan': from 1964 through 1967"Map of Arabia (1905-1923) including the states of Aden Protectorate
Aden Protectorate
Former countries in West Asia
Former monarchies of Asia
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