Arab Police Mutiny

The Arab Policy Mutiny was an incident during the Aden Emergency where Arab soldiers mutinied against British troops.

The situation between the British and Arabs was highly tense following the Six Day War. This was exacerbated by the suspension of three Arab colonels.

On the night of 19 June 1967 soldiers from the Royal Northumberland Fusiliers were watching the movie The Battle of the Bulge when they heard shooting. The retired to their barracks. The next morning Arab soldiers mutinied, attacking a truck containing men of 60 Squadron, killing eight soldiers. They then attacked Radfan Camp, killing a soldier, two policemen and a civil servant.

The British managed to put down the mutiny however the Arabs managed to occupy the Crater.