Arab groups within the South Arabian Army began to fight each other, seizing weapons from their barracks. Shortly after their arrival the situation in Crater began to deteriorate. A man of very robust views, his soldiers loved his approach, and were behind him. However the leader of the Argylls, Colonel Colin Campbell Mitchell had other views. The British High Command wanted to keep disruption in Aden to a minimum, and so set about with a softly softly approach. After arrival both regiments were billeted at the barracks called Waterloo Lines. As part of their preparation for the role back in England, the Argylls had spent their time training inside with the heating turned up and in full kit. Towards the end of June the Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders arrived to take over from the Fusiliers. The British forces in Crater were the Northumberland Fusiliers and the Scots Dragoon guards in armoured cars. This kicked off the usual round of bloodletting that had been held in check by the British presence but now rival Arab groups tried to be the dominating power after the withdrawal. During the late 1960's the British announced they were to leave Aden and granting its independence. One of the districts of Aden is known simply as Crater.

On the southern tip of the Arabian Peninsula lies Aden, it's a large dormant volcano that juts out from the Arabian shore. Compare today's story to recent military operations in places like Iraq and Afghanistan. So many times you see the same things happening.

'Those who do not learn history are doomed to repeat it.' is an old saying that I keep on thinking about when reading about events past.

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