Incident Summary:

07/06/2014: Four hundred assailants attacked a cement factory in Amran city, Amran governorate, Yemen. Military forces were able to repel the assailants; the outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to Huthis.

GTD ID:
201407060022

When:
2014-07-06

Country:
Yemen

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Amran

City:
Amran

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Amran Cement Factory
Specific Description Cement Factory
Nationality of Target Yemen
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Weapon Details
Tanks, artillery, and heavy machine guns were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 400
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties Unknown
Total Number of Fatalities Unknown
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities Unknown
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources
"Yemen: Sources Say 'At Least' 200 Huthists Killed in Clashes With Army in Amran," OSC Summary, July 6, 2014.