Incident Summary:

10/17/2015: Assailants opened fire on Captain Hadef Hameed al-Shamesi in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Al-Shamesi, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) military officer, was killed and another soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201510170066

When:
2015-10-17

Country:
Yemen

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Adan

City:
Aden

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Operation Restoring Hope Coalition
Specific Description United Arab Emirates (UAE) Captain: Hadef Hameed al-Shamesi
Nationality of Target International
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Rifle/Shotgun (non-automatic)
Weapon Details
A rifle was 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) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Emirati killed in Yemen's Aden," Yemen Post, October 18, 2015.
"UAE soldier, aid worker killed in Yemen," Zawya.com, October 18, 2015.
"Emirati soldier dies guarding charity workers in Yemen," The National, October 17, 2015.