Incident Summary:

05/12/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting the residence of General Faraj Salmeen in Mukalla, Hadramawt, Yemen. Salmeen, a military commander, was not harmed and the assailant was the only reported casualty in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks targeting military personnel in Mukalla on this date. The Hadramawt Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents. However, sources also attributed the attacks to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).

GTD ID:
201605120021

When:
2016-05-12

Country:
Yemen

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Hadramawt

City:
Mukalla

Location Details:
The incident occurred at a residence in Khalf district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Military of Yemen
Specific Description Residence of Second Military Region Commander: General Faraj Salmeen
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 Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
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
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) No
Hadramawt Province of the Islamic State Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 1
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Yemen: Suspected Qaida suicide attacks target military base," Xinhua News Agency, May 12, 2016.
"IS claims triple suicide attack which killed 13 soldiers," EFE, May 12, 2016.
"Extremist suicide attack kills 15 troops near Yemen's Mukalla," Lebanon Daily Star, May 12, 2016.