Incident Summary:

09/14/2016: Assailants attacked military forces in Kabub, Taizz, Yemen. Five assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.

GTD ID:
201609140042

When:
2016-09-14

Country:
Yemen

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Taizz

City:
Kabub

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Military of Yemen
Specific Description Soldiers
Nationality of Target Yemen
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
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
Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 5 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 5
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 5
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Dozens killed in clashes around Yemen's besieged Taiz," Al Jazeera, September 16, 2016.
"Forty killed in clashes around Yemen's Taiz," Al-Araby Al-Jadeed, September 15, 2016.