Incident Summary:

01/29/2019: Assailants opened fire on a convoy of UN observer team members, Yemeni government ceasefire committee members, and engineering demining team members, near Hudaydah, Al Hudaydah, Yemen. The assault resulted in an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists, which the group denied.

GTD ID:
201901290033

When:
2019-01-29

Country:
Yemen

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Al Hudaydah

City:
Near Hudaydah

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (Diplomatic)
Name of Entity United Nations Mission to Support the Hudaydah Agreement (UNMHA)
Specific Description Observers
Nationality of Target International
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Government Ceasefire Committee
Specific Description Members
Nationality of Target Yemen
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Engineering Demining Team Members
Nationality of Target Yemen
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) State Actors
Additional Information There is doubt that this incident meets terrorism-related criteria. Houthi sources accused the Saudi-led coalition of carrying out the attack.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
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 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Houthi militia attacks UN and demining teams in Hodeidah," Arab News, January 30, 2019.
"De-miners come under fire trying to access grain stores in Yemen's Hodeidah," Reuters India, January 30, 2019.
"Yemen rivals exchange blame over firing at UN observers," BBC Monitoring, January 30, 2019.