Incident Summary:

06/04/2019: Assailants attacked popular resistance posts at Nawfan Mountain in Quraishyah, Al Bayda, Yemen. There were several assailant casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah).

GTD ID:
201906040007

When:
2019-06-04

Country:
Yemen

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Al Bayda

City:
Quraishyah

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Nawfan Mountain area.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Terrorists/Non-state Militia
Name of Entity Popular Resistance Committee
Specific Description Posts
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
Unknown
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 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 Unknown
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources
"Al-Houthi storm a mosque in Souadiyeh in al-Baydha and arrest citizens who tried to celebrate Eid al-Fitr," Almasdar Online, June 5, 2019.
"Yemen: Roundup of Huthi Developments 2000 GMT 05 June 2019," Summary, June 4, 2019.