Incident Summary:

09/19/2019: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol comprised of Saudi Arabia-led coalition forces in Wadi Bin Ali neighborhood, Shibam, Hadramawt, Yemen. Six soldiers were killed, including senior commander Abu Nawaf, and 11 other soldiers were injured in the blast. This was one of two attacks in Hadramawt on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201909190010

When:
2019-09-19

Country:
Yemen

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Hadramawt

City:
Shibam

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Wadi Bin Ali neighborhood.

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 Convoy of Coalition Forces: Lieutenant Colonel Bandar Murid' al-Otaiby
Nationality of Target International
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Military of Yemen
Specific Description Convoy
Nationality of Target Yemen
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Weapon Details
A roadside bomb was used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
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
Additional Information The victims included coalition Senior Commander Abu Nawaf. Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the lowest reliable estimates are reported here. This incident is part of a set of coordinated attacks in which both military and non-military entities were targeted.
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 6 Fatalities / 11 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 6
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 11
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Saudi commander, Yemeni soldiers killed in Yemen’s east," Frontier Post, September 20, 2019.
"A bloody day in Hadramaut. 10 killed, half of them Saudi soldiers, in two separate explosions," Almasdar Online, September 20, 2019.
"Senior Saudi military commander killed in bomb explosion in Yemen," Xinhua General News Service, September 19, 2019.