Incident Summary:

10/31/2005: Unidentified gunmen ambushed and killed 12 policemen northeast of Sa’dah City in Yemen. Authorities suspected numerous groups including Al-Qa`ida, but no group claimed responsibility for the attack.

Overview

GTD ID:
200510310003

When:
2005-10-31

Country:
Yemen

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Sa'dah (Governorate)

City:
Near Sa'dah City

Location Details:
Northeast of Sa'dah City

What

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more)	Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity	Yemen Police
Specific Description	Policemen stationed northeast of Saâ€™dah City
Nationality of Target	Yemen

Additional Information
Hostages	No
Property Damage	Unknown
Extent of Property Damage	Unknown
Value of Property Damage	($9.00)

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Firearms	Unknown Gun Type

Additional Information
Suicide Attack?	No
Situation of Multi-Party Conflict?	Unknown
Part of Multiple Incident?	No
Criterion 1 (more)	Yes
Criterion 2 (more)	Yes
Criterion 3 (more)	Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more)	No

Who

Perpetrator Information
Name	Claimed Responsibility
Al-Qa’ida in Yemen	No
Huthis	Unknown

Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators	Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators	0

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	12 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities	12
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

Sources
Faysal Mukarram, "œYemen: 12 Policemen Reportedly Killed in Ambush in Sa'dah Governorate," London Al-Hayah," London Al-Hayah, October 31, 2005.