Incident Summary:

01/07/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military officer and soldier near Al-Nasr Military camp in Shaykh Uthman district, Adan governorate, Yemen. Colonel Mubarak Lashram and the soldier were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201401070021

When:
2014-01-07

Country:
Yemen

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Adan

City:
Shaykh Uthman

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Yemeni Army
Specific Description Colonel: Mubarak Lashram
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) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this attack conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent estimates are reported here.
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 2 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Gunmen shoot dead Yemeni colonel in Aden," Reuters, January 7, 2014.
"Two die and one injured in two separate attacks in Aden," Yemen Times, January 9, 2014.
"Xinhua: Army Colonel Killed In Attack In Yemen's Aden," Xinhua, January 7, 2014.