Incident Summary:

08/12/2015: Assailants attacked a Huthi checkpoint in Sirhan area, Al Jawf governorate, Yemen. Eight Huthis were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Resistance Committees (Yemen).

GTD ID:
201508120009

When:
2015-08-12

Country:
Yemen

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Al Jawf

City:
Sirhan

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Violent Political Party
Name of Entity Huthis
Specific Description Checkpoint
Nationality of Target Yemen
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) No
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Intra/Inter-group Conflict
Additional Information There is doubt that this incident meets terrorism-related criteria. The attack may have been the result of conflict between rival groups.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Popular Resistance Committees (Yemen) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 8 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 8
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
"Yemen: Security Roundup 2000 GMT 12 August 2015," OSC Summary, August 12, 2015.