Incident Summary:

09/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on a soldier in Khalan area, Saada governorate, Yemen. The soldier was killed in the assault. This was one of two attacks targeting the military in Khalan on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.

GTD ID:
201309300042

When:
2013-09-30

Country:
Yemen

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Saada

City:
Kahlan

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Military of Yemen
Specific Description Soldier: Majid al-Askari
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?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
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 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"Selection List: Yemeni Press 1 October 2013," OSC Summary, October 1, 2013.
"Yemeni 'Source' Says Huthists Killed 2 Soldiers in Sa'dah Governorate," Yemen Fox, October 1, 2013.