Incident Summary:

11/28/2016: Assailants attacked joint posts of military and popular resistance personnel in Ghayl district, Al Jawf, Yemen. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of seven related incidents in Al Jawf on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Houthi extremists and Supporters of Ali Abdullah Saleh.

GTD ID:
201611280007

When:
2016-11-28

Country:
Yemen

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Al Jawf

City:
Ghayl district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Military of Yemen
Specific Description Posts
Nationality of Target Yemen
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
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 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
Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties Unknown
Total Number of Fatalities Unknown
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities Unknown
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources
"Yemen: Security Roundup 2000 GMT 28 November 2016," Summary, November 28, 2016.