Incident Summary:

04/26/2018: Assailants shelled residential areas in Mount Sabr district, Taizz, Yemen. At least one civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Abu Abbas Brigade.

GTD ID:
201804260002

When:
2018-04-26

Country:
Yemen

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Taizz

City:
Mount Sabr district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Jabal Sabr Village
Specific Description Village
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
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information The victims included a civilian, Faysal al-Jaradi.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Abu Abbas Brigade 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
"Yemen: Open Source Terrorism Roundup 27 April 2018," Summary, April 26, 2018.