Incident Summary:

01/07/2019: Assailants raided a prison and assaulted prisoners in Dhamar, Yemen. At least 21 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah).

GTD ID:
201901070007

When:
2019-01-07

Country:
Yemen

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Dhamar

City:
Dhamar

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unarmed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Prisoners
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
Melee Blunt Object
Weapon Details
Gun butts and batons were used in the attack.
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
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 0 Fatalities / 21 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 21
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Yemen Press Summary - 01/09/2019 03:06," US Embassy Public Affairs Office, January 9, 2019.
"Yemen: Roundup of Huthi Developments 2000 GMT 08 January 2019," Summary, January 7, 2019.