Terrorism in Yemen
The risk of terrorist attacks in Yemen over the past years can be classified as very high. Compared to other countries here are quite a lot and also momentous incedents. Over the past 5 years a total number of 1888 terrorist incidents has been recorded, in which 4166 people have been killed and 5456 injured. Among them were 105 suicide acts.In 249 incedents a total of 1242 people have been kidnapped or taken as hostage, though a ransom was rarely (9 times) extorted.
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Most frequent attack targets in Yemen
(2013 to 2017)| Target | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Private citizens | 673 | 1,890 | 3,107 | 471 |
| Government | 299 | 363 | 549 | 101 |
| Police | 168 | 444 | 459 | 70 |
| Non-state militias | 168 | 775 | 441 | 138 |
| Military | 123 | 622 | 714 | 64 |
| Utilities | 119 | 11 | 55 | 0 |
| Political parties | 113 | 474 | 157 | 409 |
| Business | 88 | 124 | 266 | 19 |
| Journalists & Media | 73 | 17 | 55 | 108 |
| Religious institutions | 70 | 333 | 770 | 32 |
Most affected regions
(2013 to 2017)| Region | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taizz | 301 | 788 | 1,570 | 66 |
| Amanat Al Asimah | 299 | 653 | 1,380 | 329 |
| Adan | 241 | 688 | 829 | 28 |
| Marib | 156 | 164 | 297 | 31 |
| Hadramawt | 152 | 296 | 277 | 59 |
| Al Bayda | 98 | 275 | 89 | 24 |
| Abyan | 90 | 197 | 141 | 20 |
| Lahij | 79 | 306 | 225 | 50 |
| Ibb | 68 | 106 | 108 | 143 |
| Shabwah | 67 | 121 | 55 | 42 |
| Ad Dali | 53 | 182 | 50 | 180 |
| Al Hudaydah | 52 | 74 | 119 | 89 |
| Sanaa | 50 | 64 | 33 | 57 |
| Dhamar | 35 | 19 | 34 | 20 |
| Amran | 31 | 48 | 64 | 40 |
| Saada | 27 | 95 | 108 | 7 |
| Al Jawf | 25 | 72 | 55 | 5 |
| Hajjah | 21 | 10 | 4 | 4 |
| Mahwit | 3 | 4 | 12 | 24 |
Terrorist organisations in Yemen
| Organisation | Attacks | Killed | Injured | Hostages |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Qaida | 404 | 1,103 | 1,197 | 138 |
| Islamic State | 75 | 602 | 948 | 42 |
| Popular Resistance Committees | 19 | 93 | 42 | 144 |
| Supporters of Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi | 14 | 75 | 0 | 0 |
| Al-Islah Party | 5 | 26 | 10 | 0 |
| Muslim extremists | 4 | 6 | 15 | 2 |
| Hassan Mabkhut Group | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hadramawt Tribes Alliance | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tehama Movement | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Abu Abbas Brigade | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
All information sourced from the "National Consortium for the Study of Terrorism and Responses to Terrorism" (START) and its Global Terrorism Database. An act of terrorism is concidered every incident which is aimed at attaining a political, economic, religious, or social goal, but not for pure profit motives. In addition these incidents must not be legitimized by warfare activities, listet in the Geneva Conventions of 1949.