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2016 in Yemen

2016 in Yemen

List of events

The following lists events that will happen in 2016 in Yemen.

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Events

January

13 January - Unidentified assailants arrived on motorcycles to Sheikh Othman roundabout in Aden and shot and killed two traffic policemen. Islamist extremists are suspected.[1]

14 January - Unidentified militants planted an explosive device on a police car in Aden, killing two and wounding another. Islamists such as Islamic State or Al-Qaeda are suspected. [2]

17 January - A suicide bomber detonated his explosives while within a car, on the entrance of the residence of Aden police chief, General Shalal Shaea. Shaea survived the attack while eight civilians and two guards were killed. No group claimed responsibility, but Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula is suspected.[3]

28 January - At least seven people are killed in a suicide bomb attack near the presidential palace in Aden, Yemen. The Islamic State claims it was behind the attack.[4]

29 January - A suicide car bomber struck a checkpoint in the southern Yemen city of Aden, killing seven and wounding another eight. Islamic State affiliate in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack.[5]

August

9 August - At least 14 people are killed after Saudi-led coalition airstrikes hit a food factory in Yemen's capital Sana'a. The airstrikes come just days after the suspension of inconclusive peace talks in Kuwait.[6]

13 August - At least 10 children are killed and 28 injured in an air attack on a school in northern Yemen. The Houthi group claims that the Saudi Arabia led coalition is responsible.[7]

14 August - About 40 suspected Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fighters are killed as Yemeni forces, aided by Saudi-led airstrikes, fight their way into Zinjibar and Jaʿār in eastern Yemen.[8][9]

15 August - An air strike by the Saudi-led coalition which hit a hospital in northern Yemen run by Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) kills at least 11 people.[10]

16 August - Nine Yemenis from one family die from an airstrike by the Saudi-led alliance.[11]

References

  1. [1]
    "Yémen: deux policiers abattus par des inconnus à Aden - L'Orient-Le Jour". Lorientlejour.com. 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  2. [2]
    "Yémen: deux nouveaux policiers tués dans un attentat à Aden - L'Orient-Le Jour". Lorientlejour.com. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  3. [3]
    "10 killed in suicide car bombing in Yemen's Aden". Yahoo.com. 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  4. [4]
    "Yemen conflict: Suicide bombing near Aden palace kills seven". BBC News. 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  5. [5]
    "Suicide car bomber attacks southern Yemen checkpoint; 7 dead". Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2016-08-17.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. [6]
    Saeed Kamali Dehghan. "Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen food factory kill at least 14 people | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  7. [7]
    "Yemen: At least 10 children reported dead in school air strike - ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)". Abc.net.au. 13 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  8. [8]
    "Yemen army pushes al Qaeda fighters from two cities, about 40 dead". Reuters. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  9. [9]
    "Yemen forces battle Qaeda in southern Abyan province". AFP. 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  10. [10]
    "Yemen conflict: Air strike hits MSF hospital in Hajjah". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
  11. [11]
    "Houthi shelling kills seven in Saudi Arabia, nine Yemenis die in air strike". Reuters. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
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