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At least 48 Yemeni soldiers and another 29 were injured<ref name="18dec" /> in a suicide bombing attack in [[Aden]] on 10 December.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-idUSKBN13Z0HS|title=Suicide bomber kills at least 50 Yemeni troops in Aden|date=10 December 2016|publisher=|accessdate=10 December 2016|via=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/12/10/world/middleeast/ap-ml-yemen.html|title=Death Toll in Yemen Suicide Bombing Rises to 45|date=10 December 2016|work=AP|accessdate=10 December 2016|via=The New York Times}}</ref> The [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Yemen Province|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Yemen]] claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/isil-claims-suicide-blast-yemen-aden-161210174422544.html|title=ISIL claims suicide blast in Yemen's Aden|publisher=|accessdate=10 December 2016}}</ref> |
At least 48 Yemeni soldiers and another 29 were injured<ref name="18dec" /> in a suicide bombing attack in [[Aden]] on 10 December.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-idUSKBN13Z0HS|title=Suicide bomber kills at least 50 Yemeni troops in Aden|date=10 December 2016|publisher=|accessdate=10 December 2016|via=Reuters}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/2016/12/10/world/middleeast/ap-ml-yemen.html|title=Death Toll in Yemen Suicide Bombing Rises to 45|date=10 December 2016|work=AP|accessdate=10 December 2016|via=The New York Times}}</ref> The [[Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Yemen Province|Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Yemen]] claimed responsibility for the attack.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aljazeera.com/news/2016/12/isil-claims-suicide-blast-yemen-aden-161210174422544.html|title=ISIL claims suicide blast in Yemen's Aden|publisher=|accessdate=10 December 2016}}</ref> |
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A second, similar, suicide bombing occurred eight days later on 18 December.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-idUSKBN147053?il=0|title=At least 49 Yemeni soldiers killed in Aden suicide bombing|publisher=Reuters}}</ref> At least 52 soldiers were killed and more than 60 others were injured.<ref name="18dec">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/18/suicide-bomber-kills-at-least-10-soldiers-in-yemens-aden-say-officials|title=At least 30 Yemeni soldiers killed in Aden suicide bombing|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/officials-bombing-kills-23-yemen-military-base-44264051|title=Blast Kills at Least 52 Outside Yemen Military Camp|date=18 December 2016|publisher=ABC News|accessdate=18 December 2016}}</ref> |
A second, similar, suicide bombing occurred eight days later on 18 December.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.reuters.com/article/us-yemen-security-idUSKBN147053?il=0|title=At least 49 Yemeni soldiers killed in Aden suicide bombing|publisher=Reuters}}</ref> At least 52 soldiers were killed and more than 60 others were injured.<ref name="18dec">{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/dec/18/suicide-bomber-kills-at-least-10-soldiers-in-yemens-aden-say-officials|title=At least 30 Yemeni soldiers killed in Aden suicide bombing|publisher=The Guardian}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory/officials-bombing-kills-23-yemen-military-base-44264051|title=Blast Kills at Least 52 Outside Yemen Military Camp|date=18 December 2016|publisher=ABC News|accessdate=18 December 2016}}</ref>The suicide bomber is identified as Abu Hashim al-Radfani.<ref>{{cite web|title=Suicide bomber kills at least 52 soldiers in Yemen|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/suicide-bomber-kills-52-soliders-yemen-article-1.2915478}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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Revision as of 07:57, 19 December 2016
| December 2016 Aden suicide bombings | |
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| Part of the Aden unrest and the Yemeni Civil War (2015–present) | |
 Location of Aden Governorate in Yemen. | |
| Location | Al Solban military camp, Aden, Aden Governorate, Yemen |
| Date | 10 and 18 December 2016 |
| Target | Yemeni soldiers |
Attack type | Suicide bombings |
| Deaths | Total: 102+
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| Injured | Total: 93+
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| Perpetrators | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant – Yemen Province |
The December 2016 Aden suicide bombings occurred on 10 December and 18 December 2016 .[1]
At least 48 Yemeni soldiers and another 29 were injured[2] in a suicide bombing attack in Aden on 10 December.[3][4] The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in Yemen claimed responsibility for the attack.[5]
A second, similar, suicide bombing occurred eight days later on 18 December.[6] At least 52 soldiers were killed and more than 60 others were injured.[2][7]The suicide bomber is identified as Abu Hashim al-Radfani.[8]
See also
- List of Islamist terrorist attacks
- List of terrorist incidents in December 2016
- List of terrorist incidents linked to ISIL
- Number of terrorist incidents by country
- Timeline of ISIL-related events (2016)
References
- ^ "Yemen suicide bomb kills dozens during payday gathering". BBC. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ a b "At least 30 Yemeni soldiers killed in Aden suicide bombing". The Guardian.
- ^ "Suicide bomber kills at least 50 Yemeni troops in Aden". 10 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016 – via Reuters.
- ^ "Death Toll in Yemen Suicide Bombing Rises to 45". AP. 10 December 2016. Retrieved 10 December 2016 – via The New York Times.
- ^ "ISIL claims suicide blast in Yemen's Aden". Retrieved 10 December 2016.
- ^ "At least 49 Yemeni soldiers killed in Aden suicide bombing". Reuters.
- ^ "Blast Kills at Least 52 Outside Yemen Military Camp". ABC News. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 18 December 2016.
- ^ "Suicide bomber kills at least 52 soldiers in Yemen".
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