2016 in Yemen
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The following lists events that will happen in 2016 in Yemen.
Incumbents
[edit]- President: Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi
- Vice President: Khaled Bahah (until 3 April), Ali Mohsen al-Ahmar (starting 3 April)
- Prime Minister: Khaled Bahah (until 3 April), Ahmed Obeid bin Daghr (starting 3 April)
Events
[edit]January
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "Yémen: deux policiers abattus par des inconnus à Aden - L'Orient-Le Jour". Lorientlejour.com. 2016-01-13. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Yémen: deux nouveaux policiers tués dans un attentat à Aden - L'Orient-Le Jour". Lorientlejour.com. 2016-01-14. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "10 killed in suicide car bombing in Yemen's Aden". Yahoo.com. 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Yemen conflict: Suicide bombing near Aden palace kills seven". BBC News. 2016-01-28. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "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) - ^ Saeed Kamali Dehghan. "Saudi-led airstrikes on Yemen food factory kill at least 14 people | World news". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Yemen army pushes al Qaeda fighters from two cities, about 40 dead". Reuters. 14 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Yemen forces battle Qaeda in southern Abyan province". AFP. 2016-08-09. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Yemen conflict: Air strike hits MSF hospital in Hajjah". BBC News. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
- ^ "Houthi shelling kills seven in Saudi Arabia, nine Yemenis die in air strike". Reuters. 16 August 2016. Retrieved 2016-08-17.
