IED

IED event in Al Bayda, Dhi Naim area, Yemen on Sat 26th September 2020

26th September 2020

The source material and subsequent headlines on METIS are collated by our system and taken direct from source. The opinions and views expressed in these source articles and source headlines are not the views and opinions of METIS or its employees.

METIS is not able to substantiate the veracity of sources or check misinformation in real-time. Our analysis is based on currently reported information and may change as new information becomes available.

On 26 September 2020, AQAP forces reportedly destroyed with mortars a Houthi motorcycle near Zimhar (Dhi Naim, Al Bayda). There were no reports on fatalities. **Note that the AQAP claim was issued in the evening of 26 September, but claimed the IED occurred on 27 September. AQAP sources claim that the attack was by IED but images published with the claim shows that the attack was conducted using mortars. Similary the location provided by AQAP (Batha), differes from the location found through open source analysis of the images.

Contextual analysis

Analysing the event count by highlighting the presence of munition categories over a six-month data period.

Enterprise

Understand the complete picture with an Enterprise account.

Learn more

Information sources

Discussion and media of this event has been extracted from all sources.

Enterprise

Country information

Click to view more information about the country and see more information on conflicts occuring in that region.

Yemen (YEM)

Al Bayda ( Dhi Naim area )

Discover more

Events using similar munitions or platforms and those that happen within a recent time line and proximity are displayed below.

Enterprise

Understand the complete picture with an Enterprise account.

Learn more