Islamic State claims suicide attacks on Yemeni government, Gulf troops
- 9 years ago
Islamic State in Yemen on Tuesday claimed coordinated suicide bombings targeting the Yemeni government and the Arab military coalition in the southern city of Aden that killed 15 Arab and Yemeni troops.
The bombings were Islamic State's first known attacks on the Yemeni administration, which had made the al-Qasr hotel in the northwest of the port city its headquarters since it returned to Yemen last month.
Prime Minister and Vice President Khaled Bahah and his ministers escaped unharmed, and their spokesman said they would remain in Aden to continue their work.
The group had previously refrained from openly targeting Yemen's government and the Saudi-led coalition that has been fighting the Iran-allied Houthis for over six months.
But its attacks come as the Yemeni government, newly returned from exile in Saudi Arabia, is trying to restore order in Aden following the expulsion of the Houthis by Yemeni and Gulf Arab troops in July.
The bombings were Islamic State's first known attacks on the Yemeni administration, which had made the al-Qasr hotel in the northwest of the port city its headquarters since it returned to Yemen last month.
Prime Minister and Vice President Khaled Bahah and his ministers escaped unharmed, and their spokesman said they would remain in Aden to continue their work.
The group had previously refrained from openly targeting Yemen's government and the Saudi-led coalition that has been fighting the Iran-allied Houthis for over six months.
But its attacks come as the Yemeni government, newly returned from exile in Saudi Arabia, is trying to restore order in Aden following the expulsion of the Houthis by Yemeni and Gulf Arab troops in July.