- geographic analysis
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- Western Asia
Yemen
35 cases Global sources
The main driver for assassinations in Yemen was attributed as political in the contexts of armed conflict and crime in the country. The motive also reflected on the profile of victims, which belonged to the politics and governance sector, mainly politicians and public officials, and the security sector, with the targeting of military officials inclusively of high rank. Victims were also frequently members of separatist groups.
Main statistics
Motive
30 (86%)
Political
Target Group
14 (40%)
Security
Gender
35 (100%)
Male
Method
24 (69%)
Shot
Number of cases over time
Distribution of case numbers by category
target group
target group
motive
motive
method
method
perpetrator
perpetrator
gender
gender
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Time series
target group
Jan
Feb
target group
Feb-2019
Feb-2019
1 cases
- Security (1)
Mar
target group
Mar-2019
Mar-2019
1 cases
- Security (1)
Apr
target group
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
1 cases
- International community (1)
May
target group
May-2019
May-2019
4 cases
- Local community (1)
- Politics & governance (2)
- Security (1)
Jun
target group
Jun-2019
Jun-2019
3 cases
- Illicit market (1)
- Local community (2)
Jul
target group
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
4 cases
- Local community (1)
- Politics & governance (1)
- Security (2)
Aug
Set
target group
Set-2019
Set-2019
1 cases
- Security (1)
Oct
target group
Oct-2019
Oct-2019
1 cases
- Security (1)
Nov
Dec
target group
Dec-2019
Dec-2019
3 cases
- Security (3)
2019
Jan
target group
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
3 cases
- Politics & governance (1)
- Security (2)
Feb
target group
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
1 cases
- Illicit market (1)
Mar
target group
Mar-2020
Mar-2020
1 cases
- Security (1)
Apr
May
target group
May-2020
May-2020
1 cases
- Politics & governance (1)
Jun
target group
Jun-2020
Jun-2020
5 cases
- Media (1)
- Local community (1)
- Politics & governance (2)
- Security (1)
Jul
target group
Jul-2020
Jul-2020
1 cases
- Politics & governance (1)
Aug
Set
target group
Set-2020
Set-2020
1 cases
- Others (1)
Oct
target group
Oct-2020
Oct-2020
3 cases
- International community (1)
- Illicit market (2)
Nov
Dec
2020
Time series
motive
Jan
Feb
motive
Feb-2019
Feb-2019
1 cases
- Political (1)
Mar
motive
Mar-2019
Mar-2019
1 cases
- Organized crime (1)
Apr
motive
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
May
motive
May-2019
May-2019
4 cases
- Political (4)
Jun
motive
Jun-2019
Jun-2019
3 cases
- Political (3)
Jul
motive
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
4 cases
- Political (4)
Aug
Set
motive
Set-2019
Set-2019
1 cases
- Political (1)
Oct
motive
Oct-2019
Oct-2019
1 cases
- Political (1)
Nov
Dec
motive
Dec-2019
Dec-2019
3 cases
- Personal (1)
- Organized crime (1)
- Political (1)
2019
Jan
motive
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
3 cases
- Political (3)
Feb
motive
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
1 cases
- Political (1)
Mar
motive
Mar-2020
Mar-2020
1 cases
- Political (1)
Apr
May
motive
May-2020
May-2020
1 cases
- Political (1)
Jun
motive
Jun-2020
Jun-2020
5 cases
- Political (5)
Jul
motive
Jul-2020
Jul-2020
1 cases
- Political (1)
Aug
Set
motive
Set-2020
Set-2020
1 cases
- Political (1)
Oct
motive
Oct-2020
Oct-2020
3 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Political (2)
Nov
Dec
2020
Time series
method
Jan
Feb
method
Feb-2019
Feb-2019
1 cases
- Shot (1)
Mar
method
Mar-2019
Mar-2019
1 cases
- Shot (1)
Apr
method
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
1 cases
- Shot (1)
May
method
May-2019
May-2019
4 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Bombed (1)
- Shot (2)
Jun
method
Jun-2019
Jun-2019
3 cases
- Bombed (1)
- Shot (2)
Jul
method
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
4 cases
- Shot (4)
Aug
Set
method
Set-2019
Set-2019
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Oct
method
Oct-2019
Oct-2019
1 cases
- Shot (1)
Nov
Dec
method
Dec-2019
Dec-2019
3 cases
- Bombed (1)
- Shot (2)
2019
Jan
method
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
3 cases
- Not reported (1)
- Bombed (1)
- Shot (1)
Feb
method
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
1 cases
- Shot (1)
Mar
method
Mar-2020
Mar-2020
1 cases
- Shot (1)
Apr
May
method
May-2020
May-2020
1 cases
- Bombed (1)
Jun
method
Jun-2020
Jun-2020
5 cases
- Bombed (2)
- Shot (3)
Jul
method
Jul-2020
Jul-2020
1 cases
- Shot (1)
Aug
Set
method
Set-2020
Set-2020
1 cases
- Tortured (1)
Oct
method
Oct-2020
Oct-2020
3 cases
- Shot (3)
Nov
Dec
2020
Time series
perpetrator
Jan
Feb
perpetrator
Feb-2019
Feb-2019
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Mar
perpetrator
Mar-2019
Mar-2019
1 cases
- Armed group (1)
Apr
perpetrator
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
May
perpetrator
May-2019
May-2019
4 cases
- Not reported (4)
Jun
perpetrator
Jun-2019
Jun-2019
3 cases
- Armed group (1)
- Not reported (2)
Jul
perpetrator
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
4 cases
- Not reported (4)
Aug
Set
perpetrator
Set-2019
Set-2019
1 cases
- Armed group (1)
Oct
perpetrator
Oct-2019
Oct-2019
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Nov
Dec
perpetrator
Dec-2019
Dec-2019
3 cases
- Armed group (1)
- Not reported (2)
2019
Jan
perpetrator
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
3 cases
- State representative (1)
- Not reported (2)
Feb
perpetrator
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Mar
perpetrator
Mar-2020
Mar-2020
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Apr
May
perpetrator
May-2020
May-2020
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Jun
perpetrator
Jun-2020
Jun-2020
5 cases
- State representative (1)
- Not reported (4)
Jul
perpetrator
Jul-2020
Jul-2020
1 cases
- Not reported (1)
Aug
Set
perpetrator
Set-2020
Set-2020
1 cases
- Armed group (1)
Oct
perpetrator
Oct-2020
Oct-2020
3 cases
- Not reported (3)
Nov
Dec
2020
Time series
gender
Jan
Feb
gender
Feb-2019
Feb-2019
1 cases
- Male (1)
Mar
gender
Mar-2019
Mar-2019
1 cases
- Male (1)
Apr
gender
Apr-2019
Apr-2019
1 cases
- Male (1)
May
gender
May-2019
May-2019
4 cases
- Male (4)
Jun
gender
Jun-2019
Jun-2019
3 cases
- Male (3)
Jul
gender
Jul-2019
Jul-2019
4 cases
- Male (4)
Aug
Set
gender
Set-2019
Set-2019
1 cases
- Male (1)
Oct
gender
Oct-2019
Oct-2019
1 cases
- Male (1)
Nov
Dec
gender
Dec-2019
Dec-2019
3 cases
- Male (3)
2019
Jan
gender
Jan-2020
Jan-2020
3 cases
- Male (3)
Feb
gender
Feb-2020
Feb-2020
1 cases
- Male (1)
Mar
gender
Mar-2020
Mar-2020
1 cases
- Male (1)
Apr
May
gender
May-2020
May-2020
1 cases
- Male (1)
Jun
gender
Jun-2020
Jun-2020
5 cases
- Male (5)
Jul
gender
Jul-2020
Jul-2020
1 cases
- Male (1)
Aug
Set
gender
Set-2020
Set-2020
1 cases
- Male (1)
Oct
gender
Oct-2020
Oct-2020
3 cases
- Male (3)