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August 2016 Aden bombing
| August 2016 Aden car bombing | |
|---|---|
| Part of the Aden unrest and the Yemeni Civil War (2014–present) | |
 Location of Aden Governorate in Yemen. | |
| Location | Aden, Aden Governorate, Yemen |
| Coordinates | 12°46′25″N 45°01′35″E / 12.7735°N 45.0265°E |
| Date | 29 August 2016 |
| Target | Pro-Hadi army recruits |
Attack type | Suicide car bombings |
| Deaths | 71[1] |
| Injured | 67+ |
| Perpetrators |  ISIS |
On the morning of August 29, 2016, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant conducted a powerful car suicide bombing on an army camp in Aden, Yemen, killing 72 and wounding 67.[2] The attack took place as new military recruits were signing up in a local government school. Despite Al-Qaeda's large presence in the area, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant were the only ones to claim responsibility for the bombing.
ISIS claimed responsibility and referred to the bombing as a "martyrdom operation".[3][4]
- ^ "'IS suicide bomber' kills 71 army recruits in Yemen". The Manila Times Online. 30 August 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ Youssef, Nour; Al-Batati, Saeed (29 August 2016). "Suicide Attack Kills Scores of Military Recruits in Aden, Yemen". The New York Times. Retrieved 17 March 2017.(subscription required)
- ^ "Isis suicide bomb attack kills at least 54 in Yemen". The Independent. 29 August 2016. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
- ^ "Yemen: Death toll in ISIL's Aden bombing rises to 70". Al Jazeera. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
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