al-Qaeda Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
Tactics Breakout for 2014
as of 7 Dec. 2014

The following charts show a breakout of tactics used by al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) in attributed attacks in Yemen tracked by IntelCenter in the IntelCenter Database (ICD) Incident Component for 2014 as of 7 Dec. 2014.

During the period there were 285 attacks attributed to AQAP in Yemen. The most common tactic used was Guerrilla Warfare at 51% (146). Small Arms came in second at 14% (41). IED came in third at 11% (32). VBIED and Motorcycle Gunmen came in a distant fourth and fifth at 6% (16) and 5% (14) respectively. Coordinated Assaults, which frequently involve the use of VBIEDs, tied for sixth with Kidnapping at 2% (6).

Methodology Note:
Guerrilla Warfare represents attacks which often use a variety of tactics and are often larger military-style movements. Small Arms often represent shootings. Coordinated Assault, also commonly referred to as complex attacks, frequently involve multiple tactics used in a coordinated fashion, such as the use of a VBIED to breach the perimeter followed by gunmen storming the breach. While IntelCenter makes every attempt to identify all incidents, the nature of reporting makes that nearly impossible. These numbers should be viewed as minimums with the total number likely higher where it could be expected to be so. It is also common for many attacks in high volume areas to not be attributed to a specific group. This report only covers incidents attributed to a specific group. The original source data for all incidents shown here is located in the IntelCenter Database (ICD) Incident Component.

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