A group calling itself Islamic Jihad in Yemen claimed responsibility for a September 17, 2008 attack on the United States embassy in Yemen.

The group is a recently formed terrorist cell that takes its name from similar terrorist groups in the Palestinian territories and in Afghanistan and Iran. On August 28, 2008, the group's leader was captured after a gun battle with Yemeni police. In the attack on the U.S. embassy on September 17, 2008, 16 individuals were killed, including six of the attackers. Shortly afterward, Islamic Jihad in Yemen threatened to attack the British embassy as well.

1. VOA News: Car Bomb Kills 16 Outside US Embassy in Yemen (September 17, 2008)

2. Guardian Unlimited: Deadly explosions rock US embassy in Yemen (September 17, 2008)

3. Telegraph: US Embassy Blast: 10 Die in Car Bomb...Yemen (September 17, 2008)

4. CNN: Al Qaeda Blamed for U.S. Embassy Attack (September 17, 2008)

5. PressTV (Iran): Yemeni Islamic Jihad Leader Arrested (August 28, 2008)

6. Yemen Post: Islamic Jihad Claims Responsibility (July 28, 2008)

7. YouTube: Blasts Target U.S. Embassy in Yemen (Time: 0:43)