August 2016 Aden bombing: what Wikipedia removed
A car suicide bombing on an army recruitment camp in Aden, Yemen, that killed 72 people. The 2020 opening described the bombing as one of a series of terrorist attacks by Islamist militants, including Islamic State, in Yemen. The opening no longer uses the word, though terror survives six times in the body. A reader today does not learn that Wikipedia’s own opening once placed the bombing within a wider pattern of Islamist militant terrorism in Yemen.
The word “terror” appeared 1 times in this article’s opening at its peak, in 2020. Today the opening carries none; the body carries 6. Checked against the full current article on 2026-08-01.
The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot
Section titled “The tracked words, snapshot by snapshot”| word | 2020 | 6 October 2023 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| terror | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| militant | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| islamist | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| martyr | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Counts are of the opening paragraph only, the part most readers, search engines and AI training sets ever quote.
What was taken out
Section titled “What was taken out”- The sentence stating the attack was a powerful car suicide bombing conducted on August 29, 2016 is gone from the opening; a reader no longer sees the attack described in those terms.
- The sentence citing military sources on the new-recruit signups is gone from the opening; a reader no longer learns the recruitment detail was attributed to military sources.
- The sentence naming the bombing as one of a series of terrorist attacks by Islamist militants, including Islamic State, is gone from the opening; a reader no longer learns it was part of a wider pattern of Islamist militant terrorism in Yemen.
How it opened then, and now
Section titled “How it opened then, and now”2020 (revision 949711963):
On the morning of August 29, 2016, a powerful car suicide bombing was conducted by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant , on an army camp in Aden , Yemen in which 72 people died and 67 were wounded. The attack took place as new military recruits were signing up in a local government school. According to military sources, the recruitment was being done for new soldiers joining the Yemeni and Saudi Arabian led coalition army, fighting the Huthi rebels at the northern border with Saudi Arabia. ISIS claimed responsibility and referred to the bombing as a “martyrdom operation”. The bombing was one of a series of terrorist attacks by Islamist militants, including Islamic State, in Yemen. The a…
2025 (revision 1289402969):
Suicide car bombing in Yemen 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. 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”. ^ ” ‘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 …
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