Incident Summary:

05/01/2003: Fifteen suspected members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) attacked a military district office in North Aceh, Indonesia. One soldier was wounded in the incident.

GTD ID:
200305010003

When:
2003-05-01

Country:
Indonesia

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Aceh

City:
Pidie

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Indonesian Military
Specific Description A military district office in North Aceh, Indonesia
Nationality of Target Indonesia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Free Aceh Movement (GAM) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators Unknown
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Three more killed in Aceh, Indonesia said pondering state of emergency," Agence France Presse, May 01, 2003.
"Aceh rebels kill two civilians, Indonesian military claim," Deutsche Presse-Agentur, May 01, 2003.