Incident Summary:

11/03/2007: Islamic militants attacked a government police base in Mogadishu, Somalia, using machine guns, rocket-propelled grenades and other automatic rifles. The attack sparked a battle that lasted for several minutes. The number of casualties suffered by both sides and the public at large is unknown.

Overview

GTD ID:
200711030004

When:
2007-11-03

Country:
Somalia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

City:
Mogadishu

What

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more)	Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity	Somali Police Forces
Entity Type	Police/Military
Specific Description	Hodan Police Station
Nationality of Target	Somalia

Additional Information
Hostages	No
Property Damage	Yes
Extent of Property Damage	Unknown
Value of Property Damage	Unknown

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Firearms	Unknown Gun Type

Additional Information
Suicide Attack?	No
Situation of Multi-Party Conflict?	No
Part of Multiple Incident?	No
Criterion 1 (more)	Yes
Criterion 2 (more)	No
Criterion 3 (more)	Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more)	Yes
Alternate Designation (more)	Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Additional Information	The attack caused panic among local residents.

Who

Perpetrator Information
Name	Claimed Responsibility
Unknown	No

Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators	Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators	Unknown

Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties	Unknown
Total Number of Fatalities	Unknown
Number of U.S. Fatalities	0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities	Unknown
Total Number of Injured	Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured	0
Number of Perpetrators Injured	Unknown

Sources

Sources
"New Fighting Flares Up in Mogadishu," Shabelle Media Network, November3, 2007.
"Somalia: Gunmen raid Mogadishu police station," Radio Banaadir, November 3, 2007.