Incident Summary:

03/22/2014: Assailants attacked a military camp in Ajdabiya town, Wahat district, Libya. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Cyrenaica Self-Defense Force.

GTD ID:
201403220056

When:
2014-03-22

Country:
Libya

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Wahat

City:
Ajdabiya

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Libyan Army
Specific Description Base
Nationality of Target Libya
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Firearms Other Gun Type
Weapon Details
Anti-aircraft guns and explosives were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Cyrenaica Self-Defense Force No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
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
"Libyan army in heavy fighting with oil port rebels," Jerusalem Post, March 22, 2014.
"Libyan army, oil rebels clash, 16 wounded," India Everyday, March 22, 2014.