Incident Summary:

10/06/2015: Assailants abducted four Sufi sheikhs, including Sheikh Muhammad Sa'id al-Qatin, in Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.

GTD ID:
201510060026

When:
2015-10-06

Country:
Libya

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sirte

City:
Sirte

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Civilians
Nationality of Target Libya
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 4
US Hostages 0
Outcome Unknown
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
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) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Tripoli Province of the Islamic State 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 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Libya security digest Arab Media October 8, 2015," Libya Digest, October 8, 2015.