Incident Summary:

10/18/2015: Assailants attacked a temporary camp of military personnel in Surahapara area, Bilaichhari, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. A Village Defense Party (VDP) member was killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Arakan Liberation Party (ALP).

GTD ID:
201510180093

When:
2015-10-18

Country:
Bangladesh

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Chittagong

City:
Bilaichari

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Surahapara area.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Bangladesh Army (BA)
Specific Description Camp
Nationality of Target Bangladesh
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
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) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the lowest reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Arakan Liberation Party (ALP) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"One killed as criminals open fire on army in Rangamati," Dhaka Tribune, October 18, 2015.
"Myanmar rebels attack security force in Rangamati," Bangladesh Daily Star, October 18, 2015.