Incident Summary:

05/27/2018: Landmines exploded near military forces in Al-Thuhr Al-Humr, Derna, Libya. At least four soldiers were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201805270028

When:
2018-05-27

Country:
Libya

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Derna

City:
Al-Thuhr Al-Humr

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Libyan National Army (LNA)
Specific Description Soldiers
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 Land Mine
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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 4 Fatalities / 4 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 4
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 4
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"4 army soldiers killed by landmines in Libya's Darna," Xinhua General News Service, May 28, 2018.