Incident Summary:

09/27/2020: Assailant ambushed a motorcycle taxi in Libri, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. There were no reported casualties, but the motorcycle was stolen in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Cooperative for the Development of the Congo (CODECO) militia.

GTD ID:
202009270018

When:
2020-09-27

Country:
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Ituri

City:
Libri

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hijacking
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Transportation
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Taxi
Nationality of Target Democratic Republic of the Congo
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
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
Cooperative for the Development of the Congo (CODECO) militia No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Codeco militia steps up attacks in DR Congo's Ituri," Radio Okapi (Goma), September 30, 2020.