Incident Summary:

07/15/2000: The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) attacked United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) troops near Kailahun, Sierra Leone, killing an Indian soldier and wounding another.

GTD ID:
200007150008

When:
2000-07-15

Country:
Sierra Leone

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Eastern

City:
Kailahun

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (Diplomatic)
Name of Entity United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL)
Specific Description UNAMSIL troops
Nationality of Target Multinational
Additional Information
Hostages No
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
Revolutionary United Front (RUF) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Edward F. Mickolus, Terrorism, 1996-2001 : A Chronology, Imprint Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 2002.