Incident Summary:

12/4/2000: Rebels attacked Kotizu village, Macenta, Guinea. At least one civilian and more than three rebels were killed in the attack. A similar attack occurred in a neighboring village the same day.

GTD ID:
200012050002

When:
2000-12-04

Country:
Guinea

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Nzerekore

City:
Macenta district

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Kotizu village of the district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Civilians
Specific Description Villagers in Macenta area
Nationality of Target Guinea
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
Weapon Details
No specific mention of weapons was made
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Multiple incidents - 200012040005. Sources state that the death toll between this and the multiple incident was two civilians, one soldier, and seven rebels.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Rebels No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 5 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 5
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 3
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Ten killed in Guinea raids, refugees set to move," Reuters, December 5, 2000.