Incident Summary:

07/18/2005: Militants ambushed government police in Tacheta, Algeria killing five people and injuring eight others. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
200507180002

When:
2005-07-18

Country:
Algeria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Ain Defla

City:
Tacheta

Location Details:
A civil defense convoy came under attack from a roadside ambush 250 kilometers west of Algiers

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Algerian police convoy
Specific Description Algeria Civil Defense Officers
Nationality of Target Algeria
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) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
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 5 Fatalities / 8 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 5
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 8
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources
“Suspected Islamist Militants Kill Five Police in Algeria,” Deutsche Presse-Agentur, July 18, 2005.
“Five People Killed in Convoy Ambush in Algeria,” Associated Press Worldstream, July 18, 2005.