Incident Summary:

04/25/2009: On Saturday, unknown gunmen shot and killed an off duty Iraqi policeman at his residence in central Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, damaging his home. No claim of responsibility has been reported.

GTD ID:
200904250025

When:
2009-04-25

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Nineveh

City:
Mosul

Location Details:
The attack took place in central Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Iraqi Police Service (IPS)
Specific Description Assailants targeted an off-duty policeman.
Nationality of Target Iraq
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
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
Unknown firearms were used in the attack.
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 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
Reuter's, "Factbox-Security developments in Iraq, April 25," http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/LP438540.htm (April 25, 2009).
National Counterterrorism Center, "One Police Officer Killed in Armed Attack in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq," Worldwide Incidents Tracking System (November 25, 2009).