Incident Summary:

02/17/2010: On Wednesday, in the Ali Sherzai area of central Kurram Agency, unknown gunmen opened fire on a vehicle completely destroying it and left six militants dead. According to official sources, the deceased belong to Mullah Toofan's faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban. No group has claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
201002170022

When:
2010-02-17

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Federally Administered Tribal Areas

City:
Kurram district

Location Details:
In the Ali Sherzai area of central Kurram Agency.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Terrorists/Non-state Militia
Name of Entity
Specific Description Militants belonging to Mullah Toofan's faction of the Tehreek-e-Taliban
Nationality of Target Pakistan
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 6 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 6
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 6
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
Dawn, “Six Militants Killed in Kurram Agency,” Dawn, February 17, 2010, http://www.dawn.com/wps/wcm/connect/dawn-content-library/dawn/news/pakistan/03-six-militants-killed-in-kurram-agency-ss-07.
Daily Times, “Six Terrorists Killed in Kurram Agency,” Daily Times, February 18, 2010, http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2010\02\18\story_18-2-2010_pg7_13.
BBC Monitoring South Asia, “Six Militants Killed in Pakistan's Kurram Agency Tribal Area,” LexisNexis Academic, BBC Monitoring South Asia, February 18, 2010.