Incident Summary:

10/03/2010: On Sunday morning at 0930, in the Ameen neighborhood, Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq, unknown gunmen with silenced weapons stormed into the house of a Sahwa member and shot and killed him. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.

GTD ID:
201010030008

When:
2010-10-03

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Diyala

City:
Baqubah

Location Details:
The attack took place in the Ameen neighborhood of Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Terrorists/Non-state Militia
Name of Entity Sahwa Council
Specific Description A Sahwa member
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
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
McClatchy Newspapers, Sahar Issa, "Round-up of Daily Violence in Iraq - Sunday 3 October, 2010," http://www.mcclatchydc.com/2010/10/03/101523/round-up-of-daily-violence-in.html#ixzz11bkJY12J (October 3, 2010).