Incident Summary:

06/18/2012: Assailants attacked a Turkish military convoy in Hatay city, Hatay province, Turkey. One soldier was killed and another three injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

GTD ID:
201206180010

When:
2012-06-18

Country:
Turkey

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Hatay

City:
Hatay

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Turkish Armed Forces (TSK)
Specific Description Convoy
Nationality of Target Turkey
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 3 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 3
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"PKK militants fired at army convoy in Turkey," Trend News Agency (Azerbaijan), June 19, 2012.
"BRIEF: PKK militants fired at army convoy in Turkey," Trend News Agency, Baku, Azerbaijan, June 19, 2012.