Incident Summary:

06/28/2013: Gunmen shot and killed a Sahwa Council member at a checkpost in an unknown location between Taza and Duquq cities, Kirkuk, Iraq. Two additional individuals were also injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201306280036

When:
2013-06-28

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kirkuk

City:
Daquq district

Location Details:
Incident occurred between the towns of Taza and Duquq.

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 Checkpoint
Nationality of Target Iraq
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
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources.
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 / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"1 Sahwa member killed south west Kirkuk," Aswat al Iraq, June 28, 2013.
"Sahwa element, soldier killed, officer wounded south of Kirkuk," National Iraq News Agency, June 28, 2013.