Incident Summary:

07/17/2013: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No casualties were reported. This was one of two attacks on military checkpoints in Arish on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201307170027

When:
2013-07-17

Country:
Egypt

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North Sinai

City:
Arish

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Egyptian Armed Forces
Specific Description Checkpoint
Nationality of Target Egypt
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
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
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
"Rafah RPG attack injures 6 army personnel, 1 civilian," World Bulletin, July 17, 2013.
"Policeman killed by militants in north Sinai: medics (AFP)," Yahoo! News Australia, July 17, 2013.