Incident Summary:

09/17/2013: A car bomb detonated at the Bab Al-Hawa border crossing in Al-Dana town, Idlib governorate, Syria. The blast killed at least seven people and wounded 20 others. Several nearby vehicles were also damaged in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.

Overview

GTD ID:
201309170001

When:
2013-09-17

Country:
Syria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Idlib

City:
Near Ad-Dana

Location Details:
Incident occrred at Bab al-Hawa border crossing

What

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more)	Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more)	Yes

Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity	Not Applicable
Specific Description	Civilians
Nationality of Target	Syria
Target Type: Terrorists/Non-state Militia
Name of Entity	Free Syrian Army (FSA)
Specific Description	Bab al-Hawa Border Crossing
Nationality of Target	Syria

Additional Information
Hostages	No
Property Damage	Yes
Extent of Property Damage	Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage	Unknown

How

Weapon Information
Type	Sub-type
Explosives/Bombs/Dynamite	Vehicle

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. Following GTD protocol, the majority estimates are reported here.

Who

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	7 Fatalities / 20 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities	7
Number of U.S. Fatalities	0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities	0
Total Number of Injured	20
Number of U.S. Injured	0
Number of Perpetrators Injured	0

Sources

Sources
"Car Bomb Said Exploded at Syria-Turkey Crossing," Hurriyet Daily News Online, September 17, 2013."
"Car bomb explodes at Syria-Turkey crossing - activists," Reuters UK, September 17, 2013."

"Rebels: explosion on Syrian side kills 15," Xinhua News Agency, September 18, 2013."