Incident Summary:

05/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Adhaim town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least eight police officers were killed and three more officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201405140042

When:
2014-05-14

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Diyala

City:
Adhaim

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Iraqi Police Service (IPS)
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
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 8 Fatalities / 3 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 8
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
"Officials say attacks kill 13 people in Iraq," The Associated Press, May 14, 2014.
"31 people killed in Iraqi attacks," Xinhua General News Service, May 14, 2014.
"Officials say attacks kill 13 people in Iraq," The Daily Star Online, May 14, 2014.