Incident Summary:

08/19/2014: Assailants launched rockets and mortar shells that landed and detonated in Mayah city, Zawiya district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Zawiya district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Abu Obaida bin Jarrah Brigade.

GTD ID:
201408190012

When:
2014-08-19

Country:
Libya

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Zawiya

City:
Mayah

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Mayah City
Specific Description City
Nationality of Target Libya
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
Grad missiles and mortars were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Abu Obaida bin Jarrah Brigade No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties Unknown
Total Number of Fatalities Unknown
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"SOCAFRICA: Libya Incident Tracker: 16 – 22 August 2014," SOCAFRICA, August 16, 2014.