Incident Summary:

12/24/2014: Assailants stormed Zarho village, Timbuktu region, Mali. An unknown number of people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Arab Movement of Azawad (MAA)

GTD ID:
201412250045

When:
2014-12-24

Country:
Mali

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Timbuktu

City:
Zarho

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Zarho Village
Specific Description Village
Nationality of Target Mali
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Melee Unknown Weapon 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
Arab Movement of Azawad (MAA) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
"Malian Arab Movement of Azawad Combatants Reportedly Attack Zarho Village in Gao Region," Radio Nata, December 25, 2014.