Incident Summary:

06/15/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Al-Sirian neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of nine projectile attacks in different Aleppo neighborhoods on the same day. At least 34 people were killed and 190 others were injured across all nine incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Muslim fundamentalists.

GTD ID:
201506150123

When:
2015-06-15

Country:
Syria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Aleppo

City:
Aleppo

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Al-Sirian neighborhood of the city.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Al-Sirian Neighborhood
Specific Description Neighborhood
Nationality of Target Syria
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
Mortars, rockets, and manipulated gas cylinders 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
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the majority reliable estimates are reported here. Casualty numbers for this attack represent a division of the cumulative total of those killed and wounded across incidents (201506150050-201506150051; 201506150123-201506150129).
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Muslim extremists No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 4 Fatalities / 21 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 4
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 21
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"New rebel shelling of Syrian City Aleppo kills 10 civilians - monitor," Philippines News Agency, June 19, 2015.
"Rebels fire rockets on Syrian capital, many wounded," Xinhua News Agency, June 16, 2015.
"20 dead, 100 wounded in rocket attacks on Aleppo," Islam Times, June 16, 2015.