Incident Summary:

06/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on and attempted to abduct security forces in Bousbi, Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. At least three officers and one assailant were killed and 10 officers and one assailant were injured across both attacks. Jund al-Khilafah (Tunisia) claimed responsibility for the incidents.

GTD ID:
201506150155

When:
2015-06-15

Country:
Tunisia

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sidi Bouzid

City:
Bousbii

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Sidi Ali Ben Aoun district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Tunisian Police
Specific Description Personnel
Nationality of Target Tunisia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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 represent a division of the total number of those killed and wounded across incidents 201506150154 and 201506150155.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Jund al-Khilafah (Tunisia) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 6 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 6
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 1
Sources
"Tunisia: Website Reports 250-300 Al-Qa'ida, ISIS Militants Spread in Mountains Bordering Algeria," Summary, March 7, 2019.