Incident Summary:

12/28/2015: Assailants abducted three traders in Sirba, West Darfur state, Sudan. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.

GTD ID:
201512280043

When:
2015-12-28

Country:
Sudan

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

West Darfur

City:
Sirba

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Traders: Mustafa Mohamed Jaber, Mohamed Jaber Khalil, Abdallah Ibrahim Musa
Nationality of Target Sudan
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 3
US Hostages 0
Outcome Unknown
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
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
Janjaweed 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
"Three Traders Abducted in West Darfur," AllAfrica Web Publications (English) UNASSIGNED, December 29, 2015.