Incident Summary:

04/21/2016: Assailants abducted nine elders in Qarincad, Hiiraan, Somalia. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to Al-Shabaab.

GTD ID:
201604210035

When:
2016-04-21

Country:
Somalia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Hiiraan

City:
Qarincad

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 Elders
Nationality of Target Somalia
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 9
US Hostages 0
Outcome Unknown
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
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
Al-Shabaab 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
"Somalia: Al-Shabaab Reportedly Abducts Nine Elders in Hiiraan Region," Warqaad, April 21, 2016.