Incident Summary:
05/16/2016: Assailants stoned to death 20 people in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
Overview
GTD ID:
201605160012
When:
2016-05-16
Country:
Iraq
Region:
Middle East & North Africa
Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:
Nineveh
City:
Mosul
What
Attack Information
Type of Attack () |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Successful Attack? () |
Yes |
Target Information ()
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property |
Name of Entity |
Not Applicable |
Specific Description |
Civilians |
Nationality of Target |
Iraq |
Additional Information
Hostages |
Yes |
Number of Hostages |
20 |
US Hostages |
0 |
Outcome |
Hostage(s) killed (not during rescue attempt) |
Ransom |
No |
Property Damage |
No |
How
Weapon Information
Type |
Sub-type |
Other |
|
Weapon Details |
Stones were used in the attack. |
Additional Information
Suicide Attack? | No |
Part of Multiple Incident? | No |
Criterion 1 () |
Yes |
Criterion 2 () |
Yes |
Criterion 3 () |
Yes |
Doubt Terrorism Proper () |
No |
Who
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators |
Unknown |
Number of Captured Perpetrators |
0 |
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties |
20 Fatalities / 0 Injured |
Total Number of Fatalities |
20 |
Number of U.S. Fatalities |
0 |
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities |
0 |
Total Number of Injured |
0 |
Number of U.S. Injured |
0 |
Number of Perpetrators Injured |
0 |
Sources
Sources
"Iraq: Security Roundup 1900 GMT 16 May 2016," Summary, May 16, 2016." |
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