Incident Summary:

06/30/2016: Assailants opened fire on Egyptian Border Guard officers at the Farafah Oasis near Farafah, New Valley, Egypt. At least six officers were killed and three others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201606300028

When:
2016-06-30

Country:
Egypt

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

New Valley

City:
Near Farafah

Location Details:
The incident occurred at the Farafah Oasis.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Egyptian Border Guard
Specific Description Guards
Nationality of Target Egypt
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
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) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Other Crime Type
Additional Information There is doubt that this incident meets terrorism-related criteria. Source suspected that the assailants were weapons smugglers.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 6 Fatalities / 3 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 6
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 3
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"France condemns terror attacks in Farafra, Sinai," Daily News Egypt, July 2, 2016.
"6 military personnel killed, 3 injured in attack at Farafra oasis," Daily News Egypt, June 30, 2016.
"6 Egyptian soldiers killed in clash with smugglers at borders," Xinhua General News Service, June 30, 2016.