Incident Summary:

08/08/2016: Assailants ambushed Defense Minister Khalid al-Obeidi 's convoy near Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).

GTD ID:
201608080069

When:
2016-08-08

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Nineveh

City:
Near Qayyarah

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Iraqi Ministry of Defense
Specific Description Convoy of Defense Minister: Khalid al-Obeidi
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Weapon Details
Mortars and machine guns were used in the attack.
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
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
"Security forces fight IS in Iraq, as defense minister escapes mortar attack near Mosul," Xinhua General News Service, August 8, 2016.
"Iraqi Defence Minister survives assassination attempt in Mosul," Daily News Egypt, August 8, 2016.
"Iraqi minister survives terror attack," PressTV.com, August 8, 2016.