Incident Summary:

09/28/2016: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated in Al-Sayyed neighborhood, Aleppo city, Syria. This was one of four projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Aleppo on the same day. At least one person was killed and 16 others were injured across all four incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.

GTD ID:
201609280023

When:
2016-09-28

Country:
Syria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Aleppo

City:
Aleppo

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the al-Sayyed Ali neighborhood.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Al-Sayyed Neighborhood
Specific Description Neighborhood
Nationality of Target Syria
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.)
Weapon Details
Rockets were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those killed and wounded across incidents 201609280022, 201609280023, 201609280024, and 201609280025.
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 0 Fatalities / 4 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 4
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Terrorists mull Aleppo 'chemical attack' to frame Syria govt: Russia," IrishSun.com, September 30, 2016.
"Armenian civilian killed in Aleppo rocket attack," PanARMENIAN Network, September 29, 2016.