Incident Summary:

10/24/2016: Assailants attacked a school in Amadi, West Equatoria, South Sudan. This was one of two related incidents on this day in which 30 students were abducted. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO), which denied involvement.

GTD ID:
201610240042

When:
2016-10-24

Country:
South Sudan

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Amadi

City:
Amadi

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Educational Institution
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description School
Nationality of Target South Sudan
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 15
US Hostages 0
Outcome Unknown
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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 Hostage numbers represent a division of the total number of those kidnapped across incidents 201610240041 and 201610240042.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 150
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
"At least 30 children abducted by rebels in South Sudan - report," Singapore Star.com, October 28, 2016.
"South Sudan: 30 school children kidnapped, Machar denies involvement," Angola Press, October 28, 2016.