Incident Summary:

12/18/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Karak, Jordan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the assault. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.

GTD ID:
201612180002

When:
2016-12-18

Country:
Jordan

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Karak

City:
Karak

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Jordanian Police
Specific Description Patrol
Nationality of Target Jordan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Weapon Details
Machine guns 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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
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
"ISIS claims Jordan attack," CNN, December 20, 2016.
"Deadly shootings hit police, tourists in Karak," Al Jazeera, December 18, 2016.
"Fallen PSD, gendarmerie personnel laid to rest," Jordan Times Online, December 20, 2016.