Incident Summary:

08/20/2017: Assailants attacked Injili, Irumu, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. At least one person was killed, one was injured, and another 44 people were abducted across both attacks. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI).

GTD ID:
201708200017

When:
2017-08-20

Country:
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Ituri

City:
Injili

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Irumu district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Injili Village
Specific Description Village
Nationality of Target Democratic Republic of the Congo
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 22
US Hostages 0
Outcome Unknown
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
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 Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those killed and wounded across incidents 201708200017 and 201708200018.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI) (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"Armed Men Kidnap 44 Civilians In Northeast Dr Congo," Radio Okapi, August 21, 2017.
"Africa Command OSINT Daily 22 August 2017," Summary, August 23, 2017.