Incident Summary:

12/20/2017: Assailants set up a fake checkpoint and stopped vehicles near Sirte city, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.

GTD ID:
201712200014

When:
2017-12-20

Country:
Libya

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sirte

City:
Near Sirte

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Civilians
Nationality of Target Libya
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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
Tripoli Province of the Islamic State 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
"IS affiliates set up checkpoint near Libya's Sirte," Xinhua General News Service, December 20, 2017.