Incident Summary:

01/22/2018: Assailants attacked soldiers assisting in evacuation procedures in Dona Mercedes, Guinobatan, Albay, Philippines. At least one soldier and an unknown number of assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).

GTD ID:
201801220019

When:
2018-01-22

Country:
Philippines

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Albay

City:
Dona Mercedes

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Guinobatan district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Philippine Army (PA)
Specific Description Vehicle
Nationality of Target Philippines
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) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Additional Information The victims included Gilno Manuel.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
New People's Army (NPA) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources
"Insurgents attack government troops evacuating people from Mayon," Gulf News, January 24, 2018.
"Gov’t troops helping Mayon evacuees ambushed by NPA; 1 soldier, several NPA rebels wounded," Kicker Daily News, January 24, 2018.