Incident Summary:

04/21/2018: Assailants detonated explosives targeting a crude oil pipeline in Maradah, Wahat, Libya. There were no reported casualties. The Barqa Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201804210013

When:
2018-04-21

Country:
Libya

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Wahat

City:
Near Maradah

Location Details:
The incident occurred along the pipeline between Sidra and Al-Zidah.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Utilities
Name of Entity Waha Oil Company
Specific Description Crude Oil Pipeline
Nationality of Target Libya
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive 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
Barqa Province of the Islamic State 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
"Terrorists blow up crude oil pipeline in Libya," Xinhua General News Service, April 21, 2018.
"BBCM: ISIS Belatedly Claims Two Attacks in Libya," BBC Monitoring, May 4, 2018.
"Repairs on Libya's Waha Oil pipeline to take 'a few days': NOC," Solonews.net, April 23, 2018.