Incident Summary:

05/22/2018: Assailants attacked 36th Al-Sa'iqa Special Forces soldiers in Tamsakat, Derna, Libya. Colonel ‘Abd al-Hamid ‘Aqila al-Warfali, the commander, was killed and two other soldiers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Ansar al-Sharia (Libya) and the Derna Protection Force (DPF).

GTD ID:
201805220007

When:
2018-05-22

Country:
Libya

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Derna

City:
Tamsakat

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Al-Saiqa
Specific Description 36th Brigade Soldiers
Nationality of Target Libya
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
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 Colonel ‘Abd al-Hamid ‘Aqila al-Warfali.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Group Sub-name Claimed Responsibility
Ansar al-Sharia (Libya) Ansar al-Sharia in Derna No
Derna Protection Force (DPF) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities Unknown
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources
"Hosted Product: Libya Press Review Security Arab Sources May 22, 2018," Libya Foreign and Domestic Affairs Digest, May 22, 2018.