Incident Summary:

06/11/2018: Assailants opened fire on soldiers at a military base in Nueva Libertad, Satipo, Junin, Peru. At least six soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Militarized Communist Party of Peru (MPCP).

GTD ID:
201806110048

When:
2018-06-11

Country:
Peru

Region:
South America

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Junin

City:
Nueva Libertad

Location Details:
The incident occurred near Satipo.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Peruvian Army
Specific Description Base
Nationality of Target Peru
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
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?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Militarized Communist Party of Peru (MPCP) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 6 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 6
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Dissident of the Shining Path perpetrated a terrorist attack on a military base," CE Noticias Financieras English, June 13, 2018.