Incident Summary:

07/02/2018: Assailants abducted the mayor of al-Therban village in Riyadh, Kirkuk, Iraq. The hostage was killed and his body was discovered on July 9, 2018. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and stated that the victim was targeted for cooperation with security forces and assisting internally displaced persons.

GTD ID:
201807020027

When:
2018-07-02

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kirkuk

City:
Riyadh

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity al-Therban village
Specific Description Mayor
Nationality of Target Iraq
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 1
US Hostages 0
Days of Kidnapping 7
Outcome Hostage(s) killed (not during rescue attempt)
Ransom No
Property Damage No
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) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"Islamic State executes mayor of village, kidnapped last week, southwest of Kirkuk," Iraqi News, July 9, 2018.
"ISIS Executes Village Leader; 34 Killed in Iraq," Antiwar.com, July 10, 2018.