Incident Summary:

07/20/2018: Assailants opened fire on a traffic police patrol in Kizilyurt, Dagestan, Russia. Two police officers were killed in the assault. The Caucasus Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201807200012

When:
2018-07-20

Country:
Russia

Region:
Eastern Europe

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Dagestan

City:
Kizilyurt

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Traffic Police of Russia (GIBDD)
Specific Description Patrol
Nationality of Target Russia
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
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) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Caucasus Province of the Islamic State Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: E-mail)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
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
"Two police officers killed in gun attack in Russia's Dagestan," Reuters UK, July 20, 2018.
"Dagestan Interior Ministry Confirms Death of 2 Policemen in Attack by Unidentified Gunmen," LexisNexis Licensed Source, July 20, 2018.
"IS claims killing 3 policemen in Russia's Dagestan," BBC Monitoring, July 20, 2018.