Incident Summary:

07/25/2018: Assailants armed with explosive devices and firearms attacked Al-Matuna village in As Suwayda, Syria. This was one of 11 coordinated incidents in and around Suwayda on the same day. At least 302 people, including 56 assailants, militia members, and civilians, were killed, and 180 other people were injured across all 11 attacks. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.

GTD ID:
201807250019

When:
2018-07-25

Country:
Syria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

As Suwayda

City:
Al-Matuna

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity al-Matuna Village
Specific Description Village
Nationality of Target Syria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Unknown Explosive Type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Casualty numbers conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here. Casualty numbers represent a division of the total number of those killed and wounded across incidents 201807250014, 201807250016, 201807250017, 201807250018, 201807250019, 201807250020, 201807250021, 201807250022, 201807250023, 201807250024 and 201807250025.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) 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 28 Fatalities / 16 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 28
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 5
Total Number of Injured 16
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured Unknown
Sources
"ISIS murders kidnapped Druze woman in Syria," Jerusalem Post, October 3, 2018.
"2 killed children among liberated Syrian hostages held by IS," An Nahar, November 9, 2018.
"1st LD: Syrian army sets free all remaining hostages from IS," Xinhua General News Service, November 8, 2018.