Incident Summary:

07/26/2018: Assailants shot and injured a Puntland administration official in Bosaso, Bari, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201807260018

When:
2018-07-26

Country:
Somalia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Bari

City:
Bosaso

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Puntland Security Force (PSF)
Specific Description Official: Ahmed Nuskilo
Nationality of Target Somalia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
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
Al-Shabaab Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Personal claim)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Program Summary: Mogadishu Shabelle FM in Somali 0300 GMT 27 July 2018," Radio Shabelle, July 27, 2018.
"Highlights: Somalia Daily Media Highlights 27 - 29 July 2018," Summary, July 27, 2018.