Incident Summary:

12/04/2018: Assailants attacked civilians in Amrini, Nineveh, Iraq. Village mukhtar Al-Shaeikh Raghib Abid al-Hadi al-Badrani was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.

GTD ID:
201812040001

When:
2018-12-04

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Nineveh

City:
Amrini

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Assassination
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Village Mukhtar: al-Shaeikh Raghib Abid al-Hadi al-Badrani
Nationality of Target Iraq
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) 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
"IS Signals Re-Emergence in Parts of Iraq," Iraq News Gazette, December 5, 2018.
"Daesh Attack A Village In Mosul And Kidnap Its Mukhtar," Iraq News Gazette, December 4, 2018.
"Iraq: Roundup of Violent Activities Targeting Civilians 4-10 December 2018," Summary, December 4, 2018.