Incident Summary:

08/18/2019: Assailants set fire to forest land in Karabaglar district, Izmir, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of four related arson incidents in Turkey on the same day. The Children of the Fire Initiative claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attacks were in retaliation for recent counter-terrorism operations and trustee appointments made by the government.

GTD ID:
201908180015

When:
2019-08-18

Country:
Turkey

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Izmir

City:
Karabaglar district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Forest Land
Nationality of Target Turkey
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
Incendiary Arson/Fire
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
The Children of the Fire Initiative 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 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
"PKK-affiliate claims responsibility for several wildfires across Turkey," TRT World, August 26, 2019.