Incident Summary:

10/15/2019: Assailants shot and killed two soldiers in Shawal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Hizb-ul-Ahrar (HuA) claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201910150039

When:
2019-10-15

Country:
Pakistan

Region:
South Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa

City:
Shawal

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the North Waziristan district.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Pakistan Armed Forces
Specific Description Soldiers
Nationality of Target Pakistan
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
Hizb-ul-Ahrar (HuA) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Video)
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
"Highlights from Pakistan's Urdu-language press, websites 16 Oct 19," BBC Monitoring, October 16, 2019.
"Jihadist video shows purported attacks on Pakistani soldiers," Telegram messaging service, November 8, 2019.