Incident Summary:

08/31/2020: Assailants carried out an attack near a school exam center in Isiro, Haut-Uele, Democratic Republic of the Congo. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Banyamulenge rebels. Sources also noted that the assailants intended to "sabotage the exams."

GTD ID:
202008310028

When:
2020-08-31

Country:
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Haut-Uele

City:
Isiro

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Educational Institution
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description School Exam Center
Nationality of Target Democratic Republic of the Congo
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
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
Banyamulenge rebels No
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
"Gunmen Rape Students, Disrupt School Exams," NextEdition.com.ng, September 1, 2020.