Incident Summary:

11/27/2020: Assailants fired a rocket targeting residential areas in Dekemehari town, Southern, Eritrea. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of four rocket attack targeting areas in and around Asmara on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF).

GTD ID:
202011270005

When:
2020-11-27

Country:
Eritrea

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Southern

City:
Dekemehari

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Residential Areas
Nationality of Target Eritrea
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
Rockets were used in the attack.
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
Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) 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
"Ethiopian rebels fire rockets into Eritrea, again," Anadolu Ajansi, November 27, 2020.
"Eritrean capital attacked again with rockets fired from Ethiopian Tigré region," CE Noticias Financieras English, November 29, 2020.
"Fresh rocket attack from Ethiopian rebels hits Eritrea, again," Daily Sabah, November 27, 2020.