Incident Summary:

03/11/1999: One person was killed and two were wounded by unidentified perpetrators who stopped the victims at a fake road block near Draa El Mizan, Algeria. Armed Islamic militants were suspected of the attack, but a specific group was not identified.

GTD ID:
199903110003

When:
1999-03-11

Country:
Algeria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Kabylie

City:
Near Draa El Mizan

Location Details:
This incident occurred near Draa El Mizan.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Civilians
Specific Description Civilians near Draa El Mizan, Algeria
Nationality of Target Algeria
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) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Other Crime Type
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Islamist extremists (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
“Algeria: Two Killed Four Wounded in Kabylie Region,” El Watan (Internet Version), March 13, 1999.