Incident Summary:

12/23/2008: On Tuesday, a fight between al Shabaab and Ahlu-Sunna Wal-Jama left 10 al Shabaab fighters dead in Somalia. There was no reported damage.

GTD ID:
200812230006

When:
2008-12-23

Country:
Somalia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Unknown

City:
Unknown

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Terrorists/Non-state Militia
Name of Entity Al Shabaab
Specific Description The targets were members of a known terrorist group.
Nationality of Target Somalia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
Unknown firearms were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) No
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Intra/Inter-group Conflict
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Ahlu-sunah Wal-jamea (Somalia) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 10 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 10
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 10
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
International Herald Tribune, "Fighting Breaks Out Among Islamist Groups in Somalia," International Herald Tribune, Decemebr 29th, 2008.