Incident Summary:

07/01/2009: On Wednesday, in Kuma Giridat, Shamal Darfur, Sudan, assailants attacked the village by unknown means, killing 13 civilians and wounding four others. No material damage or motive for the attack was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Sudan Liberation Army/Movement (SLA/SLM) was responsible.

GTD ID:
200907010002

When:
2009-07-01

Country:
Sudan

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North Darfur

City:
Kuma

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity
Specific Description A village
Nationality of Target Sudan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
Weapon Details
Unknown weapons were used in the attack.
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
Additional Information The summary of this incident was partially based on an article originally written in Arabic.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Sudan Liberation Movement (suspected) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 13 Fatalities / 4 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 13
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 4
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
National Counterterrorism Center, "Thirteen Civilians Killed, Four Others Wounded by Suspected SLA/SLM in Shamal Darfur, Sudan," Worldwide Incidents Tracking System, January 08, 2020.
Montreal Institute for Genocide and Human Rights Studies, "Kuma Giridat Village, Norht Darfur State," http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:-KMZQyCF514J:migs.concordia.ca/MM_sudan_july2009.htm+Kuma+Giridat,+norht+darfur&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=us (July 13, 2009).