Incident Summary:

09/03/2009: On Thursday, in Chadian territory, assailants kidnapped five representatives of Karbari Camp for Darfur refugees. The status of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) was responsible.

GTD ID:
200909030012

When:
2009-09-03

Country:
Chad

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Unknown

City:
Unknown

Location Details:
The attack took place in an unspecified city in Chad Territory.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Kabari Camp
Specific Description Representatives of the Kabari Camp for Darfur refugees were the intended target.
Nationality of Target Chad
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 5
US Hostages 0
Outcome Unknown
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) (suspected) 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
National Counterterrorism Center, "Five Humanitarian Aid Workers Kidnapped by Suspected Justice and Equality Movement in Chad," Worldwide Incidents Tracking System, January 14, 2010.
BBC Monitoring Middle East, "Rebels Abduct Five People from Refugee Camp in Chad," LexisNexis Academic, BBC Monitoring Middle East, September 03, 2009.