Incident Summary:

03/22/2014: Assailants kidnapped residents and then set fire to Kalonga area, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in this province. Eight villages were set on fire and six people were kidnapped across three areas. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Mai Mai Bakata Katanga Militia.

GTD ID:
201403220019

When:
2014-03-22

Country:
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Katanga

City:
Kalonga

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Villages
Nationality of Target Democratic Republic of the Congo
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 2
US Hostages 0
Outcome Unknown
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Incendiary Arson/Fire
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
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this attack represent an equal division of a cumulative total of kidnapped across incidents 201403220018, 201403220019, and 201403220020.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Mai Mai Bakata Katanga Militia No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties Unknown
Total Number of Fatalities Unknown
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Africa Command OSINT Daily 24 March 2014," OSC Summary, March 25, 2014.
"DRCongo secessionist rebels kidnap six civilians, set villages on fire," BBC Monitoring Africa - Political Supplied by BBC Worldwide Monitoring, March 24, 2014.