Incident Summary:

07/13/2014: Assailants threw grenades at a Jubaland Forces (JF) checkpoint in Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. Two soldiers were killed and an unknown number of civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.

GTD ID:
201407130005

When:
2014-07-13

Country:
Somalia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Lower Juba

City:
Kismayo

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Jubaland Forces (JF)
Specific Description Checkpoint
Nationality of Target Somalia
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Civilians
Nationality of Target Somalia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Grenade
Weapon Details
Grenades 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
Al-Shabaab No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities
Total Number of Fatalities 2
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
"SOCAFRICA: Al-Shabaab (AS) Incident Tracker: 10 – 16 July 2014," SOCAFRICA, July 10, 2014.