Incident Summary:

08/19/2014: Assailants launched rockets at Gargaresh district, Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Three people were killed across this and a similar incident in Andalus neighborhood. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a Libyan militia.

GTD ID:
201408180008

When:
2014-08-19

Country:
Libya

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Tripoli

City:
Tripoli

Location Details:
Incident occurred in Gargaresh district of the city.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Gargaresh District
Specific Description District
Nationality of Target Libya
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
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 Casualty numbers for this attack represent an equal division of a cumulative total of killed across incidents 201408180008 and 201408180011.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Libyan Militia No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
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
"Libyan militia fires rockets into affluent Tripoli districts," The Daily Star Online, August 19, 2014.
"SOCAFRICA: Libya Incident Tracker: 16 – 22 August 2014," SOCAFRICA, August 16, 2014.