Incident Summary:

08/19/2014: Assailants launched rockets at Ghawt al-Sha'al district, Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to both Al-Qaqa Brigade and Al-Sawaiq Brigade.

GTD ID:
201408180010

When:
2014-08-19

Country:
Libya

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Tripoli

City:
Tripoli

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Ghawt al-Sha'al 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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Al-Qaqa Brigade No
Al-Sawaiq Brigade 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
"Libya: Open Source Highlights 19 August 2014," OSC Summary, August 18, 2014.
"SOCAFRICA: Libya Incident Tracker: 16 – 22 August 2014," SOCAFRICA, August 16, 2014.