Incident Summary:

10/08/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the Kurdish Asayish Headquarters in Kobani city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. With the exception of the bomber, there were no reported casualties in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.

GTD ID:
201410080045

When:
2014-10-08

Country:
Syria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Aleppo

City:
Kobani

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Kurdish Asayish
Specific Description Headquarters
Nationality of Target Syria
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 Vehicle
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
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
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Suicide bombing rocks Syria's Kobane: activists," Xinhua General News Service, October 8, 2014.
"2nd UPDATE: Kurds report heavy losses as jihadists push into eastern Kobane," London South East, October 8, 2014.
"Syria: ISIL Operational Claims Roundup, 1-31 October 2014," OSC Summary, October 1, 2014.