Incident Summary:

03/11/2015: Assailants attacked a police station in Wanlaweyn town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. At least two police officers were killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201503110024

When:
2015-03-11

Country:
Somalia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Lower Shebelle

City:
Wanlaweyne

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Somali Police Force (SPF)
Specific Description Police Station
Nationality of Target Somalia
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Wanlaweyn Town
Specific Description Town
Nationality of Target Somalia
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.)
Firearms Automatic Weapon
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
Rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs), machine guns, other firearms, and incendiary materials 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
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the lowest reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Al-Shabaab 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 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
"Shabaab attacks Somalia town; 2 troops killed," World Bulletin, March 11, 2015.
"Somali, AU troops repel al-Shabaab attack," News24, March 11, 2015.