Incident Summary:

05/02/2015: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated in Hayy al-Sbail neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of six projectile attacks on different neighborhoods of Aleppo on the same day. At least 12 people were killed 60 others were injured across all six incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Free Syrian Army.

GTD ID:
201505020109

When:
2015-05-02

Country:
Syria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Aleppo

City:
Aleppo

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Hayy al-Sbail neighborhood 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 Hayy al-Sbail Neighborhood
Specific Description Neighborhood
Nationality of Target Syria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
Rockets were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?Yes
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. Casualty numbers for this attack represent a division of the cumulative total of those killed and injured across incidents 201505020106, 201505020107, 201505020108, 201505020109, 201505020110, 201505020111.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Group Sub-name Claimed Responsibility
Free Syrian Army Badr Martyrs Battalion No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 2 Fatalities / 10 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 2
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 10
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Rebel shelling kills 12 in Syria's Aleppo," Xinhua General News Service, May 2, 2015.
"SECTION: GENERAL NEWS," Thai News Service, May 5, 2015.
"New militant attacks in Aleppo," Aysor.am, May 4, 2015.