Incident Summary:

07/10/2015: Assailants attacked Biriba village, Walikale district, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in Walikale on this date. An unknown number of people were abducted across the three raids; their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Alliance of Patriots for a Free and Sovereign Congo (APCLS) and the Nyatura Militia.

GTD ID:
201507100095

When:
2015-07-10

Country:
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North Kivu

City:
Biriba

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Biriba Village
Specific Description Village
Nationality of Target Democratic Republic of the Congo
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages Unknown
US Hostages 0
Outcome Unknown
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Alliance of Patriots for a Free and Sovereign Congo (APCLS) No
Nyatura Militia 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
"Militia coalition attacks three villages in eastern DRCongo," Goma Radio Okapi, July 11, 2015.