Incident Summary:

07/12/2015: Assailants destroyed the house of Mohamed Abduljaleel Al-Shawesh in Swawa, Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. Al-Shawesh, a General National Congress (GNC) member, was not harmed in the blast. This was one of 12 similar attacks targeting politicians' houses in Sirte. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.

GTD ID:
201507120005

When:
2015-07-12

Country:
Libya

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sirte

City:
Sirte

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Swawa area.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity General National Congress (GNC)
Specific Description House of Member: Mohamed Abduljaleel Al-Shawesh
Nationality of Target Libya
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 Unknown Explosive Type
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 represent a division of a cumulative total of killed and wounded across incidents 201507120005-16.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Tripoli Province of the Islamic State 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 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
"Libya security digest Arab Media July 13, 2015," Libya Digest, July 13, 2015.