Incident Summary:

07/28/2015: Assailants attacked Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) checkpoints near Zayzoun Power Station in Suqaylabiyah district, Hamah governorate, Syria. At least 11 assailants were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Free Syrian Army.

GTD ID:
201507280070

When:
2015-07-28

Country:
Syria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Hamah

City:
Near Mirdash

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Sahl al-Ghab, near MIrdash

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) No
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Syrian Armed Forces (SAF)
Specific Description Checkpoints
Nationality of Target Syria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?No
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this attack conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the lowest reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Group Sub-name Claimed Responsibility
Free Syrian Army Fawj Sukour al-Ghab No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 11 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 11
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 11
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Syrian insurgents capture strategic hills, power station," San Francisco Chronicle, July 28, 2015.
"SOHR: Rapid collapses take place for the regime forces fortifications in the countryside of Idlib and Sa...," Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, July 28, 2015.