Incident Summary:

08/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in Auma area, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. A police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).

GTD ID:
201508190123

When:
2015-08-19

Country:
Indonesia

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Central Sulawesi

City:
Unknown

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Auma area

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Indonesian National Police (INP)
Specific Description Officers
Nationality of Target Indonesia
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 1 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 1
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
"Indonesian cop killed in jungle ambush," The Straits Times (Singapore), August 22, 2015.