Incident Summary:

09/16/2015: Assailants set up a blockade and attacked security forces in Ipekyolu town, Van province, Turkey. This was one of two related incidents in Ipekyolu on this date. One assailant was killed and one was injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).

GTD ID:
201509160093

When:
2015-09-16

Country:
Turkey

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Van

City:
Ipekyolu

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Turkish Armed Forces (TSK)
Specific Description Soldiers
Nationality of Target Turkey
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Explosives Other Explosive Type
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
Makeshift explosive devices, rocket launchers, and long-barreled firearms 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) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Additional Information Casualty numbers for this attack represent a division of a cumulative total of killed and wounded across incidents 201509160093 and 201509160095.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators 17
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 1
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"PKK terrorist killed in eastern Turkey," Global English (Middle East and North Africa Financial Network), September 16, 2015.
"PKK terrorist killed in eastern Turkey," Turkish Weekly, September 16, 2015.