Incident Summary:

11/08/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Mukashafah, Saladin, Iraq. Five police officers were killed and six officers were injured in the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201511080022

When:
2015-11-08

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Saladin

City:
Mukashafah

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Federal Police
Specific Description Checkpoint
Nationality of Target Iraq
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) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Personal claim)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 5 Fatalities / 6 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 5
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 6
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"11 casualties of "federal" police in ISIS attack on Mkeshifiya south of Tikrit," English.shafaaq.com, November 8, 2015.
"Iraq: Roundup of Security Incidents 02-09 November 2015," OSC Summary, November 2, 2015.
"Terrorism: Transcript of ISIL's Al-Bayan Radio Broadcast for 8 November," Twitter, November 8, 2015.