Incident Summary:

11/10/2015: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated in Awqaf neighborhood, Lattakia city, Lattakia governorate, Syria. This was one of two projectile attacks in neighborhoods of Lattakia on the same day. At least 23 people were killed and 60 others were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Al-Nusrah Front and Ahrar al-Sham.

GTD ID:
201511100042

When:
2015-11-10

Country:
Syria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Lattakia

City:
Lattakia

Location Details:
The incident occurred in Awqaf area.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Awqaf Area
Specific Description Area
Nationality of Target Syria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Projectile (rockets, mortars, RPGs, etc.)
Weapon Details
Rockets 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) 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 201511100041 and 201511100042. Casualty numbers for this incident conflict across sources. Following GTD protocol, the most recent reliable estimates are reported here.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Ahrar al-Sham No
Al-Nusrah Front No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 12 Fatalities / 30 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 12
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 30
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"euronews visits Syrian government stronghold after recent attack," EuroNews, November 12, 2015.
"Syrian anti-regime forces bomb Latakia, 16 killed," ANSAmed - English, November 10, 2015.
"At least 16 people dead, 52 wounded after two rockets fall in Syrian city," EFE, November 10, 2015.