Incident Summary:

11/20/2016: Assailants abducted Kham Lu, a civilian, in Namtu district, Shan, Myanmar. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA). Sources also suspected that the Arakan Army (AA) or the Kachin Independence Army (KIA) carried out the attack.

GTD ID:
201612090035

When:
2016-11-20

Country:
Myanmar

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Shan

City:
Namtu district

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Civilian: Kham Lu
Nationality of Target Myanmar
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 1
US Hostages 0
Outcome Unknown
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
Arakan Army (AA) (suspected) No
Kachin Independence Army (KIA) (suspected) No
Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties Unknown
Total Number of Fatalities Unknown
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured Unknown
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Burma: In northern Shan State, husbands and sons disappear," Frontier Myanmar Online, December 9, 2016.