Incident Summary:

03/00/2017: Sometime between March 1, 2017 and March 31, 2017, assailants attacked nomads and stole their livestock in Tuwa Salal, North Darfur, Sudan. At least two nomads were killed seven nomads were abducted in the attack. The hostages were killed on or before April 7, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sudan Liberation Movement.

GTD ID:
201703150057

When:
2017-03-15

Country:
Sudan

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North Darfur

City:
Tuwa Salal

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Type of Attack (more) Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Civilians
Nationality of Target Sudan
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 7
US Hostages 0
Outcome Hostage(s) killed (not during rescue attempt)
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
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
Additional Information The victims included Ibrahim Yagoub Saleh, Abaker Hamed Adam, Mubarak Younis, Adam Khater Ibrahim, Yousif Saleh Haroun, Eisa Daoud Juma, and Ahmed El Ghali Suleiman.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Group Sub-name Claimed Responsibility
Sudan Liberation Movement Sudan Liberation Army-Abdel Wahid (SLA-AW) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 9 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 9
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
"Abducted Jebel Marra herders found dead," DABANGA, April 7, 2017.