Incident Summary:

11/12/2018: Assailants opened fire on a Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) checkpoint in Villa Aurora, Aurora, Philippines. A soldier, identified as Corporal Reynald Bonga, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).

GTD ID:
201811120014

When:
2018-11-12

Country:
Philippines

Region:
Southeast Asia

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Aurora

City:
Villa Aurora

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (General)
Name of Entity Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR)
Specific Description Checkpoint
Nationality of Target Philippines
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
New People's Army (NPA) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
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 0
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Soldier killed in Aurora NPA attack," Philippines News Agency, November 13, 2018.