Incident Summary:

11/22/2018: Assailants opened fire on a United Nations helicopter in Semuliki valley, Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
201811220023

When:
2018-11-22

Country:
Democratic Republic of the Congo

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North Kivu

City:
Beni district

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Semuliki valley

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Government (Diplomatic)
Name of Entity United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO)
Specific Description Helicopter
Nationality of Target International
Additional Information
Hostages No
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
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
"Uganda rebels fire on UN helicopter in DRC," East African, November 23, 2018.
"Uganda rebels fire on UN helicopter in eastern DR Congo," Daily Nation, November 22, 2018.