Incident Summary:

03/18/2019: Assailants attacked a grocery store in Ghadduwah, Sabha, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in this area on this day. The Fezzan Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident, though sources doubted the groups involvement.

GTD ID:
201903180007

When:
2019-03-18

Country:
Libya

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Sabha

City:
Ghadduwah

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Facility/Infrastructure Attack
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Business
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Grocery Store
Nationality of Target Libya
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Yes
Extent of Property Damage Minor (likely < $1 million)
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
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
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Fezzan Province of the Islamic State (suspected) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Personal claim)
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
"Hosted Product: Libya Press Review Security Arab Sources March 19, 2019," Libya Foreign and Domestic Affairs Digest, March 19, 2019.