Incident Summary:

05/21/2019: Assailants abducted an unknown number of people in an unknown number of villages in Xiindheere, Galguduud, Somalia. This was one of two related attacks in which 100 people were abducted across five villages on the same day. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.

GTD ID:
201905210012

When:
2019-05-21

Country:
Somalia

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Galguduud

City:
Xiindheere

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 Civilians
Nationality of Target Somalia
Additional Information
Hostages Yes
Number of Hostages 50
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?Yes
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information Hostage numbers reflect a division of the total number of those abducted across incidents 201905210011 and 201905210012.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Al-Shabaab 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
"Somalia: Al-Shabaab Allegedly Abducts 100 Youth in Galguduud Region," Caasimada Online, May 21, 2019.