Incident Summary:

07/11/2019: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near a Kurdish Asayish checkpost in Al-Kallasah neighborhood, Hasakah, Syria. At least one police officer was injured in the blast. This was one of three similar attacks in Hasakah on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.

GTD ID:
201907110005

When:
2019-07-11

Country:
Syria

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Al Hasakah

City:
Hasakah

Location Details:
The incident occurred in the Al-Kallasah neighborhood of the city.

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Bombing/Explosion
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Police
Name of Entity Kurdish Asayish
Specific Description Checkpost
Nationality of Target Syria
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage Unknown
Extent of Property Damage Unknown
Value of Property Damage Unknown
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Explosives Vehicle
Weapon Details
An explosives-laden motorcycle was used in the attack.
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
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Yes (Confirmed: Unknown; Mode: Posted to website, blog, etc.)
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 1 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 1
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Explosion targets Kurdish forces in Syria's Hasakah," Xinhua News Agency, July 17, 2019.
"Car bombing kills 13 in Turkey-backed rebel town in northern Syria," dpa-AFX International ProFeed, July 11, 2019.
"Syria Kurdish cities in Syria witness bloody week," AlMonitor, July 29, 2019.