Incident Summary:

08/20/2020: Assailants attacked a killed a civilian near Agap, Central Equatoria, South Sudan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Salvation Front (NAS).

GTD ID:
202008200016

When:
2020-08-20

Country:
South Sudan

Region:
Sub-Saharan Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Central Equatoria

City:
Near Agap

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Private Citizens & Property
Name of Entity Not Applicable
Specific Description Civilian
Nationality of Target South Sudan
Additional Information
Hostages No
Ransom No
Property Damage No
Weapon Information
Type Sub-type
Unknown
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
National Salvation Front (NAS) 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
"Bodyguards of South Sudan's VP killed in road ambush," Xinhua News Agency, August 20, 2020.