Incident Summary:

09/27/2020: Assailants, including a suicide bomber, opened fire on an army post in Miniyeh, North, Lebanon. Two soldiers and one assailant were killed in the ensuing shootout. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.

GTD ID:
202009270013

When:
2020-09-27

Country:
Lebanon

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

North

City:
Miniyeh

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Armed Assault
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Lebanese Army
Specific Description Joint Checkpost
Nationality of Target Lebanon
Target Type: Terrorists/Non-state Militia
Name of Entity Unknown
Specific Description Joint Checkpost
Nationality of Target Lebanon
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 Suicide (carried bodily by human being)
Firearms Unknown Gun Type
Weapon Details
An explosives-laden belt and firearms were used in the attack.
Additional Information
Suicide Attack?Yes
Part of Multiple Incident?No
Criterion 1 (more) Yes
Criterion 2 (more) Yes
Criterion 3 (more) Yes
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) No
Additional Information The victims included Corporals Muhammad Khaled Al Nashar and Ahmed Khaled Sakr.
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Unknown No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 5
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 3 Fatalities / 0 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 3
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 1
Total Number of Injured 0
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Lebanese army: Shooting in north Lebanon kills 2 soldiers," ABC News, September 27, 2020.
"Lebanese Army: Shooting In North Lebanon Kills 2 Soldiers," News18.com, September 27, 2020.
"Two soldiers killed in Lebanon shooting," The Nation Pakistan, September 27, 2020.