Incident Summary:

11/04/2020: Assailants launched an attack targeting Peshmerga forces protecting an oil well in Chamanke, Dihok, Iraq. Two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).

GTD ID:
202011040016

When:
2020-11-04

Country:
Iraq

Region:
Middle East & North Africa

Province/administrative
region/u.s. state:

Dihok

City:
Chamanke

Attack Information
Type of Attack (more) Unknown
Successful Attack? (more) Yes
Target Information (more)
Target Type: Military
Name of Entity Peshmerga
Specific Description Oil Protection Unit
Nationality of Target Iraq
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) No
Doubt Terrorism Proper (more) Yes
Alternate Designation (more) Insurgency/Guerilla Action
Perpetrator Group Information
Group Name Claimed Responsibility
Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) No
Perpetrator Statistics
Number of Perpetrators Unknown
Number of Captured Perpetrators 0
Casualty Information
Total Number of Casualties 0 Fatalities / 2 Injured
Total Number of Fatalities 0
Number of U.S. Fatalities 0
Number of Perpetrator Fatalities 0
Total Number of Injured 2
Number of U.S. Injured 0
Number of Perpetrators Injured 0
Sources
"Turkey: Kurdish media highlights 6 Nov 20," BBC Monitoring, November 6, 2020.
"US Strongly Condemns PKK Attacks on Peshmerga," TheBaghdadPost.com, November 6, 2020.