Incident Date:
April 07, 2004
April 07, 2004 - April 16, 2004
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Najaf Iraq
Perpetrators: Mahdi Army
Event Type: Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Automatic Weapon (incl. semiauto))
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- NonGovernmental Organizations (NGO)/ Humanitarian Aid(International NGO)
Canadian Target: Yes
Canadian Victim: Yes
Canadian Perpetrator: No
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities, 1 injuries
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "04/07/2004: Suspected Mahdi Army members abducted Fadi Fidel, Canadian citizen working for the International Rescue Committee. He was beaten and tortured, but was released nine days later."
References: 1) GTD 1970-2012 data file
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