Incident Date:
April 08, 2004
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Baghdad Iraq
Perpetrators: Ansar al-Din
Event Type: Hostage Taking (Kidnapping)
Weapon Type(s): Firearms (Unknown Gun Type)
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: No
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: No
Target Information
1- NonGovernmental Organizations (NGO)/ Humanitarian Aid(International NGO)
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim:
Canadian Perpetrator:
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims: 0 fatalities
Perpetrators: 0 fatalities, 0 injuries
Description: "04/08/2004: Assailants kidnapped an Israeli employee of United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and a Syrian-born Canadian employee of the International Relief Committee in Baghdad, Iraq. In 04/2004, both victims were released. Ansar al-Din claimed responsibility."
References: 1) WITS
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