Incident Date:
August 05, 2013
Incident Successful: Yes
Location: Aleppo Syria
Perpetrators: Andre Poulin
Event Type: Armed Assault
Weapon Type(s): Unknown
Organization Type: Religious,
Suicide Attack: Yes
Hoax: No
Violent Extremism:
Doubt Terror: Yes
Target Information
1- Airports & Aircraft(Airport)
Canadian Target: No
Canadian Victim: No
Canadian Perpetrator: Yes
By foreigners against foreign target(s) in Canada:
Victims:
Perpetrators: 10 fatalities
Description: "08/05/13: Andre Poulin, a Canadian from Timmins, ON, was involved in--and killed during--an attack on the government-controlled Mennegh Airport in Syria's North. The attack was the final assault in a nearly year-long seige at the air base, and involved a clash between ISIS rebels and Free Syrian Army fighters. At least 10 perpetrators were killed in the attack, along with an undefined number of killed and captured government troops."
References: 1) "Aubé, Benjamin. “Crown recalls curious case of Andre Poulin.” Timmins Press, January 17, 2014. http://www.timminspress.com/2014/01/17/crown-recalls-curious-case-of-andre-poulin"
2) "“Syria rebels ‘capture key Aleppo airbase.’” BBC News, August 6, 2013. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-23585886 "
3) "“Syrian rebels seize control of government air base in Aleppo province.” UPI, August 6, 2013. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2013/08/06/Syrian-rebels-seize-control-of-government-air-base-in-Aleppo-province/UPI-61891375801579/ "
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