Islamic State Attack on Red Cross Workers in Qush Tepah, Jowzjan (2017)

Document
Date
AP ۱۳۹۵ سلواغه ۲۰
Year of Incident
2017
Province of incident
Jowzjan: Qush Tepa
Geolocation (province level)

Latitude: 36.2021397818091

Longitude: 65.3913116455078

Geolocation (province level) (linked Document)
Qush Tepa
Town Village
Qush Tepa district, Jowzjan province
Types of Incident
  • Abduction
  • Complex attack
  • Ground attack
  • Shooting
  • Targeted Killing
Conflict Parties
  • Afghan National Army (ANA)
  • Afghan National Defense and Security Forces (ANDSF)
  • Afghan National Police (ANP)
  • Haqqani Network (HN)
  • ISIL-KP
  • National Directorate of Security (NDS)
  • Other
  • Taliban
  • Taliban Militants
Alleged crimes in the incident
  • Unknown: Attacking civilian objects
  • Unknown: Attacking civilians
  • Unknown: Attacking humanitarian personnel and object
  • Unknown: Causing serious bodily or mental harm
  • Unknown: Crimes against persons requiring particular protection
  • Unknown: Enforced disappearance
  • Unknown: Other inhumane acts
  • Unknown: Taking hostages
  • Unknown: Unlawful confinement
Perpetrators
  • Republic of Afghanistan
Summary

On February 8, 2017, Islamic State militants attacked a convoy of International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) workers traveling in three vehicles in Qush Tepa district. The attack killed six ICRC staff members—three drivers and three aid workers—and resulted in the abduction of two others. This deliberate targeting of humanitarian personnel represents a grave violation of international humanitarian law.

Sources

AHRDO Incident Report

Source_2

New York Times

No of victims involved
8