2015 Saint-Denis raid

ISIL-DCPJ/RAID shootout near Paris November 2015 July 2026 2015 Saint-Denis raid the aftermath of the November 2015 Paris attacks and Islamic terrorism in Europe Police - rue de la République Saint-Denis - 18 nov 2015 (cropped).jpg Heavily armed police gather on Rue de la République, near the scene of the raid. Police raid Saint-Denis, France 48.937628 N 2.353782 E Abdelhamid Abaaoud 18 November 2015 04:16 11:26 UTC+01:00 * Central Directorate of the Judicial Police (DCPJ) Research, Assistance, Intervention, Deterrence (RAID) French Army * 3 suspects killedhttps://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-shooting-idUSKCN0T22IU20151120#UeBb3YPIY0DOiPKK.97 'Spider in web' mastermind of Paris attacks killed in raid Reuters 19 November 2015 20 November 2015 John Irish Gregory Blachier Abdelhamid Abaaoud, Hasna Aït Boulahcen and Chakib Akrouh killed 5 captured"Woman Killed in Raid; 5 Arrested by Special Forces", by Liz Alderman, The New York Times 1 police dog killed 5 police officers injured 1 civilian injured On 18 November 2015, a police raid became a shootout between at least one hundred French police and soldiers and suspected terrorists belonging to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant in the Paris suburb of Saint-Denis.Henley Jon Chrisafis Angelique Doherty Ben 18 November 2015 French officials yet to identify two suspects killed in Paris assault https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/18/paris-attacks-police-st-denis-shootout-hunt-for-ninth-attacker 18 November 2015 The Guardiancite does not say they were ISIL June 2017 Following the November 2015 Paris attacks, French police identified Abdelhamid Abaaoud as the suspected mastermind of the attacks. After learning that a relative of Abaaoud might be located in Saint-Denis, police organised surveillance of and ultimately an assault on the location.Botelho Greg Cruickshank Paul Shoichet Catherine 18 November 2015 2 killed, 8 terror suspects held, but ringleader's status still unknown CNN http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/18/world/paris-attacks/ 18 November 2015 The raid occurred in the morning of 18 November 2015, five days after the Paris attacks. Police fired nearly 5,000 rounds during the raid, and French soldiers were reported to have used high-powered munitions on the apartment building, located on rue du Corbillon in Saint-Denis. Abaaoud, a woman named Hasna Aït Boulahcen, and Chakib Akrouh, reportedly a perpetrator in the Paris attacks and suicide bomber in Saint-Denis, were killed, and five people were arrested.https://www.wsj.com/articles/paris-suicide-bomber-identified-as-belgian-moroccan-citizen-chakib-akrouh-1452801581 Paris Suicide Bomber Identified as Belgian-Moroccan Citizen Chakib Akrouh Dalton Matthew 14 January 2016 Wall Street Journal Operation In the early morning of 18 November 2015, French police, including Research, Assistance, Intervention, Deterrence (RAID), backed up by military units, launched an offensive in Saint-Denis against a building presumed to be the location of alleged Paris attacks mastermind Abdelhamid Abaaoud. The target was a building at 8 rue du Corbillon, less than 2 km mi from the Stade de France where three suicide bombings took place on 13 November.http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/timeline-of-saint-denis-terrorist-raid-in-paris-1.2434579 Timeline of Saint Denis terrorist raid in Paris The Irish Times 18 November 2015 18 November 2015 Police said a tip from Morocco had confirmed that Abaaoud was in France. They were aware that Hasna Aït Boulahcen, also of Moroccan origin and well-known to them as a suspect in a drug ring investigation during which her telephone was tapped, was an associate. They followed her to the rue du Corbillon apartment building on 17 November and viewed Abaaoud entering with her.http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-france-shooting-idUKKCN0T40DY20151121 https://web.archive.org/web/20151227043416/http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-france-shooting-idUKKCN0T40DY20151121 dead 27 December 2015 Tapped phone led Paris attack leader to his death Thomas Leigh Bon Gerard 21 November 2015 Reuters UK Thomson Reuters 21 November 2015 At 4:20 am the next morning, police launched the full-on assault of a second-story apartment in that Saint-Denis building, believing that Abaaoud was hiding there with at least five accomplices. The initial offensive was repelled by the terrorists. Explosives laid by police at the entrance were ineffective as the door was armoured, allowing the terrorists inside time to arm themselves and respond. At 5:55 am, several trucks arrived with reinforcements from France's military along with ambulances to treat the wounded. Deputy Mayor of Saint-Denis Stéphane Peu warned residents to stay indoors and that the explosions were a military operation. At 6:27 am, two police helicopters arrived on the scene to support forces on the ground. At 6:55 am, additional police reinforcements arrived. Around 7:20 am, heavy gunfire erupted and multiple explosions, presumed to be police grenades, were heard by residents nearby. It was later reported that one of these explosions was a suicide bomber who had lured police to the building in an attempt to draw them into blast range. Riot police began to clear the streets of civilian onlookers who had gathered. At 7:45 am, at least 20 residents of nearby buildings were evacuated. Aftermath The siege ended by 8:20 am. French officials then announced that at least two terrorists, including a suicide bomber, were killed and eight were captured. They said five police forces were injured and a Belgian shepherd police dog named Diesel was killed.18 November 2015 Counter-terrorism police dog Diesel died in Saint-Denis operation The Irish Times http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/counter-terrorism-police-dog-diesel-died-in-saint-denis-operation-1.2434754 live subscription https://web.archive.org/web/20151119154021/http://www.irishtimes.com/news/world/europe/counter-terrorism-police-dog-diesel-died-in-saint-denis-operation-1.2434754 19 November 2015 Diesel had worked for the RAID unit for five of her seven years, and was the first RAID dog killed on duty. She was due to retire the next spring.https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/22/diesel-french-police-dog-killed-st-denis-raid-retire Diesel, French police dog killed in St-Denis raid, was due to retire The Guardian Kim Willsher 22 November 2015 25 November 2015 It was not announced what caused these casualties. The building's third story collapsed due to the explosions, leaving the scene structurally unsafe for investigators.Hamilton Graeme 18 November 2015 Paris suburb becomes 'like a war zone' as two terror suspects killed in police raid https://nationalpost.com/news/world/woman-detonates-her-suicide-vest-as-police-storm-paris-suburb-in-hunt-for-mastermind 18 November 2015 National Post According to Paris prosecutor Francois Molins, police fired nearly 5000 rounds during a gun battle that lasted about an hour.Keneally Meghan 18 November 2015 Police Fired Nearly 5,000 Bullets in Saint-Denis Terror Raid, Prosecutor Says https://abcnews.go.com/International/police-fired-5000-bullets-saint-denis-raid-prosecutor/story?id=35288101 20 November 2015 ABC Newshttps://www.theguardian.com/world/video/2015/nov/18/paris-prosecutor-police-fired-5000-rounds-in-st-denis-operation-video Paris prosecutor: police fired 5,000 rounds in St-Denis operation – video 18 November 2015 The Guardian 20 November 2015 On 19 November, the Paris prosecutor's office announced that Abaaoud was among those killed in the raid, and that he had been positively identified using fingerprints.Botelho Greg Haddad Margot Shoichet Catherine E. 19 November 2015 Abdelhamid Abaaoud killed CNN http://www.cnn.com/2015/11/19/world/paris-attacks/index.html 20 November 2015 According to some reports, police located Abaaoud by tracking Aït Boulahcen's mobile phone once they determined through intelligence that the former was still in France. During police surveillance, they were observed entering the building on rue du Corbillon together on the evening before the raid.Bon Gerard Callus Andrew 20 November 2015 Exclusive: Paris police saw woman bomber meet attack chief Abaaoud Reuters Irish John https://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-shooting-sting-idUSKCN0T91SA20151120#jj2kpZFq8mgWhEgX.97 20 November 2015Breeden Aurelien 20 November 2015 Paris attacks: Third body found in the rubble of massive police raid in Saint-Denis http://www.smh.com.au/world/paris-attacks-third-body-found-in-the-rubble-of-massive-police-raid-in-st-denis-20151120-gl4fq2.html 21 November 2015 Sydney Morning Herald The Belgian state broadcaster RTBF incorrectly reported that the suicide bomber was Hasna Aït Boulahcen, who was Abaaoud's cousin according to some reports, and claimed that this was the first incident of a suicide bombing by a female in France.Opération à Saint-Denis: Abdelhamid Abaaoud traqué, 5000 balles tirées https://www.rtbf.be/article/operation-a-saint-denis-abdelhamid-abaaoud-traque-5000-balles-tirees-9139852 2023-04-08 RTBF fr Subsequently, numerous media reports continued to indicate that Aït Boulahcen had died when she triggered a suicide bomb. On 20 November, however, the Paris prosecutor announced that the suicide bomber was an unidentified man, based on forensic examination of the remains.2015-11-20 Hasna Aitboulahcen est morte dans l'assaut, mais elle n'était pas kamikaze https://www.lexpress.fr/societe/justice/hasna-aitboulahcen-identifiee-parmi-les-trois-morts-de-l-assaut-de-saint-denis_1737918.html 2023-04-08 L'Express fr Aït Boulahcen died when the suicide bomber triggered the explosive vest.Willsher Kim 20 November 2015 Hasna Aït Boulahcen: 'party girl' killed in Paris terror siege https://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/nov/20/hasna-ait-boulahcen-party-girl-who-became-paris-suicide-bomber The Guardian London, England 23 November 2015 She had been a fan of Hayat Boumeddiene, a suspected accomplice of Boumeddiene's common law husband Amedy Coulibaly. Coulibaly was the main suspect for the Montrouge shooting in which municipal police officer Clarissa Jean-Philippe was shot and killed, and was also the hostage-taker and gunman in the Porte de Vincennes siege, where he killed four hostages and was himself killed by police. Aït Boulahcen had lauded Boumeddiene on Facebook.https://www.nytimes.com/2015/11/21/world/europe/hasna-aitboulahcen-paris-attacks.html For Woman Dead in French Police Raid, Unlikely Path to Terror Katrin Bennhold The New York Times 20 November 2015 25 November 2015https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2015/11/20/path-of-french-female-suicide-bomber-showed-little-signs-of-islamic-extremism/ The French female extremist's curious path to Islamist violence Elahe Izadi Yanan Wang The Washington Post 20 November 2015 25 November 2015 According to one of her friends, Aït Boulahcen was a first cousin of Abaaoud and was smitten with him. She had helped Abaaoud after the Paris attacks and rented the Saint-Denis apartment the night before the raid.https://www.nytimes.com/2016/03/20/world/europe/a-view-of-isiss-evolution-in-new-details-of-paris-attacks.html A View of ISIS's Evolution in New Details of Paris Attacks The New York Times 2016-03-19 Callimachi Rukmini Rubin Alissa J. Fourquet Laure French authorities later identified the suicide bomber as Chakib Akrouh based on DNA evidence. Akrouh, a Belgian-Moroccan dual citizen, had been one of the three perpetrators of gun attacks on cafes and restaurants during the Paris attacks. Later reports concluded that the individuals in the building had only a handgun, not assault weapons as was originally reported, and that the terrorists had fired a total of 11 shots. 2016-02-01 Assaut de Saint-Denis : les terroristes n'ont tiré que... 11 coups de feu https://www.lepoint.fr/societe/assaut-de-saint-denis-les-terroristes-n-ont-tire-que-11-coups-de-feu-01-02-2016-2014532_23.php 2023-04-08 Le Point fr Given that examination by the press of the protective equipment used by the police showed substantially more than 11 impacts, it appeared that in the confusion of the raid, much of the fire police encountered came from their colleagues. A news report in February concluded that "no terrorist was killed or even hit by the forces of order, two having been killed by the explosive belt activated by one of them, the third [Hasna Aït BoulahcenBastié Eugénie 2015-12-31 Assaut à Saint-Denis: Ni Abaaoud ni sa cousine n'ont été touchés par les 5000 tirs du Raid https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/2015/12/31/01016-20151231ARTFIG00165-assaut-a-saint-denis-ni-abaaoud-ni-sa-cousine-n-ont-ete-touches-par-les-5000-tirs-du-raid.php 2023-04-08 LEFIGARO fr] having died asphyxiated under the debris." In 2021, six years after the raid, it was announced that the building which was targeted during the raid would be demolished by the end of 2022 and the building would be rebuilt, in the past years the building had faced troubles in the past such as unpaid condominiums and fires which had previously struck the building. Since the assault, 47 households which had been living there (including 23 of them illegally), were removed from the building.2021-11-18 13-Novembre : l'immeuble de Saint-Denis pris d'assaut par le RAID va être démoli https://www.lefigaro.fr/actualite-france/13-novembre-l-immeuble-de-saint-denis-pris-d-assaut-par-le-raid-va-etre-demoli-20211118 2023-04-08 LEFIGARO fr See also France 2015 Brussels lockdown 2015 anti-terrorism operations in Belgium (January) References 30em External links Paris attacks: How the Saint-Denis raid unfolded at BBC News Category:2015 in Paris Category:Counterterrorism in France Category:Islamic State and France Category:November 2015 Paris attacks Category:Law enforcement operations in France Category:Opération Sentinelle Category:Saint-Denis, Seine-Saint-Denis Category:Suicide bombings in France Category:Islamic terrorism in Paris Category:Shootouts Category:Building bombings in Paris Category:2015 building bombings Category:Suicide bombings in 2015 Category:Suicide bombings in Europe Category:Residential building bombings in France Category:Grenade attacks in France Category:2010s sieges Category:Sieges involving France