201512310008 |
2015-12-31 |
Yemen |
Aden |
Muslim extremists |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Educational Institution |
Middle East & North Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201601030047 |
2015-12-31 |
India |
Kalapahar |
Kuki Tribal Militants |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
South Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201512300041 |
2015-12-30 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Kalehe |
Nyatura Militia |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Unknown |
Unknown |
201512280034 |
2015-12-28 |
Nigeria |
Maiduguri |
Boko Haram |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Bombing/Explosion |
Explosives |
201512280043 |
2015-12-28 |
Sudan |
Sirba |
Janjaweed |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201512270042 |
2015-12-27 |
Nigeria |
Jiddari Polo |
Boko Haram |
Unknown |
0 |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack |
Firearms,Unknown |
201512270062 |
2015-12-27 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Linzo Sisene |
Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) |
Unknown |
1 |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault |
Firearms |
201512270028 |
2015-12-27 |
Yemen |
Al-Dhahrah |
Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Government (General) |
Middle East & North Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201512270035 |
2015-12-27 |
Afghanistan |
Gordzad |
Taliban |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Government (General) |
South Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201512270038 |
2015-12-27 |
Nigeria |
Maiduguri district |
Boko Haram |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Bombing/Explosion |
Explosives |
201512270026 |
2015-12-27 |
Yemen |
Taizz |
Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Middle East & North Africa |
Unknown |
Unknown |
201512250048 |
2015-12-25 |
Pakistan |
Kurram district |
Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
South Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201512250049 |
2015-12-25 |
Yemen |
Jabal al-Salb |
Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Middle East & North Africa |
Unknown |
Unknown |
201512250002 |
2015-12-25 |
Sudan |
Hamidiya |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201512250012 |
2015-12-25 |
Iraq |
Khalidiyah |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Middle East & North Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201512240002 |
2015-12-24 |
Sudan |
Ghara |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201512240003 |
2015-12-24 |
Sudan |
Al-Amiriya |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201512230017 |
2015-12-23 |
Afghanistan |
Manu |
Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
South Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201512220001 |
2015-12-22 |
Sudan |
Jimeiza Tegaro |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201512220021 |
2015-12-22 |
Pakistan |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
South Asia |
Unknown |
Unknown |
201512220036 |
2015-12-22 |
Somalia |
Mogadishu |
Al-Shabaab |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Bombing/Explosion |
Explosives |
201512210044 |
2015-12-21 |
Djibouti |
Djibouti |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Armed Assault |
Firearms,Melee |
201512200019 |
2015-12-20 |
Afghanistan |
Mushki |
Taliban |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
South Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201512190018 |
2015-12-19 |
Somalia |
Afgoye |
Al-Shabaab |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Bombing/Explosion |
Explosives |
201512190026 |
2015-12-19 |
Afghanistan |
Feroz Koh |
Taliban |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
South Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201512190015 |
2015-12-18 |
Pakistan |
Kech district |
Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Violent Political Party |
South Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201512180019 |
2015-12-18 |
Iraq |
Umran |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Middle East & North Africa |
Armed Assault |
Firearms |
201512180027 |
2015-12-18 |
Turkey |
Diyarbakir |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Police |
Middle East & North Africa |
Bombing/Explosion |
Explosives |
201512170040 |
2015-12-17 |
Iraq |
Baaj |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Middle East & North Africa |
Bombing/Explosion |
Explosives,Unknown |
201512170041 |
2015-12-17 |
Iraq |
Dumez Sinjar |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Middle East & North Africa |
Bombing/Explosion |
Explosives,Unknown |
201512170049 |
2015-12-17 |
Ethiopia |
Addi Arkay |
Patriotic Ginbot 7 Movement for Unity and Democracy (PGMUD) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201512170057 |
2015-12-17 |
Sudan |
Bindisi |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201512170059 |
2015-12-17 |
Burundi |
Ngozi |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Police |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201512170001 |
2015-12-17 |
Pakistan |
Turbat |
Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
South Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201601130008 |
2015-12-17 |
Libya |
Benghazi |
Mutassim Billah Gaddafi Battalion |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Middle East & North Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201512130022 |
2015-12-13 |
Iraq |
Kasik |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Middle East & North Africa |
Bombing/Explosion |
Explosives,Explosives,Unknown |
201512110007 |
2015-12-11 |
Libya |
Tripoli |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
NGO |
Middle East & North Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201512110061 |
2015-12-11 |
Mozambique |
Muanza |
Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Violent Political Party |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201512100007 |
2015-12-10 |
Nigeria |
Unknown |
Boko Haram (suspected) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Unknown |
Unknown |
201512100036 |
2015-12-10 |
Yemen |
Aden |
Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Middle East & North Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201512090036 |
2015-12-09 |
Uganda |
Budaka |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201512060009 |
2015-12-06 |
Colombia |
Unknown |
National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
South America |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201512050034 |
2015-12-05 |
South Sudan |
Longiro |
South Sudan Armed Forces (SSAF) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Unknown |
Unknown |
201512020053 |
2015-12-02 |
Yemen |
Zinjibar |
Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Terrorists/Non-state Militia,Private Citizens & Property |
Middle East & North Africa |
Unknown |
Unknown |
201512020014 |
2015-12-02 |
Pakistan |
Kohlu district |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
South Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion |
Explosives,Unknown |
201512020043 |
2015-12-02 |
Somalia |
Merca |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Armed Assault |
Firearms |
201512020044 |
2015-12-02 |
Somalia |
Merca |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Bombing/Explosion |
Explosives |
201511300048 |
2015-11-30 |
Libya |
Zawiya |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Middle East & North Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201511290027 |
2015-11-29 |
Nigeria |
Bam |
Boko Haram |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack |
Firearms,Incendiary |
201511280060 |
2015-11-28 |
Yemen |
Aden |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Middle East & North Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201511270035 |
2015-11-27 |
Somalia |
Bardere |
Al-Shabaab |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Bombing/Explosion |
Explosives |
201512010054 |
2015-11-26 |
Myanmar |
Lashio |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Southeast Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201511260023 |
2015-11-26 |
India |
South Salmara |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
South Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201511260037 |
2015-11-26 |
Myanmar |
Lashio |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Southeast Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201511260038 |
2015-11-26 |
Myanmar |
Lashio district |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Southeast Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201511260055 |
2015-11-26 |
Myanmar |
Lashio |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Southeast Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201511260032 |
2015-11-26 |
Somalia |
Unknown |
Al-Shabaab,Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Armed Assault |
Explosives,Firearms |
201511250012 |
2015-11-25 |
Somalia |
Merca |
Al-Shabaab |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Bombing/Explosion |
Explosives |
201511250013 |
2015-11-25 |
Somalia |
Merca |
Al-Shabaab |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Bombing/Explosion |
Explosives |
201511170082 |
2015-11-25 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Basekpio |
Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201511170083 |
2015-11-25 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Bulumasi |
Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201511240073 |
2015-11-24 |
India |
Kharason Salakhun Chingya |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
South Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201511240076 |
2015-11-24 |
Sudan |
Unknown |
Janjaweed |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Business |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault |
Firearms |
201511240006 |
2015-11-24 |
Afghanistan |
Pashtun Kot district |
Taliban |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military,Military |
South Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault |
Firearms |
201511240028 |
2015-11-24 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Mukoko |
Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military,Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault |
Firearms |
201511240049 |
2015-11-24 |
Afghanistan |
Sangcharak district |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Terrorists/Non-state Militia |
South Asia |
Armed Assault |
Firearms |
201511240016 |
2015-11-23 |
Afghanistan |
Jurm district |
Taliban |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Government (General) |
South Asia |
Unknown |
Unknown |
201511240012 |
2015-11-22 |
Afghanistan |
Zinda Jan district |
Taliban |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
South Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201511220070 |
2015-11-22 |
Somalia |
Bosaso |
Al-Shabaab |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Armed Assault |
Explosives,Firearms |
201511220075 |
2015-11-22 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Lusambo |
Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201511220028 |
2015-11-22 |
Iraq |
Mosul |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Middle East & North Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201511220035 |
2015-11-22 |
Iraq |
Tikrit district |
Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia |
Middle East & North Africa |
Unknown |
Unknown |
201511210059 |
2015-11-21 |
Somalia |
Wajid |
Al-Shabaab |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military,Military |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Unknown |
Unknown |
201511210061 |
2015-11-21 |
Yemen |
Aden |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Middle East & North Africa |
Unknown |
Unknown |
201511210063 |
2015-11-21 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Ishunga |
Nduma Defense of Congo (NDC) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Melee,Unknown |
201511190005 |
2015-11-19 |
Libya |
Tripoli |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Government (General) |
Middle East & North Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201511190048 |
2015-11-19 |
Nigeria |
Port Harcourt district |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Religious Figures/Institutions |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201511190049 |
2015-11-19 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Bambangu |
Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201511190050 |
2015-11-19 |
Democratic Republic of the Congo |
Banda district |
Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201511180052 |
2015-11-18 |
Nigeria |
Gudunbali |
Boko Haram |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Armed Assault |
Firearms |
201511170020 |
2015-11-17 |
Iraq |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military,Police |
Middle East & North Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201511150058 |
2015-11-16 |
Sudan |
Morur |
Unknown |
Unknown |
5 |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Melee,Melee |
201511140041 |
2015-11-14 |
Cameroon |
Mora |
Boko Haram (suspected) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Business |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hijacking,Facility/Infrastructure Attack |
Incendiary,Unknown |
201511140042 |
2015-11-14 |
India |
Daine |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
South Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201511140057 |
2015-11-14 |
Yemen |
Hudaydah |
Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Educational Institution |
Middle East & North Africa |
Bombing/Explosion |
Explosives |
201511140058 |
2015-11-14 |
Yemen |
Hudaydah |
Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Government (General) |
Middle East & North Africa |
Bombing/Explosion |
Explosives |
201511130055 |
2015-11-13 |
Philippines |
Shariff Aguak |
Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Southeast Asia |
Armed Assault |
Firearms |
201511160002 |
2015-11-12 |
Somalia |
Unknown |
Al-Shabaab |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Unknown |
Unknown |
201511120033 |
2015-11-12 |
Afghanistan |
Sangin district |
Taliban |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
South Asia |
Unknown |
Unknown |
201511120050 |
2015-11-12 |
Afghanistan |
Shindand district |
Taliban |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Police |
South Asia |
Armed Assault |
Explosives,Firearms |
201511110003 |
2015-11-11 |
Afghanistan |
Sayed Karam district |
Taliban |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
South Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Firearms |
201511110007 |
2015-11-11 |
Somalia |
Lafoole |
Al-Shabaab |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Bombing/Explosion |
Explosives |
201511110041 |
2015-11-11 |
Afghanistan |
Unknown |
Taliban |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Police |
South Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201511110064 |
2015-11-11 |
Sudan |
Abu Taher |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201511130050 |
2015-11-11 |
Afghanistan |
Herat |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
South Asia |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201511100058 |
2015-11-10 |
Libya |
Tripoli |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Journalists & Media |
Middle East & North Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201511090060 |
2015-11-09 |
Myanmar |
Mong Naung |
Shan State Army - North (SSA-N) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Police |
Southeast Asia |
Armed Assault |
Firearms |
201511090061 |
2015-11-09 |
Myanmar |
Mong Naung |
Shan State Army - North (SSA-N) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Military |
Southeast Asia |
Unknown |
Unknown |
201511090062 |
2015-11-09 |
Yemen |
Sanaa |
Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Middle East & North Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |
201511090026 |
2015-11-09 |
Central African Republic |
Mala |
Seleka |
Unknown |
Unknown |
Private Citizens & Property |
Sub-Saharan Africa |
Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) |
Unknown |