Back to Advanced SearchSEARCH RESULTS: 13231 INCIDENTS
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Year: (2016)
All incidents regardless of doubt.
Attacks: (Armed Assault; Bombing/Explosion; Hijacking; Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident); Hostage Taking (Kidnapping); Facility/Infrastructure Attack; Unarmed Assault; Unknown)
| GTD ID | DATE | COUNTRY | CITY | PERPETRATOR GROUP | FATALITIES | INJURED | TARGET TYPE | REGION | ATTACK TYPE | WEAPON TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201612290052 | 2016-12-29 | Yemen | Ash Sha'f | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 1 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612290035 | 2016-12-29 | Iraq | Riyadh | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612270008 | 2016-12-27 | Somalia | Kismayo district | Al-Shabaab | 5 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612250015 | 2016-12-25 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Oicha | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612250018 | 2016-12-25 | Cameroon | Magam | Boko Haram | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612240026 | 2016-12-24 | Yemen | An Nadirah district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612230021 | 2016-12-23 | India | Surjagad | Maoists | 0 | Unknown | Business | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary,Melee |
| 201612210047 | 2016-12-21 | Syria | Raqqah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 2 | Unknown | Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612210046 | 2016-12-21 | Somalia | Caloola | Al-Shabaab | 1 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612200024 | 2016-12-20 | Libya | Ash Shwayrif | Tripoli Province of the Islamic State | 0 | Unknown | Military,Business | Middle East & North Africa | Unarmed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Melee |
| 201612190021 | 2016-12-19 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612180026 | 2016-12-18 | Nigeria | Ngadaya | Boko Haram (suspected) | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201612160030 | 2016-12-16 | Yemen | Bayda | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Religious Figures/Institutions | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612150028 | 2016-12-15 | Yemen | Khabb wa ash Shaaf district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612140058 | 2016-12-14 | Yemen | Masajed | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612130015 | 2016-12-13 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612100037 | 2016-12-12 | Pakistan | Mehar | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612100011 | 2016-12-10 | Syria | Palmyra | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 433 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201612080012 | 2016-12-08 | Somalia | Goof Gaduud | Al-Shabaab | 14 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612060009 | 2016-12-06 | Bangladesh | Rajshahi | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Violent Political Party | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612050023 | 2016-12-05 | Saudi Arabia | Raboah | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612040045 | 2016-12-04 | Yemen | As Sahul | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612040032 | 2016-12-04 | Iraq | Ayn al-Hisyan | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612030010 | 2016-12-03 | Yemen | Unknown | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612010016 | 2016-12-01 | Iraq | Baghdad | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611280052 | 2016-11-28 | Yemen | Al-Haija | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611280006 | 2016-11-28 | Yemen | Buraiqeh | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611270028 | 2016-11-27 | Nigeria | Igbodu | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Transportation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611260055 | 2016-11-26 | Yemen | Razan Khadder | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611260050 | 2016-11-26 | South Sudan | Nabiapai | Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201611250031 | 2016-11-25 | Saudi Arabia | Al-Tuwal | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611240027 | 2016-11-23 | Somalia | Leego | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611230052 | 2016-11-23 | Iraq | Baghdad | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611210035 | 2016-11-21 | India | Champijang | National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) (suspected) | Unknown | Unknown | Business | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201612090035 | 2016-11-20 | Myanmar | Namtu district | Arakan Army (AA) (suspected),Kachin Independence Army (KIA) (suspected),Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Southeast Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611190061 | 2016-11-19 | Nigeria | Dole | Unknown | 3 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611160017 | 2016-11-16 | Iraq | Kubaysah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 42 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives |
| 201611160044 | 2016-11-16 | Nigeria | Igbodu | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201611150039 | 2016-11-15 | Nigeria | Darka | Boko Haram,Fulani extremists | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611150047 | 2016-11-15 | Nigeria | Kwada | Boko Haram | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 201611150004 | 2016-11-15 | Yemen | Hazm | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 2 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611140049 | 2016-11-14 | Iraq | Qayyarah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Chemical |
| 201611130073 | 2016-11-13 | Nigeria | Kigam | Fulani extremists | 11 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201611130076 | 2016-11-13 | Egypt | Arish | Sinai Province of the Islamic State | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611120032 | 2016-11-12 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201611090055 | 2016-11-09 | Libya | Ras Lanuf | Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611080058 | 2016-11-08 | Afghanistan | Pachir Agam district | Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State | 10 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Unknown |
| 201611070020 | 2016-11-07 | Mali | Banamba | Ansar al-Dine (Mali),Macina Liberation Front (FLM) | Unknown | Unknown | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611050013 | 2016-11-05 | Malaysia | Sandakan | Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) | 0 | Unknown | Maritime | Southeast Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201611060012 | 2016-11-05 | Yemen | Shumays | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 2 | Unknown | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611050029 | 2016-11-05 | Iraq | Abu Ghraib | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611030021 | 2016-11-03 | Egypt | Arish | Sinai Province of the Islamic State | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201611030043 | 2016-11-03 | Myanmar | Hpakan | Kachin Independence Army (KIA) (suspected) | 0 | Unknown | Business | Southeast Asia | Bombing/Explosion,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201611010009 | 2016-11-02 | Iraq | Tal Afar | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Police,Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611010023 | 2016-11-01 | Somalia | Ceel Baraf | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610310025 | 2016-10-31 | India | Kusumbha | Jharkhand Prastuti Committee (JPC) | 2 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms,Melee |
| 201610300012 | 2016-10-29 | Iraq | Baghdad | Unknown | 1 | Unknown | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610280028 | 2016-10-28 | Syria | Aleppo | Ahrar al-Sham,Free Idlib Army,Shamiya Front | 0 | Unknown | Military,Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610270040 | 2016-10-27 | Somalia | Lambar 50 | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201610250032 | 2016-10-25 | Yemen | Ad Dabab | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610240037 | 2016-10-24 | Iraq | Kirkuk | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 2 | Unknown | Transportation | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610240036 | 2016-10-24 | Iraq | Laylan | Unknown | 9 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610220018 | 2016-10-22 | Somalia | Lambar 50 | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610200044 | 2016-10-20 | Yemen | Lawdar district | Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610190015 | 2016-10-19 | Saudi Arabia | Al-Tuwal | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 0 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610190018 | 2016-10-19 | Saudi Arabia | Al-Abadiyah | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 0 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610190021 | 2016-10-19 | Saudi Arabia | Ad Dabah | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 0 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610160051 | 2016-10-16 | Libya | Tripoli | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610150031 | 2016-10-15 | Libya | Sirte | Tripoli Province of the Islamic State | Unknown | Unknown | Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610140041 | 2016-10-14 | Sudan | Unknown | Abbala extremists | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610120030 | 2016-10-12 | Paraguay | Belen Kue | Mariscal Lopez Army (EML),Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) (suspected) | Unknown | Unknown | Government (General) | South America | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201610110026 | 2016-10-11 | Iraq | Baghdad | Unknown | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610110018 | 2016-10-11 | Yemen | Sanaa | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610100056 | 2016-10-10 | Libya | Tripoli | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201610080029 | 2016-10-08 | Myanmar | Laokkaing | National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA-ESSA) (suspected) | Unknown | Unknown | Utilities | Southeast Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610070025 | 2016-10-07 | Afghanistan | Khar Joy | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610060046 | 2016-10-06 | Somalia | Ceel Cadde | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610050038 | 2016-10-05 | Afghanistan | Zaywalayat | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201610050086 | 2016-10-05 | Yemen | Khiyami | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610030021 | 2016-10-03 | Egypt | Sheikh Zuweid | Sinai Province of the Islamic State | 8 | Unknown | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610020044 | 2016-10-02 | Afghanistan | Puli Khumri district | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610010030 | 2016-10-01 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610010007 | 2016-10-01 | Yemen | Dhubab district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 0 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201609290017 | 2016-09-29 | India | Songotagre | Achik Songna An'pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK),Garo National Liberation Army | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms,Firearms |
| 201609280034 | 2016-09-28 | Yemen | Shamlan | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Educational Institution | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201609270034 | 2016-09-26 | Libya | Sirte | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201609260057 | 2016-09-26 | Afghanistan | Ghazni | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Military | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201609240020 | 2016-09-24 | Nigeria | Bakassi district | Unknown | 3 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary,Unknown |
| 201609230025 | 2016-09-23 | India | Garu | Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201609220039 | 2016-09-22 | Afghanistan | Jurm district | Taliban | 15 | Unknown | Military | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201609210134 | 2016-09-21 | Syria | Juwayq | People's Protection Units (YPG) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201609210023 | 2016-09-21 | Turkey | Doganli | Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) | Unknown | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201609200039 | 2016-09-20 | Nigeria | Igbo-Etiti district | Fulani extremists | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201609180032 | 2016-09-18 | Nigeria | Kwamjilari | Boko Haram | 2 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201609170026 | 2016-09-17 | Afghanistan | Shah Tareen | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Military | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201609160019 | 2016-09-16 | Syria | Aleppo | Free Syrian Army | Unknown | Unknown | Religious Figures/Institutions | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201609150016 | 2016-09-15 | Iraq | Ramadi | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201609140029 | 2016-09-14 | Somalia | Ceelasha Biyaha | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201609120019 | 2016-09-12 | Iraq | Barari | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 100 | Unknown | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201609100031 | 2016-09-10 | Niger | Ayorou | Unknown | 2 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
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