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Attacks: (Hostage Taking (Kidnapping))
| GTD ID | DATE | COUNTRY | CITY | PERPETRATOR GROUP | FATALITIES | INJURED | TARGET TYPE | REGION | ATTACK TYPE | WEAPON TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 202003230011 | 2020-03-23 | Nigeria | Gorgi | Boko Haram | 179 | 61 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201412160041 | 2014-12-16 | Iraq | Fallujah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 150 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201410290055 | 2014-10-29 | Iraq | Ramadi | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 150 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201409070051 | 2014-09-07 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 150 | 0 | Police,Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 200703300001 | 2007-03-30 | Iraq | Tal Afar | Unknown | 145 | 170 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Explosives |
| 201601150004 | 2016-01-15 | Somalia | Ceel Cadde | Al-Shabaab | 142 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201611290020 | 2016-10-29 | Iraq | Hammam al-Alil | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 130 | 0 | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201710110016 | 2017-10-02 | Syria | Qaryatayn | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 128 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms,Melee |
| 201407260010 | 2014-07-24 | Syria | Raqqah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 114 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms,Melee |
| 199006110018 | 1990-06-11 | Sri Lanka | Kalmunai | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) | 114 | 0 | Police | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201412060047 | 2014-12-06 | Syria | Deir ez-Zor | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 111 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives |
| 201611280039 | 2016-10-28 | Iraq | Hammam al-Alil | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 100 | 0 | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 200908060005 | 2009-08-06 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Niangara | Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) (suspected) | 100 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 202005280008 | 2020-05-28 | Mozambique | Macomia | Ansar al-Sunna (Mozambique),Central Africa Province of the Islamic State | 97 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary,Melee |
| 201608050023 | 2016-08-04 | Iraq | Hawijah district | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 97 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201509010013 | 2015-09-01 | Somalia | Janale | Al-Shabaab | 97 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 200105050001 | 2001-05-05 | Angola | Caxito | National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) | 95 | 20 | Transportation,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms |
| 201411080033 | 2014-11-08 | Somalia | Kismayo district | Al-Shabaab | 91 | Unknown | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610110067 | 2016-10-11 | Afghanistan | Chah Anjeer | Taliban | 90 | Unknown | Police,Military | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201412140030 | 2014-12-14 | Syria | Hamidiyah | Al-Nusrah Front,Free Syrian Army,Islamic Front (Syria) | 90 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
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