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Attacks: (Hostage Taking (Kidnapping))
GTD ID | DATE | COUNTRY | CITY | PERPETRATOR GROUP | FATALITIES | INJURED | TARGET TYPE | REGION | ATTACK TYPE | WEAPON TYPE |
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201406150063 | 2014-06-12 | Iraq | Tikrit | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 1700 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
201408090071 | 2014-08-03 | Iraq | Sinjar | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 953 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
202011090015 | 2020-11-09 | Ethiopia | May Cadera | Samri militia,Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) (suspected) | 766 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Melee,Melee,Melee |
201408200027 | 2014-08-19 | Syria | Unknown | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 517 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
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 |
201408150057 | 2014-08-15 | Iraq | Kojo | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 400 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
201812160027 | 2018-12-16 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Bongende | Tribesmen | 339 | 28 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary,Melee |
201407170017 | 2014-07-17 | Syria | Palmyra district | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 310 | Unknown | Business,Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
201602070020 | 2016-02-07 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 300 | 0 | Police,Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
201504090006 | 2015-04-09 | Iraq | Qaim | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 300 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
201404150089 | 2014-04-15 | South Sudan | Bentiu | Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) | 287 | 400 | Religious Figures/Institutions | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
201610220007 | 2016-10-21 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 284 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
201505210084 | 2015-05-21 | Syria | Palmyra | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 280 | Unknown | Government (General),Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms,Melee |
199808030008 | 1998-08-03 | Colombia | Unknown | National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN),Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) | 275 | Unknown | Government (General),Utilities,Private Citizens & Property | South America | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion,Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Explosives,Explosives,Unknown |
201604210024 | 2016-04-21 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 250 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
201203040008 | 2012-03-04 | Yemen | Zinjibar | Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) | 210 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
201908250021 | 2019-08-25 | Yemen | Kitaf wa al-Boqee district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 200 | 280 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
201707040004 | 2017-06-04 | Iraq | Tal Afar | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 200 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
201504250079 | 2015-04-23 | Syria | Ishtabraq | Al-Nusrah Front,Ansar al-Din Front | 200 | Unknown | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
201610260019 | 2016-10-26 | Iraq | Hammam al-Alil | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 190 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |