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Years: (between 2006 and 2016)
All incidents regardless of doubt.
Perpetrators: (Al-Qaida; Al-Qaida Kurdish Battalions (AQKB); Al-Qaida Network for Southwestern Khulna Division; Al-Qaida Organization for Jihad in Sweden; Al-Qaida in Iraq; Al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia; Al-Qaida in Yemen; Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP); Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent; Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM); Al-Qaqa Brigade; Al-Qassam Brigades; Al-Shabaab; Ansar al-Islam; Boko Haram; Haqqani Network; Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HuM); Harakat ul-Mujahidin Al-Almi; Harakat-i-Inqilahi-i-Islami; Islamic Army in Iraq (al-Jaish al-Islami fi al-Iraq); Islamic State in Bangladesh; Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS); Islamic State of Iraq (ISI); Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL); Jaish-e-Mohammad (Iraq); Jemaah Islamiya (JI); Lashkar-e-Jhangvi; Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT); Movement of the Third Reich; Mujahedeen Army; Taliban; Taliban (Pakistan); Tehrik-e-Taliban Islami (TTI))
| GTD ID | DATE | COUNTRY | CITY | PERPETRATOR GROUP | FATALITIES | INJURED | TARGET TYPE | REGION | ATTACK TYPE | WEAPON TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201611080038 | 2016-11-08 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 40 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201610300014 | 2016-10-29 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 40 | 0 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201609250023 | 2016-09-25 | Iraq | Hit | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 40 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201609220023 | 2016-09-22 | Iraq | Mosul district | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 40 | 0 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives,Unknown |
| 201605140039 | 2016-05-14 | Syria | Deir ez-Zor | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 40 | Unknown | Business,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201602230026 | 2016-02-23 | Iraq | Hayakil al-Jamiyah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 40 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201512300022 | 2015-12-30 | Iraq | Al-Sherka | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 40 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201511180041 | 2015-11-18 | Iraq | Bashiqah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 40 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201511180059 | 2015-11-18 | Iraq | Ramadi | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 40 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201511130023 | 2015-11-13 | Iraq | Dibis | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 40 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201509180021 | 2015-09-18 | Iraq | Khalidiyah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 40 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201509130040 | 2015-09-13 | Iraq | Fallujah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 40 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201508190128 | 2015-08-24 | Syria | Ras al-Ain | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 40 | Unknown | Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201506100078 | 2015-06-10 | Somalia | Burhakaba | Al-Shabaab | 40 | 61 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201506060013 | 2015-06-03 | Syria | Hasakah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 40 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201506030101 | 2015-06-03 | Syria | Hasakah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 40 | Unknown | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201503120043 | 2015-03-12 | Iraq | Ramadi | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 40 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201503030010 | 2015-03-03 | Iraq | Tikrit district | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 40 | Unknown | Unknown | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201502070042 | 2015-02-07 | Nigeria | Damboa | Boko Haram | 40 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201411270012 | 2014-11-27 | Nigeria | Marabar-Mubi | Boko Haram | 40 | 7 | Military,Transportation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201409280028 | 2014-09-26 | Afghanistan | Ajristan district | Taliban | 40 | 4 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Explosives,Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201409240072 | 2014-09-26 | Afghanistan | Ajristan district | Taliban | 40 | 4 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Incendiary,Melee |
| 201409010066 | 2014-09-01 | Cameroon | Fotokol | Boko Haram | 40 | 1 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201609080038 | 2016-09-08 | Afghanistan | Tarin Kot | Taliban | 39 | 19 | Military | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201603050040 | 2016-03-05 | Syria | Unknown | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 39 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201506060014 | 2015-06-03 | Syria | Hasakah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 39 | Unknown | Utilities | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201506010008 | 2015-06-01 | Iraq | Tharthar | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 39 | 25 | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201406180052 | 2014-06-18 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 39 | 1 | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201405270033 | 2014-05-27 | Somalia | Caato | Al-Shabaab | 39 | 19 | Military,Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201403010006 | 2014-03-01 | Nigeria | Mainok | Boko Haram | 39 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201402110008 | 2014-02-11 | Nigeria | Konduga | Boko Haram | 39 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201401090001 | 2014-01-09 | Nigeria | Damboa | Boko Haram | 39 | 2 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201309200006 | 2013-09-20 | Yemen | Azzan | Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) | 39 | 20 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201303180016 | 2013-03-18 | Nigeria | Kano | Boko Haram (suspected) | 39 | 75 | Transportation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201003130011 | 2010-03-13 | Afghanistan | Kandahar | Taliban | 39 | 57 | Police | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives |
| 200802180003 | 2008-02-18 | Afghanistan | Spin Boldak | Jaish al-Muslimin (Army of the Muslims),Taliban | 39 | 41 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201609080042 | 2016-09-08 | Afghanistan | Tarin Kot | Taliban | 38 | 18 | Police | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201609080041 | 2016-09-08 | Afghanistan | Tarin Kot | Taliban | 38 | 18 | Government (General) | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201609080040 | 2016-09-08 | Afghanistan | Tarin Kot | Taliban | 38 | 18 | Government (General) | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201609080039 | 2016-09-08 | Afghanistan | Tarin Kot | Taliban | 38 | 19 | Police | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201606040012 | 2016-06-04 | Iraq | Albu Hawah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 38 | 15 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201602280004 | 2016-02-28 | Iraq | Baghdad | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 38 | 56 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201506250052 | 2015-06-25 | Afghanistan | Waygal district | Taliban | 38 | 54 | Business,Government (General),Military | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201501070004 | 2015-01-07 | Yemen | Sanaa | Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) (suspected) | 38 | 66 | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201408060005 | 2014-08-06 | Syria | Unknown | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 38 | 24 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201406080001 | 2014-06-08 | Pakistan | Karachi | Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU),Lashkar-e-Jhangvi,Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) | 38 | 22 | Airports and Aircraft | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201304140004 | 2013-04-13 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 38 | 58 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201202200010 | 2012-02-20 | Nigeria | Maiduguri | Boko Haram | 38 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201012240019 | 2010-12-24 | Nigeria | Jos | Boko Haram | 38 | 74 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201605230004 | 2016-05-23 | Syria | Jableh | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 37 | Unknown | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives |
| 201602280025 | 2016-02-28 | Iraq | Baghdad | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 37 | 56 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201601310015 | 2016-01-31 | Syria | Sayyidah Zaynab | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 37 | 50 | Private Citizens & Property,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201601260039 | 2016-01-26 | Iraq | Al-Baghdadi | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 37 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201505280031 | 2015-05-27 | Chad | Choua | Boko Haram | 37 | 4 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201505230037 | 2015-05-23 | Nigeria | Gubio | Boko Haram | 37 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Explosives,Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201505160065 | 2015-05-16 | Iraq | Fallujah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 37 | 20 | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Explosives,Incendiary,Unknown |
| 201503310016 | 2015-03-31 | Syria | Mabouja | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 37 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary,Melee |
| 201407210013 | 2014-07-21 | Afghanistan | Qaysar district | Taliban | 37 | 19 | Police | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201112250021 | 2011-12-25 | Nigeria | Madalla | Boko Haram | 37 | 57 | Religious Figures/Institutions | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201103140021 | 2011-03-14 | Afghanistan | Kunduz | Taliban | 37 | 42 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610150015 | 2016-10-15 | Iraq | Baghdad | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 36 | 33 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201605230006 | 2016-05-23 | Syria | Jableh | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 36 | Unknown | Utilities | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201605230005 | 2016-05-23 | Syria | Jableh | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 36 | Unknown | Transportation | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives |
| 201602270038 | 2016-02-27 | Iraq | Bashir | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 36 | 24 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201601310014 | 2016-01-31 | Syria | Sayyidah Zaynab | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 36 | 50 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia,Transportation | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201509070021 | 2015-09-07 | Afghanistan | Maqbal | Taliban | 36 | 23 | Police | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201509040054 | 2015-09-04 | Somalia | Fafahdun | Al-Shabaab | 36 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201507220008 | 2015-07-21 | Somalia | Bardere | Al-Shabaab | 36 | 37 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms,Vehicle (not to include vehicle-borne explosives, i.e., car or truck bombs) |
| 201505090022 | 2015-05-09 | Iraq | Khalis | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 36 | 14 | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201412020016 | 2014-12-02 | Kenya | Mandera | Al-Shabaab | 36 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms,Melee |
| 201411030041 | 2014-11-03 | Iraq | Ramadi district | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 36 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201302030002 | 2013-02-03 | Iraq | Kirkuk | Al-Qaida in Iraq (suspected) | 36 | 70 | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201201180030 | 2012-01-18 | Mali | Aguelhoc | Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM),Ansar al-Dine (Mali),Azawad National Liberation Movement (MNLA) | 36 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201108290003 | 2011-08-29 | Yemen | Dufas | Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) (suspected) | 36 | 68 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201003030017 | 2010-03-03 | Iraq | Baqubah | Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) | 36 | 55 | Business,Government (General),Police | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives |
| 200908250031 | 2009-08-25 | Afghanistan | Kandahar | Taliban (suspected) | 36 | 64 | Business | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200907090022 | 2009-07-09 | Iraq | Tal Afar | Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) (suspected) | 36 | 60 | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Assassination | Explosives |
| 200805010003 | 2008-05-01 | Iraq | Balad Ruz | Al-Qaida in Iraq (suspected) | 36 | 66 | Police,Other,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives |
| 200706170001 | 2007-06-17 | Afghanistan | Kabul | Haqqani Network | 36 | 52 | Police | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612020033 | 2016-12-02 | Afghanistan | Nesh district | Taliban | 35 | 4 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610030035 | 2016-10-03 | Syria | Tell Tawil | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 35 | 77 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201609120002 | 2016-09-12 | Niger | Toumour | Boko Haram | 35 | 6 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201608140075 | 2016-08-14 | Syria | Aleppo | Al-Nusrah Front,Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 35 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201603200017 | 2016-03-20 | Somalia | Lantabur | Al-Shabaab | 35 | 23 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201505140013 | 2015-05-16 | Iraq | Unknown | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 35 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201504100033 | 2015-04-10 | Syria | Khalkhalah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 35 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201501030076 | 2015-01-03 | Nigeria | Baga | Boko Haram | 35 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201412190033 | 2014-12-19 | Nigeria | Damboa | Boko Haram | 35 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201408310036 | 2014-08-30 | Afghanistan | Khannesin | Taliban | 35 | Unknown | Military | South Asia | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201408220073 | 2014-08-22 | Iraq | Imam Weis | Asa'ib Ahl al-Haqq,Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) (suspected) | 35 | 35 | Religious Figures/Institutions | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201308190004 | 2013-08-19 | Nigeria | Baga | Boko Haram | 35 | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms,Incendiary,Melee |
| 201203280002 | 2012-03-28 | Afghanistan | Tooto-Char | Taliban | 35 | 20 | Business,Military | South Asia | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Explosives,Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201107050007 | 2011-07-05 | Iraq | Taji | Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) | 35 | 58 | Government (General) | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200906300017 | 2009-06-30 | Iraq | Kirkuk | Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) (suspected) | 35 | 95 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612160015 | 2016-12-16 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 34 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201608200025 | 2016-08-17 | Afghanistan | Baghlani Jadid district | Taliban | 34 | 15 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201507200005 | 2015-07-20 | Turkey | Suruc | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 34 | 101 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201504110049 | 2015-04-11 | Syria | Tall Tamr | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 34 | Unknown | Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201502200009 | 2015-02-20 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 34 | 58 | Business,Government (General),Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201410020023 | 2014-10-02 | Iraq | Hit | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 34 | 12 | Government (General),Police,Other | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
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