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Year: (2016)
All incidents regardless of doubt.
| GTD ID | DATE | COUNTRY | CITY | PERPETRATOR GROUP | FATALITIES | INJURED | TARGET TYPE | REGION | ATTACK TYPE | WEAPON TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201612310027 | 2016-12-31 | Iraq | Baghdad | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 15 | 22 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612180043 | 2016-12-18 | Ukraine | Debaltseve | Donetsk People's Republic | 15 | 8 | Military | Eastern Europe | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201612010003 | 2016-12-01 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 15 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610260021 | 2016-10-25 | Iraq | Safinah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 15 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201609270029 | 2016-09-27 | Iraq | Tulul al-Baj | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 15 | 0 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201608050002 | 2016-08-05 | India | Kokrajhar | Muslim extremists (suspected),National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) (suspected) | 15 | 25 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201607250057 | 2016-07-25 | Yemen | Hazm district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 15 | 24 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201606260010 | 2016-06-26 | Yemen | Nihm district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 15 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612170001 | 2016-12-17 | Turkey | Kayseri | Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK),Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) | 16 | 53 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611290028 | 2016-11-29 | Yemen | Qatabah district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 16 | 14 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611060029 | 2016-11-06 | Iraq | Tulul al-Baj | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Assassination | Firearms |
| 201610260007 | 2016-10-26 | Afghanistan | Khwaja Sabz Posh district | Taliban | 16 | 19 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610230010 | 2016-10-23 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Melee |
| 201610120010 | 2016-10-12 | Afghanistan | Balkh district | Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State | 16 | 30 | Religious Figures/Institutions | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201608150055 | 2016-08-15 | Afghanistan | Morghab district | Taliban | 16 | 26 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201608150031 | 2016-08-14 | Syria | Atmeh | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | 25 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia,Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201608140044 | 2016-08-14 | Nigeria | Kangarwa | Boko Haram | 16 | 12 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201608060044 | 2016-08-06 | Iraq | Ramadi | Unknown | 16 | 0 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201607290007 | 2016-07-29 | Egypt | Sheikh Zuweid | Sinai Province of the Islamic State | 16 | 0 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201607180029 | 2016-07-18 | India | Aurangabad district | Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) | 16 | 5 | Police | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201607130020 | 2016-07-12 | Somalia | Goof Gaduud | Al-Shabaab | 16 | 3 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201607060013 | 2016-07-06 | Yemen | Khur Maksar district | Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) | 16 | 10 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201606250001 | 2016-06-25 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 16 | 9 | Business,Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201606200015 | 2016-06-20 | Afghanistan | Kabul | Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State,Taliban | 16 | 6 | Government (Diplomatic),Government (Diplomatic),Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201605240001 | 2016-05-23 | Syria | Tartus | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | Unknown | Transportation | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201605140055 | 2016-05-14 | Afghanistan | Chashma Sher | Hizb-I-Islami,Taliban | 16 | 20 | Police | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201605020029 | 2016-05-02 | Syria | Palmyra | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201604180014 | 2016-04-18 | Iraq | Bashir | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | 20 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201604100047 | 2016-04-10 | Mozambique | Nhampassa | Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR) | 16 | 3 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201604040024 | 2016-04-04 | Iraq | Al-Baghdadi | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | 15 | Government (General),Police,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201603160013 | 2016-03-16 | Pakistan | Peshawar | Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan),Majlis-e-Lashkari | 16 | 50 | Government (General) | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201603040017 | 2016-03-04 | Yemen | Shaykh Uthman | Adan-Abyan Province of the Islamic State | 16 | Unknown | Government (General),Religious Figures/Institutions,Religious Figures/Institutions | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201602280013 | 2016-02-28 | Somalia | Baidoa | Al-Shabaab | 16 | 30 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201602280031 | 2016-02-28 | Iraq | Fallujah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | 0 | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201602280014 | 2016-02-28 | Somalia | Baidoa | Al-Shabaab | 16 | 31 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201602280018 | 2016-02-28 | Iraq | Karma | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | 0 | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201602270007 | 2016-02-27 | Afghanistan | Kabul | Taliban | 16 | 13 | Government (General),Military,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201601270032 | 2016-01-27 | Iraq | Al-Baghdadi | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | 10 | Police,Terrorists/Non-state Militia,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201601160011 | 2016-01-16 | Syria | Deir ez-Zor | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201601160006 | 2016-01-16 | Syria | Deir ez-Zor | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | Unknown | Military,Business | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201601160002 | 2016-01-16 | Syria | Deir ez-Zor | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201601160008 | 2016-01-16 | Syria | Deir ez-Zor | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | Unknown | Military,Food or Water Supply | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201601160004 | 2016-01-16 | Syria | Ayyash | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201601160012 | 2016-01-16 | Syria | Deir ez-Zor | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201601160007 | 2016-01-16 | Syria | Deir ez-Zor | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201601160003 | 2016-01-16 | Syria | Bughailiyeh | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201601160010 | 2016-01-16 | Syria | Deir ez-Zor | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201601160005 | 2016-01-16 | Syria | Deir ez-Zor | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 16 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201601130003 | 2016-01-13 | Pakistan | Quetta | Jaish-e-Islam,Jundallah (Pakistan),Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) | 16 | 25 | Government (General),Police,Military | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201601010025 | 2016-01-01 | Iraq | Ramadi | Unknown | 16 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612250040 | 2016-12-25 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201612250047 | 2016-12-25 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives,Unknown |
| 201612250046 | 2016-12-25 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201612160005 | 2016-12-16 | Burkina Faso | Nassoumbou | Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM),Ansar al-Islam (Burkina Faso),Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) (suspected) | 17 | Unknown | Military,Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201612120019 | 2016-12-12 | Iraq | Hawijah district | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201612120045 | 2016-12-12 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | 0 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611060058 | 2016-11-06 | Yemen | Usaylan district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 17 | 0 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611050025 | 2016-11-05 | Afghanistan | Dangam district | Taliban | 17 | 4 | Military | South Asia | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201610130012 | 2016-10-13 | Syria | Bab As Salameh | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | 25 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201609220030 | 2016-09-22 | Nigeria | Abadam | Boko Haram | 17 | 4 | Military,Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201609030010 | 2016-09-03 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201608130037 | 2016-08-13 | Iraq | Ramadi | Unknown | 17 | 0 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201607310053 | 2016-07-25 | Afghanistan | Kohistan district | Taliban | 17 | 25 | Police | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201607080014 | 2016-07-08 | Turkey | Semdinli district | Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) | 17 | 0 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201606300002 | 2016-06-30 | Afghanistan | Kabul | Taliban | 17 | 40 | Police | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201606240063 | 2016-06-24 | Afghanistan | Gurziwan district | Taliban | 17 | 7 | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201606050007 | 2016-06-05 | Iraq | Fallujah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201606030008 | 2016-06-03 | Iraq | Wirdak | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201606030017 | 2016-06-03 | Yemen | Taizz | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) (suspected) | 17 | 30 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201605180062 | 2016-05-18 | Libya | Buairat el-Hassun | Tripoli Province of the Islamic State | 17 | 25 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201605180063 | 2016-05-18 | Libya | Sirte | Tripoli Province of the Islamic State | 17 | 25 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201605170028 | 2016-05-17 | Iraq | Baghdad | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | 35 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201605120020 | 2016-05-12 | Yemen | Mukalla | Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP),Hadramawt Province of the Islamic State | 17 | 24 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201605140036 | 2016-05-12 | Afghanistan | Pasaband district | Taliban | 17 | 23 | Police | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201605110049 | 2016-05-11 | Afghanistan | Shindand | Taliban | 17 | 20 | Military | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201605020010 | 2016-05-02 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201605010025 | 2016-05-01 | Iraq | Samawah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | 32 | Government (General) | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201604050030 | 2016-04-05 | Syria | Dumayr | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201603300023 | 2016-03-30 | Iraq | Fallujah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201603220002 | 2016-03-22 | Belgium | Brussels | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | 135 | Transportation,Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201603120060 | 2016-03-12 | Yemen | Shaykh Uthman | Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) | 17 | 0 | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201603040059 | 2016-03-04 | Iraq | Aski Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | 19 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201602210003 | 2016-02-21 | Syria | Zarah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | 50 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201602180032 | 2016-02-18 | Iraq | Hawijah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201602030042 | 2016-02-03 | Afghanistan | Aliabad district | Taliban | 17 | Unknown | Military | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201601160013 | 2016-01-16 | Syria | Deir ez-Zor | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201601160027 | 2016-01-15 | Afghanistan | Adam Khan | Taliban | 17 | 7 | Military | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201601090024 | 2016-01-07 | Iraq | Bashiqah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | Unknown | Military,Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201601070023 | 2016-01-07 | Somalia | Goof Gaduud | Al-Shabaab | 17 | 25 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201612180041 | 2016-12-18 | Nigeria | Gassol district | Unknown | 18 | 18 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 201611030042 | 2016-11-03 | Iraq | Sinjar district | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 18 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610210023 | 2016-10-21 | Iraq | Dibis | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 18 | 0 | Utilities,Utilities | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201606300001 | 2016-06-30 | Afghanistan | Kabul | Taliban | 18 | 40 | Police | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201606160033 | 2016-06-16 | Nigeria | Kuda | Boko Haram | 18 | 10 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201606160017 | 2016-06-16 | Iraq | Baiji district | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 18 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201606110030 | 2016-06-11 | Afghanistan | Dih Bala district | Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State | 18 | 13 | Police | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201605310001 | 2016-05-31 | Afghanistan | Shina Tepa | Taliban | 18 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201605230003 | 2016-05-23 | Syria | Tartus | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 18 | Unknown | Transportation | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201605230007 | 2016-05-23 | Syria | Tartus | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 18 | Unknown | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives |
| 201605110048 | 2016-05-11 | Afghanistan | Char Qala | Taliban | 18 | 20 | Military | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
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