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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201603020059 | 2016-03-02 | Nigeria | Suswam | Fulani extremists | 41 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 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 |
| 201610150025 | 2016-10-15 | Nigeria | Godogodo | Fulani extremists | 40 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 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 |
| 201609150004 | 2016-09-14 | Yemen | Ad Dabab | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 40 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | 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 |
| 201604010023 | 2016-04-01 | Syria | Al-Eis | Ahrar al-Sham,Al-Nusrah Front,Jund al-Aqsa | 40 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives |
| 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 |
| 201609080038 | 2016-09-08 | Afghanistan | Tarin Kot | Taliban | 39 | 19 | Military | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201603130001 | 2016-03-13 | Turkey | Ankara | Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK),Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) | 39 | 125 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201603050040 | 2016-03-05 | Syria | Unknown | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 39 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201609160001 | 2016-09-16 | Pakistan | Pai Khan | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) | 38 | 31 | Religious Figures/Institutions | 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 |
| 201607210029 | 2016-07-21 | Syria | Aleppo | Free Syrian Army | 38 | Unknown | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 | Transportation,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612020033 | 2016-12-02 | Afghanistan | Nesh district | Taliban | 35 | 4 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610210014 | 2016-10-20 | Afghanistan | Pachir Agam district | Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State | 35 | 9 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary,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 |
| 201607300016 | 2016-07-30 | Turkey | Cukurca | Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) | 35 | 25 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201603200017 | 2016-03-20 | Somalia | Lantabur | Al-Shabaab | 35 | 23 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 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 |
| 201611270022 | 2016-11-27 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Lukanga | Mai Mai Mazembe Militia | 34 | 20 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms,Melee |
| 201608200025 | 2016-08-17 | Afghanistan | Baghlani Jadid district | Taliban | 34 | 15 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201601140004 | 2016-01-14 | Egypt | At Tumah | Sinai Province of the Islamic State | 34 | 18 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612220023 | 2016-12-22 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 33 | 60 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612160017 | 2016-12-16 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 33 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201612160016 | 2016-12-16 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 33 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201611160039 | 2016-11-16 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 33 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201605290016 | 2016-05-29 | Iraq | Hit | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 33 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201611150018 | 2016-11-15 | Somalia | Tayeeglow | Al-Shabaab | 32 | 40 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201606030015 | 2016-06-03 | Niger | Bosso | Boko Haram | 32 | 67 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201605150002 | 2016-05-15 | Yemen | Mukalla | Hadramawt Province of the Islamic State | 32 | 50 | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201607300020 | 2016-07-30 | Saudi Arabia | Unknown | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 31 | Unknown | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201607140033 | 2016-07-13 | Afghanistan | Sangin district | Taliban | 31 | 19 | Military | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201607110010 | 2016-07-11 | Yemen | Harad district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 31 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201603260001 | 2016-03-26 | Iraq | Tikrit district | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 31 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201603250029 | 2016-03-25 | Iraq | Iskandariyah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 31 | 60 | Government (General),Business,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201603220028 | 2016-03-21 | Iraq | Al-Baghdadi | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 31 | 9 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201602290026 | 2016-02-29 | Iraq | Muqdadiyah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 31 | 58 | Private Citizens & Property,Terrorists/Non-state Militia,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611260003 | 2016-11-26 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 30 | 43 | Government (General),Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Explosives |
| 201611260044 | 2016-11-26 | Nigeria | Bama | Boko Haram | 30 | Unknown | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201611090003 | 2016-11-09 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 30 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Other |
| 201611070046 | 2016-11-07 | Nigeria | Bindim | Unknown | 30 | 41 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610280022 | 2016-10-28 | Afghanistan | Wor Mayi district | Taliban | 30 | 60 | Military | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610120029 | 2016-10-12 | Central African Republic | Kaga Bandoro | Unknown | 30 | 57 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary,Melee |
| 201608100006 | 2016-08-10 | Afghanistan | Tarkani | Taliban | 30 | 5 | Military | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201607120012 | 2016-07-12 | Yemen | Harad district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 30 | 0 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201606120024 | 2016-06-12 | Iraq | Fallujah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 30 | 8 | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201606120023 | 2016-06-12 | Iraq | Fallujah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 30 | 9 | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201606100019 | 2016-06-10 | Iraq | Fallujah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 30 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201605060008 | 2016-05-06 | Afghanistan | Ghaziabad district | Taliban | 30 | 33 | Police | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201604240045 | 2016-04-24 | Nigeria | Alau | Boko Haram | 30 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201604180028 | 2016-04-18 | Nigeria | Kareto | Boko Haram | 30 | 24 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201602170001 | 2016-02-17 | Turkey | Ankara | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL),Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK),Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) | 30 | 60 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201602060007 | 2016-02-03 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 30 | 3 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201601260038 | 2016-01-26 | Iraq | Ramadi | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 30 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612110002 | 2016-12-11 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 29 | 48 | Maritime,Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612110001 | 2016-12-11 | Egypt | Cairo | Islamic State in Egypt (suspected),Muslim Brotherhood | 29 | 46 | Religious Figures/Institutions | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612030003 | 2016-12-03 | Iraq | Tal Afar | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 29 | 0 | Military,Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201610030019 | 2016-10-03 | Afghanistan | Khannesin | Taliban | 29 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201606150031 | 2016-06-15 | Iraq | Amiriyat al-Fallujah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 29 | 0 | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201602010015 | 2016-02-01 | Iraq | Unknown | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 29 | 19 | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201612150008 | 2016-12-14 | Iraq | Hawijah district | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 28 | 0 | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201611210001 | 2016-11-21 | Afghanistan | Kabul | Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State | 28 | 35 | Religious Figures/Institutions | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201609290029 | 2016-09-30 | Afghanistan | Bolan | Taliban | 28 | 0 | Police | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201608120044 | 2016-08-12 | Afghanistan | Ziruk district | Unknown | 28 | 18 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201607010001 | 2016-07-01 | Bangladesh | Dhaka | Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent,Islamic State in Bangladesh (suspected),Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) | 28 | 30 | Business,Private Citizens & Property,Police | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident) | Explosives,Firearms,Melee |
| 201606250029 | 2016-06-25 | Iraq | Zarkah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 28 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201605150019 | 2016-05-15 | Afghanistan | Shahidi Hassas district | Unknown | 28 | 14 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201604300004 | 2016-04-30 | Iraq | Bashiqah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 28 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201604250011 | 2016-04-25 | Iraq | Humaydat | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 28 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201604060036 | 2016-04-06 | Afghanistan | Kot district | Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State | 28 | 15 | Police | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201602240041 | 2016-02-24 | Nigeria | Dikwa | Boko Haram | 28 | 8 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612220034 | 2016-12-22 | Syria | Palmyra | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 27 | 0 | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611250032 | 2016-11-25 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 27 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201610250006 | 2016-10-25 | Afghanistan | Feroz Koh | Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State,Taliban (suspected) | 27 | 3 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201610140001 | 2016-10-14 | Egypt | Unknown | Sinai Province of the Islamic State | 27 | 6 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201607270031 | 2016-07-27 | Syria | Qamishli | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 27 | 85 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201607130037 | 2016-07-12 | Nigeria | Kangarwa | Boko Haram | 27 | 11 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201606260049 | 2016-06-26 | Afghanistan | Gurziwan district | Taliban | 27 | 25 | Military | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201604150019 | 2016-04-15 | Ethiopia | Jakawa | Murle Tribe | 27 | 8 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms |
| 201604150018 | 2016-04-15 | Ethiopia | Jakawa | Murle Tribe | 27 | 8 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms |
| 201604150017 | 2016-04-15 | Ethiopia | Jakawa | Murle Tribe | 27 | 8 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms |
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