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Attacks: (Hostage Taking (Kidnapping))
| GTD ID | DATE | COUNTRY | CITY | PERPETRATOR GROUP | FATALITIES | INJURED | TARGET TYPE | REGION | ATTACK TYPE | WEAPON TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201606010046 | 2016-06-01 | Iraq | Saqlawiyah | Kata'ib Hezbollah | 49 | 600 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Incendiary,Melee,Melee |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 200707040017 | 2007-07-04 | Pakistan | Islamabad | Muslim extremists | 7 | 207 | Religious Figures/Institutions,Journalists & Media,Military | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Facility/Infrastructure Attack,Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200910130002 | 2009-10-13 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 200 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan 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 |
| 201502180058 | 2015-02-18 | Ukraine | Debaltseve | Donetsk People's Republic | 13 | 157 | Military | Eastern Europe | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201506030018 | 2015-06-03 | Ukraine | Marinka | Donetsk People's Republic | 85 | 140 | Military | Eastern Europe | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201601300024 | 2016-01-30 | Nigeria | Dalori | Boko Haram | 88 | 136 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201505010115 | 2015-05-01 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kakamba | Unknown | 0 | 127 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201404180010 | 2014-04-17 | South Sudan | Bor | Unknown | 62 | 100 | Government (Diplomatic),Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201611230016 | 2016-11-23 | Central African Republic | Bria | Popular Front for the Renaissance of the Central African Republic (FPRC) | 85 | 76 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201805020019 | 2018-05-02 | Afghanistan | Unknown | Taliban | 0 | 70 | Government (General) | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 202003230011 | 2020-03-23 | Nigeria | Gorgi | Boko Haram | 179 | 61 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201405180007 | 2014-05-18 | Libya | Tripoli | Haftar Militia | 6 | 60 | Government (General) | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201810260021 | 2018-10-26 | Syria | As Susah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 46 | 50 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201810260022 | 2018-10-26 | Syria | Baghuz | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 46 | 50 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201401260022 | 2014-01-27 | Nigeria | Konduga | Boko Haram (suspected) | 52 | 50 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms,Incendiary |
| 200706220002 | 2007-06-22 | Niger | Agadez | Movement of Niger People for Justice (MNJ) | 15 | 43 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms |
| 201402100054 | 2014-02-10 | Kenya | Dagoreti | Unknown | 1 | 41 | Educational Institution | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Melee |
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