Back to Advanced SearchSEARCH RESULTS: 13231 INCIDENTS
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Year: (2016)
All incidents regardless of doubt.
Attacks: (Armed Assault; Bombing/Explosion; Hijacking; Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident); Hostage Taking (Kidnapping); Facility/Infrastructure Attack; Unarmed Assault; Unknown)
| GTD ID | DATE | COUNTRY | CITY | PERPETRATOR GROUP | FATALITIES | INJURED | TARGET TYPE | REGION | ATTACK TYPE | WEAPON TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201612290034 | 2016-12-29 | Iraq | Mosul | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612290052 | 2016-12-29 | Yemen | Ash Sha'f | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 1 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612270020 | 2016-12-27 | Pakistan | Islamabad | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Government (General) | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201612250060 | 2016-12-25 | Yemen | Taizz | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | 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 |
| 201612240014 | 2016-12-24 | Nigeria | Kafanchan | Fulani extremists (suspected) | 5 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201612230035 | 2016-12-23 | Yemen | Usaylan district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612210043 | 2016-12-21 | Nigeria | Kwali | Fulani extremists | Unknown | Unknown | Government (General),Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612210046 | 2016-12-21 | Somalia | Caloola | Al-Shabaab | 1 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612200024 | 2016-12-20 | Libya | Ash Shwayrif | Tripoli Province of the Islamic State | 0 | Unknown | Military,Business | Middle East & North Africa | Unarmed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Melee |
| 201612190021 | 2016-12-19 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612180049 | 2016-12-18 | Yemen | Masajed | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | 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 |
| 201612150028 | 2016-12-15 | Yemen | Khabb wa ash Shaaf district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612150022 | 2016-12-14 | Nigeria | Gogwada | Fulani extremists | 15 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Unknown |
| 201612130015 | 2016-12-13 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612120036 | 2016-12-12 | Pakistan | Chakwal district | Muslim extremists | 0 | Unknown | Religious Figures/Institutions | South Asia | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary,Other |
| 201612100009 | 2016-12-10 | Somalia | Tabda | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military,Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612080012 | 2016-12-08 | Somalia | Goof Gaduud | Al-Shabaab | 14 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612060005 | 2016-12-06 | Afghanistan | Arghistan district | Taliban | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612050019 | 2016-12-05 | South Sudan | Bor district | Murle Tribe (suspected) | 2 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612040007 | 2016-12-04 | Iraq | Tal Ali | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612040039 | 2016-12-04 | South Sudan | Bori | Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) | Unknown | Unknown | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201612030010 | 2016-12-03 | Yemen | Unknown | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612010016 | 2016-12-01 | Iraq | Baghdad | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611280052 | 2016-11-28 | Yemen | Al-Haija | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611280006 | 2016-11-28 | Yemen | Buraiqeh | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611270028 | 2016-11-27 | Nigeria | Igbodu | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Transportation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611260050 | 2016-11-26 | South Sudan | Nabiapai | Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201611260053 | 2016-11-26 | Yemen | As Silw district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611250033 | 2016-11-25 | Iraq | Anah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611220043 | 2016-11-23 | Sudan | Mukjar | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611240005 | 2016-11-23 | Libya | Derna | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Government (General) | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611210043 | 2016-11-21 | India | Charar-i-Sharif | Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) | 0 | Unknown | Business | South Asia | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Melee |
| 201611200067 | 2016-11-20 | Myanmar | Namtu district | Arakan Army (AA) (suspected),Kachin Independence Army (KIA) (suspected),Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) (suspected) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Southeast Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611190061 | 2016-11-19 | Nigeria | Dole | Unknown | 3 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 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 |
| 201611160037 | 2016-11-16 | Saudi Arabia | Najran | Unknown | 2 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611150045 | 2016-11-15 | Nigeria | Kuburnvwu | Boko Haram | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 201611150049 | 2016-11-15 | Nigeria | Klaima | Boko Haram | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 201611150046 | 2016-11-15 | Nigeria | Kautikari | Boko Haram | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 201611140003 | 2016-11-14 | Iraq | Baghdad | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611130076 | 2016-11-13 | Egypt | Arish | Sinai Province of the Islamic State | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611130072 | 2016-11-13 | Nigeria | Ungwan Magaji | Fulani extremists | 11 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201611120077 | 2016-11-12 | Yemen | Ibb | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201611090039 | 2016-11-09 | Somalia | Afgoye | Al-Shabaab | 1 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611080020 | 2016-11-08 | Yemen | Ar Raydah | Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) | 2 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201611070003 | 2016-11-07 | Afghanistan | Khushi district | Taliban (suspected) | Unknown | Unknown | Business | South Asia | Hijacking | Unknown |
| 201611060014 | 2016-11-05 | Yemen | Al-Mahkamah | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 2 | Unknown | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611060011 | 2016-11-05 | Yemen | Balbum | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 2 | Unknown | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611050029 | 2016-11-05 | Iraq | Abu Ghraib | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611030021 | 2016-11-03 | Egypt | Arish | Sinai Province of the Islamic State | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 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 |
| 201611010009 | 2016-11-02 | Iraq | Tal Afar | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Police,Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611010023 | 2016-11-01 | Somalia | Ceel Baraf | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610310023 | 2016-10-31 | India | Puswada | Maoists | Unknown | Unknown | Police | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610290023 | 2016-10-29 | Somalia | Afmadow | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610280024 | 2016-10-28 | Afghanistan | Unknown | Taliban | 0 | Unknown | Educational Institution,Military | South Asia | Unarmed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary,Melee |
| 201610270056 | 2016-10-27 | Iraq | Rutbah | Popular Mobilization Forces (Iraq) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610250048 | 2016-10-25 | France | Calais | No Borders Group | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Western Europe | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 201610240041 | 2016-10-24 | South Sudan | Amadi | Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) (suspected) | Unknown | Unknown | Educational Institution | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201610240038 | 2016-10-24 | Iraq | Khazir | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610220018 | 2016-10-22 | Somalia | Lambar 50 | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610200098 | 2016-10-20 | Yemen | Sanaa | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Educational Institution | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610190014 | 2016-10-19 | Saudi Arabia | Shab Adh Dhib | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 0 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610190019 | 2016-10-19 | Saudi Arabia | Ghawiyah | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 0 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610190022 | 2016-10-19 | Saudi Arabia | Ar Ramdah | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 0 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610160029 | 2016-10-16 | Somalia | Mareerey | Al-Shabaab | 6 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201610150025 | 2016-10-15 | Nigeria | Godogodo | Fulani extremists | 40 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201610140041 | 2016-10-14 | Sudan | Unknown | Abbala extremists | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610120030 | 2016-10-12 | Paraguay | Belen Kue | Mariscal Lopez Army (EML),Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) (suspected) | Unknown | Unknown | Government (General) | South America | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201610110041 | 2016-10-11 | Nigeria | Kwashebe | Boko Haram | 5 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201610110026 | 2016-10-11 | Iraq | Baghdad | Unknown | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610100028 | 2016-10-10 | Yemen | Kirsh | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 5 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610080029 | 2016-10-08 | Myanmar | Laokkaing | National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA-ESSA) (suspected) | Unknown | Unknown | Utilities | Southeast Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610070075 | 2016-10-07 | Afghanistan | Puli Khumri | Taliban | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610060048 | 2016-10-06 | Afghanistan | Raghistan district | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610050027 | 2016-10-05 | Somalia | Qoryoley | Al-Shabaab | 0 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610050038 | 2016-10-05 | Afghanistan | Zaywalayat | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201610030019 | 2016-10-03 | Afghanistan | Khannesin | Taliban | 29 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610020045 | 2016-10-02 | Afghanistan | Puli Khumri | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610010028 | 2016-10-01 | Iraq | Mushayrifah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610010031 | 2016-10-01 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201609290017 | 2016-09-29 | India | Songotagre | Achik Songna An'pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK),Garo National Liberation Army | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms,Firearms |
| 201609280033 | 2016-09-28 | Yemen | Dhamar | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Educational Institution | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201609260026 | 2016-09-26 | Nigeria | Kuburmbila | Boko Haram | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201609260001 | 2016-09-26 | Yemen | Sanaa | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201609240027 | 2016-09-24 | Egypt | Maswora | Sinai Province of the Islamic State | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201609230011 | 2016-09-23 | Pakistan | Karkana | Halqa-e-Mehsud (suspected) | Unknown | Unknown | Business | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201609220043 | 2016-09-22 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kananga | Kamwina Nsapu Militia | 25 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201609210134 | 2016-09-21 | Syria | Juwayq | People's Protection Units (YPG) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201609210028 | 2016-09-21 | India | Rongram | Garo National Liberation Army | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201609200039 | 2016-09-20 | Nigeria | Igbo-Etiti district | Fulani extremists | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201609180032 | 2016-09-18 | Nigeria | Kwamjilari | Boko Haram | 2 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201609170026 | 2016-09-17 | Afghanistan | Shah Tareen | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Military | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201609160019 | 2016-09-16 | Syria | Aleppo | Free Syrian Army | Unknown | Unknown | Religious Figures/Institutions | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201609150015 | 2016-09-15 | Iraq | Tikrit district | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201609140029 | 2016-09-14 | Somalia | Ceelasha Biyaha | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201609120019 | 2016-09-12 | Iraq | Barari | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 100 | Unknown | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201609100031 | 2016-09-10 | Niger | Ayorou | Unknown | 2 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
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