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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201612300025 | 2016-12-30 | Nigeria | Dogongona | Boko Haram (suspected) | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Firearms,Melee |
| 201612300024 | 2016-12-30 | Nigeria | Dan Mayan | Boko Haram (suspected) | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Firearms,Melee |
| 201612290009 | 2016-12-29 | Somalia | Alamada | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan 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 |
| 201612290033 | 2016-12-29 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612270008 | 2016-12-27 | Somalia | Kismayo district | Al-Shabaab | 5 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612250015 | 2016-12-25 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Oicha | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612250016 | 2016-12-25 | Cameroon | Fotokol | Boko Haram | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612240026 | 2016-12-24 | Yemen | An Nadirah district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612230035 | 2016-12-23 | Yemen | Usaylan district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612210049 | 2016-12-21 | Libya | Tripoli | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612210020 | 2016-12-21 | Somalia | Qoryoley district | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612200020 | 2016-12-20 | India | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Business | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Unarmed Assault | Firearms,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 |
| 201612180011 | 2016-12-18 | Yemen | Taizz | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 50 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612160030 | 2016-12-16 | Yemen | Bayda | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Religious Figures/Institutions | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612150038 | 2016-12-15 | Yemen | Hazm | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612140058 | 2016-12-14 | Yemen | Masajed | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | 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 |
| 201612100037 | 2016-12-12 | Pakistan | Mehar | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 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 |
| 201612050015 | 2016-12-05 | Syria | Aleppo | Muslim extremists | 2 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 201611280006 | 2016-11-28 | Yemen | Buraiqeh | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611280053 | 2016-11-28 | Yemen | Al-Oqda | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611270027 | 2016-11-27 | Nigeria | Igbodu | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201611260056 | 2016-11-26 | Yemen | Bood | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 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 |
| 201611250031 | 2016-11-25 | Saudi Arabia | Al-Tuwal | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611240027 | 2016-11-23 | Somalia | Leego | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611220043 | 2016-11-23 | Sudan | Mukjar | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Police | Sub-Saharan 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 |
| 201612090035 | 2016-11-20 | Myanmar | Namtu district | Arakan Army (AA) (suspected),Kachin Independence Army (KIA) (suspected),Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Southeast Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611190063 | 2016-11-19 | Nigeria | Kwangwami | Unknown | 3 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611160037 | 2016-11-16 | Saudi Arabia | Najran | Unknown | 2 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611160017 | 2016-11-16 | Iraq | Kubaysah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 42 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives |
| 201611150004 | 2016-11-15 | Yemen | Hazm | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 2 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611150049 | 2016-11-15 | Nigeria | Klaima | Boko Haram | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 201611150045 | 2016-11-15 | Nigeria | Kuburnvwu | Boko Haram | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 201611140050 | 2016-11-14 | Iraq | Qayyarah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Chemical |
| 201611130039 | 2016-11-13 | India | Bijapur | Maoists | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611130070 | 2016-11-13 | Nigeria | Kaura district | Fulani extremists | 12 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201611120022 | 2016-11-12 | Somalia | Ceel Jaalle | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611090039 | 2016-11-09 | Somalia | Afgoye | Al-Shabaab | 1 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611080055 | 2016-11-08 | Libya | Tripoli | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611070003 | 2016-11-07 | Afghanistan | Khushi district | Taliban (suspected) | Unknown | Unknown | Business | South Asia | Hijacking | Unknown |
| 201611050064 | 2016-11-05 | Sudan | Saraf Jidad | Janjaweed | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | 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 |
| 201611050014 | 2016-11-05 | Malaysia | Sandakan | Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) | 0 | Unknown | Maritime | Southeast Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201611030043 | 2016-11-03 | Myanmar | Hpakan | Kachin Independence Army (KIA) (suspected) | 0 | Unknown | Business | Southeast Asia | Bombing/Explosion,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201611030018 | 2016-11-03 | Yemen | Mukalla | Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) | 4 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611020059 | 2016-11-02 | Sudan | Nyala | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611010080 | 2016-11-01 | Afghanistan | Unknown | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610310023 | 2016-10-31 | India | Puswada | Maoists | Unknown | Unknown | Police | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610290016 | 2016-10-29 | Somalia | Bulo Marer | Al-Shabaab | 0 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 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 |
| 201610250030 | 2016-10-25 | Yemen | Dhubab district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 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 |
| 201610240036 | 2016-10-24 | Iraq | Laylan | Unknown | 9 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610220018 | 2016-10-22 | Somalia | Lambar 50 | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610200044 | 2016-10-20 | Yemen | Lawdar district | Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610190023 | 2016-10-19 | Saudi Arabia | Al-Ayn Al-Hara | 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 |
| 201610190015 | 2016-10-19 | Saudi Arabia | Al-Tuwal | 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 |
| 201610150037 | 2016-10-15 | Yemen | Quraishyah district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 10 | Unknown | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 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 |
| 201610110018 | 2016-10-11 | Yemen | Sanaa | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610110025 | 2016-10-11 | Iraq | Baghdad | Unknown | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610100056 | 2016-10-10 | Libya | Tripoli | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201610080029 | 2016-10-08 | Myanmar | Laokkaing | National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA-ESSA) (suspected) | Unknown | Unknown | Utilities | Southeast Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610070025 | 2016-10-07 | Afghanistan | Khar Joy | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610060048 | 2016-10-06 | Afghanistan | Raghistan district | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610050086 | 2016-10-05 | Yemen | Khiyami | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610050042 | 2016-10-05 | Syria | Aleppo | Muslim extremists | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610030021 | 2016-10-03 | Egypt | Sheikh Zuweid | Sinai Province of the Islamic State | 8 | Unknown | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610020044 | 2016-10-02 | Afghanistan | Puli Khumri district | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610010007 | 2016-10-01 | Yemen | Dhubab district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 0 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610010030 | 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 |
| 201609280034 | 2016-09-28 | Yemen | Shamlan | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Educational Institution | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201609260057 | 2016-09-26 | Afghanistan | Ghazni | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Military | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201609270034 | 2016-09-26 | Libya | Sirte | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201609240020 | 2016-09-24 | Nigeria | Bakassi district | Unknown | 3 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary,Unknown |
| 201609230043 | 2016-09-23 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kananga | Kamwina Nsapu Militia | 24 | Unknown | Airports and Aircraft,Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms,Melee |
| 201609230023 | 2016-09-23 | Egypt | Maswora | Sinai Province of the Islamic State | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201609220025 | 2016-09-22 | Libya | Tripoli | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Government (General) | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201609210023 | 2016-09-21 | Turkey | Doganli | Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) | Unknown | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201609200044 | 2016-09-20 | Sudan | Tabit | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201609180028 | 2016-09-19 | Somalia | Ceel Buur district | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201609180046 | 2016-09-18 | Sudan | Kutum | Janjaweed | 6 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property,Private Citizens & Property,Educational Institution | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary,Unknown |
| 201609170005 | 2016-09-17 | Somalia | Bulobarde district | Al-Shabaab | 1 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201609160018 | 2016-09-16 | Syria | Damascus | Free Syrian Army,Jaysh al-Islam (Syria) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
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