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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201612310008 | 2016-12-31 | Afghanistan | Band-e Abgardan | Taliban | Unknown | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612310007 | 2016-12-31 | Afghanistan | Bukhari Qala | Taliban | Unknown | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612290009 | 2016-12-29 | Somalia | Alamada | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612290034 | 2016-12-29 | Iraq | Mosul | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612290035 | 2016-12-29 | Iraq | Riyadh | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612280039 | 2016-12-28 | Iraq | Tilkef | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201612260039 | 2016-12-26 | Mali | Unknown | Muslim extremists | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612260028 | 2016-12-26 | Iraq | As Sakran | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | 0 | Unknown | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612250061 | 2016-12-25 | Yemen | Taizz | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612240028 | 2016-12-24 | Yemen | Nawah al Awabl | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201612220020 | 2016-12-22 | Sudan | Kabkabiya district | Unknown | Unknown | 2 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612220030 | 2016-12-22 | Yemen | Unknown | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612210020 | 2016-12-21 | Somalia | Qoryoley district | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612210043 | 2016-12-21 | Nigeria | Kwali | Fulani extremists | Unknown | Unknown | Government (General),Private Citizens & Property | 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 |
| 201612190020 | 2016-12-19 | Syria | Tiyas | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612180048 | 2016-12-18 | Mali | Farach | Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612180046 | 2016-12-18 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Oicha | Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan 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 |
| 201612170042 | 2016-12-15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Beni | Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612170043 | 2016-12-15 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Beni | Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612150028 | 2016-12-15 | Yemen | Khabb wa ash Shaaf district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612140058 | 2016-12-14 | Yemen | Masajed | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612140029 | 2016-12-14 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612120021 | 2016-12-12 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612100037 | 2016-12-12 | Pakistan | Mehar | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612110020 | 2016-12-11 | Iraq | Ayn al-Hisyan | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | 0 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612110035 | 2016-12-11 | Sudan | Fanga | Janjaweed | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201612100009 | 2016-12-10 | Somalia | Tabda | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military,Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612090009 | 2016-12-09 | Syria | Bab district | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612050023 | 2016-12-05 | Saudi Arabia | Raboah | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612040045 | 2016-12-04 | Yemen | As Sahul | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | 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 |
| 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 |
| 201612040017 | 2016-12-04 | Yemen | Taizz | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612040010 | 2016-12-04 | Iraq | Shawuk | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612030006 | 2016-12-03 | Iraq | Shirqat | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | 0 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201612020006 | 2016-12-02 | Iraq | Hawijah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611290027 | 2016-11-29 | Libya | Derna | Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna | Unknown | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201611280049 | 2016-11-28 | Iraq | Tal Afar | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | 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 |
| 201611280053 | 2016-11-28 | Yemen | Al-Oqda | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611280009 | 2016-11-28 | Yemen | Al-Sala | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611270030 | 2016-11-27 | Iraq | Tal Afar | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611260056 | 2016-11-26 | Yemen | Bood | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611260024 | 2016-11-26 | Somalia | Laantabuur | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | 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 |
| 201611250035 | 2016-11-25 | Iraq | Rawah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611250034 | 2016-11-25 | Iraq | Qaim | 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 |
| 201611240027 | 2016-11-23 | Somalia | Leego | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611210040 | 2016-11-22 | Somalia | Lambar 50 | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 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 |
| 201611170047 | 2016-11-17 | Libya | Benghazi | Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611150050 | 2016-11-15 | Nigeria | Kakilmari | 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 |
| 201611150042 | 2016-11-15 | Nigeria | Kuburmbula | Boko Haram | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 201611140048 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 201611120032 | 2016-11-12 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201611080055 | 2016-11-08 | Libya | Tripoli | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611070020 | 2016-11-07 | Mali | Banamba | Ansar al-Dine (Mali),Macina Liberation Front (FLM) | Unknown | Unknown | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611050003 | 2016-11-05 | Afghanistan | Feroz Koh | Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State | Unknown | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611050064 | 2016-11-05 | Sudan | Saraf Jidad | Janjaweed | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611030041 | 2016-11-03 | Iraq | Mawali | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611020026 | 2016-11-02 | Iraq | Mosul | Tribesmen | Unknown | 7 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Melee |
| 201611010090 | 2016-11-01 | Colombia | Paletara | National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) | Unknown | Unknown | Educational Institution | South America | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201610300041 | 2016-10-30 | Saudi Arabia | Al-Biqa | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610270056 | 2016-10-27 | Iraq | Rutbah | Popular Mobilization Forces (Iraq) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610250032 | 2016-10-25 | Yemen | Ad Dabab | 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 |
| 201610210010 | 2016-10-21 | Iraq | Hatra | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Unarmed Assault | Explosives,Chemical |
| 201610190047 | 2016-10-19 | Iraq | Safinah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | 6 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Melee,Vehicle (not to include vehicle-borne explosives, i.e., car or truck bombs) |
| 201610170037 | 2016-10-17 | Nigeria | Gashagar | Boko Haram | Unknown | 22 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Explosives,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 |
| 201610110013 | 2016-10-10 | Afghanistan | Ghormach district | Taliban | Unknown | 0 | Police | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610100041 | 2016-10-10 | Iran | Golchidar | Kurdistan Free Life Party | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201610090040 | 2016-10-09 | Afghanistan | Sari Pul | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Military | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610070024 | 2016-10-07 | Afghanistan | Barakzai | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610060046 | 2016-10-06 | Somalia | Ceel Cadde | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610040012 | 2016-10-05 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kasinga | Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) | Unknown | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610050032 | 2016-10-04 | Afghanistan | Shir Bayg | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Police | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610020044 | 2016-10-02 | Afghanistan | Puli Khumri district | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610010004 | 2016-10-01 | Egypt | Naga Shabanah | Sinai Province of the Islamic State (suspected) | Unknown | Unknown | Religious Figures/Institutions | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 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 |
| 201609280032 | 2016-09-28 | Yemen | Jabal Ash Sharq district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Educational Institution | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201609270010 | 2016-09-27 | Somalia | Halgan | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201609250033 | 2016-09-25 | Afghanistan | Shirin Tagab district | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Military | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201609230072 | 2016-09-23 | India | Chitrakonda | Maoists | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 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 |
| 201609210134 | 2016-09-21 | Syria | Juwayq | People's Protection Units (YPG) | Unknown | Unknown | 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 |
| 201609180015 | 2016-09-18 | Iraq | Riyadh | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201609160018 | 2016-09-16 | Syria | Damascus | Free Syrian Army,Jaysh al-Islam (Syria) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 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 |
| 201609130029 | 2016-09-13 | Iraq | Hawijah district | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | 25 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Melee |
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