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Year: (2008)
All incidents regardless of doubt.
| GTD ID | DATE | COUNTRY | CITY | PERPETRATOR GROUP | FATALITIES | INJURED | TARGET TYPE | REGION | ATTACK TYPE | WEAPON TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200809170002 | 2008-09-17 | Yemen | Sanaa | Al-Qaida in Yemen | 16 | 6 | Government (Diplomatic) | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 200808180001 | 2008-08-18 | Philippines | Lapayan | Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) | 16 | 3 | Private Citizens & Property | Southeast Asia | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 200808170007 | 2008-08-17 | Algeria | Unknown | Gunmen | 16 | 12 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 200808170022 | 2008-08-17 | Iraq | Baghdad | Unknown | 16 | 30 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808040004 | 2008-08-04 | China | Kashgar | Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement (ETIM),Turkestan Islamic Party | 16 | 17 | Police | East Asia | Armed Assault | Explosives,Melee,Vehicle (not to include vehicle-borne explosives, i.e., car or truck bombs) |
| 200807160004 | 2008-07-16 | Iraq | Tal Afar | Unknown | 16 | 94 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200810200016 | 2008-10-20 | Iraq | Jurf al-Sakhr | Unknown | 15 | 40 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200810100011 | 2008-10-10 | Sudan | Al Junaynah | Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) | 15 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200805020010 | 2008-05-02 | Yemen | Sadah | Unknown | 15 | 60 | Religious Figures/Institutions | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200804060005 | 2008-04-06 | Sri Lanka | Weliweriya | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) | 15 | 83 | Government (General) | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200804040005 | 2008-04-04 | Iraq | Khanaqin | Unknown | 15 | 27 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200801160011 | 2008-01-16 | Pakistan | Karachi | Unknown | 15 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200812210008 | 2008-12-21 | Mali | Bamako | Tuareg extremists | 14 | 15 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200811240001 | 2008-11-24 | Iraq | Baghdad | Unknown | 14 | 7 | Government (General) | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200810300009 | 2008-10-30 | India | Barpeta Road | Harkatul Jihad-e-Islami (suspected),United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) (suspected) | 14 | 46 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200806290017 | 2008-06-29 | Afghanistan | Lash Wa Juwayn | Taliban | 14 | 5 | Government (General),Police,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Armed Assault,Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 200804170019 | 2008-04-17 | Burundi | Kamesa | National Liberation Front (FNL) (Burundi) | 14 | 0 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Bombing/Explosion | Firearms,Explosives |
| 200804150011 | 2008-04-15 | Iraq | Ramadi | Al-Qaida in Iraq | 14 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200812250005 | 2008-12-25 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Bitima | Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) (suspected) | 13 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200811280012 | 2008-11-28 | Iraq | Musayib | Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) (suspected) | 13 | 23 | Religious Figures/Institutions | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200810020002 | 2008-10-02 | Iraq | Baghdad | Unknown | 13 | 25 | Religious Figures/Institutions,Religious Figures/Institutions | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200809130001 | 2008-09-13 | India | New Delhi | Indian Mujahideen,Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT),Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) | 13 | 40 | Private Citizens & Property,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808030010 | 2008-08-02 | Afghanistan | Spin Boldak | Taliban (suspected) | 13 | 6 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200806160017 | 2008-06-16 | Sri Lanka | Vavuniya | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) (suspected) | 13 | 40 | Police,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200805130016 | 2008-05-13 | Afghanistan | Wardak | Taliban (suspected) | 13 | 0 | Police | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 200804150002 | 2008-04-15 | Iraq | Ramadi | Unknown | 13 | 20 | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200803230008 | 2008-03-23 | Iraq | Mosul | Unknown | 13 | 42 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200803230005 | 2008-03-23 | Iraq | Baghdad | Unknown | 13 | 20 | Government (Diplomatic),Other,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200812250006 | 2008-12-25 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Doroma | Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) (suspected) | 12 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200811150004 | 2008-11-15 | Iraq | Tal Afar | Unknown | 12 | 36 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200811120011 | 2008-11-12 | Iraq | Baghdad | Unknown | 12 | 60 | Police,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200811050020 | 2008-11-05 | Russia | Vladikavkaz | Unknown | 12 | 40 | Transportation | Eastern Europe | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200810230009 | 2008-10-23 | Iraq | Baghdad | Unknown | 12 | 22 | Government (General) | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200809280014 | 2008-09-28 | Iraq | Baghdad | Al-Qaida in Iraq (suspected) | 12 | 35 | Religious Figures/Institutions | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200809150006 | 2008-09-15 | Mauritania | Zouerat | Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) | 12 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Melee |
| 200808200012 | 2008-08-20 | Algeria | Bouira | Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) | 12 | 15 | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808030003 | 2008-08-03 | Iraq | Baghdad | Unknown | 12 | 22 | Government (General) | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200806230009 | 2008-06-23 | Pakistan | Jandola | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) | 12 | 10 | Other,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Armed Assault,Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms,Firearms,Melee |
| 200806120008 | 2008-06-12 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 12 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Explosives,Explosives |
| 200806110011 | 2008-06-11 | Liberia | Monrovia | Unknown | 12 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms,Melee |
| 200806040034 | 2008-06-04 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Rutshuru | Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) | 12 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200804180015 | 2008-04-18 | Burundi | Gihanga | National Liberation Front (FNL) (Burundi) | 12 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200804140015 | 2008-04-14 | Iraq | Mosul | Unknown | 12 | 5 | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200804120008 | 2008-04-12 | Iran | Shiraz | Jihadi Movement of the Sunna People of Iran | 12 | 200 | Religious Figures/Institutions | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200803030007 | 2008-03-03 | Iraq | Baghdad | Unknown | 12 | 46 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200802200002 | 2008-02-20 | Iraq | Muqdadiyah | Unknown | 12 | 18 | Police,Private Citizens & Property,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200802180008 | 2008-02-18 | Guyana | Bartica | Unknown | 12 | 7 | Police,Private Citizens & Property | South America | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200802040003 | 2008-02-04 | Sri Lanka | Welioya | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) (suspected) | 12 | Unknown | Transportation | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200812130025 | 2008-12-13 | Pakistan | Swat district | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) | 11 | 3 | Religious Figures/Institutions | South Asia | Armed Assault,Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 200810230032 | 2008-10-23 | Iraq | Baghdad | Unknown | 11 | 26 | Government (General) | Middle East & North Africa | Assassination | Explosives |
| 200808150021 | 2008-08-15 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 11 | 0 | Transportation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808140015 | 2008-08-14 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 11 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808130030 | 2008-08-13 | Pakistan | Lahore | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) (suspected) | 11 | 40 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200807070030 | 2008-07-07 | Somalia | Baidoa | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 11 | 20 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200805260036 | 2008-05-26 | Nigeria | Awoba | Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) | 11 | 0 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 200805210009 | 2008-05-21 | Kenya | Unknown | Unknown | 11 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Incendiary |
| 200805190041 | 2008-05-19 | Iraq | Baaj | Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) (suspected) | 11 | Unknown | Transportation | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200805160023 | 2008-05-16 | Sri Lanka | Colombo | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) | 11 | 95 | Police,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200805150002 | 2008-05-15 | India | North Cachar Hills district | United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) | 11 | 0 | Business | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200805090015 | 2008-05-09 | Sri Lanka | Ampara | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) (suspected) | 11 | 29 | Business | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200805090007 | 2008-05-09 | Lebanon | Beirut | Hezbollah | 11 | 30 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200803170020 | 2008-03-17 | Afghanistan | Zakar Khel | Taliban | 11 | 7 | Police | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200802120003 | 2008-02-12 | Pakistan | Mir Ali | Unknown | 11 | 13 | Government (General) | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200802110002 | 2008-02-11 | Iraq | Baghdad | Al-Qaida in Iraq (suspected) | 11 | 20 | Government (General) | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200801260001 | 2008-01-26 | Guyana | Lusignan | Unknown | 11 | 3 | Private Citizens & Property | South America | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200801130005 | 2008-01-13 | Afghanistan | Maywand district | Taliban | 11 | 0 | Police | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200801070001 | 2008-01-07 | Iraq | Baghdad | Unknown | 11 | 16 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Assassination | Explosives,Explosives |
| 200812270005 | 2008-12-27 | Somalia | Guriceel | Ahlu-sunah Wal-jamea (Somalia),Al-Shabaab | 10 | 6 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Bombing/Explosion | Firearms,Explosives |
| 200812230006 | 2008-12-23 | Somalia | Unknown | Ahlu-sunah Wal-jamea (Somalia) | 10 | 0 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200811210003 | 2008-11-21 | Pakistan | Dera Ismail Khan | Unknown | 10 | 40 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200811200010 | 2008-11-20 | Pakistan | Bajaur district | Unknown | 10 | 4 | Religious Figures/Institutions | South Asia | Assassination,Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200810300034 | 2008-10-30 | India | North Cachar Hills district | Black Widows (suspected) | 10 | 0 | Police | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200810080001 | 2008-10-08 | Iraq | Baqubah | Unknown | 10 | 21 | Government (General) | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200807260024 | 2008-07-26 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 10 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807070006 | 2008-07-07 | Iraq | Baqubah | Unknown | 10 | 12 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200807040002 | 2008-07-04 | Afghanistan | Musa Qala district | Taliban | 10 | 0 | Military | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200806240001 | 2008-06-24 | Thailand | Muang | Unknown | 10 | 0 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Southeast Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200806220027 | 2008-06-22 | Lebanon | Tripoli | Unknown | 10 | 47 | Police,Private Citizens & Property,Religious Figures/Institutions | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault,Bombing/Explosion | Firearms,Explosives |
| 200806220004 | 2008-06-22 | Iraq | Baqubah | Unknown | 10 | 24 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200806080018 | 2008-06-08 | Algeria | Lakhadaria | Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) (suspected) | 10 | 0 | Police,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200804100002 | 2008-04-10 | Afghanistan | Kandahar | Unknown | 10 | 27 | Military | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200804040020 | 2008-04-04 | Iraq | Sadiyah | Unknown | 10 | 30 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200803290012 | 2008-03-29 | Afghanistan | Shahr-e Safa | Taliban | 10 | Unknown | Military | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 200801250007 | 2008-01-25 | Iran | Salmas | Unknown | 10 | Unknown | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 200801180002 | 2008-01-18 | Sri Lanka | Thanamalwila | Unknown | 10 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 200812280005 | 2008-12-27 | Sri Lanka | Wattala | Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) (suspected) | 9 | 17 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200812050004 | 2008-12-05 | Colombia | Fortul | National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) (suspected) | 9 | 0 | Police | South America | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 200811260001 | 2008-11-26 | India | Mumbai | Deccan Mujahideen,Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) | 9 | 0 | Religious Figures/Institutions | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 200811260009 | 2008-11-26 | India | Mumbai | Deccan Mujahideen,Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) | 9 | 76 | Business | South Asia | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 200811200006 | 2008-11-20 | Afghanistan | Dwahmande | Taliban | 9 | 16 | Unknown | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200811200011 | 2008-11-20 | Afghanistan | Unknown | 9 | 0 | Government (General) | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown | |
| 200811190012 | 2008-11-19 | Pakistan | Bajaur district | Unknown | 9 | 6 | Religious Figures/Institutions | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200811170013 | 2008-11-17 | Pakistan | Bajaur district | Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) (suspected) | 9 | 0 | Government (General) | South Asia | Assassination,Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Explosives,Firearms |
| 200811010004 | 2008-11-01 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Dungu | Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) (suspected) | 9 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200810310001 | 2008-10-31 | Pakistan | Mardan | Unknown | 9 | 22 | Police | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200810120001 | 2008-10-12 | Iraq | Baghdad | Unknown | 9 | 13 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200810020001 | 2008-10-02 | Iraq | Baghdad | Unknown | 9 | 10 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808290005 | 2008-08-29 | Afghanistan | Lashkar Gah | Taliban | 9 | Unknown | Police | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200808160009 | 2008-08-16 | Iraq | Balad | Unknown | 9 | 40 | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808140027 | 2008-08-14 | Pakistan | Lahore | Unknown | 9 | 33 | Police,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
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