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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 |
| 201612290009 | 2016-12-29 | Somalia | Alamada | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612280043 | 2016-12-28 | Iraq | Tal Afar | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,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 |
| 201612240024 | 2016-12-24 | Iraq | Ramadi | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Police,Government (General) | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612220030 | 2016-12-22 | Yemen | Unknown | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612210049 | 2016-12-21 | Libya | Tripoli | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 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 |
| 201612150028 | 2016-12-15 | Yemen | Khabb wa ash Shaaf district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North 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 |
| 201612140028 | 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 |
| 201612120051 | 2016-12-12 | Libya | Shahat | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612110035 | 2016-12-11 | Sudan | Fanga | Janjaweed | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 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 |
| 201612040045 | 2016-12-04 | Yemen | As Sahul | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612040009 | 2016-12-04 | Iraq | Shariyah | 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 |
| 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 |
| 201611280052 | 2016-11-28 | Yemen | Al-Haija | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 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 |
| 201611270027 | 2016-11-27 | Nigeria | Igbodu | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | 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 |
| 201611260056 | 2016-11-26 | Yemen | Bood | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 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 |
| 201611240026 | 2016-11-23 | Iraq | Muhayri | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 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 |
| 201611170042 | 2016-11-17 | Iraq | Hawijah district | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611150042 | 2016-11-15 | Nigeria | Kuburmbula | 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 |
| 201611150050 | 2016-11-15 | Nigeria | Kakilmari | 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 |
| 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 |
| 201611120022 | 2016-11-12 | Somalia | Ceel Jaalle | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | 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 |
| 201611050003 | 2016-11-05 | Afghanistan | Feroz Koh | Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State | Unknown | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611050029 | 2016-11-05 | Iraq | Abu Ghraib | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 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 |
| 201611020058 | 2016-11-02 | Sudan | Unknown | 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 |
| 201610300041 | 2016-10-30 | Saudi Arabia | Al-Biqa | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610270040 | 2016-10-27 | Somalia | Lambar 50 | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201610250031 | 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 |
| 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 |
| 201610120045 | 2016-10-12 | Syria | Rasha | Free Syrian Army | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives |
| 201610110012 | 2016-10-10 | Afghanistan | Ghormach district | Taliban | Unknown | 0 | Police | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610110016 | 2016-10-10 | Afghanistan | Ghormach district | Taliban | Unknown | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610090040 | 2016-10-09 | Afghanistan | Sari Pul | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Military | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610070025 | 2016-10-07 | Afghanistan | Khar Joy | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610060041 | 2016-10-06 | India | Tuichin | Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 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 |
| 201610040027 | 2016-10-04 | India | Yaripora | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Police | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610020057 | 2016-10-02 | Yemen | Haqab | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 201609270011 | 2016-09-27 | Malaysia | Semporna district | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Maritime | Southeast Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 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 |
| 201609230026 | 2016-09-23 | India | Garu | Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201609210133 | 2016-09-21 | Syria | Aster | People's Protection Units (YPG) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201609200023 | 2016-09-20 | Iraq | Rutbah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 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 |
| 201609110035 | 2016-09-11 | Somalia | Merca | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | 1 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201609090008 | 2016-09-09 | Iraq | Abu Ghraib | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201609060017 | 2016-09-07 | Somalia | Bud Bud | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military,Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives,Unknown |
| 201609030024 | 2016-09-03 | Somalia | Tayeeglow | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201609010050 | 2016-09-01 | Pakistan | Qandhrai | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Police | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201608310025 | 2016-08-29 | Syria | Halfaya | Free Syrian Army,Jund al-Aqsa | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201608290040 | 2016-08-29 | Somalia | Siinka Dheer | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201608250048 | 2016-08-25 | Afghanistan | Fayzabad district | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201608220045 | 2016-08-22 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201608190033 | 2016-08-19 | Nigeria | Unguwar Kyafi | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201608200026 | 2016-08-18 | Afghanistan | Hisarak district | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Government (General) | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201608170010 | 2016-08-17 | Iraq | Al-Khasfah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201608140049 | 2016-08-14 | South Sudan | Lubone | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201608110061 | 2016-08-11 | Saudi Arabia | Najran | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Police,Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201608110024 | 2016-08-11 | Yemen | Khabb wa ash Shaaf district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201608080019 | 2016-08-08 | Iraq | Humayrah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201608070028 | 2016-08-07 | Iraq | Al-Hajj | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Police,Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201608060063 | 2016-08-06 | Afghanistan | Unknown | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201608050051 | 2016-08-05 | Syria | Aleppo | Ahrar al-Sham,Al-Nusrah Front | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201608030013 | 2016-08-02 | Yemen | Hayfan district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201608030037 | 2016-07-31 | Syria | Aleppo | Free Syrian Army | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201607300028 | 2016-07-30 | Angola | Unknown | Front for the Liberation of Cabinda / Cabinda Armed Forces (FLEC-FAC) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201607260038 | 2016-07-26 | Nigeria | Igando | Unknown | Unknown | 5 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Melee |
| 201607210023 | 2016-07-21 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201607200029 | 2016-07-20 | Yemen | Ghayl | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201607190064 | 2016-07-18 | Syria | Kinsibba | Ahrar al-Sham,Al-Nasir Army (Syria),Free Syrian Army | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201607160010 | 2016-07-16 | Iraq | Al-Hajj | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
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