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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201612290052 | 2016-12-29 | Yemen | Ash Sha'f | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 1 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 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 |
| 201612270008 | 2016-12-27 | Somalia | Kismayo district | Al-Shabaab | 5 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612250061 | 2016-12-25 | Yemen | Taizz | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North 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 |
| 201612230009 | 2016-12-23 | Afghanistan | Mullah Ghulam | Taliban | 3 | Unknown | Police | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612220030 | 2016-12-22 | Yemen | Unknown | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612210043 | 2016-12-21 | Nigeria | Kwali | Fulani extremists | Unknown | Unknown | Government (General),Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612210049 | 2016-12-21 | Libya | Tripoli | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 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 |
| 201612180026 | 2016-12-18 | Nigeria | Ngadaya | Boko Haram (suspected) | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201612170011 | 2016-12-17 | Iraq | Shirqat | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Military,Police | Middle East & North 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 |
| 201612130009 | 2016-12-13 | Somalia | Qoryoley | Al-Shabaab | 5 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms,Firearms |
| 201612120055 | 2016-12-12 | Yemen | Taizz | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 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 |
| 201612060004 | 2016-12-06 | Somalia | Hawina | Al-Shabaab | 4 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612050018 | 2016-12-05 | South Sudan | Kongor | Murle Tribe (suspected) | 2 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612040037 | 2016-12-04 | Libya | Sirte | Tripoli Province of the Islamic State | 3 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612040008 | 2016-12-04 | Iraq | Mahus | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612040032 | 2016-12-04 | Iraq | Ayn al-Hisyan | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612020018 | 2016-12-02 | Central African Republic | Yangou Pendere | Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Facility/Infrastructure Attack | 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 |
| 201611280055 | 2016-11-28 | Yemen | Sadah | 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 |
| 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 |
| 201611220043 | 2016-11-23 | Sudan | Mukjar | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Police | Sub-Saharan 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 |
| 201611210043 | 2016-11-21 | India | Charar-i-Sharif | Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) | 0 | Unknown | Business | South Asia | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Melee |
| 201611200017 | 2016-11-20 | Mali | Douentza district | Ansar al-Dine (Mali) | 5 | Unknown | Government (General),Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611190063 | 2016-11-19 | Nigeria | Kwangwami | Unknown | 3 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611170047 | 2016-11-17 | Libya | Benghazi | Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 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 |
| 201611150043 | 2016-11-15 | Nigeria | Chibok district | Boko Haram | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 201611150047 | 2016-11-15 | Nigeria | Kwada | Boko Haram | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 201611150003 | 2016-11-15 | Yemen | Al-Aqabaha | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 2 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 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 |
| 201611140015 | 2016-11-14 | Somalia | Burhakaba | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611130073 | 2016-11-13 | Nigeria | Kigam | 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 |
| 201611090056 | 2016-11-09 | Libya | Bin Jawad | Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 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 |
| 201611060011 | 2016-11-05 | Yemen | Balbum | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 2 | Unknown | Military,Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611050013 | 2016-11-05 | Malaysia | Sandakan | Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) | 0 | Unknown | Maritime | Southeast Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201611050029 | 2016-11-05 | Iraq | Abu Ghraib | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611040034 | 2016-11-04 | India | Williamnagar | Garo National Liberation Army | Unknown | Unknown | Educational Institution | South 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 |
| 201611020023 | 2016-11-02 | Somalia | Ceel Waaq | Al-Shabaab | 4 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 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 |
| 201610310073 | 2016-10-31 | South Sudan | Yambio | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201610300015 | 2016-10-30 | Somalia | Hudur | Al-Shabaab | 1 | Unknown | Military,Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610290085 | 2016-10-28 | South Sudan | Yambio | Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) | Unknown | Unknown | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201610270056 | 2016-10-27 | Iraq | Rutbah | Popular Mobilization Forces (Iraq) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610250008 | 2016-10-25 | Kenya | Mandera | Al-Shabaab | 12 | Unknown | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201610240053 | 2016-10-24 | Yemen | Sanaa | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms,Melee |
| 201610240039 | 2016-10-24 | Iraq | As Sayad | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 1 | Unknown | Unknown | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610230057 | 2016-10-23 | Sudan | Tawilah | Unknown | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),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 |
| 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 |
| 201610190019 | 2016-10-19 | Saudi Arabia | Ghawiyah | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 0 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 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 |
| 201610180010 | 2016-10-18 | Somalia | Afgoye | Al-Shabaab | 8 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201610160011 | 2016-10-16 | Iraq | Tikrit | Tribesmen | 0 | Unknown | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Unknown |
| 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 |
| 201610110067 | 2016-10-11 | Afghanistan | Chah Anjeer | Taliban | 90 | Unknown | Police,Military | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610100028 | 2016-10-10 | Yemen | Kirsh | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 5 | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610090029 | 2016-10-09 | Myanmar | Buthidaung | Al-Yakin Mujahidin,Rohingya Solidarity Organization (suspected) | 9 | Unknown | Police | Southeast Asia | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms,Melee |
| 201610070075 | 2016-10-07 | Afghanistan | Puli Khumri | Taliban | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610060041 | 2016-10-06 | India | Tuichin | Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201610050086 | 2016-10-05 | Yemen | Khiyami | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610050043 | 2016-10-05 | Syria | Aleppo | Muslim extremists | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610030046 | 2016-10-03 | Somalia | Ceel Cali | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 201609300019 | 2016-09-30 | Nigeria | Bakassi district | Unknown | 7 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms,Firearms |
| 201609280033 | 2016-09-28 | Yemen | Dhamar | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Educational Institution | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201609270002 | 2016-09-27 | Yemen | Shaykh Uthman | Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) (suspected) | 1 | Unknown | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201609260057 | 2016-09-26 | Afghanistan | Ghazni | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Military | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201609240020 | 2016-09-24 | Nigeria | Bakassi district | Unknown | 3 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary,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 |
| 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 |
| 201609220043 | 2016-09-22 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kananga | Kamwina Nsapu Militia | 25 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201609210133 | 2016-09-21 | Syria | Aster | People's Protection Units (YPG) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201609200039 | 2016-09-20 | Nigeria | Igbo-Etiti district | Fulani extremists | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201609190037 | 2016-09-19 | Nigeria | Talwari | Boko Haram | 4 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property,Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination,Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary,Melee |
| 201609180036 | 2016-09-18 | India | Dialgam | Separatists | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Melee |
| 201609170005 | 2016-09-17 | Somalia | Bulobarde district | Al-Shabaab | 1 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201609160035 | 2016-09-16 | Lebanon | Ham | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201609150016 | 2016-09-15 | Iraq | Ramadi | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201609140032 | 2016-09-14 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Namoya | Mayi Mayi | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property,Private Citizens & Property,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 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 |
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