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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201612290040 | 2016-12-29 | 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 |
| 201612270020 | 2016-12-27 | Pakistan | Islamabad | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Government (General) | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201612250016 | 2016-12-25 | Cameroon | Fotokol | Boko Haram | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612250047 | 2016-12-25 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 17 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives,Unknown |
| 201612240014 | 2016-12-24 | Nigeria | Kafanchan | Fulani extremists (suspected) | 5 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201612230035 | 2016-12-23 | Yemen | Usaylan district | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612210020 | 2016-12-21 | Somalia | Qoryoley district | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612210044 | 2016-12-21 | Sudan | Kabkabiya | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms,Firearms |
| 201612200024 | 2016-12-20 | Libya | Ash Shwayrif | Tripoli Province of the Islamic State | 0 | Unknown | Military,Business | Middle East & North Africa | Unarmed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | 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 |
| 201612180049 | 2016-12-18 | Yemen | Masajed | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | 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 |
| 201612150022 | 2016-12-14 | Nigeria | Gogwada | Fulani extremists | 15 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,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 |
| 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 |
| 201612100010 | 2016-12-10 | Iraq | Mosul | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612080040 | 2016-12-08 | Sudan | Kabkabiya | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms,Firearms |
| 201612060005 | 2016-12-06 | Afghanistan | Arghistan district | Taliban | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612050019 | 2016-12-05 | South Sudan | Bor district | Murle Tribe (suspected) | 2 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 201611280053 | 2016-11-28 | Yemen | Al-Oqda | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611280006 | 2016-11-28 | Yemen | Buraiqeh | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611270028 | 2016-11-27 | Nigeria | Igbodu | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Transportation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),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 |
| 201611260056 | 2016-11-26 | Yemen | Bood | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611250031 | 2016-11-25 | Saudi Arabia | Al-Tuwal | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611230052 | 2016-11-23 | Iraq | Baghdad | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611250027 | 2016-11-23 | Somalia | Dumaye | Al-Shabaab | 7 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611210035 | 2016-11-21 | India | Champijang | National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) (suspected) | Unknown | Unknown | Business | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 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 |
| 201611190017 | 2016-11-19 | Mali | Koro | Ansar al-Dine (Mali) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary,Unknown |
| 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 |
| 201611160044 | 2016-11-16 | Nigeria | Igbodu | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201611150044 | 2016-11-15 | Nigeria | Kamdzilari | Boko Haram | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 201611150048 | 2016-11-15 | Nigeria | Boftari | Boko Haram | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 201611150004 | 2016-11-15 | Yemen | Hazm | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 2 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611140051 | 2016-11-14 | Yemen | Hudaydah | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201611130039 | 2016-11-13 | India | Bijapur | Maoists | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611130073 | 2016-11-13 | Nigeria | Kigam | Fulani extremists | 11 | 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 |
| 201611090055 | 2016-11-09 | Libya | Ras Lanuf | Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611080020 | 2016-11-08 | Yemen | Ar Raydah | Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) | 2 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201611070010 | 2016-11-07 | Iraq | Mosul | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611060012 | 2016-11-05 | Yemen | Shumays | 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 |
| 201611020048 | 2016-11-03 | Thailand | Bo Thong | Separatists (suspected) | 0 | Unknown | Other | Southeast Asia | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611030042 | 2016-11-03 | Iraq | Sinjar district | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 18 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201611020022 | 2016-11-02 | Somalia | Lambar 50 | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611010023 | 2016-11-01 | Somalia | Ceel Baraf | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610310023 | 2016-10-31 | India | Puswada | Maoists | Unknown | Unknown | Police | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610300012 | 2016-10-29 | Iraq | Baghdad | Unknown | 1 | Unknown | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610280021 | 2016-10-28 | Somalia | Afmadow | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 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 |
| 201610240036 | 2016-10-24 | Iraq | Laylan | Unknown | 9 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | 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 |
| 201610220018 | 2016-10-22 | Somalia | Lambar 50 | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610200098 | 2016-10-20 | Yemen | Sanaa | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | Unknown | Unknown | Educational Institution | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610190016 | 2016-10-19 | Saudi Arabia | Ad Dawad | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 0 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610190020 | 2016-10-19 | Saudi Arabia | Al-Mahruq | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 0 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610190025 | 2016-10-19 | Saudi Arabia | As Sudays | Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) | 0 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610160011 | 2016-10-16 | Iraq | Tikrit | Tribesmen | 0 | Unknown | Police | Middle East & North Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Unknown |
| 201610150025 | 2016-10-15 | Nigeria | Godogodo | Fulani extremists | 40 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201610140093 | 2016-10-14 | Sudan | Nierteti North | Unknown | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201610120045 | 2016-10-12 | Syria | Rasha | Free Syrian Army | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Explosives |
| 201610120013 | 2016-10-11 | Afghanistan | Tarin Kot | Taliban | 3 | Unknown | Police | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610110026 | 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 |
| 201610070030 | 2016-10-07 | Cameroon | Mbissiri | Unknown | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610060046 | 2016-10-06 | Somalia | Ceel Cadde | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610050043 | 2016-10-05 | Syria | Aleppo | Muslim extremists | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610050038 | 2016-10-05 | Afghanistan | Zaywalayat | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201610030019 | 2016-10-03 | Afghanistan | Khannesin | Taliban | 29 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610020045 | 2016-10-02 | Afghanistan | Puli Khumri | Taliban | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610010028 | 2016-10-01 | Iraq | Mushayrifah | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610010032 | 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 |
| 201609240028 | 2016-09-24 | Egypt | Maswora | Sinai Province of the Islamic State | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201609230011 | 2016-09-23 | Pakistan | Karkana | Halqa-e-Mehsud (suspected) | Unknown | Unknown | Business | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201609230026 | 2016-09-23 | India | Garu | Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201609220039 | 2016-09-22 | Afghanistan | Jurm district | Taliban | 15 | Unknown | Military | South Asia | 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 201609160019 | 2016-09-16 | Syria | Aleppo | Free Syrian Army | Unknown | Unknown | Religious Figures/Institutions | Middle East & North Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201609150024 | 2016-09-15 | Somalia | Muuri | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 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 |
| 201609110009 | 2016-09-11 | Pakistan | Khuhar | Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) | Unknown | Unknown | Police | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
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