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| GTD ID | DATE | COUNTRY | CITY | PERPETRATOR GROUP | FATALITIES | INJURED | TARGET TYPE | REGION | ATTACK TYPE | WEAPON TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201708130009 | 2017-08-13 | Burkina Faso | Ouagadougou | Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) (suspected),Ansar al-Islam (Burkina Faso) (suspected),Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) | 21 | 21 | Business,Police,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident) | Firearms |
| 201601110026 | 2016-01-11 | Iraq | Baghdad | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 21 | 50 | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201504110013 | 2015-04-11 | Pakistan | Gogdan | Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) | 20 | 3 | Business | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201608240003 | 2016-08-24 | Afghanistan | Kabul | Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State (suspected),Taliban | 19 | 53 | Educational Institution | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201607260021 | 2016-07-26 | Japan | Sagamihara | Opponents of disabled people | 19 | 26 | Business | East Asia | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Armed Assault | Melee,Melee,Other |
| 201807310012 | 2018-07-31 | Afghanistan | Jalalabad | Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State | 18 | 15 | Government (General) | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201610210023 | 2016-10-21 | Iraq | Dibis | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 18 | 0 | Utilities,Utilities | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 197503050002 | 1975-03-05 | Israel | Tel Aviv | Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) | 18 | Unknown | Business | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident) | Firearms,Explosives |
| 201505130007 | 2015-05-13 | Afghanistan | Kabul | Haqqani Network,Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) (suspected),Taliban | 17 | 7 | Business,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident) | Explosives,Firearms,Firearms |
| 201606250001 | 2016-06-25 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 16 | 9 | Business,Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201502040016 | 2015-02-04 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Mayangose Kibidiwe | Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) | 16 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary,Melee |
| 200106020002 | 2001-06-02 | Philippines | Lamitan | Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) | 16 | 41 | Business,Other,Military | Southeast Asia | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 202008160005 | 2020-08-16 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 15 | 24 | Business,Government (General),Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201506280008 | 2015-06-28 | Somalia | Kismayo | Al-Shabaab | 15 | Unknown | Military,Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms,Melee |
| 201306150003 | 2013-06-15 | Pakistan | Quetta | Lashkar-e-Jhangvi | 15 | 30 | Business | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201207310001 | 2012-07-31 | Yemen | Sanaa | Unknown | 15 | 43 | Government (General),Military | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 202001290005 | 2020-01-29 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Manzingi | Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) | 14 | 6 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Melee |
| 201612180003 | 2016-12-18 | Jordan | Karak | Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) | 14 | 29 | Tourists,Police,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident) | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201504090001 | 2015-04-09 | Afghanistan | Mazari Sharif | Taliban | 14 | 60 | Government (General),Police,Private Citizens & Property | South Asia | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201501030046 | 2015-01-02 | Libya | Sokna | Fezzan Province of the Islamic State | 14 | 1 | Military,Private Citizens & Property,Private Citizens & Property | Middle East & North Africa | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Armed Assault | Firearms,Melee |
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