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Years: (between 2006 and 2014)
All incidents regardless of doubt.
Region: (Sub-Saharan Africa)
| GTD ID | DATE | COUNTRY | CITY | PERPETRATOR GROUP | FATALITIES | INJURED | TARGET TYPE | REGION | ATTACK TYPE | WEAPON TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201412200065 | 2014-12-20 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Beni | Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) | 1 | 1 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Melee,Other |
| 201412090021 | 2014-12-09 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 1 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201412060048 | 2014-12-06 | Sudan | Nyalla South West district | Janjaweed | 1 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201412030037 | 2014-12-03 | Somalia | Bulobarde | Al-Shabaab | 2 | 1 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201411140039 | 2014-11-16 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 1 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201411090034 | 2014-11-09 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 0 | 1 | Journalists & Media | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Explosives |
| 201411080068 | 2014-11-08 | Sudan | Sirba | Janjaweed | 0 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Melee |
| 201411010034 | 2014-11-01 | Cameroon | Fotokol | Boko Haram | 1 | 1 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201410250036 | 2014-10-25 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Goma | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Journalists & Media | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Firearms |
| 201410210038 | 2014-10-21 | Somalia | Ceel Wareegow | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 1 | NGO | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201410150075 | 2014-10-15 | Nigeria | Bangai | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201410140012 | 2014-10-14 | Somalia | Merca | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 1 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201410120002 | 2014-10-12 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 0 | 1 | Journalists & Media | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Firearms |
| 201410090033 | 2014-10-09 | Sudan | Zalingei | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Melee |
| 201410070054 | 2014-10-07 | Sudan | Yassin | Janjaweed | 2 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201409300041 | 2014-09-30 | Nigeria | Gwoza | Boko Haram | 3 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201409210086 | 2014-09-22 | Sudan | Burma | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms,Melee |
| 201409200101 | 2014-09-20 | Sudan | Wadi Weloul | Janjaweed | 0 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Melee,Melee |
| 201409180039 | 2014-09-18 | Cameroon | Ashigashiya | Boko Haram | 2 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201409140009 | 2014-09-13 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 0 | 1 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201409030005 | 2014-09-03 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 0 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201409030003 | 2014-09-03 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 1 | 1 | Airports and Aircraft | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201408270015 | 2014-08-27 | South Sudan | Bentiu | Unknown | 3 | 1 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201408240102 | 2014-08-24 | Kenya | Isack Kora | Unknown | 0 | 1 | NGO | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201408150004 | 2014-08-15 | Mali | Aguelhoc | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201408060060 | 2014-08-06 | South Africa | Mandini | Unknown | 3 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201408020108 | 2014-08-02 | Nigeria | Kubwa | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Religious Figures/Institutions | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201407300107 | 2014-07-30 | Nigeria | Buni Yadi | Boko Haram | 2 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201407250056 | 2014-07-25 | Sudan | Serif Omar district | Janjaweed | 1 | 1 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms,Vehicle (not to include vehicle-borne explosives, i.e., car or truck bombs) |
| 201407240064 | 2014-07-24 | Nigeria | Abakaliki | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201407200051 | 2014-07-20 | Sudan | Khartoum | Hamza Combat Group against Atheism and Heresy | 0 | 1 | Journalists & Media | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms,Melee |
| 201407180070 | 2014-07-18 | Nigeria | Brass | Unknown | 2 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Firearms |
| 201407170004 | 2014-07-17 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 1 | 1 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201407150122 | 2014-07-15 | Cameroon | Am Chide | Boko Haram | 0 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms,Melee |
| 201407130006 | 2014-07-13 | Somalia | Jowhar | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 0 | 1 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Explosives |
| 201407100012 | 2014-07-10 | Somalia | Baidoa | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 1 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201407080012 | 2014-07-08 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 0 | 1 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Explosives |
| 201407050031 | 2014-07-05 | Kenya | Gamba | Al-Shabaab,Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) (suspected) | 9 | 1 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201406300061 | 2014-06-30 | Mozambique | Muxungue | Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR) | 0 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201406250083 | 2014-06-25 | Nigeria | Lagos | Boko Haram | 5 | 1 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201406220048 | 2014-06-22 | Nigeria | Abudu | Unknown | 1 | 1 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Firearms |
| 201406080095 | 2014-06-08 | Sudan | Nertiti | Janjaweed | 1 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201406060064 | 2014-06-06 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Chai | Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI) | 2 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201406020020 | 2014-06-02 | Somalia | Barawe district | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Melee |
| 201405240156 | 2014-05-26 | Kenya | Lamu | Al-Shabaab | 3 | 1 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201405170056 | 2014-05-17 | Cameroon | Waza | Boko Haram | 0 | 1 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201405060097 | 2014-05-06 | Niger | Rouda | Boko Haram | 0 | 1 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201405030083 | 2014-05-03 | Sudan | Kabkabiya | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201405010077 | 2014-05-01 | Sudan | Kabkabiya | Janjaweed | 0 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201404250042 | 2014-04-24 | Sudan | Nyala | Janjaweed | 1 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201404230041 | 2014-04-23 | Mali | Kidal | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201404160001 | 2014-04-16 | Somalia | Afgoye | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 0 | 1 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201404140061 | 2014-04-14 | Nigeria | Wasasa | Boko Haram (suspected) | 1 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201404110050 | 2014-04-11 | Central African Republic | Bria | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201403250091 | 2014-03-25 | Central African Republic | Boda district | Anti-Balaka Militia | 6 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 201403170016 | 2014-03-17 | Nigeria | Goniri | Boko Haram | 9 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201403150036 | 2014-03-15 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 1 | 1 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201403100021 | 2014-03-10 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 1 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201403010028 | 2014-03-01 | Central African Republic | Bangui | Anti-Balaka Militia | 3 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201402240044 | 2014-02-24 | South Sudan | Mareng | Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) | 1 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 201402230049 | 2014-02-23 | Central African Republic | Bangui | Anti-Balaka Militia | 4 | 1 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201402200019 | 2014-02-20 | Mali | Tessalit | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201402090063 | 2014-02-09 | Nigeria | Umuezekoha | People's Democratic Party (PDP) | 0 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201402030039 | 2014-02-02 | Burundi | Gihanga | National Liberation Front (FNL) (Burundi) | 0 | 1 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201401070009 | 2014-01-07 | Somalia | Wanlaweyn | Al-Shabaab | 2 | 1 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201312300052 | 2013-12-30 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Kinshasa | Unknown | 16 | 1 | Airports and Aircraft | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms,Melee |
| 201312060011 | 2013-12-06 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 1 | 1 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201311200060 | 2013-11-20 | Nigeria | Ilashe Ijesa | Odua Peoples' Congress (OPC) (suspected) | 1 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Firearms,Incendiary,Melee |
| 201310230030 | 2013-10-23 | Sudan | Nyala | Unknown | 1 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201310080016 | 2013-10-08 | Mali | Bara | Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) | 0 | 1 | Transportation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201309110026 | 2013-09-11 | Nigeria | Lala | Boko Haram | 2 | 1 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201308190007 | 2013-08-19 | Nigeria | Kajuru | Boko Haram (suspected) | 3 | 1 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201308040040 | 2013-08-04 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201308040030 | 2013-08-04 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 1 | Police,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201308040041 | 2013-08-04 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201307290027 | 2013-07-29 | Nigeria | Kano | Boko Haram | 12 | 1 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201306030032 | 2013-06-03 | Somalia | Fafahdun | Al-Shabaab | 5 | 1 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201305150037 | 2013-05-15 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Journalists & Media | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201303300007 | 2013-03-30 | Mali | Timbuktu | Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) | 1 | 1 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201303120019 | 2013-03-12 | South Sudan | Unknown | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201303040022 | 2013-03-04 | Kenya | Mandera | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201302280023 | 2013-02-28 | Nigeria | Maiduguri | Boko Haram (suspected) | 0 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201302180007 | 2013-02-18 | Nigeria | Lagos | Unknown | 1 | 1 | Police,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201302120018 | 2013-02-12 | Somalia | Shalan Bood district | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 1 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201302010023 | 2013-02-01 | Somalia | Beledweyne | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201301310004 | 2013-01-31 | Nigeria | Gombe | Boko Haram (suspected) | 2 | 1 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201301080043 | 2013-01-08 | Somalia | Afgoye | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 1 | 1 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201212160006 | 2012-12-16 | Ivory Coast | Agboville | Unknown | 2 | 1 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201211260013 | 2012-11-26 | Somalia | Unknown | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201211010015 | 2012-11-01 | Nigeria | Riyom | Unknown | 4 | 1 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201210260034 | 2012-10-27 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 1 | 1 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201210120025 | 2012-10-12 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 1 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Explosives |
| 201210040024 | 2012-10-04 | Kenya | Mtwapa | Mombasa Republican Council (MRC) (suspected) | 4 | 1 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Melee |
| 201208250015 | 2012-08-25 | Ivory Coast | Irobo | Unknown | 6 | 1 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201208120009 | 2012-08-12 | Sudan | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | 1 | Government (Diplomatic),Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201208040016 | 2012-08-04 | Sudan | Hilat Yatu | Unknown | 1 | 1 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201207250003 | 2012-07-25 | Nigeria | Maiduguri | Boko Haram | 2 | 1 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201207160008 | 2012-07-16 | Kenya | Kitale | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Melee |
| 201207030004 | 2012-07-03 | Nigeria | Abuja | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201206250023 | 2012-06-25 | Somalia | Mogasishu | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 0 | 1 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
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