Back to Advanced SearchSEARCH RESULTS: 18125 INCIDENTS
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Years: (between 2006 and 2016)
All incidents regardless of doubt.
Perpetrators: (Al-Qaida; Al-Qaida Kurdish Battalions (AQKB); Al-Qaida Network for Southwestern Khulna Division; Al-Qaida Organization for Jihad in Sweden; Al-Qaida in Iraq; Al-Qaida in Saudi Arabia; Al-Qaida in Yemen; Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP); Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent; Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM); Al-Qaqa Brigade; Al-Qassam Brigades; Al-Shabaab; Ansar al-Islam; Boko Haram; Haqqani Network; Harakat ul-Mujahidin (HuM); Harakat ul-Mujahidin Al-Almi; Harakat-i-Inqilahi-i-Islami; Islamic Army in Iraq (al-Jaish al-Islami fi al-Iraq); Islamic State in Bangladesh; Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS); Islamic State of Iraq (ISI); Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL); Jaish-e-Mohammad (Iraq); Jemaah Islamiya (JI); Lashkar-e-Jhangvi; Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT); Movement of the Third Reich; Mujahedeen Army; Taliban; Taliban (Pakistan); Tehrik-e-Taliban Islami (TTI))
| GTD ID | DATE | COUNTRY | CITY | PERPETRATOR GROUP | FATALITIES | INJURED | TARGET TYPE | REGION | ATTACK TYPE | WEAPON TYPE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201612310040 | 2016-12-31 | Niger | Garoua | Boko Haram | 15 | 7 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612300024 | 2016-12-30 | 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 |
| 201612280032 | 2016-12-28 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Firearms |
| 201612250016 | 2016-12-25 | Cameroon | Fotokol | Boko Haram | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612250037 | 2016-12-25 | Somalia | Bosaso | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Firearms |
| 201612240007 | 2016-12-24 | Mali | Gao | Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) | 0 | 0 | NGO | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612230018 | 2016-12-23 | Kenya | Tarba | Al-Shabaab | 2 | 0 | Business,Telecommunication | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Explosives,Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201612210020 | 2016-12-21 | Somalia | Qoryoley district | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612180048 | 2016-12-18 | Mali | Farach | Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201612170028 | 2016-12-17 | Somalia | Kismayo | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201612150016 | 2016-12-15 | Somalia | Bosaso | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Firearms |
| 201612140021 | 2016-12-14 | Somalia | Gal Hareeri | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 2 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Melee |
| 201612120014 | 2016-12-12 | Somalia | Biyo Cadde | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612110008 | 2016-12-11 | Somalia | Ceel Waaq | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 3 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201612100009 | 2016-12-10 | Somalia | Tabda | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military,Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612080013 | 2016-12-08 | Somalia | Bulo Marer | Al-Shabaab | 3 | 2 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612040034 | 2016-12-04 | Nigeria | Kangarwa | Boko Haram | 14 | 3 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms,Firearms |
| 201612010005 | 2016-12-01 | Somalia | Jowhar | Al-Shabaab | 3 | 3 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Firearms |
| 201611290005 | 2016-11-29 | Somalia | Galgala | Al-Shabaab | 2 | 12 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611280058 | 2016-11-28 | Somalia | Unknown | Al-Shabaab | 5 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination,Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary,Melee |
| 201611260041 | 2016-11-26 | Somalia | Mareerey | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611240008 | 2016-11-24 | Cameroon | Mora | Boko Haram (suspected) | 2 | 4 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611230040 | 2016-11-23 | Nigeria | Wasada | Boko Haram | 0 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201611230037 | 2016-11-23 | Nigeria | Maiduguri | Boko Haram | 2 | 0 | Transportation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611220010 | 2016-11-22 | Cameroon | Diguina | Boko Haram | 0 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 201611210010 | 2016-11-21 | Cameroon | Darak | Boko Haram | 6 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611190056 | 2016-11-19 | Nigeria | Maiduguri | Boko Haram | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611180036 | 2016-11-18 | Nigeria | Maiduguri | Boko Haram | 2 | 0 | Transportation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611180012 | 2016-11-18 | Somalia | Mareerey | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611160020 | 2016-11-16 | Somalia | Unknown | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201611150042 | 2016-11-15 | Nigeria | Kuburmbula | Boko Haram | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 201611150049 | 2016-11-15 | Nigeria | Klaima | Boko Haram | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 201611150043 | 2016-11-15 | Nigeria | Chibok district | 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 |
| 201611130066 | 2016-11-13 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611110023 | 2016-11-11 | Nigeria | Umarari | Boko Haram | 3 | 0 | Unknown | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611080003 | 2016-11-09 | Cameroon | Sandaouadjiri | Boko Haram | 20 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611080050 | 2016-11-08 | Cameroon | Limani | Boko Haram | 2 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 201611070045 | 2016-11-07 | Nigeria | Kangarwa | Boko Haram | 14 | 3 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201611040043 | 2016-11-04 | Nigeria | Bisagana | Boko Haram | 15 | 4 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611020023 | 2016-11-02 | Somalia | Ceel Waaq | Al-Shabaab | 4 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610300029 | 2016-10-30 | Nigeria | Maiduguri | Boko Haram | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610290023 | 2016-10-29 | Somalia | Afmadow | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610290031 | 2016-10-29 | Nigeria | Maiduguri | Boko Haram | 4 | 0 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610270041 | 2016-10-27 | Somalia | Unknown | Al-Shabaab | 4 | 0 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610270052 | 2016-10-27 | Nigeria | Kaninkon | Boko Haram (suspected),Fulani extremists | 2 | 0 | Government (General),Private Citizens & Property,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201610270050 | 2016-10-27 | Nigeria | Kaninkon | Boko Haram (suspected),Fulani extremists | 2 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610250008 | 2016-10-25 | Kenya | Mandera | Al-Shabaab | 12 | Unknown | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201610230002 | 2016-10-23 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 4 | 7 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610220027 | 2016-10-22 | Nigeria | Makwan | Boko Haram | 7 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201610180009 | 2016-10-18 | Somalia | Afgoye | Al-Shabaab | 9 | Unknown | Police,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610170017 | 2016-10-17 | Niger | Koutoukale | Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS),Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) | 1 | 2 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201610160029 | 2016-10-16 | Somalia | Mareerey | Al-Shabaab | 6 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201610140017 | 2016-10-14 | Somalia | Qoryoley | Al-Shabaab | 2 | 0 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610130020 | 2016-10-13 | Somalia | Ceel Baraf | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610120022 | 2016-10-12 | Somalia | Jilib | Al-Shabaab | 2 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201610120012 | 2016-10-10 | Somalia | Ceel Cali | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610060046 | 2016-10-06 | Somalia | Ceel Cadde | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201610070020 | 2016-10-05 | Somalia | Shalan Bood | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610040018 | 2016-10-04 | Somalia | Kismayo | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 3 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610030046 | 2016-10-03 | Somalia | Ceel Cali | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610010043 | 2016-10-01 | Cameroon | Makari | Boko Haram | 1 | 2 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201609270010 | 2016-09-27 | Somalia | Halgan | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201609260028 | 2016-09-26 | Nigeria | Kubirivour | Boko Haram | 5 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201609250013 | 2016-09-25 | Mali | Timbuktu | Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) (suspected) | 2 | 1 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201609240019 | 2016-09-24 | Somalia | Merca | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Firearms |
| 201609210132 | 2016-09-21 | Somalia | Beledweyne | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201609190029 | 2016-09-19 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 2 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201609190035 | 2016-09-19 | Nigeria | Sanda | Boko Haram | 6 | 3 | Business,Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201609180004 | 2016-09-18 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 6 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Explosives |
| 201609160003 | 2016-09-16 | Somalia | Ceel Waaq | Al-Shabaab | 4 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201609110002 | 2016-09-11 | Kenya | Mombasa | Al-Shabaab | 3 | 2 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Incendiary,Melee |
| 201609110031 | 2016-09-11 | Nigeria | Dikwa | Boko Haram | 1 | 3 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201609090024 | 2016-09-09 | Kenya | Mandera | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201609070013 | 2016-09-07 | Somalia | Bud Bud | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 201609030025 | 2016-09-04 | Somalia | Ras Kambooni | Al-Shabaab | 13 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms,Firearms |
| 201609020040 | 2016-09-02 | Niger | Toumour | Boko Haram | 5 | 2 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary,Unknown |
| 201609010027 | 2016-09-01 | Somalia | Addow Dibille | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201608290037 | 2016-08-29 | Somalia | Mareerey | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201608270003 | 2016-08-27 | Somalia | Afgoye | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201608270017 | 2016-08-26 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 2 | 0 | Government (General),Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Explosives |
| 201608250004 | 2016-08-25 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 10 | 15 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201608240053 | 2016-08-24 | Somalia | Goof Gaduud | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201608220047 | 2016-08-22 | Somalia | Goof Gaduud | Al-Shabaab | 8 | 7 | Military,Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201608210026 | 2016-08-21 | Cameroon | Mora | Boko Haram | 4 | 24 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201608200035 | 2016-08-20 | Kenya | Sheikh Barrow | Al-Shabaab | 0 | Unknown | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201608190017 | 2016-08-18 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 1 | 4 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201608150065 | 2016-08-15 | Niger | Unknown | Boko Haram | 5 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms,Melee |
| 201608130061 | 2016-08-13 | Somalia | Luuq Jeelow | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201608110044 | 2016-08-11 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 0 | 5 | Government (General),Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201608090007 | 2016-08-09 | Cameroon | Gambaru | Boko Haram | 4 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary,Unknown |
| 201608080073 | 2016-08-08 | Somalia | Jilib | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hijacking | Incendiary |
| 201608060035 | 2016-08-06 | Somalia | Baidoa | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 1 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201608060031 | 2016-08-06 | Somalia | Baidoa | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201608040009 | 2016-08-04 | Somalia | Lafoole | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201608020049 | 2016-08-02 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 1 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Firearms |
| 201608010054 | 2016-08-01 | Nigeria | Maiduguri | Boko Haram | 5 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms,Firearms |
| 201607310025 | 2016-07-31 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 12 | 15 | Police,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201607290041 | 2016-07-28 | Somalia | Moragabey | Al-Shabaab | 5 | 0 | Military,Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201607270029 | 2016-07-27 | Somalia | Bulofay | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
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