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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 201612300025 | 2016-12-30 | Nigeria | Dogongona | Boko Haram (suspected) | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Firearms,Melee |
| 201612290008 | 2016-12-29 | Somalia | Afgoye | Al-Shabaab | 6 | 7 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201612280030 | 2016-12-28 | Somalia | Jalalaqsi | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612250035 | 2016-12-25 | Somalia | Feer Sagaaro | Al-Shabaab | 5 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612250017 | 2016-12-25 | Cameroon | Belgede | Boko Haram | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612240007 | 2016-12-24 | Mali | Gao | Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) | 0 | 0 | NGO | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 201612220010 | 2016-12-22 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 3 | 4 | Police,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612200021 | 2016-12-20 | Somalia | Bosaso | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Firearms |
| 201612170021 | 2016-12-17 | Somalia | Qoryoley | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 0 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612160005 | 2016-12-16 | Burkina Faso | Nassoumbou | Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM),Ansar al-Islam (Burkina Faso),Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) (suspected) | 17 | Unknown | Military,Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201612150016 | 2016-12-15 | Somalia | Bosaso | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Firearms |
| 201612130009 | 2016-12-13 | Somalia | Qoryoley | Al-Shabaab | 5 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms,Firearms |
| 201612120039 | 2016-12-12 | Kenya | El Wak | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Police,Telecommunication | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201612110008 | 2016-12-11 | Somalia | Ceel Waaq | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 3 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201612100004 | 2016-12-10 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 2 | 4 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201612070004 | 2016-12-07 | Somalia | War Maxan | Al-Shabaab | 3 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201612030019 | 2016-12-03 | Somalia | Wajid district | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611300025 | 2016-11-30 | Kenya | Unknown | Al-Shabaab | 5 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611290010 | 2016-11-29 | Mali | Timbuktu | Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) | 0 | 0 | Airports and Aircraft | 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 |
| 201611260043 | 2016-11-26 | Nigeria | Bama | Boko Haram | 0 | 5 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611240045 | 2016-11-24 | Nigeria | Shuwa | Boko Haram | 2 | 2 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Unknown |
| 201611230039 | 2016-11-23 | Nigeria | Askira | Boko Haram | 0 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201611210040 | 2016-11-22 | Somalia | Lambar 50 | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611230003 | 2016-11-22 | Kenya | Hulugho | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property,Telecommunication | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Barricade Incident),Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201611200019 | 2016-11-20 | Somalia | Unknown | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201611190058 | 2016-11-19 | Nigeria | Makalama | Boko Haram | 0 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Explosives,Incendiary |
| 201611180012 | 2016-11-18 | Somalia | Mareerey | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611180049 | 2016-11-18 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611160026 | 2016-11-16 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 6 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611150046 | 2016-11-15 | Nigeria | Kautikari | 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 |
| 201611140032 | 2016-11-14 | Nigeria | Wasada | Boko Haram | 2 | 5 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201611130067 | 2016-11-13 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 2 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201611100039 | 2016-11-10 | Somalia | Dac | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611090045 | 2016-11-09 | Somalia | Lambar 50 | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201611080049 | 2016-11-08 | Somalia | Ceelasha Biyaha | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Explosives |
| 201611060008 | 2016-11-06 | Somalia | Ceel Baraf | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611030044 | 2016-11-03 | Nigeria | Yamtage | Boko Haram | 1 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201611020023 | 2016-11-02 | Somalia | Ceel Waaq | Al-Shabaab | 4 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610300015 | 2016-10-30 | Somalia | Hudur | Al-Shabaab | 1 | Unknown | Military,Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610290030 | 2016-10-29 | Nigeria | Maiduguri | Boko Haram | 6 | 11 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610280013 | 2016-10-28 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | 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 |
| 201610260043 | 2016-10-26 | Somalia | Barire | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201610240035 | 2016-10-24 | Cameroon | Warade | Boko Haram | 2 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610230056 | 2016-10-23 | Cameroon | Sandaouadjiri | Boko Haram | 1 | 5 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610210021 | 2016-10-21 | Somalia | Saakow | Al-Shabaab | 3 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 201610180010 | 2016-10-18 | Somalia | Afgoye | Al-Shabaab | 8 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201610170018 | 2016-10-17 | Kenya | Mandera | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610160042 | 2016-10-16 | Nigeria | Kallali | Boko Haram | 0 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201610140029 | 2016-10-14 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201610120023 | 2016-10-12 | Somalia | Ceel Cali | Al-Shabaab | 5 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Melee |
| 201610110041 | 2016-10-11 | Nigeria | Kwashebe | Boko Haram | 5 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201610080026 | 2016-10-08 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 5 | Airports and Aircraft | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610060016 | 2016-10-06 | Kenya | Mandera | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Telecommunication | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Unknown |
| 201610050027 | 2016-10-05 | Somalia | Qoryoley | Al-Shabaab | 0 | Unknown | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610040017 | 2016-10-04 | Somalia | Beledweyne | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201610020027 | 2016-10-02 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 0 | 2 | 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 |
| 201609260028 | 2016-09-26 | Nigeria | Kubirivour | Boko Haram | 5 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201609250019 | 2016-09-25 | Nigeria | Logomani | Boko Haram | 26 | 2 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201609250003 | 2016-09-24 | Somalia | Beledweyne | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 7 | Military,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201609220001 | 2016-09-22 | Kenya | Hameyi | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | 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 |
| 201609170007 | 2016-09-19 | Somalia | Galcad | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201609180004 | 2016-09-18 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 6 | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | 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 |
| 201609110033 | 2016-09-11 | Somalia | Bulo Xaaji | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Unknown | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201609110030 | 2016-09-11 | Somalia | Unknown | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Armed Assault | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201609080001 | 2016-09-08 | Niger | Barwa | Boko Haram | 2 | 2 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201609070039 | 2016-09-07 | Somalia | Qoryoley | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201609040086 | 2016-09-04 | Somalia | Berdaale | Al-Shabaab | 2 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Melee |
| 201609020064 | 2016-09-01 | Burkina Faso | Markoye | Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) | 1 | 2 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201608310020 | 2016-08-31 | Somalia | Beledweyne | Al-Shabaab | 1 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Explosives,Firearms |
| 201608290036 | 2016-08-29 | Somalia | Lambar 50 | Al-Shabaab | 2 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201608270012 | 2016-08-27 | Somalia | Ceel Dhere | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 1 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Explosives |
| 201608260015 | 2016-08-26 | Somalia | Wajid district | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201608250011 | 2016-08-25 | Somalia | Beledweyne | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201608240054 | 2016-08-24 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 3 | 0 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201608220055 | 2016-08-22 | Somalia | Moragabey | Al-Shabaab | 15 | 9 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201608210029 | 2016-08-21 | Nigeria | Shawa | Boko Haram | 0 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Firearms,Incendiary |
| 201608200037 | 2016-08-20 | Somalia | Afgoye | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201608170020 | 2016-08-17 | Somalia | Lafoole | Al-Shabaab | Unknown | Unknown | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201608140044 | 2016-08-14 | Nigeria | Kangarwa | Boko Haram | 16 | 12 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Explosives,Explosives,Firearms |
| 201608120028 | 2016-08-12 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201608110057 | 2016-08-11 | Nigeria | Gombori | Boko Haram | 0 | 0 | Unknown | 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 |
| 201608070018 | 2016-08-07 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 1 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Explosives |
| 201608060056 | 2016-08-06 | Somalia | Ceel Wareegow | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 7 | Transportation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201608060035 | 2016-08-06 | Somalia | Baidoa | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 1 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201608030010 | 2016-08-03 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 3 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201608010032 | 2016-08-01 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 201608010015 | 2016-08-01 | Kenya | Kiunga | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 2 | Police,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 201607300018 | 2016-07-30 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Firearms |
| 201607290041 | 2016-07-28 | Somalia | Moragabey | Al-Shabaab | 5 | 0 | Military,Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 201607260004 | 2016-07-26 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 7 | 2 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
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