Back to Advanced SearchSEARCH RESULTS: 6393 INCIDENTS
CHART RESULTS:
SEARCH CRITERIA:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 200806280006 | 2008-06-28 | Somalia | Beledweyne | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200806280014 | 2008-06-28 | Somalia | Hudur | Al-Shabaab,Hizbul al Islam (Somalia) | 1 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 200806280015 | 2008-06-28 | Somalia | Hudur | Islamic Courts Union (ICU) (suspected) | 0 | 8 | Government (Diplomatic),Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 200806280017 | 2008-06-28 | Nigeria | Lagos | Unknown | 4 | 2 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Melee,Firearms |
| 200806290012 | 2008-06-29 | Ethiopia | Kebri Dehar | Ogaden National Liberation Front (ONLF) (suspected) | 4 | 7 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Unknown | Unknown |
| 200806290019 | 2008-06-29 | Somalia | Beled Hawo | Unknown | 0 | 4 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200806290020 | 2008-06-29 | Somalia | Galkayo | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200806300034 | 2008-06-30 | Somalia | Bosaso | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Journalists & Media | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200806300035 | 2008-06-30 | Somalia | Merca | Unknown | 0 | 0 | NGO | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 200807010023 | 2008-07-01 | Nigeria | Makurdi | Unknown | 1 | 1 | Educational Institution | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807040014 | 2008-07-04 | Somalia | Beledweyne | Unknown | 2 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200807040032 | 2008-07-04 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 0 | 2 | Airports and Aircraft | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200807050008 | 2008-07-05 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 4 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion,Assassination | Explosives |
| 200807060011 | 2008-07-06 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Assassination | Firearms |
| 200807060014 | 2008-07-06 | Zimbabwe | Ruwa | Unknown | 0 | 8 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms,Firearms |
| 200807070002 | 2008-07-07 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | Unknown | Mayi Mayi (suspected) | 2 | 3 | NGO,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807070025 | 2008-07-07 | Somalia | Baidoa | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200807070026 | 2008-07-07 | Sudan | Abyei | Unknown | 0 | 2 | Military,Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807070030 | 2008-07-07 | Somalia | Baidoa | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 11 | 20 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200807070034 | 2008-07-07 | Burundi | Bujumbura | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200807080012 | 2008-07-08 | Sudan | Unknown | Unknown | 6 | 7 | Unknown,Police,Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807080032 | 2008-07-08 | Nigeria | Igbokoda | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807090015 | 2008-07-09 | Somalia | Galkayo | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Assassination | Firearms |
| 200807090019 | 2008-07-09 | Somalia | Leego | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807100010 | 2008-07-10 | Somalia | Garowe | Unknown | 9 | Unknown | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200807110013 | 2008-07-11 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 1 | 0 | NGO | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Assassination | Firearms |
| 200807110014 | 2008-07-11 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 1 | 0 | NGO | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Assassination | Firearms |
| 200807120004 | 2008-07-12 | Somalia | Beledweyne | Islamic Courts Union (ICU) | 4 | 0 | NGO | Sub-Saharan Africa | Facility/Infrastructure Attack | Incendiary |
| 200807130008 | 2008-07-13 | Somalia | Burhakaba | Al-Shabaab | 0 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807130009 | 2008-07-13 | Somalia | Buale | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807140011 | 2008-07-14 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 2 | 2 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807150028 | 2008-07-15 | Nigeria | Abakaliki | Unknown | 0 | 3 | Journalists & Media | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807160007 | 2008-07-16 | Kenya | Baragoi | Unknown | 5 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807160009 | 2008-07-16 | Sudan | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807170013 | 2008-07-17 | Somalia | Wadajir | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Assassination | Firearms |
| 200807170016 | 2008-07-17 | Nigeria | Tebidaba | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200807190003 | 2008-07-19 | Mali | Tessalit | Tuareg extremists (suspected) | 0 | 2 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 200807200013 | 2008-07-20 | Nigeria | Boji Boji | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807200028 | 2008-07-20 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807210014 | 2008-07-21 | Somalia | Baidoa | Al-Shabaab | 3 | 4 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807220023 | 2008-07-22 | Somalia | Jowhar | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807250015 | 2008-07-25 | Nigeria | Port Harcourt | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Utilities,Utilities | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807260023 | 2008-07-26 | Nigeria | Unknown | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Maritime,Maritime,Other | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Unknown |
| 200807260024 | 2008-07-26 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 10 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807270012 | 2008-07-27 | Somalia | Dinsor | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200807270044 | 2008-07-27 | Burundi | Gitega | Party for the Liberation of the Hutu People (PALIPEHUTU) (suspected) | 2 | 45 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200807280002 | 2008-07-28 | Nigeria | Kula | Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) | 0 | 0 | Utilities | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200807300012 | 2008-07-30 | Nigeria | Port Harcourt | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 200808020009 | 2008-08-02 | Nigeria | Onne | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 200808020030 | 2008-08-02 | Zimbabwe | Harare | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808030001 | 2008-08-03 | Nigeria | Ese Odo district | Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) | 0 | 0 | Violent Political Party | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 200808030002 | 2008-08-03 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 2 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Melee |
| 200808030015 | 2008-08-03 | Zimbabwe | Harare | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808030016 | 2008-08-03 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 20 | 45 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808030022 | 2008-08-03 | Somalia | Beledweyne | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808040014 | 2008-08-04 | Chad | N'Djamena | Unknown | 7 | 10 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808070006 | 2008-08-07 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200808070010 | 2008-08-07 | Somalia | Baidoa | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808070018 | 2008-08-07 | Swaziland | Big Bend | Umbane People's Liberation Army (Swaziland) | 0 | 0 | Transportation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808070019 | 2008-08-07 | Swaziland | Mpaka | Umbane People's Liberation Army (Swaziland) | 0 | 0 | Transportation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808080018 | 2008-08-08 | Somalia | Dhobley | Unknown | 2 | 5 | Religious Figures/Institutions | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808110020 | 2008-08-11 | Sudan | Unknown | Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) (suspected) | 0 | 0 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200808120001 | 2008-08-12 | Somalia | Unknown | Pirates | 0 | 0 | Maritime | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hijacking | Firearms |
| 200808120010 | 2008-08-12 | Nigeria | Port Harcourt | Niger Delta Patriotic Force,Niger Delta Vigilante (NDV) | 0 | 0 | Utilities | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808140015 | 2008-08-14 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 11 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808150019 | 2008-08-15 | Somalia | Dinsor | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200808150021 | 2008-08-15 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 11 | 0 | Transportation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808150025 | 2008-08-15 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808150026 | 2008-08-15 | Uganda | Amgamwa | Karamojong Warriors (suspected) | 1 | 6 | Transportation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200808160020 | 2008-08-16 | Uganda | Panyangara | Karamojong Warriors (suspected) | 1 | 1 | Transportation | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200808170020 | 2008-08-17 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 3 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200808180021 | 2008-08-18 | Uganda | Kampala | Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) | 0 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 200808180039 | 2008-08-18 | Somalia | Unknown | Unknown | 1 | 1 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200808200009 | 2008-08-20 | Somalia | Kismayo | Al-Shabaab | 28 | 39 | Terrorists/Non-state Militia,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault,Bombing/Explosion | Explosives,Firearms |
| 200808210002 | 2008-08-23 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Hizbul al Islam (Somalia) | 0 | 5 | Journalists & Media,Journalists & Media,Journalists & Media | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 200808210024 | 2008-08-21 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808210026 | 2008-08-21 | Nigeria | Kalaa | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Government (General),Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200808220013 | 2008-08-22 | Somalia | Balcad | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200808240002 | 2008-08-24 | Nigeria | Bonny | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Maritime | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hijacking | Firearms |
| 200808250009 | 2008-08-25 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 0 | 2 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200808260010 | 2008-08-26 | Sudan | Nyala | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Airports and Aircraft | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hijacking | Firearms |
| 200808270009 | 2008-08-27 | Nigeria | Port Harcourt | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Firearms |
| 200809030023 | 2008-09-03 | Ethiopia | Addis Ababa | Unknown | 7 | 24 | Business,Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200809070015 | 2008-09-07 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 1 | 1 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200809090023 | 2008-09-09 | Somalia | Baidoa | Al-Shabaab | 1 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Assassination | Firearms |
| 200809150006 | 2008-09-15 | Mauritania | Zouerat | Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) | 12 | 0 | Military | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping),Armed Assault | Melee |
| 200809150009 | 2008-09-15 | Nigeria | Port Harcourt | Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) (suspected) | 1 | 4 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200809160013 | 2008-09-16 | Somalia | Bosaso | Unknown | 0 | 1 | Police | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200809170005 | 2008-09-17 | Nigeria | Port Harcourt | Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) (suspected) | 0 | 0 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200809190010 | 2008-09-19 | Nigeria | Bugama | Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) (suspected) | 0 | 0 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200809190020 | 2008-09-19 | Nigeria | Owerri | Unknown | 0 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200809220003 | 2008-09-22 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Unknown | 30 | 60 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200809220012 | 2008-09-22 | Ethiopia | Unknown | Al-Shabaab (suspected) | 0 | 0 | NGO,NGO | Sub-Saharan Africa | Hostage Taking (Kidnapping) | Unknown |
| 200809270012 | 2008-09-27 | Somalia | Baidoa | Unknown | 4 | 15 | Business | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200809280018 | 2008-09-28 | Central African Republic | Am Dafok | Forces for the Unification of the Central African Republic (FIRCA) | 0 | 0 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200809280031 | 2008-09-28 | Ethiopia | Jijiga | Unknown | 4 | 22 | Private Citizens & Property | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200810060002 | 2008-10-06 | Somalia | Merca | Unknown | 1 | 1 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200810060009 | 2008-10-06 | Sudan | Menawashei | Unknown | 1 | 0 | Government (Diplomatic) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Armed Assault | Firearms |
| 200810060010 | 2008-10-06 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 6 | 0 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
| 200810070004 | 2008-10-07 | Somalia | Mogadishu | Al-Shabaab | 20 | 35 | Government (General) | Sub-Saharan Africa | Bombing/Explosion | Explosives |
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