03/15/2005: Suspected Thai Islamic militants bombed a railroad crossing in Thailand’s Yala Province. The bomb killed one police officer, stationed at a nearby checkpoint, and wounded three others including a policeman and two railway workers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2006: An unidentified group detonated a bomb in a grocery store in Quetta, Pakistan, injuring 13 civilians. There was no immediate claim of responsibility.
03/15/2006: Palestinian gunman from an unknown organization kidnapped and held captive nine foreigners in the Gaza Strip. Among the captives were international journalists and teachers. The kidnappings were in reprisal of an Israeli raid on a West Bank prison near Jericho. The incident concluded with the peaceful release of the captives by the gunmen the next day, on March 16, 2006. There were no casualties reported.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2006: Suspected LTTE cadres set fire to two Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB) buses in Valaichchenai, Sri Lanka during a peaceful protest that had been staged by the civilians an school children against the continuous abduction of children and youth in the East. The cadre set fire to one bus in injuring serious harm on both the driver and conductor, and the police were able to prevent the torching of the second bus.
03/15/2007: A bomb attack outside a mosque in Yaha, Thailand, wounded eleven Muslim worshipers, possibly in retaliation for earlier violence that day, March 15, 2007.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/15/2007: Assailants in a utility truck hurled a hand grenade and sprayed assault-rifle fire at a roadside restaurant March 15, 2007 in the Yaha district of Yala province, Thailand killing two Muslims and wounding ten.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/15/2007: Bombs supposedly planted by Taliban perpetrators exploded in Farah Province of Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/15/2007: Fifty five police officers were killed and another twelve wounded when Maoist rebels / Naxalites surrounded and attacked a police post with rifles, hand grenades and homemade gasoline bombs in Rani Bodli,Chhattisgarh in India. The victims were part of an anti-Maoist counterinsurgency force made up of armed villagers known as the Salwa Judum. The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2007: Gunmen fired on a convoy carrying the president of Benin, Yaha Boni, who emerged unharmed but four guards were wounded. The attack occurred when Boni was returning from a meeting, 400 kilometers (250 miles) north of the main city, Cotonou.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/15/2007: Gunmen fired on the Sadr City, Iraq, Mayor, wounding him and killing the director of the Sadr City police station.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/15/2007: In Yaha district, Thailand, eight Buddhist commuters were ambushed by gunmen and slain on a major highway.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/15/2008:  A bomb exploded outside a popular hotel in Thailand's majority-Muslim province of Pattini, killing one person and injuring 15 others including the Thai section chief.  The bomb was detonated 15 meters away from the lobby as visiting government officials, tourists, and journalists were entering.
03/15/2008:  A homemade bomb exploded inside a car in Thailand's Yala province.   The bomb killed the driver who was a suspected to be an insurgent.  The explosion occurred in front of a school in Yala City.  The authorities say that the unidentified driver was setting the time bomb and planned to plant it in front of the school.
03/15/2008:  A powerful bomb blast tore through an Italian restaurant in the Pakistani capital of Islamabad.  The blast killed two Turkish woman and wounded 10 other foreigners, including four Americans.  The explosion occurred in the back garden of the popular Luna Caprese restaurant.  Taliban or Al-Qaida militants are suspected.
03/15/2008:  Four people were killed and 53 injured in a grenade attack by suspected ULFA on a tribal gathering in Murkongselek village located in Assam, India.
03/15/2008:  Suspected separatists burned down a school in Saliburi district of Pattani, and detonated a bomb when security officials arrived at the scene.  The bomb killed one soldier and injured six others.
03/15/2009: On or around Sunday, Taliban militants kidnapped and killed the Afghan security commander of an Indian road construction company in the Ghorghori area of Khash Rud, Nimruz, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
03/15/2009: On Sunday afternoon, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants fired upon and killed Dhafir Kashmoula, a police lieutenant colonel in the al Baladiya area of the al Midan district. There was no motive or damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/15/2009: On Sunday at 0920, in Nazran, Ingushetiya, Russia, unknown assailants fired upon and killed employee of the Ministry of Emergencies. No damages were reported, and no group claimed responsibility.
03/15/2009: On Sunday at 2350, some 15 members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) operating in Central Mindanao attacked a National Power Corporation (Napocor) plant in Kalamansig town in Sultan Kudarat province, Philippines, and injuring the security guard. The victim, Zaldy Lingaton, 35, was shot in the leg. The group also fired upon police and military forces who responded to the scene, causing no damage. The assailants used M16 rifles. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities blamed Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members under a rogue leader.
03/15/2009: On Sunday evening at 1845, in Baghdad, Iraq,  a gunmen was killed and three other people were wounded when a grenade detonated in the gunman's hand before he threw it on a crowd near a juice bar in the Mansour neighborhood. There was no motive or damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/15/2009: On Sunday evening, in northern Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, a bomb attached to a car detonated, wounding one civilian and causing no reported damage. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/15/2009: On Sunday morning, a remote controlled improvised explosive device (RCIED) placed in a wheelbarrow beside the gate to the mayor's office exploded as the mayor of Kandahar drove through the gate to his office in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One civilian was was killed, six were injured, and the vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/15/2009: On Sunday night, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown gunmen launched an armed attack on an Asiacell telecommunications tower near Anwar Al Aasi village, killing a security guard and wounding another. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/15/2009: On Sunday, a suicide bomber detonated himself outside of a high school off the main road south of Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed, seven others wounded, and several vehicles were damaged in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/15/2009: On Sunday, an Afghan tribal leader was killed when a roadside bomb targeted his vehicle in the Spera area of Sabari, Khost, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2009: On Sunday, at 1650, in Shibam, Hadramawt, Yemen, Ali Mohsen Al Ahmad, a suicide bomber detonated his improvised explosive device (IED) vest, killing four South Korean tourists and two Yemeni tour guides, and wounding five civilians (5 South Korean; 3 Yemeni). The attack occurred when the teenage suicide bomber asked the tourists to pose with him for a picture overlooking the hill  near the ancient fortress city of Shibamaâs site knows as the Manhattan of the desert.  Al-Qaida Organization in the Arabian Peninsula claimed responsibility. 12 suspects were arrested by Yemeni authorities.
03/15/2009: On Sunday, at 2010, gunmen killed two Israeli policemen who were traveling in the Jordan Valley on Highway 90, in Massu'a in the West Bank. An anonymous caller claimed responsibility for the attack on behalf of the Imad Mughniyeh Group and Fatah.
03/15/2009: On Sunday, in Baghdad, Iraq, a bomb attached to a civilian car detonated in the Ghazaliya district, killing Abdul Latif Saleh, an oil expert. There was no damage or motive reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/15/2009: On Sunday, in Dera Ismail Khan, North West Frontier, Pakistan, unidentified militants on a motorcycle shot and killed two Sunnis, Muhammad Shoaib and Asad Khan, as they were leaving a mosque. No damage was reported and it motive is believed to be sectarian in nature. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/15/2009: On Sunday, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, gunmen threw a grenade inside a civilian car in the central area of the city, wounding a doctor and causing no reported damage. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/15/2009: On Sunday, near Khanaqin, Diyala, Iraq, unknown gunmen detonated an explosive charge near Andan Abdou gas station in the Al Taineed neighborhood, causing no casualties and inflicting minor damage to the gas station. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/15/2009: On Sunday, the owner of the Aerolift transport plane believes it was likely shot down with a missile. The Il-76 heavy-lift transport plane crashed into Lake Victoria on the night of 03/08/09. The plane was flying to Somalia from Entebbe Airport when it burst into flames and plunged into the lake shortly after take-off. It was operated by Aerolift and charterd by Dynacorp, an American company. Two Ugandans, a Burundian army general, his two senior colleagues, four Russian crew members, a South African and an Indian died in the crash. No group claimed responsibility.
03/15/2010: On Monday afternoon at 1400, in the Gushta area, in Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants set fire to vehicles, damaging three buses, a flying-coach and a civilian car but causing no casualties. Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, said their fighters torched six tankers supplying oil for NATO forces in the district, and also that an Afghan soldier was killed during the attack. The claim was not confirmed.
03/15/2010: On Monday morning around 1130, in Warri, Delta, Nigeria, two car bombs detonated near an amnesty conference at a government office, damaging the building. At least two people were injured and three killed in the blast. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2010: On Monday, in Al Khalidiyah Al Anbar, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the home of a Muslim cleric as he was leaving his house, killing the cleric. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/15/2010: On Monday, in Barmal, Paktia, Afghanistan, Afghan security forces shot and killed five men wearing suicide vests and carrying guns who tried to storm government buildings and a bazaar. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday afternoon around 1545, along the busy highway on Rosary Heights, Mother Barangay in Cotabato City, Mindanao, Philippines, two unidentified militants on a motorcycle opened fire on the vehicle of a senior state prosecutor, Akilali Balt, injuring the prosecutor. A .45 caliber pistol was used in the attack. One man, Akmad Makakena, who the motorcycle was registered to, was arrested in connection with the attack. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday afternoon, outside the building of the Institute for Studies on the Free Flow of Information in the Utan Kayu area of Jakarta, Indonesia, in one of four linked parcel bombing attacks, a letter bomb hidden in a hollowed-out book entitled "They Deserved to be Killed: Because of their Sins to Islam and Muslims" addressed to Ulil Abshar Abdalla, a well-known liberal Islamic figure, detonated as police attempted to defuse it. The device, which was hand-delivered by courier and contained ammonium chlorate, injured four people while it is unknown if the blast resulted in any property damage. Accompanying the bomb was a threatening letter urging Abdalla to write a preface to the book. According to police, based on the materials used in the packages, the assailants aimed to instill fear and cause injuries, not cause deaths. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities suspected Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) militants were responsible. After examining the design of one of the devices, police detectives named a bomb-maker known as Upik Lawang as their prime suspect.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday morning at 0800, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a school library, killing Bahram Khan, principal of the school and wounding one civilian. The amount of damage caused by the bomb is unknown. No group claimed responsibility however it was believed that the Taliban was responsible for the bombing.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday morning at around 0830, in Mehtar lam, Laghman, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated a roadside bomb near the vehicle of Mohlim Malang, a member of the Provincial Council, killing him on the spot. Malang's father was injured in the blast as well. The attack caused an unknown amount of monetary damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday morning, in an unspecified area of Songkhla, Thailand, unidentified militants fired upon Buddhist plantation workers on their way to work. A man was killed and his wife was injured. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday morning, in an unspecified area of Songkhla, Thailand, unidentified militants shot and killed a Buddhist teacher while he was working on a rubber plantation. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday morning, in the Chauparan area of Hazaribag, Jharkhand, India, unidentified militants set fire to ten private vehicles, including three trucks and a bus. The militants also fired at a truck, injuring one driver. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicles and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday night at 0110, in Karachi Sindh, Pakistan, an activist of People’s Amn Committee (PAC) was shot and killed by two unidentified armed men while he was sitting with his friend near his house in Khadda Market. The victim was later identified as Imran, son of Mohammad Hussain. No group claimed responsibility.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday night at 2330, in Rusoh, Narathiwat, Thailand, two unidentified armed militants opened fire on a grocery store. Two Buddhist men, identified as Arom Yothathip, a defense volunteer attached to Rusoh district office, and Phop Thongkaew, a villager, were killed. Three others, identified as Sunan Maneerat and La-ong Yothathip, both defense volunteers, and a woman, were injured. The militants used AK 47 and M16 rifles for the attack. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday, at the town center in Mandera, North Eastern, Kenya, five people were injured when militants fired a missile into Mandera, North Eastern, Kenya. No material damage was reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday, in Argal of Ghaziabad, Konar, Afghanistan, Taliban insurgents led by a local commander, Bakhtialay, set the house of a former commander who had surrendered to the government, identified as Arsala Khan, on fire, destroying the house and garden, but resulting in no casualties. They also kidnapped nine former fighters. No group claimed responsibility and the status of the hostages is unknown.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday, in Jakarta, Indonesia, in one of four linked parcel bombing attacks, a letter bomb hidden in a hollowed-out book entitled "Is Pancasila Dead?" was hand-delivered by courier to the house of youth organization Pemuda Pancasila chairman, Yapto Suryosumarno. Police defused the bomb, which was discovered to contain ammonium chlorate, preventing any casualties or property damage from taking place. According to police, based on the materials used in the packages, the assailants aimed to instill fear and cause injuries, not cause deaths. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities suspected Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) militants were responsible. After examining the design of one of the devices, police detectives named a bomb-maker known as Upik Lawang as their prime suspect.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday, in Jakarta, Indonesia, in one of four linked parcel bombing attacks, a letter bomb hidden in a hollowed-out book entitled "Jewish Militant" was hand-delivered by courier to the house of Indonesian rock musician Ahmad Dhani. Police defused the bomb two days later on 03/17/2011 on Thursday when it was discovered, which was discovered to contain ammonium chlorate, preventing any casualties or property damage from taking place. According to police, based on the materials used in the packages, the assailants aimed to instill fear and cause injuries, not cause deaths. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities suspected Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) militants were responsible. After examining the design of one of the devices, police detectives named a bomb-maker known as Upik Lawang as their prime suspect.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday, in Jakarta, Indonesia, in one of four linked parcel bombing attacks, a letter bomb hidden in a hollowed-out book was hand-delivered by courier to the house of Christian counter-terrorism police official Goris Mere. Police defused the bomb, which was discovered to contain ammonium chlorate, preventing any casualties or property damage from taking place. According to police, based on the materials used in the packages, the assailants aimed to instill fear and cause injuries, not cause deaths. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities suspected Jamaah Islamiyah militants were responsible. After examining the design of one of the devices, police detectives named a bomb-maker known as Upik Lawang as their prime suspect.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday, in Korangi, Sindh, Pakistan, more than a dozen armed assailants entered Fariya Street and opened indiscriminate fire, killing two activists of People's Amn (Peace) Committee (PAC) identified as Shahzad, son of Yousuf and Hanif, son of Omar Ahmed, and injuring four others. No group claimed responsibility.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday, in Nazimabad, Sindh, Pakistan, unidentified armed men opened fire and killed a Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) activist, Nawaz Khan, while he was standing near Goal Market. Two civilians identified as Asif and Imran were wounded in the attack. The victim was the younger brother of Imtiaz Pathan, vice president of PPP. There were no reports of damage and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday, in Raman, Yala, Thailand, at least three unidentified militants in a pick-up truck shot and killed a Muslim man, identified as Itae Rituemung. The militants used M16 rifles for the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday, in the Zaman Town area of Korangi, Sindh, Pakistan, unidentified armed men fired on a group of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists who were installing a flag on an electric pole, killing one activist, Lal Muhammad, and injuring two others, Hayat and Mohammad Sultan. No group claimed responsibility.
03/15/2011: On Tuesday, near a village in Baaj, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown gunmen in military uniforms kidnapped five Yazidis. The gunmen attacked three cars, taking the men and leaving the women. No casualties or damages were reported. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
03/15/2012: A pipe bomb detonated at a construction site in Semarang city, Central Java province, Indonesia. The device was deposited in a pile of trash, but the civilian who found it believed it to be a pipe from a local construction site and attempted to return it there. Three construction workers were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/15/2012: A suicide bomber targeted the car of Superintendent of Police Kalam Khan in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Khan was killed and four other police officers wounded. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/15/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in Ban Kaheng area, Pattani province, Thailand. One civilian was killed and another wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/15/2012: An explosive device detonated at the house of a Manipur Rifles officer in Imphal East district, Manipur state, India. One child was killed and five other people injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/15/2012: An explosive device detonated in Chaparhar district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. An International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier was killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/15/2012: An explosive device detonated in Sitra village, Central governorate, Bahrain. The explosion wounded two police officers. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/15/2012: An explosive device detonated outside an office rented by the United Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-Maoist) in Kailasnagar area, Western Development Region, Nepal. No casualties were reported in this attack, and no group claimed responsibility.
03/15/2012: An explosive device detonated outside of the Galkayo central prison in Galkayo city, Mudug region, Somalia. The explosion targeted a vehicle transporting Lieutenant Colonel Muse Abdirahman Ahmed, the chief of Puntland security forces. Ahmed was uninjured, but an unknown number of his bodyguards were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/15/2012: An explosive device targeted a patrol of border guards in Ban Rae village, Yala province, Thailand. One officer was killed and another injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/15/2012: Assailants attacked a refugee camp in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The attackers used mortars and injured at least four people. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/15/2012: Assailants fired two rockets at Bagram Airfield in Bagram town, Parwan province, Afghanistan. There were no casualties reported; however, when the Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack, they stated that they caused both human and material damage.
03/15/2012: Assailants shot and killed a customs service official in an unknown location in Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, the Nigerian Customs Service suspected Boko Haram.
03/15/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at a group of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers in Srinigar city, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Two officers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/15/2012: Assailants used a mortar to attack a construction site in Pikit district, Cotabato province, Philippines. The construction site belonged to the China International Water and Electric Corporation. There were no casualties, but a vehicle was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources suspected Muslim fundamentalists.
03/15/2012: Gunmen attacked the mostly Christian village of Nayi, Kaduna State, Nigeria. Ten people, including a pastor, were killed, and four people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/15/2012: Gunmen shot and killed a Christian trader in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, police suspected Boko Haram.
03/15/2012: Paramilitary rangers discovered and defused an explosive device attached to a power pole in Rangae district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/15/2012: Thirteen people, including children, were killed and one other person was injured when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Siyachoi village, Uruzgan Province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident, but sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/15/2012: Three off-duty soldiers in uniform were shot and killed in Montauban, Midi-Pyrenees, France. The soldiers were attacked while they stood in line at a cash machine. Mohammed Merah, a French citizen of Algerian descent, claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/15/2012: Two remote-controlled explosive devices detonated at the Government Degree College for Boys in Jamrud town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The school was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
03/15/2013: A bomb disposal unit discovered and defused an explosive device that was placed in a ghee-tin and planted near Lakki Gate in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2013: A bomb squad found and defused several explosive devices and a suicide vest on the shore of the River Indus in Dera Ismail Khal district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2013: A mortar bomb that had failed to detonate was found on a patch of land near New Barnsley police station in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Oglaigh na hEireann claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
03/15/2013: A remote-controlled bomb detonated near a truck carrying police officers in Ban Rueso, Rueso district, Narathiwat, Thailand. Three officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities claimed an insurgent group led by Masukarueno Yakumo carried out the attack.
03/15/2013: An explosive device detonated near a paramilitary headquarters in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The blast killed three people and injured another five. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2013: An explosive device detonated outside a cellular tower in Togh Sarai, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The tower was damaged in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2013: Assailants dressed in military uniforms stormed the house of a local Sahwa Council leader in Wajihiya, 25 kilometers from Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The Sahwa member and at least two of his sons were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2013: Assailants opened fire on a minibus carrying military recruits in Al Rayash, north of Baiji, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Eight soldiers and the driver were killed in the ambush; another two soldiers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2013: Assailants opened fire on police and security personnel in Manmaru, West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, India. The security team was trying to collect the bodies of six villagers kidnapped and killed by the assailants two days earlier. No one was injured in the attack. The police blamed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M).
03/15/2013: Gunmen shot and killed two police officers in the Deh Khudadad area of Ghazni City, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A spokesperson for the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a conversation with local media.
03/15/2013: Six crude bombs exploded near the Fantasy Kingdom theme park in the Jamgora area of Dhaka, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. Three people were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2013: The Frontier Corps discovered and defused a 10 kilogram bomb in Sui town, Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2013: Two explosive devices detonated simultaneously near Monshang village on the Indian border with Myanmar in Monshang, Chandel district, Manipur, India. The blasts killed one member of the Assam Rifles and injured three. The People's Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2013: Two gunmen open fired with automatic weapons in a restaurant-bar, the Mermaid, in Cancun, Quintana Roo state, Mexico. Seven people were killed and four were injured in the attack. The motive of the attack was unknown; however, the majority of the victims belonged to a taxi cab union. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: A land mine detonated near a civilian motorcycle in Janubairi area, Sohbatpur town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least one civilian was killed and one other was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: A land mine detonated near an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) vehicle in Haft Asia area, Wardak province, Afghanistan. At least two ANCOP officers were killed and three others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in the parking lot of the Maka Al Mukarama Hotel, where government officials were meeting, in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. One person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Al-Shabaab was behind the attack.
03/15/2014: Afghan National Police (ANP) forces discovered and seized an explosive device in Dara-i-Suf district, Samangan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, government officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/15/2014: An assailant drove a vehicle into an Israeli Border Police roadblock in Bayt Umar town, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. At least four police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of a government employee detonated in Qaim city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The employee was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of the Nazyan governor detonated in Nazian district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least three people, including the governor and two of his guards, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: An explosive device detonated at a gas pipeline in Goth Balach Bhngaro area, Khandh Kot city, Sindh province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks on gas pipelines in this city on March 15, 2014. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: An explosive device detonated at a Kharkiv Karazin National University building in Kharkiv city, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. At least three people, including a professor and two students, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: An explosive device detonated at a market in Hurriya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least seven people were killed and 13 others were injured in the blast. This was one of five similar attacks at markets in Baghdad city on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/15/2014: An explosive device detonated at the residence of a police officer in Karma town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks on the residences of police officer in Karma town on March 15, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: An explosive device detonated in Baghdad al-Jadidah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Five people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: An explosive device detonated in the vehicle of a primary school teacher in Nahrawan town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The teacher was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: An explosive device detonated near the residence of a Peace Committee member's brother in Gudar town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the house was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and another assailant was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: An explosive device detonated underneath a civilian vehicle in Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: An explosive device targeting Ahle Hadees Mosque detonated in Gulistan-e-Jauhar area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA).
03/15/2014: An explosive device, targeting a military patrol, detonated on the international highway outside of Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: An explosive device, targeting a police patrol, detonated in Albu-Sayf town, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One police officer was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a market in Amil area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. This was one of five similar attacks at markets in Baghdad city on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/15/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a market in Amin area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and ten others were injured in the blast. This was one of five similar attacks at markets in Baghdad city on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/15/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a market in Qahirah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and 10 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/15/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a market in Sadr neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and six others were wounded in the blast. This was one of five similar attacks at markets in Baghdad city on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/15/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a market Shuala area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and 15 others were injured in the blast. This was one of five similar attacks at markets in Baghdad city on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/15/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside the residence of Colonel Qays al-Rashid in Jameel area, Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Al-Rashid, an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) officer, was unharmed; however, 15 people were wounded in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and safely defused in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: Assailants abducted at least 18 Shinwari tribal members in Badaber village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One of the hostages escaped shortly after the abduction and at least 11 of the hostages were released on March 18, 2014. The status of the remaining victims is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan).
03/15/2014: Assailants abducted Father Mykola Kvych in Sevastopol city, Crimea peninsula, Ukraine. Kvych, the priest of a Ukrainian Greek Catholic church, was released on March 17, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: Assailants abducted two police officers in Tumaco municipality, Narino department, Colombia. Authorities found the bodies of the officers on March 18, 2014. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: Assailants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) camp in Hoshab area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: Assailants attacked a Nigeria Customs Service checkpoint in Gafoni village, Katsina state, Nigeria. At least nine customs officers were killed and five officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Barwai area, Laghman province, Afghanistan. A clash ensued, during which one assailant and one ALP officer were killed and seven assailants and two ALP officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/15/2014: Assailants attacked an Egyptian Armed Forces checkpoint in Shubra Al-Kheima area, Cairo city, Cairo governorate, Egypt. At least six soldiers were killed and an unknown number of people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Egyptian Armed Forces officials attributed the attack to the Muslim Brotherhood.
03/15/2014: Assailants attacked an Iraqi Armed Forces checkpoint in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: Assailants attacked Libyan National Police (LNP) officers in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. At least one officer was killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: Assailants attacked the residence of Abd-al-Razzaq Jasim in Albu-Khadu area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Jasim, a Sahwa Council leader, was unharmed; however, four of his family members were killed and 16 other people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: Assailants attacked the residence of Sheikh Fahd Muftah Dahshus, a General People's Congress (GPC) leader, in Hajjah city, Hajjah governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Al-Islah Party.
03/15/2014: Assailants detonated explosives at a gas pipeline in Goth Shahnawaz Bhngwar area, Khandh Kot city, Sindh province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks on gas pipelines in this city on March 15, 2014. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: Assailants detonated several land mines and opened fire on a First Scout Ranger Regiment convoy in Magpet municipality, North Cotabato province, Philippines. Four people, including two soldiers and two assailants, were killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/15/2014: Assailants fired a grenade at a Lebanese Army patrol in Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. At least one soldier was killed and an unknown number were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: Assailants fired a grenade at the residence of Suthep Thaugsuban in Phutthamonthon district, Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand. Thaugsuban, a People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) leader, was unharmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: Assailants launched mortars near the engineering and education faculties of Anbar University in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, university buildings were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: Assailants launched rockets near Labweh village, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. Two people were wounded in the attack. This was one of two rocket attacks in Beqaa governorate on March 15, 2014. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation to Hezbollah's military involvement in Yabrud city, Syria.
03/15/2014: Assailants launched rockets near Nabi Othman village, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. At least one person was killed and one other was injured in the attack. This was one of two rocket attacks in Beqaa governorate on March 15, 2014. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation to Hezbollah's military involvement in Yabrud city, Syria.
03/15/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) checkpoint in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Six people, including five police officers and a civilian, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: Assailants opened fire on Romeo Capalla in Oton town, Iloilo province, Philippines. Capalla, the director of the Panay Fair Trade Center (PFTC), was killed in the attack. This was one of two attacks on PFTC targets in Iloilo province on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: Assailants opened fire on Sa'id Mahdi in Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Mahdi, the former mayor of Baqubah, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Nuri al-Abbar in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Abbar, the former head of the High National Election Commission (HNEC), was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: Assailants set fire to a Panay Fair Trade Center (PFTC) sugar mill in Barangay village, Iliolo province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties; however, the mill and a truck were damaged in the attack. This was one of two attacks on PFTC targets in Iloilo province on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2014: Assailants shot and killed a Banaadir regional court employee in Hodon neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
03/15/2014: Assailants shot and killed Hussein Moallim, a businessperson, in Galkayo city, Mudug region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
03/15/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at a civilian residence in Dumagoc village, Zamboanga del Sur province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: A suicide bomber detonated in front of St. John's Catholic Church in Youhanabad neighborhood, Lahore city, Punjab province, Pakistan. This was one of two suicide bombings at churches in Lahore on this date. In addition to the two bombers, at least 19 people were killed and 70 others were wounded across both attacks. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/15/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near Shia militia members southeast of Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least three militia members were killed in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: An explosive device detonated at a police checkpoint in Janzour area, Jafara district, Libya. Two police officers were killed and five others were injured in the attack. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: An explosive device detonated in Asia area, Rasheed neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Saba al-Bor area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and 10 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Utayfia area, Kadhimiya neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a Ukrainian Army reconnaissance volunteer in the Donbass region, Ukraine. The volunteer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a 166th Brigade headquarters in Abu Ruwaiyah area, near Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. One soldier was killed in the attack. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: Assailants abducted Ramon Sanson Jr. in Isabela City, Basilan province, Philippines. Sanson, a civilian, was released a few hours later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
03/15/2015: Assailants attacked a civilian with baseball bats in Ballymoney area, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The civilian was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to loyalists.
03/15/2015: Assailants attacked civilians in Jabal Marrah area, Central Darfur state, Sudan. The assailants abducted one of the civilians; his whereabouts remain unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Djargagoroum village, Lac region, Chad. At least one person was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/15/2015: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Egba village, Benue state, Nigeria. At least 95 people were killed and an unknown number of others were injured during the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
03/15/2015: Assailants attacked Ukrainian troops near Sokilnyky town, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. This was one of thee related incidents on Sokilnyky on the same night. At least one person was killed across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Luhansk People's Republic.
03/15/2015: Assailants detonated explosive devices and set fire to a government vehicle outside of the Department of Fisheries (DoF) office in Magura district, Khulna division, Bangladesh. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to pro-hartal activists.
03/15/2015: Assailants fired an air defense launcher at an Armed Forces of Ukraine observation post near Avdiivka area, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident
03/15/2015: Assailants fired mortars at Ukrainian soldiers near Troitske town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Luhansk People's Republic.
03/15/2015: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated in Shari al-Barid area, Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least one civilian was killed and six others were injured in the attack. This was one of two coordinated assaults in the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/15/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at Armed Forces of Ukraine soldiers in Opytne town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: Assailants kidnapped 10 Hazara civilians in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Nine of the victims were released later the same day; the whereabouts of the tenth victim remain unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
03/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on a group of mechanics in Mandera city, Mandera county, Kenya. One person was killed and three were wounded in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Rangers checkpost in Bhashah area, Gilgit-Baltistan territory, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Five Rangers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on an opposition leader's wife in Bujumbura city, Bujumbura Mairie province, Burundi. The victim was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Satellite Town neighborhood, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on Elmo Segura in Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. Segura, a former local councilor, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on Frontier Corps (FC) forces near Qila Saifullah area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on the Christ Church School in Youhanabad neighborhood, Lahore city, Punjab province, Pakistan. Following the initial assault, a suicide bomber then detonated inside the building. This was one of two suicide bombings at churches in Lahore on this date. In addition to the two bombers, at least 19 people were killed and 70 were wounded across both attacks. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on the residence of a village chief in Luuk district, Gedo region, Somalia. The chief and four of his relatives were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/15/2015: Assailants set fire to construction equipment in Tikhali village, Odisha state, India. No casualties were reported. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at a civilian residence in Antipas town, North Cotabato province, Philippines. One farmer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident
03/15/2015: Explosive devices detonated targeting police personnel in Naya Paltan neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. Three civilians were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: Multiple explosives-laden vehicles detonated near police posts in Godar area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two car bombings targeting police posts in Helmand on this date. At least 26 assailants were killed and 40 other people, including three police officers and 37 assailants, were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
03/15/2015: Multiple explosives-laden vehicles detonated near police posts in Panjaw Qala, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two car bombings targeting police posts in Helmand on this date. At least 26 assailants were killed and 40 other people, including three police officers and 37 assailants, were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
03/15/2015: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices at Khulna University of Engineering and Technology in Teligati area, Khulna division, Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: Three explosive devices detonated in Khulna city, Khulna division, Bangladesh. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: Three suicide bombers attacked a military checkpoint on the Damaturu-Maiduguri road, Borno state, Nigeria. The assailants were killed and four soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that the incident was carried out by Boko Haram.
03/15/2015: Two explosive devices detonated in Baksirhat neighborhood, Chittagong city, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. Six people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2015: Two suicide bombers in explosives-laden vehicles detonated in Ramadi city, Iraq. In addition to the two bombers, at least two police officers were killed and more than 51 other people were injured in the blasts. This was one of two coordinated assaults in the city on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: A suicide bomber equipped with an explosives-laden vehicle and other assailants attacked Sarir power station in Wahat, Libya. At least five people, including two assailants and three guards were killed and five others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
03/15/2016: An explosive device detonated at a Globe Telecom site in Crossing, Masbate, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 15 coordinated attacks in Masbate on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/15/2016: An explosive device detonated at a Globe Telecom site in Miaga, Masbate, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 15 coordinated attacks in Masbate on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/15/2016: An explosive device detonated at a Globe Telecom site in Panisijan, Masbate, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 15 coordinated attacks in Masbate on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/15/2016: An explosive device detonated between San Jacinto and San Fernando towns, Masbate, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 15 coordinated attacks in Masbate on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/15/2016: An explosive device detonated in Buenasuerte, Masbate, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 15 coordinated attacks in Masbate of the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/15/2016: An explosive device detonated in Ilaya, Masbate, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 15 coordinated attacks in Masbate on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/15/2016: An explosive device detonated in Poblacion, Masbate, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 15 coordinated attacks in Masbate on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/15/2016: An explosive device detonated in Sahaa area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: An explosive device detonated in Tunga, Masbate, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. This was one of 15 coordinated attacks in Masbate on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/15/2016: An explosive device detonated near a house in Rueso, Narathiwat, Thailand. A civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Saba al-Bor, Saladin, Iraq. Two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistan Armed Forces convoy in Shawal, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least one soldier was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers in Burgos, Masbate, Philippines. Two police officers were injured in the blast. This was one of 15 coordinated attacks in Masbate on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/15/2016: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in Mashtal area, Baghdad city, Bghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: Approximately 100 assailants attacked Garmal village in Nugaal, Somalia. This was one of two related attacks on villages overnight. At least 11 assailants were killed across both attacks. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the group intended to implement Sharia law in Puntland.
03/15/2016: Assailants abducted a civilian, identified as Muhammad al-Ghanay al-Qaddhafi, in Abu Hadi, Sirte, Libya. Al-Qaddhafi was shot and killed on May 1, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
03/15/2016: Assailants abducted three aid workers from Sidimo, Gedo, Somalia. The aid workers were released the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to Al-Shabaab.
03/15/2016: Assailants ambushed a military convoy with explosive devices in Kumshe, Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. At least one soldier and an unknown number of assailants were killed and 13 soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/15/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers attacked peshmerga forces in Dibis district, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least one peshmerga member and five suicide bombers were killed and four security members were injured in the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: Assailants attacked a joint army and Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) detachment in Anapog, Masbate, Philippines. This was one of 15 coordinated attacks in Masbate on the same day. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however sources attributed the attacks to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/15/2016: Assailants attacked a local leader in Masisi, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The leader was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Nyatura militia was involved in the attack.
03/15/2016: Assailants attacked a military headquarters in Makhmur, Arbil, Iraq. Six suicide bombers were killed and four military personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) posts in Mazdaki, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Six assailants and six police officers were killed and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
03/15/2016: Assailants attacked an African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) patrol in El Geneina, West Darfur, Sudan. A Chadian soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: Assailants attacked an oil facility and a military patrol in Odidi community, Delta, Nigeria. At least four people, including one JTF soldier and three assailants, were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Deh Sarak, Achin district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Seven assailants, two police officers, and three National Uprising Movement (NUM) members were killed in the ensuing clash. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: Assailants attacked police officers in Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey. One police officer was killed and ten people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/15/2016: Assailants attacked Shula Oilfield in Sarir, Wahat, Libya. At least four people were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
03/15/2016: Assailants attempted to kidnap a civilian from his residence in Ghondai, Muhammad Agha district, Logar, Afghanistan. The civilian, identified as Ghulam Dastagir, was unharmed but his daughter was killed when she confronted the assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: Assailants executed Shaykh Mustafa 'Abd-al-Rahman al-'Isawi, a mosque imam, in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting the victim was accused of engaging in sorcery.
03/15/2016: Assailants fired three mortars at a military checkpoint in Arab Ebjur area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: Assailants launched mortars at a Libyan special forces meeting near the Al-Hawari cement factory in Bautni, Benghazi city, Libya. At least six soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
03/15/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistani Police van transporting five suspected terrorists for interrogation in Bahawalpur, Punjab, Pakistan. All five detained individuals were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2016: Assailants opened fire on Allah Bakhsh in Kalat, Balochistan, Pakistan. Bakhsh, a local councilor and National Party leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2016: Assailants opened fire on military intelligence officers in Tibongbong, Igasan, Sulu, Philippines. Two officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
03/15/2016: Assailants opened fire on road construction workers in Sinak, Puncak Jaya, Papua, Indonesia. At least four workers were killed, and two others were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to stop the development of Jalan Trans Papua. Sources also attributed the attack, however, to Lekagak Tenggamati.
03/15/2016: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Sardar Aziz Ahmed Bizenjo in Pedarak, Kech district, Balochistan, Pakistan. Bizenjo, a tribal elder, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Captain Inayatullah Himmat in Badiabad, Alingar district, Laghman, Afghanistan. Himmat, a district police chief, and an assailant were killed, while a driver was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: Assailants raided the Investigation and Research Section (SRI) building in Bangui, Central African Republic. There were no reported casualties; however, Abdoulaye Hissene, a former Seleka leader, was freed during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: Assailants shot and killed a local official in Mbizi, Makamba, Burundi. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Ghaziabad district, Kunar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices near Asmar district, Kunar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in Panniyannur, Kerala, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2016: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused next to the Nasserite Unionist Party Headquarters on Al-Raqas Street in Sanaa, Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2017: A suicide bomber detonated at a restaurant in Rabwah neighborhood, Damascus, Syria. Aside from the death of the assailant, at least 28 people were injured in the blast. This was one of two suicide bombings in Damascus on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/15/2017: A suicide bomber detonated at the Palace of Justice in Hamidiyah neighborhood, Damascus, Syria. In addition to the assailant, at least 31 people were killed and 60 other people were injured in the blast. This was one of two suicide bombings in Damascus on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/15/2017: A suicide bomber rammed through barricades and detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting military forces in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least four soldiers were killed in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2017: An assailant attempted to drive a vehicle into soldiers and civilians at a bus stop in Gush Etzion, Alon Shvut, West Bank. Security forces shot and injured the assailant, who was the only reported casualty. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant as Fatemah Taqatqa, a Palestinian extremist.
03/15/2017: An explosive device detonated near a popular market in Al-Furat, Rasheed, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military convoy along the Mardin-Diyarbakir highway in Mazidagi, Mardin, Turkey. At least two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/15/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Tikrit, Saladin, Iraq. At least eight people were killed 43 people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2017: An explosives-rigged house detonated in Mashahidah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one person was killed and another person was injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in the area on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/15/2017: An explosives-rigged house detonated in Mashahidah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one person was killed in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in the area on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/15/2017: Assailants abducted a civilian, Hari Pradhani, in Karlapat, Odisha, India. Pradhani was assaulted and released on March 19, 2017. This was one of three attacks by the same assailants in Karlapat on this date. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Hari Pradhani of being a police informant and producing homemade liquor.
03/15/2017: Assailants abducted Abdullah Jan and his driver along Brewery Road in Wahdat Colony neighborhood, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The driver was injured and released that day while Jan, the Federal Ministry of Education Secretary for Higher Education, was released on July 26, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2017: Assailants abducted three Hazara tribal elders from Qara Khwal, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. The elders were killed shortly after the kidnapping. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident. In addition, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/15/2017: Assailants abducted two civilians in Karlapat, Odisha, India. One of the hostages was killed and the other was assaulted and released on March 19, 2017. This was one of three attacks by the same group of assailants in Karlapat on this date. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused of one of the hostages of assisting the police in an operation in which a CPI-Maoist member was arrested, in addition to producing homemade liquor.
03/15/2017: Assailants abducted Yuri Katherine Higuera Quintero, an engineer, in Tibu district, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Quintero was released on March 27, 2017. The Popular Liberation Army (EPL) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded to be recognized by the Colombian national government as a guerrilla fighting force and be included in peace processes.
03/15/2017: Assailants attacked a Nigerian national and set fire to his house in Polokwane, Limpopo, South Africa. The civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2017: Assailants attacked Hinimbangan village in Agusan del Norte, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the raid. This was one of three successive attacks on the same village on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Salmabad, Central governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Raoud, Diyala, Iraq. At least one Sahwa member was killed and a second Sahwa member was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2017: Assailants raided Lefu, Niger, Nigeria. Seven people were killed and ten people were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.
03/15/2017: Assailants raided Magu village in Benue, Nigeria. At least three people were killed in the assault. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in the area on the same night. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/15/2017: Assailants raided Magumeri, Borno, Nigeria. At least five soldiers were killed and three soldiers were reported missing in the attack. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. In addition, a number of buildings, including civilians residences, a police station, and a military site, were set on fire. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2017: Assailants raided the Padmavati movie set in Panhala, Maharashtra, India. No casualties were reported in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the incident may have been carried out by Rajput extremists.
03/15/2017: Assailants raided the residence of Prasanna Majhi in Karlapat, Odisha, India. Majhi, a Special Police Officer (SPO), was not harmed, though his motorcycle was set on fire during the attack. This was one of three attacks by the same assailants in Karlapat on this date. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Prasanna Majhi was targeted because he participated in a police operation in which a CPI-Maoist member was arrested.
03/15/2017: Assailants raided Tse Gyudu village in Benue, Nigeria. At least one person was killed in the assault. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in the area on the same night. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/15/2017: Assailants raided Tse Weryina, village in Benue, Nigeria. At least one person was killed in the assault. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in the area on the same night. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/15/2017: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
03/15/2017: Assailants shot and killed Abdulle Hassan Mohamed, an electoral delegate, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at District Police Lines in Baba Hur, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2017: Border guard forces identified and arrested an assailant planting landmines along the Yemeni border in Jazan region, Saudi Arabia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2017: Four female suicide bombers detonated in Usmanti, Borno, Nigeria. In addition to the assailants, at least two people were killed and 16 people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/15/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Brega, Wahat, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/15/2017: Security forces discovered and destroyed five explosives-laden vehicles in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/15/2017: Security forces intercepted and defused a letter bomb addressed to Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble in Berlin, Germany. The Conspiracy of Cells of Fire claimed responsibility for the incident. In addition, sources suspected the invovlement of the Revolutionary Struggle.
03/16/1984: I  Seattle, Washington in the United States, four members of The Order (Silent Brotherhood), Bruce Carroll Pierce, Gary Lee Yarbrough, Robert Mathews, and Randolph Duey, robbed Continental Armored Transport truck employee, George King, as he was carrying sealed bags of money through the Fred Meyers department store in the health food section near the security area.  Pierce and Mathews stopped King in his tracks, presented a gun, twisted King's arm behind him, and stole both the guard's gun and the money, while Duey acted as a lookout in the store, and Yarbrough waited with the getaway car.  No shots were fired and no casualties resulted.  The perpetrators stole $43,345. Similar to their robbery in January, they placed a fake bomb at a Safeway supermarket nearby to divert police officers.
03/16/1998: A bomb blast occurred in the Budapest, Hungary, home of Jozsef Torgyan, the Leader of the Independent Smallholders' Party (FKGP) in an attempt to assassinate him. No one was injured and there was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
03/16/1999: In Sarajevo, Jozo Leutar, the Deputy Interior Minister of the Islamic-Croat Federation in Bosnia and Herzegovina, was killed when his car was blown up, most likely by a remote control bomb placed by unknown perpetrators. Two others were also injured in the attack. Leutar was in the process of investigating organized crime in the area.
03/16/1999: Two people were killed in a car explosion in Hatay, Turkey. Turkish authorities suspected that the two were suicide bombers, whose bomb detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/16/2000: Mustapha Ziouani, a former terrorist, was killed by his former colleagues near Bordj Menaiel. He was abducted on March 16, 2000 and his body was found on March 17, 2000.
03/16/2000: The home of a neighbor of a Popular Party Councilor was firebombed in Getxo, Spain. No one was hurt in the attack. Officials believe that the Councilor's home was the intended target.
03/16/2000: The village of Capango came under attack by National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) Rebels; several people were maimed, an unknown number of civilians were kidnapped. Several homes were destroyed in the attack.
03/16/2001: A bomb exploded in front of the City Hall in central Zagreb, Croatia, shattering windows and damaging six vehicles. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
03/16/2001: A bomb set near two buses in a bus station exploded, killing two and injuring 27 more in Baghdad, Iraq around midnight.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2001: A bus carrying twenty special purpose Russian police was blown up near Tovzeni, Chechnya. Seven soldiers were killed and at least 13 others were wounded. Following the attack on the bus, Chechen rebels suspected of belonging to they Seyfulla detachment attacked the Tovzeni settlement using artillery and tanks. Two people, a father and son, were killed in the attack on Tovzeni. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/16/2001: One woman was killed and five others were injured when a grenade was thrown near the Tembo Inn's busy hotel balcony in Kampala, Uganda around 8:45pm.  No one claimed responsibility for the incident, although one person was arrested for possible involvement with the incident.
03/16/2001: Suspected Kony rebels attacked a polling station in Ofua sub-country, Adjumani district, Uganda, looting household items and abducting two people. The outcome of the abduction was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2001: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) targeted members of the security services in Aomar, Algeria. They, first, assassinated Din Brahim of the Judicial Police Mobile Brigade. The attackers then ambushed another group of soldiers riding in two cars. The attackers fired at the cars from all directions killing six soldiers and injuring three others. They then set one of the cars on fire and stole three Kalashnikovs and two Simonovs from the soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2001: Three Chechen rebels armed with knives and claiming to have a bomb hijacked a Moscow-bound Russian owned Vnukovo Airlines passenger jet after takeoff from Istanbul, Turkey. The three men commandeered the airplane and redirected the flight to Saudi Arabia. While taking over control of the aircraft, they stabbed and wounded a flight attendant. Saudi commandos seized the aircraft after a 22 hour standoff with the hijackers. During the battle, the hijackers stabbed and killed a Russian flight attendant and a Turkish civilian. One of the three hijackers died in the battle as well. 161 of 162 passengers as well as 11 of 12 crew members were freed in the rescue operation.
03/16/2002: Colombian archbishop, Isaias Duarte Cancino, was shot dead by two unidentified men with pistols in Cali after administering a wedding procession. Monsignor Cancino was an outspoken and influential political critic of Colombia’s Leftist guerrilla groups and drug lords, going so far as to excommunicate large numbers of the National Liberation Army (NLA) and the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) (FARC). No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2003: A fire damaged an ATM, the entrance and the inside of a Commercial Bank branch in Kypseli, Greece, but caused no injuries. The Enraged Revolutionaries claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2003: About 60 New People's Army (NPA) rebels, disguised as government soldiers, attacked the Carmen town police station in the Philippines, killing one civilian and wounding another civilian and one policeman. Police attempted to return fire, but were outnumbered. The rebels left when the military arrived.
03/16/2003: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels blew up an electricity transmission tower near Hobo, Colombia, blacking out at least fifteen municipalities.
03/16/2003: Suspected United Liberation Front of Assam rebels triggered a land mine on Highway No. 7, near the village of Bamungopha, India, hitting a bus and killing seven and injuring 55 others. Police suspect that a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy was the target, but a private bus coming from the opposite direction passed the convoy and took the impact of the explosion instead. Police speculated that the United Liberation Front of Assam was celebrating its "Soldier's Day," the founding day of its military wing, and wanted to demonstrate its firepower.
03/16/2004: Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) rebels detonated a bomb outside of a courtroom in Jolo, Philippines. A pregnant bystander was injured in the explosion. The bomb exploded as ASG guerrillas appeared in court on charges of kidnapping.
03/16/2005: A large explosion was reported in the offices of an Iraqi newspaper in Baghdad, the Baghdad Mirror, which is a weekly English newspaper. No casualties or damage were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2005: In Baghdad, Iraq, several mortar rounds landed in the Green Zone near the Convention Center where the Iraqi Assembly was just about to convene. The mortar rounds did not cause any casualties, but caused the windows of the Convention Center to shake and the lights to flicker. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2005: In Klne, Georgia, ten bombs were found and defused about 100 meters from the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan Pipeline. No group claimed responsibility.
03/16/2005: The Chief of the Iraqi Higher Judicial Council and head of the Cassation Court, Midhat al-Mahmud, was the target of an assassination attempt in Baghdad. He escaped but his vehicle suffered damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2006: A man, suspected to be a Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) member, threw a grenade at a rice mill around 9:30pm in Vepankulam, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, causing damage to machinery and equipment in the mill.
03/16/2006: Fourteen were injured, including women and children, in a bomb blast in the city of Quetta in western Pakistan. The government blamed the bombing on tribal elements seeking greater autonomy in the region, but no specific group was confirmed.
03/16/2006: Gunmen from the Communist Party of Nepal killed two civilians and beat up six others in Kakadbhitta, Nepal with firearms.
03/16/2006: Near Sao Domingos, Cacheu, Guinea-Bissau, a bus drove over a land mine. Eleven civilans were killed, twelve were injured, and the bus was damaged. No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/16/2006: Perpetrators posed as police officers and soldiers and set up a barricade near Zahedan, Sistan va Baluchestan, Iran. They stopped cars and attacked the vehicle occupants. Overall, 22 government officials were killed, the governor of Zahedan, his deputy, and five of his other officials were wounded, and many vehicles were damaged. In addition, seven other poeple were kidnapped, but by November of 2006, all of the hostages were released. Jundullah claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/16/2006: Six were killed in Thailand in the southern city Pado when unknown gunmen attacked government offices with unknown firearms in the province of Pattani. The attack was blamed on Islamic militants agitating for autonomy in the predominantly Muslim region, but no groups had been confirmed.
03/16/2007: A bomb left in a popular neighborhood in Buenaventura, Colombia detonated as policemen passed, leaving at least five dead. FARC rebels are suspected.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/16/2007: A male suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebel attempted a suicide bomb blast at a crowded army checkpoint in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.  He was apprehended, shot, and killed after he embraced a soldier at the checkpoint.  The perpetrator was wearing a jacket lined with explosives.  A senior military official stated that the quick action by the soldier who thwarted the attack saved the lives of a large number of soldiers and civilians who were present at the checkpoint at the time.
03/16/2007: A masked gunman attempted to kidnap a UN official at a check point between Gaza and Israel. The attempt failed and no one was injured.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/16/2007: An explosion in Assam, India, injured six civilians. The United Liberation Front of Assam is suspected.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/16/2007: Gunmen attacked the house of a Somali Member of Parliament in Kenya. One person was killed and  another was hospitalized.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/16/2007: Suicide bombers detonated trucks loaded with explosives and chlorine gas at a checkpoint in Anbar Province, Iraq, killing two police officers and wounding and sickening hundreds. This first of three attacks occurred at 4:11 pm near Ramadi. Officials suspect Al-Qaida is responsible.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/16/2007: Suicide bombers detonated trucks loaded with explosives and chlorine gas at a checkpoint in Anbar Province, Iraq, killing two police officers and wounding and sickening hundreds. This third of three similar attacks occurred at 7:25 pm, near the town of Albu Issa, south of Fallujah.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/16/2007: Suicide bombers detonated trucks loaded with explosives and chlorine gas in Anbar Province, Iraq, killing two police officers and wounding or sickening hundreds. This second of three attacks happened near 6:40pm near the town of Amiriya, south of Fallujah. Officials suspect Al-Qaida is responsible.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/16/2008:  A 13 year old boy was killed and an American soldier hurt when an unknown suicide bomber attacked a NATO convoy in Khost province, Afghanistan.
03/16/2008:  A civilian was killed and two others were injured when a car bomb detonated nearby a convoy believed to belong to a foreign security firm.
03/16/2008:  A Kurdish young man was killed in an IED explosion in Khanaqin town of Diyala Province, Iraq. There were no known perpetrators or motive.
03/16/2008:  A public school was burned down and one policeman was killed and six others injured when they were attacked by suspected Islamic separatists upon arriving at the scene of the fire in the Sai Buri district of Pattani Province Thailand.
03/16/2008:  Baluchistan Liberation Army members shot dead a coast guard and injured two others in a town called Hub in Baluchistan province, Pakistan. The assailants, who were uncaught, did not have a specific motive, however, the group's purpose is in their fight for more political rights and a greater share of profits of Baluchistan's natural resources.
03/16/2008:  Five people were wounded when two bombs hurled toward a police team missed their target and exploded in front of a tea stall in Jessore district, Bangladesh.
03/16/2008:  Four people were wounded when a homemade 2kg bomb went off in a ditch near a restaurant in Narathiwat of Muang district, Thailand planted by unknown persons that evening.
03/16/2008:  Nine security personnel were injured when The Manipur Peoples Army threw grenades and opened fire at the post of 23rd Assam Rifles Battalion in the Imphal East District, India.
03/16/2008:  One policeman was killed and eight others were injured after a police van hit an explosive devices set off by unknown militants in the Dobai Ada area, Pakistan.
03/16/2008:  One soldier was killed and 20 others were wounded by a roadside bomb on their convoy route in El Aouana, Algeria by suspected underground Muslim fighters.
03/16/2008:  One soldier was killed and four others wounded in a road side bomb attack in northern Sri Lanka by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels.
03/16/2008:  Seven civilians were injured when three mortar shells hit the Mosul Hotel in Zanjili in Nineveh Province, Iraq.
03/16/2008:  Suspected Sunni insurgents carried out a suicide bombing near the offices of the Democratic Party of Kurdistan in Mosul, Iraq wounding 9 people.
03/16/2008:  Suspected ULFA exploded a bomb behind a hotel in the town of Gaurisagar located in Assam, India.
03/16/2008:  The Manipur Peoples Army attacked the post of 24th Assam Rifles battalion killing a rifleman and civilian at T Minou village, India.
03/16/2008:  The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) claimed firing a homemade rocket at the Israeli town of Sderot. It was reported that there were no damages or injuries/casualties. The group claimed that the "attack is retaliatory to the Israeli occupation's crimes against our people in the West Bank and Gaza Strip, and a reiteration to the fact that resistance against the occupation would never stop.
03/16/2008:  The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) claimed it fired a rocket at the southern Israeli town of Ashkelon in response to the killing of four militants in Gaza the previous day and the killing of five Palestinians in the West Bank the previous week. No casualties or damages were reported.
03/16/2008:  The Popular Resistance Committees (PRC) claimed it fired a rocket at the southern Israeli town of Sderot.
03/16/2008:  Two civilians were injured in a car bomb in an industrial area in the outskirts of Kirkuk in Tamim Province, Iraq.
03/16/2008:  Two Iraqi soldiers were kidnapped on Tikrit-Toz Street, in Salahuddin province, Iraq.
03/16/2008:  Two policeman were wounded after their vehicle hit a roadside bomb as they headed to the site of an earlier suicide bombing in the al-Nabi Younis neighborhood in northeastern Mosul, Iraq. Their vehicle was damaged heavily by the bomb that was planted by unknown persons.
03/16/2008:  Two rocket-propelled grenades were fired by suspected local residents near a ceremony being held for a missing Lebanese militant and attended by a Hezbollah Member of Parliament in Minya, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties or injuries in this attack that is suspected to be the responsibility of Sunni Muslim Minya residents who had threatened to sabotage the ceremony if Hezbollah attended. There are many Minya residents who are in support of Lebanon's Western-backed government which is locked in a deep political crisis with the Hezbollah-led opposition.
03/16/2008:  Two young girls were killed in an attack on a bridge often used by anti-terrorism police in Lakhdaria, Algeria.
03/16/2008:  Unknown militants blew up the building of a girls' high school in Akhurwal area of Darra Adamkhel, Pakistan.
03/16/2009: On Monday at 1945, two people were hurt after an unidentified man lobbed a grenade in a residential area in Barangay Ginatilan in Pikit, North Cotabato, Philippines. The victims were identified as Maslababai Silongan, 50, and Muhammad Silongan, 11. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/16/2009: On Monday at about 2200, in Kayaga village in Kabacan, Cotabato, Philippines, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a National Power Corporation electric pylon, damaging the pylon but causing no casualties. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility, although authorities blamed Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members under a rogue leader.
03/16/2009: On Monday evening, near Zubin Potok, Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo, Europe, assailants fired upon a European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo convoy, causing no casualties or damage.  No group claimed responsibility.
03/16/2009: On Monday in Popayan, Cauca two alleged  Self-Defense members, entered the house of the journalist Gustavo Adolfo Valencia Ayala, owner of the local radio station, La Voz de Belalcazar and attempted against his life.  Valencia was shot in the leg leaving him seriously wounded  and was rushed to a hospital. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/16/2009: On Monday just after midnight, a bomb was hurled into police station in a predominantly Tibetan area of western China, in Ganzi, Sichuan, China. The police station was damaged. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/16/2009: On Monday night, between 2200 and 0300, in Bigaan and Tagasaka villages, in Hinatuan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines, approximately 50 armed assailants set fire to and destroyed 11 construction vehicles, owned by the SCP Construction Company of engineer Sergio Pascual. The total cost of damages is estimated around P21 million, which included a grader, transit mixer, payloader, Mitsubishi Canter truck, four dump trucks, and other equipment. There was no motive or casualties reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the New People's Army/Communist Party of Philippines was responsible.
03/16/2009: On Monday, at 0700, in front of the 22 Bahman Administrative Complex in Esfahan, Esfahan, Iran, an armed assailant fired upon and killed the deputy prosecutor of first council of Esfahan's prosecutor's bench 1, Ahmad Reza Tavala'i.  No damage or motive were reported and no group claimed responsibility. The man surrendered after the incident.
03/16/2009: On Monday, at about 2045, in Jolo, Sulu, Philippines, an assailant threw a grenade into a Karaoke snack house, killing two civilians, wounding three civilians, and damaging the snack house. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility, although authorities blamed the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
03/16/2009: On Monday, four United Nations (U.N.) aid workers, three foreigners and a Somali national, were abducted en route to the Wajid airport in Somalia. The four were identified as Ali Dekow of Somalia and Marc Andre Post of France, both of whom work for the World Food Program; U.N. volunteer Paul Bampo of Ghana and Miragha Babayev of Azerbaijan, who both work with the U.N. Development Program. Al-Shabaab al-Islamiya claimed responsibility.
03/16/2009: On Monday, in Khash Rud, Nimruz, Afghanistan, Afghan police killed two insurgents and wounded another when they fired on the district center but caused no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
03/16/2009: On Monday, in Nembe, Bayelsa, Nigeria,  suspected armed militants in gunboats attacked an oil flow station, operated by Royal Dutch Shell, in the southern Niger Delta. Colonel Rabe Abubakar, spokesman for the military taskforce in the western Niger Delta, said the facility was attacked by gunmen in five speedboats at Nembe in Bayelsa state. No casualties were reported in the incident, and no damage resulted. No group claimed responsibility.
03/16/2009: On Monday, in Pirwadhai in Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan, a suicide bomber on a motorcycle exploded near a busy bus stand. Fifteen people were killed and 28 injured in the blast. A rescue response building was also damaged. No motive was reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/16/2010: On Tuesday at about 1200 noon, in Zab, At Ta'mim, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near the convoy of a local Sahwa Council leader, damaging one convoy vehicle but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/16/2010: On Tuesday evening, in Ghazni, Ghazni, Afghanistan, two armed assailants on motorcycles fired upon and killed the provincial head of the Independent Administrative Reform and Civil Service Commission (IARCSC), Javed Alami. Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahid, claimed responsibility for the assassination.
03/16/2010: On Tuesday morning, in Baardheere, Gedo, Somalia, militants kidnapped two journalists working for Radio Markabley. The journalists, identified as Ahmad Umar Salihi and Husayn Kusow, were released the next day on 03/17/2010. This incident was one of two related kidnappings that also occurred in Beled Xaawo. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed al-Shabaab al-Islamiya was responsible.
03/16/2010: On Tuesday morning, in Beled Xaawo, Gedo, Somalia, militants kidnapped Muhammad Abdikarim, a journalist working for Radio Maandeeq. This incident was one of two related kidnappings that also occurred in Baardheere. The status of the hostage was unknown. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed al-Shabaab al-Islamiya was responsible.
03/16/2010: On Tuesday morning, in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq, two unknown gunmen blew up the house of a police officer, but no casualties were reported. The house was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility.
03/16/2010: On Tuesday morning, in the Karradah district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the Shiite Abd-al-Rasuli Ali mosque. Two civilians were wounded. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/16/2010: On Tuesday night at 0230, in Chatuchak district, Bangkok, Krung Thep, Thailand, assailants fired an M-79 grenade at the home of the Administrative Court's chief judge but the grenade hit his neighbor's residence instead, damaging one residence but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/16/2010: On Tuesday night at 0400, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, assailants threw an improvised explosive device that exploded near a business office owned by the father-in-law of Newin Chidchob, who is generally disliked by the different pro-Thaksin Shinawatra factions, damaging the office but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/16/2010: On Tuesday night, in Manama, Al Manamah, Bahrain, a 17-year-old male assailant threw a Molotov cocktail at the Embassy of the United Kingdom. The attack caused no damages or casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/16/2010: On Tuesday night, in Zaydan, Al Anbar, Iraq, assailants detonated explosives outside the house of a former high-ranking army officer. The former officer and his wife were wounded. Their house and several nearby homes were damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
03/16/2010: On Tuesday, in Gaya, Bihar, India, armed assailants belonging to the Revolutionary Communist Centre (RCC) torched a road construction machine near Banahi village and kidnapped an engineer who was supervising the road construction work. Bose was released after six or seven hours and after being threatened by the assailants. The construction machine was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed a Maoist faction, the Revolutionary Communist Centre (RCC), was responsible. Police suspect the attacks were carried out in order to collect levy from the owner of the construction firm.
03/16/2010: On Tuesday, in Lalgarh, West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, assailants fired upon and killed a member of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M). The bullet –riddled body of Tapan Dolui was found in the forest at Dherua village in Lalgarh on 03/17/2010. According to the police, Communist Party of India-Maoist posters were found near his body claiming responsibility for the murder.
03/16/2010: On Tuesday, in Mussayab, Babil, Iraq, two bombings killed eight people and wounded 11 others. The bombs exploded five minutes apart and were attached to two minibuses carrying passengers on the main street. Both vehicles were damaged. No group has claimed responsibility, however six militants have been arrested in the city in connection with the bombing.
03/16/2010: On Tuesday, in Wardak, Afghanistan, assailants attacked the convoy of the Interior Minister by unknown means, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
03/16/2011: On Wednesday afternoon at 1700, near the village of Pajarito, Toribio, Cauca, Colombia, three armed men belonging to the 6th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped a medical team consisting of two healthcare practitioners after the guerrillas threw grenades at their vehicle, causing an unknown amount of property damage. Following the hostage taking, the militants then hijacked the vehicle. The next day on 03/17/2011 on Thursday at 1200 noon, outside Caloto, Cauca, Colombia, the intervention of a local indigenous defense guard forced the FARC rebels to release the hostages unharmed. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/16/2011: On Wednesday night at 2230, at an intersection near Yang Daeng village in tambon Aiyerweng, Betong, Yala, Thailand, two unidentified gunmen ambushed Muslim civilians from the roadside. One man, identified as Ismael Roman, was killed and another, identified as Wae-isma-ae Buesa, was injured. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/16/2011: On Wednesday, at Karimabad Bridge in Gulberg, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, unidentified militants shot and killed a cadre and former bodyguard of Mohajir Qaumi movement-Haqiqi (MQM-H) leader, Amir Khan. The victim was identified as Shamim Qureshi, who was said to belong to Bhola Qureshi faction, and also had links with Lyari gangsters. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/16/2011: On Wednesday, in a village near Buhriz, Diyala, Iraq, unknown gunmen stormed the house of an Awakening Council group member. The gunmen shot and killed the paramilitary member, and wounded his wife. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/16/2011: On Wednesday, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device near the Kirkuk Hospital. The blast targeted the Director of Kirkuk's Water Office, Abdul-Qader Mohammed Amin. A woman was killed, and 39 others wounded, and several civilian vehicles were damaged in the blast, although Amin escaped unhurt. No group claimed responsibility.
03/16/2011: On Wednesday, near the al-Zuwiya Bank in the al-Karrada neighborhood in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device, wounding three civilians and causing an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
03/16/2012: A passenger bus struck a roadside bomb in Kurram Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The bus was traveling from Parachinar, the capital of Kurram Agency, to Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province. Sixteen people were injured in this attack, for which no group claimed responsibility.
03/16/2012: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated under a security forces vehicle in Khor Maksar district, Adan governorate, Yemen. Two soldiers were injured in the attack, for which Ansar al-Sharia claimed responsibility.
03/16/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Kurram Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Five civilians were killed. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/16/2012: An explosive device destroyed a government-run school for boys in Lakki Marwat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no casualties reported, and no group claimed responsibility for this incident. This was one of four attacks on schools in the region on the same day.
03/16/2012: An explosive device detonated and damaged a tube well and a mosque in Lakki Marwat city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no casualties reported, and no group claimed responsibility for this incident. A school was also damaged in an explosion in the same location on this day.
03/16/2012: An explosive device detonated at a boys' school in Lakki Marwat city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no casualties reported, and no group claimed responsibility. This was one of four attacks on schools in the region on this day.
03/16/2012: An explosive device detonated at a school in Kaddi village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. A guard was wounded in the blast. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack. This was one of four attacks on schools in the region on this day.
03/16/2012: An explosive device detonated at a school in Kohat city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in this incident, and no group claimed responsibility. This was one of four attacks on schools in the region on this day.
03/16/2012: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Kurram Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One security official was wounded in the attack and another was kidnapped. No group claimed responsibility for this incident, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
03/16/2012: Assailants attacked an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Afgooye town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. This was one of three related attacks on AMISOM bases in the region. Two assailants were killed across the three events. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
03/16/2012: Assailants attacked an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This was one of three related attacks on AMISOM bases in the region. Two assailants were killed across the three events. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
03/16/2012: Assailants attacked Director of Information Farooq Renzu at the Satigir Sahib shrine in Srinigar city, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Renzu was injured. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/16/2012: Assailants shot and killed a paramilitary ranger in an unknown location in Pattani province, Thailand. The ranger was riding on a motorcycle when he was ambushed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2012: Four gunmen on two motorcycles attacked Mohsin Razi Rizvi, a leader of the Jafria Alliance, while he was traveling in a car with his son in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Rizvi was wounded and his son was killed. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/16/2012: Gunmen attacked a bus in Pan-Modi area, Jonglei State, South Sudan. Three people were killed, and 10 people went missing. The missing are presumed to have been kidnapped, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. One of those killed was Makuei Leuth, the private secretary of the South Sudan Minister of Parliamentary Affairs. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/16/2012: Gunmen shot and killed a local peace committee activist in Sheikh Uttar area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/16/2012: Police officers stopped a vehicle at a checkpoint in Baksan district, Kabardino-Balkaria republic, Russia. A firefight ensued, and one of the car's passengers threw a grenade at the police. During the firefight, the three people in the car were killed. Upon searching the vehicle, police found firearms, ammunition, and two explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/16/2013: A cracker bomb exploded at a paan shop in Mukka Chowk, Federal B area of Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least two people were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2013: A remote-controlled roadside bomb exploded on a Frontier Works Organization (FWO) in Ghulam Khan tehsil, Miranshah, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Five FWO personnel were injured and their vehicles were destroyed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2013: Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members discovered and defused between one and six homemade explosive devices in Khost province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
03/16/2013: Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members discovered and defused between one and six homemade explosive devices in Kunar province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
03/16/2013: Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members discovered and defused between one and six homemade explosive devices in Logar province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
03/16/2013: Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members discovered and defused between one and six homemade explosive devices in Paktia province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
03/16/2013: An explosive device detonated near a gas pipeline in Goth Peeru Bugti area, Jaffarabad district, Balochistan Province, Pakistan. No one was injured in the blast; however, the pipeline was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2013: An explosive device on the side of a road detonated in the Taza Park area, southwest of Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq. The blast occurred near a police vehicle, injuring two policing officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Parade Square, central Kirkuk, Kirkuk, Iraq. The explosion, suspected of targeting a passing police patrol, wounded at least four people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2013: Assailants attacked a high court registrar in the Horoto area of Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. Gunmen pulled the justice official from his car and shot him in the head, killing him. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2013: Assailants attacked Fadagwai village by unknown means in Borno state, Nigeria. Two civilians were killed in the attack. This was one of two attacks in quick succession perpetrated by the assailants in Borno state on March 16th, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/16/2013: Assailants opened fire near New Memon Masjid mosque in Kharadar area of Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan. Two civilians were killed and three others were injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2013: Assailants set fire to a car outside a pub in Antrim town, Antrim district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. This was one of three attacks in this town on this day. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2013: Assailants set fire to a van in Antrim town, Antrim district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. This was the one of three attacks in this town on this day. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2013: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a blue Vauxhall Meriva in Antrim town, Antrim district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. This was one of three arson attacks in this town on this day. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2013: Assailants threw grenades at the Muttahida Qaumi Movement head office in Gulberg neighborhood, Karachi, Pakistan. At least five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2013: Four gunmen on two motorcycles fired upon the Pattani Task Force 21 checkpoint at Ban Pikri in Tambon Krado of Yarang district, Pattani, Thailand. One soldier, Sergeant Thavorn Lekdee, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2013: Gunmen attacked a military checkpoint in Mosul city, Mosul district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers were killed and one was wounded in the attack. One of the attackers was also injured in the gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2013: Gunmen attacked a prison with explosives and firearms in Gwoza Local Government Area, Borno state, Nigeria. One civilian was killed in the melee that ensued after the initial assault on the prison, and an unknown number of prisoners managed to escape during the attack. This was one of two attacks in quick succession perpetrated by the assailants in Borno state on March 16th, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/16/2013: Gunmen broke into the house of a leading Islamic Dawa political figure, Ali Abdullah, 15 kilometers south of Mosul, Mosul district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Abdullah was not home at the time; however, four family members were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2013: Gunmen opened fire on two women near Hashtnagri in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One of the women was killed and the other was seriously wounded. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and a  letter left on the bodies of the two female victims accused them of prostitution and threatened violence against others engaged in "immoral activities."
03/16/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a military patrol in Hamam al-Alil city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. In addition to the suicide bomber, three soldiers were killed and six others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a military patrol in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. In addition to the suicide bomber, five soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle, targeting members of Hezbollah, in Nabi Osman village, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. In addition to the suicide bomber, two people were killed and 14 others were wounded in the blast. Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation to Hezbollah's military involvement in Yabrud city, Syria. Liwa Ahrar al-Sunna also claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was in retaliation to Hezbollah's military involvement in Yabrud city, Syria.
03/16/2014: An explosive device detonated at a market in Tuz Khormato district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least 10 people were wounded in the blast. A second device was discovered and safely defused following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: An explosive device detonated near a fruit and vegetables shop in Wihda town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one civilian was killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: An explosive device detonated near a Libyan Air Force pilot in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The pilot was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: An explosive device detonated near a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) vehicle of Chadian peacekeepers in Kidal city, Kidal region, Mali. At least four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
03/16/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Ecopetrol pipeline in Toledo town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/16/2014: An explosive device detonated near National Army of Colombia soldiers in Saravena municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. At least one soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/16/2014: An explosive device planted in a vehicle was discovered and safely defused on King Faisal Highway in Manama city, Capital governorate, Bahrain. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused at a civilian residence in Dujail district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Sulayman Beck area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused on a rail line in Belfast city, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused outside a church in Ngong town, Nakuru province, Kenya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: An explosive device, targeting a military patrol, detonated in Al-Qadisiyah neighborhood, Rawah district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: An explosive device, targeting Luqman Rashidi and Yahya al-Hajjar, detonated in Sukkar area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Rashidi and al-Hajjar, local officials, were unharmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: Assailants abducted Ihebunandu Okorie in Okposi town, Ebonyi state, Nigeria. Okorie, the former coordinator for the Okpso Development Centre, was found dead on March 26, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: Assailants attacked a joint Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Yaqshid district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/16/2014: Assailants attacked residents and churches in Pela Birni village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least two people were killed and two churches were burned in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/16/2014: Assailants attacked the residence of Abu Salim in Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Salim, a Sahwa Council leader, was unharmed; however, four people, including Salim's wife and two sons, were killed and two other people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: Assailants attacked Zeki Karakus, a Justice and Development Party (AKP) candidate in Van, Turkey. Karakus and four other party members were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/16/2014: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a clinic in Gharbaa area, Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: Assailants fired rockets at a security forces checkpoint in Rakshan Nadi area, Panjgur district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: Assailants launched at least two rockets at a civilian residence in Gudar town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the house was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on a meeting chaired by Osman Mohamed Yusif Kibir in Kuma locality, North Darfur state, Sudan. Kibir, the governor of North Darfur, was unharmed; however, one person was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on a truck near Gireida town, South Darfur state, Sudan. At least three people were killed and 11 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
03/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi Army intelligence officer in Abu Ghraib area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on two Sahwa Council members in Hibhib town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One council member was killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: Assailants set fire to a telephone exchange point in Bessières commune, Haute-Garonne department, France. There were no reported casualties; however, the telephone exchange point was damaged in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks on telephone exchange points in the area on March 16, 2014. The Comite d'Action Viticole claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: Assailants threw an incendiary device at vehicle in Newtownabbey city, Newtonabbey district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2014: Three explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Saravena municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside a police checkpoint near Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, five people were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: An assailant opened fire on a National Uprising Movement (NUM) leader in Shahidan Square neighborhood, Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: An explosive device detonated at a market in Jihad area of Rasheed neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: An explosive device detonated in the vehicle of a Huthi leader in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Abu Disheer area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian van in Gandaher, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and three were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in an unknown location in Pakistan. Seven police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the assailant was arrested following the attack.
03/16/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Gazipur city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside a militia base in Abu Roya area, Murqub district, Libya. One person was killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: Assailants abducted Omainah Cuno, Jabbar Mimbala, and Maisara Mangoranca from Gandamato village, Ditsaan Ramain area, Lanao del Sur province, Philippines. The three hostages were released on May 17, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
03/16/2015: Assailants armed with small arms and grenades attacked French military personnel in Fourth district, Bangui city, Bangui prefecture, Central African Republic. An assailant was killed and four others, including a French soldier, an assailant, and two students, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: Assailants attacked a community elder in Qoryoley district, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. The elder and two other people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/16/2015: Assailants attacked Armed Forces of Ukraine soldiers with firearms and grenade launchers in Pisky town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. This incident represents one of two attacks on Ukrainian soldiers in the town on the same day. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/16/2015: Assailants attacked civilians in Baiji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least 14 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash with security forces. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: Assailants attacked Ukrainian Army soldiers with mortars, firearms, and grenade launchers near Shyrokyne town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. This incident represents one of three attacks on soldiers near the town on the same day. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Donetsk People's Republic.
03/16/2015: Assailants fired projectiles and opened fire on Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldiers in Hinimbangan village, Agusan del Norte province, Philippines. At least one assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/16/2015: Assailants kidnapped 15 Ukrainian medical workers from Ibn Sina hospital, Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. The abductees were released later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction; however, sources attributed the incident to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
03/16/2015: Assailants kidnapped a civilian in Valparaiso village, Masbate province, Philippines. The civilian was shot and killed soon afterward. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/16/2015: Assailants kidnapped five Hazara civilians, including four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, in Kansak, Farah province, Afghanistan. Four of the hostages were rescued the following day. The whereabouts of the fifth victim are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
03/16/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Koran teacher in Hawo Tako neighborhood, Beledweyne town, Hiiraan region, Somalia. The teacher was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: Assailants threw an explosive device at the Khulna Press Club in Khulna city, Khulna division, Bangladesh. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: Assailants threw an incendiary device at the residence of the brother of the secretary general of the Jatiya Party in Chittagong city, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: Assailants threw an incendiary device inside the Rajshahi Education Board office in Rajshahi city, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to pro-hartal activists.
03/16/2015: Assailants threw explosive devices at police personnel at Dhaka University, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. At least one police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: Assailants threw explosive devices near the Bangla Academy on the Dhaka University campus in Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. One civilian was injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: Assailants threw grenades at a local council chair's residence in Abdak area, Logar province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in El Jurah village, Sheikh Zuweid city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2015: Security forces discovered and defused three explosives-laden vehicles in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2016: An explosive device detonated in Furat neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2016: An explosive device detonated in Gang, Salarzai subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2016: An explosive device detonated in Latifiyah, Babil, Iraq. One person was killed and two people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2016: An explosive device detonated near a cafe in Jisr Diyala area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Amin area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Mahdiyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Hajiabad, Ghaziabad district, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/16/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Mahdiyah, North Sinai, Egypt. One officer was killed and four were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2016: An explosive device planted on a bus transporting government employees detonated along Sunehri Masjid Road in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least 16 people were killed and 50 others were injured in the blast. Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for death sentences given to armed group members. Separately, Majlis-e-Lashkari also claimed responsibility and stated that the incident was carried out in revenge for recent military operations.
03/16/2016: An explosive device planted underneath the vehicle of Abdul Basset Abu Al-Dahab detonated in Derna city, Libya. Al-Dahab, a civil society activist, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna.
03/16/2016: An unknown number of antitank landmines were discovered and defused in Du Rahi, Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of three unrelated incidents in which eight antitank landmines were recovered in different areas of Afghanistan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/16/2016: An unknown number of antitank landmines were discovered and defused in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of three unrelated incidents in which eight antitank landmines were recovered in different areas of Afghanistan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/16/2016: An unknown number of antitank landmines were discovered and defused in Shamulzayi district, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of three unrelated incidents in which eight antitank landmines were recovered in different areas of Afghanistan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/16/2016: Approximately 100 assailants attacked Suuj village in Nugaal, Somalia. This was one of two related attacks on villages overnight. At least 11 assailants were killed across both attacks. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the group intended to implement Sharia law in Puntland.
03/16/2016: Assailants abducted a civilian in Harawah, Sirte, Libya. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
03/16/2016: Assailants abducted a civilian, identified as Octavio Figueroa, from an unknown location in Colombia. Figueroa was released on December 31, 2016. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2016: Assailants abducted four civilians near Abu Hadi, Sirte, Libya. The victims were flogged and released on April 16, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
03/16/2016: Assailants abducted Sheikh 'Abd al-Salam Ali Sadaqa and his two brothers in Fatayih, east of Derna city, Libya. Two of the hostages escaped on an unspecified date while Sadaqa, an imam, was executed on May 20, 2016. The Barqa Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2016: Assailants attacked a joint Jubaland Forces and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) camp in Afmadow, Lower Juba, Somalia. At least two soldiers and 19 assailants were killed and three soldiers were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/16/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) camp in Shaheed Mohsin, Reg district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 50 assailants and four police officers were killed and eight police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/16/2016: Assailants attacked police officers in a market in Dolbel, Tillaberi, Niger. Three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
03/16/2016: Assailants attacked the Sidi Sha'ab mosque in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reported casualties, though the mosque was destroyed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tawheed Militia.
03/16/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device at the Mizran mosque in Tripoli city, Libya. There were no reported casualties, though the mosque was destroyed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tawheed Militia.
03/16/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistan Armed Forces checkpost in Darmu Drab, Khyber district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least seven people, two soldiers and five assailants, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2016: Assailants opened fire on a passenger bus in Koch, Unity, South Sudan. At least 12 people were killed, over 50 others were injured, and three people were reported missing. the whereabouts of the missing victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO).
03/16/2016: Assailants opened fire on Al-Mabruk Jibril Kharmuqa al-Hassadi in Derna city, Libya. Al-Hassadi, the brother of a Barqa Province of the Islamic State member, was killed and another person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2016: Assailants opened fire on Imtiaz Ali in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Ali, a general councilor, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2016: Assailants opened fire on polio workers in Garhi Yasin, Sindh, Pakistan. At least one polio worker was wounded in this assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2016: Assailants shot and killed a former village chief in Nyagasasa, Bururi, Burundi. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2016: Assailants shot down a military aircraft in Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. Two crew members were killed in the crash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at a military checkpoint in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab carried out the attack.
03/16/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at the Pakistani Police station in Mominabad neighborhood, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two grenade attacks in Karachi on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/16/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of Nazir Akbar in Defence Housing Authority neighborhood, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Akbar, a Sindh High Court judge, was not harmed as the explosive device failed to detonate. This was one of two grenade attacks in Karachi on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/16/2016: Four suicide bombers detonated targeting a military convoy in Diffa, Niger. In addition to the bombers, at least one soldier was killed and two others were injured in the blasts. In addition, a fifth bomber failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/16/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Jazirat Samarra, Samarra, Saladin, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2016: Two female suicide bombers detonated at a mosque in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. In addition to the assailants, at least 25 people were killed and 32 people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/16/2017: A letter bomb addressed to Jeffrey Franks, the European representative of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), detonated in the IMF office in Paris, France. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Conspiracy of Cells of Fire. In addition, sources suspected the involvement of the Revolutionary Struggle.
03/16/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Saba al-Bor, Saladin, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2017: An explosive device detonated near a popular market in Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Bakriyah, Mansour, Baghdad, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Makasib, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least eight people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2017: Assailants attacked a Dravidar Viduthalai Kazhagam (DVK) activist identified as H Farook in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India. Farook was killed in the attack. M. Ansath, a Muslim extremist, claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2017: Assailants fired a rocket targeting the Islah az Zira'i neighborhood of Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least four people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) road opening party (ROP) in Kochwahi, Chhattisgarh, India. At least two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. In addition, two explosive devices were discovered and defused at the scene. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
03/16/2017: Assailants opened fire on Suleman Afegbua's convoy in Ogbemudia, Edo, Nigeria. Afegbua, a former local government chair, was killed and two other people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Fulani extremists.
03/16/2017: Assailants raided Ayati, Benue, Nigeria. At least five people, including a pregnant woman, were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2017: Assailants raided the house of Reynaldo Dinampo, a police officer and former barangay chair, in Mateo, North Cotabato, Philippines. Dinampo and his wife were briefly held hostage while weapons were stolen from the house. No casualties were reported. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the attack and accused Reynaldo Dinampo of supporting military operations and participating in weapons trade.
03/16/2017: Assailants shot and killed two electrical workers in Bindiyor, Pattani, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/16/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a Municipal Committee office in Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/16/2017: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. The assailant, Qari Syed Nabi, confessed to being a member of the Taliban.
03/16/2017: Security members identified and killed an unknown number of assailants with a rocket before they could attack police forces in the Bab al-Tub area of Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/1988: Members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) hacked to death 13 Sinhalese villagers in Deegavapiya, Damana, Ampara, Eastern Sri Lanka.
03/17/1998: A bomb left in a carrier bag near Sainsbury's Store in London, United Kingdom, exploded, but there were no injuries. It was assumed the Mardi Gra bomber (Edgar Pearce) left the bomb.
03/17/1998: Two unidentified men attacked a house in Davao del Norte, Philippines and shot Dominador Aganoy and Brian Aganoy, both of whom survived. In addition to this attack, the perpetrators hurled a grenade at the nearby MM Balbacua Carenderia store.
03/17/1998: Two unidentified men hurled a grenade at a MM Balbacua Carenderia store in Davao del Norte, Philippines. The grenade attack injured seven people. In addition, the perpetrators also attacked a nearby house.
03/17/1998: Unknown perpetrators left a bomb at the St. Comgall's Recreation Club in Larne, Northern Ireland. The bomb was detonated by bomb experts. There were no casualties or damage in this attack.
03/17/1999: A 5.5 pound bomb was found on railroad tracks in Keliniya, Sri Lanka, and officials were able to disarm the device. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were suspected of attempting to carry out this attack.
03/17/1999: Frankie Curry, a leading loyalist affiliated with the Red Hand Defenders group, was shot in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF) was suspected of carrying out the attack.
03/17/1999: In Vitoria, Spain, suspected Basque radicals threw a Molotov cocktail at the home of Santa Cruz de Campezo Town Councilor Fernando Visa Landa. There were no casualties, but the house sustained minor damage in this attack by unknown perpetrators.
03/17/1999: Two 12-year-old children had their throats slit by suspected armed Islamic militants near Djelfa, Algeria. No further information was provided on this incident.
03/17/2000:  Followers of the Movement for the Restoration of the Ten Commandments of God were killed when they drank tea tainted with an unknown chemical.  The attack killed 200 followers in the Kasese District of Uganda.
03/17/2000: A bus carrying civilian recruits for the Colombian military was attacked by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) in Silvania, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed and four others injured. Several vehicles were also damaged in the attack.
03/17/2001: Members of the Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) organization detonated a car bomb in Rosas, Girona province, Spain.  The ETA members called in a warning to police before detonating the bomb, but then detonated the explosive prior to the time provided to the authorities.  One police officer, Santo Santamaria Avedano, was killed in the attack as he tried to keep pedestrians away from the scene, while another officer and at least two others were injured.  Severe damage was done to the area.
03/17/2001: One perpetrator was killed when a group of Albanian extremists attacked police in the village of Bujic near Presevo in Serbia and Montenegro.
03/17/2001: Three people were killed and 14 others injured in an attack by National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels on the road between the towns of Malanje and Calandula in Angola. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/17/2001: Unidentified gunmen shot Ghulam Mohammad Ganai, National Conference block president, in his home around 9:45pm in Kulipora village, Kashmir region, India.  Ganai later died from his injuries.  A police officer, Abdul Majid, was wounded in the shooting.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack although sources blame suspected militants.
03/17/2001: Unknown attackers killed five people and injured eight others in a car bomb attack in the Karte Parwan District of Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
03/17/2001: Unknown perpetrators planted a bomb that exploded and damaged railroad track that ran across the Cisadane River which connected the cities of Merak and Jakarta in Indonesia. No casualties resulted from the attack, but train services were suspended for seven hours. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2002: A Palestinian gunman shot dead one Israeli teenager and wounded fourteen others in the northern Israeli city of Kfar Saba. The gunman was cornered by Israeli police and shot dead within one hour of the original incident. In a released statement, the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack and identifies the assailant as twenty six year old Amir al-Shahruri from the city of Nablus.
03/17/2002: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in front of a crowded bus in northern Jerusalem. The attack wounded seven civilians; there were no deaths reported. The Iranian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2002: Two unidentified men threw several grenades inside the Protestant International Church in Islamabad, Pakistan, which killed five people, including two American nationals, and injured forty-six people. The assailant was suspected to have had ties with Al-Qaida. No one officially claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2003: A policeman and a taxi driver were injured in a bomb explosion in the Kashmiri town of Bijbehara, India. The perpetrators were unknown.
03/17/2003: HAMAS fired al-Qassam rockets into Sderot, Israel, slightly damaging a parked bus, but injuring no one. The attack came hours after Israeli raids on Gaza towns.
03/17/2003: Suspected Tehreek-ul-Mujahedeen rebels shot and killed a police officer and a security force informer after attacking a patrol station in the Kashmir village of Puhroo, India.
03/17/2003: Three grenades exploded at an electricity substation in the southern village of Mailbuan, Philippines, injuring no one and causing minor damage. Three more rockets, which had failed to explode, were found at the site. Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels were responsible for the attack.
03/17/2004: A perpetrator was injured when attempting to place a pipe bomb outside of a police station in Istanbul, Turkey. Only the perpetrator, Lokman Aslan, was injured when the homemade pipe bomb exploded prematurely.
03/17/2004: Islamic militants killed seven and injured two individuals in a funeral procession near Medea, 400 kilometers south of Algiers, Algeria. The attacks occurred in advance of a presidential visit to the area.
03/17/2004: Militants with suspected ties to al-Qaida detonated a huge car bomb destroyed a hotel in Baghdad, Iraq. The bomb, placed at a hotel generally frequented by foreigners, killed 28 people and injured 45 people.
03/17/2004: Silvio Vergel, the former Colombian mayor of Abrego, and two associated were killed by unknown perpetrators guerillas outside Abrego, Colombia.
03/17/2005: A bomb exploded in front of the motorcade of Anatoly Chubais, head of Russia's United Energy System (UES). No one was hurt in the blast partially because the motorcade was armored and the bomb was faced the wrong way; the blast wave was focused into the forest and not the highway.  No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2005: A police officer was kidnapped in Basra, Iraq, by unknown gunmen. His body was found the next day.
03/17/2005: A policeman was killed on Russia's Chervlennaya-Argun highway when his car was fired on. He died at the scene. The perpetrators were unknown.
03/17/2005: Gunmen shot Abdul Rhman al-Samarie, a member of the Association of Muslim Scholars and the Sunni Imam of the Thaat Al-Nitaqeen Mosque in Baghdad, Iraq, while he was walking outside the mosque.
03/17/2005: Suspected members of the Taliban set off two bombs in Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan killing five people and injuring 32 others. One remote controlled device was hidden in a parcel along a street in Kandahar (Province)’s Hazard Jibber area. Another remote controlled bomb detonated at the same time as the first in Kandahar (Province)’s Pan jaw suburb. Although local authorities suspected that the Taliban was behind the bombings, an unnamed member of the group denied that the Taliban was responsible for the attacks.
03/17/2005: Two trains, which were traveling in opposite directions, were attacked in Pakistan. The two attacks are assumed to be coordinated. In the first, an explosive device detonated on a train traveling toward Quetta. The bomb had been hidden in a toilet and killed one person and injured five others. Authorities suspected the Baluchistan Liberation Army.
03/17/2005: Two trains, which were traveling in opposite directions, were attacked in Pakistan. The two attacks are assumed to be coordinated. In the second of the two blasts, four people were injured on a train headed toward Lahore. Authorities suspected the Baluchistan Liberation Army.
03/17/2006: A bomb exploded in Mutch, Pakistan injuring four outside of a grocery shop. The blast was blamed to tribal militants by the government, but no specific group had been confirmed.
03/17/2006: Six Shi'a pilgrims were killed by unknown gunman in Iraq while on pilgrimage to the holy city of Karbala, Iraq. The attack was carried out with firearms, and no specific group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2006: Taj Mohammad, a former governor also known as Qari Baba, was among five killed in a suspected Taliban attack in Andar, Afghanistan. Although he was no longer holding any official office, he was currently advising the governor of Ghazni. The assassination was carried out with firearms.
03/17/2007: A breakaway Maoist group abducted and killed a former rebel activist in Sisuriya, Nepal.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/17/2007: A Sunni mosque in Dora, Iraq was partly destroyed in a bombing.   No claim of responsibility or casualties were reported.
03/17/2007: Al-Quds Brigades fired rockets into Ashkelon in Southern Israel. The perpetrators statedthey would cease their attacks when Israel forces stopped attacking and invading the West Bank.
03/17/2007: Gunmen killed three civilians near Khan Bani Saad in Diyala Governorate, Iraq. A police official in Baquba said.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/17/2007: In a drive-by shooting, a Muslim man and his grown son were shot dead while riding a motorcycle in Narathiwat, Thailand.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/17/2007: In a drive-by shooting, a Muslim man was shot dead in Narathiwat, Thailand.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/17/2007: In an ongoing series of attacks on Monterrey, Mexico, civilians and police officers, 10 were killed by gang violence possibly meant to intimidate police officers.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/17/2007: In Pattani province, Thailand, a 61-year-old Buddhist man was shot and wounded after two militants opened fire on a crowd of residents.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/17/2007: The Taliban cut off the ears of four truck drivers driving supply trucks to Coalition forces in Nuristan Province, Afghanistan.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/17/2007: Three Muslim school children were killed and seven injured when attackers threw explosives and fired into the sleeping quarters of a school in Saba Yoi district,Thailand.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/17/2008:  A 75 year-old folk medicine healer in Khasavyurt in Russia's North Caucasus republic of Daghestan was shot dead amid threats of attacks on folk medicine healers in Daghestan, Russia by suspected Askhab Bidayev militants.
03/17/2008:  A Canadian soldier was killed in southern Afghanistan after being struck by an explosion planted by suspected Taliban during a foot patrol in the Panjwayi area west of Kandahar city, Afghanistan.
03/17/2008:  A minibus booby-trapped by unknown perpetrators exploded midday at the Uqba Bin Nafie Intersection in the Karradah neighborhood of central Baghdad, Iraq. The explosion caused  three deaths and injuries to eleven people as well as damage to several nearby shops, buildings and civilian cars.
03/17/2008:  A roadside bomb explosion targeting a police patrol wounded a civilian and caused damages in a nearby building in the Mansour neighborhood of Baghdad. The bomb was planted by unknown perpetrators.
03/17/2008:  A roadside bomb planted by unknown attackers detonated near a police patrol killing a policeman and wounding another in the Mansour neighborhood of Baghdad.
03/17/2008:  A roadside bomb planted by unknown perpetrators exploded near an intersection in the Zaiyounah neighborhood in eastern Baghdad, wounding three civilians.
03/17/2008:  A teen-age suicide bomber affiliated with suspected pro-taliban militants blew himself up at a police compound, killing two policemen and wounding another five in Swat Valley, Pakistan.
03/17/2008:  An Afghan driver of a vehicle belonging to a Dutch NGO (ZAWA) was killed after Taliban gunmen on two motorcycles attacked them.
03/17/2008:  An explosive device, containing a charge of about 200 grams of TNT equivalent, exploded near a restaurant in Smolensk in western Russia with no reported injuries, casualties or claim of responsibility.
03/17/2008:  An Indian worker sustained shrapnel injuries from an improvised explosive device (IED) planted in a bush by the United Revolutionary Front of Bhutan about 40 meters from the Bhutan Oil Distributor's petrol pump in Pasakha, Bhutan.
03/17/2008:  Eleven Afghan security officials were killed and seven others injured when a group of Taliban, riding in several vehicles attacked their post with heavy weapons in Afghanistan's Nangarhar Province. After successfully destroying the post, the Taliban were able to escape.
03/17/2008:  Forty people were killed and 65 injured when a bomb went off at a crowded cafe near the city's Imam Hussein shrine in the holy Shiite city of Karbala, Iraq.  There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2008:  Six children were killed when a mortar shell that fell on their home exploded in the Sumar district of north-eastern Baghdad.
03/17/2008:  The Munadil al-Jumalyi Brigade, one of the Sa'd Bin-Abi-Waqqas Army brigades claimed to have detonated an explosive charge on a four-wheel drive car belonging to the security companies in the Babil governorate, Iraq.
03/17/2008:  Three NATO troops and Three Afghan civilians were killed and four others wounded when Taliban carried out a suicide car bomb exploded in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
03/17/2008:  Three policemen were killed and another one wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside landmine in the Bekar area of Pakistan's Baluchistan province planted by suspected BRE militants.
03/17/2008:  Tuareg rebels belonging to the Movement of Niger People for Justice attacked a government outpost in Banibangou, 125 miles north of the capital Niamey of Niger, killing two security force members and kidnapping a third. An Internet statement posted by the rebels claimed that they seized a police officer, two military vehicles and "all weapons" stored at a nearby military post. Their reasoning is behind their feelings of being marginalized by the government.
03/17/2008:  Unidentified men blew up a women's skill development center in Wazir Killi in the vicinity of Mohmand Agency headquarters in Ghalanai, Pakistan. No injuries or casualties were reported.
03/17/2008:  Unidentified men blew up the Ashrafabad checkpost.
03/17/2008:  Unidentified men blew up the Atta Bazar checkpost.
03/17/2008:  Unidentified men blew up the Mamad Kor checkpost.
03/17/2008:  Unidentified men blew up the Moharer checkpost in Mohmand Agency, Pakistan.
03/17/2008:  Unidentified men fired rockets at the residence of Nurestan’ governor in Afghanistan.
03/17/2009:  On Tuesday, in Imphal, Manipur, India, unidentified militants lobbed a powerful bomb at the Imphal Hospital and Research Centre but it failed to explode.  It was later defused by bomb experts from Imphal West district police station.  The motive behind the crime was not known.  No group has claimed responsibility for this incident and there were no reported casualties.
03/17/2009: On Tuesday afternoon,  in Bokok area of Karbi Anglong, Assam, India, Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front (KLNLF) militants shot and killed a local Congress party leader of Borkok Block during an attack on his residence. It is unknown if this attack caused any property damage.
03/17/2009: On Tuesday afternoon, a humanitarian worker was killed in the no-fire zone of northern Sri Lanka when his leg was severed by a shelling, and due to a lack of access to appropriate medical care, he later died. The worker is identified as R. Sabesan. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/17/2009: On Tuesday afternoon, near Shinkay, Zabol, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on a convoy transporting the District Chief, injuring a police officer and damaging a vehicle.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
03/17/2009: On Tuesday at 2105,  in Langol Ningthou Leikai of Imphal West, Manipur, India, unidentified militants threw a hand grenade into a house, causing no casualties. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/17/2009: On Tuesday morning,  in the main market of Kokrajhar, Assam, India, suspected United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) militants shot and killed a fellow militant, Nayanjyoti Roy. The man was surrendering to police when he was shot. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) was responsible. It is unknown if this attack caused any property damage.
03/17/2009: On Tuesday,  in Kurua village in Darrang, Assam, India, United Liberation Front of Assam militants attacked a police patrol. One police officer was injured and one ULFA militants was killed in the attack. It is unknown if this attack caused any property damage.
03/17/2009: On Tuesday,  in Lawagarh village, Latehar, Jharkhand, India, assailants set fire to and damaged four homes and a tractor and abducted six people,  who are relatives of two commanders of the outlawed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist). No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) was responsible. There were no reported casualties.
03/17/2009: On Tuesday, at 2325, in Baghdad, Iraq, a Katyusha missile hit the Al Arasat residential district of the Karrada neighborhood, wounding one civilian and damaging a house. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/17/2009: On Tuesday, in Imphal, Manipur, India, a militant outfit placed a grenade in front of a private Babina medical clinic.  No casualties were reported and it is unknown if this attack caused any property damage. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/17/2009: On Tuesday, in Mattani, North West Frontier, Pakistan, unidentified militants beheaded an alleged spy, Kala Khan. No damage was reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/17/2009: On Tuesday, in Uttar Borbil of Karbi Anglong, Assam, India, unidentified militants threw a grenade at a market, injuring 15 people.  No group has claimed responsibility and it is unknown if there was any property damage.
03/17/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0930, two unidentified male suicide bombers dressed in burqas entered an office of International Relief and Development in Lashkar Gah, Helmand province, and started shooting at security guards. The two suicide bombers were killed before they could detonate their explosives. The Afghan secretary, who was the only one in the office at the time of the attack, received two gunshot wounds to the stomach. Later, authorities safely defused the improvised explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility.
03/17/2010: On Wednesday morning, in Narathiwat, Thailand, armed assailants fired upon a 43 year old Buddhist man in his residence, killing him and damaging the home. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed Muslim separatists were responsible
03/17/2010: On Wednesday night, at Bachhurdoba in the Jhargram town’s ward six area of West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, around 25 to 30 Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants ransacked and then set fire to a Communist Party of India - Marxist office. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, police suspect that the Communist Party of India-Maoists were responsible.
03/17/2010: On Wednesday night, Muang, Pattani, Thailand, a 38-year-old Muslim religious teacher was shot dead and his seven-year-old son was wounded in a drive-by shooting as they left a mosque by motorcycle. The motorcycle was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
03/17/2010: On Wednesday, in an unspecified area of Manipur, India, suspected Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) militants attacked and wounded a teacher. The specific motive of the attack is unknown; however, the teacher was allegedly attacked for his inability to regulate the use of unfair means by students taking the High School Leaving Certificate exam. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2010: On Wednesday, in Mosul, Iraq, an Iraqi Christian was killed by gunmen using a gun with a silencer while he was leaving his house in the al-Saaa region. The victim was identified as Sabah Adam. No group claimed responsibility.
03/17/2010: On Wednesday, in Sederot, Southern District, Israel, assailants fired several rockets at a community, wounding several civilians. No group claimed responsibility.
03/17/2010: On Wednesday, near Qalqilyah, West Bank and Gaza Strip, assailants threw a Molotov cocktail at an Israeli civilian vehicle, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that local Palestinian settlers were responsible.
03/17/2011: On Thursday around 0000 midnight, at a private residence at Kotapalli village in Malkangiri, Odisha, India, four unidentified masked militants shot a village priest identified as Sukra Hantal, six times injuring him, and also shot and beat his wife, Hiramani. Hiramani suffered serious head injuries. Reportedly, 25 other militants were waiting outside of the house during the attack. According to Hantal, he didn’t have any personal enmity with villagers, nor had he received any threats from militants. No group claimed responsibility, but police suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible based on the modus operandi of the attack.
03/17/2011: On Thursday evening around 2000, at the Abhijeet power plant in Chandwa in Latehar, Jharkhand, India, unidentified militants kidnapped at gunpoint an engineer, identified as Jitendra Kumar Singh and the site supervisor, Mukesh Yadav. Reportedly, family members and company officials received a ransom demand of $ 1.11 USD (Rs 50 lakh) for the safe release of both employees. The employees were later killed on 03/24/2011 and their bodies were recovered in the Kerum forests. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
03/17/2011: On Thursday morning at 1045, on the Balumath-Panki route at the Taal village in Palamu, Jharkhand, India, unidentified armed men used the diesel from a passenger bus to set the bus on fire. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage, but resulted in no casualties. The People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) claimed responsibility. A hand written note left at the incident site stated that the bus was targeted because it had run during a 24 hour shutdown. The claim has not been confirmed; however, because it was reported that there was no shutdown called Panki.
03/17/2011: On Thursday morning, at Alam Khani area of Sheikhmal Khel, Landikotal, Khyber, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, militants detonated explosives inside a Government-run primary school building. No casualties were reported, but the school was completely destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/17/2011: On Thursday, at Gosht Market in Bhimpura, Risala, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, two unidentified militants shot and killed a Sunni Tehreek activist, identified as Farooq Qadri, while he was at his shop. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/17/2011: On Thursday, in Bodhibigha village in Gaya, Bihar, India, at least 100 unidentified armed militants assaulted and broke the limbs of Janardan Rai, a close political aid of State Legislative Assembly Speaker Udai Narain Chaudhary. Accusing him of being a Police informer, the militants looted the victim's movable belongings, including household utensils, a jeep and a motorcycle, and then demolished the house using explosives. The jeep and motorcycle were subsequently set on fire about six kilometers away, near the Bihar-Jharkhand border. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicles and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
03/17/2011: On Thursday, in Gaya, Bihar, India, unidentified militants set fire to the solar system installed at the house of Anuj Singh, a member of the Bihar Legislative Council. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage, but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
03/17/2011: On Thursday, in Konar, Afghanistan, militants fired three rockets at the convoy of Eastern Konor's Governor Fazlullah Wahidi. One of the rockets landed between Wahidi’s car and another vehicle, causing an unknown amount of property damage. No casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack by unknown means by spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid.
03/17/2011: On Thursday, in Kota Wisata, Bogor, West Java, Indonesia, militants sent a mail bomb to a police station with a message saying “Contains bomb, Allah is great.” Police defused the bomb, causing no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/17/2011: On Thursday, in Orangi Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, three unidentified militants entered a house and shot and killed a police sub-inspector and his son. The sub-inspector was identified as Mohammad Iqbal. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/17/2011: On Thursday, in the al-Iskan region, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the Central Childrens Hospital. Four civilians were wounded, and several nearby stores and vehicles were damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
03/17/2011: On Thursday, near the Dingra station in Bolan, Balochistan, Pakistan, a remote-controlled bomb detonated on railway tracks as the Bolan Mail train was passing. Three railway employees were injured and the engine was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/17/2011: On Thursday, on al-Dawasa Street, Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to a bicycle, targeting a popular market. Eight civilians were wounded, and several nearby shops and stalls were damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
03/17/2011: On Thursday, on the Jowzjan-Sar-e Highway, in Sar-e pol, Sar-e pol, Afghanistan, unidentified armed militants kidnapped six employees of a local construction firm, including three Afghans and three Pakistanis. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/17/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Bara town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Three women were killed, and two other people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/17/2012: A suicide bomber in a car detonated near the Criminal Security Department building in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. This was one of two suicide attacks on government buildings in the city on this day. A total of 29 people were killed and 140 injured in both attacks. The Al-Nusra Front claimed responsibility for these incidents.
03/17/2012: A suicide bomber in a vehicle detonated near the Air Force Intelligence building in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. This was one of two suicide attacks on government buildings in the city on this day. A total of 29 people were killed and 140 injured in both attacks. The Al-Nusra Front claimed responsibility for these incidents.
03/17/2012: A water tanker was damaged when it was targeted by a roadside bomb in Khash Rod district, Nimruz province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and another wounded in the attack, for which no group claimed responsibility.
03/17/2012: An explosive device targeted a group of schoolgirls guarded by soldiers in Ban Totuwor area, Pattani province, Thailand. One girl was killed and four others injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack, but police attributed it to separatists.
03/17/2012: An explosive device was placed near a bridge in Hangu town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Police officers successfully defused the device. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/17/2012: Assailants attacked a Somali Army base in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Three civilians were killed in the attack, for which no group claimed responsibility.
03/17/2012: Assailants attacked an army unit near an oil installation in Arauquita town, Aracua department, Colombia. Ten soldiers and one officer were killed in the attack, and two other soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/17/2012: Assailants attacked coal miners in Orakzai Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One miner was killed, one was wounded, and three others were kidnapped. No group claimed responsibility for this incident, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
03/17/2012: Assailants detonated explosive devices at the Cano Limon pipeline in an unknown location in Arauca department, Colombia. There were no casualties, and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/17/2012: Assailants detonated explosive devices at the Government High School for boys in Katlung area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Two guards were wounded in the attack, and no group claimed responsibility.
03/17/2012: Assailants kidnapped an education officer and his driver near the Lindsay Railway station in Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for this attack, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
03/17/2012: Assailants planted an unknown number of explosive devices in Sarband area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The devices were successfully defused by the Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS). No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/17/2012: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the house of a businessperson in Ta'izz city, Yemen. The businessperson was not hurt, but the house was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/17/2012: Gunmen attacked a government building in the Al Mualla district of Adan governorate, Yemen. Three police officers and two civilians were wounded in this incident. While no group claimed responsibility, sources attributed the attack to Ansar al-Sharia.
03/17/2012: Gunmen attacked a security check post in Ladha subdivision, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Security forces returned fire and killed four assailants. No group claimed responsibility, but sources attributed the incident to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
03/17/2012: Gunmen attacked the head of Gulran village and a police chief, who were traveling with other police officers in Chah Turkmen area, Herat province, Afghanistan. The officers returned fire and killed four assailants. No group claimed responsibility for this incident, but sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/17/2012: Gunmen shot and killed a rubber plantation owner in Raman district, Yala province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, police attributed it to separatists.
03/17/2012: Gunmen shot and killed an education department worker in Mashkor area, Khost province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/17/2012: Gunmen shot and killed two Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers in Dera Bugti town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two vehicles were also destroyed. A spokesperson for the Baloch Republican Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2012: Two children were injured when they stepped on a landmine in Kohlu city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/17/2012: Two suicide attackers in a car detonated their explosives next to a military vehicle near the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. There were no casualties besides the suicide bombers and no claim of responsibility for this attack.
03/17/2013: A car bomb detonated in a garage near the Tax Department in Saad Square, Basra city, Basra governorate, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2013: A car bomb detonated near a bus terminal and outdoor market in Garmat Ali, north of Basra, Basra governorate, Iraq. At least 10 people were killed and 16 people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2013: A group of assailants attack two Sunni Muslim sheikhs, Mazen Hariri and Ahmad Fekhran, in the downtown Shia neighborhood of Khandak al-Ghamik, Beirut city, Beirut governorate, Lebanon. This incident represents one of two this evening in Beirut in which Sunni sheikhs were assaulted. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police arrested 5-10 suspects in the incident who were said to have been under the influence of drugs.
03/17/2013: A group of assailants attacked two Sunni Muslim sheikhs, Ibrahim Abdul-Latif and Omar Imani, in the Shiyah district of Beirut city, Beirut governorate, Lebanon. This incident represents one of two this evening in Beirut in which Sunni sheikhs were assaulted. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police arrested 5-10 suspects in the incident who were said to have been under the influence of drugs.
03/17/2013: A home-made explosive device placed near a school detonated when a worker from Bangladesh was picking up trash in Al-Dair, Muharraq governorate, Bahrain. One person was injured in the attack. Two perpetrators were arrested in the attack that claimed allegiance to the February 14th Movement.
03/17/2013: A homemade explosive device detonated outside a Compact Disc (CD) shop near Main Kohat road in Mattani, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Four shops were damaged by the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, a note left at the blast site warned CD shop owners and drug dealers to stop conducting business in the area.
03/17/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2013: A suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden tanker attacked an emergency police center in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The driver was killed by police; however, the tanker exploded. This incident represents one of two incidents at this location on this day, where a total of six people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of three unrelated incidents on this day; two ANA soldiers were killed and five others were injured across the three attacks. No further information is available.
03/17/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Nawa district of Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three unrelated incidents on this day; two ANA soldiers were killed and five others were injured across the three attacks. No further information is available.
03/17/2013: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Nawzad district of Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three unrelated incidents on this day; two ANA soldiers were killed and five others were injured across the three attacks. No further information is available.
03/17/2013: Assailants attacked and killed two members of the Tarok tribe in Kadarko village, Wase Local Government Area of Plateau, Nigeria. The victims were returning to the village after celebrating Tarok Day in a nearby village. Their bodies were later found dumped on Wase-Kadarko road. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect that Fulani militants were behind the attack, which was seen as a reprisal killing for an attack on their members by Tarok tribesmen in January, 2013. The Fulani militant denied any involvement in the incident.
03/17/2013: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at the private residence of Abdul Ghani Kikli in Bu sleem neighborhood, Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Kikli, the commander of the Supreme Security Committee (SSC), was unharmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2013: At least two mortars hit an emergency police center in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two women and a child were injured in the attack. This incident represents one of two incidents at this location on this day, where a total of six people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2013: Four assailants opened fire on a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) celebration at a local MQM office in the Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) area of Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan. Three MQM members were killed and one other was injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2013: Gunmen shot and killed a deputy village headman, Sapae-ing Sulong, in Khok Pho district, Pattani, Thailand. No other information was provided.
03/17/2013: Gunmen shot and killed a tambon administration organisation member, Mayi Adae, on the Rueso-Si Sakhon Road, in Si Sakhon district, Narathiwat, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility; however, police suspect separatists.
03/17/2013: Gunmen shot and killed two police officers in their vehicle in the Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) area of Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2013: Gunmen stormed the home of a village head, Da Dung Bot Gwom, in Tapo village of Barkin Ladi, Plateau, Nigeria. Three people were killed when the gunmen opened fire on the residents of the home. Gwom died from exhaustion after he tried to flee the attackers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2013: Two gunmen shot and killed a senior traffic officer in the Towfiq neighborhood of Yaaqshiid district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2014: A land mine detonated near a solar-powered street lamp in Hodon area, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/17/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at an Armed Forces of Libya academy graduation ceremony in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. In addition to the suicide bomber, nine people were killed and 20 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Lafoole area, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Two civilians were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: An assailant attacked a police officer in Shayibak district, Urumqi city, Xinjiang province, China. The officer was killed in the attack, and the assailant was shot and killed when police opened fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: An assailant threw a grenade at a military checkpoint in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties, since a soldier was able to deactivate the grenade. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of a soldier detonated in Brega area, Benghazi district, Libya. The soldier, Murad Buzghayah, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: An explosive device detonated at a restaurant in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: An explosive device detonated at a shoeshine stand in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. At least one civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Armed Forces patrol in Haswah area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least three soldiers were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) patrol in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least three IPS officers were killed and seven others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: An explosive device detonated near the convoy of Mohamed Hani in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Hani, the director of the election office, was unharmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: An explosive device detonated near the residence of Nawab Gujjar in Jalozai area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Gujjar, the brother of a local peace committee member, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: An explosive device detonated outside the residence of a soldier in June 1 neighborhood, Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least three of the soldier's family members were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: An explosive device planted near a Safir Refinery oil pipeline detonated in Habban town, Shabwah Governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, police later arrested an individual identified as Salah Muhammad Abd-Rabbuh for the attack.
03/17/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused at the Judiciary Development Institute office in Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. This was one of two devices discovered and safely defused in this area on March 17, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused at the office of the attorney general in Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. This was one of two devices discovered and safely defused in this area on March 17, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: An explosive device, targeting a Cherat Cement Factory official, detonated in Cherat area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: An explosive device, targeting a military patrol, detonated in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Dubat area, Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Zahra area, Homs city, Homs governorate, Syria. At least six people were killed and 20 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and safely defused in Fakiha town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and safely defused near the airport in Mombasa city, Mombasa province, Kenya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/17/2014: Assailants ambushed a military patrol in Condoto municipality, Choco department, Colombia. At least one soldier was killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/17/2014: Assailants attacked a joint Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Beledweyne city, Hiiraan region, Somalia. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/17/2014: Assailants attacked a Lebanese Army checkpost in Ghorbaa area, Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of four attacks on military targets in this area on March 17, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: Assailants attacked a retired Royal Thai Police officer in Yaha subdistrict, Yala province, Thailand. The retired officer, Ekkaphong Sakdayuth, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: Assailants attacked African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali National Army (SNA) troops in Buurdhuubo town, Gedo region, Somalia. Six assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/17/2014: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Colonel Jama Afgadud in Laag area, Bari region, Somalia. Afgadud, the head of the Puntland Security Forces (PSF), was killed and three soldiers were wounded in the attack. Ali Mahmud Rage, a spokesperson for Al-Shabaab, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Colonel Jama Afgadud was targeted due to his role in combating terrorism.
03/17/2014: Assailants attempted to attack Goniri community in Yobe state, Nigeria. Authorities killed eight assailants before they reached the village, although one soldier was killed and one soldier was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/17/2014: Assailants fired rocket propelled grenades at a Yemeni Army supply truck in Shehr city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. At least two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Ansar al-Sharia.
03/17/2014: Assailants fired rockets at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) container in Shagai area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the container was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: Assailants launched at least four rockets near Labwa town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. One civilian was wounded in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: Assailants launched two mortar shells at the Imam Ahmad Bin Musa al-Kazim mausoleum near Abu Sayda village, Diyala governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/17/2014: Assailants opened fire at the residence of a construction worker in Ratapanyang area, Pattani province, Thailand. The construction worker and his son were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: Assailants opened fire on Doctor Sadiq in Hazara town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Sadiq was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: Assailants opened fire on militia members in Niteaga district, South Darfur state, Sudan. At least nine militia members were killed and 12 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: Assailants opened fire on Mohammed Al-Douri in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. Al-Douri, a prominent Islamist, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: Assailants opened fire on Qazi Abdul Latif in Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Latif, a Karokh District Primary Court judge, and his bodyguard were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: Assailants opened fire on Zahid Isma'il near his home in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Isma'il, an Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF) district head, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: Assailants set a liquor store on fire in Ghundi area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the store was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: Assailants threw stun grenades at a Lebanese Army post in Beddawi area, Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. This was one of four attacks on military targets in this area on March 17, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: Assailants threw stun grenades at a Lebanese Army post in Ghorbaa area, Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. This was one of four attacks on military targets in this area on March 17, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: Assailants threw stun grenades at a Lebanese Army post in Mankoubeen area, Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. This was one of four attacks on military targets in this area on March 17, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2014: Gunmen shot and killed a Somali National Army (SNA) official in Shibis district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
03/17/2015: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least 12 police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/17/2015: A suicide bomber detonated after being identified by police in a mosque in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Aside from the bomber, no casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: An explosive device detonated at a border checkpoint in Mandera county, Kenya. Police responding to the scene discovered and safely detonated two additional explosive devices. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: An explosive device detonated in Tangi Kajran, Daykundi province, Afghanistan. Syed Habib Hussaini, a police chief, was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: An explosive device detonated near a cafe in Zafraniya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: An explosive device detonated near a livestock market in Sayidiyah area of Rasheed neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Obaydi area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Gaara area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one Sahwa member was killed and five members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: An explosive device detonated near the a market in Shaab area of Adhamiyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and 11 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Daman area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/17/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Yusufiyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and at least 5 officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a Thahan Phran soldier in Village 8 area, Trobon subdistrict, Pattani province, Thailand. The soldier was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting an Armed Forces of Ukraine vehicle in eastern Ukraine. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a pro-Russia militia.
03/17/2015: An explosive device disguised as a toy detonated in Bishigram valley, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Three people were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Daykundi province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: Assailants attacked the house of General Mohammed Rajah Laboudha in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Laboudha, a Yemeni Army commander, was not home at the time, but one of his guards was killed and two others were abducted in the attack. The whereabouts of the abducted guards are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
03/17/2015: Assailants in airplanes bombed a Turkish company in Zintan city, Jabal Al Gharbi district, Libya. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
03/17/2015: Assailants in airplanes bombed the civilian airport in Zintan city, Jabal Al Gharbi district, Libya. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
03/17/2015: Assailants kidnapped three intelligence officers in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. The officers were released the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to Huthis.
03/17/2015: Assailants opened fire on a civilian in Bushmills, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. At least one person was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of loyalists.
03/17/2015: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Golfo town, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. At least one person was killed and two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/17/2015: Assailants opened fire on polio vaccination workers in Mansehra city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Three people, including two polio workers and a police guard, were killed in the assault. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Samiullah Afridi in Aslam Bheri area, Mathra village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Afridi, the former lawyer of Dr. Shakil Afridi, who assisted the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in locating Osama bin Laden, was killed in the attack. Both Jamaat-ul-Ahrar and Jundallah claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: Assailants set fire to a government employee's vehicle in Gaza city, Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire on a shop in Wajir town, Wajir county, Kenya. Four people were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: Explosive devices detonated targeting a railway track between Orikhove and Donetskyi towns, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: Five explosive devices were discovered and defused in Bolipukur village, West Bengal state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: Security forces arrested a suicide bomber and seized an explosives-laden vehicle in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device near a police station in al-Urubah neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2015: Three suicide bombers in an explosives-laden vehicle attempted to attack an Iraqi Armed Forces headquarters in Tarmiyah, Saladin governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bombers, at least four soldiers were killed and 14 others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2016: An assailant attacked a police checkpoint in Spin Ghbarg, Zabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2016: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Balad Ruz, Diyala, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a muezzin, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2016: An explosive device detonated in Husseiniyah, Diyala, Iraq. One person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2016: An explosive device detonated in Shuala area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2016: An explosive device detonated in Sutayh, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. A soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
03/17/2016: An explosive device targeting security forces detonated near Murliguda, Chhattisgarh, India. One child was killed in the blast. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2016: Assailants abducted an Afghan Border Police (ABP) staff sergeant in Qaramqol district, Faryab, Afghanistan. The officer was killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/17/2016: Assailants abducted Syed Hassan in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Hassan, the father of Supreme Court Chief Justice Syed Yousuf Halim, was rescued on March 29, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction.
03/17/2016: Assailants abducted two Bangladeshi officials and two Afghan officials working for the Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Both Afghan hostages were released shortly after the abduction, while the Bangladeshi hostages were released on April 4, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction.
03/17/2016: Assailants ambushed military forces in Abonnema, Rivers state, Nigeria. At least two soldiers were killed and five soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2016: Assailants attacked a Jubaland forces base in Kulbiyow, Lower Juba, Somalia. Five soldiers were killed and two were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/17/2016: Assailants attacked a prison in Zliten, Misrata, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
03/17/2016: Assailants attacked and killed a defense volunteer, in Yaring, Pattani, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2016: Assailants attacked and killed an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Talban.
03/17/2016: Assailants attacked and killed Manau Ram, a former Maoist, in Mulle, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/17/2016: Assailants attacked Kagwema village in Bubanza, Burundi. Two civilians were abducted during the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2016: Assailants attacked mining company security guards in Tablu, South Cotabato, Philippines. One guard was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/17/2016: Assailants attacked residents in Tombo, Benue, Nigeria. At least 15 people were killed and the village was set on fire during the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
03/17/2016: Assailants executed three civilians in Hadramawt, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/17/2016: Assailants fired mortars at a military base in Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. At least five soldiers were killed and 10 others were injured in the attack. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2016: Assailants kidnapped a parliamentarian's mother and her adopted son in Ikakumo, Edo, Nigeria. The mother escaped later the same day, while the fate of the remaining hostage remains unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2016: Assailants opened fire at a road construction site in Guram Dato Tola, Jharkhand, India. Four workers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the People's Liberation Front of India.
03/17/2016: Assailants shot and injured a lawyer and a volunteer forces captain in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Hani, Diyarbakir, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2016: Security forces identified and killed three assailants attempting to plant an explosive device in Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2016: Security forces safely apprehended two assailants in an explosives-laden rickshaw in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
03/17/2016: Two assailants stabbed and wounded and Israeli soldier in Ariel, West Bank. Security forces shot and killed both assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Palestinian extremists.
03/17/2016: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on Akmad Nanoh in Zamboanga City, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. Nanoh, a former mayor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army base in Saberi, Khost, Afghanistan. At least four assailants and one soldier was killed, and 26 people, including soldiers and civilians, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2017: A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) police camp near the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the Ashkona, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The assailant was killed and two police officers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State in Bangladesh claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the Bangladeshi government refuted the claim.
03/17/2017: A suicide bomber detonated targeting Mawlavi Abdul Zahir Haqqani, the Nangarhar Hajj and Religious Affairs director, outside of a mosque in Daronta, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, Haqqani's brother was killed in the blast. Haqqani himself was unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/17/2017: An assailant driving an explosives-laden vehicle overturned in Nawfaliyah, Sirte, Libya. The device was defused and the status of the driver is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2017: An explosive device detonated at a civilian residence along Ballaghmore Court in Bushmills, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related bombings that took place in Bushmills on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF).
03/17/2017: An explosive device detonated at a civilian residence along Woodland Court in Bushmills, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related bombings that took place in Bushmills on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Ulster Freedom Fighters (UFF).
03/17/2017: An explosive device detonated near a livestock market in Suwaib, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2017: An explosive device detonated near an oil exploration team outside the Majnoon Oil Field in Zuriqi, Al-Qurnah, Basra, Iraq. At least two workers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2017: An explosive device planted on the side of the road detonated in Arab Ebjur, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2017: Assailants abducted three 218 TV Channel journalists in Misrata, Libya. All three hostages were released the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2017: Assailants attacked a GAIL construction company camp and set fire to equipment in Jaiprakash Nagar, Bihar, India. An unknown number of construction laborers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist), noting that the owner of the construction company had failed to pay an extortion fee.
03/17/2017: Assailants attacked residents in Koumbadoule, Haut-Mbomou, Central African Republic. At least two people were killed and seven others were abducted in the incident. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
03/17/2017: Assailants fired a missile targeting Saudi Aramco offices in Jazan, Saudi Arabia, from an unknown location in Yemen. There were no reported casualties as the missile was intercepted by coalition air defense forces. Houthi extremists claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2017: Assailants fired a rocket at the Federal Security Service (FSB) building in Malgobek, Ingushetia, Russia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2017: Assailants fired mortars and raided Huriyah, Saladin, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. It is unknown if the assaults resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/17/2017: Assailants fired mortars and raided Khadraniyah, Saladin, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. It is unknown if the assaults resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/17/2017: Assailants launched a missile that struck a mosque inside a military camp in Kawfil, Marib, Yemen. This was one of two related attacks targeting the mosque on this date. At least 32 soldiers were killed and 81 soldiers were injured across both attacks. Houthi extremists claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/17/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpost near ear Enzari Kandaw, Khyber district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least eight people, including two soldiers and six assailants, were killed and four other soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2017: Assailants opened fire on Andrew Felix Kaweesi, the Assistant Inspector General of the Uganda Police Force, in Kampala, Central region, Uganda. Kaweesi and two others were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
03/17/2017: Assailants opened fire on Pakistan Armed Forces soldiers in Shewa, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least three soldiers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2017: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Risalpur Ziaullah on Mardan Road in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Ziaullah, a Pakistani Police station house officer, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2017: Assailants opened fire targeting civilians protesting the presence of armed groups at Martyrs' Square in Tripoli, Libya. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2017: Assailants placed a boulder on railway tracks in an attempt to derail an Andaman Express train near Nagla Bhandai, Uttar Pradesh, India. A minor collision occurred as a result of the attack, though there were no reported casualties. Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2017: Assailants set fire to oil tankers on a highway between Baghlan and Kunduz in Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/17/2017: Assailants set fire to police union vehicle in Hamburg, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related arsons carried out by the assailants on this date. The Fire and Flame for the Police (FFdP) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for alleged violent threats by authorities regarding potential demonstrations during the G20 summit.
03/17/2017: Assailants set fire to police vehicle outside the residence of Mayor Olaf Scholz in Hamburg, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related arsons carried out by the assailants on this date. The Fire and Flame for the Police (FFdP) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for alleged violent threats by authorities regarding potential demonstrations during the G20 summit.
03/17/2017: Assailants shot and killed Almadi Ag Lengach, a Self-Defense Group of Imghad Tuaregs and Allies (GATIA) leader, at his residence in Menaka, Mali. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2017: Assailants shot and killed Melvin Tovis, a retired soldier, in Sibucawan, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/17/2017: Assailants stormed a residential building and took civilians hostages in Maawsil al-Jadidah neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. The assailants then planted explosives-laden vehicles around the houses and positioned snipers on the rooftops to target security forces. A United States airstrike hit the houses, detonating the vehicles. An unknown number of hostages were killed in the blasts and subsequent building collapse. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/17/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at an Airport Security Force (ASF) vehicle near the Coast Guard Camp in Gwadar, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least two civilians were injured when ASF soldiers returned fire during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers, raided Sheikh Latif al-Jari's house in Mushahidah, Saladin, Iraq. Al-Jari, an Iraqi Volunteer Forces commander, was killed and one other person was injured in the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2017: Four assailants abducted a Mennonite settler, Gerardo Wall Rempel, from his farm in Rio Verde, Santa Rosa del Aguaray district, San Pedro, Paraguay. The victim was released unharmed the following day, March 18, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP).
03/17/2017: Security forces discovered and safely detonated three explosive devices in North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/17/2017: Two suicide bombers attacked a Frontier Constabulary (FC) training center in Michni, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. One assailant detonated while the second assailant was shot dead by officers at the training center. In addition to the two assailants, at least one officer was killed and five other officers were injured in the incident. The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/1997:  The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed responsibility for setting arson the   site where the partially constructed Center for Comparative Medicine was in the process of being built, at the University of California, Davis, California, in the United States, causing $1,000 in damage.  Plastic material and evidence of a flammable liquid were found at the scene.  Several news rooms in Sacramento, including the Sacramento Bee, received anonymous faxes a few days later, claiming that ALF had firebombed the building as a way to recognize the 10-year anniversary of the $4.6 million arson fire a t the campus's John E. Thurman Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory. There were no casualties in the incident.
03/18/1997: Three animal rights activists attempted to burn down the Montgomery Fur Company in Ogden, Utah in the United States, when they poured 25 gallons of gasoline around the outside of the building.  However, the night security guard saw this, and managed to extinguish a lit fuse, before any fire occurred.  There were no casualties in the incident, and no property damage was reported.  Cameron M. Kraus and  Bret G. Walton, were charged and pleaded guilty to third-degree felony attempted aggravated arson in the case, and both sentenced to 30 days in jail, 30 days of home confinement, and one year probation.  Trev J. Poulson went to trial, was convicted and sentenced to probation.  The Animal Liberation Front claimed credit for the attack, but this claim was not confirmed.
03/18/1999: A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the Democratic Left Party (DSP) election information bureau in Ankara, Turkey, causing a fire and some damage. No group claimed credit for this attack.
03/18/1999: A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the Republican People’s Party and Motherland Party election bureaus in Umraniya, Istanbul, Turkey, causing a fire and some damage. No group claimed credit for this attack.
03/18/1999: African National Congress (ANC) Youth League Secretary James Nkambule was burned by two Molotov cocktails thrown at his car in Barberton, South Africa. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
03/18/1999: Fourteen people were killed by suspected armed Islamic militants at Bourdj Emir Khaled in the Ain Defla province of Algeria. Of the fourteen, four women were abducted during the massacre, and their bodies were found decapitated two days later on Sunday, March 20th. The perpetrators had stopped three taxis at a fake roadblock, slit the throats of the passengers, and burned the bodies in the vehicles.
03/18/1999: Thirty-two people were killed and six were injured in Sinari, India. The attack was carried out by hundreds of members from the Maoist Communist Center.
03/18/1999: Two unnamed perpetrators were caught after they threw a petrol bomb at the office of a Mayoral candidate from the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) in Mus, Turkey. The bomb started a fire, but caused only minor damage before it was extinguished. Reports did not state whether the perpetrators acted on behalf of a group.
03/18/1999: Unknown perpetrators threw a bomb at the Erzincanlilar Association office in Samandira District, Istanbul, Turkey, wounding four people. The Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) was suspected in the attack.
03/18/1999: Unknown perpetrators threw a Russian-made fragmentation grenade at a truck carrying bottled gas in Sisli District, Istanbul, Turkey. No casualties were reported in this incident.
03/18/2000: At least 329 civilians and municipal workers taken hostage by the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) at a town hall building in Kauswagan, Philippines. The following day, local military personnel stormed the town hall and freed the hostages. Six MILF guerillas, and three military personnel were killed during the altercation following the release of the hostages.
03/18/2000: One soldier was killed and four wounded when their vehicle was blown up by a bomb in Oued Djemaa, Algeria, as they were passing through the town. The unidentified attackers were based nearby in the mountainous region around Djebel Ellouh.
03/18/2000: Three grenades were fired at the Srinagar Doordarshan Kendra broadcast center in Srinagar, India. The grenades were fired from the Rajbagh Colony from across the Jhelum river. No one was hurt in the attack. The attack caused minor damage.
03/18/2001: 20 to 30 members of the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked the western Ugandan town of Kasese, killing 11 people and injuring six others. The attackers first struck the local police barracks at the edge of the town. They then set two gas stations on fire and burned around 50 vehicles during the attack. The perpetrators left a note indicating that the ADF had attacked the town because Kasese residents had voted for President Yoweri Museveni during presidential elections held on March 12, 2001. The leaflet was signed by Mulobelyo, the ADF's Operations Commander. Three ADF rebels were killed in the fighting as well.
03/18/2001: Members of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), shot and killed six Adivasi Santhal tribal farmers and wounded another five in Ramgaon village, in the state of Assam, India.  The group did not claim responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2001: Six suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) shot and killed a government doctor, Pilardo Perez, in an attack near Lamitan, Philippines. The attackers also abducted a village chieftain, Buvinto Mclinto, during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2001: The bodies of eight Madurese men who were hiding in a forest were found dead after they had briefly come out of hiding to get food and check on their homes in Sampit, Central Kalimantan province, Borneo, Indonesia.  At least one of the men had been decapitated.  Authorities said that individuals belonging to Dayak gangs were responsible for the killings, although no claim of responsibility was made.
03/18/2001: Unidentified gunmen shot into a home with a shotgun near midnight in Cloughmills, Ulster province, Northern Ireland.  Three children were home alone at the time.  Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, the children's parents later blamed sectarians for the incident, claiming they were singled out because of their Catholic faith.
03/18/2002: An explosive device detonated near the main post office in downtown Algiers, Algeria, which killed three civilians and wounded thirteen others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although it was believed that the bombing was meant to coincide with the upcoming May 2002 parliamentary elections.
03/18/2002: Militants belonging to the Pakistani-based Lashkar-e Taiba fired rifle grenades at the Border Security Force Kashmir Frontier headquarters in Srinagar City, India. No one was reportedly killed or injured in the attack; the militants were not apprehended.
03/18/2003: A bomb exploded at the home of senior government official Malik Mohammed Nazeer in Jalalabad, Afghanistan, causing no injuries, but slightly damaging his house. Bombs were planted on the roof of Nazeer's home and police defused at least one other bomb before it exploded. Authorities suspected al-Qaida and the Taliban.
03/18/2003: A bomb, hidden under a car van, exploded during noon mass outside the Immaculate Conception Cathedral in Cotabato, Philippines, wounding five bystanders. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was named as a suspect in the attack, but denied any involvement.
03/18/2003: About 100 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels shot and killed eight males after the rebels ambushed their passenger van along a highway in Macasampan, Philippines. The rebels, who denied any involvement, separated three female passengers from the males, leaving them unharmed. It was unclear whether the ambush was a result of the van passing through a blockade set up by the rebels while they attacked a nearby village.
03/18/2003: Chechen Rebels (non-specific) shot at and burned a polling station at a school in the Chechen village of Chiri-Yurt, Russia, days before a constitutional referendum was to take place there. No further details were known.
03/18/2003: Colombian journalist Luis Eduardo Alfonso Parada was shot and killed by unknown assailants outside of his office in Arauca, Colombia. Parada was the second reporter with Radio Meridiano-70 to be killed within a year; the director of the station, Efrain Varela, was killed in June after reporting on the arrival of outlawed paramilitaries in Bogota. Parada had previously left Arauco after receiving death threats.
03/18/2003: Suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels blew up tollbooths between Sucre and El Carmen de Bolivar, Colombia, destroying the booths, which were being rebuilt from previous attacks. No one was injured.
03/18/2003: Unknown perpetrators fired rockets at Salerno Base in Khost, Afghanistan, causing no damage or injuries. Italy had taken over control of the base from the United States on Saturday.
03/18/2004: Jose Murat, Mexican Governor of Oaxaca, and two bodyguards were wounded in ambush by at least six unknown assailants in Oaxaca City, Mexico.
03/18/2004: Thai Islamic militants set fire to numerous police checkpoints in Pattani and Songkhla provinces, Thailand. No casualties were reported from the incidents.
03/18/2004: Twelve travelers were kidnapped by rebels from the People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) while they were floating down the Cauca River from Montecristo toward Magangue in the Bolivar province, Colombia.
03/18/2005: A 14-year-old boy was abducted by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) member Kumar while cycling in Navathkudah, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.  He was taken to the LTTE checkpoint in Karaveddy.
03/18/2005: Four Iraqi civilians were wounded when a bomb targeting an Iraqi police patrol exploded west of Baghdad, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2005: Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint, south of Baghdad, Iraq, between al-Musayyib and al-Iskandariyah. Two police officers were killed and four wounded in the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2005: Two defense volunteers were attacked by motorcycle gunmen as they drove to work in Pattani province, Thailand. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2006: Kashmir's largest Islamic rebel group, Hezb-ul-Mujahedeen, set off a car bomb injuring nine Indian troopers and one civilian in the Jammu and Kashmir province of India in Srinagar. The group claimed responsibility with a phone call after the incident.
03/18/2007: Militants bombed a music store in Peshawar, Pakistan after the store refused demands from pro-Taliban militias to shut down.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/18/2007: Militants mutilated Afghani truck drivers supplying US bases in the Eastern Province of Nuristan, Afghanistan.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/18/2007: Suspected terrorists left bombs near a home near a market in Khulna Division, Bangladesh. The bombs were found and seized.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/18/2007: Two men were murdered by suspects connected to Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA). CIRA subsequently announced that anyone aiding the Northern Ireland Police Service in these murders would face punishment as an informant.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/18/2008:  A 49-year-old rabbi was stabbed and moderately wounded by a member of the Free Sons of the Galilee Brigades near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem, Israel.
03/18/2008:  A bomb exploded outside a branch of Banco de Credito e Inversiones in the Providencia neighborhood of Santiago, Chile, planted by a group called The Jean Marc Rouillan Armed and Heartless Columns causing extensive damage to the first and second floor but no injuries. The group's beliefs are held in achieving "the destruction of all States, the annihilation of bourgeois civilization, free and spontaneous organization from below upward..." and their hate for wealth hence their attempt to destroy the bank. The terrorists were able to flee.
03/18/2008:  A car bomb carried out by unknown persons outside an electronics store in Mosul, 225 miles northwest of Baghdad, killed four and wounded at least 40 and destroyed a four story building.
03/18/2008:  A car bomb killed three people and wounded eight in the Karada commercial district, Iraq.
03/18/2008:  A mortar shell exploded in a soccer field in Baghdad killing six children in the Shiite neighborhood of Baladiyat.
03/18/2008:  A Muslim father and son were injured when a hidden bomb detonated in front their teashop.
03/18/2008:  A remote controlled bomb hidden inside a motorcycle by two suspected Muslim militants exploded by a house injuring seven children and a soldier in Yala province of Thailand at about 11:00 a.m. (0400 GMT).  Even though the motive was unclear, some believe the explosion was intended to hit a team of soldiers that were expected to patrol the area.
03/18/2008:  Al-Qaeda's wing in Yemen, Jund Al-Yemen Brigades, claimed to have fired five (local officials say three) mortar rounds toward but missed the US embassy. Instead they hit a girls school nearby the embassy killing a guard and a schoolgirl and injuring 19 others in downtown Sanaa in the district of Sawan.  The US state department said that the terrorists' target was the embassy while local police disagreed. Yemeni police arrested 5 suspects but did not reveal their identities or motive.
03/18/2008:  Iraq's Jihadist Leagues claimed hitting a coalition Stryker armored vehicle with a C5K shoulder-fired rocket on the expressway in Abu-Ghurayb.
03/18/2008:  Members of the Jwala Singh faction of Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha gunned down the Peoples' Front of Nepal candidate Kamal Prasad Adhikari in Banke district.
03/18/2008:  Suspected Muslim insurgents in a pickup truck threw a hand grenade at Ban Lamda mosque injuring two people in the Muang district of Yala province in Thailand.
03/18/2008:  Taliban members attacked a convoy of Spanish Provincial Reconstruction Team in Badghis Province, Afghanistan.
03/18/2008:  The Ansar al-Islam claimed detonating a bomb and destroying a US hummer and killing three soldiers aboard in the Sumar neighborhood by Mosul, Iraq.
03/18/2008:  Two American soldiers were killed when a large roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle near Baghdad as they were helping to clear a roadway of bombs and other threats. No one claimed responsibility.
03/18/2008:  Two Muslim local officials were killed in a drive-by shooting by suspected Muslim insurgents while riding in a pickup truck on the way to a meeting in downtown Yala.
03/18/2008:  Unidentified attackers detonated a booby-trapped car near an army checkpoint near the Um al-Toboul Square in Baghdad, Iraq wounding three soldiers and 4 civilians.
03/18/2008:  Unidentified gunmen shot and killed two High-ranking district level Maoist cadres in Rolpa district, about 380 kilometers west of Kathmandu.
03/18/2009: A suicide bomber , Shamel al-Sanaan, struck a three car convoy using an improvised bomb in  Sanaa. The convoy was carrying a diplomat  from the  South Korean Embassy and two foreign officials from Seoul  sent to Yemen to investigate a bombing earlier in the week that killed four tourists from their country. The convoy was also carrying relatives of the victims of Sunday's attack who were in the country to recover the bodies of those killed in that attack. They were headed to the airport for a flight to return to South Korea when the bomber struck.  The windows of the vehicle were shattered in the blast but no injuries or casualties were reported. Al-Qaeda group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2009: On  Wednesday, in Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia. On the Tibu-Cucuta road in the village of La Soledad, assailants set up a fake roadblock, stopped tractor-trailers and set them on fire, causing extensive damage to six tractor-trailers but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility, although police suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) Front 33 was responsible.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday afternoon, Thai security forces defused two of four bombs planted in three different locations in Surat Thani and Kanchanadit districts, Surat Thani province, Thailand. The two low-powered crude explosive devices were planted on Chonnakasem road near Isaan Ruan Luang restaurant. The Thai government described the attacks as an attempt to discredit Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, however no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday at 1315, in Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq, an improvised explosive device went off in a popular marketplace in the al Mafraq neighborhood, killing a civilian and injuring three others. There was no damages or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday at 1930,  in the Uripok Kombirei Keithel area of Thoubal, Manipur, India, a bomb exploded outside of Suba Hospital and Assisted Reproduction Centre, injuring four people. No group has claimed responsibility and it is unknown if this attack caused any property damage.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday morning, in one of three linked attacks, Thai security forces defused two of four bombs planted in three different locations in Surat Thani and Kanchanadit districts, Surat Thani province, Thailand. One bomb was planted behind a large billboard in front of the Democrat Party s provincial headquarters at the three-way Khoo Ha junction in tambon Katae of Kanchanadit district. The Thai government described the attacks as an attempt to discredit Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, however no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday morning, Thai security forces defused one of four bombs planted in three different locations in Surat Thani, Surat Thani province, Thailand. The low-powered crude explosive device was planted at the base of a high-voltage power pole on the inbound lane of Chonnakasem road leading to downtown Surat Thani. The Thai government described the attacks as an attempt to discredit Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban, however no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday night at 0300, assailants bombed the Om School in Nadir Shahkut, Khost, Afghanistan, destroying the building. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday night in Athens, Greece, a bomb made from small gas cylinders exploded in front of the office of Kyriakos Mitsotakis, current foreign minister of Greece. The bomb caused minor damage. Revolutionary Liberation Action claimed responsibility by placing a phone call to a private radio station.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday,  in Jalpaiguri, West Bengal, India, a bomb strapped to a bicycle exploded in a market, killing two and injuring twelve. Police suspect Kamtapur Liberation Organisation (KLO) to be behind the attack. It Is unknown if the attack caused any property damage.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday,  in the Kafitoli Karbi Anglong, Assam, India, Karbi Longri National Liberation Front (KLNLF) militants shot and killed a civilian and kidnapped four others in an attack. They also set fire to the vehicle.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday, at 2200, in Baghdad, Iraq, a magnetic bomb detonated under a civilian's car in Haifa street, killing a former candidate of the Islamic Party. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday, at around 1400, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown gunmen shot and wounded an employee from the Displacement and Migration Department in the al Arabi neighborhood. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday, in central Baghdad, Iraq, gunmen shot and wounded two Interior Ministry personnel during an attack on their vehicle, causing no reported damage. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday, in central Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, a roadside bomb went off targeting a provincial headquarters of the Iraqi Islamic Party, wounding three civilians and causing no reported damage. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday, in Chamtalai area of Swat, North West Frontier, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up a bridge. No casualties or motive were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday, in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) exploded outside of a gas station, injuring three civilians. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, a United Nations World Food Program contractor was shot in the middle of the night while sitting in his car in front of his home by two unknown gunmen armed with pistols, in the Jungal neighborhood of Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. Ahmed Hussei Maalin, who worked as a sub-contractor for World Food Program as an aid transporter, was rushed to the hospital but died on the way. No group claimed responsibility for the murder.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday, National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Khaplang (NSCN-K) militants shot and killed a National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) militant in the Bor Lingiri area of Karbi Anglong, Assam, India.
03/18/2009: On Wednesday, near Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq, an improvised explosive device detonated, targeting a car on the main road in the al Sa'idiyah district, killing two civilians and causing no reported damage. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/18/2009: On Wendesday at 0045, in Dir, North West Frontier, Pakistan, more than 100 armed militants beat the gatekeeper at the the University of Malakand at Chakdara, broke into the university, and opened fire on two watchmen, injuring them both. No damage or motive were reported and no group has claimed responsibility. Swat Taliban stated they arrested 14 suspects.
03/18/2010: On Thursday morning, in the Exarchia district of Athens, Attiki, Greece, a home-made incendiary device exploded outside the entrance of a Culture Ministry branch. There were no casualties but the facility was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although anarchists were suspected to be responsible.
03/18/2010: On Thursday night, in one of two related attacks, in Simdega District, Jharkhand, India, by a group of more than 15 members of a breakaway Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) faction called "Hill Panther" abducted a junior engineer Ranjeet Kumar while he was returning home from his office. Ranjeet Kumar and three other Vijeyata Construction Company workers were released on 03/20/2010. No casualties were reported in this attack and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2010: On Thursday night, in one of two related attacks, in Simdega District, Jharkhand, India, three laborers were kidnapped by a group of more than 15 members of a breakaway Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) faction called "Hill Panther". The Vijeyata Construction Company workers, identified as Sangram Singh, S Sinha, S N Chowdhary, and one more unidentified employee were abducted from the Ramrekha Dam site in Simdega. The victims were taken away in a pickup van owned by the construction company. The assailants also looted 35 mobile phones, Rs. 2 lakh (4319.82 USD) in cash and one gun from the Dam site. The workers were released on 03/20/2010. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2010: On Thursday, 12 civilians were wounded when suspected Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian bus en route from Barairpur to Jamui in India's Bihar state. Reportedly, as soon as the bus carrying passengers reached a petrol pump near Lakshmipur, a crude bomb kept in the vehicle went off. No group claimed responsibility; however, police suspect that the Communist Party of India-Maoists is responsible because the bus continued to run during the time that they had called a bandh.
03/18/2010: On Thursday, assailants attacked with firearms and improvised explosives devices, the church which is where the priest of Caldono in Cauca, Colombia, resides. The attack caused damage to the church and at least 10 nearby residences. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the attack.
03/18/2010: On Thursday, in Khuzdar, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants attacked the residence of a police officer by unknown means, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
03/18/2010: On Thursday, in Khuzdar, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants threw a grenade at a shop, injuring eight civilians and damaging the shop. No group claimed responsibility.
03/18/2010: On Thursday, in Netiv Ha'Asarah, Southern District, Israel, assailants fired one Qassam rocket targeting a community, killing Thai farm worker and damaging one farm. The militant groups Ayman Judah Groups, Ansar al-Sunnah, and al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade all claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2010: On Thursday, in the Achanak Chowk area of Dera Bugti in Pakistan's Balochistan, unidentified men detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device attached to a bicycle wounding three civilians, identified as Ali Dad, Mir Hazar Khan and Nasibullah. The bicycles was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
03/18/2010: On Thursday, in the Dhanbhumghar area of East Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India, suspected Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants blew up an electricity tower of the Damodar Valley Corporation. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
03/18/2010: On Thursday, in the Terra Seva area of Netiv Haasara, Southern District, Israel, a rocket landed which was launched from the Gaza Strip, killing a Thai farm worker. Militant group Ansar al Sunna claimed responsibility for Thursday's attack, saying in a statement that it was retaliating for the "Judaization of holy sites" in Jerusalem. Later a second group, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, also claimed responsibility.
03/18/2010: On Thursday, in the Venkatapuram area of Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, India, Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants shot and killed a grocery shop owner identified as Shaik Khaja at his shop under Venkatapuram Police Station. The militants accused the victim of being a police informer. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
03/18/2011: On Friday, in a residential complex in the Cibubur area of Jakarta, Indonesia, unidentified militants placed a makeshift bomb inside a cardboard box next to a power box inside a housing complex along with a note that said, “This contains a bomb. Allah Akbar.” The bomb detonated after police removed the bomb to a safe location. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/18/2011: On Friday, in Jurf Al Sakhr, Babil, Iraq, unknown gunmen stormed the house of two brothers who were Sahwa militia members. Both brothers were shot and killed. No group claimed responsibility.
03/18/2011: On Friday, in Mogahataburu village in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India, unidentified militants blew up a water pump, causing an unknown amount of property damage but resulting in no casualties. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, it was believed the bombing was to protest the ongoing operation against militants in Saranda forest. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
03/18/2011: On Friday, in the sub-district of Yaaqshiid in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, armed militants kidnapped 30 people, including several clerics from a large ceremony. No casualties were reported and status of the hostages is unknown. The militant group Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2011: On Friday, in the village of Sako near Bu'ale, Jubbada Dhexe, Somalia, unidentified militants fired upon and killed two Somali civilians that had been accused of committing adultery. The two civilians were executed because the militants believe adultery is a violation of Islamic Sharia law. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Al Shabaab was thought responsible for the attack.
03/18/2012: A police vehicle struck an explosive device in Khwaja Orya area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed and one wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2012: An explosive device detonated in an unknown location in Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The blast targeted a military convoy, but there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/18/2012: An explosive device detonated in the town of Miran Shah, Federally Administered Tribal areas, Pakistan. The blast occurred as a military patrol went past, and three soldiers were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
03/18/2012: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Wazir Manda town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of a government security building in Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. Three people were killed and 25 others injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/18/2012: Assailants attacked a military check post in Miran Shah town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One soldier was killed in the attack, and four assailants were killed when the soldiers returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/18/2012: Assailants attacked a popular Sufi leader in Srinigar city, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Jalaluddin Bangroo, the leader, was attacked outside of the Sheikh Dawoodsahib shrine. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/18/2012: Assailants attacked a refugee camp in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The attackers used mortar shells, killing four people and wounding seven others. A spokesperson for Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that their intended target was the nearby presidential palace.
03/18/2012: Assailants attacked and wounded an Iranian engineer in Gato Kala area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were also wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/18/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at the Government Middle School for Boys in Tatar Khel area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/18/2012: Assailants fired a rocket at police officers in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The officers were conducting a poppy eradication operation when they were attacked. The rocket missed the police and hit a nearby house, injuring three children. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/18/2012: Assailants kidnapped two Brazilian women and their Egyptian guide near the Convent of Mount Sinai in South Sinai, Egypt. All three victims were released a few hours later. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Bedouin tribespeople.
03/18/2012: Assailants planted an explosive device in Prigorodny district, North Ossetia republic, Russia. The device was located and successfully defused by security officers. There were no casualties from this attempted attack, and no group claimed responsibility.
03/18/2012: Assailants shot and killed a contractor in Patrapali area, Odisha state, India. The victim was taken from a contracting site and held for a few hours by members of the Communist Party of India: Maoist (CPI-M), who accused the victim of being a police informer and taking land prohibited by CPI-M.
03/18/2012: Assailants stabbed and killed a moazzin while he was going to mosque in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this attack, and no further information is available.
03/18/2012: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a Transitional Federal Government (TFG) base in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The attack wounded an unknown number of people. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/18/2012: Assailants threw an explosive device at Cotabato City Hall in Cotabato City, Philippines. A security guard was injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/18/2012: Attackers detonated explosive devices at the Mudulipada Panchyat office in Malkangiri town, Odisha state, India. There were no reported casualties. Maoists claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that they were protesting what they called the "anti-people policy of the government," as well as raids conducted by the police.
03/18/2012: Gunmen attacked an army patrol in an unknown location in Tamaulipas state, Mexico. The soldiers returned fire, killing seven of the attackers. There was no claim of responsibility for this incident.
03/18/2012: Gunmen shot and killed Abdul Mateen in Tirin Kut district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Mateen was a former jihadi commander and the brother of a provincial peace council member. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/18/2012: Gunmen shot and killed Joel Shrum, an American, in Taizz city, Ta'izz Governorate, Yemen. Shrum had been teaching at a Swedish institute in the city. Ansar al-Sharia claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that Shrum was killed because he was spreading Christianity among Muslims.
03/18/2012: Gunmen shot and killed Samba Diallo, a former intelligence chief, in Bissau city, Bissau Autonomous Sector, Guinea-Bissau. Diallo's attackers were reportedly wearing military uniforms at the time of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/18/2012: Three people attempted to plant explosive devices in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The would-be bombers were killed by a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) airstrike before they could successfully complete their mission. No group claimed responsibility for this attempted attack; however, sources indicated that those killed were Taliban members.
03/18/2012: Two gunmen shot and killed Shia leader Raziq Ali in Hangu town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/18/2013: A mortar exploded in al-Rabwe area, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. This was one of three related attacks meant to target the presidential palace. No one was injured in the attack. The Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the attacks
03/18/2013: A mortar exploded in Tishreen Park, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. This was one of three related attacks meant to target the presidential palace. No one was injured in the attack. The Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/18/2013: A mortar exploded near a hospital in al-Mazzeh area, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. This was one of three related attacks meant to target the presidential palace. No one was injured in the attack. The Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/18/2013: A remote-controlled bomb exploded near a Levies office in Chaman, Qilla Abdullah district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The office gate was damaged in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The blast was targeting a police patrol; one officer was killed and at least one was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2013: A roadside bomb detonated on a Patriot Militia truck in Amrouna, Ain-Defla, Algeria. Two militia members were killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2013: A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into a minibus on Maka al-Mukarram road in Mogadishu, Banaadir region, Somalia. The bomber was targeting the vehicle of Khalif Ahmed Ilig, a senior intelligence chief, but accidentally hit the bus instead. Seven civilians and three government security officers were killed and at least 10 others, including Ilig, were injured. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack as revenge against Iliq's recent actions in Mogadishu.
03/18/2013: An explosive device attached to a bus detonated in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and at least one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2013: An explosive device detonated in a field between Nana Chiloda and Apollo circle in Gujarat state, India. One person was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2013: An explosive device detonated inside Malik Hashim Primary School for boys in Safi tehsil, Mohmand agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No one was injured in the blast; however, the school was destroyed. This was one of two primary schools blown up in Safi on March 18th, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2013: An explosive device detonated inside Malik Mojoob Primary School for boys in Safi tehsil, Mohmand agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No one was injured in the blast; however, the school was destroyed. This was one of two primary schools blown up in Safi on March 18th, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2013: An explosive device detonated outside Babar Khan's private residence in Shabqadar town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Khan, a former provincial assembly member, was not injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police checkpoint in Balad Ruz, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and another 22 people were injured; the casualties included police and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2013: Assailants attacked a Christian pastor's house in Southern province, Sri Lanka. There were no casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to a group that included Buddhist monks.
03/18/2013: Assailants attacked two civilian cars on their way to a fair in Gnagna, Mpoti region, Mali. At least five people were killed in the attacks. The military blamed the Azawad National Liberation Movement (MNLA) for the incident.
03/18/2013: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at a police station in Azzarouq neighborhood, Misrata city, Misrata district, Libya. There were no reported casualties; however, a police vehicle was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2013: Assailants kidnapped Shaykh Abdirahman Ma'allim Warsame, a prominent scholar, from his home in Xudur, Bakool region, Somalia. Authorities found his decapitated body the next morning near his house. No group claimed responsibility; however, the media source attributes the attack to al-Shabaab.
03/18/2013: Assailants on motorcycles opened fire on a village chief in Barangay Cawayan, Carles municipality, Iloilo region, Philippines. Reynaldo Bullo, who was traveling with another village official, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2013: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistani soldier in the Orangi Town area of Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan. The solider was killed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2013: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) members in Nizamani area of Matli, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Israeli citizen by the road in Kedumim, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The civilian was injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the attackers were in a Palestinian Authority vehicle.
03/18/2013: Assailants opened fire on Ervin Niez in Nbangig town, Masbate province, Philippines. Niez, a local elected official, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2013: Assailants planted an explosive device at a civilian house in Madain city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Five family members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2013: Assailants shot and killed professor Syed Sibte Jafar Zaidi outside the Government Degree Science College in the Liaquatabad area of Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan. It was widely believed that Zaidi was targeted for his work on "sectarian harmony." No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2013: Assailants shot and killed Shah Adam Khan, an accountant for the Communication and Works Department, in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2013: At least two suicide bombers in an explosives-laden vehicle rammed into a full passenger bus at a bus station in Sabon Gari area, Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. At least 37 people were killed and another 75 were injured in the explosion and five buses were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, suspicion fell on Boko Haram.
03/18/2013: Gunmen opened fire at the Ali-Alaskiri Secondary School in the Mafoni ward of Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. One teacher, Mallam Abdullahi, was killed and one student was injured in the attack. This was one of three attacks on schools in Maiduguri on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect Boko Haram.
03/18/2013: Gunmen opened fire at the Sanda Kyarimi Secondary school in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. One teacher, Mallam Kachalla, was killed and three students were injured in the attack. This was one of three attacks on schools in Maiduguri on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however authorities suspect Boko Haram.
03/18/2013: Gunmen opened fire in the Exams and Records office of Mafoni Day Secondary School in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. Three teachers were killed and three students were injured in the attack. This was one of three attacks on schools in Maiduguri on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect Boko Haram.
03/18/2013: Gunmen shot and killed a Shia lawyer, Syed Zaheer Abbas, in Pahripura, Peshawar district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. His assistant was also injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities believed this attack was part of a larger campaign against the Shia community.
03/18/2013: Members of the New People Army (NPA) kidnapped two police officers and a teacher at a checkpoint in Mainit village, Nabunturan town, Compostela Valley region, Philippines. This was one of two attacks by the New People's Army on this day. The teacher was freed by the group and one police officer escaped. The second police officer was released on April 2, 2013.
03/18/2013: Sixteen assailants on camels open fired on a Land Cruiser in Saraf Magen, West Darfur state, Sudan. Three people were killed and three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, the media blamed the attack on pro-government militiamen.
03/18/2013: The New People's Army (NPA) detonated a roadside landmine in Cabidianan village in Nabunturan municipality, Compostela Valley region, Philippines. This was one of two attacks by the NPA on this day. Ten people were wounded in the blast. Police suspected the NPA detonated the explosive to prevent police from rescuing the police hostages they abducted two hours earlier.
03/18/2013: Two assailants on a motorcycle shot and killed Malik Riaz, a former police officer and investigator, outside his home in Paharpur, Dera Ismal Khan district, Khyber Paktunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. Authorities suspected Riaz was targeted for sectarian reasons.
03/18/2013: Two suicide bombers with suicide vests, grenades, and firearms attacked a Judicial Court complex in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One of them was shot dead by police while the other managed to detonated his explosives. Four civilians were killed and 45 people were injured in the attack. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2014: A hand grenade was discovered near Klang Sentral bus terminal in Klang city, Selangor state, Malaysia. Authorities safely detonated the grenade in a controlled explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: A land mine detonated near an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy outside of Badhadhe town, Lower Juba region, Somalia. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
03/18/2014: A roadside bomb detonated among civilians in Shaab neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/18/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants opened fire on a hotel, where soldiers were staying, in Bulobarde town, Hiiraan region, Somalia. In addition to four assailants, 20 soldiers were killed, and 13 others were wounded in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside a military intelligence headquarters in Tuban district, Lahij governorate, Yemen. In addition to the suicide bomber, one soldier was killed, and 13 others, including five soldiers and eights civilians, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/18/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest and an explosives-laden rickshaw near police officers at a market in Maymana city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, 17 people were killed and 48 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/18/2014: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Rahman Ali Hasan detonated in Wajihiyah, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Hasan, a regional council member, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: An explosive device detonated among civilians in Farah province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: An explosive device detonated at a town hall in Fushe-Kruje city, Durres county, Albania. There were no reported casualties; however, the building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: An explosive device detonated at Al-Iskandariyah school in Dur al-Sharikah area, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the school was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: An explosive device detonated in the parking lot of a department store in Kita Ward area, Sapporo city, Japan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. In a letter sent to a news outlet in April 2014, an anonymous individual claimed responsibility for this and four similar blasts that took place between January-April, 2014. In the letter, the individual expressed a number of grievances with the local police. In May, 2014, police arrested Sanae Nasukawa in connection with the blasts.
03/18/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Tarmiyah district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol providing security to teachers in Ko Chan subdistrict, Mayo district, Pattani province, Thailand. One police officer was killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: An explosive device detonated near a traffic kiosk in Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) patrol in Majdal Shams town, Golan Heights region, Israel. Four soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources suspected that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
03/18/2014: An explosive device detonated near Lumphini Park in Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: An explosive device detonated on a minibus in Zafraniyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and seven others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Bajaur district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: An explosive device, targeting Baharudin Yuso, detonated in Baraho area, Pattani province, Thailand. Yuso, a village head, was unharmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle was discovered and safely defused in Faryab province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated among civilians in Ghazaliyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/18/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated among civilians in Hafriyah town, Wasit governorate, Iraq. One person was killed in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in Hafriyah town on March 18, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/18/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated among civilians in Karbala city, Karbala governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and 16 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/18/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated among civilians in Mahmudiyah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and five others were wounded in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a bus stop in Hafriyah town, Wasit governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in Hafriyah town on March 18, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/18/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a bus stop in Hillah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks in Hillah city on March 18, 2014. Three people were killed and 13 others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/18/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police checkpoint in Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and six others were wounded in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police checkpoint in Dora neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and seven others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a restaurant in Hillah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks in Hillah city on March 18, 2014. Three people were killed and 13 others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/18/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a school in Haswah town, Babil governorate, Iraq. Two civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle, targeting a police checkpoint, detonated in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and nine others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/18/2014: Assailants abducted a Central Coalfields Limited (CCL) employee from an unknown location in India. The victim escaped unharmed on March 23, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/18/2014: Assailants abducted Levko Steck in Bakhchysari city, Crimea, Ukraine. Steck, a journalist, was released the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: Assailants attacked a joint Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) checkpoint at the entrance to Bulobarde town, Hiiraan region, Somalia. This was one of two simultaneous attacks on checkpoints at the entrance and exit to the town. The number of casualties is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/18/2014: Assailants attacked a joint Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) checkpoint at the exit of Bulobarde town, Hiiraan region, Somalia. This was one of two simultaneous attacks on checkpoints at the entrance and exit to the town. The number of casualties is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/18/2014: Assailants attacked residents in Abdallah Mohamedein village, North Darfur state, Sudan. This was one of 12 attacks on villages carried out by the same group on March 18, 2014. An unknown number of civilians were killed and injured and at least three residents were kidnapped across all attacks. The villages were also set on fire, the water wells were destroyed, and the assailants stole livestock. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Janjaweed.
03/18/2014: Assailants attacked residents in Amar Jadid village, North Darfur state, Sudan. This was one of 12 attacks on villages carried out by the same group on March 18, 2014. An unknown number of civilians were killed and injured and at least three residents were kidnapped across all attacks. The villages were also set on fire, the water wells were destroyed, and the assailants stole livestock. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Janjaweed.
03/18/2014: Assailants attacked residents in Awlad Mokhtar Habib village, North Darfur state, Sudan. This was one of 12 attacks on villages carried out by the same group on March 18, 2014. An unknown number of civilians were killed and injured and at least three residents were kidnapped across all attacks. The villages were also set on fire, the water wells were destroyed, and the assailants stole livestock. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Janjaweed.
03/18/2014: Assailants attacked residents in Dara village, North Darfur state, Sudan. This was one of 12 attacks on villages carried out by the same group on March 18, 2014. An unknown number of civilians were killed and injured and at least three residents were kidnapped across all attacks. The villages were also set on fire, the water wells were destroyed, and the assailants stole livestock. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Janjaweed.
03/18/2014: Assailants attacked residents in Dulga village, North Darfur state, Sudan. This was one of 12 attacks on villages carried out by the same group on March 18, 2014. An unknown number of civilians were killed and injured and at least three residents were kidnapped across all attacks. The villages were also set on fire, the water wells were destroyed, and the assailants stole livestock. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Janjaweed.
03/18/2014: Assailants attacked residents in Goz village, North Darfur state, Sudan. This was one of 12 attacks on villages carried out by the same group on March 18, 2014. An unknown number of civilians were killed and injured and at least three residents were kidnapped across all attacks. The villages were also set on fire, the water wells were destroyed, and the assailants stole livestock. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Janjaweed.
03/18/2014: Assailants attacked residents in Jak village, North Darfur state, Sudan. This was one of 12 attacks on villages carried out by the same group on March 18, 2014. An unknown number of civilians were killed and injured and at least three residents were kidnapped across all attacks. The villages were also set on fire, the water wells were destroyed, and the assailants stole livestock. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Janjaweed.
03/18/2014: Assailants attacked residents in Jamama village, North Darfur state, Sudan. This was one of 12 attacks on villages carried out by the Janjaweed on March 18, 2014. There were an unknown number of casualties and at least three residents were abducted across attacks. The villages were also set on fire, the water wells were destroyed, and the assailants stole livestock. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
03/18/2014: Assailants attacked residents in Kuma village, North Darfur state, Sudan. This was one of 12 attacks on villages carried out by the same group on March 18, 2014. An unknown number of civilians were killed and injured and at least three residents were kidnapped across all attacks. The villages were also set on fire, the water wells were destroyed, and the assailants stole livestock. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Janjaweed.
03/18/2014: Assailants attacked residents in Tafa village, North Darfur state, Sudan. This was one of 12 attacks on villages carried out by the same group on March 18, 2014. An unknown number of civilians were killed and injured and at least three residents were kidnapped across all attacks. The villages were also set on fire, the water wells were destroyed, and the assailants stole livestock. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Janjaweed.
03/18/2014: Assailants attacked residents in Tuldo village, North Darfur state, Sudan. This was one of 12 attacks on villages carried out by the same group on March 18, 2014. An unknown number of civilians were killed and injured and at least three residents were kidnapped across all attacks. The villages were also set on fire, the water wells were destroyed, and the assailants stole livestock. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Janjaweed.
03/18/2014: Assailants attacked residents in Um Shareina village, North Darfur state, Sudan. This was one of 12 attacks on villages carried out by the same group on March 18, 2014. An unknown number of civilians were killed and injured and at least three residents were kidnapped across all attacks. The villages were also set on fire, the water wells were destroyed, and the assailants stole livestock. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Janjaweed.
03/18/2014: Assailants fired mortars at Kismayo University in Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. Kismayo University is the location of a joint Juba Interim Administration (JIA) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
03/18/2014: Assailants launched three rocket propelled grenades at a military checkpost in Talaat al-Omari neighborhood, Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military base in Simferopo city, Crimea, Ukraine. One soldier was killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that the pro-Russia militia was involved in the attack.
03/18/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpost at a vegetable market in Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. Three people, including two soldiers and one civilian, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Arab Jabur village, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: Assailants opened fire on Andison Karkha in Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. Karkha, a Christian civilian, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: Assailants opened fire on Maulvi Shakir Khan Bangalzai in Darengar area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Bangalzai, a religious scholar, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: Assailants opened fire on the Hattiesburg Islamic Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, United States. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: Assailants opened fire on Yogesh Raut in Gandhi Chowk neighborhood, Badlapur city, Maharashtra state, India. Raut, a Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: Assailants threw a pipe bomb at a civilian residence in Castle Park neighborhood, Tobermore city, Magherafelt district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties; however, the house was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: Assailants threw firecrackers at People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) guards in Lumphini Park, Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused near a People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) rally site in Lumphini Park, Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2014:An explosive device detonated outside the residence of Salim Jadran in Kurram district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Three people, including Jadran, a political clerk, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a provincial council building in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, seven people were killed and at least 41 people were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: A suicide bomber detonated targeting Commander Mattiullah Khan in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Khan, the Uruzgan province chief of police, and the assailant were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: An explosive device detonated in a school in Ekka Ghund area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: An explosive device detonated in Hamamiyat area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: An explosive device detonated in Jallam area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least six civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a water-purification plant in Umm Qasr area, Basra governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: Assailants attacked military personnel in Masisi district, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least one civilian was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Alliance of Patriots for a Free and Sovereign Congo (APCLS).
03/18/2015: Assailants attacked tourists at the Bardo National Museum in Tunis city, Tunis governorate, Tunisia. The assailants first opened fire on people that were on buses outside the museum and then entered the museum and took 10 people hostage. The hostages were rescued several hours later. At least 24 people were killed and 42 others were wounded in the attack. Jund al-Khilafah (Tunisia) claimed responsibility for the incident. However, other sources attributed the incident to Okba Ibn Nafaa Brigade.
03/18/2015: Assailants fired mortars at Amiriyat al-Fallujah town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Three civilians were killed and ten others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/18/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at Armed Forces of Ukraine soldiers near Troitske town, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Trekhizbenka town, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a civilian in Arsal town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. The civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Kareem al-Khaiwani in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. al-Khaiwani, a journalist and Huthi activist, was killed in the attack. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Ali al-Amudi in Al-Ribat neighborhood, Radaa district, Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. Al-Amudi, a retired senior military intelligence officer, was killed in the attack. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on judge Thamir Hubi al-Anbaki in Al Aswad area, Al Khalis district, Iraq. Al-Anbaki and one other person were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on polio vaccination workers in Nawagai area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One worker was killed and one was wounded in the attack. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on Sardar Khan in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Khan, a Pakistan Muslim League: Nawaz (PML-N) leader, was killed in the attack. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Alberto Roque in Mara town, Apurimac region, Peru. Roque, the mayor of Mara, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: Assailants set fire to a backhoe in San Jose village, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. No casualties were reported. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: Assailants set fire to heavy construction equipment in Langasian village, Agusan del Sur province, Philippines. No casualties were reported. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: Assailants shot and killed a police officer in Hodan neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Al-Shabaab.
03/18/2015: Assailants stationed at a checkpoint stopped and held a bus of Ukrainian refugees heading towards government-controlled territory near Stanytsia Luhanska, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. At least 35 civilians were abducted for five hours before being released back into separatist-held territory. The Luhansk People's Republic claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: Assailants stormed Ruwenzori commune, Beni city, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of three neighborhoods targeted in Beni on this date. At least five civilians were killed and one was wounded across all three attacks. In addition, an unknown number of people were kidnapped in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
03/18/2015: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a school in North Nazimabad neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device planted near the border with the Gaza Strip, Southern district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in Sani Aziziyah area, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused in Asranali area, Sui tehsil, Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused in Loralai town, Loralai district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015: Two suicide bombers were intercepted by police in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One of the assailants was killed by police and the other died when his explosive vest detonated. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2015:An explosive device detonated near a livestock market in Suwaib area, Baghdad city, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2016: An assailant attempted to attack the house of Massoud Andarabi, the National Directorate of Security (NDS) chief, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Security forces shot and killed the assailant and there were no other casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2016: An assailant attempted to stab Israeli soldiers in Gush Etzion, West Bank. The assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, source attributed the attack to Muhammad Abu Fanouneh, a Palestinian extremist.
03/18/2016: An explosive device detonated in Sangsila, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2016: An explosive device detonated in Seori Tapi, Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2016: An explosive device detonated near a bus in Arab Ebjur, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five other people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq. One person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting police in Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey. One police officer was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/18/2016: An explosive device targeting a Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) patrol detonated in Chikpal, Chhattisgarh, India. One soldier was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the explosion; however, sources attributed it to Maoists.
03/18/2016: An explosive device targeting civilians detonated near Kottacheru, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one civilian was killed in the blast. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Gorkha, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2016: An explosive device was thrown at a house in Mayfield, Cork city, Ireland. The device was safely defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2016: Assailants abducted Salma Said in Dar es Salaam city, Tanzania. Said, a journalist, was beaten and released on March 20, 2016. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Salma Said was targeted for her reports on elections in Zanzibar.
03/18/2016: Assailants attacked a Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) detachment in Aleosan, North Cotabato, Philippines. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of two attacks carried out by the same assailants on the same night. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
03/18/2016: Assailants attacked a military detachment in Datu Salibo, Maguindanao, Philippines. At least five assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two attacks carried out by the same assailants on the same night. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
03/18/2016: Assailants attacked security forces guarding Ibrahim Mohamed Jige, a former Puntland state official, in Bosaso, Bari, Somalia. At least one soldier was killed and two soldiers were wounded in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2016: Assailants kidnapped Elyon Ntiro Elijah in Asarama, Rivers, Nigeria. Elijah, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain, was released on March 20, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2016: Assailants opened fire on civilians who were making charcoal near Burgabo, Lower Juba region, Somalia. Three civilians were killed and six others were wounded as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/18/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Chaudhry Amjad Warraich in Dhamman Canal neighborhood, Gojra, Punjab, Pakistan. Warraich, a Pakistan Muslim League (PML) leader, was not harmed but at least three bodyguards were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2016: Assailants threw an explosive device at a Pakistan Rangers checkpost in Korangi neighborhood, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. At least two soldiers were injured in the blast. Muttahida Qami Movement (MQM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2016: Assailants threw an explosive device targeting an office building and houses in Moreh, Manipur, India. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2016: Assailants threw an unknown number of explosive devices at a restaurant in Musaga, Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi. Four civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2016: Assailants threw incendiary devices at the residence of a deputy district officer in Bandar Baru Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2016: Two assailants fired projectiles at the In Salah natural gas plant in Krechba, Ghardaia, Algeria. There were no reported casualties or damages in the attack. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the incident and vowed to preserve the environment.
03/18/2017: A roadside landmine detonated targeting a military vehicle in Chapa Dara, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a police headquarters in Nesh, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and four police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2017: An assailant attacked a soldier at Orly Airport in Paris, France. The assailant held the soldier at gunpoint and attempted to seize her rifle before being shot and killed by security forces. Ziyed Ben Belgacem, a Muslim extremist, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated during the attack, "I'm here to die in the name of Allah."
03/18/2017: An explosive device detonated against a vehicle in Dainiyah, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people, including a police officer, were killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2017: An explosive device detonated at a house near the Agra Cantonment railway station in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related bombings in Agra on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected that the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State may have carried out the attacks.
03/18/2017: An explosive device detonated in Nasr al-Salam, Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2017: An explosive device detonated near a popular market in Madain, Balad Ruz, Diyala, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2017: An explosive device detonated near an electronic gaming center close to Old Diyala Bridge, Jisr Diyala, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2017: An explosive device detonated near the Agra Cantonment railway station in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related bombings in Agra on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected that the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State may have carried out the attacks.
03/18/2017: Assailants abducted a Khassadars member in Jamrud subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The hostage was killed and his body was discovered the following day, on March 19, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2017: Assailants abducted Jotra Lohra from his residence in Lotwa, Jharkhand, India. Lohra was killed and his body was discovered the following morning. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victim of being a police informant.
03/18/2017: Assailants abducted two businesspeople near Nara, Enugu, Nigeria. The two hostages were released the next day on March 19, 2017 following the payment of a ransom. Fulani extremists claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2017: Assailants attacked a Burundian African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Arbacow, Banaadir, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/18/2017: Assailants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle in Bostan, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least one soldier was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2017: Assailants attacked a military base in Qoryoley, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. Three assailants were killed as security forces repelled the assault. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2017: Assailants attacked Pakistan Armed Forces soldiers in Mishni, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least six assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a teacher's residence in Gowasarey, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two attacks on this date carried out by the same assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and stated that the victim was accused of supporting the Teertiye Prastuti Committee.
03/18/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistani Police vehicle in Tahkal neighborhood, Peshawar, Pakistan. At least two people, including one officer and one assailant, were killed and another officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police convoy in Palmapampa, Ayacucho, Peru. Three police officers were killed, while one officer and two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Shining Path (SL).
03/18/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Paraiso, Negros Occidental, Philippines. One police officer was killed and another officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2017: Assailants opened fire on militia members and civilians in Upper Santa Cruz, Camarines Sur, Philippines. One militia member was killed and three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/18/2017: Assailants set fire to a community leader's vehicle in Mahudand, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two attacks on this date carried out by the same assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
03/18/2017: Assailants stormed the Municipal Council office in Misrata, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Misurata Rebels claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at an Iraqi Volunteer Forces checkpoint in Taqa area, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one volunteer fighter was killed and two fighters were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2017: Four explosive devices planted near utility pipelines were discovered in Melh, Kirkuk, Iraq. Three devices were successfully defused while the fourth detonated, injuring an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) officer. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/18/2017: Security forces identified and opened fire on a suicide bomber targeting a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) checkpost in Shekher Jayga area, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The assailant detonated, killing himself and injuring two police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/18/2017: Three suicide bombers detonated after being identified by security forces in Ummarari, Borno, Nigeria. In addition to the assailants, four people were killed and eight people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/19/1984: The International Business Machines (IBM) Corporation Building in Harrison, New York, United States, was bombed by the United Freedom Front (UFF).  No casualties resulted from the incident, but the explosion caused extensive property damage including shattered windows.  The bombing was preceded by two warning calls by a member of the UFF, one call to the Rye Hilton hotel and another to Stouffer's Inn.  A communiqué from the UFF was left at the scene, claiming that the IBM corporation had committed crimes against the people of South Africa by selling computer parts to the South African government.
03/19/1991: Members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked an army camp in Silavathurai, Sri Lanka.   The attack involved mortar bombs, small arms fire and grenades and it continued for three successive nights.  Five soldiers were killed.
03/19/1999: A bomb was detonated in the central market of Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, Russia. The explosion killed 64 people and injured 104. The equivalent of 10 kg of TNT was placed in a car and detonated. According to the reports, an unnamed obscure Wahhabite group, with ties to al- Qaida strongly suspected, claimed responsibility. The name of the group was not given, but Osama Bin Laden or the Jordanian Chechnya field commander 'Hattab' were thought to be the masterminds. Two men, aged 18 and 33 were sought in connection with the attack.
03/19/1999: A pipe bomb was left in the mailbox of the Forest Guardians, an environmentalist group, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, U.S.A.. The pipe bomb was 10 inches long, had a cigarette fuse and was disarmed by the bomb squad. The Forest Guardians had been threatened previously for their pro-environment agenda. The perpetrators were unknown.
03/19/1999: A shepherd was killed by suspected armed Islamic militants in Oued Djemaa, Algeria. A companion was able to escape.
03/19/1999: Councilor Gladys Garcia of Durango, Spain, was the target of a car bomb that was located and disarmed by police. The bomb, placed by unknown perpetrators, was composed of flammable liquid and "firework" material.
03/19/1999: In a series of related incidents, the Army of National Liberation (ELN) kidnapped 14 people at a roadblock in El Saque, in the Bolivar municipality of Colombia. The perpetrators intercepted a van from Inpec (National Institute of Prisons and Penitentiaries), kidnapping the six inmates and five Inpec officials. Three workers for Cauca Telecom were taken at the roadblock, but were released soon after. The ELN collaborated with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) in this incident.
03/19/1999: In a series of related incidents, the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) detained six people at a roadblock in Magdalena department near La Vuelta del Cura, Colombia. Among the detained was Ferrovias Engineer, Rafael Parra. The rebels also took eight private vehicles. The fate of the kidnapped was unknown.
03/19/1999: In a series of related incidents, the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) put up roadblocks in El Desastre, between the Codazzi and San Diego municipalities in Colombia. The preliminary reports stated that 63 persons were kidnapped, but only 12 could be confirmed, including former Mayor of Codazzi Hernando Castro and journalist David Sierra Daza. At least 30 guerrillas were involved, and they were seen distributing food stuffs stolen from the roadblocks in a village. The fate of the hostages was unknown.
03/19/1999: In a series of related incidents, the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) set up a roadblock in Magdelena Province, at Punta de la Aguja, Colombia, taking hostage Pedro Saade Vergel, the brother of the Finance Secretary of Cesar Department.
03/19/1999: In a series of related incidents, three individuals were kidnapped at a Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) roadblock at La Loma del Balsamo in Magdelena Department, Colombia. In addition, Orlando Pacheco was killed and Victor Esper Gasir was wounded when they refused to stop at the roadblock. The fate of the kidnapped was unknown.
03/19/1999: In a series of related incidents, twenty-five people were taken from their homes by Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) in La Hormiga Municipality, Colombia. About 70 FARC members participated in the hostage taking. The outcome of this incident was unknown.
03/19/1999: Suspected Islamic militants put up a fake roadblock in Lakhdaria, Algeria and robbed several civilians, killing one in the process.
03/19/1999: Three policemen were killed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Murunkan, Sri Lanka. The policemen were on patrol when they were ambushed.
03/19/2001: A car bomb suspected to be connected to a timer exploded outside of the Montenegrin Justice and Education Ministries building around 8:00pm in Podgorica, Montenegro.  The owner of the vehicle, Milan Radulovic, was killed in the explosion.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.  A judge with the high court opened an investigation at the site of the incident.
03/19/2001: A German businessman was kidnapped by about twenty suspected leftist rebels in Tolima, Colombia. The outcome of the kidnapping was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
03/19/2001: A homemade pamphlet bomb exploded at 4:30am outside the headquarters of the Latin American Economic Research Foundation (FIEL), a non-profit organization, in the Retiro neighborhood of Buenos Aires, Argentina.  The newly-appointed Argentinian Economic Minister used to work in the headquarters office.  An unknown group called the Rodolfo Walsh National Command claimed responsibility for the incident in the pamphlets that were strewn around the area after the explosion.  No one was injured in the explosion, although the glass windows of the FIEL headquarters were shattered.
03/19/2001: An Israeli civilian was killed in a shooting attack while in his car as he was driving north of Neve Daniyel, West Bank. After being shot, the man lost control of his vehicle and collided with a truck. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting.
03/19/2001: Suspected Free Aceh Movement rebels shot a policeman, private Bakri, in his car in Banda Aceh, Indonesia.
03/19/2001: Three Filipino Marines were wounded by a grenade attack perpetrated suspected members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) in the Province of Lanao del Sur, on the southern Philippine island of Mindanao. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2002: Four farmers were intercepted and killed by armed militants at a fake road block near the town of Lardjem, Algeria, approximately 170 miles west of Algiers. The assailants slit the throats of all four victims, and set their vehicles ablaze. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although Algerian authorities suspected it was carried out by members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) in an ongoing campaign to retaliate to the February 8, 2002 killing of their leader, Antar Zouabri.
03/19/2002: Six members of the same family were killed in their sleep in the isolated village of Souk El-Had, Algeria, approximately 175 miles west of Algiers. The attackers used automatic weapons and axes to shoot and decapitate their victims. The assailants carried off the family’s herd and the father’s Kalashnikov rifle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although Algerian authorities suspected it was carried out by members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) in order to eliminate the father, a member of the village's armed civil defense group (Group for Legitimate Defense).
03/19/2003: A suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebel detonated an incendiary bomb inside a hotel room of Hotel Filipino in Cotabato, Philippines, causing no injuries. The explosion destroyed furniture in the fourth floor room.
03/19/2003: Chechen Rebels (non-specific) set fire to polling stations in the Chechen village of Gekhi-Chu, Russia, breaking windows and slightly damaging the roof of schools N1 and N2. No one was hurt and no serious damage was done; the buildings were able to be used in the March 23 constitutional referendum.
03/19/2003: Gunmen from Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade shot and killed a 50-year-old Jewish man This incident occurred on a road in the West Bank near Jenin. The group said the shooting was in retaliation for the Israeli Army's March 14th operation in Jenin's refugee camp that killed five Palestinian militants, including the group's leader, Yousef Masharka.
03/19/2003: New People's Army (NPA) rebels set a bus on fire after ordering passengers off of the vehicle near Pantucan, Philippines. Three passengers were injured.
03/19/2003: People's Revolutionary Militias (MRP) rebels planted two small bombs that exploded within five minutes of each other outside of the Ministry of Agriculture in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The explosions injured three people and shattered windows on three floors of the building. MRP left pamphlets at the scene claiming responsibility and criticizing President Lucio Gutierrez's economic austerity programs.
03/19/2003: Twenty Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels fired two rocket-propelled grenades at a water reservoir plant in Kidapawan, Philippines, destroying a main pipeline. The attacked caused no injuries, but water supply was disrupted to about 100,000 residents in the city. The rebels denied the attack.
03/19/2004: Taiwanese President, Chen Shui-bian and Vice President, Annette Lu, were shot. The shooting occurred less than 24 hours before the presidential election between Chen and challenger Lien Chan, of the KMT. Chen and Lu were leading a motorcade through Tainan City, when Chen was struck and wounded by a  bullet to the stomach. Lu also suffered a knee cap injury from a second bullet. The two were taken to the hospital, but were released shortly after and the election was not postponed. In August 2005 it was determined that the assassination attempt was construed by unemployed citizen, Chen Yi-Hsun, who blamed Chen for his financial difficulties. However, Chen’s adversaries still speculate that the event was a planned sympathy ploy to gain votes.
03/19/2004: Two Nepalese soldiers were killed when their vehicle drove over a Maoist land mine at a road junction in mountains in western Nepal (unspecified).
03/19/2005: A bomb exploded in Rangoon, Burma, in a bathroom of the Panorama Hotel, a hotel popular with Asian backpackers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although the ruling junta pointed to several groups as possible culprits.
03/19/2005: A car bomb exploded in a Christian neighborhood in Beirut, Lebanon, injuring eleven people. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2005: A petrol bomb was thrown at the home of a Protestant family in north Belfast's Gunnell Hill area. The bomb caused minor scorch damage to the home but did not cause any injuries.  This is the second time this family has been targeted in the past month.  No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2005: A police officer in Kirkuk, Iraq, was killed when gunmen opened fire on him as he went to work. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2005: An Egyptian, suicide, car bomber rammed his vehicle into the Doha Players Theatre in Doha, Qatar. The car bomb killed one British man, Jonathan Adams, and injured 12 other people of mixed nationality. Members of the Organization of Soldiers of the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2005: An explosive device detonated near an irrigation department office in Turbat, Pakistan, injured four people. The Baluchistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2005: An unknown suicide bomber blew himself up at the Shrine of Saint Cheese Shah where a memorial service was being held in Fatehpur, Pakistan.  Exploding in a crowd of pilgrims, the bomb killed 50 and injured about 40 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2005: Armed gunmen killed Muha Manawi Kari, a village defense volunteer, in Narathiwat's Tak Bai district. The gunmen also stole the victim's rifle from his home. No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2005: Four Iraqi police officers were killed and seven wounded when a roadside bomb exploded near the funeral procession being held for an officer killed earlier that day. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2005: In Iraq, an explosive device was detonated under an oil pipeline that carries oil from Bayji refineries to Kirkuk oil fields. The explosion caused a large fire and damage to the pipeline. No one claimed responsibility for the blast.
03/19/2005: In Iraq, Baghdad police commissioner, Ahmed Ali Kadim, was killed when gunmen attacked him while he was on his way to work. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2006: A missile was fired into the Shi i holy city of Karbala, Iraq as hundreds of thousands of Shi i gathered for a religious holiday. The attack caused no casualties. Sunni elements were suspected to have launched the attack, although no specific group was confirmed.
03/19/2006: Suspected pro-Taliban militants planted a roadside bomb in Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan that killed seven. Three police men, three paramilitary soldiers, and one civilian bystander were killed, while four others were injured.
03/19/2006: Suspected Taliban gunmen opened fire and killed four Afghan policemen on patrol in Mosa Qala, Afghanistan.
03/19/2007 Gunmen attacked the headquarters of the British Consulate in central Basra, Iraq, on 19 March, using light arms and mortar shells. No casualities were reported and no claim of responsibility was reported.
03/19/2007: A bomb concealed in a bag exploded near a Central Baghdad, Iraq, mosque killing three and wounding 10.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/19/2007: A Kyrgyz journalist was attacked and beaten on the outskirts of the Alamedin District of Kyrgyzstan.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/19/2007: A suicide bomb exploded as a US embassy convoy passed in Assam, Afghanistan. Several US military officials were wounded and no claim of responsibility was reported.
03/19/2007: A woman and her four-year-old daughter were wounded when insurgents fired two mortar rounds on a residential area of the town of Iskandiriyah, in Babil province, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/19/2007: According to police in Baghdad, Iraq, a bomb exploded near a Shi i mosque in the central Al-Shurjahin district, killing 5 and wounding 25.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/19/2007: An Israeli utility worker was injured when he was shot near the border of the Gaza Strip, Palestine. Hamas claimed responsibility.
03/19/2007: At least 13 people were killed, and dozens hurt in explosions in Kirkuk, in Northern Iraq  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/19/2007: Islamic Militants shot and killed a policeman at a bazaar in Northwestern Pakistan.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/19/2007: Suspected Lord's Resistance Army rebels raided a refugee camp in Sudan, killing 1 and displacing over 1,500 in eastern Equatoria (Sharq al Istiwa'iyah) Province.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/19/2007: The decapitated bodies of nine policemen were found in an Al-Qaida area of Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/19/2007: Three Buddhists were killed by suspected Islamic Separatists in Pattani, Thailand.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/19/2007: Three civilians were killed and four others wounded when gunmen opened fire on them in the Shi i city of Hilla, south of Baghdad, Iraq, police said.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/19/2007: Two motorcyclists, suspected to be rebels, threw a grenade at a hotel in Assam, India, killing one and injuring two.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/19/2008:  A group of 15 mujahidin infiltrated and burned down an administration building and then fired upon police arriving at the scene killing five police and a civilian and wounding five others, including three civilians.
03/19/2008:  A suicide bomber detonated his car at an Iraqi Army base wounding 11 soldiers and three civilians in the al-Intisar neighborhood of Mosul, Iraq.
03/19/2008:  A woman suicide bomber killed four people, including two policemen, and wounded 12 in Diyala province, Iraq.  There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2008:  Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades-Maryr Nabil Mas'ud Units claimed responsibility for firing two rockets at Sderot, Israel.
03/19/2008:  An armed group attacked a movie theater with a hand grenade killing one person and wounding seriously three others.
03/19/2008:  An unidentified group attacked the camp of National Democratic Front of Bodoland rebels and opened fire killing three and wounding several others and then set the camp on fire at Ghoshkata village in Kokrajhar district, India at around 5:50 pm.
03/19/2008:  Council of Islamic Courts fighters claimed killing four interim federal Somali government soldiers in an attack on the Guulwadayaasha military camp in Mogadishu, Somalia.
03/19/2008:  Islamic militant group Al-Madina [LeT Front] detonated an improvised explosive device on a flyover bridge inside an abandoned police post injuring 24 people in Srinagar, India.
03/19/2008:  Suspected Communist insurgents of the New People’s Army shot and killed a village leader in a market in the southern Philippines.
03/19/2008:  Suspected Taliban insurgents on motorbike attacked a mobile phone mast beating up the guards and setting fire to equipment in the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan.
03/19/2008:  Taliban gunmen on motorcycles shot and killed a former district chief of Deleram District, Afghanistan.
03/19/2008:  The Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades claimed responsibility for firing a long-range Sumud rocket at Ziqqim, Israel in response to the occupation's crimes.
03/19/2008:  The Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades claimed responsibility for firing a short-range rocket at the Kerem Shalom base in Israel.
03/19/2008:  The Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades claimed responsibility for firing an advanced Sumud rocket at Sederot.
03/19/2008:  The Al Nasser Salahuldean  claimed responsibility for launching two mortar shells at Israeli forces.
03/19/2008:  The Al Nasser Salahuldean claimed responsibility for firing two Nasir-2 rockets at the Nahal Oz military base, Israel in retaliation for the continuing arrests in Gaza Strip and the West Bank as well as for the then recent assassination of resistance fighters from the Al-Quds Brigades in the northern part of Gaza Strip. No damages, deaths or injuries were reported.
03/19/2008:  The Al Nasser Salahuldean claimed responsibility for launching five mortar shells at Israel.
03/19/2008:  The Izz-al-Din al-Qassam Brigades claimed firing seven mortar shells toward Israel.
03/19/2008:  Two gunmen militants shot dead a 72-year-old Buddhist grocer at his store in Yala, Thailand and were caught by police and killed.
03/19/2008:  Unknown gunmen abducted Ra'ad Shallal al-Hadithi, a senior Iraqi ministry official, near Beiji in Salahudin province, Iraq. It was not reported if he was freed or hurt.
03/19/2009: On Thursday at 0200, in Rudiguma village in Kandhamal, Orissa, India, Communist Party of India-Maoist militants shot and killed a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh activist, Prabhat Panigrahi, at the house of another RSS activist. Fifteen CPI-Maoist militants were involved in the attack. It Is unknown if the attack caused any property damage.
03/19/2009: On Thursday at 1300, in Negrine, Bou Moussa, Setif, Algeria, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded, killing one civilian and wounding two others. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed that al-Qaida Organization in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was responsible.
03/19/2009: On Thursday at 2130, in Athens, Attiki, Greece, a bomb hidden in a bag hanging from a fence outside Hellenic Public Real Estate Corporation was detonated, likely by remote. No one was injured, however the windows of the entrance and of nearby buildings were smashed and a car was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing, but police are suspecting the Revolutionary Struggle is behind it.
03/19/2009: On Thursday morning, at 1030, a bomb exploded in front of Thakurram Campus where the Free Students' Union (FSU) were casting votes in the FSU elections in Birgunj, Narayani,Nepal. Six students were injured. No group has claimed responsibility and no damages were reported.
03/19/2009: On Thursday night, in Chongqing, China, armed assailants fired upon and killed a soldier. The assailants also stole the victim's machine gun. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected Tibetan separatists were responsible.
03/19/2009: On Thursday,  in the Rourkela area of Sundergarh district in the state of Orissa, an Indian union leader was killed and beheaded by Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants. It is unknown if this attack caused any property damage.
03/19/2009: On Thursday, around noon at 1300 in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) exploded targeting the vehicle of an Afghan Parliament member, killing him, four security guards, and injuring a civilian. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
03/19/2009: On Thursday, in the Lapnam area of Tirap district in India's Arunachal Pradesh, at least two National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants were killed and another three were injured when they were attacked by National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Khaplang (NSCN-K) militants.
03/19/2009: On Thursday, in Urmur on the outskirts of Peshawar, North West Frontier, Pakistan, suspected Taliban militants blew up an electricity pylon. Militants planted the explosives around four pylons and the blast destroyed the grid station and left half the city without power. No casualties or motive were reported.
03/19/2009: On Thursday, near Diphu, Assam, India, a bomb exploded on a railtrack targeting the Delhi-Dibrugarh Rajdhani Express. The bomb caused no damage to the train and no casualties, but it created a two and a half foot deep crater on the track. Police suspect Karbi Longri National Liberation Front (KLNLF) to be behind the attack.
03/19/2009: On Thursday, near Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown gunmen shot and killed Khalil Dhahir Abdilrahman, the mayor of Doberdan village, of the Baasheqa district, causing no reported damage. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/19/2009: On Thursday, one Communist Party of Nepal - Unified Marxist Leninist (CPN-UML) activist was shot dead and another was injured by suspected Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh (JTMM-J) militants in the Jhatikaiya area of Nepal's Dhanusha district. Shortly after the incident, one suspected JTMM-J militant was arrested by security forces.
03/19/2010: On Friday morning at 0530, in the Santa Cruz Biga area of Lezo district in the Philippines' Aklan province, two unidentified militants on a motorcycle threw three grenades at the private residence of a local councilor, Councilor Fernando Baldomero. No casualties were reported but the house was damaged in the attack. One grenade exploded while the other failed to hit the intended target. No group claimed responsibility.
03/19/2010: On Friday morning at 0846, in Omonia Square of downtown Athens, Attiki, Greece, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) at the offices of Golden Dawn, an ultra-right youth organization. An anonymous caller telephoned Eleftherotypia newspaper and warned of the explosion 22 minutes before the IED detonated. The office and several nearby buildings were damaged but there were no casualties. Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2010: On Friday morning, about 20 armed assailants set up illegal checkpoints on the section of the Pan-American Highway known as "Cola del Avión" near La Agustina village, Santander de Quilichao municipality, Cauca, Colombia. They opened fired against two passenger buses injuring a woman and damaging the vehicles. They also hijacked a merchandise truck taking two of its occupants hostage. Military responded to the attack and the hostages were released unharmed. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the Sixth Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
03/19/2010: On Friday morning, in Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, damaging three electricity towers but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/19/2010: On Friday night at about 0008, in Bugama, Rivers, Nigeria, unknown assailants detonated an explosive on the Abbiama oil pipeline manifold administered by Royal Dutch Shell. The pipeline was damaged but no casualties were reported. The Joint Revolutionary Council claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2010: On Friday, in Baghdad, Iraq, two children were killed and seven other people were injured due to a bomb blast in the Shia-dominated district of Sadr City. The incident occurred as electoral officials continued to tally the results of the parliamentary polls. No group claimed responsibility.
03/19/2010: On Friday, in Chintalwada, Malkangiri District, Orissa, India, three construction vehicles were attacked and set on fire by a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist militants. Three vehicles were damaged. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
03/19/2010: On Friday, in Cristales village, Rio Negro, Puerto Rico, Caquetá, Colombia, police found and neutralized 38 mines each composed of 250 grams of pentolite. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) planned to used the explosives against the civilians and troops in the area.
03/19/2010: On Friday, in Mandal, Salarzai, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, damaging a government run boys’ primary school but causing no casualties. Authorities subsequently arrested 25 suspects in a search operation. No group claimed responsibility.
03/19/2010: On Friday, in Rodini Cross, Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan, armed gunmen fired on a vehicle of the Cadet College Mastung, killing two employees of the school and one student and damaging the vehicle. The deceased were identified as Abu Hamza, Mohammad Munir and Ahmed Ali. No group claimed responsibility.
03/19/2010: On Friday, in the Ghundai area of Nawagai sub-district in the Bajaur Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device damaging a government run primary school but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/19/2010: On Friday, in the Sanam Pao area Bangkok, Krung Thep, Thailand, three men threw an incendiary and then set fire to a decommissioned tank, damaging the military tank. One attacker was seen throwing a bottle full of petrol at a decommissioned tank used as a symbol of the cavalry, while another lit the splashed liquid. The three men fled in the direction of Victory Monument in the taxi. Police arrested a taxi driver who was seen driving three attackers to the site, the front gate No group claimed responsibility.
03/19/2011: On Saturday afternoon around 1450, near the Lee Market in Ranchore Line, Lyari, Karachi, Pakistan, two unidentified militants riding on a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade at a local Pakistan People’s Party (PPP) office, injuring four people. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/19/2011: On Saturday afternoon around 1600, in the Shanlieve Park area of Belfast, Northern Ireland, unidentified militants planted a pipe bomb in a residential area. The device was discovered by police and disarmed without incident. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2011: On Saturday morning, in Mach, Bolan, Balochistan, Pakistan, in one of two linked attacks, unidentified militants blew up an electricity tower of 132-Kilovolts belonging to Quetta Electricity Supply Company (QESCO). The blast disrupted the power supply to 15 districts. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/19/2011: On Saturday morning, in Mach, Bolan, Balochistan, Pakistan, in one of two linked attacks, unidentified militants blew up an electricity tower of 220-Kilovolts belonging to Quetta Electricity Supply Company (QESCO). The blast disrupted the power supply to 15 districts. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/19/2011: On Saturday night at 0400, in the Shindand area of Bara, Khyber, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up a bridge using high-grade explosives. No casualties were reported, but the bridge was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for this incident but the Taliban was suspected.
03/19/2011: On Saturday night, in Kanaudha village in Gaya, Bihar, India, unidentified militants kidnapped three civilians. On 03/20/2011, the bodies of two of the abducted victims, including the son of a village panchayat (local level government) leader, were recovered near a drain in the village bearing multiple bullet wounds. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible. Maoist literature was also recovered from the incident site. The status of the third hostage is unknown.
03/19/2011: On Saturday, in Al Muqdadiyah, Diyala, Iraq, unknown gunmen wearing military uniforms shot and killed an off duty policeman outside his home. No group claimed responsibility.
03/19/2011: On Saturday, in Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia, one Puntland soldier was injured when unknown militants detonated a remote controlled roadside improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of the Puntland Attorney General, Mohamud Hassan Aw Osman. Mohamud Hassan Aw Osman was not injured in the attack. The blast caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2011: On Saturday, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, unidentified militants targeted and attacked the Aden Adde Mogadishu International airport with mortars. No casualties or damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Al Shabaab was thought responsible for the attack.
03/19/2011: On Saturday, in Shirqat, Salah ad Din, Iraq, unknown gunmen kidnapped two Turkish construction workers from a construction site. No casualties or damages were reported. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
03/19/2011: On Saturday, in the Adhamiya neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device inside a tunnel. Four civilians were wounded in the blast. The amount of damage from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
03/19/2011: On Saturday, in the al-Iskandariya neighborhood, Al Hillah, Babil, Iraq, unknown gunmen shot and killed a Sahwa fighter in front of his house. No group claimed responsibility.
03/19/2011: On Saturday, in the Amil neighborhood, Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown gunmen in a speeding car shot and killed a contractor, and wounded his wife near the house of the wife's parents. No group claimed responsibility.
03/19/2011: On Saturday, near the al-Nidaa Mosque, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device that wounded five civilians and damaged several nearby civilian cars. No group claimed responsibility.
03/19/2011: On Saturday, on the al-Mahmoudiya-al-Uwayridj Highway, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device attached to a civilian car. Two civilians were wounded in the blast. The amount of damage from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
03/19/2012: A car bomb detonated in Balad Ruz village, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and 12 injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/19/2012: A police vehicle struck an explosive device in Tirin Kut district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
03/19/2012: A sticky bomb attached to a civilian car detonated in a village near Baquba, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The driver of the car was killed, and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/19/2012: A sticky bomb attached to a civilian car detonated in Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The driver of the car was killed, and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/19/2012: An explosive device detonated in an unknown location in Diyala governorate, Iraq. Three people were injured in this attack. No further information is available.
03/19/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police station in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Four police officers and 12 civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/19/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Al Nassaf area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Four police officers were wounded, and their vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/19/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Ciudad Victoria city, Tamaulipas state, Mexico. The car was parked outside of the Expreso newspaper office. Five people were wounded. The Zetas claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/19/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a security checkpoint in Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Ten people, including four security personnel, were injured. The blast also damaged nearby buildings. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/19/2012: Assailants fired mortars at the presidential palace in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. There were no reported casualties from this attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
03/19/2012: Assailants planted an explosive device in Waeng district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. The device had been planted near the local police office and was successfully defused. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2012: Four people, including children, were shot and killed outside a Jewish school in Toulouse city, Midi-Pyrenees region, France. Mohammed Merah, a French citizen of Algerian descent, claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was carried out in order to avenge Palestinian children.
03/19/2012: Gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and four others wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources suspected Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI).
03/19/2012: Gunmen attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two guards were killed, two others were wounded, and several vehicles were set on fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/19/2012: Gunmen attacked the Police Staff College (PSC) in Karu Karama area, Plateau state, Nigeria. Two police officers were injured, and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/19/2013: A mortar shell struck a clinic in Sabie al-Bour city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed in the explosion and another five people were injured. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in the New Baghdad area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The explosion occurred in an area where day laborers gathered; two laborers were killed and eight more were injured. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in the vicinity of a police vehicle in Dehyak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A police commander and two police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in the vicinity of an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Charchino district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police patrol in Mandera town, Mander district, Kenya. One officer was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/19/2013: A roadside bomb targeting a police vehicle detonated in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two officers, including commander Haji Agha, were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: A roadside mine detonated targeting the vehicle of police chief Nasir Ahmad in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two people, including Ahmad, were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, the police attributed the incident on the Taliban.
03/19/2013: A rocket loaded with unidentified chemical agents struck near a military post in Khan al-Assal town, Aleppo governorate, Syria. The attack killed at least 25 people, including 16 soldiers, and wounded approximately 130 others. Syrian regime officials blamed the incident on opposition forces and requested a United Nations (UN) inquiry into the event. Representatives of the Syrian opposition denied these claims and insisted that the attack was perpetrated by members of the Syrian armed forces. In June, 2013, the United States released a statement which attributed a unknown number of chemical weapons attacks in Syria to forces of the Syrian regime; however, it is not clear from the statement if this incident was part of the assessment. In July, 2013, Russia released the findings of its own investigation of the use of chemical weapons in Syria. The report blamed the Khan al-Assal attack on opposition rebels. To date, various UN attempts to establish who was behind the attack have been inconclusive.
03/19/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the entrance to an Iraqi military base in Iskandariyah area, Babil governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and 10 more were injured in the explosion. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a police officer at a restaurant in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The officer and two of his guards were killed and another seven people were injured in the explosion. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into a security checkpoint in Balad Ruz city, Diyala, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, five people were killed in the blast. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: An explosive device attached to a minibus detonated in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed in the blast and another seven were injured. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two police officers, including the director of a detention center, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Karachi city, Sindh, Pakistan. The owner of the vehicle, a Karachi Electric Supply Company (KESC) official and Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) leader, was killed in the blast and three other people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: An explosive device detonated in Al-Kathmiya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and four more were injured in the blast. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: An explosive device detonated in Charchino district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The device detonated while two assailants were planting it; both assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attribute the incident to the Taliban.
03/19/2013: An explosive device detonated in the vicinity of a police patrol in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Five people were killed in the blast. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: An explosive device detonated outside a private school in Shabqadar town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No one was injured in the explosion, although the gate and outer wall of the school was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of a bank in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. The blast struck a security patrol, killing at least three people and injuring three more, including soldiers and police officers. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attribute the incident to Boko Haram.
03/19/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of a restaurant in the Mashtal neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Four people were killed in the blast and several vehicles were destroyed. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: An explosive device was discovered outside of the Al Dali Governorate headquarters in Ad-Dali city, Al Dali governorate, Yemen. Police were able to safely defuse the device without causing injury. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at Mustansiriya University in eastern Baghdad city, Baghdad, Iraq. There were no reported casualties or damages resulting from the blast. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Iskandariyah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. Ten people were injured in the blast. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Shulaa area, Baghdad city, Baghdad, Iraq. There were no reported casualties or damages resulting from the blast. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the vicinity of a military patrol in Tarmiyah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four soldiers were injured in the explosion. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Utiefiyah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and seven civilians were injured in the explosion. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated on a commercial street in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and another 11 were injured in the blast. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of a restaurant in Huseiniyah area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Four people were killed in the blast and another four people were injured. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of a restaurant located at the entrance to the Green Zone in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Six people, including two soldiers, were killed in the explosion and another 15 people were injured. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs in Qahira neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Seven people were killed in the blast and another 21 were injured. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a police patrol in Mahmudiyah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. Five people were killed in the explosion and another 10 people were injured; the casualties included civilians and police officers. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: Assailants attacked a unit of police officers on a poppy eradication operation in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Ten perpetrators were killed and an additional nine were wounded in the ensuing firefight. Two police officers were also injured as a result of the fighting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/19/2013: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the Justice and Development (AK) Party office in Ankara city, Ankara, Turkey. At least one person was injured in the blast and the building was damaged. This was one of two attacks on government buildings in the city on the same day. The Devrimici Halk Kurtulus Cephesi (DHKP/C) claimed responsibility for both incidents.
03/19/2013: Assailants on motorcycle opened fire on a vehicle carrying Assistant Professor Dr. Asad Usman in the Chowrangi area of Karachi city, Sindh, Pakistan. Usman and his guard were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: Assailants opened fire on a civilian at a mosque in Sopore town, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The victim was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attribute the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). The victim had been organizing a military-sponsored sporting event and officials believe he was targeted because of his interactions with the military.
03/19/2013: Assailants opened fire on a member of the Yemeni Armed Forces outside of his private residence in Seiyun city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. The soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistani soldier outside his home in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The solider was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police officer between Khawaja Dokoh and Sheberghan districts in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The district logistics commander was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle leading a political convoy in Mawab town, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. The convoy was transporting Jack Enrile, a United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) senatorial candidate. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspect that the New People's Army (NPA) was involved.
03/19/2013: Assailants opened fire on an off-duty soldier and two Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) members in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The soldier and one MQM member were killed and the other MQM member was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: Assailants opened fire on Rodolfo Hilario Picache in a public market in Cavite city, Cavite province, Philippines. Picache, a former Association of Barangay Captains (ABC) president, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: Assailants opened fire on the Haber-Is union building in Ankara city, Ankara province, Turkey. Four people were injured in the attack and several vehicles were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: Assailants set fire to a police officer's car outside of a police station in Scariff town, Country Clare, Ireland. The assailants also broke several windows of the police station. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: Assailants shot a Frontier Constabulary (FC) police officer and attacked a police van at a market in Shabqadar bazaar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. One police officer was killed and two more officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: Assailants stormed the house of a Unified Nineveh bloc candidate west of Mosul, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Wajeeh al-Juhaishi was not home at the time of the attack; however, the assailants shot his son, seriously injuring him. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: Frontier Corps soldiers discovered a 20 kilogram explosive device in the Janoberi area of Dera Bugti district, Balochistan, Pakistan. The device was safely defused without causing injury. No group claimed responsibility for the unsuccessful incident.
03/19/2013: Frontier Corps soldiers discovered explosives planted under a gas pipeline in Dera Bugti district, Balochistan, Pakistan. The explosives were safely defused without causing injury. No group claimed responsibility for the unsuccessful incident.
03/19/2013: Two assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on an assistant village head in Yarang district, Pattani province, Thailand. The official was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2013: Two explosives-laden vehicles detonated outside of a police station in Zafaraniyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Five people, including a police officer, were killed in the explosion and another 27 people were injured. The bombing was one of 20 coordinated attacks across the country on the same day, which was the 10th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2013: Two hand grenades detonated in the parking lot of the Justice Ministry building in Ankara city, Ankara, Turkey. At least one person was injured in the blast. This was one of two attacks on government buildings in the city on the same day. The Devrimici Halk Kurtulus Cephesi (DHKP/C) claimed responsibility for both incidents.
03/19/2013: Two unidentified individuals on motorcycles were detained by security forces at the entrance to Al-Udayn district, Ibb governorate, Yemen. The individuals were wearing explosive belts and had various other explosive devices in their possession. Upon questioning, the duo claimed to be on their way to carry out an attack on unidentified government officials. No group claimed responsibility; however sources attributed the unsuccessful incident to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/19/2014: An assailant attempted to plant an explosive device, intended to target rangers, in Khao Tum subdistrict, Pattani province, Thailand. The assailant was killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An assailant threw a hand grenade at a police building in Zanjili neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near a police station in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and seven others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated at a market in Rashid neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device detonated among civilians in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device detonated among civilians in Sinai neighborhood, Taji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Six people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device detonated among civilians near Sarki Gate in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Al Nasr wal Salam neighborhood, Abu Ghraib district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and six others were wounded in the blast. This was one of two coordinated blasts in Al Nasr wal Salam neighborhood on March 19, 2014. This blast occurred as first responders were arriving to the scene of the first attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Al Nasr wal Salam neighborhood, Abu Ghraib district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. This was one of two coordinated blasts in Al Nasr wal Salam neighborhood on March 19, 2014. This first blast was designed to draw first responders to the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Dora neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Al-Jazirah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four police officers, including a captain, were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Farisiyah area, Babil governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant on Palestine street in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Four people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device detonated near the convoy of Basmah Basim in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Basim, the chair of the Mosul Judiciary Council, was unharmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device detonated near the Shalal market in Shaab neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and six others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device detonated outside the residence of Saleem Khan in Sadda town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Khan, a government official, was unharmed; however, the house was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in Zayouna neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of a soldier detonated in Madain district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Belfast city, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused outside the residence of Muhammad Hatim Abd-Hay, a police major, in Al-Dubat al-Thaniyah neighborhood, Samarra district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosive device was discovered outside the residence of Jamshed Baghwan in Murshidabad Shareef neighborhood, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Baghwan, the Bureau Chief of Express News, was unharmed since authorities safely defused the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: An explosives-laden corpse, planted inside a vehicle, detonated in Ishaqi town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four police officers were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: Assailants abducted Al-Bahlul Al-Said, the former Undersecretary of the Interior Ministry, in Tajourah area, Tripoli city, Libya. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: Assailants abducted five Sercapetrol Oil Company employees in Vista Hermosa town, Meta department, Colombia. The five employees were released the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the abduction to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/19/2014: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Al-Anaz village, Zawbaa area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: Assailants attacked a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Tarqiah village, Kirkuk, Iraq. Five people, including three Sahwa Council members and two civilians, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device, which detonated prematurely, in Khoshamand district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed between this blast and an unrelated incident in Helmand province on March 19, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/19/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device, which detonated prematurely, in Nawa district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed between this blast and an unrelated incident in Paktika province on March 19, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/19/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on Alfred Yuson in Batuan district, Masbate province, Philippines. Yuson, the administrative officer of Batuan district, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/19/2014: Assailants fired a mortar shell at civilians in Shawal area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Six people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: Assailants launched a rocket propelled grenade at a government compound in As Sawmaah district, Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to tribesmen.
03/19/2014: Assailants launched two rocket propelled grenades at a military vehicle in Mansoura neighborhood, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Two soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen).
03/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on a market in Taji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Mananao village, Occidental Mindoro province, Philippines. An unknown number of assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Abboud Dawood outside his residence in Hud village, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Dawood, a colonel of the Federal Police, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on soldiers in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on the Al-Jarba military post in Al Dali governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of two attacks against military positions in Al Dali governorate on March 19, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on the Al-Tubbah military post in Al Dali governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of two attacks against military positions in Al Dali governorate on March 19, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of a police colonel in Sheik Said area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two people, including the colonel, were killed and one other was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on two members of the Shabak community in Al-A'tshanah area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Both civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: Assailants threw an explosive device at a police station in Sabri area, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: Assailants threw two grenades near a military checkpoint in Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast, since the grenades failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2014: One explosive device detonated and a suicide bomber detonated explosives at a cafe in Washash neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. In addition to the suicide bomber, thirteen people were killed and 40 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: A suicide bomber armed with firearms was intercepted and beaten by civilians at a bus station in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: An assailant detonated two explosive devices inside a post office in Rajshahi city, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. The assailant was injured after being apprehended by local residents immediately following the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
03/19/2015: An explosive device detonated along the Baghdad-Adhaim road, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: An explosive device detonated at the Shalal Market in Shaab area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: An explosive device detonated in Karranah village, Capital governorate, Bahrain. Two police officers were wounded in the attack. Al Ashtar Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: An explosive device detonated in Sayidiyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: An explosive device detonated near a cafe in Riyadh area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and 10 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Amin area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a Pakistan Armed Forces convoy in the Nangrosa area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least 11 soldiers were wounded in the attack. Both Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in West Singhbhum district, Jharkhand state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near Latifiyah area, Babil governorate, Iraq. Two passengers in the vehicle were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: Assailants abducted a former Armed Forces of Libya soldier in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The abductee was killed on March 25, 2015. Barqa province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: Assailants attacked a 166th Brigade checkpoint in An Nawfaliyah, Sirte, Libya. 12 people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
03/19/2015: Assailants attacked a bus transporting government officials and civilians near Garoua-Mboulai, East region, Cameroon. At least 15 people were abducted in the attack. One hostage was killed in January 2016. Another hostage was killed and two others were released on July 11, 2016. The remaining 11 victims were released on July 17, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Democratic Front of the Central African People (FDPC).
03/19/2015: Assailants attacked a joint African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali Armed Forces (SAF) convoy in Baq Aqabale area, Bulobarde district, Hiiraan region, Somalia. This was one of three attacks on the same convoy on this date. There were an unknown number of casualties across the attacks. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2015: Assailants attacked a joint African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali Armed Forces (SAF) convoy in Harar area, Hiiraan region, Somalia. This was one of three attacks on the same convoy on this date. There were an unknown number of casualties across the attacks. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2015: Assailants attacked a joint African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali Armed Forces (SAF) convoy in Raangaboo area, Hiiraan region, Somalia. This was one of three attacks on the same convoy on this date. There were an unknown number of casualties across the attacks. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2015: Assailants attacked Kabombolu village, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This incident represents one of three related attacks in this area on this day. An unknown number of people were abducted in the attack. The whereabouts of the abductees are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2015: Assailants attacked Kazenga village, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This incident represents one of three related attacks in this area on this day. An unknown number of people were abducted in the attack. The whereabouts of the abductees are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2015: Assailants attacked Kiapswe village, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This incident represents one of three related attacks in this area on this day. An unknown number of people were abducted in the attack. The whereabouts of the abductees are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2015: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Foyi town, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in the area on the same day. 20 people were killed across all three raids. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
03/19/2015: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Gamboru town, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in the area on the same day. 20 people were killed across all three raids. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
03/19/2015: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Ngala town, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in the area on the same day. 20 people were killed across all three raids. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
03/19/2015: Assailants detonated explosive devices at an Assyrian Catholic convent in Hamdaniyah district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/19/2015: Assailants detonated explosive devices at an unknown number of husseiniyat in Hamdaniyah district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/19/2015: Assailants detonated explosive devices at an unknown number of mausoleums in Hamdaniyah district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/19/2015: Assailants executed a suspected spy in Gal Hareri village, Galgaduud region, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Ali Salad Majin was targeted because Al-Shabaab believed he was a spy.
03/19/2015: Assailants fired Grad rockets at Armed Forces of Ukraine soldiers near Sokilnyky town, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: Assailants fired projectiles and an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near Armed Forces of Ukraine soldiers in Stanytsia Luhanska area, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: Assailants fired projectiles and opened fire on Armed Forces of Ukraine soldiers in Sokilnyky town, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at an Armed Forces of Ukraine checkpoint near Donetskyi, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: Assailants launched an airstrike against the presidential palace in Al-Maasheeq district, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Huthis.
03/19/2015: Assailants launched an airstrike on a Central Security Forces (CSF) headquarters in Adan governorate, Yemen. The headquarters was being looted by soldiers and tribal militia members at the time of the attack. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Huthis.
03/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on a joint police and Sahwa checkpoint in Hor Rajab area, Babil governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on a village chair in Tambo village, Camarines Sur province, Philippines. The chair, Domingo Briones, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: Assailants shot and wounded a civilian in Ballymoney, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of loyalists.
03/19/2015: Assailants threw a hand grenade into the residence of a school superintendent in Maguindanao province, Philippines. The grenade failed to detonate, and there were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: Assailants threw an explosive device at a youth center in Bulaq Al Dakrur neighborhood, Giza governorate, Egypt. Two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: Assailants threw an explosive device at the residence of a former militant leader in Etegwe area, Bayelsa state, Nigeria. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: Assailants threw incendiary devices into the storeroom of an Awami League (AL) organizing secretary in Kotali village, Khulna division, Bangladesh. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2015: Multiple explosive devices detonated near a railway bridge in Trekhizbenka area, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. Assailants also opened fire on the area using sniper rifles. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Luhansk People's Republic.
03/19/2015: Security forces discovered and defused five explosive devices between Arish and Rafah towns, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
03/19/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the Egyptian National Police (ENP) Safa checkpoint in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. Following the blast, assailants armed with mortars and firearms attacked the checkpoint as well as ambulances that were attempting to offer medical assistance to the soldiers. In addition to the bomber, at least 19 people, including 15 officers and four other assailants, were killed in the attack. At least two people, a soldier and a police officer, were also reported missing in the incident. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at the Istiklal Street pedestrian mall in Beyoglu neighborhood, Istanbul, Turkey. In addition to the bomber, at least four people, including two United States citizens, were killed and 36 other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials identified the assailant, Mehmet Ozturk, as a member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/19/2016: An assailant stabbed an Israeli Border Police officer near the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron, West Bank. The officer was injured and the assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant, Abdullah Muhammad al-Ajlouni, as a Palestinian extremist.
03/19/2016: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it near Kuryapadu, Koraput district, Odisha, India. The device was meant to target Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers. At least one assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
03/19/2016: An explosive device detonated at a Canchi Indane Service gas agency in Kwakeithel neighborhood, Imphal, Manipur, India. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2016: An explosive device detonated near a cafe in Bayaa area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. Two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Obaydi area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Sudanese Armed Forces (SAF) convoy in Tawilah, North Darfur, Sudan. At least 4 soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2016: An explosive device detonated near an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy of Kenyan soldiers in Afmadow, Lower Juba, Somalia. Following the blast assailants then opened fire on the soldiers. At least 23 people, including two soldiers and 21 assailants, were killed and five soldiers were injured in the attack and ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Abu Disheer, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2016: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Ghazaliya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a police captain, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Datu Salibo district, Maguindanao, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused near an Indian Police Service (IPS) station in Moreh, Chandel district, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused on Highway 102 near Leingangching, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2016: Assailants abducted Chief Ibibia Walter in Okrika, Rivers, Nigeria. Walter, the Rivers State Commissioner for Water Resources and the Secretary of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was released unharmed the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2016: Assailants attacked a military patrol in Batikot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and four were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
03/19/2016: Assailants attacked a pro-Hadi convoy between Taiz and Aden in Yemen. At least two loyalists were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/19/2016: Assailants attacked Mohammad Amin in Dima Kariz, Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Amin, a National Uprising Movement (NUM) leader, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2016: Assailants attacked the Ajil Oilfield in Tikrit, Saladin, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing 18 assailants. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2016: Assailants beat up and injured a truck driver along Imphal-Dimapur Road in Senapati, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM).
03/19/2016: Assailants fired rockets and attacked a military base hosting United States forces in Makhmur, Arbil, Iraq. At least one soldier, Staff Sergeant Louis F. Cardin, was killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2016: Assailants set up checkpoints and searched civilian vehicles on a road south of Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
03/19/2016: Assailants shot and injured a shopkeeper in Murran Chowk, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2016: Assailants threw a pipe bomb at a civilian residence on Sheridan Street in New Lodge neighborhood, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2016: Assailants threw grenades at a Somali Police Force (SPF) station in Garsoor neighborhood, Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2016: Security forces discovered and destroyed four explosives-laden vehicles in Kubaysah, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2016: Security forces discovered and destroyed two explosives-laden vehicles in Karma, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2016: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber between Kumala and Musafanari in Borno, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/19/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting military personnel in Shahjoy, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2017: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Jobar neighborhood, Damascus, Syria. Following the blast, assailants armed with projectiles and firearms then attacked the area. This was one of two coordinated incidents in Jobar on the same day. At least 20 people were killed across both attacks. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham and Al-Rahman Corps of the Free Syrian Army separately claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2017: An assailant shot and killed a Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) member and a civilian in Santa Clara, Batangas, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2017: An assailant, identified as an Afghan soldier, opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers at Camp Antonik in Washer, Helmand, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and three United States soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2017: An explosive device detonated at the KMC Hardware building in Lamitan, Basilan, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
03/19/2017: An explosive device detonated in Dugaa, Basilan, Philippines. A farmer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) may have planted the device to target military personnel.
03/19/2017: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of an Awami National Party (ANP) worker in Hiyati, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The worker was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/19/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Akarkouf, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Lehri, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2017: Assailants abducted Charku Yadav from his residence in Jori, Jharkhand, India. An unknown number of Yadav's family members were injured in the attack, and Yadav was killed shortly after the kidnapping. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Yadav of being an informant for Jharkhand Jan Mukti Parishad and the police.
03/19/2017: Assailants abducted three civilians from Dehak, Farah, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
03/19/2017: Assailants abducted two civilians from Sapalajhola, Odisha, India. One hostage was killed and one hostage was released on March 21, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/19/2017: Assailants ambushed a vehicle carrying DAR Petroleum Operating Company workers in Paloch, Northern Upper Nile, South Sudan. The driver of the vehicle was killed and four workers were abducted in the assault. Two hostages were killed on or before March 26, 2017, and one hostage was released on March 30, 2017. The fate of the remaining hostage is unknown. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded that oil companies halt production in South Sudan.
03/19/2017: Assailants attacked a local radio station in Misrata, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of two related attacks targeting media outlets in Misrata on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2017: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint near Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. At least two soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Urgun, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least two assailants and two police officers were killed while two assailants and two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2017: Assailants attacked an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) headquarters in Marivan, Kordestan, Iran. Two IRGC were killed and one officer was injured in the assault. The Zagros Eagles claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2017: Assailants attacked military forces in Al-Buq, Saada, Yemen. At least 20 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists.
03/19/2017: Assailants attacked Samad military base in Khorma, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 11 assailants and 12 soldiers were killed in the attack and ensuing clash. In addition, at least 17 soldiers were taken hostage in the attack. Five of the hostages were killed while the whereabouts of the remaining victims are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2017: Assailants attacked the Misrata TV office in Misrata, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of two related attacks targeting media outlets in Misrata on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2017: Assailants fired mortars at Mahattah neighborhood in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least six people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/19/2017: Assailants fired mortars at residential areas in Abar neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks in the area on the same day. At least four people were injured across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2017: Assailants fired mortars at residential areas in Mawsil al-Jadidah neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks in the area on the same day. At least four people were injured across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2017: Assailants from Afghanistan opened fire on a Pakistan Army checkpost in Khyber district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least three assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2017: Assailants shot and killed Ricardo Monlui, a journalist, in Yanga, Veracruz, Mexico. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/19/2017: Assailants threw a hand grenade at an elder's residence in Jowhar, Middle Shebelle, Somalia. At least two people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/19/2017: Assailants threw a hand grenade at Isaaq Mohamed's residence in Baidoa, Bay, Somalia. Mohamad, a prominent elder and electoral delegate, was not harmed, but three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/19/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers, raided Nabulus neighborhood in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. At least 17 assailants were killed as security forces repelled both assaults. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers, raided Risalah neighborhood in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. At least 17 assailants were killed as security forces repelled both assaults. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/19/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/19/2017: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/19/2017: Security forces discovered and destroyed 23 explosives-laden vehicles in western Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/ 2009: On Friday afternoon, in Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the vehicle of Brigadier Mohammed Nejeeb, the provincial police chief, in the Qadisiyah neighborhood, wounding one police officer and damaging one vehicle. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/20/1989: Unknown perpetrators set arson to a logging loader, which was operating on U.S. Forest Service land in the Blewett Pass area of the Wenatchee National Forest in Kittitas County, Washington in the United States.  The loader, which was destroyed, causing $300,000 in damages, was being used by Swiss Skyline Logging to log the Blewett Pass area.  The perpetrators also attempted to set arson to a front-end loader, but when the wood failed to ignite, the loader was damaged using a sledgehammer and cutting tool. There were no casualties in the incident.
03/20/1998: The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) attacked the Abungabung village in Basilan, Philippines. Eight people were injured and Richard Gaso and Danny Santos, two rubber plantation workers, were abducted during the attack and later killed.
03/20/1998: The Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA) threw a bomb into the Northern Bank in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The bomb did not explode and there were no casualties in this incident.
03/20/1999: A female suicide bomber attempted to detonate her device in Sirnak province, Turkey, but was arrested before she was successful. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was suspected in this attempt. The target of the attack was not identified in the reports.
03/20/1999: A suicide bomber wounded two police officers and a bystander as he approached a police station in Diyarbakir, Turkey. The Kurdistan Worker’s Party (PKK) was suspected of this attack.
03/20/1999: Four farmers had their throats slit at a fake police roadblock on the road between Frenda and Takhemert, in Tiaret province, Algeria. Armed Islamic militants were suspected of carrying out this attack, but a specific group was not identified.
03/20/1999: In a series of related incidents, explosives were used to attack a gas pipeline in Herault Department, southern France. The Comite d'Action Viticole claimed responsibility. There were no casualties reported.
03/20/1999: In a series of related incidents, explosives were used to attack a water supply pipe in Herault Department, southern France. The Comite d'Action Viticole claimed responsibility. There were no casualties reported.
03/20/1999: In a series of related incidents, explosives were used to attack the transmitter of a private radio station in Herault Department, southern France. The Comite d'Action Viticole claimed responsibility. There were no casualties reported.
03/20/1999: Three shopkeepers had their throats slit and their bodies mutilated in Ain Maabed, Algeria. Armed Islamic militants were suspected in this incident, but a specific group was not identified.
03/20/1999: Two soldiers were killed and seven were injured when suspected armed Islamic militants detonated a bomb as an Army patrol was passing in El Aouana, Algeria. Two Islamists were killed in the ensuing battle.
03/20/2000: In the Philippines, Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) rebels took more than 70 people hostage, many of them children from local schools. They demanded that the United States free Ramzi Yousef and Sheik Omar Abdel Rahmen. On April 19, 2000 ASG freed several hostages, but also beheaded two of the hostages, saying they would execute more captives for every negative statement by Philippine President Joseph Estrada. Around May 2, 2000, ASG released 20 hostages and the government unsuccessfully attempted to free the rest. Two hostages were killed due to the rescue attempt on May 3, 2000. Fifteen more hostages were freed on either the 4th or 5th of the month. Two more were killed on May 6th and another two were rescued on May 21, 2000. It was unclear whether this was the end of the incident or whether more hostages were being held.
03/20/2000: Three Israeli civilians were wounded, one of them seriously, when their taxi was fired upon near the Idnah checkpoint in Hebron, West Bank. The driver of the Israeli vehicle said the gunmen had opened fire from a car parked on the side of the road.
03/20/2000: Three people, two women and a man, were killed and one woman was kidnapped by an unidentified assailants in Dar Chouyoukh, Algeria. The Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) was suspected in this attack.
03/20/2001: Hidaya Sultan Al-Salem, editor-in-chief and owner of Al-Majalis magazine, was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in her car in Al-Surra, a suburb of Kuwait City, Kuwait. Unknown attackers fired six shots at her using a 9mm Beretta gun. Police later arrested four policemen, a Lieutenant Colonel and three lieutenants in connection with the murder. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2001: Suspected Basque militants shot and killed Socialist councilor and assistant mayor, Froilan Elespe, in Lasarte in northern Spain. Members of Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) were suspected of perpetrating the assassination, but no group claimed responsiblity for the attack.
03/20/2001: Suspected members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) shot at two Army helicopters carrying Indonesian Mines and Energy Minister, Purnomo Yusgiantoro, and his entourage as they were flying over Exxon Mobil's Lhoksukon oil field in Aceh Province, Indonesia. No casualties resulted from the attack and both helicopters were able to land safely. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2001: Three Chechen militiamen were injured in Gudermes, Chechnya, when their car was blown up by a land mine placed by suspected Chechen rebels. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2002: A car bomb exploded near the United States Embassy in Lima, Peru, that killed nine people, injured thirty-two, and caused heavy damage to the surrounding buildings and cars. The United States State Department reported no American casualties, injuries, or damage to the embassy’s infrastructure. No one officially claimed responsibility for the attack, but U.S. and Peruvian intelligence agencies suspected the involvement of the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso). It was believed that the bombing was meant to coincide with President Bush’s upcoming March 23, 2002 visit to Lima.
03/20/2002: A Palestinian suicide bomber detonated an explosive device on a crowded Israeli bus en route from Tel Aviv to Nazareth. The explosion occurred a little past 7 a.m. near the Israeli Arab town of Umm el-Fahm. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed direct responsibility for the attack and identified the assailant as twenty-four year old Rafat Abu Diyak from the West Bank city of Jenin. The attack killed seven and wounded twenty-nine. Of the seven killed, four were Israeli soldiers, two were Jewish Israeli civilians, and one civilian was not identified at the time. Of the twenty nine civilians wounded, fifteen were Arab citizens of Israel.
03/20/2002: Unidentified Chechen attackers killed three members of a family in the middle of Dudayev Boulevard in Grozny. A five-man task force arrived on the scene one hour after the attack occurred, during which an explosive device detonated nearby. All five men were injured; no fatalities were reported. Russian authorities claimed that the entire incident was premeditated and orchestrated by Chechen rebels, who used the killing of the family to lure Russian police officials to the detonation site. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/20/2003: A bomb exploded at a restaurant-bar in Ajaccio, on the island of Corsica, France. No one was injured and the perpetrators were unknown.
03/20/2003: A bomb, hidden in a drainage ditch, exploded in Kandahar, Afghanistan, injuring no one. Police found and defused a second bomb, blaming al-Qaida and the Taliban for both bombs.
03/20/2003: A Chinese fishing vessel was bombed and sunk, killing 14 fishermen on board and injuring one, off the Eastern Coast of Sri Lanka in a rocket attack by suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels. Nine other fisherman, including a Sri Lanka national, were rescued by another vessel nearby. The rebels denied the accusation.
03/20/2004: A motorbike exploded as an Indian convoy passed by near the town of Manasbal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The explosion killed two soldiers and wounded at least 40 civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2005: A car filled with explosives was detonated in front of one of the offices of the Interior Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq. Two civilians who were in the car at the time of the explosion were wounded in the incident. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2005: A petrol bomb was thrown into a home in Gunnell Hill in the Whitewell area of Belfast, Northern Ireland, but didn't cause any damage or injuries. The attack comes at the end of a weekend of sectarian disturbances in the area. The troubles may have been caused by the arrest and alleged assault of a 14-year-old from a loyalist area.
03/20/2005: A police officer walking to work in Samarra, Iraq, was attacked and killed by gunmen who opened fire on him from a vehicle. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2005: A Qassam rocket was fired from the Gaza Strip. Officials believe that the rocket landed near Sapir College near Sederot, Israel. No damage or injuries were reported. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2005: A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol exploded in Basra. One civilian was killed in the attack and one police officer wounded. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2005: A suicide bomber entered the Mosul, Iraq, police headquarters building using a fake identification and detonated his explosives killing of the head of the city’s anti-corruption department, Walid Kashmoula. Two other people were killed in the attack and two wounded. Al Qaeda in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2005: Four suspected Islamic Separatists bombed a park pavilion in Yala, Thailand injuring seven policemen. Four others were injured in the attack including two of the suspected perpetrators. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
03/20/2005: In Fallujah, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated his vehicle near a convoy of foreigners. Two Iraqi civilians were killed in the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2005: In Mosul, Iraq, gunmen opened fire on the funeral procession of Walid Kashmoula, the former head of Mosul’s anti-corruption department. Two people were killed. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2005: In Samarra, Iraq, police officers trying to gather the body of their colleague who was shot by insurgents on his way to work in Samarra came under fire from gunmen. Three police officers were injured in the attack and one was killed. Four gunmen who were later arrested. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2005: Insurgents blew up a municipal building in Baghdad, Iraq. The building was completely destroyed, but no injuries were reported in the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2005: Palestinians threw several Molotov cocktails at an Israeli vehicle that was traveling near Elon More in the West Bank of Palestine. No one was hurt and no damage was caused. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2005: Two Iraqi police officers were killed and one wounded when a roadside bomb targeting their patrol in Kirkuk exploded. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2005: Unknown perpetrators bombed an Army checkpoint on Charusathien Road in Thailand’s Joh I Rong (District) in Narathiwat Province. The bomb injured three soldiers and a boy. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2006: In Bhakundebesi Chhatrebas, Kabhre Palanchok District, Nepal, perpetrators and security forces exchanged gun fire. Tha altercation began when the security forces attempted to restore the drinking water supply that the prepetrators had cut off. Overall, 13 security officials were killed, and three others, including a civilian were wounded. No claim of responsibility was reported, but it was believed that the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)/United People's Front was responsible.
03/20/2006: Three Israeli settlers were killed by suicide bomber Mahmoud Masharka, a Palestinian, outside of the Israeli settlement of Kedumim in the West Bank, Palestine. Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade confirmed that Masharka was a member of one of their splinter groups in a unnamed refugee camp.
03/20/2007: A car bomb attack killed one person and wounded six in Mujamma al-Misham market in south Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/20/2007: A car bomb in a market in Al-Halabsah, Iraq, near Al-Fallujahh killed ‘scores’.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/20/2007: A car bomb killed three Iraqis and wounded seven near Baghdad’s Green Zone, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/20/2007: A UN convoy was hit by a roadside bomb and then fired upon Near Afgoye, about 30 Kilometers South of Mogadishu. Three of the police escorts were injured.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/20/2007: Eight people were wounded in gunfire at the Mogadishu, Somalia, home of Somali politician Mahmud Muhammad Ulusow.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/20/2007: Four people were killed and 21 wounded when a car bomb exploded in the Sheikh Omar industrial area of central Baghdad, Iraq, a security official said.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/20/2007: Insurgents detonated a car bomb across from a school in Baghdad, Iraq, killing two children and three civilians, after using the two children as decoys to get through the military checkpoint.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/20/2007: Insurgents set fire to a school in Yala province, Thailand. No one was reported injured or killed.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/20/2007: Seven people, including women and children, were killed and 20 wounded when several mortar rounds hit Baghdad’s southwest mixed district of Al-Shuhada, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/20/2007: Three people were killed and seven wounded when a car bomb exploded in the Karrada district in Baghdad, Iraq near the 14th of July bridge, a security official said.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/20/2007: Two civilians were injured in a car blast caused by a booby-trapped car which was parked near a mosque in al-Kamaliya neighborhood, in southeastern Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/20/2007: Two journalists were killed and two kidnapped in Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/20/2007: Two people were killed and six others wounded when a booby-trapped car exploded in the Al-Karradah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, on 20 March.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/20/2008:  A roadside bomb blast killed a NATO-led International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier in southern Afghanistan.
03/20/2008:  A small bomb hidden in a garbage bin exploded near a shrine in Mazar-i-Sharif during Afghan New Year festivities, injuring four people in Balkh province, Afghanistan.
03/20/2008:  A suicide bomber loyal to a Pro-Taliban commander named Maulvi Nazir rammed his explosives-laden car into a military vehicle outside Wana army base in Pakistan killing five soldiers and wounding eleven.
03/20/2008:  An Ethiopian military convoy from Mogadishu was hit by a mine attack in Lafoole, Somalia. There was an unknown amount of injuries, casualties and damage by the explosion that no one claimed.
03/20/2008:  Taliban members killed the highway police chief of northern Kunduz Province, Col Abdol Wadud, in an ambush and wounded his bodyguard in Pol-e Archi area in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan.
03/20/2008:  The Al-Quds Brigades claimed responsibility for firing a Quds rocket at Ashkelon, Israel.
03/20/2008:  The Al-Quds Brigades claimed responsibility for firing a Quds rocket at Sderot, Israel.
03/20/2008:  Three soldiers were killed when their mine-clearing truck hit a landmine planted by suspected Tuareg rebels in the Adrar des Iforas region of Mali.
03/20/2008:  Unknown gunmen kidnapped four Sudanese government drivers of the state water corporation in Um Tajok, Darfur and stole a drilling rig. It was not told if the kidnapped persons and drilling rig were returned.
03/20/2009: On Friday afternoon, Saudi Kasa was shot and killed by two suspected militants while riding home on his motorbike after praying at a mosque in his village in Yarang district.
03/20/2009: On Friday morning around 1000, in Qarzai Kotal, Qush Tepa, Jowzjan, Afghanistan, Taliban militants ambushed the district chief on his way to a party, killing seven police officers and four province officials, injuring four others, and damaging at least one vehicle. Four Taliban rebels involved in the ambush were arrested.
03/20/2009: On Friday, in Fallujah, al Anbar, Iraq, a suicide bomber, strapped with an explosive belt, blew himself up targeting the house of Sheikh Talib al-Hassnawi al-Issawi, a chieftain of the Albu Eissa tribe, in the Amiriyat al-Falluja area, killing one policeman and wounding two of the cheiftan's guards. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/20/2009: On Friday, in Lyon, France around mid-day, a male shooter attacked mothers with an air rifle while they were picking up their children near a kindergarten. The gunman also fired at one of the policemen who responded to the scene. A lead pellet was found at the scene that was used from a compressed air weapon and a manhunt has been launched for the gunman who escaped the scene. Ten people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
03/20/2010: On Saturday afternoon at 1558, in Athens, Attiki, Greece, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded at a bus station next to the wall of the Attiki Foreign Nationals-Migrants Directorate, damaging the immigration facility and the bus station but causing no casualties. An unidentified caller phoned a local newspaper and television station warning of the imminent explosion, while also reportedly providing information on the exact spot where the IED was planted. The Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire (Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei) claimed responsibility.
03/20/2010: On Saturday morning, in the Patissia district of Athens, Attiki, Greece, a bomb exploded outside the home of Anuar Ikmar, the chairman of the Greek-Pakistan friendship association. The explosion damaged the home and a parked vehicle but caused no casualties. Twenty minutes before the explosion, an unidentified caller phoned a local newspaper and television station to warn of the blast. The Conspiracy of the Cells of Fire (Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei) claimed responsibility.
03/20/2010: On Saturday night at 2300, in Bangkok, Krung Thep, Thailand, assailants fired a grenade at the Ministry of Defense (MoD) building in Soi Phang Phuthorn on Rajdamnoen Nok Avenue, wounding two people and damaging the government building. No group claimed responsibility.
03/20/2010: On Saturday night, in Buduguda village, Malkangiri District, Orissa, India, assailants fired upon and killed Nityanand Nag (50), suspecting him to be a police informer. In a banner put up nearby the body of the victim, the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) demanded that Operation Greenhunt be stopped. The Maoists also warned the villagers that all those acting as ''police informer'' would face the fate of Nag.
03/20/2010: On Saturday night, over 50 Communist Party of India-Maoists attacked Balipeta village in Koraput District, Orissa, India, and abducted Gokuli Panda and seven other villagers. The Maoists later released all the villagers except Panda. His mutilated body was found lying on the road in Narayanpatna on 03/21/2010. Several Maoist posters and leaflets accusing him to be a corrupt man and a police informer were recovered from the incident site.
03/20/2010: On Saturday, in Jharkhand, India, five government officials were abducted at gun point by more than five suspected Communist Party of India- Maoists (CPI-M) from the Palahia area in Latehar District. The victims were identified as ADM Shrawan Soya, PWD officer H. Bhengra, assistant engineer Adish Sayru Ram, dairy officer Vinod Sinha and driver Kiran Singh. According to police, the victims went to Palahia area in Latehar District to supervise works done under the National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme when they were kidnapped by suspected Naxalites but released hours after. The officials were freed five hours later. There was no claim of responsibility.
03/20/2010: On Saturday, in Kamarkhel area in Bara, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, a dozen armed men kidnapped six alleged robbers. The kidnapped persons were identified as Ajmeen, son of Nazeer, Usman, son of Khan Wazir, Meena Gul, son of Tor Ali, Masood, son of Sharif, Lal Muhammad, son of Mohsin Khel and Khan Wazir, son of Lal Akbar Ajmeen, of Orakzai Agency and the rest were residents of Kamarkhel area. The alleged thieves were involved in stealing of telephone cables, medicines, medical equipment and furniture from schools and dispensaries in the area for which the local people were blaming LI men. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Lashkar-e-Islam (LEI) was responsible. The status of the hostages is unknown.
03/20/2010: On Saturday, in the Al Karkh district of Baghdad, Iraq, five civilians were wounded by an improvised explosive device attack. Assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device attached to a passenger minibus in the central 'Alawi al Hillah neighborhood. The vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
03/20/2010: On Saturday, in the Lakaro area of Safi, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, destroying a medical clinic but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/20/2010: On Saturday, in the Safi area of Garbal district, Mohmand Agency, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, Pakistani Taliban militants detonated an improvised explosive device at Rahim Gul Primary School, a girl's school. No casualties were reported in the attack but the building was completely destroyed. No group claimed responsibility.
03/20/2011: On Sunday evening at 1830, in Prokhladny, Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, unknown militants detonated an improvised explosive device near a central market, wounding one civilian and causing an unknown amount of property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2011: On Sunday morning, on Tape Road behind Ghora Hospital in the Lower Mall police area of Data Burbar, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, three unidentified militants shot and killed two police officers. The victims were identified as Abdul Razaq and Sajjad Hussain. The militants also took the officers’ sub machine gun and identity cards. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/20/2011: On Sunday, in Al Busleibi, eastern al-Dalouiya neighborhood, Diyala, Iraq, an unknown suicide bomber detonated his improvised explosive device in front of the house of Talib al-Ubaydi, an Awakening Council commander. Al-Ubaydi, his two wives, two sons and daughter were killed in the blast. The blast also caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
03/20/2011: On Sunday, in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen in a speeding car shot and wounded an engineer working for the Electricity Ministry, Abdul-Ridha Hussein, while he was driving his car. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/20/2011: On Sunday, in Jabti-Khandi village in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India, around 20 to 25 unidentified militants took Keju Damaji Ichami from his house to a nearby forest and killed him using sharp weapons. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
03/20/2011: On Sunday, in Jos, Plateau, Nigeria, two unknown militants were killed when an improvised explosive device the militants were carrying on a motorcycle prematurely detonated. It was believed that the militants were going to target a nearby church. The motorcycle was damaged and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2011: On Sunday, in Kodakhori village in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India, three armed militants entered into a house and shot and killed Sampat Vyas, a local trader. He was killed after being accused of being a police informer. Police recovered leaflets left at the incident site by Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) claiming responsibility.
03/20/2011: On Sunday, in the Talibiya area, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen shot and wounded Lieutenant Adil Ramiz Anwar, from the Embassy's Protection office. No group claimed responsibility.
03/20/2011: On Sunday, in the Wattar area in Nowshera, Khyber Paktunkhwa, Pakistan, a remote controlled improvised explosive device detonated near railway tracks. No casualties were reported, but around 30 feet of the track was damaged and windowpanes of nearby houses were shattered. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/20/2011: On Sunday, in the Zayouna neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen in a speeding car shot and killed Jamal Abdullah, the Oil Ministry Director-General for Marketing near his car. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/20/2011: On Sunday, near the Moussa al-Kadhim Mosque, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen shot and killed an Interior Ministry Colonel Abdul-Karim Chiad. No group claimed responsibility.
03/20/2011: On Sunday, on Burns Road near Fresco Chowk in Karachi, Pakistan, unidentified militants threw a hand-grenade at the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) office. The grenade failed to explode, causing no casualties or damages. Soon after the incident, workers and supporters of the MQM took to the streets and staged protests against the failure of law and order situation. They burned tires on Burns Road and blocked traffic. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/20/2011: On Sunday, on Kurram Agency Highway in Kotki village, Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified militants opened fire on a passenger bus. At least eight tribesmen were injured in the attack. Some of the injured were identified as Mazahir Ali, Jawad Ali, Iran Ali, Ali Askar, Muhammad Shoaib, Mujahid Hussain, Sher Alam and Gohar Ali. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/20/2011: On Sunday, on Palestine Street, in the Bab al-Muadham area, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen in a speeding car shot and wounded Major General Ahmed Obeidi, head of the 6th Iraqi Army Division. An unknown number of the General's guards were wounded as well. The general died in the hospital on 03/22/2011. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/20/2012: A car bomb detonated near an Iraqi army patrol in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and at least 27 others injured. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks across Iraq on this day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/20/2012: A gunman on a motorcycle shot and killed a former village chief in Dungon town, Iloilo province, Philippines. No further information is available.
03/20/2012: A military vehicle struck an explosive device in Sangin District, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One soldier and two civilians were injured. No further information is available.
03/20/2012: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle struck an explosive device in an unknown location in Helmand province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported, and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/20/2012: A police vehicle struck an explosive device in Greshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One officer was killed, and two other officers and a civilian were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/20/2012: A suicide bomber in a car detonated their explosive devices outside the Foreign Ministry building in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people, including the bomber, were killed, and eight others were wounded in the blast. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks across Iraq on this day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/20/2012: A suicide bomber in a car detonated their explosives at a transportation terminal near the Foreign Ministry in Karkh area, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Six people were killed and 28 injured. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks across Iraq on this day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/20/2012: A suicide bomber in a car detonated their explosives in Daraa governorate, Syria. An unknown number of security forces and civilians were killed. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/20/2012: A suicide bomber in a car detonated their explosives near a coffee shop in Hilla city, Babil governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and 31 injured. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks across Iraq on this day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/20/2012: An explosive device attached to a car detonated in Mahmudiya city, Babil governorate, Iraq. The blast, which targeted a police patrol, killed three people and wounded 12 others. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks across Iraq on this day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that they were designed to expose the weakness and incompetence of the current Iraqi government.
03/20/2012: An explosive device attached to a judge's car detonated in Hilla city, Babil governorate, Iraq. The judge was killed. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks across Iraq on this day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that they were designed to expose the weakness and incompetence of the current Iraqi government.
03/20/2012: An explosive device detonated in Al Dhuluiyah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Ten people were wounded in the blast. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks across Iraq on this day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/20/2012: An explosive device detonated in Yarang district, Pattani province, Thailand. Authorities suspected that the explosion was targeting a group of paramilitary rangers, but it instead struck a group of students. One student was killed and four others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/20/2012: An explosive device in a rickshaw detonated in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack, and two police officers and two civilians were wounded. Police vehicles were also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/20/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a public location in Karbala city, Karbala governorate, Iraq. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks across Iraq on this day and the first of two attacks at this location. Thirteen people were killed and 48 wounded in both blasts. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for these incidents.
03/20/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a public location in Karbala city, Karbala governorate, Iraq. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks across Iraq on this day and the second of two attacks at this location. This incident targeted emergency crews who were at the scene attending to victims of the first explosion. Thirteen people were killed and 48 wounded in both blasts. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for these incidents, stating that they were designed to expose the weakness and incompetence of the current Iraqi government.
03/20/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated on a main street in Daquq city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Six people were killed and 10 wounded. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks across Iraq on this day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/20/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated on the main street of Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three people were injured. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks across Iraq on this day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/20/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of a police building in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks across Iraq on this day and the first of two attacks at this location. Thirteen people were killed and 42 people were injured across both blasts. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/20/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of a police building in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks across Iraq on this day and the second of two attacks at this location. Thirteen people were killed and 42 people were injured across both blasts. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/20/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of a school in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four teachers were wounded. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks across Iraq on this day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/20/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle targeted a police patrol in Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Eight civilians were injured. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks across Iraq on this day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/20/2012: Assailants abducted six health workers in Patikul district, Sulu province, Philippines. Five of the victims were released after an hour, and the sixth was released the next day. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, authorities attributed it to Abu Sayyaf.
03/20/2012: Assailants abducted three people, including Haokholal Hangshing, from his residence in Imphal, Manipur, India. Hangshing, the Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council vice chair, was free as of March 25, 2017. The fate of the remaining two hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kuki National Front (Presidium) (KNF-Presidium).
03/20/2012: Assailants attacked a convoy of five public transportation vehicles in Bignona town, Ziguinchor region, Senegal. There were no casualties, but the assailants warned passengers not to vote in the upcoming elections. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance.
03/20/2012: Assailants cut cable wires in an unknown location in Sindh province, Pakistan. When technicians were sent to repair the wires, the assailants threatened them with physical violence. This attack followed the network receiving complaints from a political party regarding inadequate coverage. There were no casualties reported, and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/20/2012: Assailants set fire to a bank in Tudun Wada area, Kano state, Nigeria. This was one of three related attacks in this area on this day, across which nine attackers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed the it to Boko Haram.
03/20/2012: Assailants set fire to the Block Development Office in Bishnupur town, Manipur state, India. The building was damaged, but there were no casualties. No further information is available.
03/20/2012: At least one explosive device detonated at a police officer's home in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The officer's wife was killed, and their child was wounded. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks across Iraq on this day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/20/2012: Four explosive devices detonated under electricity towers in an unknown location in Kirkuk, Iraq. Two towers were damaged. No other information is available.
03/20/2012: Gunmen attacked police guarding a church in Harithiya area, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. A clash ensued, in which three officers were killed. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks across Iraq on this day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/20/2012: Gunmen attacked police headquarters in Tudun Wada area, Kano state, Nigeria. This was one of three related attacks in this area on this day, across which nine attackers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to Boko Haram.
03/20/2012: Gunmen attacked the home of a Levies Force official in Jerab village, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The attackers shot Naib Subedar Lalmin Khan, the official, when he resisted them and then proceeded to kidnap his nephew, Imran. No group claimed responsibility for this attack, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
03/20/2012: Gunmen attacked the home of a senior police officer in Tudun Wada area, Kano State, Nigeria. This was one of three related attacks in this area on this day, across which nine attackers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to Boko Haram.
03/20/2012: Gunmen shot and killed Kakar Khan, a local shura member, in Qalat town, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Taliban spokesperson Qari Muhammad Yousaf Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that Khan was targeted because he was an intelligence worker. Government officials rejected this claim.
03/20/2012: Gunmen shot at the Geo News office in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. This attack followed the network receiving complaints from a political party regarding inadequate coverage. No casualties were reported, and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/20/2012: Gunmen snuck into an army barracks and attacked soldiers in Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. Three soldiers were killed and two others injured. Security officials attributed the attack to both the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen) and Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), but no group claimed responsibility.
03/20/2012: Two gunmen on a motorbike shot at a group of people playing cards in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. One police officer and two civilians were killed. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to Boko Haram.
03/20/2013: A fuel truck rigged with explosives detonated near a hotel used by the United Nations Special Envoy to Syria in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least three people were wounded in the blast. The Ahfad Al Rasoul Brigade, a subgroup of the Free Syria Army, claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was meant to target the Syrian regime's central security command.
03/20/2013: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle struck a land mine in the Qala Amo area, Ghazni, Afghanistan. One Polish soldier was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Kuchlak town, Balochistan, Pakistan. One civilian was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2013: A roadside bomb struck a patrol of Afghan Border Police (ABP) officers in Sara Chahan area of Shorabak district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Two ABP officers were killed and one officer was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2013: A rocket-propelled grenade struck the Islah Party headquarters in Hajja city, Hajja governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, the building was badly damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2013: A suicide bomber in a vehicle detonated at a military checkpoint near the airport in Timbuktu city, Timbuktu region, Mali. In addition to the bomber, one soldier was killed and at least two more soldiers were injured in the blast. Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2013: An explosive device attached to an election candidate's car detonated south of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Fadhil al-Hadidi was injured in the blast and his car was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Bostan area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2013: An explosive device was discovered outside of a library in the Kartal district of Istanbul city, Istanbul, Turkey. The device was safely defused without causing injury. No group claimed responsibility for the unsuccessful incident.
03/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Maysaloun Square, Zayona neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad, Iraq. Two civilians were killed in the blast and another four were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2013: Assailants attacked Dr. Rajkumar Patil with a baseball bat in Gol Masjid area, Mumbai city, Maharashtra state, India. Dr. Patil, the joint director of the Bombay Hospital, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2013: Assailants attacked Mavo village in Wase Local Government Area of Plateau, Nigeria. At least nine people were killed and another 20 people were injured in the fighting that ensued between the perpetrators and residents of the village. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect that the attack was perpetrated by members of the Tarok tribe and was in retaliation for the killing of one of their tribe's members by Fulani herdsmen on March 17, 2013.
03/20/2013: Assailants attacked three telephone towers in Tayacaja district, Huancavelica region, Peru. No injuries were reported; however, the towers were damaged by the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however sources suspected Shining Path (SL) of the attack.
03/20/2013: Assailants detonated dynamite at the Orioke oil pipeline in Ughelli town, Delta state, Nigeria. There were no reported injuries, although the blast caused a fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials believe that the assailants were seeking to be included in an amnesty process.
03/20/2013: Assailants on motorcycles open fire on a police informer in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The informer, Noor Muhammad, was killed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2013: Assailants on motorcycles opened fire on Maria Luz Gabuant in Barangay Ballang, Cagayan province, Philippines. Gabuant, a barangay councilor, was killed in the attack and her husband was injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2013: Assailants opened fire on a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) member in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The member, who police believe was targeted for his political affiliation, was killed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2013: Assailants opened fire on Jaime Napoleon Jarquin Duarte in Ciudad Pedro de Alvarado, Jutiapa, Guatemala. Jarquin was a journalist with the Nuestro Diario newspaper and was active in local politics; he was killed in the attack and two of his companions were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2013: Assailants opened fire on Tharwi Koraz al-Shamarri as he was leaving a mosque east of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Shamarri was the deputy Ulama chair and a former military general; he was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2013: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Sheikh Bajash Mahmud al-Shar'abi in an unknown location in Yemen. Al-Shar'abi, a member with the Standing Committee of the General People's Congress (GPC), was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2013: Security officers seized a vehicle rigged with explosives at a checkpoint in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah district, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspect the involvement of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/20/2013: Two assailants opened fire on a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) member at his mechanic shop in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The member, who police believe was targeted for his political affiliation, was killed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2013: Two masked assailants on motorcycles opened fire on a senior police officer in Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. The officer was not injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: A land mine detonated at a restaurant in Buurdhuubo city, Gedo region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved in the attack.
03/20/2014: An assailant attempted to attack a military checkpoint in Zalhatah village, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: An explosive device detonated at a cafe in Madain district, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and 12 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: An explosive device detonated at a market in Ngurosoya village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 32 people were killed and several others were wounded in the blast. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Al-Mahruq junction, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Al-Ta'mim neighborhood, Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Al-Aksah area, Ishaqi district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Four police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near the convoy of Colonel Khalid Hamad in Ishaqi district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Hamad, the local chief of police, was unharmed; however, four people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Nasir al-Alawani in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Al-Alawani, a Sahwa Council leader, was killed in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: An explosive device planted in a vehicle was discovered and safely defused near a police headquarters in Mombasa city, Mombasa province, Kenya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/20/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated along with two other explosive devices outside a police station and suicide bombers stormed the station in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to seven assailants, 11 people were killed and 15 others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated among civilians in Hussein neighborhood, Tuz Khormato town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Twelve people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a liquor store in Al-Shallat area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. A member of the Peshmerga forces was killed and three other people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants attacked K. Richard and drew a swastika on his chest in Paris city, Ile-de-France region, France. Richard, a Jewish teacher, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants attacked military forces in Sayidati al-Jamilah area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants attempted to plant explosive devices near a market in Latifiyah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. Two assailants were killed and two others were wounded by authorities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at the campaign office of Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai in Qudusabad area, Islamqala town, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three attacks on campaign offices in Herat province on March 20, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a government employee of Al-Hadr Company of the Ministry of Industry in Al-Ithah village, Shirqat district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The employee was killed and his son was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military surveillance tower at the Al-Yarmuk Junction in Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Buhriz town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a restaurant in the Serena Hotel in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least 13 people, including a dual Bangladeshi-United States (US) citizen, a journalist, and four assailants, were killed and six others were wounded in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on Anwar Jafri near the Coast Guard roundabout in Korangi neighborhood, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Jafri, a Crime Branch sub-inspector, was killed and a civilian was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ-Pakistan). In addition, two Lashkar-e-Jhangvi members were also arrested in connection with the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on Ismail Jan in Doaba area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Jan, a tribal elder, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on security forces along the highway outside of Ulukisla town, Nigde province, Turkey. Three people, including a soldier, a police officer and a civilian truck driver, were killed and six others, including four assailants, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on soldiers guarding an electronic polling cards center in Yarmuk neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Sabhan al-Jaburi in Asasirah village, Kirkuk, Iraq. Al-Jaburi, a village mayor, and his son were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on tribal elders in Haskah Menah district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The elders were returning following negotiations with the Taliban for the release of Independent Election Commission (IEC) workers. Four tribal elders were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants set fire to buildings at Al Fashir University in Al-Fashir city, North Darfur state, Sudan. There were no reported casualties; however, an office and three university vehicles were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants stormed the campaign office of Abdul Rab Rassoul Sayyaf in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three attacks on campaign offices in Herat province on March 20, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants stormed the campaign office of Abdullah Abdullah in Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three attacks on campaign offices in Herat province on March 20, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants threw a grenade in front of a police precinct building in Tondo neighborhood, Manila city, Metropolitan Manila province, Philippines. Three people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at Maulana Abdur Rahman Farooqi in Chowk Nasir Khan suburb, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Farooqi, an Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) leader, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the office of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited (PTCL) building in Khuzdar town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Assailants threw incendiary devices at a traffic unit building in Helwan city, Cairo governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties; however, several vehicles were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Muslim Brotherhood.
03/20/2014: Explosive devices detonated, targeting two vehicles belonging to Libya TV, in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. There were no reported casualties; however the two vehicles were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2014: Three explosive devices, planted in a culvert, were discovered and safely defused in Giridih district, Jharkhand state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/20/2015: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosive device near a mosque in Saada city, Saada governorate, Yemen. The bomber was killed in the attack. The Sanaa Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at Al Badr mosque, Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. This was one of four related attacks in Sanaa on the same day. Across all attacks, 158 people were killed and 350 were injured. The Sanaa Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device targeting Huthi worshippers at Al Hashoosh mosque, Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. This was one of four related attacks in Sanaa on the same day. Across all attacks, 158 people were killed and 350 were injured. The Sanaa Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a Nowruz Celebration in Al-Mufti neighborhood, Hasakah city, Al Hasakah governorate, Syria. This was one of two explosions targeting celebrations in Al-Mufti on the same day. In addition to the bomber, at least 49 people were killed and 177 others were wounded in the blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/20/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting Huthi worshippers escaping from a previous bombing at Al Hashoosh mosque, Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. This was one of four related attacks in Sanaa on the same day. Across all attacks, 158 people were killed and 350 were injured. The Sanaa Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: A suicide bomber on an explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a Pakistan Rangers patrol vehicle in Shahrah Noor Jahan area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. In addition to the bomber, three Rangers were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
03/20/2015: An assailant armed with explosive devices and incendiary devices attempted to carry out an attack in Jatrabari neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. The assailant was apprehended by police before successfully carrying out the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
03/20/2015: An assailant attacked a Transportation Security Administration (TSA) checkpoint at the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. The assailant was killed and two TSA agents were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to an individual, identified as Richard White.
03/20/2015: An explosive device detonated in Abu Disheer area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: An explosive device detonated in Azimpur neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: An explosive device detonated near a car wash in Sayidiyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Saba al-Bor area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Nowruz Celebration in Al-Mufti neighborhood, Hasakah city, Al Hasakah governorate, Syria. This was one of two explosions targeting celebrations in Al-Mufti on the same day. At least 49 people were killed and 177 others were wounded in the blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/20/2015: An explosive device detonated near a produce market in Abu Disheer area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and seven civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: An explosive device detonated near an electrician's vehicle near Svitlodarsk area, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. Two people were killed and one was wounded in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: An explosive device detonated near electricians between Horlivka and Svitlodarsk towns, Horlivka district, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. Two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: An explosive device planted on a motorcycle detonated outside of a Shia mosque in Aram Bagh area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Two people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Balrampur district, Uttar Pradesh state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: Assailants abducted a British journalist at an unknown location in Yemen. The journalist was released on September 20, 2015. Huthis claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: Assailants attacked a Central Security Forces (CSF) convoy carrying the Aden city chief along the Lahij-Taizz road, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. The chief, General Abdel Hafedh al-Sakkaf, was unharmed; however, four others were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: Assailants attacked a Frontier Constabulary (FC) checkpost in Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One FC officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: Assailants attacked a Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) checkpoint in Homs governorate, Syria. At least 20 soldiers were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the incident. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2015: Assailants attacked a Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) checkpoint in Sheikh Hilal, Hama governorate, Syria. At least 62 soldiers were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the incident. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2015: Assailants attacked an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Jicibow area, Hiiraan region, Somalia. The incident resulted in an unknown number of casualties. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2015: Assailants attacked Dujaylah town, north of Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least three volunteer fighters were killed and seven other fighters were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, at least 24 assailants were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/20/2015: Assailants attacked intelligence offices in Lahij area, Lahij governorate, Yemen. This was one of two attacks in the same area on this date in an attempt to take over the city. At least 20 soldiers were killed, 40 were wounded, and 20 were kidnapped across both attacks. The hostages were executed soon afterward. The Lahij Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources also attributed the attacks to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/20/2015: Assailants attacked the convoy of a district commissioner in Kharan district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Three people, including an assailant and two Levies officials, were killed and at least two others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the incident was carried out by Baloch nationalists.
03/20/2015: Assailants fired a projectile at a civilian vehicle in Leithi neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of either Ansar al-Sharia (Libya) or the Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
03/20/2015: Assailants fired a projectile at a residence in Fuwayhat neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. One civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of either Ansar al-Sharia (Libya) or the Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
03/20/2015: Assailants fired mortars at police checkposts in Wata Pur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One of the projectiles struck a house, killing two children and wounding five. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at Armed Forces of Ukraine Anti-Terrorist Operation soldiers in Krasnohorivka town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at Armed Forces of Ukraine Anti-Terrorist Operation soldiers in Pisky town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: Assailants hijacked a vehicle and then stormed a police station in Kathua area, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. At least five police officers were taken hostage in the attack. At least seven people, including police officers, assailants, and a civilian driver, were killed and 10 others were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
03/20/2015: Assailants launched an airstrike on the Presidential Palace in Masheeq neighborhood, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2015: Assailants set fire to a governmental land office in Ullapara upazila, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2016: A grenade was discovered and defused at a masjid in Naibugh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2016: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Bayaa area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2016: An explosive device detonated in Benembengan, Basilan province, Philippines. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
03/20/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Taji, Saladin, Iraq. Two people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2016: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Obaydi area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2016: An explosive device detonated near an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) vehicle in Mahawan-hawan, Camarines Norte, Philippines. At least six people, four soldiers and two civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/20/2016: An explosive device detonated near an Indian Police Service (IPS) vehicle in Bokchung, Meghalaya, India. A civilian driver was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Garo National Liberation Army.
03/20/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Shuala area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2016: An explosive device detonated near the Ar Rashid produce store in Abu Disheer area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Garasweyne, Bakool, Somalia. The device was thought to be targeting Somali National Army (SNA) commanders. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/20/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Sumisip district, Basilan, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2016: Assailants abducted a National Police of Colombia officer between Tiquisio and Rio Viejo in Bolivar, Colombia. The hostage was released unharmed on April 2, 2016. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2016: Assailants attacked a police post along Farah-Kandahar highway near Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. A police officer and three assailants were killed and an unknown number of officers were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan security forces in Farah Rud, Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. A soldier and two assailants were killed and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/20/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkposts in Dusang, Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the district on the same day. An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier and five assailants were killed in the ensuing clashes that lasted until March 22, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/20/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkposts in Hoshi, Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the district on the same day. An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier and five assailants were killed in the ensuing clashes that lasted until March 22, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/20/2016: Assailants attacked Philippine Army (PA) soldiers in Cabengbeng, Basilan, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2016: Assailants attacked security members in the Himreen mountains, Saladin, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing 15 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/20/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel in Shewan, Bala Buluk district, Farah, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and five soldiers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2016: Assailants fired a grenade that landed and detonated in Tumahubong, Basilan, Philippines. At least one Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at the governmental compound in Hazm, Al Jawf, Yemen. At least four bodyguards of Governor Shaykh Husayn al-'Awadi were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
03/20/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated along Sittah wa 'Ishrin Sibtambir Street in Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. This was one of two projectile attacks in Taizz on the same day. At least 26 people were killed and 60 others were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthi extremists.
03/20/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Wadi al Qadi neighborhood, Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. This was one of two projectile attacks in Taizz on the same day. At least 26 people were killed and 60 others were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthi extremists.
03/20/2016: Assailants opened fire in Banquerohan, Negros Occidental, Philippines. At least two assailants were killed and three others were injured in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the New People's Army (NPA).
03/20/2016: Assailants opened fire on a civilian bus near Bulo Marer, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. At least five people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Somali National Army (SNA) base in Lantabur, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. At least 34 soldiers were killed and 23 others were injured in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2016: Assailants opened fire on Father Vincent Machozi in Butembo, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Father Machozi, a priest who is known for his comments regarding genocide in the country, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2016: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Tarek area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2016: Assailants threw incendiary devices at the residence of Ibrahim Dawabsheh in Duma, West Bank. At least two people, Dawabsheh, a key witness for a July arson incident in Duma, and his wife, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected that the attack was carried out by Israeli settlers.
03/20/2016: Three suicide bombers attacked the district building in Haqlaniyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. One assailant detonated and the other two were killed by security force members. In addition to the assailants, at least one police officer was killed and three officers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a National Directorate of Security (NDS) base in Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least six NDS members were killed and seven members were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2017: An assailant stabbed Timothy Caughman with a sword in Chelsea neighborhood, New York City, United States. Caughman, an African-American civilian, was killed in the attack. James Harris Jackson, a white extremist, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that he targeted Caughman in order to persuade white women against interracial relationships.
03/20/2017: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire targeting a military vehicle in Wardak, Afghanistan. Five assailants and three soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/20/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Taji, Saladin, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Radhwaniyah, Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Three people were killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. At least nine people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
03/20/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting families fleeing the area in western Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least five people were killed and 15 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2017: An explosive device planted under a civilian vehicle detonated in Furat neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle was killed and a passenger was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a market in Amil neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least 27 people were killed and 45 people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2017: Assailants abducted 25 people in Djemah district, Haut-Mbomou, Central African Republic. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
03/20/2017: Assailants abducted and killed six police officers in Bab al-Jadid neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2017: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Kandaharian, Takhar, Afghanistan. An unknown number of assailants were killed and the district director of the National Security Department and his bodyguard were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/20/2017: Assailants attacked military positions in Seyar, Taizz, Yemen. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this date. At least 11 assailants and three soldiers were killed in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Houthi extremists.
03/20/2017: Assailants detonated explosive devices at a residential building in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties, though the building was destroyed in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
03/20/2017: Assailants fired a missile targeting Jazan, Saudi Arabia, from an unknown location in Yemen. There were no reported casualties as the missile was intercepted by coalition air defense forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists.
03/20/2017: Assailants fired a rocket at a tube well in Tarkho, Mamond subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2017: Assailants opened fire at a market in Zaki Biam, Benue, Nigeria. At least 73 people were killed, an unknown number of people were injured, and several houses were set on fire during the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, residents attributed the attack to Fulani extremists, which police officials denied.
03/20/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military detachment in Balingasag, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two attacks targeting military forces in Misamis Oriental on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/20/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military detachment in Gingoog, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two attacks targeting military forces in Misamis Oriental on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/20/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military detachment in Quezon, Bukidnon, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/20/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military detachment near Nassoumbou, Sahel, Burkina Faso. At least one soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Somali National Army (SNA) base near Daynunay, Bay, Somalia. At least seven assailants and an unknown number of soldiers were killed in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2017: Assailants opened fire on Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) personnel in Hinalaan, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. At least six assailants and one soldier were killed and 11 assailants and eight soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2017: Assailants opened fire on the Ministry of Defense headquarters in Mogadishu, Somalia. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, at least two people were injured in the ensuing clash with security forces. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2017: Assailants publicly executed Osman Dini Ali, a traditional elder, in Awdheegle, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim was killed for participating in Somalia's parliamentary election in December 2016.
03/20/2017: Assailants set fire to equipment at a pineapple plantation in Patpat, Bukidnon, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/20/2017: Assailants shot and killed Muheydin Amadi, a clan elder and electoral delegate, in Yaqshid neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. Jabha East Africa claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources also attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/20/2017: Assailants stabbed and injured a Sufi spiritual leader at a mosque in Paindong, Chittagong, Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2017: Assailants stabbed and killed Muhammad Riyaz, a madrassa teacher, at a mosque in Choori, Kerala, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/20/2017: Eight explosives-laden packages were discovered and defused at a postal sorting center in Kryoneri, Attica, Greece. The packages were intended to target prominent European economic officials. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Conspiracy of Cells of Fire. In addition, sources suspected the involvement of the Revolutionary Struggle.
03/20/2017: Four assailants shot and killed Arman Matutina, a former New People's Army (NPA) member, in Buenavista, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Matutina of working with politicians and sabotaging agriculture reform.
03/20/2017: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber in Husseiniyah, Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/20/2017: Two assailants threw an explosive device at Israeli Border Police personnel near Jalame, West Bank. There were no reported casualties as the device failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/1974: Unknown perpetrator(s) bombed an unoccupied police department in Folcroft, Pennsylvania, in the Untied States, causing $5000 in damage. There were no casualties.
03/21/1977: A bomb exploded at the headquarters office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation in  Manhattan, New York, in the United States, and members of the Armed Forces for National Liberation (FALN) claimed the attack.  The FBI office on the sixth floor of the building was not damaged, but the drugstore that occupied the ground floor was damaged. Additionally, one passerby was cut on the arm by a shard of flying glass from the explosion. This incident occurred in conjunction with the bombing of the American Bank Note currency printing plant in the Bronx, also claimed by FALN on this day (197703210004).
03/21/1998: Four members of the Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) shot and killed Jorge Munante, a union leader in Lima, Peru. His daughter was also injured during this attack.
03/21/1998: The Sunni Islamic extremist group Sipah-e-Sahabah attacked a group of Shi'ites while they were celebrating the Persian New Year in Hangu, Pakistan's crowded bazaar. Nine people were killed and another nine were injured in the attack.
03/21/1999: A thirteen-year-old boy was beaten with baseball bats in Newtownards, Northern Ireland. He was threatened with a handgun and told to leave the country within 24 hours by an unknown number of masked men. It was suspected to be a paramilitary punishment attack, but no group claimed responsibility.
03/21/1999: Luis Toh, a Chinese-Filipino businessman, was reportedly abducted by ten unidentified men in Margosatubig, Philippines. The attackers were armed with automatic weapons and handguns and engaged in a gun battle with the police who responded to the attack. One policeman and eight civilians were wounded in the battle. The government suspected either the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) or the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) in this incident. The family received a ransom note demanding 5 million Philippine Pesos (approximately $128,000) for his release.
03/21/1999: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) used rocket propelled grenades and a claymore mine to attack Sri Lankan Army soldiers in Madukulam, Sri Lanka. Seven soldiers were killed and 15 were wounded in this incident.
03/21/1999: The People's Liberation Army of Kurdistan (ARGK) claimed responsibility for a bomb that targeted an oil pipeline in Mardin Province, Turkey. This attack caused a section of the pipeline from Iraq to be blocked for a day.
03/21/1999: The People's Liberation Army of Kurdistan (ARGK) Metropolitan Revenge Brigade claimed responsibility for a bomb attack in Van, Turkey. There were no casualties, but the bomb destroyed a power transformer and damaged an administration building.
03/21/1999: The President of the Chechen Republic, Aslan Maskhadov, was the target of a powerful bomb along his motorcade route in Grozny, Chechnya. Maskhadov was not hurt, but his bodyguards and a number of bystanders were injured. The device was made of two anti-tank shells attached to a directional land mine, and was detonated by remote control. According to the reports, an unnamed obscure Wahhabite group claimed responsibility, with ties to Al-Qaida strongly suspected. The name of the group was not given, but Osama Bin Laden or the Jordanian Chechnya field commander 'Hattab' were thought to be the masterminds.
03/21/1999: The residence of Vincent McKenna, the spokesman for Families Against Intimidation and Terror, was the site of an attempted attack in Belfast, Northern Ireland. The Irish Republican Army (IRA) was suspected of planting a bomb, which was discovered and dismantled by police authorities.
03/21/2000: A home-made device exploded at the home of the parents of a 'El Correo' Newspaper journalist in Bilbao, Spain. No one was injured in the attack.
03/21/2000: About 30-40 unidentified Muslim militants massacred 35 Sikhs in Chadisinghpoora, India. Militants marched civilians from their houses and gathered them in the center of the village where they separated women and opened fire on the men. Some 34 Sikhs aged between 18 and 40 died in the attack, and one person was critically injured. In arrests which followed the attack the Indian government blamed Lashkar-e Taiba and the Hizb-ul-Mujahidin (HM)organizations for carrying out the attack.
03/21/2001: A pyrotechnic device exploded near the center of Vitoria, Spain, badly damaging a national policeman’s car and starting a fire. The attack did not result in any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2001: Suspected Albanian extremists kidnapped Sergeants Milija Bjelojica and Sasa Bulatovic, two members of the joint security forces, on the road between Bujanovac and Veliki Trnovac, Serbia and Montenegro. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
03/21/2001: Two armed and masked gunmen broke into the home of Patrick Moorehouse at 10:00pm in the Ferndale Park neighborhood of Wexford, Leinster province, Ireland, and shot him in both kneecaps in front of his family.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident, although neighbors and authorities speculated that it might have been gang members who mistook Moorehouse for the person they were really looking for.  Moorehouse survived the attack and police were investigating.
03/21/2001: Two Macedonian police agents were killed in Skopje, Macedonia. Ethnic Albanians were suspected in the shootings because the armed group had opened fire on the police patrol in a part of Skopje that was a neighborhood with a majority Albanian population. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting.”
03/21/2002: A Palestinian suicide bomber detonated an explosive device on King George Street in downtown Jerusalem that killed three Israeli civilians and wounded approximately sixty more. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack and identified the assailant as twenty-two year old Mohammed Hashaika, from the Talusa village near the West Bank city of Nablus.
03/21/2003: Chechen Rebels (non-specific) badly damaged a polling station in the Chechen village of Mesker-Yurt, Russia, just days ahead of a constitutional referendum vote.
03/21/2003: Four gas canisters were set on fire at the entrance of Citibank in Cholargos, Greece, in the early morning. Firemen were able to put out the fire quickly and no injuries or damage resulted. The War That Was Never Declared claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2003: Rebels from the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (NLA) attacked the main square in Ricaurte, Colombia by firing explosive-filled gas cylinders and causing fires. A policeman and one civilian were injured. The city hall and police headquarters were destroyed, while nearby homes were damaged.
03/21/2003: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail into a McDonald's restaurant in Oslo, Norway, causing limited damage and no injuries. A note at the scene said the attack was a protest against the Iraq war.
03/21/2003: Unknown perpetrators threw hand grenades at police station number four in Lakrishte Neighborhood in Pristina, Kosovo. Another police station was also attacked. The blasts broke windows at both stations and damaged at least one U.N. police car. Officials, however, believed that this is an ordinary crime, and not a political crime.
03/21/2003: Unknown perpetrators threw hand grenades at police station number two in Muhaxhers' Neighborhood in Pristina, Kosovo. Another police station was also attacked. The blasts broke windows at both stations and damaged at least one U.N. police car. Officials, however, believed that this is an ordinary crime, and not a political crime.
03/21/2004: Afghan Aviation Minister, Mirwais Sadiq, and the eldest son of governor of Herat Province were killed by unknown gunmen in Herat, Afghanistan.
03/21/2004: Al-Ittihad al-Islami (Islamic Unity) militants were believed to have opened fire on a vehicle carrying three staff of the German Agency for Technical Assistance (GTZ), killing two and injuring one, near Hargeisa, Woqooyi Galbeed region, Somaliland. Police reported to have arrested five people in connection with the attack.
03/21/2004: Maoist rebels blew up the control tower at a domestic airport in Chitwan, Nepal. No casualties were reported in this incident.
03/21/2004: Nepalese Communist Party (Maoist) members attacked a small town in Bedi, Nepal. During the attack, the Maoists bombed a bridge, looted a state-owned bank, bombed local administrative offices, freed prisoners from a local jail, and bombed an airport. Government forces battled confronted Maoists in long battle, which reportedly killed 500 Maoists and 18 security personnel and wounded 200 Maoists and 16 security personnel.
03/21/2005: A convoy carrying senior security force officials, including top police chief Brigadier General Abu Al-Waled, was attacked by gunmen in Mosul, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2005: An explosive device detonated at an electricity tower in Turbat, Pakistan. The blast caused the pylon to fall, causing a blackout throughout the region. There were no reported injuries. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2005: The head of the Kazimiyah neighborhood police force in Baghdad, Iraq, was attacked by gunmen who opened fire on his car. Col. Mou'yad was not injured in the attack, but two of his escorts were wounded. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2005: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and the breakaway Karuna rival faction clashed in Welikanda, Sri Lanka, resulting in two dead and three injured Tamils.  The purpose of the clash is unknown.
03/21/2005: Unknown gunmen fired several mortar shells at the Australian Embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. The shells missed their target and fell on a nearby house, but no casualties were caused. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2007: A construction site of a mosque in Berlin, Germany suffered from an arson attack that is suspected to be politically motivated.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/21/2007: An Afghan driver transporting supplies to Coalition forces was kidnapped, beheaded and left roadside in Zabol Province, Afghanistan.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/21/2007: An Iraqi police captain was shot dead in Western Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/21/2007: Eight Iraqis were killed and 18 wounded in mortar attacks in a town south of Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/21/2007: Molotov Cocktails were thrown in the windows of a Turkish Cultural center in Goeppingen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. No one was hurt and property damage was minor.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/21/2007: Somali Soldiers’ corpses were  dragged through the streets of Mogadishu, Somalia and then lit on fire by rebels.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/21/2007: The Ugandan rebel Lord's Resistance Army killed a student and displaced 1000 civilians in Sudan in Equatoria State (Sarq al Istiw’iyah).  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/21/2007: Three people were killed and 15 others injured in a suicide bombing near the headquarters of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in Mosul, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/21/2007: Two successive roadside bombs targeting police patrols in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, explode, wounding five.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/21/2008:  A 13 year old Israeli boy was wounded when members of the Al-Aqsa brigades attacked the car he was riding in with firearms near Hebron, Israel.
03/21/2008:  A district chief in Jowzjan province was stabbed to death by suspected Taliban. No other details were reported.
03/21/2008:  A security officer working with a local NGO was killed after unknown gunmen opened fire at a car owned by the NGO, HIMILO Foundation, during a survey tour in Somalia.
03/21/2008:  A suicide bomber riding a bicycle exploded near a shrine where Afghan New Year celebrations were underway killing two policemen and injuring three other policemen and one civilian in southern Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The bomber's identity and motive were not known.
03/21/2008:  ETA members detonated a car bomb charged with 70kg (154lb) of explosives outside a police station in Calahorra, Spain at 2:00 pm (1300 GMT) lightly injuring one officer and damaging two adjacent buildings. The ETA's enduring motive and ultimate goal is to pressure, Spanish prime minister, Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero, to broker a peace deal.
03/21/2008:  Five civilians including a child were killed after their vehicle ran over a landmine in Mali's northern desert.
03/21/2008:  Palestinian groups launched three Qassam rockets from northern Gaza towards Israel during Jewish holiday festivities, one of which fell short and landed on Palestinian territory.
03/21/2008:  Three civilians were killed and seven others wounded when a coalition forces convoy was hit by a suicide bomber on a highway in Afghanistan.
03/21/2009: On Saturday at 1610, a Thai man was shot dead by two suspected militants in Thailand's southernmost province of Yala. The victim, a village deputy chief, was shot while he was digging a ditch near his home in Jakua district. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/21/2009: On Saturday,  in Gaya district in India's Bihar state, India, CPI-Maoists blew up a section of railway tracks between the Buraru and Pairayya stations. No casualties or damage reported in the incident.
03/21/2009: On Saturday,  in Nangarhar on the outskirts of Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, a remote controlled improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near a shrine where people were celebrating Nowruz, the Persian new year,. Five people were killed and five others were injured in the attack. Two of the deceased were identified as police and two of the injured were police personnel. The bomb had been planted under a border patrol four by four vehicle. No group has claimed responisbility.  It Is unknown if the attack caused any property damage.
03/21/2009: On Saturday, in several villages including Yanguma, Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo, armed assailants using machetes killed 12 civilians and kidnapped between 40 and 60 others including children, the status of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Lord's Resistance Army was responsible.
03/21/2010: On Sunday afternoon at about 1530, in Al Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near a minibus, killing two civilians and the driver, wounding five other civilians, and damaging the minibus. No group claimed responsibility.
03/21/2010: On Sunday evening at 1900, in Barangay Poblacion, Ampatuan town in Maguindanao province, Philippines, two soldiers serving as security escorts of a town mayor, Mayor Zacaria Sangki, were hurt when at least 10 mortars landed at the mayor's residence The attack caused slight damage to two local houses. No group claimed responsibility.
03/21/2010: On Sunday morning at 0800, in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala, India, a “crude bomb-like object” containing gunpowder was found from the cargo section of a Kingfisher flight from Bangalore at the Thiruvananthapuram international airport. The object was the size of a cricket ball and was wrapped in the Bangalore edition of a Malayalam newspaper and was spotted by the cleaners after the passengers deplaned from IT 3174 flight. There was no detonator or timing device. The bomb was later defused by state police. No group claimed responsibility.
03/21/2010: On Sunday morning at about 0700, in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, a drive-by shooting on the Muhammad al-Qassim Highway, gunmen opened fire on a motorcade carrying Hossam Abdullateef, the director of the Social Care Department in the Ministry of Labor. He survived the attack but the driver was wounded in the attack. The vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
03/21/2010: On Sunday night, in one of two related attacks, in Bagihappa village, Jhargram District, Medinipur, West Bengal, India, a group of over 20 Communist Party of India-Maoist militants attacked and set fire to a Communist Party of India-Marxist office. Two CPI-Marxist supporters were also beaten up by the group of Maoists and admitted to a hospital at Jhargram. No casualties were reported and there was no claim of responsibility.
03/21/2010: On Sunday, in Agoumar village in Mbomou, Central African Republic, militants killed ten people, injured 22 and kidnapped 50. This incident was part of a series of three related attacks that also targeted the villages of Mboki and Zemio. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. The status of the hostages was unknown. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Ugandan Lord’s Resistance Army rebels were responsible.
03/21/2010: On Sunday, in Al Karmah, Al Anbar, Iraq, the commander of a neighborhood guard unit was killed along with his wife when unidentified militants assaulted their private residence. No group claimed responsibility.
03/21/2010: On Sunday, in Bak, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants fired a rocket at a group of civilians, causing no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility.
03/21/2010: On Sunday, in Hangu, North West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants kidnapped six tribal elders. On 03/23/2010, in the same area, assailants cut the throat of one of the victims, killing him. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible. The status of the remaining hostages is unknown.
03/21/2010: On Sunday, in Mboki village in Mbomou, Central African Republic, militants attacked the village, killing the deputy village leader and kidnapping four civilians. This incident was part of a series of three related attacks that also targeted the villages of Agoumar and Zemio. The status of the hostages was unknown. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels were responsible.
03/21/2010: On Sunday, in one of two related attacks, in Chakua village, Jhargram District, Medinipur, West Bengal, India, a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants attacked and set fire to two or three houses belonging to Communist Party of India-Marxist members. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2010: On Sunday, in Zemio, Haut Mbomou, Central African Republic, assailants attack the village by unknown means. This incident was part of a series of three related attacks that also targeted the villages of Mboki and Agoumar. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was suspected that Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels were responsible.
03/21/2011: On Monday afternoon, in a village near the town of Dholuiya, Salah ad Din, Iraq, unidentified gunmen opened fire on the car of Talib Chiyad, an Awakening Council leader. Chiyad, his wife, daughter, son, and two nephews were all killed in the attack. Before his death, Chiyad fired back and killed one of the gunmen and wounded another. The amount of damage from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
03/21/2011: On Monday afternoon, in the village of Baad near Beled Weyne, Hiiraan, Somalia, unidentified militants abducted two Somali teenagers and took them to Beled Weyne in Hiiraan, where the militants beheaded the two teens with an unknown bladed weapon. No group has claimed responsibility, but Al Shabaab militants were thought to be responsible for the attack.
03/21/2011: On Monday around 1200 noon, in the Williamnagar area of East Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India, more than five unidentified militants using automatic weapons opened fire on a police convoy, causing an unreported amount of damage, but resulted in no casualties. The police convoy was escorting Resubelpara Civil Sub Divisional Officer, Ram Singh, who was investigating the alleged fake encounter in which a villager, Washington Marak, was killed at Rongrekgre village in East Garo Hills. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants were responsible.
03/21/2011: On Monday evening at 1900, in the rural area of Los Balsos five kilometers from El Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) bombed the oil pipeline Río Zulia-Ayacucho. Explosive charges were planted on a 16 mile stretch of the pipeline that is operated by Petronorte, a company contracted by the majority state-owned oil firm, Ecopetrol. No casualties were reported and approximately 200 barrels of crude oil has been spilled into the area causing an unknown amount of environmental damage. No claim of responsibility has been made.
03/21/2011: On Monday evening, in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria, two militants riding a motorcycle fired upon and killed a Nigerian traditional ruler, Ibrahim Mohammed, and injured two other people at the rulers palace grounds. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Boko Haram was thought responsible for the attack.
03/21/2011: On Monday evening, in Paleri area of Gawadar in Balochistan, Pakistan, eight militants fired on the camp of the military- run Frontier Works Organization (FWO), killing 11 and wounding 2 others. The victims included seven employees of the FWO and four employees of the National Highways Authority (NHA). The militants also torched two vehicles of the FWO after the shooting. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed the responsibility for the attack by unknown means.
03/21/2011: On Monday morning at 1000, along the national road in the village of Tabon-Tabon in Sibagat town of Butuan, Agusan del Sur, Philippines, eight unidentified militants opened fire on two workers from the government-run Land Transportation Office while they were riding in the company car. Police recovered 12 shells of a 5.56 millimeter pistol, a 10 meter detonation wire, and several bomb materials from the crime scene. The car was damaged in the attack; however, no casualties were reported no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/21/2011: On Monday night at 0415, in the Rail Bazaar area of Gujranwala, Punjab, Pakistan, an unidentified militant threw an improvised explosive device inside a police station, injuring three people nearby and the militant. The victims were identified as the post in charge, SI Haji Karamat Ali, a tea stall owner, Ibrar Shah, and his customer, Muhammad Zahid. The attack damaged a portion of the non-functional old railway station building situated near the police post, as well as smashing windowpanes of some nearby shops. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/21/2011: On Monday night, in the Gariaband forested area in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, unidentified militants killed a Forest Department Deputy Ranger, identified as Madhusudan Patil. Reportedly, three to four militants took Patil from his residence and shot him at a culvert a half a kilometer from his house. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
03/21/2011: On Monday night, in Umarpal village in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India, militants shot and killed a civilian identified as Mochi Ram Kureti. Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) pamphlets found near the incident site claimed that Kureti was killed because he was seeking people’s support to restart an iron ore mine.
03/21/2011: On Monday, at Block 13-G in Madina Colony, Gulshan-e-Iqbal, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, two unidentified militants shot and killed a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, identified as Sajjad Butt. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/21/2011: On Monday, between the villages of Shovkara and Shchara in Laksky District, in Dagestan, Russia, unidentified militants attacked regional court bailiff, Gadis Bagdayev. Bagdayev was traveling on the Mamrash to Tashkanur Highway and had apparently stopped just before being attacked. Police found his body later that night next to his vehicle, with his service pistol missing. The two militants who were believed to murder the bailiff were later killed in a counterterrorism operation. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2011: On Monday, in Datta Khel village in North Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants shot and killed four civilians, including three Pakistani Tribesmen and an Afghan national. Notes found on the bodies said Taliban had killed them because they were spying for the United States.
03/21/2011: On Monday, in Qasba Colony, Pirabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, unidentified militants shot and killed the younger brother of a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, identified as Raza and injured his friend, Arshad. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/21/2011: On Monday, near Agha Building within the limits of SITE-A police station, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, unidentified militants shot and killed a senior advisor of the Awami National Party’s Labor Minister Ameer Nawab, as well as Awami National Party Zone West’s General Secretary. The victim was identified as Haji Hanif Khan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/21/2011: On Monday, near Kashmir Complex in Khudadad Colony, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, unidentified militants shot and killed a religious teacher of the holy Quran, identified as Abdul Hafeez. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/21/2011: On Monday, on Palestine Street, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen opened fire on a government vehicle of an Oil Ministry employee. The employee's wife was killed, and his child was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
03/21/2012: A mortar shell fell near Khulani Mosque in Rusafa area, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/21/2012: A mortar shell struck Street 52 in Karadah district, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was wounded in this attack, and no group claimed responsibility.
03/21/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in front of a store in Hilla city, Babil governorate, Iraq. There were no casualties but the store was damaged. There was no claim of responsibility for this incident.
03/21/2012: An explosive device attached to a pole of a railway bridge detonated in Ban Burangae area, Narathiwat province, Thailand. The blast occurred as police rangers passed by. One ranger and a civilian were killed, and two rangers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility; however, police attributed the attack to separatists.
03/21/2012: An explosive device detonated in Mirandab area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A British soldier from the Second Battalion, Mercian Regiment, was killed. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/21/2012: An explosive device detonated in Saqlawiyah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and three others injured. No further information is available.
03/21/2012: An explosive device detonated in the al-Mowasalat district of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three civilians were wounded. No further information is available.
03/21/2012: An explosive device detonated under the windows of the Indonesian Embassy in Paris, Ille-de-France region, France. There were no casualties, but several cars and the embassy building were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, authorities attributed it to Frederic C. Jean Salvi, a French citizen. Authorities further stated that the attack may have been meant as a warning to Indonesia to cease security crackdowns in the country, which have affected Islamic militants in recent years.
03/21/2012: An explosive device targeted an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Dawlat Shah District, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Eight soldiers were injured in the attack, for which the Taliban claimed responsibility.
03/21/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Two people were wounded. No further information is available.
03/21/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Bab al-Sharji area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Five civilians were injured. No further information is available.
03/21/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated on the road to the airport and the presidential palace in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Two people were wounded. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2012: Assailants abducted Major Faraj Bin Qahatan, an intelligence officer, from outside the Al-Rayyan Airport in Al Mukalla district, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. The attackers killed Qahatan later that day. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources indicated that Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved.
03/21/2012: Assailants attacked a convoy of security forces in Jogi area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. A clash ensued, in which three attackers were killed and eight attackers and two security personnel were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/21/2012: Assailants attacked workers of the Royal Construction Company in Lohardaga town, Jharkhand state, India. Five workers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, the source attributed it to Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad (JJP), a Maoist splinter group.
03/21/2012: Assailants detonated a landmine near military vehicles belonging to the 30th Infantry Battalion in Subang Daan town, Surigao del Norte province, Philippines. A firefight ensued, in which five soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/21/2012: Assailants fired mortars at the district headquarters building in Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The mortars missed their target and landed in a restaurant, killing at least three people and wounding 15 others. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/21/2012: Assailants planted an explosive device under the Darandi Palosa Bridge in Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Police officials successfully defused the device with no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for this attempted attack.
03/21/2012: Assailants set fire to two mobile phone towers in Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The towers belonged to Afghan Wireless and MTN companies. There were no casualties and no claim of responsibility; however, sources suspected the Taliban.
03/21/2012: Assailants shot and killed two police officers in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. A civilian was also hurt in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/21/2012: Explosive devices destroyed a building being constructed in Malkangiri district, Odisha state, India. There were no casualties, largely because attackers cleared out the building before detonating the explosives. The Malkangiri Zilla Committee of Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident on a poster left at the scene.
03/21/2012: Five explosive devices detonated at the bases of two electricity pylons in Jamshoro city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Seven devices were originally planted, but two failed to go off. There were no casualties, but the supply of electricity from Jamshoro to Hub was disrupted. The Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/21/2012: Gunmen attacked an Iraqi army checkpoint in al-Adheim area, Iraq. Four soldiers were wounded. No further information is available.
03/21/2012: Gunmen shot at Muhammad Yusuf, a former village head and gold mine overseer, in Desa Blang Rikui area, Special Region of Aceh, Indonesia. No further information is available.
03/21/2012: Gunmen stormed the home of an Awakening Council member in Diyala governorate, Iraq. The council member was wounded, and his wife was killed. No further information is available.
03/21/2012: Two assailants planted an explosive device in the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in Sidon city, South governorate, Lebanon. The device was detected and successfully defused by security forces. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/21/2012: Two mortar shells fell on two houses in Musayib city, Babil governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and two injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/21/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Eshkamesh district, Takhar, Afghanistan. Three people, including an administration chief, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2013: A suicide bomber attempted to attack the National Security Agency office in Bakaaraha Market in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The bomber was shot and killed by government soldiers before he was able to detonate. One police unit commander was injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the event; however, officials attribute the incident to Al-Shabaab.
03/21/2013: A suicide bomber detonated himself at al-Eman Mosque in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. A prominent pro-Assad Sunni cleric, Mohamed al-Bouti was killed along with 50 others. Additionally, 84 others were injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2013: A suicide vest detonated inside a Medressah or religious school in Shin Ghazak village, Helmand, Afghanistan. Five people were killed in the explosion and another six were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspect that the Taliban were involved.
03/21/2013: An assailant opened fire on Mayor Shim'on Lankri in Kafr Yasif Junction, North district, Israel. The mayor was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2013: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated near Abu Khaseeb Hospital in Abu al Khaseeb city, Basra, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle was killed and the vehicle was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in Mueang Pattani district, Pattani province, Thailand. One child was killed and at least 12 other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2013: An explosive device detonated at a Shia madrasah in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated incidents; this second explosion was designed to target people gathered in response to an earlier explosion. At least 35 people were killed across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/21/2013: An explosive device detonated at the servants' quarters at Punjab House in the Bath Island area of Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. There were no reported injuries resulting from the blast. The Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a Shia madrasah in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated incidents; this first explosion was designed to draw a crowd that was targeted in a later bombing. At least 35 people were killed across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/21/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at an Afghan refugee camp near a World Food Programme food distribution point in Jalozai area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least 17 people were killed and 30 others were injured in the blast. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculate that Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan) was involved.
03/21/2013: Assailants attacked a Border Security Force (BSF) convoy in Srinagar city, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One BSF solider was killed and two others were injured in the attack. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Jamiat ul-Mujahedin (JuM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed by beheading. The assailants were assisted by a local police officer who fled with them following the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attribute the incident to the Taliban.
03/21/2013: Assailants attacked a police outpost with grenades and gunfire in T'boli, South Cotabato, Philippines. At least one assailant was killed and three other people, including two officers and one assailant, were injured in the ensuing clash. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2013: Assailants kidnapped two men in Lakki Marwat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The abductees worked for the Income Tax Department and Zam Construction Company. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2013: Assailants launched a rocket from the Gaza Strip into Israel, where it landed in the yard of a residence in Sderot city, Southern district, Israel. The rocket caused some minor property damages. Mujahedeen Shura Council in the Environs of Jerusalem claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2013: Four assailants attacked a construction compound in Panacan town, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. The attackers set three pieces of heavy machinery on fire after dousing them in gasoline; however, there were no reported injuries resulting from the attack. This was one of two coordinated incidents targeting Jameetrix Realty and Development Corporation on the same day. The assailants identified themselves as members of the New People's Army (NPA).
03/21/2013: Perpetrators planted an explosive device under a bridge that was part of the Quetta-Sibi railway line in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Police located and defused the device after receiving a tip about the explosives. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2013: Two assailants attacked a construction compound in Buhangin Gallera village, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. The attackers set a piece of heavy machinery on fire. There were no reported injuries resulting from the attack. This was one of two coordinated incidents targeting Jameetrix Realty and Development Corporation on the same day. Sources attribute the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/21/2013: Two explosive devices attached to rail lines detonated near Bin Qasim railway station between Karachi and Hyderabad cities, Sindh, Pakistan. There were no injuries in the attack; however, the blast damaged a three foot portion of the track. The Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2013: Two explosive devices were discovered on a railway track near the Kotri Railway Station in Kotri district, Sindh, Pakistan. The devices were successfully defused. The Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: A land mine detonated near the Iranian border in Tib district, Maysan governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and one other was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden truck and assailants opened fire at a police headquarters, targeting Brigadier General Raghib Ali, in Injana area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. In addition to the suicide bomber, fifteen people were killed and 5 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/21/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants opened fire at a police checkpoint in Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. In addition to five assailants, one police officer was killed, and nine people, including six assailants, were wounded in the attack. Five police officers were also abducted in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/21/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a military checkpoint in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. In addition to the suicide bomber, four people, including three soldiers, were killed and nine other people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near police officers and soldiers in Sarhah village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. In addition to the suicide bomber, two police officers were killed and seven other people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest at the funeral of a Sahwa Council leader in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. In addition to the suicide bomber, six people were killed and 18 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: An explosive device attached to a military vehicle detonated in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/21/2014: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Abdul-Jabbar Yassin detonated in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Yassin, a member of the regional council, was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: An explosive device detonated at a police station in Shirqat district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military headquarters building in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Bahsas neighborhood, Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties; however, a military vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Bulobarde town, Hiiraan region, Somalia. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
03/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Qadisiyah neighborhood, Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near the convoy of Lieutenant Colonel Ahmed Saleh in Baiji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three people, including Saleh and two soldiers, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/21/2014: An explosive device detonated outside the residence of Major Salah al-Din Mu'ayid Hashim al-Duri in Asri neighborhood, Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four people were killed, including three members of al-Duri's family, and 16 others, including al-Duri, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: An explosive device planted underneath a vehicle detonated outside Andaman Seafood Restaurant in Chiang Mai city, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties; however, two vehicles were damaged in the blast. This was one of three similar attacks in Chiang Mai province on March 21, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Glengormley area, Newtownabbey district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle and an explosive device detonated successively among civilians in Al-Ziraah neighborhood, Tuz Khormato town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least 14 civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated among civilians in Al-Ghayib area, Tuz Khormato city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Eight people were killed and 21 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a parking lot in Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Seven people were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants abducted a civilian in Sheikh Zuweid city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. The civilian was killed on March 24, 2014. Muslim fundamentalists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim was targeted for his alleged role as a military informant.
03/21/2014: Assailants abducted Mohamed bin Sheikh in Ain Zara neighborhood, Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Sheikh, the secretary of the Tunisian ambassador, was released on June 29, 2014. Ansar al-Sharia (Tunisia) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2014: Assailants abducted Muhammad al-Asad, the head of the services department for the Office of Public Works and Roads, in Yemen. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to tribesmen.
03/21/2014: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Khalf area, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Four people, including two soldiers and two assailants, were killed and several others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that either Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) or the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen) carried out the attack.
03/21/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Dihrawud district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks carried out by the Taliban on police checkpoints in this area on March 21, 2014. Four police officers were killed and two others were wounded across attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Trikh Nawar area, Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Lai Aba area, Fayzabad district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/21/2014: Assailants attacked civilians on Maiduguri-Damboa-Biu road in Mustafanari village, Borno state, Nigeria. Two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Boko Haram was involved in the attack.
03/21/2014: Assailants attacked Dally village in North Darfur state, Sudan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in this area on March 21, 2014. Nine people were killed across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
03/21/2014: Assailants attacked Deby Nayra village in North Darfur state, Sudan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in this area on March 21, 2014. Nine people were killed across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
03/21/2014: Assailants attacked Nimrra village in North Darfur state, Sudan. This was one of three coordinated attacks in this area on March 21, 2014. Nine people were killed across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
03/21/2014: Assailants attempted to throw a grenade at a military checkpoint in Bulobarde town, Hiiraan region, Somalia. Authorities opened fire on the assailant and the device detonated prematurely. The assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that Al-Shabaab carried out the attack.
03/21/2014: Assailants detonated land mines at a school in Navakaniya village, Jharkhand state, India. Two buildings of the school were damaged in the attack. The assailants also held two villagers, whom they assaulted, hostage for one hour during the attack. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident in pamphlets left at the scene and urged people to boycott the Lok Sabha elections.
03/21/2014: Assailants fired a grenade at the Bang Sai Knowledge and Development Center near the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) rally stage in Bang Sai subdistrict, Chon Buri province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties; however, the building was damaged in the blast. This was one of two grenade attacks near the PDRC rally stage in Bang Sai subdistrict on March 21, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants fired a grenade at the Bang Sai municipality office near the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) rally stage in Bang Sai subdistrict, Chon Buri province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties; however, the office was damaged in the blast. This was one of two grenade attacks near the PDRC rally stage in Bang Sai subdistrict on March 21, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants fired mortar shells at Al-Armushiyah neighborhood, Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of seven mortar attacks in Samarra city on March 21, 2014. Six people were killed and 11 others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants fired mortar shells at Al-Jabiriyah neighborhood, Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of seven mortar attacks in Samarra city on March 21, 2014. Six people were killed and 11 others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants fired mortar shells at Al-Khadra neighborhood, Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of seven mortar attacks in Samarra city on March 21, 2014. Six people were killed and 11 others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants fired mortar shells at Al-Ma'mal neighborhood, Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of seven mortar attacks in Samarra city on March 21, 2014. Six people were killed and 11 others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants fired mortar shells at Al-Qadisiyah neighborhood, Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of seven mortar attacks in Samarra city on March 21, 2014. Six people were killed and 11 others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants fired mortar shells at Al-Shuhada neighborhood, Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of seven mortar attacks in Samarra city on March 21, 2014. Six people were killed and 11 others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants fired mortar shells at Al-Shurtah neighborhood, Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of seven mortar attacks in Samarra city on March 21, 2014. Six people were killed and 11 others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants fired two grenades, one of which failed to detonate, at the office of Chiangmai Beverage Company in Saraphi district, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties; however, the office was damaged in the blast. This was one of three similar attacks in Chiang Mai province on March 21, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants fired two rockets at the Tripoli International Airport in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a bus carrying government employees of the North Oil Company near Tuz Khormato town in Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three employees were killed and six others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a gathering outside the residence of a special police officer's brother in Khunti district, Jharkhand state, India. Two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
03/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a local market in Mandera city, Mandera county, Kenya. Two people were killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
03/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. In addition to four assailants, eight police officers were killed and six assailants were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a recent Navy recruit in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. The Navy recruit was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on Ahmad Syuib in Ulee Reuleueng town, North Aceh district, Aceh province, Indonesia. Syuib, an Aceh Party (PA) member, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on Bacho Hembram in Bandagaon district, Jharkhand state, India. Hembram, president of Badgaon Block Committee, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the People's Liberation Front of India was involved in the attack.
03/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on Maqsood Qureshi and Salman Wadho in Naushero Feroze city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Qureshi and Wadho, Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) leaders, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of David Mark in Orlu area, Imo state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties and Mark, the Senate President, was unharmed since he was not in the convoy at the time of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of Zalah Naftji in Taza Khurmatu area, Kirkuk, Iraq. Naftji, a Member of Parliament (MP), was unharmed; however five people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on Wilnon Mollejon in Curvada village, Masbate province, Philippines. Mollejon, an alleged informant, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/21/2014: Assailants set construction equipment on fire in Nekhavaya village, Chhattisgarh state, India. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
03/21/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a petrol station in Nong Hoi neighborhood, Chiang Mai city, Chiang Mai province, Thailand. Four people were wounded in the blast. This was one of three similar attacks in Chiang Mai province on March 21, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) office building in Khuzdar town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the office building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a civilian residence in Portglenone village, Magherafelt district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties; however, the house was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants threw an explosive device near a New Year celebration in Khakrez district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and seven others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Assailants threw petrol bombs at a police checkpoint in Mahalla Abu Ali village, Gharbia governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties; however, the police checkpoint was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2014: Two explosives-laden vehicles detonated successively, among civilians attending a Nowruz celebration, in Dibis town, Kirkuk, Iraq. Five people were killed and 15 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/21/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) patrol in Behsoud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five people. including two civilians, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: An assailant attempted to assassinate Abdul Rashid Dostum, Afghanistan's first vice president, in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The assailant was arrested by authorities and no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: An assailant shot and killed a member of the Ahmadi Muslim minority community in Malir neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in the car park of a local council in Ibrahimiyah city, Al Sharqia governorate, Egypt. Two assailants were killed and one was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed the attack to the Muslim Brotherhood.
03/21/2015: An explosive device detonated in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and three were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Camp Sarah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of a district police chief in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and two people, including the police chief, were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Chuap subdistrict, Narathiwat province, Thailand. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: An explosives-laden taxi detonated in Baghdad al-Jadeeda area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Zafraniya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, an Interior Ministry captain, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: Assailants abducted 15 Congolese refugees and one other Congolese national near the Central African Republic border in Democratic Republic of the Congo. Thirteen of the hostages were released on March 23, 2015; however, the fate of the remaining three hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
03/21/2015: Assailants abducted an Afghan National Solidarity Program (NSP) worker, Ahmad Shah, in Andraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of the victim are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: Assailants attacked a group of tribal elders and former militia members in Andkhoy district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Five people were captured and killed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: Assailants attacked a military vehicle in Boga, Irumu territory, Orientale province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. One soldier was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI).
03/21/2015: Assailants attacked an Armed Forces of Ukraine checkpoint in Maiorska area, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
03/21/2015: Assailants attacked Bama town, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 22 people, including one soldier and 21 assailants, were killed and seven soldiers and an unknown number of assailants were injured when security forces repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/21/2015: Assailants attacked citizens of Vututu village, Orientale province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Two women were raped and kidnapped. The whereabouts of the abductees are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI).
03/21/2015: Assailants attacked Huthis in Safwan neighborhood, Radaa city, Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: Assailants attacked Libyan Army soldiers in al-Halis area, near Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Four assailants were killed and one soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries.
03/21/2015: Assailants attacked residents of Ananum village, Taraba state, Nigeria. At least five people were killed and over 24 others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Fulani militants.
03/21/2015: Assailants attacked Tal Saquf town, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least 26 assailants were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured when security forces repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/21/2015: Assailants detonated explosive devices and opened fire on a Gorkha Regiment (GR) convoy in Tamenlong district, Khulen village, Manipur state, India. Four soldiers were wounded in the attack. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the military rejected the claim and attributed the attack to the Zeliangrong United Front.
03/21/2015: Assailants fired mortars and rockets at a residential compound in Al Baghdadi area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and six people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/21/2015: Assailants kidnapped three criminals in Farah province, Afghanistan. The victims were executed on April 10, 2015. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: Assailants kidnapped three members of a family in Lohardaga district, Sahedpat village, Jharkhand state, India. The three civilians were shot and killed the same day. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: Assailants opened fire near a Sudanese Army garrison in Al-Gabanit area, Blue Nile state, Sudan. No casualties were reported. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement - North claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police officer in Killi Shahwani neighborhood, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Nasibullah, a police officer, was killed in the attack. Harkatul Jihad-e-Islami claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on Cipriano Calderon Pizarro in his home in Huancamayo, Peru. Pizarro, a former judge, was killed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks on former government officials on this date. The Shining Path (SL) claimed responsibility for the incident through pamphlets left at the scene.
03/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on protesters in Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
03/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on Ruben Alfaro Ventura in his home in Huancamayo, Peru. Ventura, a former government official, was killed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks on former government officials on this date. The Shining Path (SL) claimed responsibility for the incident through pamphlets left at the scene.
03/21/2015: Assailants set fire to an unknown number of civilian houses in Dawr, Saladin, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Kata'ib Hezbollah, which denied involvement.
03/21/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at a tax collection office in a market in Afgoye area, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Two people were killed and at least three were wounded in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: Assailants threw explosive devices at an Awami League (AL) office in Khulna city, Khulna division, Bangladesh. Jahidul Islam, an AL general secretary, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: Assailants threw explosive devices at police personnel in Dainik Bangla Intersection, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. Two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: Assailants threw grenades and opened fire on an Indian Army camp in Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. At least five people, including the two attackers, were killed and four others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
03/21/2015: Assailants threw grenades at a refugee camp in Shan state, Myanmar. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2015: Security forces detained a suicide bomber targeting a market in Kwaya Kusar district, Borno state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Boko Haram.
03/21/2015: Security forces discovered and defused five explosive devices in Daris area, Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a military convoy near Kubaysah, Al Anbar, Iraq. The assailant was the only reported casualty resulting from the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the assailant was Abu Musa al-Britani, a British citizen.
03/21/2016: An explosive device detonated at the judicial complex building in Lahij city, Lahij governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/21/2016: An explosive device detonated in Suwaib neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2016: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Dora neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and four officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) vehicle in Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey. At least four soldiers were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/21/2016: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle transporting police and intelligence personnel along Arghandab-Qalat Highway in Zabul, Afghanistan. At least five people, including four officers and one National Directorate of Security (NDS) member, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2016: An explosive device detonated near industrial shops in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. One person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2016: An explosive device detonated near the residence of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Nahrin district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least four people, including two police officers and two civilians, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Sperrin Park neighborhood, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vehicles attacked the Majid checkpoint in Al-Baghdadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing 25 assailants. At least six soldiers were also killed and nine soldiers were injured. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2016: Assailants armed with axes attacked and killed a suspected informant in Rokel, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, India. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2016: Assailants attacked a military base in Makhmur district, Arbil, Iraq. At least five suicide bombers were killed in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2016: Assailants attacked Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) soldiers in Batumbi, Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least two soldiers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI).
03/21/2016: Assailants attacked civilians in Kagaba, Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least two people were wounded and four others were abducted between this incident and an unrelated attack the following day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI).
03/21/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a security checkpost in Koh Sayad, Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. One officer was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2016: Assailants driving three explosives-laden vehicles attacked security forces in Tharthar, Al Anbar, Iraq. Security members repelled the assault, killing 10 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/21/2016: Assailants executed three people in Tasil, Daraa, Syria. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/21/2016: Assailants fired a projectile at a military training area in Osmaniye, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three similar attacks in Osmaniye on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/21/2016: Assailants fired a projectile at a residence in Osmaniye, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three similar attacks in Osmaniye on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/21/2016: Assailants fired a projectile at a street in Osmaniye, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three similar attacks in Osmaniye on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/21/2016: Assailants from Afghanistan armed with rockets and guns attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) post in Ghakhi Pass, Mamond subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least one soldier was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2016: Assailants hijacked two food-laden trucks in Qarat Jahannam, Wahat district, Libya. The vehicles and the drivers were recovered a short while later from a checkpoint set up by the assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Fezzan Province of the Islamic State.
03/21/2016: Assailants opened fire on a hotel that was converted into a European Union Training Mission in Mali training base in Bamako, Mali. At least one assailant was killed and two others were captured in the ensuing clash. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2016: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpoint in Albu Musa, Diyala, Iraq. Two volunteer fighters were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/21/2016: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Trekh Nawar, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and ten people were injured in the assault. The victims included both police officers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/21/2016: Assailants threw an explosive device at a Pakistan Rangers checkpost in Korangi neighborhood, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Muttahida Qami Movement (MQM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2016: Assailants threw explosive devices and opened fire at an entertainment center in Ruangthip, Tak Bai district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. This was one of two related attacks in Ruangthip on the same day. At least three people were injured across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/21/2016: Security forces identified and killed four suicide bombers in explosives-laden vehicles in Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/21/2016: Security forces identified and killed three suicide bombers driving explosives-laden vehicles in Buhardan, Al Anbar, Iraq. A fourth assailant detonated, killing six soldiers and injuring five soldiers. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2016: Security forces identified and killed three suicide bombers targeting military posts with explosives-laden vehicles in Siniyah, Saladin, Iraq. Four additional assailants were killed when they attempted a counterattack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military checkpoint in Xamar Weyne neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. In addition to the assailant, at least seven people were killed and 11 people were injured in the blast; the victims included soldiers and civilians. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a Syrian Army checkpoint on a road leading to Suran, Hamah, Syria. Following the blast, additional assailants then attacked the area. Aside from the death of the assailant, There were an unknown number of casualties in the blast. This was one of two suicide bombings in Soran and one of three related incidents in Hamah on the same day. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/21/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the entrance to Suran, Hamah, Syria. Following the blast, additional assailants then attacked the area. Aside from the death of the assailant, There were an unknown number of casualties in the blast. This was one of two suicide bombings in Soran and one of three related incidents in Hamah on the same day. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/21/2017: An assailant armed with a knife attacked police personnel outside a Newroz festival in Diyarbakir, Turkey. Police shot and killed the assailant, who also claimed to be carrying an explosive device in his bag. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2017: An explosive device detonated near a blacksmith shop in Saba al-Bor, Saladin, Iraq. At least one person was killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Rashdiya area, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Strabane, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The New Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting families fleeing the area in Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least five people were killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/21/2017: An explosive device detonated while being defused in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. Two soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2017: An explosive device detonated while being defused in Naimiya, Iraq. At least two security force members were killed and another member was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Jobar neighborhood, Damascus, Syria. Following the blast, assailants armed with projectiles and firearms then attacked the area. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. This was one of three coordinated attacks in different Damascus neighborhoods on the same day. Al-Rahman Corps of the Free Syrian Army and Ahrar al-Sham separately claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham.
03/21/2017: Assailants attacked a military base in Comota, Agusan del Sur, Philippines. One assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/21/2017: Assailants attacked a Nigerian civilian in Moledji, Limpopo, South Africa. The civilian was injured and a house was damaged in the assault. This was one of three related attacks targeting Nigerian nationals in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/21/2017: Assailants attacked Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers in Mardes, Hamah, Syria. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of three related incidents in Hamah on the same day. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/21/2017: Assailants fired mortars at a civilian residence in Maawsil al-Jadidah neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least six people were killed and 15 people were injured in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2017: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated at Abbasid Square in Damascus city, Syria. This was one of three coordinated attacks in different Damascus neighborhoods on the same day. At least 12 people were injured across the two projectile incidents. Al-Rahman Corps of the Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2017: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Tijara neighborhood, Damascus, Syria. This was one of three coordinated attacks in different Damascus neighborhoods on the same day. At least 12 people were injured across the two projectile incidents. Al-Rahman Corps of the Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2017: Assailants opened fire on Fadl al-Jaadi's vehicle near Dali, Ad Dali, Yemen. Al-Jaadi, the Ad Dali governor, was unharmed, though two guards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2017: Assailants opened fire on Hussein Ilyes Madobe in Bardere, Gedo, Somalia. Madobe, a local Red Cross staffer and Somtel Telecom employee, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, source attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/21/2017: Assailants opened fire on Pakistan Bureau of Statistics census workers in Mandani, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least one assailant was killed and a Pakistani Police officer guarding the census workers was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/21/2017: Assailants raided Agoudou Manga, Ouaka, Central African Republic. This was one of three related attacks targeting villages in Bambari district on this date. At least 50 people were killed and dozens were injured across the three assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Union for Peace in Central Africa (UPC), which denied involvement and stated that the Popular Front for the Renaissance of the Central African Republic (FPRC) had carried out the attacks.
03/21/2017: Assailants raided Ngouyanza, Ouaka, Central African Republic. This was one of three related attacks targeting villages in Bambari district on this date. At least 50 people were killed and dozens were injured across the three assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Union for Peace in Central Africa (UPC), which denied involvement and stated that the Popular Front for the Renaissance of the Central African Republic (FPRC) had carried out the attacks.
03/21/2017: Assailants raided Yasseneme, Ouaka, Central African Republic. This was one of three related attacks targeting villages in Bambari district on this date. At least 50 people were killed and dozens were injured across the three assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Union for Peace in Central Africa (UPC), which denied involvement and stated that the Popular Front for the Renaissance of the Central African Republic (FPRC) had carried out the attacks.
03/21/2017: Assailants shot and killed Qari Roohullah Fayaz, a former Laghman Provincial Council member, in Laghman, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/21/2017: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle in Maawsil al-Jadidah neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. The vehicle detonated, killing or injuring at least 30 people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/22/1998: Jamaat-e-Islami militants rampaged the Bani Mazar village near Cairo, Egypt, killing four policemen and wounding fourteen villagers.
03/22/1999: A homemade bomb exploded at the Citibank branch in the Athens suburb of Kallithea, Greece. The bank sustained minor damage, but there were no injuries. An unidentified caller warned STAR private television and the Athens newspaper Eleftherotypia of the bomb. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
03/22/1999: A homemade time bomb was found and defused at the Citibank branch in Paleon Faliron, Greece. An unidentified caller warned STAR private television and the Athens newspaper Eleftherotypia of the bomb. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
03/22/1999: A NATO Stabilization Force (SFOR) Observer Commission vehicle was the target of a grenade attack in Bijeljina, Bosnia and Herzegovina. There was damage to the vehicle and surrounding area, but no casualties. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
03/22/1999: Ten to fifteen hooded perpetrators forced a Bizkaibus to stop in Bilbao, Spain. After forcing the passengers off the bus the perpetrators set it on fire, destroying the bus. There were no casualties reported in this incident.
03/22/2000:  Three employees at an Internal Revenue Service processing center in Ogden, Utah, U.S.A. were injured when they handled letters contaminated with an unknown chemical agent.
03/22/2000: A homemade bomb exploded when a local security forces patrol drove past in Ammal, Algeria. Two security force members were killed and two others injured.
03/22/2000: In a series of related attacks, the National Liberation Army (NLA) attacked an electricity tower in a rural zone of San Juan de Rio Seco, Colombia. There were no casualties however the tower was severely damaged from the attack.
03/22/2000: In a series of related attacks, the National Liberation Army (NLA) attacked an electricity tower in Matnzas, Colombia. There were no casualties however the tower was severely damaged from the attack.
03/22/2000: Six members of the Angolan Baptist Church were stoned and crucified by National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels in Beu, Angola. No further information was provided.
03/22/2001: A bomb exploded near a parked car outside a restaurant in Herzilyya Pituah, Israel, injuring one woman and damaging a number of cars. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
03/22/2001: A group thought to be supporters of Muhammad Umar Habib killed two men and a woman in an attack on the Ramadan Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. Transitional Prime Minister Ali Khalif Galayr and other members of Parliament were staying at the hotel at the time of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the perpetrators were riding in a vehicle belonging to Habib. Habib had withdrawn his support for the transitional government prior to the shooting.
03/22/2001: French police defused a bomb planted in a vehicle in southwest Paris, France, after a spokesman for Armata Corsa, a Corsican resistance group, called Le Monde and Liberation newspapers and tipped them off. The unidentified person stated that the warning was reciprocation for the French government’s capture and arrest of the killers of Corsican guerrilla fighters Jean-Michel Rossi and Jean-Claude Fratacci.
03/22/2001: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Dr. Jairo Romero Bonilla, a man who used to be the mayor of resort town Tolu, near his office in Sincelejo, Caribbean region, Colombia.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2001: Unknown perpetrators stabbed Andrey Brezhnev’s electoral headquarters head, Igor Taradeyev in Russia’s Tula Region. Brezhnev believed the attack was politically motivated, but no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2002: A Palestinian suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at an Israeli military checkpoint in the West Bank city of Jenin, which left one Israeli soldier wounded. Israeli military sources believed that the bomber intended to blow himself up inside Israel, but detonated the explosives prematurely when he was unexpectedly stopped by Israeli soldiers at the checkpoint. A spokesman for the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade placed a phone call to local news Medias after the attack and claimed responsibility, identifying the assailant as Imad Shuqayrat.
03/22/2002: Eleven United Nations health workers were kidnapped by members of the Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) in the Dakwair area of the southern Bahr Al-Zaraf state, approximately 500 miles south of Khartoum. The workers were administering polio vaccinations to local Sudanese children at the time of abduction. Sulaful-Deen Salih, the head of the government Humanitarian Aid Commission, stated that the workers were harassed and had their belongings stolen before they were released; the SPLA freed eight hostages on March 22, 2002, following negotiations with Sudanese authorities, and the remaining three on March 23, 2002. No casualties were reported.
03/22/2002: Socialist Party councilor, Juan Priede, was shot dead by two gunmen as he stood in a bar in Orio, a coastal town in Basque Country, Spain. No official responsibility was claimed, but Spanish authorities blamed the attack on separatists belonging to the Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA).
03/22/2002: Suspected militants threw grenades into a busy marketplace that wounded about thirty-five civilians. That attack occurred in Shopiyan, India, approximately thirty miles south of Srinagar, the capital of Jammu-Kashmir state. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but local police and Jammu-Kashmir officials blamed Islamic extremists.
03/22/2002: Two suspected militants threw grenades at a bus stand in Anantnag, India, about thirty seven miles south of Srinagar, the capital of the Jammu-Kashmir state. Local authorities believed that the assailants intended to target the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) stationed in the area, but were inaccurate and hit civilians instead. The explosion killed approximately thirteen civilians and wounded seventeen others. No one claimed responsibility for the attacks but local police and Jammu-Kashmir officials blamed Islamic extremists.
03/22/2003: A bomb exploded at a branch of Bank Boston in Santiago, Chile, damaging an ATM but causing no injuries. Pamphlets condemning the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq were found at the scene and were signed by supposed youth members of the Revolutionary Leftist Movement (MIR), but no group claimed responsibility for the attack. A second attack occurred at the bank on March 27th.
03/22/2003: A bomb exploded at the Sambil shopping mall in Valencia, Venezuela, causing no injuries, but reportedly damaging one vehicle. The perpetrators were unknown; this was the first attack of three to occur in Venezuela using the same devices.
03/22/2003: A car bomb exploded at the Khormal checkpoint in northern Iraq, killing an Australian journalist and three Kurdish fighters, and injuring nine, including another journalist. It was unclear if the taxi driver who detonated the bomb was killed, making it a suicide attack. Sources speculated that the bombing was in retaliation for a U.S. missile attack on an Ansar al-Islam training camp in the area the previous night.
03/22/2003: An incendiary device, planted by unknown perpetrators, exploded in the early morning outside of a Citibank branch in Koropi, Greece, damaging an ATM, but harming no one.
03/22/2003: Chechen Rebels (non-specific) attacked a polling station at a school in the Chechen village of Alkhan-Kala, destroying the school two days before a constitutional referendum vote. The Chechen commander said most of the guards of the school were either killed or injured in the attack, but numbers and the validity of his statement were unknown.
03/22/2003: Chechen Rebels (non-specific) attacked a polling station at a school in the Chechen village of Yalkhoy-Makhk, setting the school on fire and injuring two policemen. The attack came two days before a constitutional referendum vote.
03/22/2003: Three Afghan soldiers were killed and at least one more injured in an attack on the Wath army post near Spin Boldak, Afghanistan. Members of the Taliban, Al-Qaida and Hizb-e-Islami were suspected in the attack, but no one claimed responsibility.
03/22/2003: Two rockets were fired from the Ghor-i-Maar area at an airport in Mazari Sharif, Afghanistan, injuring no one. It was unclear if the airport was damaged. Four supporters of warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar were arrested for the attack, which the Afghan military said was to disrupt celebrations for Afghanistan's March 21 new year.
03/22/2003: Unidentified perpetrator(s) set arson to the Rancho Veal Corporation slaughterhouse in Petaluma, California in the United States, causing an estimated $10,000 in damage to the roof of the building.  There were no casualties in the incident.  The arson was caused by ignited flammable liquid, which was poured over the roof of the building. The perpetrator(s) spray painted the slogan, "stop the killing," on the back of the building.  The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) later claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2004: Eight Pakistani soldiers were taken hostage by tribal militants in an ambush while on patrol in Serwakai, South Waziristan, Pakistan. The soldiers were killed on March 26, 2004, by the perpetrators.
03/22/2004: Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb at an apartment building in Lyubertsy, Russia. The bomb failed to explode due to a faulty timer.
03/22/2005: A policeman was killed when his vehicle came under fire in the Leninskiy district of Grozny, Russia. The officer was posted in Grozny from the Sverdlovsk region; the perpetrators were unknown.
03/22/2005: An Iraqi police officer was killed when gunmen attacked the car he was driving to work in Baghdad, Iraq. Husam Husayn was the primary driver for a senior police commander in the Baghdad department. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2005: Gunmen in Musayyab, Iraq, attacked a school bus belonging to the Imam Al-Hasan Bin-Ali Religious School, affiliated with the Sunni Waqf Council. One person was killed and five wounded in the attack, including two students.
03/22/2005: In Baluchistan, Pakistan, there was a bomb attack on a gas pipeline by an unknown perpetrator. No casualties were reported. The gas supply was interrupted due to the damages caused by the blast.
03/22/2005: In the Baluchistan area of Pakistan, the office of the Pakistan Muslim League was bombed. Minor damages were caused to the premises, but there were no reported casualties. No details were known about the perpetrators.
03/22/2005: In the Dagestan Oblast of Russia, a bomb exploded near the Makhachkala's district prosecutor's office in Makhachkala's Leninsky district. No one was reported injured but damage was caused to the building and to cars parked nearby. Authorities believe the device was remote-controlled and was packed with screws and bolts. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2005: Unknown persons detonated an explosive charge under an oil pipeline near Kirkuk, Iraq. The explosion damaged the pipeline and caused a large oil leak and fire.
03/22/2006: Four Iraqi troops were killed when suspected insurgents mortared government buildings in Madain, Iraq.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2006: Gunmen from the Communist Party of Nepal attacked a police post in Jhapa, Nepal. Using firearms the rebels killed ten policemen. Three suspected rebels were additionally killed.
03/22/2006: More than one hundred Iraqi insurgents attacked and killed 18 policemen using firearms as they stormed a prison 60 miles northeast of Baghdad, Iraq in Muqdadiya. All of the more than thirty prisoners in the prison were freed. No specific group was blamed for the attack.
03/22/2006: Suspected rebels from the Communist Party of Nepal bombed an NGO headed by the crown prince of Nepal, wounding two in Kathmandu, Nepal.
03/22/2006: Suspected Sunni gunmen attacked on a bus filled with Shi i pilgrims, killing two and wounding forty-two in Baghdad, Iraq. The attack was carried out with firearms and not attributed to a specific group.
03/22/2006: Two policemen and one civilian were killed when gunmen from the Communist Party of Nepal attacked and robbed a bank in Urlabari, Nepal.
03/22/2007: An explosion in Iraq near a conference where Ban Ki-Moon was speaking, causing the Secretary-General to duck behind a desk in Baghdad.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/22/2007: Rebels killed a Muslim man in the Pattani province in the south of Thailand. He was shot when separatists invaded his home.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/22/2008:  A roadside bomb exploded near a police patrol in central Kirkuk, Iraq damaging one of the patrol's vehicles, killing one civilian and injuring three others and a policeman.
03/22/2008:  Hezb-e-Islami fighters (Islamic Party led by rebel leader Golboddin Hekmatyar) carried out an attack on a convoy of the Coalition forces claiming to have destroyed three military vehicles and killing all the soldiers onboard at the Kabul-Kandahar highway in Sayedabad District of Wardag Province, Afghanistan. Spokesmen for the Coalition forces confirmed the attack but did not give any information on financial or soldier losses. A spokesman for Hezb-e-Islami who called himself Walihollah declared that there were five bodies that were still at the site of the attack the following morning when a helicopter picked them up.
03/22/2008:  Ten sailors were missing after a Sri Lankan navy boat was sunk by an alleged suicide squad of three Black Tiger fighters, of the Tamil Tigers off the northeast coast of Sri Lanka near Nayaru. However, military officials claimed that the boat was sunk by a sea mine at around 2 am. It was not known if the sailors survived or not. The attack was another attempt behind the Tigers' goal of having a separate homeland.
03/22/2008:  The Al-Quds Brigades claimed responsibility for firing a Quds rocket into Ashkelon, Israel.
03/22/2008:  The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta claimed responsibility for an explosion that destroyed five navy boats and killed four sailors in retaliation for the killing of civilians by the Nigerian Navy when they had crashed into a passenger ferry boat. Weapons were not mentioned. One source from the Navy agreed with this story but Lieutenant Colonel Sagir Musa said that the explosion was caused by an accidental electrical explosion during fueling at the NNS Pathfinder Jetty that may have caused two deaths. It wasn't certain to him the condition of two soldiers that went missing.
03/22/2008:  Two coalition soldiers were killed when their patrol vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Kandahar Province, Afghanistan.
03/22/2008:  Two soldiers were killed and six others injured when the bus they were riding in hit a Tiger landmine in the Mannar district, Sri Lanka.
03/22/2008:  Unknown gunmen ambushed a convoy carrying a prominent member of the Sudan People's Liberation Movement killing the driver, accountant and guard on board.
03/22/2009:  On Saturday night, in Haifa, Haifa District, Israel, Israeli police responded to a light explosion at a shopping mall. Police then found and deactivated two bombs.  No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/22/2009:  On Sunday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, an improvised explosive device went off in the Bab al-Beid area, killing one civilian and wounding another. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/22/2009: On Sunday at about 1800, in Kidapawan, Cotabato, Philippines, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device on a pedestrian overpass, wounding nine civilians and damaging the overpass and several nearby shops. It is suspected that the attack was motivated by extortion, but no group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed either the Moro Islamic Liberation Front members under a rogue leader was responsible, but the group denied responsibility.
03/22/2009: On Sunday morning at 0700, in Musakhel, Khowst, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a vehicle, killing one construction worker, wounding 11 others, and damaging the vehicle. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2009: On Sunday, an imambargah (Shia place of worship) was partially damaged by a blast near the building in Tank, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No casualties or motive were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/22/2009: On Sunday, at about 0245, in Tamontaka village, Cotabato, Philippines, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device at a Husky Bus terminal, damaging two buses and causing no casualties. It is suspected that the attack was motivated by extortion, but no group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed that Moro Islamic Liberation Front-Special Operations Group members under a rogue leader were responsible. The group denied responsibility.
03/22/2009: On Sunday, in Mardan, North West Frontier, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up Government Girls High School Hattian. The explosives were planted near the school. No casualties or motive were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/22/2009: On Sunday, in Rabi canal area of Sui , Balochistan, Pakistan, a remote controlled IED, planted by unidentified militants, exploded targeting the vehicle of a pro-government Wadera on Chattar road. One person was killed, Mohammad Nawaz, and four others were injured. The vehicle was blown up. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/22/2009: On Sunday, in the Rabi Canal area of Dera Murad Jamali, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) targeting a group of civilians, killing a civilian and injuring eight others. No damage or motive were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/22/2009: Unidentified assailants electronically detonated two explosives that were place on  gas tanks on Pan American highway, Toribio, Cauca  which connects Colombia and Ecuador. This caused a portion of the highway to be closed. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility, although the governor of Cauca suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the attack.
03/22/2010: On Monday morning, in the Shapnao area of Risalpur in the Nowshera district of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a girls' high school, damaging the school but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/22/2010: On Monday night at 0130, in Sareikela, Sareikela Kharsawan District, Jharkhand, India, a police officer, Kalicharan Bodra, was killed when suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) cadres opened indiscriminate fire on a police patrol near Chouka Police station. There was no claim of responsibility.
03/22/2010: On Monday night at 0130, in the Nam Phong district of Thailand's northeastern Khon Kaen province, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device outside Tinsulanonda School. No casualties or damage were reported in the attack. The school, formerly called Nongkung Witthayayon, was renamed in honor of Privy Council president Prem Tinsulanonda. Tinsulanonda’s foundation has provided financial assistance to the high school and the army camp has also sent soldiers to teach at the school. No group claimed responsibility.
03/22/2010: On Monday night at 2225, in East Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India, a section of railway track was blown up by Communist Party of India-Maoist militants in an area between Kokpara and Dalbhumgarh. Railway services were temporarily affected. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/22/2010: On Monday night at 2300, near West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, a landmine exploded on a meter section of railway tracks of the Down line between Gidhni and Khatkhura Halt stations near Jhargram, damaging the tracks and leaving a three-foot crater. No casualties were reported. Several trains had to be detained or diverted due to the explosion. A Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) poster was found at the site. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the attack came during a protest called by the Maoists to protest the sweeping crackdown on them.
03/22/2010: On Monday night at 2300, on a road near the Ministry of Defense in the Thai capital Bangkok, a road sweeper was wounded when unidentified militants fired an M-79 grenade. The M-79 grenade fired by an initially unidentified man missed its intended target as it hit overhead electric power lines and exploded prematurely possibly wounding the person who fired the weapon, as a suspicious patient was later treated at a Bangkok hospital. No group claimed responsibility.
03/22/2010: On Monday night at 2353, in La Florida, Region Metropolitana, Chile, an improvised explosive device placed outside a bank was detonated. Although there were no casualties, the bank and several nearby residences were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2010: On Monday night, at Khatri Tola, in Bokaro District, Jharkhand, India, six villagers were abducted by Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M). The hostages were identified as Sushil Sao, as Santan Sahay, Santosh Vishwakarma, Sidam Thakur, Aswini Goswami and another youth belonging to harijan community. According to the police, about 50 masked ultras went into the home of Sushil Sao and ransacked it. Then they dragged Santosh Sao out and later took five others hostage. Four of them, Santosh Vishwakarma, Sidam Thakur, Aswini Goswami and the other unidentified youth were released in the early hours of 03/23/2010. Santan Sahay and Sushil Sao were released later that evening. No casualties or damage were reported. There was no claim of responsibility.
03/22/2010: On Monday night, in Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants fired rockets at a bazaar, wounding two civilians. The assailants also set fire to the Mellat cable television office, damaging the office but causing no further casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility. Spokesman of the Taliban Qari Mohammad Yusof Ahmadi claimed that five security officials were killed in these attacks. He also accepted responsibility of putting the cable TV network station on fire.
03/22/2010: On Monday night, in Girishk, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants fired rockets at a bazaar, wounding two civilians. The assailants also set fire to the Mellat cable television office, damaging the office but causing no further casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility. Spokesman of the Taliban Qari Mohammad Yusof Ahmadi claimed that five security officials were killed in these attacks. He also accepted responsibility of putting the cable TV network station on fire.
03/22/2010: On Monday, in Dera Ismail Khan of the North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, two unidentified militants on a motorbike lobbed two grenades at the election office of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI). Five civilians were wounded in the attack and the office was damaged. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2010: On Monday, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, an Iraqi police officer survived an attempt on his life when an explosive was detonated targeting his house. The improvised explosive device went off in front of the officer's house at Huweija market, causing damage to the officer's car and house. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/22/2010: On Monday, in the city of Quetta, Balochistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to a rickshaw. The attack killed one civilian and wounded three others. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2010: On Monday, in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, in a drive-by shooting, motorcycle-borne assailants fired upon two members of the Sadr City municipal council as they were waiting for a taxi, killing both council members. No group claimed responsibility.
03/22/2010: On Monday, in West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, an improvised explosive device exploded near a section of railway tracks between the Midnapore and Godapia stations. The tracks were damaged. There were no casualties reported. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed a Communist Party of India-Maoist faction was responsible. The attack occurred during the 48-hour bandh called by CPI-Maoists in seven states to protest anti-Maoist operations.
03/22/2010: On Monday, on the Gaya-Mughalsarai section of the East Central Railway, in Gaya District, Bihar, India, a section of railway track was blown up by Communist Party of India-Maoist militants in an area between Kasta and Paraiya during 48-hour bandh (shutdown). Seven coaches and engine of the 2445 UP Bhubaneswar-New Delhi Rajdhani Express were derailed. Train movement on the Howrah-Delhi route, via Gaya, was also affected, while three trains, including Patna-Ranchi Janshatabdi, were cancelled, and the routes of 17 other trains were changed due to the damage caused to the tracks. No casualties were reported and there was no claim of responsibility. The attack occurred during the 48-hour bandh called by Communist Party of India-Maoists in seven states to protest anti-Maoist operations.
03/22/2011: On Tuesday evening at 1800, in the rural area of El Divino Niño in Filogringo village, El Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia, suspected militants from the 33rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) bombed an electricity tower belonging to the Centrales Eléctricas company using an unspecified amount of dynamite. No casualties were reported although the electricity tower was toppled over as a result of the blast and 12 nearby localities were left without power. No group has claimed responsibility for the bombing attack.
03/22/2011: On Tuesday morning at 0800, in front of the headquarters of a transportation carrier in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia, Judge Gloria Constanza Gaona, who was on her way to a municipal court in northern Colombia, was shot and killed by three members of the Ernesto Che Guevara Front of the National Liberation Army (ELN). Constanza Gaona was presiding over the case in which the Colombian army is suspected of murdering three young siblings in October 2010. On 05/02/2011 on Monday, Colombian police captured three alleged ELN members, Nelson Archila Romero, alias Belker, Robinson Adrián Ortega and José Diomedes Gamboa Giraldo, who are accused of assassinating the judge. Authorities stated that the perpetrators were aiming to discredit national security forces.
03/22/2011: On Tuesday night at 2215, at Ali Masjid in Jamrud tehsil, Khyber, Federally Administered Tribal Area, Pakistan, in one of two linked attacks, unidentified militants blew up a power pylon. No casualties were reported, but a nearby telephone exchange was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2011: On Tuesday night, at Puri Tola in Marpa village in East Champaran, Bihar, India, over 24 unidentified militants set fire to an Airtel mobile tower, causing an unknown amount of property damage, but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, the assailants raised slogans to justify their ideology before escaping. The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were suspected as being responsible.
03/22/2011: On Tuesday night, at the weekly cattle fair in Talo Ganj village in Baggan area of Kurram, Pakistan, in one of two linked attacks, unidentified militants kidnapped 20 tribesmen along with their 14 vehicles. Those kidnapped belonged to the Kochi and Ghalji tribes. It was suspected the attack was carried out in order to sabotage the nascent peace agreement. A peace agreement was reached between the elders of the Sunni and Shiite sects on 02/03/2011 and the Thall-Parachinar Road was reopened after more than three years of closure. On 03/23/2011 the militants released the 20 tribesmen. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that pro-Taliban militants were responsible.
03/22/2011: On Tuesday night, in an unspecified location in Tamil Nadu, India, unidentified militants threw a petrol bomb at the residence of Sampath Kumar, a Desiya Murpokku Dravida Kazhagam (DMDK) candidate for the Trichengode in the 04/13/2011 Tamil Nadu Assembly polls. No casualties were reported, but the front door, a two-wheeler and the window panes were damaged from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/22/2011: On Tuesday night, in Baggan, Parao, Kurram, Pakistan, in one of two linked attacks, militants kidnapped four tribesmen. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that pro-Taliban militants were responsible. The status of the hostages is unknown.
03/22/2011: On Tuesday, at the Oqba bin Nafiaa intersection, near the National Theater, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting an alcoholic beverages store. Two civilians were wounded in the blast, and the store was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
03/22/2011: On Tuesday, in Ashdod, Southern District, Israel, Palestinian Islamic Jihad assailants fired a projectile into a residential area from the Gaza Strip. One civilian was wounded in the attack. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Al Quds Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2011: On Tuesday, in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device attached to the underside of Lieutenant Colonel Yessef Mohammad, a Defense Ministry employee's car. The Colonel was killed in the blast, and two civilians traveling with him were wounded. The amount of damage from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
03/22/2011: On Tuesday, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown assailants attacked and killed a Sahwa (Awakening) Council militiaman outside his home. No group claimed responsibility.
03/22/2011: On Tuesday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown gunmen in a car shot and killed an off duty policeman near his house. No group claimed responsibility.
03/22/2011: On Tuesday, in the al-Mahlabiya neighborhood, Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a civilian home, wounding one child. The blast caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
03/22/2011: On Tuesday, in the Sadr City area, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants shot and killed a police Captain, Jawad Kadhim, while he was driving his car. No group claimed responsibility.
03/22/2011: On Tuesday, in the Sheikh Omar neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting a convoy carrying an administrative director of the Central Bank, Ali Hassan Abu Naila. Naila escaped unhurt, although two of his guards were wounded in the blast. The amount of damage from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
03/22/2011: On Tuesday, in the village of Masteri, 45 kilometers south of El-Geniena, Gharb Darfur, Sudan, two African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) soldiers were injured when unidentified militants fired upon a UNAMID vehicle convoy. No damage was reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2011: On Tuesday, on Palestine Street near the al-Douri restaurant, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen with silenced weapons shot and killed police major Ahmed Abdul-Elah while driving his vehicle. Abdul-Elah works under the direction of the Iraqi Interior Ministry. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/22/2011: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Safdar Malik, head of his village and block president of the National Conference, as he was going home from Sonapah village, Kashmir, India.  Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, sources blamed militants.
03/22/2012: A cobbler and suspected police informant was shot dead by gunmen in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. No group claimed this attack; however, police suspected Boko Haram of being involved.
03/22/2012: A suicide bomber detonated his explosive belt near a police checkpoint in Hasiba town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. There were no casualties besides the attacker, and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2012: A suicide bomber in a car detonated their explosives at a checkpoint outside of the 10th police station in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the attacker, two children were killed, and eight other people were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack but stated that nine foreign soldiers were killed.
03/22/2012: Acting outside their official capacity, soldiers attacked the presidential compound in Bamako city, Bamako Capital district, Mali. The soldiers, calling themselves the National Committee for the Restoration of Democracy and State (CNRDR), successfully overthrew President Amadou Toumani Toure. The CNRDR spokesperson stated that the overthrow of President Toure's regime was the result of a "lack of adequate material to defend the nation." One soldier was killed and 40 injured in the attack.
03/22/2012: An explosive device detonated in Madain city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The device exploded as police and security officials were attempting to defuse it. Four soldiers and police officers were killed, and six more were injured. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/22/2012: An explosive device detonated on a bus in Tulsipur town, Mid-Western Development Region, Nepal. Six people were injured, and the bus, which was leaving Tulsipur for Salyan, was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/22/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated as it passed by a police station in Bijbehara town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Two people in the vehicle were killed, and 20 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, police attributed it to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
03/22/2012: Assailants abducted the wife of Senator Sekibo and several other people in Port Harcourt city, Rivers state, Nigeria. The senator's wife was rescued on March 26, 2012, but it is unclear if the other victims were also freed at that time. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/22/2012: Assailants detonated explosive devices at a bridge in Jamui city, Bihar state, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three attacks in this area on this day, all of which were claimed by Communist Party of India: Maoist (CPI-M).
03/22/2012: Assailants detonated explosive devices at the base of two electricity towers in Garhi Kapura area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Both of the towers were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/22/2012: Assailants planted three explosive devices on electricity poles in Jamshoro city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The devices were successfully defused by police. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/22/2012: Assailants set fire to 12 sand-laden trucks in Jamui city, Bihar state, India. There were no casualties reported. This was one of three attacks in this area on this day, all of which were claimed by Communist Party of India: Maoist (CPI-M).
03/22/2012: Assailants shot and killed an Islamic cleric and lecturer in his residence in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, police attributed it to Boko Haram.
03/22/2012: Assailants used dynamite to blow up the Khaira block office in Jamui city, Bihar state, India. No casualties were reported. This was one of three attacks in this area on this day, all of which were claimed by the Communist Party of India: Maoist (CPI-M).
03/22/2012: Gunmen attacked a military checkpoint in Dawon Valley, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Three soldiers were killed. The assailants also attempted to attack two police stations, but they were repulsed by nearby soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/22/2012: Gunmen attacked a police patrol in Al Jamiymah town, Eastern, Saudi Arabia. Three police officers were wounded in the initial firing, and one attacker was wounded when the police returned fire.
03/22/2012: Gunmen attacked an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) patrol in Pashad village, Kunar province, Afghanistan. ISAF press stated that there were no casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/22/2012: Gunmen shot and killed a Federal Investigation Agency official in Dir town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The official had been working at the office of the Deputy Director of Immigration. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/22/2012: Three gunmen shot and killed a sub-inspector in Khairiput area, Odisha state, India. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to Maoists.
03/22/2012: Two explosive devices detonated in Jamshoro city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The blast damaged two electricity poles. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/22/2013: A grenade detonated and injured two Rangers personnel in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2013: A landmine detonated prematurely in Kundi Raji, Laghman province, Afghanistan. The three assailants who were attempting to plant the device were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
03/22/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Ishaqi area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The blast struck a civilian vehicle, killing one person. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2013: A roadside bomb exploded in the Yairipok Heidroipokpi area of Thoubal district, Manipur state, India. One person was killed and one member of the 15th Assam Rifles battalion was injured in the explosion. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, officials attributed it to the People's Liberation Army (PLA).
03/22/2013: An assistant village head was shot and killed in Yaring district, Pattani province, Thailand. There was no claim of responsibility; however, police officers attributed the attack to separatists.
03/22/2013: An explosive device attached to a rickshaw detonated in Dera Allah Yar, Balochistan, Pakistan. The incident occurred near a bus stop. Eight civilians were killed and 40 others were injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2013: An explosive device detonated in Qarah Bagh District in Ghazni, Afghanistan. The blast targeted a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) unit. One United States (US) soldier, Sgt. Tristan M. Wade, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident in a statement to local media.
03/22/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Hawari neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. At least two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2013: An explosive device detonated under a parked truck in Hermel, Beqaa Valley, Lebanon. As a result of the explosion, the truck was destroyed and a car was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2013: Assailants ambushed a group of Colombian soldiers in Tolima department, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/22/2013: Assailants ambushed a group of pro-government militia members in Maraksha, Abyan governorate, Yemen. Three militiamen were killed and an unknown number of assailants were either killed or injured. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/22/2013: Assailants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) post in Nasirabad district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The assailants used rockets and guns. There were no casualties reported and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/22/2013: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) oil supply container in Jamrud tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Two people were injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks on NATO oil containers that occurred on this day. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2013: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) oil supply container in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. One person was killed and three others were injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks on NATO oil containers that occurred on this day. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2013: Assailants attacked three different locations consecutively in Ganye city, Adamawa, Nigeria. The assailants used guns and explosives to first attack a bank, then a prison, and then two open air taverns. At least 25 people were killed. There was no claim of responsibility; however sources indicate that Boko Haram may have been involved.
03/22/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a gas pipeline in Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no casualties reported, but power delivery was disrupted. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2013: Assailants on motorcycles opened fire in Hermel, Beqqa province, Pakistan. The assailants targeted a vehicle full of laborers. Four laborers were killed and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/22/2013: Assailants opened fire on a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Buhriz, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One Sahwa member was killed and a second one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. This was one of two attacks on Sahwah Council members in Iraq on this day.
03/22/2013: Assailants opened fire on the private residence of a Sahwa Council commander in Balad district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Hassan Musleh and two of his sons were killed in the attack; a third son was injured. In addition, two assailants were killed when the injured son returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. This was one of two attacks on Sahwah Council members in Iraq on this day.
03/22/2013: Assailants set fire to the Keshurita Maddhyapara Shree Shree Laxmimata temple in Madhyapara, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. The temple was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/22/2013: Assailants shot and wounded a head police constable in G.O.R. Colony in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2013: Assailants stopped a bus in Karimati village, Jharkhand state, India. The assailants asked the passengers to exit the vehicle, and then set it on fire. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources indicate that it may have been perpetuated by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M).
03/22/2013: Four gunmen open fired in an unknown location in Balochistan, Pakistan. The assailants targeted Solar Energy Works personnel at a fuel station. Four people were killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2013: Gunmen attacked a security checkpost in Bara Tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. A clash ensued, during which one attacker was killed and a soldier was injured. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
03/22/2013: The deputy chairman of Talohmaena tambon was shot dead in Khok Mude, Pattani province, Thailand. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, police attributed it to separatists.
03/22/2013: Unidentified assailants detonated explosive devices at a government girl's school in Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No further information given.
03/22/2013: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on an empty election camp in Landi Kotal, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no injuries and no further information is known.
03/22/2014: A explosive device detonated near a joint military and Sahwa Council checkpoint in Hor Rajab area, Babil governorate, Iraq. One Sahwa Council member was killed and four soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: A hand grenade was discovered and safely defused near the Irrigation Office in Khuzdar town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: A land mine detonated near a civilian vehicle between Gereshk and Nawzad districts in Helmand province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: A land mine detonated near a civilian vehicle in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a military patrol in Qayyarah area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police checkpoint in Adhaim town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. In addition to the suicide bomber, six people were killed and 17 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: An assailant attacked civilians with a knife on a railway platform in Huaihua, Hunan province, China. Three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: An assailant opened fire on Manafi Dolo in Da To village, Pattani province, Thailand. Dolo, an assistant village chief, was killed and one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of a police major detonated in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The officer and his son were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: An explosive device detonated at an oil pipeline in Marib governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to tribesmen.
03/22/2014: An explosive device detonated at the Mareb oil pipeline in Khawlan district, Al Hudaydah province, Yemen. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to tribesmen.
03/22/2014: An explosive device detonated behind a tea stall in Songazi area, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. One Awami League member was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: An explosive device detonated in Sitra village, Central governorate, Bahrain. One police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: An explosive device detonated in the eastern part of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Between this and an unrelated blast, six people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: An explosive device detonated in the northern part of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Between this and an unrelated blast, six people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: An explosive device detonated near an electricity pylon in Jurf al-Sakhar district, Babil governorate, Iraq. The electricity pylon was damaged in the blast. This was one of 15 attacks on electricity pylons in this area on March 22, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/22/2014: An explosive device detonated on a commercial street in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Tikrit city on March 22, 2014. This first attack was designed to draw first responders to the scene. Seven people were killed and 18 others were wounded across blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: An explosive device detonated outside of the Khalid Bin Waleed mosque, an Ahl-e-Hadith religious institution, in Gulshan-e-Hadeed neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the mosque was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: An explosive device was discovered at an airport in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. The device, which intended to target the Egyptian military's chief of staff, Sedki Sobhi, was safely detonated in a controlled explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle was discovered and safely defused near Lashkar Gah city in Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated on a commercial street as police officers were responding to an initial blast in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Tikrit city on March 22, 2014. Seven people were killed and 18 others were wounded across blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: Assailants abducted Gianluca Salviato, an Italian engineer, in Tubruq city, Butnan district, Libya. Salviato was released on November 15, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: Assailants attacked a military camp in Ajdabiya town, Wahat district, Libya. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Cyrenaica Self-Defense Force.
03/22/2014: Assailants attacked an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Khor Abeche area, South Darfur state, Sudan. One person was killed and several shelters were damaged and livestock was stolen in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
03/22/2014: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Haji Daud Jan in Hayatabad area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Haji Daud Jan, an Afghan doctor, was abducted in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: Assailants fired mortar grenades and opened fire on a police station in Toribio municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/22/2014: Assailants fired mortar shells near the Badush Prison in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. A police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: Assailants kidnapped residents and then set fire to Kalonga area, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in this province. Eight villages were set on fire and six people were kidnapped across three areas. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Mai Mai Bakata Katanga Militia.
03/22/2014: Assailants kidnapped residents and then set fire to Mahombe area, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in this province. Eight villages were set on fire and six people were kidnapped across three areas. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Mai Mai Bakata Katanga Militia.
03/22/2014: Assailants kidnapped residents and then set fire to Mukana area, Katanga province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in this province. Eight villages were set on fire and six people were kidnapped across three areas. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Mai Mai Bakata Katanga Militia.
03/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on a female tea seller in Qoryoley city, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. The tea seller was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on a lieutenant of the intelligence services in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. The lieutenant was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Mandera city, Mandera county, Kenya. The officer was injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on Agha Jameel in Sharfabad neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Two people were killed, including Jameel, a National Accountability Bureau (NAB) inspector, and one other civilian was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on Ahmad Bin-Ahmad in Al-Bayda city, Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. Bin-Ahmad, a local chief, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base and a Somali National Army (SNA) base in Janale town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on Arnel Estrellado in Tugos village, Sorsogon province, Philippines. Estrellado, a Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) agent, was killed in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out due to the victim's misuse of his position with the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA).
03/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Mehsud tribesmen in Datta Khel town, North Waziristan agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two Mehsud tribesmen were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: Three explosive devices were discovered and safely defused outside a civilian residence in Saint Dominics area, Tallaght town, Dublin county, Ireland. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2014: Two explosive devices planted in a vehicle detonated in Chang Wat district, Nonthaburi province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Another explosive device was discovered at the scene and safely defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: A sniper opened fire on a military spokesman in Leithi area, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: An assailant attacked a civilian in Chariduar area, Assam state, India. The civilian was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, security forces arrested Deepjyoti Daimari, a member of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland's (NDFB) Ranjan Daimary faction, on March 24, 2015, in connection with the attack.
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated as police rushed to the scene of an earlier blast in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Four civilians and two police officers were wounded in the attack. This represents one of two related explosions in Herat on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated at a historical minaret in Sinjar town, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated in a residential building targeting Padaigma 12 in Odessa city, Odessa oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated in Amil area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of a park in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. This represents one of two related explosions in Herat on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of a shop in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. A security guard was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated in Ghazaliya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated in Khalid Brohi village, Kandh Kot district, Sindh province, Pakistan. Two civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated in Mahmudiyah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near a gas station in Mushahidah region, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near a mosque in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and one other was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Tunisian Armed Forces (FAT) vehicle in Kef governorate, Tunisia. One soldier was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a gas pipeline in Dera Allah Yar area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a gas pipeline in Jafarabad district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. The Baloch Republic Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Qatn city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. One soldier was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: An explosive device detonated while assailants were planting it alongside a road in Bardaale district, Bay region, Somalia. Six assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/22/2015: An explosive device planted on a bus detonated in Bab al-Sharqi area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Columbio town, Sultan Kudarat province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source suspected the involvement of the New People's Army (NPA).
03/22/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a security headquarters in Az Zuruq neighborhood, Misrata city, Misrata district, Libya. At least one civilian was injured in the blast. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2015: Assailants abducted three people in Farah province, Afghanistan. All three hostages were killed on April 10, 2015. The Taliban claimed responsibility and stated that the individuals were robbers and murderers.
03/22/2015: Assailants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) patrol convoy in the Balochabad area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Three soldiers were wounded in the attack. The Balochistan Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: Assailants attacked a journalist in Bhopal city, Madhya Pradesh state, India. The journalist was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint at Bin Ayfan intersection, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. One assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/22/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police checkpost in Aqcha district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least four people, including three officers and one assailant, were killed in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2015: Assailants attacked an Armed Forces of Ukraine checkpoint in Maiorska town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
03/22/2015: Assailants attacked an undisclosed number of police checkpoints in Nurgal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and seven were wounded in the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: Assailants attacked Armed Forces of Ukraine positions in Shyrokyne town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Donetsk People's Republic.
03/22/2015: Assailants attacked National Defense Force members in Bakka village, As Suwayda governorate, Syria. At least seven members were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Nusrah Front.
03/22/2015: Assailants detonated explosives at an unknown number of civilian residences in Sinjar town, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/22/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a house in Pir Koh area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: Assailants fired Grad rockets into Orikhove village, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Luhansk People's Republic.
03/22/2015: Assailants fired mortars at Armed Forces of Ukraine soldiers in Pisky town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
03/22/2015: Assailants fired mortars into Dzerzhynsk town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. One person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
03/22/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at a residence in Leithi neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. One civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of either Ansar al-Sharia (Libya) or the Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
03/22/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at Armed Forces of Ukraine soldiers in Opytne town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
03/22/2015: Assailants kidnapped approximately 100 former Sahwa Council members in Karma area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT) watchperson in Jangan village, Masbate province, Philippines. The watchperson was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Maldar, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of three attacks targeting military positions in Shindad on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents. to the Taliban.
03/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Zughali, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of three attacks targeting military positions in Shindad on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents. to the Taliban.
03/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Paikash, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of three attacks targeting military positions in Shindad on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents. to the Taliban.
03/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on crew members of a Syrian Army Helicopter that had crashed in Dayr Sunbul, Idlib governorate, Syria. At least one crew member was killed and four others were abducted in the assault. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility and stated that the incident was in retaliation for a chlorine attack carried out by the government earlier in the week.
03/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on police checkpoints in Sari Pul city, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Two police, four civilians, and seven assailants were killed and seven civilians wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers, Islamic Republic of Iran Armed Forces (IRIAF) soldiers, and Hezbollah members with guns and projectiles in Busra town, Daraa governorate, Syria. At least 45 people, including dozens of soldiers and 21 assailants, were killed and several others were injured in the ensuing clash, which lasted until March 25, 2015. Jaysh al-Islam (Syria) and the Southern Front separately claimed responsibility for the attack. The Southern Front stated that the incident was carried out in response to the mobilization of troops in the area.
03/22/2015: Assailants shot and killed Javid Ahmad Sofi, a civilian, in Bijbehara town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
03/22/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Soona Key area, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. At least two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the house of a former mayor's brother in Shariff Aguak town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: Assailants threw explosive devices at an All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) office in Jamuria area, West Bengal state, India. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, party officials suspected the involvement of the Bharatiya Janata Party.
03/22/2015: Two explosive devices detonated near the Teacher-Student Center (TSC) on the University of Dhaka campus in Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. Two people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2015: Two suicide bombers detonated in Auno village, Borno state, Nigeria. The assailants were traveling to the Monday Market in Maiduguri city when their explosive devices prematurely detonated. At least seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/22/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at the Maalbeek Metro Station in Brussels, Belgium. In addition to the bomber, at least 16 people were killed in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks targeting transportation infrastructure in Brussels on the same day. Additionally, at least 270 people were injured across both incidents. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility and stated that the attacks were carried out in retaliation for Belgium's participation in a coalition against ISIL.
03/22/2016: An assailant threw an explosive device at a civilian residence in Tumaga, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. At least two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2016: An explosive device detonated at Bohdan Khmelnitskiy Square in Kirovohrad city, Kirovohrad oblast, Ukraine. At least two people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2016: An explosive device detonated in Al-Bakriyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2016: An explosive device detonated in Nuayriyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2016: An explosive device detonated in Obaydi area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2016: An explosive device detonated in Tarimiyah, Saladin, Iraq. Three people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near a cafe in Al-Wardiyah, Diyala, Iraq. One person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Egyptian Armed Forces patrol along El-Qasima Road in North Sinai, Egypt. At least three soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Malian Armed Forces vehicle in Menaka, Gao, Mali. At least one soldier was injured in the blast. Ansar al-Dine (Mali) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistan Armed Forces patrol in Safi, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) vehicle in Dicle neighborhood, Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey. At least one soldier was killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) vehicle in Yuksekova, Hakkari, Turkey. At least three people, including two police officers and one soldier, were killed and nine others, including one officer and eight soldiers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources separately attributed the attack to the Civil Protection Units (YPS) and the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Amin area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2016: An explosive device detonated on a highway near a Special Action Police (POH) vehicle in Mazidagi, Mardin, Turkey. At least one person was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/22/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a volunteer fighter patrol in Rasheed, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Six volunteers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Iganagampong, Maguindanao, Philippines. The device was thought to be targeting Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldiers. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM), which denied involvement.
03/22/2016: Assailants abducted Dieudonne Nsengiyumva in Bujumbura, Burundi. The whereabouts of Nsengiyumva, a Burundi National Police officer, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2016: Assailants attacked a construction company headquarters in Ghoryan district, Herat, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/22/2016: Assailants attacked a suspected informant in Bechagaon, Chhattisgarh, India. The suspected informant was killed and his brother was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/22/2016: Assailants attacked and killed a former police officer in Shahjoy district, Zabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2016: Assailants attacked and killed a suspected informant in Polampalli, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/22/2016: Assailants attacked civilians in Kagaba, Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least two people were wounded and four others were abducted between this incident and an unrelated attack the previous day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI).
03/22/2016: Assailants attacked residences in Anyada, Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI).
03/22/2016: Assailants attacked the Ba'shiqah Camp in Hamdaniyah, Nineveh, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2016: Assailants attacked Vinayak Baliga in Mangaluru, Karnataka, India. Baliga, a Right to Information activist, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2016: Assailants hijacked a passenger bus between Tawilah and El Fashir in North Darfur, Sudan. There were no reported casualties and the 45 passengers were released a short time later. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2016: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Lateef in Phase VI neighborhood, Hayatabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Lateef, a former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) director, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2016: Assailants opened fire on Darius Ikurakure at the Musunga Military Camp in Bujumbura, Burundi. Ikurakure, a Burundian Army Lieutenant Colonel, was killed in the assault. Republican Forces of Burundi (FOREBU) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2016: Assailants opened fire on Didier Muhimpund in Bujumbura, Burundi. Muhimpund, the National Defense Force (FDN) Health Services Deputy Director, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2016: Assailants opened fire on Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) soldiers in Andavit, Datu Salibo district, Maguindanao, Philippines. At least 14 people, including five soldiers and nine assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
03/22/2016: Assailants opened fire on Shutong Trashu in Mukim Lamplai, Songkhla, Thailand. Trashu, a former village head, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2016: Assailants opened fire on Sikhosiphi Bazooka Rhadebe after escorting him from his residence in Mdatya, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Rhadebe, the Amadiba Crisis Committee (ACC) chairperson, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2016: Assailants sexually assaulted and injured four civilians in Kolu, Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least one assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI).
03/22/2016: Assailants shot and killed a shopkeeper after he declared himself a prophet in Shabqadar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2016: Assailants stabbed and killed a Christian convert in Kurigram, Rangpur, Bangladesh. Assailants detonated several explosive devices as they fled the scene. The Islamic State in Bangladesh claimed responsibility and stated that the victim was targeted as a "lesson to others." Officials, however, questioned the veracity of this claim. Sources also attributed the attack to Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
03/22/2016: Assailants torched the Arakozia Radio tower and assaulted its security guards in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/22/2016: Security forces discovered and defused 150 explosive devices in Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Al-Arifiyah, Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-rigged house in Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the unsuccessful incident.
03/22/2016: Security forces identified and arrested 10 assailants, including one suicide bomber, who were attempting to target Istanbul, in Gaziantep, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/22/2016: Two explosive devices detonated in Timmapur, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/22/2016: Two suicide bombers with explosives-laden suitcases detonated at a check-in counter at Brussels Airport in Zaventem, Flemish Brabant, Belgium. In addition to the two bombers, at least 16 people were killed, including four United States citizens, in the blasts. A third explosive device was discovered and defused by security following the incident. This was one of two coordinated attacks targeting transportation infrastructure in Brussels on the same day. Additionally, at least 270 people were injured across both incidents. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility and stated that the attacks were carried out in retaliation for Belgium's participation in a coalition against ISIL.
03/22/2017: A sniper in Syria opened fire on a Turkish border post in Hatay province, Turkey. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/22/2017: A suicide bomber detonated in Muna Balaya neighborhood, Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated suicide attacks in Maiduguri on this date. The assailant was killed in this blast and 20 people were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/22/2017: A suicide bomber detonated in Muna Dagalti neighborhood, Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated suicide attacks in Maiduguri on this date. In addition to the assailant, at least one person was killed in this blast and 20 people were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/22/2017: An assailant drove a vehicle into pedestrians along the Westminster Bridge in London, United Kingdom. The assailant then fled the vehicle outside the Palace of Westminster, stabbing a police officer before being shot and killed by police forces. In addition to the assailant, five people were killed and at least 50 people were injured in the attack. Khalid Masood, a Muslim extremist, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for Western military offensives in the Middle East. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) also claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities doubted the veracity of this claim and could not confirm Masood's connection to ISIL.
03/22/2017: An explosive device detonated along Pakistan Railways tracks at Mehrabpur Railway Station in Mehrabpur, Sindh, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two attacks targeting the same railway line in Sindh on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/22/2017: An explosive device detonated along Pakistan Railways tracks near the Rohri Railway Station in Misri Shah, Sindh, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two attacks targeting the same railway line in Sindh on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/22/2017: An explosive device detonated at a government girl's school in Qila Abdullah district, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2017: An explosive device detonated in Imam Sahib, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2017: An explosive device detonated in Shaab neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Subaihat, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistan Army convoy in Angor Adda, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least one soldier was killed and three other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2017: An explosive device detonated near a popular market in Arab Ebjur, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Nahrawan, Balad Ruz , Diyala, Iraq. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely while assailants were planting it in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely while being planted in Loy Bagh, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and four assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle near Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. This was one of two related attacks in the area on the same day. At least ten soldiers were killed across both blasts. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/22/2017: Assailants attacked military personnel escorting a humanitarian aid convoy in Jubgan, Surigao del Norte, Philippines. No casualties were reported in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/22/2017: Assailants equipped with rockets and firearms attacked a military base in Cukurca district, Hakkari, Turkey. At least one soldier was killed and four soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/22/2017: Assailants fired a mortar at Farouq area in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least one person was killed and two people were injured in the attack. This was one of five similar incidents in Mosul on this date. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2017: Assailants fired missiles that landed and detonated in farmlands near Jableh, Lattakia, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of two projectile attacks in Lattakia on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/22/2017: Assailants fired missiles that landed and detonated in farmlands near Qardaha, Lattakia, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of two projectile attacks in Lattakia on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/22/2017: Assailants fired mortars at Bab al-Tub neighborhood in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of five similar incidents in Mosul on this date. At least one security member was injured across two of the attacks. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2017: Assailants fired mortars at Maawsil al-Jadidah neighborhood in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of five similar incidents in Mosul on this date. At least five people were killed and more than 20 people were injured across two of the attacks. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2017: Assailants fired mortars at Rifak neighborhood in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of five similar incidents in Mosul on this date. At least five people were killed and more than 20 people were injured across two of the attacks. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2017: Assailants fired mortars at Souq al-Arbaa market in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of five similar incidents in Mosul on this date. At least one security member was injured across two of the attacks. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistani Police vehicle in Sialkot, Punjab, Pakistan. A constable was killed and an assistant sub-inspector was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on and stabbed a police officer in Kuprel, Chhattisgarh, India. The officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/22/2017: Assailants set fire to a meat shop in Hathras, Uttar Pradesh, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of four attacks targeting meat shops in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, residents attributed the attacks to Hindu extremists.
03/22/2017: Assailants set fire to a meat shop in Ladpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of four attacks targeting meat shops in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, residents attributed the attacks to Hindu extremists.
03/22/2017: Assailants set fire to a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) outpost in Pilibhit district, Uttar Pradesh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2017: Assailants set fire to Zion Lutheran Church in Nome, North Dakota, United States. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the church was recently purchased by a white supremacist, identified as Craig Cobb.
03/22/2017: Assailants shelled a house in Avdiivka, Donetsk, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2017: Assailants shot and killed an Aladja farmer in Udu district, Delta, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Ijaw extremists.
03/22/2017: Assailants shot and killed Javier Oteca, an indigenous rights activist, in Corinto, Cauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to right-wing paramilitaries.
03/22/2017: Security forces discovered and destroyed six explosives-laden vehicles in Tammuz neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2017: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber targeting a police checkpoint in Nesh, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/22/2017: Three suicide bombers detonated targeting an internally displaced persons camp in Muna Kumbori neighborhood, Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated suicide attacks in Maiduguri on this date. In addition to the assailants, at least two people were killed in this blast and 20 people were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/22/2205: Two rockets were fired into the city of Kandahar, Afghanistan in the middle of the night. The rockets were fired from the west part of the city by unknown attackers. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/1998: In Colombia, fifty members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) kidnapped four Americans and one Italian, at a roadblock set up 35 miles south of Bogota, as they returned from a hummingbird-watching trip. Further, an additional 32 Colombians were kidnapped at the roadblock and at least three people were killed and another 14 were wounded in the attack. The FARC commander threatened to kill the Americans if they were determined to be spies for the CIA or the Drug Enforcement Administration, but the foreign kidnapped victims and at least ten of the Colombian victims were later released, as detailed in the Additional Comments section.
03/23/1998: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) kidnapped 17 people in El Calvario, Colombia. The victims were traveling along a road from Villavicencio to Santa Fe de Bogota when the attack was launched. The fate of the hostages was not disclosed in the reports.
03/23/1998: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) kidnapped 27 birdwatchers in Bogota, Colombia. Four of the kidnap victims were American tourists, one was an Italian tourist, and the rest (22) were Colombians.
03/23/1998: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) shot down a Narcotics Police helicopter in Vichada, Colombia. The attack injured two policemen and damaged the helicopter.
03/23/1999: A German engineer and a Swiss engineer were kidnapped from El Cairo Cement Works in Antioquia, Colombia. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) were blamed for the kidnapping. The fate of the hostages was not known.
03/23/1999: An American citizen was kidnapped in Boyaca, Colombia, by National Liberation Army (NLA) rebels. They demanded $400,000 in ransom. The hostage was released on July 20, 1999 after the ELN was paid $48,000.
03/23/1999: Francis Trainor, a Catholic businessman, received minor injuries from a hand grenade booby trap that was set at his business in Castlewellan, Northern Ireland. The Orange Volunteers (OV) claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/23/1999: Paraguayan Vice President Dr. Luis Maria Argana was assassinated in Asunción, Paraguay by three men dressed in military uniforms, two armed with shotguns and one with a pistol. Another man was a driver of the getaway car. The Vice President was shot ten times in his car. His body guard, Francisco Barrios Gonzalez was also killed, but his driver, Victor Raul Barrios escaped with injuries. Two hand grenades left at the scene were disarmed by the bomb squad.
03/23/1999: Suspected armed Islamic militants shot at civilians on Keddarra Road in Lurgan, Algeria. Three civilians were killed and three others were wounded in this incident.
03/23/1999: Unknown perpetrators threw a Molotov cocktail at the Nationalist Movement Party (MHP) election office in Maltepe District, Istanbul, Turkey. The office sustained only minor damage and there were no casualties.
03/23/2000: One South Lebanon Army (SLA) soldier was killed and two others injured when Hizballah launched anti-tank missiles against an SLA position in Bayt Lif, Lebanon. No further information was provided.
03/23/2001: An explosion on a bus passing through the Jame cloth market in Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan, killed one person and wounded nine others.  The police increased security in the area as it was Pakistan Day, a national holiday with celebrations.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2001: Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) abducted at least ten farmers who were traveling along a road on a tractor trailer near Potuvil, eastern Sri Lanka. The group stole the tractor as well. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2002: A grenade explosion killed two civilians and injured twenty more in the residential Habba Kadal locality of Srinagar (Kashmir), India. Local police suspected that Muslim militants were targeting the Border Security Force (BSF) and managed to strike passerby as well. Of the twenty people injured, eleven were civilians and nine were members of the BSF. No one claimed responsibility.
03/23/2002: Hutu rebels killed an eight year old girl and a forty-five year old man during a raid in Bujumbura, Burundi. Local authorities blamed the attack on the National Liberation Forces (FNL). No one officially claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2003: A bomb exploded at a residential compound in Valencia, Venezuela. The perpetrators were unknown and the attack was similar to one a day prior at a shopping mall in Valencia.
03/23/2003: A bomb, hidden in a vehicle, exploded at a shopping mall in San Cristobal, Venezuela, destroying the vehicle and damaging other nearby vehicles. The perpetrators were unknown and this was the third of three similar attacks in Venezuela.
03/23/2003: About 12-15 gunmen dressed in army uniforms killed 24 Hindus, including two children and eleven women, in the Kashmir village of Nadi Marg, after overpowering village guards and using their automatic weapons to get people out of their homes. No one claimed responsibility, but India blamed Pakistan-based Islamic militant groups Lashkar-e Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammad for the attack, while Pakistan blamed India for training local militants.
03/23/2003: Jaish-e-Mohammad militants shot and critically wounded a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in the Kashmir town of Batamaloo, India.
03/23/2003: Jaish-e-Mohammad militants shot and killed a cop helping children cross the street near Briscoe School in Srinagar, India.
03/23/2003: Kuki Liberation Army (KLA) separatists kidnapped German humanitarian worker Heinrich Wolfgang in the Indian village of Maphou, releasing him more than two weeks later on April 9, 2003. Wolfgang worked for the Lutheran Development Service, a German NGO, that was providing relief and rehabilitation work in the area for refugees displaced by the ethnic conflict between the Kukis and Nagas. A KLA spokesman said that the group abducted Wolfgang because there was discrimination against the Kukis in the implementation of the NGO-funded development program. The group demanded a ransom of $212,800; it was not clear if the amount was paid.
03/23/2003: Members of the People's Revolutionary Militias (MRP) threw a hand grenade from a passing car at the U.K. Consulate in Guayaquil, Ecuador, shattering windows on the first floor of the building, but causing no injuries. The group claimed responsibility through emails and said the attack was to condemn the United Kingdom and United States for invading Iraq.
03/23/2003: Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels shot and killed a village chieftain and his two companions in Sibuco, Philippines. This attack occurred on either March 23rd or 24th.
03/23/2003: One day before a constitutional referendum vote, Chechen Rebels (non-specific) attacked and destroyed a polling station in the Chechen village of Sernovodsk. The perpetrators attacked three other polling stations during this attack.
03/23/2003: Palestinian gunmen opened fire on the West Bank settlement of Katzir, causing no injuries or damage.
03/23/2005: A bomb exploded in a shopping mall in Kaslik, north of Beirut, an area made up mostly of anti-Syrian Christians. The blast at the Alta Vista Center was caused by a 45-pound bomb left at the back entrance to the mall and destroyed most of the building. The attack killed three people, all workers, including a Sri Lankan and two Indians. Five other people were wounded in the attack, including a police officer wounded while inspecting the building. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2005: A bomb exploded near a mosque in Balad, Iraq. The mosque was empty at the time of the explosion and no casualties were caused. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2005: A journalist with a German passport was kidnapped. A group calling itself the Protectors of Islam Brigade released a video showing the man who identified himself as Hassan al-Zaydi. Two armed men, one with a pistol, were also shown in the video. The outcome of the kidnapping was unknown.
03/23/2005: In Corte, Corsica, authorities found an undetonated explosive device hidden in a fire extinguisher against a wall of the local France Telecom office.  No one claimed responsibility.
03/23/2005: In the Yala province of Thailand, Asmin Waeni, a student of Sartsamakkhi school, and Muhammadkamae Lateh were shot dead during a fight with security forces. The two men had attempted to kill Pol Srg-Maj Anant Maksakul, but only managed to injure him.
03/23/2005: The group, Global Intifada, claimed responsibility for setting a car, which belongs to the Russian Embassy, on fire, in Stockholm, Sweden. The car was set alight when a fire bomb, which was placed under it, detonated. According to their claim of responsibility, the Global Intifada carried out the action as an indictment against the Russian state for their "imperialistic war" against Chechnya.
03/23/2005: Two Iraqi policemen were killed when the roadside bomb they were trying to defuse went off near a Shiite shrine in Baghdad, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2006: A man was killed and nine people, including two children, were injured when a bomb ripped through a shop used as a public telephone booth in Kohlu, Pakistan. The bomb was blamed on Baloch nationalists who seek more political and economic rights, but no group was confirmed.
03/23/2006: A suicide bomber blew up his car at the entrance to an anti-terror tribunal in Baghdad, Iraq, killing four policemen and wounding five others. The attack was not attributed to any specific group.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2006: Five civilians were killed when a car bomb went off in Baghdad, Iraq near a market place. No specific group was suspected.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2006: Four policemen were wounded in Baquba, Iraq when a roadside bomb exploded. No specific group was suspected.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2006: Suspected gunmen from the Communist Party of Nepal opened fire with firearms in a crowded market, wounding three civilians in Bharatchhow, Nepal.
03/23/2007:  A car bomb killed 4 in Baghdad at a used car lot on Eastern Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/23/2007:  Twenty five bodies were found bound and tortured scattered around Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/23/2007: A Dutch oil worker was kidnapped in Port Harcourt, Nigeria.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/23/2007: A Mexican police official was shot in connection to a drug cartel in Monterrey, Mexico.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/23/2007: Iraq Deputy Prime Minister Salam al-Zawba'i escaped an assassination attempt that targeted him inside his house with a suicide bomber and a booby-trapped car in Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/23/2007: Militants blew up a gas pipeline in Balochistan, Pakistan.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/23/2007: Saboteurs blew up an electricity tower in the Northwestern Frontier Province Pakistan.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/23/2007: Taliban fighters attacked police posts in southern Afghanistan provincial capitals sparking battles that left seven rebels and two policemen dead.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/23/2007: Two Afghan Police officers were killed in Afghanistan by a remote-controlled mine left by insurgents in Paktiki province.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/23/2007: While taking off from Mogadishu, Somalia, a Transaviaexpoert Ilyushin -76 cargo plane was shot down by a missile.  The plane had carried equipment for African Union peacekeepers who were working in Mogadishu.  Somali officials deny the missile accusation saying it was a freak accident.  No group claimed responsibility.
03/23/2008:  A barrage of rocket and mortars were fire at the Green Zone by suspected Mahdi Army members, killing 13 Iraqi civilians and wounding 20.
03/23/2008:  A peacekeeper and local resident were wounded after an explosive device disguised as a wine vessel was handed to them in the northern outskirt of Kvemo-Okoma in Znauri district, South Ossetia at about 12pm. The victims' names were V. Doguzov, who suffered multiple wounds, and I. Koliyev whose feet and right hand were torn off. Unidentified people that came from Georgia handed the bomb to them in an apparent attempt to help "destabilize the situation and prompt the sides to retaliate" in reference to the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone.
03/23/2008:  A police commander was shot dead along with three of his bodyguards during a convoy in Balad Ruz in Diyala Province, Iraq. The gunmen were not identified.
03/23/2008:  A roadside bomb killed four US soldiers on patrol near southern Baghdad, Iraq.
03/23/2008:  A suicide car bomber attacked a line of people waiting for gasoline, killing seven and injuring 12 in the Shula district of Baghdad, Iraq.
03/23/2008:  An unknown suicide bomber in a truck crashed into a barrier of armored vehicles in front of an Iraqi Army base setting off the explosives inside the truck and killing 12 soldiers and wounding 42 other soldiers and civilians in the Al-Hermat (Haramat) neighborhood in Mosul, Iraq. Another source indicates there were 10 deaths and 30 injured.
03/23/2008:  Gunmen in three cars opened fire on pedestrians at a bus stop killing at least seven and wounding 16 in Baghdad, Iraq.
03/23/2008:  The Hezb-e-Islami group fired rockets at an army base killing two Afghan soldiers and wounding nine others, including two interpreters for the US-lead coalition forces in the Tagab district of Kapisa province, Afghanistan.
03/23/2008:  Three unknown attackers opened fire on a convoy of Afghan Technical Consultants’ mine clearers, killing five and wounding seven near Sheberghan city in Jawzjan Province, Afghanistan. The attackers were able to flee.
03/23/2008:  Two children were killed when a homemade bomb hidden under garbage detonated in Baquba, Iraq.
03/23/2009:  On Monday afternoon, at 1315, one person was killed and another injured when a bomb went off at the Transport Management Office (TMO) in western Nepali town of Nepalgunj in Banke district.  The explosion happened at a back door of the office building, destroying nearby rooms and a motorcycle. The perpetrator, Istiyak Khan, was killed in the blast while planting the pressure cooker bomb. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2009:  On Monday, in Jalula, Diyala, Iraq, a suicide bomber struck a Kurdish funeral being held for a politician's father, killing 15 civilians and wounding 30. There was no damage or motive reported and al Qaeda in Iraq is being blamed for the attack.
03/23/2009:  On Monday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, a roadside bomb targeted a car in the Wadi Hajar neighborhood, killing two people and causing no reported damage. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/23/2009: On Monday at 0800, in Santa Rosa, Laguna, Philippines, a militant with .45-caliber pistol shot and wounded Sabina Ariola, a leader of an activist organization, while onboard an Isuzu elf vehicle in the village of Barangay Pook. There was no motive or damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/23/2009: On Monday,  in an unspecified area of Paktia, Afghanistan, Taliban militants ambushed the vehicle of a district mayor on the Gardez-Zormat road. The district mayor was injured in the attack and it is unknown if this attack caused any property damage.
03/23/2009: On Monday,  in Seraikela-Kharsawan District, Jharkhand, India, Shankar Das Goswami, the Jharkhand state president of the Forward Bloc Farmer's Wing was shot and killed by four gunmen late in the night at Chaliama. Goswami was returning home after taking part in a devotional program. Superintendent of Police, Sheetal Oraon said the mode of killing does not indicate that the Maoists might be responsible, but they are investigating all angles. No one has claimed responsibility and it is unknown if this attack caused any property damage.
03/23/2009: On Monday,  in Tarlaguda village, Bijapur, Chhattisgarh district, India, four villagers were killed allegedly by naxalites. Superintendent of Police Ankit Garg said that these villagers were kidnapped by naxalites two days ago as the ultras believed them to be police informers. Later, they were killed and their bodies disposed of in the hilly Annaram region. The police on Monday recovered their bodies from Annaram after villagers informed the police about them. While three victims belonged to Kautor village one hailed from Dudhera village. It Is unknown if the attack caused any property damage.
03/23/2009: On Monday, a member of the bomb squad was injured when a suspicious package police were inspecting blew up outside a coffee shop in the main town of Narathiwat. It was also detonated by a mobile phone signal. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/23/2009: On Monday, assailants fired one rocket at a police barracks, damaging a bridge in Nowshera, North-West Frontier, Pakistan. There were no reports of casualties and no group claimed responsibility.
03/23/2009: On Monday, in the afternoon, in the Hassan Qoi district of Tall 'Afar, Ninawa, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device he was wearing in a market, killing one police officer, wounding eight civilians, and causing damage to the market. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/23/2009: On Monday, two men on a motorcycle shot and killed a Sipah-e-Sahaba Pakistan activist, Abu Khan, in Dera Ismail Khan, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/23/2010: On Friday night at 2200, in Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines, an explosion took place at the Zamboanga Barter and Trade Complex. A man wearing a black hat and a black jacket threw the bomb at the vacant area of the business complex. The explosion was caused by a pillbox. The blast damaged a concrete fence of the business complex. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/23/2010: On Tuesday afternoon at 1630, in Barangay Tubigan of Binan City in the Laguna province, Philippines, a drug busting village chief was shot dead by an unidentified gunman as he was stepping out from a cockpit near a gas station. No group claimed responsibility.
03/23/2010: On Tuesday afternoon at about 0130, near Sundargarh, Orissa, India, a landmine exploded on a section of railway tracks between the Bishra and Bandhamunda stations. The tracks and three sections of the Manoharpur-bound train were damaged. No casualties reported. The attack disrupted train services at different stations and three express trains were cancelled. The specific motive of the attack is unknown; however, the Maoists have called the protest in Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh and Andhra Pradesh and three districts of Maharashtra - Bhandara, Chandrapur and Gadchiroli - to oppose a sweeping crackdown on them. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed a Communist Party of India-Maoist faction was responsible.
03/23/2010: On Tuesday evening around 2000, in Ibusa near Asaba, Delta, Nigeria, Anthony Abiagomuwa Nwanze, an oil worker from Total ENP was kidnapped and taken to an unknown location. His status was unknown. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2010: On Tuesday evening at approximately 2130, several men set fire to six tractor-trailers and a van, in a sector known as Tragedias, on the road that leads Cali to Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, Colombia. According to the police commander, the individuals that were dressed in military uniforms, started to spray the three vehicles located in a parking lot with gasoline and then set fire to them. The individuals then fled to the mountains. Slight damage was caused to the vehicles. No group has claimed responsibility, but authorities believe that the 30 Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible..
03/23/2010: On Tuesday morning at about 1000, in the Karradah district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the Babil Hotel in the central Jadriya neighborhood. Two civilians were wounded. The hotel was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
03/23/2010: On Tuesday night at 0300, in Molo district, Iloilo, Iloilo City, Philippines, the ancestral house owned by the family of incumbent Iloilo City Mayor, Jerry Trenas, was attacked by a grenade, damaging the windows. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2010: On Tuesday night, at Chitrokonda in Malkangiri, Orissa, India, the Essar office cum guest house was attacked and ransacked and two vehicles were set on fire during an attack by Communist Party of India-Maoist. According to police, the assailants assaulted the guards present at the site, torched the guest house, and looted the television, laptops and computers. A Sumo, crane and mini truck at the plant site were also set on fire. The assailants then asked the employees to vacate the building and then planted landmines and blew up the building, destroying the pump house extensively. The damages were estimated to be Rs 1 crore (213,153.00 USD). No casualties were reported. A poster left by Communist Party of India-Maoists asked the company to quit and opposed Operation Green Hunt.
03/23/2010: On Tuesday night, in Birikot, Gajapati, Orissa, India, three mobile phone towers were blown up by Communist Party of India-Maoist militants. One mobile tower belonged to the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) and two unspecified private companies. According to police, 30 to 40 Maoists arrived at Birikot and planted landmines at the towers and then fled. The three towers were damaged in the attack. No casualties were reported and there was no claim of responsibility.
03/23/2010: On Tuesday night, in Mahapur village, Gaya District, Bihar, India, around 200 armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) attacked a government toll plaza. A private security guard, identified as Wakil Singh, was shot and killed and 16 to 25 weapons including rifles, carbines and ammunition were looted. Maoists fired indiscriminately and hurled bombs at the toll gate. A truck driver, identified as Krishna Kant was also shot and killed in the encounter and an unspecified number of security personnel were also injured. An encounter between police and the assailants followed the attack and lasted over 20 minutes. The ultras used dynamite to blow up the office of the toll plaza before leaving the spot besides taking away five computers, damaging 12 computers and destroying papers. The Maoists also took off with around Rs three lakh (6479.73 USD) in cash from the toll plaza. Police claimed that during the encounter some of the Maoists were killed but while fleeing from the spot they took away the dead bodies. The Police claim has not been confirmed. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed a Maoist faction was responsible.
03/23/2010: On Tuesday night, in the Gajapati district of Orissa, India, assailants fired upon a 30 member police party in the Ambajiri forest, killing three policemen and injuring four others. No group has claimed responsibility, but Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) were thought responsible for the attack.
03/23/2010: On Tuesday, at a residence in Dumka, Jharkhand, India, around seven assailants fired upon a civilian identified as Rampati Gorain (65), killing him. Assailants suspected him of being a police informer. There was no damage reported. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
03/23/2010: On Tuesday, in Belsand, Sitamarhi District, Bihar, India, six police officers, including five Special Auxiliary Police constables and Station House Officer Virendra Yadav, were injured when Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) exchanged fire with the police at a market. It was said that 500 Maoists arrived at Belsand Bazaar and asked shopkeepers to pull down shutters. The police arrived to the spot and the exchange of fire began. Police officials said that the Maoists raided Belsand bazaar and ordered shopkeepers to observe a shutdown in response to their 48-hour bandh in seven states, including Bihar. No group claimed responsibility.
03/23/2010: On Tuesday, in Kanta Chowk, Sheohar District, Bihar, India, a police jeep was set ablaze by Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M). Reportedly, several Maoists surrounded the jeep, carrying policemen from Tariyani for patrol and asked the officials to return to the police station before setting the jeep on fire. There were no casualties reported. There was no claim of responsibility.
03/23/2010: On Tuesday, in Latehar District, Jharkhand, India, Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) blew up a meter of railway track between Chhipa Dohar and Hehegarha railway stations. Blasts were triggered on the tracks in two places. No casualties were reported. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the attack took place during a 48-hour bandh called by Maoists in Jharkhand, Bihar, Orissa, West Bengal, Chhatisgarh, Andhra Pradesh and three districts of Maharashtra to protest against the stepped up anti-Maoist operations, price rise and arrests of some of their cadres. There was no claim of responsibility.
03/23/2010: On Tuesday, in Mitzitón, municipality of San Cristobal de Las Casas, Chiapas, Mexico, after authorities took an indigenous man, other indigenous people of that town responded by blocking a highway and kidnapping five public service workers, two of them police officers, and demanding the release of the indigenous man. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the Zapatista National Liberation Army (EZLN) were responsible for the attack. The status of the hostages remains unknown.
03/23/2010: On Tuesday, in Rusoh, Narathiwat, Thailand, assailants fired two grenades at the home of a police officer, damaging two home but causing no casualties. Police believed the grenades were fired from a nearby mosque using a M79 launcher. No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed that Muslim separatists were responsible.
03/23/2010: On Tuesday, in the Karradah district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a bank in Kahramanah Square in the Al Wahdah neighborhood. The bank and three nearby stores were damaged. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/23/2010: On Tuesday, in Waz-i-Zadran, Paktia, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device targeting a road construction vehicle, damaging the vehicle but causing no casualties. Taliban spokesman, Zabihollah Mojahed, claimed responsibility for the attack on the Taliban’s Voice of Jihad website, claiming that the vehicle was destroyed and five people on board were killed. The claim was not confirmed.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday at 0000 midnight, at kilometer marker 75 in a rural area between Versalles and la Curva, El Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia, two improvised explosive devices were detonated by guerrillas from the 33rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) at the Caño Limón oil pipeline that is operated by Petronorte, a company contracted by the majority state-owned oil firm, Ecopetrol. No casualties were reported and approximately 100 barrels of crude oil has been spilled into the Catatumbo River causing an unknown amount of environmental damage. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday morning, at Ali Masjid in Jamrud tehsil, Khyber, Federally Administered Tribal Area, Pakistan, in one of two linked attacks, officials of the Bomb Disposal Unit defused a bomb intended to blow up a power pylon. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday night, in Netabhara near the Jhargram area in West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, unidentified militants shot and killed a People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) militant, identified as Sambhu Mahato, after a dispute over the distribution of extortion money between cadres. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday, in al-Houriya, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device attached to a civilian car killing an employee of the Electricity Ministry, and wounded two other civilians. An unknown amount of property damage was reported, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday, in Athens, Greece, Greece, suspected militants planted an improvised explosive device near the entrance of the Central Tax Office. An unidentified individual then placed a call to local media outlets warning of a device at the office. The media then warned police, who responded and disarmed the device. No group has claimed responsibility for the device.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday, in Beersheba, Southern District, Palestinian militants fired a rocket into Israel from the Gaza Strip, wounding one civilian. No damages were reported. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Al Quds Brigades claimed responsibility.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday, in Gulo Khan village of Badhber, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in one of two linked attacks, unidentified militants blew up a power pylon, causing it to bend. The blast caused suspension of power supply to Matani and some areas of Kohat. Eight explosive devices were planted at the two pylons while six of them exploded. Each bomb weighed about one kilogram. No group claimed responsibility.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday, in Gulo Khan village of Badhber, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in one of two linked attacks, unidentified militants blew up a power pylon, causing it to fall to the ground. The blast caused suspension of power supply to Matani and some areas of Kohat. Eight explosive devices were planted at the two pylons while six of them exploded. Each bomb weighed about one kilogram. No group claimed responsibility.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to a civilian car killing the civilian in the blast. An unknown amount of property damage was reported, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to a civilian car. One civilian was killed, and two others were wounded in the blast. An unknown amount of property damage was reported, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday, in the al-Maamoun neighborhood, Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown assailants shot and killed a police officer outside his house. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday, in the al-Quds area, Jerusalem, Jerusalem District, Israel, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device weighing about one to two kilos, planted inside a small suitcase near a bus station. One woman was killed and 20 civilians were wounded in the blast. An unknown amount of property damage was sustained in the blast. No group claimed responsibility.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday, in the Amiriya neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to a civilian car, killing the driver of the car. The blast caused material damage to the victims car and other nearby cars as well, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday, in the Sadr City area, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen equipped with silencers shot and killed, Wisam Karim, a Public Works Ministry employee. No group claimed responsibility.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday, near the Al-Sham Gate, Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown gunmen shot and wounded two off-duty policemen assigned to an Emergency Brigade in the Sinjar township. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday, on al-Ariefiya Street, in the Zafraniyah area, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated two improvised explosive devices simultaneously targeting civilians. One civilian was killed, seven other civilians were wounded, and an unknown amount of property damage was caused in the blast. No group claimed responsibility.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday, on an unspecified road near the al-Hajja Sabriya mosque, Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated two roadside improvised explosive devices targeting a police brigadier general. Two nearby civilians were wounded in the first blast, and five firemen were wounded during the second blast, but the general remained unharmed. The blast resulted in an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2011: On Wednesday, on Los Libertadores Street in the rural area of El Sarampion, Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia, three armed men set three oil company vehicles on fire after forcing the owners to abandon their cars at gunpoint. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although authorities attribute the arson attack on Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) guerrillas.
03/23/2012: A military convoy was struck by an explosive device in Shabqadar area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. An army driver and three children were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/23/2012: A remotely triggered explosive device detonated inside the police station in Xudder area, Bakool region, Somalia. One police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/23/2012: A security forces vehicle struck an explosive device in Naw Shahr-e-Baluch area, Balkh province, Afghanistan. A Swedish soldier was injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/23/2012: A suicide bomber targeted a mosque frequented by Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) in Sandapal area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Fourteen people were killed and an unknown number wounded. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2012: An explosive device detonated at a bus park in Musanze town, Northern, Rwanda. One person was killed and five wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/23/2012: An explosive device detonated at Liido beach in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. A car hired by Turkish aid workers was damaged, but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/23/2012: An explosive device detonated in Buinaksk town, Dagestan republic, Russia. An imam and his police guard were killed. The imam had been placed under police protection after receiving death threats. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/23/2012: An explosive device detonated on a railway track near the Market Police Station in Larkana city, Sindh province, Pakistan. A section of the track was destroyed, and one passerby was injured. A pamphlet from the Sindhu Desh Liberation Army was found nearby.
03/23/2012: An explosive device detonated under a bridge in Chowk-e-Pashtunistan area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The blast killed one person, though sources are unclear as to whether or not the victim was the person planting the device. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/23/2012: An explosive device hidden inside a radio detonated in Wana town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. A Frontier Corps (FC) soldier and his son were killed, and three others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/23/2012: An explosive device targeted a military vehicle in Ladha district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One soldier was killed and two wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/23/2012: An explosive device targeted a police patrol car in Malgobek town, Ingushetia republic, Russia. There were no injuries, and no further information is available.
03/23/2012: An explosive device was planted at the Gwange Primary School in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. The Joint Task Force successfully defused the device, and there were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to Boko Haram.
03/23/2012: Assailants abducted a local activist and his son in San Pedro Uraba municipality, Antioquia department, Colombia. At the time of his abduction, the activist was supposed to be showing government officials land which had been seized from local peasants. The bodies of the victims were found on March 28, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction; however, the Inter-Church Commission for Justice and Peace (CIJP) identified the perpetrators as right-wing paramilitaries.
03/23/2012: Assailants abducted an Agriculture Department official in Girakot area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The official was released on May 9, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2012: Assailants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpoint in Sherani district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Four FC soldiers were killed, three were wounded, and at least four were abducted; three of the abductees were released on September 30, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
03/23/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a gas pipeline near a mosque in Shabqadar area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported, but several houses, the mosque, and a nearby telephone cable were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/23/2012: Assailants detonated explosive devices around power towers in an unknown location in Saladin governorate, Iraq. The towers were destroyed. No further information is available.
03/23/2012: Gunmen attacked a group of Joint Task Force (JTF) troops in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. A JTF spokesperson said the troops successfully repulsed the attack, and no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to Boko Haram.
03/23/2012: Gunmen attacked an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) convoy in Nika district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2013: A roadside bomb detonated when children picked it up in Zantu village, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Four children were killed and another two were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/23/2013: A suicide bomber drove a water tanker into the Esha check post in Mir Ali, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Seventeen soldiers and the attacker were killed and 26 other soldiers were wounded. Two residential army barracks and two fuel tankers were also destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
03/23/2013: An explosive device detonated in Waeng district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. The incident occurred as an army patrol passed by. Five soldiers were injured and their vehicle was damaged. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
03/23/2013: Assailants abducted Intikhab Alam and his assistant from their vehicle as they were traveling in Sindh province, Pakistan. Alam was the deputy director of the Malir Development Authority (MDA). No group claimed responsibility for the incident and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
03/23/2013: Assailants attacked a police mobile in Karachi city, Sindh, Pakistan. One officer and one civilian were killed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2013: Assailants attacked the village of Petit Guiglo, Moyen-Cavally region, Ivory Coast. Two civilians were killed and the assailants set the village on fire before fleeing the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities believe that the attack was part of a recent surge in violence perpetrated by a militia based in Liberia that is loyal to ousted Ivory Coast president, Laurent Gbagbo.
03/23/2013: Assailants detonated explosives in the Notal area of Balochistan province, Pakistan. The blasts destroyed three electricity transmission towers. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2013: Assailants fired on a vehicle in Sangin district, Helmand, Afghanistan. A woman and a child were killed. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/23/2013: Assailants left a car bomb by the side of Derrylin Road in Enniskillen town, Fermanagh district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Police were able to successfully defuse the device without any issue. The car was found near the Lough Erne hotel, the location of the upcoming G8 Summit. Oglaigh na hEireann claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2013: Assailants set fire to Godiya Primary school in Biu town, Borno state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties resulting from the fire. This was one of three school attacked in the same area, all of which sources attributed to Boko Haram.
03/23/2013: Assailants set fire to Lajada Private school in Biu town, Borno state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties resulting from the fire. This was one of three school attacked in the same area, all of which sources attributed to Boko Haram.
03/23/2013: Assailants set fire to Standard Private school in Biu town, Borno state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties resulting from the fire. This was one of three school attacked in the same area, all of which sources attributed to Boko Haram.
03/23/2013: Assailants threw an explosive device at a police patrol team in Dhaka city, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh. One officer was injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident, but one assailant was captured at the scene.
03/23/2013: Gunmen ambushed a group of soldiers outside of Bangui city, Bangui autonomous commune, Central African Republic. The African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA) soldiers were heading back to their base when they were attacked. Thirteen soldiers were killed and 27 others were wounded in the attack. There was no claim of responsibility; however, authorities attributed the assault to members of the Seleka rebel coalition.
03/23/2013: Gunmen dressed in military uniforms a convoy in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. The convoy was that of Wahid Abu Ras, a Houthi representative at the Yemen National Dialogue Conference. Three body guards were killed in the attack and two assailants were wounded. Abu Ras was unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2013: Ten assailants beat a civilian in his home in Lalmonirhat district, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. The civilian was Amulya Chandra Roy, a Hindu freedom fighter. When Roy's neighbors and relatives attempted to help him they were also beaten. Approximately 15 people, total, were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, locals attributed the attack to Jamaat-e-Islami.
03/23/2013: Three hundred assailants attacked a governor's office and military camp in Lubumbashi, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Fifteen assailants were killed when police returned fire. There was no claim of responsibility; however, sources stated that the assailants belonged to the Mai Mai Simba Militia.
03/23/2013: Two suicide bombers detonated their explosives at a Joint Task Force (JTF) checkpoint in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. The assailants were killed and three soldiers were wounded. Four other assailants were captured in the vicinity of the checkpoint. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Boko Haram.
03/23/2014: A land mine was discovered and safely defused in Jhargram municipality, West Bengal state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/23/2014: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of an engineer detonated in Huriyyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The engineer, an employee of the Ministry of Electricity, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: An explosive device detonated in Ihtifalat square, Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. An engineer of the Ministry of Health was killed and seven other people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: An explosive device detonated near a fruit and vegetable market in Nahrawan area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Hatra district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. An army major was killed and two soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Mosul district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One military officer was killed and two soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: An explosive device detonated outside the residence of a tribal elder in Ekka Ghund area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the house was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: An explosives-laden rickshaw detonated near the vehicle of Abdorrahman Farid in Pol-e Qazi area, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Farid, the head of the Independent Election Commission (IEC) of Afghanistan, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: Assailants ambushed a police patrol in Dorzu area, Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three people, including two police officers and one assailant, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/23/2014: Assailants ambushed the vehicle of Biyamal clan elders in Burhakaba town, Bay region, Somalia. Eight elders were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/23/2014: Assailants attacked Buwa area in Ibi town, Taraba State, Nigeria. At least one person was killed and several houses were set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that Fulani militants were involved in the attack.
03/23/2014: Assailants attacked Gbajimba village, Benue state, Nigeria. At least 13 people were killed and 10 others were wounded in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks carried out by Fulani militants in Gbajimba village on March 23, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
03/23/2014: Assailants attacked the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Huriwa neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/23/2014: Assailants attacked the campaign office of Abdorrab Rasul Sayyaf in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks on campaign offices in Sari Pul province on March 23, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: Assailants attacked the campaign office of Abdullah Abdullah in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks on campaign offices in Sari Pul province on March 23, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: Assailants attempted to attack Gbajimba village, Benue state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks carried out by Fulani militants in Gbajimba village on March 23, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
03/23/2014: Assailants attempted to plant a roadside bomb in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The device detonated prematurely and three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/23/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: Assailants fired a missile at the Tripoli International Airport in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: Assailants fired mortars at Al-Asri neighborhood, Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Seven people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: Assailants launched a grenade at African-led International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA) peacekeepers providing security to a hospital in Bangui city, Bangui prefecture, Central African Republic. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: Assailants launched a rocket, targeting an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post, in Mirkhan village, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/23/2014: Assailants launched rockets, targeting the vehicle of Hilal al-Assad, in Kasab town, Lattakia governorate, Syria. Eight members of the National Defense Forces were killed in the blast, including Al-Assad, a cousin of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and leader of the National Defence Forces. The Islamic Front (Syria) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on a church in Likoni district, Mombasa province, Kenya. Six people were killed and 15 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on a member of the Sahwa Council in Al-Nasr wa Al-Salam area, Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The member of the Sahwa Council was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Hajaj village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Qoryoley city, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on an African-led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic (MISCA) vehicle in Bangui city, Bangui prefecture, Central African Republic. Three people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on Barwaqo Barrow Cadle in her home in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Cadle, a businesswoman, was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
03/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on church worshippers in Jos city, Plateau state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that Fulani militants were involved in the attack.
03/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on Muhammad al-Yamani near Taizz city in Taizz governorate, Yemen. Al-Yamani, a prominent photographer, was unharmed; however, two people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on Raji Hamdallah Nayif in Al-Imam district, Babil governorate, Iraq. Nayif, an employee of the Iraq News Network, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Colonel Abdallah Mufaddal in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: Assailants stormed the residence of Salma Farooq and held her and six members of her family hostage in Guluzai village, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The six family members were released the same day; however, Farooq, a polio worker, was found dead the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the residence of George Perera in Kelaniya area, Western province, Sri Lanka. Perera, a United National Party (UNP) candidate, was unharmed in the attack since the grenade failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2014: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused at Cairo University in Giza city, Giza governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2015: A rocket struck the residence of a Iraqi Police Service (IPS) officer in Amin neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2015: An assailant opened fire on individuals leaving a mosque in Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2015: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near a cricket field as children were participating in a game in Qala Qazi, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least five people were killed and 10 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/23/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of the private residence of Fatehy Bayoumy in Awsim, Giza governorate, Egypt. Bayoumy, a judge in the Egyptian Ministry of Justice, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. An unknown group claimed responsibility and left a note at the scene stating that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the acquittal of former Interior Minister Habib El-Adly.
03/23/2015: An explosive device detonated near Afghan Police officers in Shanili, Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Interior Ministry intelligence branch in northwestern Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Four people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in the south of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused along the Arish-Rafah International Highway in North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Arish, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Rafah, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Amin neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least six people were killed and 14 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a mosque and a restaurant in Sadr City neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Eight people were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2015: Assailants abducted two farmers in Dubo El Omda, North Darfur state, Sudan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
03/23/2015: Assailants abducted two Indonesian Army (TNI-AD) military intelligence personnel in Alue Mbang village, Aceh province, Indonesia. The two hostages were found dead the following day, March 24, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the West Indonesia Mujahideen.
03/23/2015: Assailants attacked Armed Forces of Ukraine soldiers stationed at Donetsk Sergey Prokofiev International Airport with guns and projectiles in Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. At least three soldiers were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2015: Assailants attacked Armed Forces of Ukraine soldiers with guns and projectiles in Pisky village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. At least seven soldiers were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Donetsk People's Republic.
03/23/2015: Assailants attacked Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) forces in Bentiu town, Unity state, South Sudan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2015: Assailants attacked the family of Abu-Ajilah Habshi in their private residence in Tarhunah town, Murqub district, Libya. At least four family members were killed and another was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by Muslim fundamentalists.
03/23/2015: Assailants attacked the Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) Airport in Palmyra city, Homs governorate, Syria. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/23/2015: Assailants attacked Ukrainian Army soldiers with guns and projectiles in Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2015: Assailants fired a rocket that landed near a school and detonated outside of Em Muqataah village, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at Sa'adallah al-Jaber Square in Jamiliyeh neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of three coordinated projectile attacks in different areas of Aleppo on the same day. At least 10 people were killed and 33 others were wounded across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/23/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Al-Baron neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of three coordinated projectile attacks in different areas of Aleppo on the same day. At least 10 people were killed and 33 others were wounded across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/23/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Jamiliyeh neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of three coordinated projectile attacks in different areas of Aleppo on the same day. At least 10 people were killed and 33 others were wounded across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/23/2015: Assailants fired two mortars that landed and detonated Jisr Diyala neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Four civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2015: Assailants kidnapped Ma'allin Mahmud Afrah in Ceel Buur district, Galgaduud region, Somalia. The whereabouts of Afrah, the former district commissioner, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/23/2015: Assailants kidnapped Mahmud Sa'id al-Shar'abi in Yemen. The whereabouts of al-Shar'abi, a Saba News Agency (SABA) journalist, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
03/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Central Security Forces (CSF) patrol in Salam 1 neighborhood, Suez city, Suez governorate, Egypt. At least one officer was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on Antonio Buan on Cayagan Valley Road near Santa Rita Bata village, Bulacan province, Philippines. At least two people, including Buan, a city prosecutor in San Jose del Monte, were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on Harith al-Janabi in Qantarat Al-Khalil Basha area, Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Al-Janabi, the adviser to the governor, and his companion were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on the local council building in Et Tuma village, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2015: Assailants set fire to five oil tankers and abducted four drivers in Kidgap, Balochistan province, Pakistan. All four hostages were freed during a successful rescue operation on March 29, 2015. The United Baloch Army (UBA) claimed responsibility for the attack. However, sources attributed the attack to the Balochistan Republican Army (BRA).
03/23/2015: Assailants set fire to the Coalition of the Radical Left (SYRIZA) offices in Patisia neighborhood, Athens, Attica region, Greece. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Nihilistic Patrol and Neighborhood Arsonists claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2015: Assailants stoned to death two civilians in Dawasah neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
03/23/2015: Assailants stopped a vehicle transporting four people, including the son of a member of the High Peace Council in Tawda China, Ab Band district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The passengers were forced out of the vehicle and all four were shot and killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2015: Assailants threw an incendiary device that landed near Paul-Loebe-Haus and failed to ignite in Tiergarten neighborhood, Berlin city, Berlin state, Germany. An unknown right-wing extremist group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2015: Assailants threw explosive devices and opened fire on National Army of Colombia soldiers in Calamar district, Guaviare department, Colombia. At least one soldier was killed and three others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/23/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device near a previous blast site in Kandh Kot district, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2016: An assailant opened fire on Daniel Villanueva and Bienvenido Reyes Jr. in San Agustin neighborhood, Malabon, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Villanueva and Reyes Jr., two local village councilors, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2016: An explosive device detonated in Bawi, Diyala, Iraq. Two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2016: An explosive device detonated in Mahmudiyah, Babil, Iraq. One person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2016: An explosive device detonated in Taji, Saladin, Iraq. One person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting volunteer fighters in Arab Ebjur area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two fighters were killed and three fighters were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2016: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Husseiniyah, Diyala, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a federal police member, was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside the residence of a government contractor in Khumankhong neighborhood, Imphal, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2016: Assailants abducted 16 female civilians in Sabon Gari, Borno, Nigeria. At least one person was injured while fleeing the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
03/23/2016: Assailants abducted Alexis Irambona in Rukoko Forest, Bubanza, Burundi. Irambona, a Burundian Army lieutenant, was released on April 23, 2016. The National Liberation Front (FNL) (Burundi) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2016: Assailants abducted five police officers from a checkpoint in Latwa, Nurgaram district, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2016: Assailants abducted Rian Tan Nunez and his grandfather, identified as Antonio Tan, from Maruing, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. Nunez was released on May 17, 2016, while the fate of remaining hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
03/23/2016: Assailants abducted two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers from their vehicle in Jangal, Dawlatabad district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Both hostages escaped captivity on September 23, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/23/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers attacked Makhoul hills, Baiji, Saladin, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing four suicide bombers. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers driving explosives-laden vehicles attacked security forces in Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq. Security members repelled the assault, killing four suicide bombers while a fifth assailant detonated. Six soldiers were killed and 13 soldiers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2016: Assailants armed with spears, machetes, and clubs attacked a Uganda Police Force (UPF) post in Kidodo, Western, Uganda. At least two people were killed, including a police officer and an assailant, in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2016: Assailants attacked a civilian vehicle near Rwindi, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least one person was killed and seven others were abducted in the incident. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).
03/23/2016: Assailants attacked an Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) convoy near Luberizi, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mai Mai Karakara Militia.
03/23/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Azad, Gelan district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Thirteen assailants were killed and seven others, including an Afghan National Police (ANP) constable and six assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/23/2016: Assailants attacked civilians in Busumba, Maniema, Democratic Republic of the Congo. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Nyatura Militia and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).
03/23/2016: Assailants attacked police officers in Sholgara district, Balkh, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and three officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/23/2016: Assailants kidnapped 10 civilians in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. The assailants set rabid dogs on the victims, torturing and killing them. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting the victims were accused of working with security forces.
03/23/2016: Assailants opened fire on a civilian bus in Kasi, Vientiane, Laos. At least six Chinese nationals were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2016: Assailants opened fire on an imam and civilians in Kerney, Central Darfur, Sudan. At least two people were killed and three others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2016: Assailants opened fire on Pakistani Police officers in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least two officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at a civilian in Kanyosha, Bujumbura, Burundi. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2016: Assailants threw an explosive device at civilians in Barahat, Banka district, Bihar, India. At least six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/23/2016: Assailants threw explosive devices at Abdul Mollah in Kakdwip, South 24 Parganas district, West Bengal, India. Mollah, an All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) leader, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2016: Security forces arrested four assailants planting explosive devices in Kabul, Afghanistan. Authorities identified the assailants as Ahmad Khan, Tela Gul, Omran, and Wali Khan, who all confessed to attempting to carry out the attack.
03/23/2016: Security forces discovered an defused an explosive device attached to a vehicle in Mansour area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2016: Security forces discovered and defused four explosive devices in Tikrit, Saladin, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2017: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues at an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Aliabad, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The assailant then set fire to the checkpoint. At least nine police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2017: An assailant opened fire on Denis Voronenkov, a former Russian lawmaker, in Kiev, Ukraine. Voronenkov was killed while his bodyguard and the assailant were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Bakriyah area, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Shariff Saydona Mustapha, Maguindanao, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
03/23/2017: An explosive device dropped by a drone detonated at a weapons storage depot in Balakliya, Kharkiv, Ukraine. At least one civilian was killed and one civilian was injured in the blast and resulting fire, which spread to a nearby residential area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that a pro-Russia militia may have carried out the attack.
03/23/2017: Assailants abducted a French civilian in Ndoroti, Sila, Chad. The hostage was taken to Sudan and subsequently rescued on May 6, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Sudanese rebels.
03/23/2017: Assailants attacked a bazaar and set fire to several shops in Khwaja Baha Wuddin, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the area on the same date. At least five assailants were killed and seven people, including three assailants and four police officers, were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/23/2017: Assailants attacked government and military installations in the district center of Khwaja Baha Wuddin, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the area on the same date. At least five assailants were killed and seven people, including three assailants and four police officers, were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/23/2017: Assailants attempted to extort civilians in Bunucayan, Agusan del Sur, Philippines. At least two assailants and one Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) member were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/23/2017: Assailants fired a missile at a Saudi Border Guard post in Dhahran al-Janub, Asir, Saudi Arabia. One border guard was killed in the attack. Houthi extremists claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2017: Assailants fired a rocket at the Mosul General Hospital in Wadi Hajar neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. Three medics were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2017: Assailants fired a rocket that landed and detonated in Hamdaniyeh neighborhood, Aleppo, Syria. At least five people were killed and four other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2017: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at the deputy interior minister's vehicle in Aben, Abyan, Yemen. The minister's son was killed and three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/23/2017: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated in an unknown neighborhood in central Damascus city, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Free Syrian Army (FSA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2017: Assailants hijacked a cargo ship off the coast of Basakan, Basilan, Philippines. Two crew members were abducted in the attack. One hostage escaped on March 25, 2017, and the remaining hostage was released on March 27, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
03/23/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle escorting Mohammad Yousuf, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), in Hajipora Haram, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks targeting Yousuf on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/23/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Somali National Army (SNA) base in Barawe, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. At least three assailants and seven other people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2017: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying gold miners in Regil Mur, West Darfur, Sudan. One person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2017: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Mohammad Yousuf, a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), in Memendar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks targeting Yousuf on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/23/2017: Assailants raided civilian houses in Camutan, North Cotabato, Philippines. At least 70 villagers were held hostage during the assault. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/23/2017: Assailants set fire to a local councilor's vehicle in Middlesbrough, England, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/23/2017: Assailants set fire to seven vehicles, including three Communal Social Action Center (CCAS) vehicles, in Grenoble, Auvergne-Rhone-Alpes, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Wild Individualities claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the CCAS vehicles were targeted in order to fight "sentinels of the merchant order."
03/23/2017: Assailants shot and killed Miroslava Breach Velducea, a La Jornada journalist, in Chihuahua, Mexico. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident in a note left at the scene that labeled Breach a "tattletale."
03/23/2017: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails at an Israeli settlement in Beit El, West Bank. Israel Defense Forces (IDF) personnel opened fire in response, killing one assailant and injuring three assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Palestinian extremists.
03/23/2017: Two explosive devices detonated targeting civilians fleeing the area in Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least five people were killed and four people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/24/1997:  A flotilla of boats staffed by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked a navy fleet off the coast from Mullaitivu town.  AT least 80 rebels were killed and a minimum of 50 were injured in the attack.  12 rebel boats were sunk, while two navy vessels were damaged.  Four suicide cadre were killed when their two boats were destroyed.  One navy sailor was killed and another eight were injured.  The rebels state that, in total, only five of their members were killed, including the four suicide cadres.
03/24/1998: Perpetratos assumed to be from the Continuity Irish Revolutionary Army (CIRA) attacked a Royal Ulster Constabulary station in Armagh, Northern Ireland with mortar bombs. There were no casualties.
03/24/1999: Eight people, including six police officers were killed by suspected People’s Liberation Army (PLA) members in Mizoram State, India, along the border with Manipur state.
03/24/1999: Suspected armed Islamists attacked civilians in a car in Tagdempt, Algeria. Two people were killed, including the driver of the vehicle who had his throat slit. The car was set on fire and destroyed in the attack.
03/24/1999: The Orange Volunteers (OV) claimed responsibility for throwing an explosive device into the Derryhirk Inn near Lurgan, Northern Ireland. The device bounced off the wall before it exploded. There were no casualties in this incident.
03/24/1999: Two unidentified, hooded perpetrators set fire to a policeman’s car in Pamplona, Spain. The car was damaged, but there were no casualties.
03/24/2000: Four perpetrators gunned down five members of the Fateh Mohd Gujjar family and seriously wounded three others in Kot Budhan, India.
03/24/2001: An attack on a civilian convoy with a paramiltary escort killed five, including two soldiers, and injured three outside of Manu town, Tripura state, India.  Authorities attributed the incident to the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT), although no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2001: Four Macedonian civilians were hospitalized after being injured in an explosion near Tetovo, in the Koltuk region of Macedonia. Ethnic Albanian rebels had been firing mortars into Tetovo from the hills surrounding the town. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2001: One of three synchronized bombings occurred in the town of Mineralnye Vody in northeast Chechnya, Russia. A car bomb exploded in a farmer's market, overturning parked cars, uprooting kiosks. The blast killed 18 people and injuring 86 others. Although Chechen commanders claimed they were not to blame for the bombing, Russian authorities suspected Chechen militants perpetrated the bombing. This was the first of three related bombings in Chechnya on March 24, 2001.
03/24/2001: One person was killed and three injured, including two police officers, when a grenade that was hurled from a car exploded in a camp for Muslim Shiites in Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities blamed sectarians for the incident.  Security in the area was heighted due to the rituals of the Muslim religion that were set to begin.
03/24/2001: One worshipper was killed and at least seven were injured when a grenade was thrown into a mosque for Muslim Sunnis in Dara Ismail Khan, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although local authorities believed it may have been part of the ongoing violence between Sunnis and Shiites.
03/24/2001: The second of three synchronized bombings occurred in Yessentuki, Chechnya, four minutes after a bomb exploded in Mineralnya Vody. A car bomb exploded, injuring at least thirteen people. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing, although Russian authorities suspected Chechen militants had perpetrated all three attacks.
03/24/2001: The third of three synchronized bombings occurred near Adyge-Khabl in the Karachayevo-Cherkessia republic, Russia. Two inspectors working for the Interior Ministry were killed when a bomb exploded as they were trying to remove it from a car. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing, although Russian authorities suspected that Chechen militants were the perpetrators.
03/24/2001: Thirty villagers were kidnapped by members of the United Self-Defense Forces of Colombia, who were armed with guns and knives, in the early morning in a plaza in Llorente, Narino province, Colombia.  It was unclear if the thirty villagers had been killed.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2001: Unknown attackers set fire to a car belonging to a member of Ertzaintza, the autonomous Basque police force, in Oyarzun, Spain. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2002: A grenade explosion killed three civilians, a priest and two young girls, and wounded fifteen others during a Palm Sunday Mass procession in the city of Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2002: Four people suffered minor injuries when a home-made explosive device detonated inside a Muslim butcher shop (Boucherie Ennasr) in Lille, France. Local authorities stated that the device consisted of a motorcycle battery attached to a charge, which was placed under one of the baby strollers inside the store. Three civilians, including a baby, were hit by flying glass and one individual was slightly burned. No deaths were reported. No one claimed responsibility for the attack. French investigators speculated that the attack may have been a form of extortion or part of a vendetta.
03/24/2002: The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) claimed responsibility for torching a $500,000 hydraulic crane at a bridge and highway construction site over Wintergreen Gorge in Erie, Pennsylvania in the United States.  There were no casualties in the incident.  The group claimed that the $31 million highway project over Wintergreen Gorge "would threaten the biological health of the Lake Erie watershed," and thus, were trying to stop the project. However, authorities stated that it was unclear if the group was indeed responsible, and they were unable to substantiate the claim without a perpetrator in custody.
03/24/2003: A bomb exploded in the 2nd-floor bathroom of the Palace of Justice in Pordenone, Italy, damaging the bathroom, but causing no injuries. The Territorial Anti-Imperialist Nuclei (NTA) group claimed responsibility for the attack, but police rejected the claim because the group usually leaves written notes to claim responsibility.
03/24/2003: A gas cylinder in a waste bin exploded close to the Al Jufair base in Bahrain, where the U.S. Navy's Fifth Fleet is headquartered. There were no injuries, but windows of nearby homes were shattered.
03/24/2004: Militants with suspected ties to al-Qaida launched rockets into the center of Peshawar, Pakistan. Two people were wounded in the attacks.
03/24/2005: A homemade bomb exploded at a checkpoint in Kayu Boko municipality, Yala province Thailand. Three policemen-- Lt Corporals Sithichai Tamchan and Isyos Nuam-anong and Senior Sergeant Surasit Wit-amnat-- were injured in the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2005: A suicide bomber detonated his vehicle at a checkpoint in Ramadi, Iraq, killing eleven Iraqi special police commandos and wounding at least fourteen other people, including nine police officers and three civilians. The Islamic Army in Iraq posted a statement on the internet claiming responsibility for this attack.
03/24/2005: Five women who worked as translators for the US military were killed by insurgents who opened fire on their car as they drove home from work in Baghdad, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the killings.
03/24/2005: In Luciana, Corsica, an explosive device detonated and destroyed a ready-built building serving as an office for a stone transporter at the bottom of a quarry.  No one was injured since the building was empty.  No one claimed responsibility for the blast.
03/24/2005: Lebanese security forces found an explosive charge inside a small box in a commercial area in Beirut. The device was safely defused. No one claimed responsibility for the setting the explosives.
03/24/2005: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb hidden along a road in Yala Province’s Raman (District). The bomb, detonated via mobile phone, went off as Vichien Kittikhun, the abbot of the Vachiraprakarn Temple, walked for alms in Kota Baru market. Kittikhun and four soldiers providing security for him sustained shrapnel injuries in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2006: Rocket and mortar attacks on the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq left 31 dead. No specific group was suspected. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2006: Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels shot and killed Ponniah Murugesu, an ethnic Tamil bussinessman, outside of his shop in Kuchchaveli, Tricomalee district, Sri Lanka.  His assistant was injured in the shooting.
03/24/2007: A car bomb driven into a police station in Baghdad, Iraq killed two.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/24/2007: A police station in South Armagh, Northern Ireland was attacked with petrol bombs.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/24/2007: Five people were killed and 30 others wounded in a truck bomb outside a small Shi ite religious site near Al-Haswa, Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/24/2007: Members of the Sudan Liberation Movement (SLM) broke into a house in Khartoum, Sudan, killing two, injuring 18 and leading to the deaths of 6 SLM members.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/24/2007: Ten people were killed when a suicide bomber blew himself up inside a sweet shop in central Tal Afar, Iraq, an Iraqi official said.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/24/2007: Three people were killed and seven others wounded, including two women and a child, in a double mortar attack in Abu Chir district of Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/24/2007: Twenty Iraqis were killed at a police station in Baghdad, Iraq, when a truck drove into the building.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/24/2007: Two Buddhist policemen were shot dead in Narthiwat, Thailand.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/24/2008:  Four people were killed and two others injured when a group of suspected Black Widows militants opened fire in the Harangajao Railway station in southern Assam's North Cachar Hills district, India at around 8pm. The militants used AK 47 rifles to fire off 90 cases of bullets. Two grenade levers and one powerful bomb, which was defused later by the police, were also found after the incident. The militants intended to find the station master but were unable to. Therefore they fired at random civilians. The police also described that their possible motive was repercussion for the arrest of two of their Black Widow cadres.
03/24/2008:  Palestinians activated an explosive device against IDF forces near the security fence in the southwestern Negev, Israel.
03/24/2008:  Palestinians fired three Kassam rockets from Gaza which landed adjacent to the border fence in Nahal Oz, Israel but did not cause damages or injuries/casualties.
03/24/2008:  Palestinians fired two Kassam rockets from Gaza which landed in open territory in the Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council, Israel. There were no reported injuries or damages.
03/24/2008:  Taliban militants ambushed a police vehicle in western Afghanistan, killing four police and two civilians in Herat province, Afghanistan
03/24/2008:  The Al-Quds Brigades claimed responsibility for firing a Quds rocket at Sderot, Israel.
03/24/2008:  Two employees of the Mine Detection and Dog Centre, were shot dead in Kunduz province, Afghanistan.
03/24/2009:  On Tuesday, in Baghdad, Iraq, an improvised explosive device targeted a civilian vehicle near the al-Aameriya Bridge in the al-Jihad area, wounding three civilians and causing no reported damage. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/24/2009: Late Tuesday evening,  in the East Godavari District of Andhra Pradesh, India, CPI-Maoist cadres abducted four persons from Bhupalapatnam village, took them into the forest between Dharma Tallagudem and Bhupalapatnam, and subsequently crossed the inter-State border to enter Chhattisgarh, where, after branding them as Police informers, the Maoists killed them. The victims were identified as Jangam Jagdish, A. Srinu, Kurasam Sudhakar and P. Rajasekhar of Dharma Tallagudem in the Khammam District of Andhra Pradesh. According to Police sources, the youth had gone to Bhupalapatnam, close to the border of Chhattisgarh, and were captured by the Maoists on their way back late in the evening. It Is unknown if the attack caused any property damage.
03/24/2009: On Tuesday around 2310 hrs, the main office of Uthayan Tamil daily in Jaffna came under grenade attack. The attack had come after verbal instructions by top officials of Rajapakse government not to publish stories related to civilian casualties in Vanni or reproduce the contents of interviews given by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)  officials to news agencies and media. Uthayan newspapers have recently printed photos of children being killed in the Sri Lankan attacks inside 'safety zone' in Vanni. A police guard on duty at the paper office was injured in the attack. The explosion occurred on the patio of the building causing considerable damage. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/24/2009: On Tuesday at 1600, in Touzaline near Beni Amrane, Boumerdes, Algeria, a buried improvised explosive device (IED) exploded, killing one civilian and damaging a vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
03/24/2009: On Tuesday at 2300, suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) militants forcibly took seven farmers, killed five and injured two in Dehiwatte village in Serunuwara, North Eastern, Sri Lanka. The farmers were hands were tied prior to being shot. No group claimed responsibility, thought its believed that the LTTE was responsible.
03/24/2009: On Tuesday evening, in North Cacher Hills, Assam, India, after an unsuccessful attempt by militants to blow up tracks; the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) withdrew train services from the Lumding-Silchar section. No claim of responsibility has been made, and there were no casualties or damage reported.
03/24/2009: On Tuesday night, a police officer was kidnapped in front of his family by unknown gunmen who broke into his home near Neftyanka, Vedensky District, Russia. This is related to his body being found in the morning in a forest near his house on 20090325. Police stated that the officer was killed by a gunshot wound to the head. No group claimed responsibilty.
03/24/2009: On Tuesday, around 1330, in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, a bomb exploded in a juice shop near Liaquat Bazaar. Four people were injured and the building was destroyed as well as the windows of nearby buildings were shattered. No motive was reported. The womenâs wing of the Baloch Republican Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2009: On Tuesday, in Pir Koh, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up a 16-inch gas pipeline to the Sui Power Plant. The improvised explosive devise was planted under the pipeline. No casualties or motive were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/24/2009: On Tuesday, in Pir Koh, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up a 20-inch gas pipeline leading to Sui Power Plant. The improvised explosive device was planted under the pipeline. No casualties or motive were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/24/2009: On Tuesday, in Tarin Kowt, Oruzgan, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a mosque, killing one prayer leader, wounding five civilians, and damaging the mosque. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Taliban was responsible.
03/24/2010: On Wednesday afternoon at 1500, in Basak, Magpet, Cotabato, Philippines, at least 12 assailants barricaded an Isuzu Trooper SUV and a Toyota Hilux pick-up carrying Florentino Villasor, a vice mayor and 10 government officials. Three hours later, the assailants released the hostages. The assailants also set fire to and damaged the two government vehicles. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities suspected New People's Army/Communist Party of Philippines (NPA-CPP) was responsible.
03/24/2010: On Wednesday afternoon, in the Al Faisaliya district of central Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants fired a mortar round at a building which housed Kurdish Democratic Party offices. Four children and three civilians were wounded. The building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
03/24/2010: On Wednesday afternoon, near Al Khalis, Diyala, Iraq, an improvised explosive device exploded, killing one civilian and wounding three others. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/24/2010: On Wednesday at 1200 noon, in the Yakh Karez neighborhood in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, an unidentified assailant on a motorcycle fired on the vehicle of the Pakistani SIETA Road Construction Company, wounding one road construction worker and damaging the vehicle. This was the third attack on the company in Kandahar. No group claimed responsibility.
03/24/2010: On Wednesday at about 1200 noon, in the Nabi Yunis district of central Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device outside the police Criminal Evidence building. One civilian was wounded. The police building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
03/24/2010: On Wednesday evening at 2000, in Santa Josefa, Agusan del Sur, Philippines, assailants set fire to construction equipment owned by construction firm Mark Built Corporation, damaging four backhoes and two bulldozers but causing no casualties. The damages were estimated to be PHP3.5 million (USD76,840) . The construction firm received an extortion letter from the suspected NPA rebels, demanding P4 million. The construction firm refused to give in to the alleged NPAs' demand. New People's Army/Communist Party of Philippines (NPA-CPP) claimed responsibility.
03/24/2010: On Wednesday evening at 2030, in the Bangkhunnont area of Bangkok, Krung Thep, Thailand, an M67 trigger-type improvised explosive device detonated near the Justice Ministry's Legal Execution Department. The bombing attack, which created a 10 centimeter deep hole at the blast site, caused an unknown amount of damage to the government facility but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0930, a car bomb exploded in the Colombian port town of Buenaventura, Valle del Cauca, killing one police officer, one government official, two government employees, and five civilians; wounding one police officer, two journalists, five government employees, and 43 people. The blast destroyed part of the local office of the attorney general in Buenaventura, the country's largest port which handles half the country's coffee exports but is also a major drug trafficking route to the Pacific coast. The vehicle used was a green Mazada 323 with license plates VEM-060 from Popayan. Local television images from the city showed wrecked taxis and destroyed store fronts as residents carried wounded people to hospitals minutes after the blast. The blast caused substantial property damage within a three block radius, as well as to two taxis, a van and a motorcycle. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 30th Front is believed to have financed the operation. No group has claimed responsibility, however authorities attribute the attack to the Manuel Cepeda Front and the 30th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
03/24/2010: On Wednesday morning, in Baghdad, Iraq, a roadside improvised explosive device exploded on Palestine Street. The attack wounded three civilians and damaged three cars and three buildings. No group claimed responsibility.
03/24/2010: On Wednesday night at 2345, in the Bhelbi area of Saran, Bihar, India, over 50 armed assailants opened indiscriminate fire on and blew up a newly constructed police station. Reportedly, Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) surrounded the building and fired indiscriminately before setting off dynamite. No casualties were reported in the attack but the building was razed to the ground. A note left behind by Maoists asked the State Government to halt Operation Green Hunt and set free its top leaders that are being held in various jails.
03/24/2010: On Wednesday, in Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device at the home of the city's counter-terrorism unit commander. Two construction workers and one police officer were killed. Between two and six civilians were wounded and the house was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
03/24/2010: On Wednesday, in Joynagar, West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, assailants kidnapped a member of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Basir Khan, from his residence. The assailants then fired upon and killed him. No group claimed responsibility, although police believed that the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
03/24/2010: On Wednesday, in the Al Iktisadin district of western Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device outside the house of a former army lieutenant colonel, damaging the home but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/24/2010: On Wednesday, in the Sai Buri district of Thailand's Pattani province, two civilians were shot and wounded. Rohami Uma, 40, and his brother, Sakariya, 25, were attacked by two armed men on a motorcycle yesterday as they made their way along Phetkasem Road. The vehicle was transporting goods from Kanchanaburi to Rangae district in Narathiwat. No group claimed responsibility but Muslim separatists were suspected.
03/24/2011: On Thursday afternoon at 1600, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, two people were injured when unknown militants detonated an improvised explosive device on a road near the Lideta High Court. No material damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2011: On Thursday at 1200 noon, in Barangay Amparo in Butuan, Philippines, around 50 militants carrying M14 and M16 rifles attacked Sanglay Sawmill, a wood processing plant. During the attack, militants confiscated two shotguns with live ammunition and one Sam X9 nine millimeter pistol with live ammunition from the security guards. The rebels warned of the continuing illegal logging operations in the area before fleeing. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility but the New People’s Army (NPA) were suspected.
03/24/2011: On Thursday evening at 2000, in Sanandaj, Kordestan, Iran, unknown militants opened fire on a servicemen, Morteza Vaziri Afshar, killing him and also wounding a policeman and a civilian during the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2011: On Thursday night at 2200, in Sanandaj, Kordestan, Iran, unknown gunmen opened fired with Kalashnikov rifles on policemen, killing two and wounding three others. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2011: On Thursday night, in Bara, Khyber, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, militants blew up a girls’ school using dynamite. No casualties were reported, but the school was completely destroyed. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that the Taliban was responsible.
03/24/2011: On Thursday night, in Landi Kotal, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, militants blew up a girls’ school using dynamite. No casualties were reported, but the school was completely destroyed. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that the Taliban was responsible.
03/24/2011: On Thursday night, in Tetrain village in Aurangabad, Bihar, India, around 50 unidentified armed militants bombed a state-run school building using dynamite. No casualties were reported, but three rooms of the school building were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for this incident, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible. The assailants fled the incident shouting pro-Maoist slogans.
03/24/2011: On Thursday night, in the village of Malaya Areshevka, Kizilyarsky District, Dagestan, Russia, four armed men shot the lock off of the door of a grocery store and entered the building. Once inside, the men left two improvised explosive devices with explosives equaling 20 kilograms of TNT. The men then fled the store and the devices detonated a short time later, completely destroying the small store. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2011: On Thursday night, in Yadupur village in Aurangabad, Bihar, India, police recovered and defused an explosive device planted by unidentified militants in a school, causing no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for this incident, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible. The assailants fled the incident shouting pro-Maoist slogans.
03/24/2011: On Thursday night, near the forest in Koracha village in Raj Nandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India, unidentified militants dragged Kirtan Mandawai from his house and then shot and killed him for being a police informer. A note left at the incident site by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2011: On Thursday, in Kampong Buenae village in Raman, Yala, Thailand, two unidentified militants shot and killed a village defense volunteer, identified as Safuwan Sama-air, while he was working on his rubber plantation. The militants used a M16 assault rifle for the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/24/2011: On Thursday, in Sibi, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up a power pylon. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/24/2011: On Thursday, on al-Nidal Street, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near an outdoor market. Three civilians were wounded and a vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2012: A pickup truck struck an explosive device in the Dehyak area of Tirin Kut district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Khairo Jan, a former Afghan parliament member; a tribal elder; and three bodyguards were killed. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/24/2012: A teenager with a suicide vest was detained when trying to cross the border in Spin Boldak town, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The would-be attacker stated that he had been encouraged by Taliban commanders to attack government officials in Kandahar.
03/24/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol south of Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and two wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/24/2012: An explosive device detonated on the 18th hole of the Regina Hotel golf course in Tachileik town, Shan state, Myanmar. This was the first of two explosions on the golf course within one hour, during which one person was killed and five wounded. No group claimed responsibility for these attacks.
03/24/2012: An explosive device detonated on the 18th hole of the Regina Hotel golf course in Tachileik town, Shan state, Myanmar. This was the second of two explosions on the golf course within one hour. This incident occurred as security personnel were cleaning the green. One person was killed and five wounded across both attacks, and no group claimed responsibility.
03/24/2012: An explosive device made from gas canisters detonated outside the Information Society Department building in Hymettus area, Athens city, Attica region, Greece. No one was injured in the blast; however, minor damage was caused to the building. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2012: An explosive device targeted a military patrol in Arghandabad district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Ten people were killed, including eight Afghan soldiers and one American International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldier. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2012: Assailants abducted a member of the Orissa state assembly, his driver, and his bodyguard from an unknown location in Odisha state, India. The driver and the bodyguard were released on the same day, while the legislator, Jhina Hikaka, was not released until April 26, 2012. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/24/2012: Assailants attacked the Johar security check post in Khadezai area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. In the ensuing clash, three soldiers and 10 attackers were killed, and five people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
03/24/2012: Assailants burned down a country liquor manufacturing unit in Turekela area, Odisha state, India. There were no reported injuries or casualties. Maoists claimed responsibility for the attack in a note left at the scene, warning villagers against setting up another unit in that location.
03/24/2012: Assailants detonated explosive devices at the home of Sheikh Khaldoun Eliwi, an Awakening Council leader, in Saqlawiyah town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Three family members were wounded.No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/24/2012: Assailants fired mortars at a military base in Gulistan district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One Italian soldier was killed, and five other people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/24/2012: Assailants started a fire outside the home of Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) member of parliament (MP) Sofia Giannaka in Agrinio town, West Greece region, Greece. No one was injured and nothing was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2012: Gunmen ambushed a military convoy near the Anad Airforce Base near Al-Hawtah village, Lahij area, Yemen. Major Kamal al-Ashwal was killed, and two other soldiers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/24/2012: Gunmen attacked a group of soldiers in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. The soldiers returned fire, killing three attackers. The assailants killed a retired police inspector and two others while they were retreating. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/24/2012: Gunmen forced their way into a house in Kirhi Saidal village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The assailants shot and injured Ghulam Ali, a peace committee member, and abducted his son, Mukhtiar. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
03/24/2012: Gunmen on motorbikes shot at a vehicle owned by a tribal elder in Kohlu area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Three people, including the tribal elder, were killed, and nine others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/24/2012: Gunmen shot and killed an imam in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The imam had been returning home after leading prayers at a mosque on Balochi Street. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/24/2012: Gunmen shot at a Mohajir Qaumi Movement: Haqiqi (MQM-H) vehicle in Landhi town, Sindh province, Pakistan. One police officer was killed, and another officer and the driver of the vehicle were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2012: Security forces arrested a would-be suicide bomber at a checkpoint in Kadhimiya town, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The bomber's ultimate target is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for this attempted attack.
03/24/2013: A mortar shell reportedly fired from the al-Qusour area south of Damascus struck an area surrounding the House of Opera in Umayyad Square, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. State media reported that two people were killed and six others were injured in the attack; however, these claims were not independently verified. This was one of three mortar attacks on Umayyad Square on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities blamed the attack on opposition rebels.
03/24/2013: A mortar shell reportedly fired from the al-Qusour area south of Damascus struck the grounds of the Sheraton Hotel in Umayyad Square, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. The Hotel was used to house members of the United Nations Special Envoy to Syria. There were no reports of injuries in the incident; however, the hotel and nearby cars, including one UN vehicle, were damaged by the blast. This was one of three mortar attacks on Umayyad Square on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities blamed the attack on opposition rebels.
03/24/2013: A mortar shell reportedly fired from the al-Qusour area south of Damascus struck the parking lot of the office of Syria's state-run television station in Umayyad Square, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. There were no reports of injuries or property damage resulting from the incident. This was one of three mortar attacks on Umayyad Square on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities blamed the attack on opposition rebels.
03/24/2013: A Palestinian carrying a pipe bomb was arrested by Israeli Defense Forces in Nablus, Nablus, West Bank and Gaza Strip. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident and the intended target of the attack is unknown.
03/24/2013: An assailant shot and killed a Levies officer in Gwadar city, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in Paseyawo, Pattani province, Thailand. Seven soldiers were injured in the attack and there was no claim of responsibility.
03/24/2013: An explosive device detonated in the home a Bangladesh National Party (BNP) ward leader in Shyamnagar city, Khulna division, Bangladesh. The ward leader was injured in the blast and later died. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2013: Approximately 15 men abducted a German citizen from Batash village, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Afghan forces freed the German citizen later that evening. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping; however, authorities suspected the Taliban carried out the attack.
03/24/2013: Assailants attacked a paramilitary troop vehicle in Karachi city, Sindh, Pakistan. The assailants used a fire cracker and guns. Two Rangers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2013: Assailants stormed a bus in Kass, Central Darfur state, Sudan. The bus was carrying United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) guards and leaders of internally displaced persons (IDP). The gunmen abducted 31 IDPs from the bus, claiming they were security officials masquerading as IDPs. The Sudan Liberation Movement claimed responsibility for the incident and said a commander had abducted the 31 people by mistake; therefore, the victims were released unharmed on March 30th, 2013.
03/24/2013: Assailants with guns attacked a joint police and army checkpoint in an unknown location in Babil governorate, Iraq. Sixteen soldiers and police officers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2013: Four gunmen kidnapped a military intelligence officer from his home in Mudiyah village, Abyan governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources indicate that Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was suspected. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
03/24/2013: Gunmen fired on a check post in Zawa, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One officer was killed. No group claimed responsibly for the attack.
03/24/2013: Gunmen open fired on a police patrol at Iqbal Market in Sopore town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. A civilian was killed and a police constable was injured in the attack. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2013: Gunmen shot at a defense volunteer and his wife in Rueso district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. The volunteer was killed and his wife was wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
03/24/2013: Two assailants shot and killed a female journalist, Rahma Abdelkadir, in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. No group has claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Al-Shabaab was behind the attack.
03/24/2013: Two gunmen shot and killed mayor Feliciano Martinez and a police officer in Oaxaca state, Mexico. The mayor and the police officer were traveling between Juxtlahuaca and Meson de Guadalupe. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
03/24/2013: Two masked assailants threw an explosive device at a Bank of Cyprus branch in Limassol, Limassol, Cyprus. The assailants specifically targeted the bank's Automatic Teller Machine (ATM). No injuries were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: A land mine detonated near an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Lower Juba region, Somalia. The outcome of the attack is unknown. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a vehicle transporting employees of the Iraqi Ministry of Municipalities and Public Works in Mansour neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Five employees were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants stormed a military checkpoint in Raydah town, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. In addition to the suicide bomber, 20 soldiers were killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/24/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military barracks in Al-Sina'i neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. In addition to the suicide bomber, one civilian was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives near a police checkpoint in Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Tuz Khormato town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of a government employee detonated in Saydia neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The employee was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: An explosive device detonated among civilians in Al-Furat neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Four people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: An explosive device detonated at the Qalam radio station in Kama district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the radio station was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Landi Kotal town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Three members of the Tauheed-e-Islam Peace Organization were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Al-Masarif area, Mosul district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol at the Fourth Bridge junction in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Al-Faysaliyah neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near a water project in Tuz Khormato town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near the convoy of Colonel Faysal Sa'id in Al-Ihtifalat Square, north of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Sa'id, the head of planning of the Iraqi Police Service (IPS), and his driver were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in Al Dawrah area, Mahmudiyah district, Babil governorate, Iraq. One person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in Al-Dayum area, near Tikrit city in Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused outside of a Tax Bureau office in Korydallos neighborhood, Athens city, Attica region, Greece. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: An explosive device, targeting a police patrol, detonated in Guapi municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. One police officer was killed and eight other people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/24/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a military patrol in Al-Darkazaliyah neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and one civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a military patrol in Almeethaq neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and three other people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Afgoye town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
03/24/2014: Assailants abducted and assaulted Isam al-Oul in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Al-Oul, the media office head of the Central Bank of Libya, was released the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants attacked a joint African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Juba Interim Administration (JIA) unit in Badhadhe town, Lower Juba region, Somalia. There were no reports of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/24/2014: Assailants attacked a joint Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base near Beledweyne town, Hiiraan region, Somalia. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/24/2014: Assailants attacked a Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) convoy in Koramey area, Mandera town, Kenya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/24/2014: Assailants attacked and tied up K.A. Nishantha in Dikpitiya area, Western province, Sri Lanka. Nishantha, a Western Provincial Council (WPC) candidate, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Al-Karmah neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Security forces killed the two assailants before they were able to plant the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device and attacked an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy near Qoryoley town in Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/24/2014: Assailants launched a grenade, targeting a Radio Media for Democracy Group rally, in Nonthaburi city, Nonthaburi province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three similar attacks in this area on March 24, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2014: Assailants launched a grenade, targeting a Radio Media for Democracy Group rally, in Nonthaburi city, Nonthaburi province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties; however, the Government Lottery Office building was damaged in the blast. This was one of three similar attacks in this area on March 24, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2014: Assailants launched a grenade, targeting a Radio Media for Democracy Group rally, in Nonthaburi city, Nonthaburi province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties; however, the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) building was damaged in the blast. This was one of three similar attacks in this area on March 24, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2014: Assailants launched mortar shells at Al-Andalus neighborhood in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of four mortar attacks in Fallujah city on March 24, 2014. Three civilians were killed and seven others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants launched mortar shells at Al-Askari neighborhood in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of four mortar attacks in Fallujah city on March 24, 2014. Three civilians were killed and seven others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants launched mortar shells at Al-Dubat neighborhood in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of four mortar attacks in Fallujah city on March 24, 2014. Three civilians were killed and seven others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants launched mortar shells at Al-Jamhuriyah neighborhood in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of four mortar attacks in Fallujah city on March 24, 2014. Three civilians were killed and seven others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants launched mortars, targeting the Mogadishu International Airport, in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/24/2014: Assailants launched three rockets at the Al-Asad al-Dahabi military base in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire in Adeka village, Benue state, Nigeria. Four people were killed and 25 houses were set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Sheikh Zuweid city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Two people were killed in the attack. Muslim fundamentalists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim was targeted for his alleged role as a military informant.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Al-Sihah neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Dadsara neighborhood, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military surveillance tower in Al-Warshan area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military vehicle in Cogorin village, Quezon province, Philippines. Two soldiers were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police officer in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. The police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Three assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police station Seniyah town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Al-Asriyah village, Baiji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three police officers, including a captain, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Hawijah town, Kirkuk, Iraq. Three Sahwa members were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a soldier in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle of the Civil Defense department in Shirqat city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The driver of the vehicle was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on an employee of the Ministry of Industry and Minerals in Saydia neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The employee was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on an employee of the National Investment Commission in Baiji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The employee was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Wase town, Plateau State, Nigeria. Seven people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Abid Mansour al-Awami in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Awami, a security directorate official, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on Hussein Hafow in Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. Hafow, the Awramale clan chief, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Raskamboni Movement and suspected that Al-Shabaab may have been involved in the attack.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on Prospero Abaton in Hilario area, Ilocos Norte province, Philippines. Abaton, a village councilor, was killed and one person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on the Faculty of Engineering building at the University of Mosul in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of a government employee in Hajjaj area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The employee was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Assailants threw two sticks of dynamite at the Lebanese University campus in Qibbeh neighborhood, Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties in the attack, since the devices were safely defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Two explosive devices detonated simultaneously near a military patrol in Sulayman Beg area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Alexandria city, Babil governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2014: Two explosives-laden vehicles were discovered and safely defused in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2015: A rocket struck a residential building in Sidi Husayn neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. At least two civilians were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants attacked a military base near Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least seven assailants were killed and 11 assailants were injured in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/24/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in a residential neighborhood of Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. In addition to the bomber, at least six people were killed and 12 others were wounded in the blast. This was one of two suicide bombings in Benghazi on the same day. The Barqa Province of the Islamic State and the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries separately claimed responsibility for the attack. The Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries stated that the incident was carried out in retaliation for the recent killing of Bouka Al-Araibi.
03/24/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a Libyan Army checkpoint in Laythi neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. In addition to the bomber, at least seven people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed and 11 others were injured in the blast. This was one of two suicide bombings in Benghazi on the same day. The Barqa Province of the Islamic State and the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries separately claimed responsibility for the attack. The Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries stated that the incident was carried out in retaliation for the recent killing of Bouka Al-Araibi. Officials also attributed the attack to Ansar al-Sharia (Libya).
03/24/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a Syrian Army checkpoint in Idlib city, Idlib governorate, Syria. This was one of three suicide attacks targeting checkpoints in Idlib on this date. In addition to the three bombers, at least 20 soldiers were killed across all three blasts. Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility for the incident. However, sources attributed the attack to Jund al-Aqsa.
03/24/2015: An assailant opened fire on Ali Asghar in Oghi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Asghar, a Pakistan Intelligence Community (PIC) official, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2015: An assailants fired a projectile at a Ukrainian Army truck transporting equipment in Milove, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2015: An explosive device detonated at Al Amanah Market in Hay al-Jihad, southwest of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2015: An explosive device detonated in a market in Al Mada'in district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2015: An explosive device detonated in Al Zafraniya area, Karrada district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2015: An explosive device detonated in San Jose village, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. At least two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/24/2015: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle in Narora, South Waziristan district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least two people, including one Frontier Corps (FC) soldier, were killed and three other people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2015: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) soldiers in Khwaja Umari district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Attock Cement Factory bus in Hub, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least six people, including four factory employees and two security officials, were injured in the blast. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Egyptian Army patrol in Al-Kharouba village, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. At least two soldiers were killed and six others were injured in the blast. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Al Mahdiyah area, Dora neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2015: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2015: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Al Mashtal area, east of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, an Education Ministry inspector, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a private residence in Voltaire Gardens neighborhood, Belfast city, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near the Dhoda Springs picnic spot in Dhoda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle was seized by security forces before it could be detonated in Ceel Buur district, Galgaduud region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2015: Assailants abducted a Levies Forces official in Nasirabad, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2015: Assailants abducted six Keralite civilians in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Five of the hostages were released on April 7, 2015, while the fate of the remaining victim is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
03/24/2015: Assailants abducted the Sudanese Ministry of Foreign Affairs economic attache outside the Sudanese Embassy in Gergarish neighborhood, Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. The hostage was freed by police officers the following day, on March 25, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2015: Assailants attacked a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) ration truck near Burkapal, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh state, India. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/24/2015: Assailants attacked a ranch in Tacuti, San Pedro, Paraguay. Three employees of the ranch were killed in the attack. In addition, a building and several pieces of construction equipment were set on fire by the perpetrators. The Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) claimed responsibility for the incident through pamphlets left at the scene.
03/24/2015: Assailants attacked Amiriyat al-Fallujah town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least six assailants were killed and seven assailants were injured in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/24/2015: Assailants attacked and killed a civilian near Pujari Para village, Chhattisgarh state, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/24/2015: Assailants attacked and killed a Rizeigat trader on Firdous-Sunta Road in Abu Matariq district, South Darfur state, Sudan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to tribesmen.
03/24/2015: Assailants attacked and killed an Indian Police Service (IPS) constable in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh state, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/24/2015: Assailants attacked Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing five assailants. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2015: Assailants attacked security forces south of Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least eight security members and seven assailants were killed and 12 security members and 13 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/24/2015: Assailants detonated explosives at a military headquarters in Al-Hadba area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/24/2015: Assailants detonated explosives at a police academy headquarters in Al-Shalalt area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/24/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at residential areas in Idlib city, Idlib governorate, Syria. At least 15 people were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Nusrah Front.
03/24/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Troitske town, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Luhansk People's Republic.
03/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on a hookah cafe in Baalbek city, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. At least one person was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Philippine Army (PA) patrol in Alonganen village, Maguindanao province, Philippines. At least four people, including two assailants and two civilians, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
03/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Philippine Army (PA) patrol in New Bataan, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on Krymske town, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Luhansk People's Republic.
03/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on National Guard of Ukraine (NGU) soldiers near Shyrokyne town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
03/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on Pakistani Police officers guarding St. Peter's Catholic Church in Township neighborhood, Lahore, Punjab province, Pakistan. At least two civilians were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on Stanytsia Luhanska town, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Luhansk People's Republic.
03/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on the private residence of Abubakr Saeed in Salah Al Din neighborhood, Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Saeed, a member of the House of Representatives, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties; however two of his brothers were abducted in the assault. Both hostages were released unharmed on April 3, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on two trucks and a bus on Kabul-Ghazni Highway in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. At least 13 civilians were killed and two others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack separately to the Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State. The Taliban have denied any involvement in the incident.
03/24/2015: Assailants shot and killed a Central Security Forces (CSF) officer in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by Muslim fundamentalists.
03/24/2015: Security forces discovered and defused nine explosive devices in Al-Kuwayr town, Arbil governorate, Iraq. Two of the devices contained chlorine gas. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2015: Security forces discovered and safely detonated an explosive device in North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Sources stated that the device was meant to target soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: A suicide bomber was identified and killed by security forces before he could detonate in Maatkas, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. The bomber was thought to be targeting the mayor's office. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2016: An assailant beat and stabbed a Muslim shopkeeper in Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom. The shopkeeper, identified as Asad Shah, was killed and another person was injured in the assault. Tanveer Ahmed claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that he targeted Shah because he was disrespectful toward the Prophet Muhammad.
03/24/2016: An explosive device attached to an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle detonated in Tisha, Asadabad district, Kunar, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and six soldiers and one civilian were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: An explosive device detonated in Iskan neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: An explosive device detonated in Siba area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Lebanese Army patrol between Wadi Ata and Wadi al-Araneb close to Arsal, Beqaa, Lebanon. At least one soldier was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2016: An explosive device detonated near auto showrooms in Biya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Wihdah, Diyala, Iraq. One person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: An explosive device detonated near Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) soldiers in Nusaybin district, Mardin, Turkey. At least two soldiers were killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/24/2016: An explosive device detonated near Turkish Gendarmerie soldiers in Nusaybin district, Mardin, Turkey. A specialized sergeant was killed and at least four other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/24/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq. One police officer was killed and five officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Asadabad district, Kunar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Major General 'Ali Ibrahim Dab'un's convoy in Hadithah, Al Anbar, Iraq. Dab'un, an Operations Command officer, was not harmed, although five guards were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in Adhamiyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Limerick, Ireland. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a Turkish Gendarmerie station in Lice district, Diyarbakir, Turkey. Following the blast, assailants then opened fire on the building. At least three soldiers were killed and 24 others were injured in the attack. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: Assailants abducted a civilian accused of adultery in Nimlik, Fayzabad district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The hostage was executed on March 26, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
03/24/2016: Assailants abducted pro-Hadi fighters after their plane landed at Sanaa International Airport in Sanaa, Yemen. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
03/24/2016: Assailants attacked a civilian vehicle along Mbau-Kamango Road in Mamundioma, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least one person was killed and three others were wounded in the incident. Additionally, one person was abducted and the outcome is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
03/24/2016: Assailants attacked herders in Martala area, Darfur state, Sudan. An unknown number of people were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2016: Assailants attacked United Nations Force Intervention Brigade (FIB) and Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) soldiers near Kizamba, Kwango, Democratic Republic of the Congo. An unknown number of assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
03/24/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at a military helicopter in Nari district, Kunar, Afghanistan. Two pilots were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: Assailants opened fire on a noodle shop in Saba Yoi, Songkhla, Thailand. At least three civilians were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
03/24/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Russian Police checkpoint in Khebda, Dagestan, Russia. This was one of two attacks on the same checkpoint overnight. At least one officer was wounded across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/24/2016: Assailants opened fire on Cesar Eugenio Vera Barajas in San Isidro, Tachira, Venezuela. Barajas, a deputy legislator, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2016: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Nyalla North district, South Darfur, Sudan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of a government contractor in Khumankhong neighborhood, Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2016: Assailants threw a grenade near a Burundian Army hospital in Mutanga neighborhood, Bujumbura, Burundi. This was one of two grenade attacks in Mutanga within a few minutes. At least four people were injured across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/24/2016: Assailants threw an explosive device at a Pakistani Police station in Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighborhood, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2016: Assailants threw incendiary devices at the M-30 Mosque in Madrid, Spain. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Ramiro Ledesma Social Centre claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was the beginning of a "campaign against radical Islam."
03/24/2016: Assailants threw three incendiary devices at a Hellenic Police station in Pangrati neighborhood, Athens, Greece. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: Security forces discovered and defused 30 explosive devices in Subayhat, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: Three Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers opened fire on their colleagues at a checkpoint in Arghandab district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Seven police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: Two assailants opened fire on General Khan Agha Achakzai as he was exiting a mosque in Salo Khan Kariz, Dand, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Achakzai, a senior military officer, was killed along with a bodyguard and both assailants, and Achakzai's son was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2016: Two assailants stabbed an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier in Tel Rumeida neighborhood, Hebron, West Bank. The soldier was injured and both assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailants, Abed al Fatah a-Sharif and Ramzi al-Qasrawi, as Palestinian extremists.
03/24/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a restaurant in Bondheere neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. In addition to the assailant, at least two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: A suicide bomber detonated at a police checkpoint near the airport in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The assailant was killed and three people were injured in the blast. Additionally, security forces defused three explosive devices in the assailant's luggage. The Islamic State in Bangladesh claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities questioned the veracity of this claim and attributed the attack to Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
03/24/2017: An explosive device detonated at a refugee camp in Ain al-Hilweh, South, Lebanon. At least one civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: An explosive device detonated in Maadi neighborhood, Cairo, Egypt. At least one civilian was killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: An explosive device detonated near a fish market in Wardiyah, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Amin, southern Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Hawr Rajab, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Nairiya, 9 Nissan, Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside the residence of Abdullahi Omar Gesey, a member of parliament, in Cadaado, Galguduud, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Seybiyaano area, Mogadishu, Somalia. At least one civilian was killed and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: Assailants abducted three civilians in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The hostages were executed on March 25, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
03/24/2017: Assailants ambushed a police convoy traveling between Tshikapa and Kananga in Kananga district, Kasai-Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 45 police officers were abducted in the attack. At least 39 hostages were killed while six hostages were released later the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Kamwina Nsapu Militia.
03/24/2017: Assailants attacked a Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) detachment in Liberty, South Cotabato, Philippines. At least four assailants were injured as security forces repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/24/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Muqur, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: Assailants attacked police personnel in Taisi, Sila, Chad. There were no reported casualties, though assailants seized weapons in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: Assailants detonated explosives and opened fire on the house of Russel Kabir, a Bangladesh Awami Jubo League organizing secretary, in Kuchpukur, Sylhet, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/24/2017: Assailants opened fire on Abduloh Padohlee at a market in Kamiyo, Pattani, Thailand. Padohlee, an engineer for the Ratapanyung Tambon Administrative Organization, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: Assailants opened fire on an electricity transformer in Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the transformer was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. Two police officers were killed in the attack. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: Assailants raided a Yemeni Border Guards outpost in Akhashim, Hadramawt, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/24/2017: Assailants raided Kalari, Borno, Nigeria. At least four people were abducted in the attack, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/24/2017: Assailants raided Sabon Garin Kimba, Borno, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties, though assailants stole food and medical supplies in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/24/2017: Assailants set fire to a tent at an asylum seekers' protest camp in Helsinki, Finland. One person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: Assailants set up a checkpoint and seized two Ihsan Relief and Development Organization trucks transporting flour on the road between Bab al-Hawa and Sarmada in Idlib, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the aid supplies were seized from the organization because it was funded by Turkish donors.
03/24/2017: Assailants threw hand grenades targeting the residence of Ali Adan Adow, a member of parliament, in Taleex area, Mogadishu, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: Assailants wearing fake suicide vests attacked a National Guard outpost in Naurskaya, Chechnya, Russia. Six assailants and six soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Caucasus Province of the Islamic State and separatists independently claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device at Guzar Shahan mosque in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: Security forces identified and arrested an assailant planting a mine in Pachir Agam, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/24/2017: Two assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Mohammad Agha, Logar, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/1998: Tajik opposition forces killed 20 soldiers and took 110 hostage in an attack on a battalion of Interior Ministry troops in Kofarnikhon, Tajikistan. Ninety of the hostages were freed on March 30, 1998. The fate of the remaining 20 was not disclosed in reports.
03/25/2000: A masked perpetrator opened fire on a column of vehicles in Caparde, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Two people were seriously injured in the attack.
03/25/2000: In a series of related attacks, a bank on Durana Street in Aretxabaleta, Spain, was set on fire in an arson attack that destroyed most of the building.
03/25/2000: In a series of related attacks, a bank on Miracruz Street in San Sebastian, Spain was set on fire in an arson attack that seriously damaged the interior of the building.
03/25/2000: In a series of related attacks, the National Institute of Employment office on San Ignacio Street in Ondarroa, Spain was damaged in an arson attack. Damages were limited to the entrance of the office.
03/25/2000: Unknown perpetrator(s) sent a packaged bomb to the residence of Richard Simer, an employee of Revlon Inc., who was on the verge of retiring at the time.  The bomb was disguised in a package, addressed to him, and placed in his driveway.  Upon opening it in his kitchen, the bomb exploded, causing Simer to suffer the loss of a finger and leg and chest injuries. The blast also resulted in holes through ceilings and walls and shattered a door.
03/25/2001: A bomb exploded near railroad tracks in Okara, Pakistan, around 9:30pm.  No one was injured in the explosion and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2001: A boy, fifteen years of age, was injured when a vendor cart exploded in Okara, Pakistan, around 8:30pm.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2001: Five members of a family were killed in their home in Ain Agba, Algeria, when armed attackers broke in and cut their throats.  The attackers also left an explosive which detonated when someone found the murdered family, injuring that person.  Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, sources blamed Muslim fundamentalists.
03/25/2001: Five people, including two women, were shot dead after being kidnapped from residences in an unnamed community of farmers in Colombia, near the Venezuelan border.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the sources blamed the attack on a death squad sent by a paramilitary group.
03/25/2001: No one was injured when youths threw five petrol bombs onto Bishop Street in Fountain estate, Derry, Londonderry county, Northern Ireland around 10:00pm.  There was no mention of property damage done.  Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, a youth was arrested in possession of a catapult.  This was thought to be a continuation of sectarian violence in the area.
03/25/2001: Suspected Palestinian militants shot and seriously wounded an Israeli motorist from a passing car at an intersection south of the West Bank city of Nablus. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting.
03/25/2002: An explosive device detonated amidst sectarian clashes in northern Belfast, Northern Ireland. The blast shattered the windows of several cars and injured one woman. No one claimed direct responsibility for the attack; however, representatives of the royalist Ulster Defense Association and the nationalist Sinn Fein blamed one another for the incident.
03/25/2002: An explosive device detonated inside the Kathmandu, Nepal, office of the Gorkhapatra Sansthan, a state-operated newspaper. The explosion injured one employee and caused minor damage to the building. No group officially claimed responsibility but Nepalese authorities suspected the attack was carried out by the Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-M).
03/25/2003: About 75 Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels killed two men in Carmen, Philippines after stopping their cargo truck and looting their goods; MILF denied responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2003: Anti-American rebels fired eleven rockets at a U.S. military base in Shkin, Afghanistan, causing no injuries or damage after the rockets landed away from the base. Authorities said Taliban and other anti-American rebels had promised to increase attacks in response to a U.S. led invasion of Iraq.
03/25/2003: Suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels toppled a communication tower in Ipiales, Colombia, cutting telephone service to 60 percent of Putumayo Department.
03/25/2003: Unknown perpetrators fired a rocket at the coalition-controlled airport in Khost, Afghanistan, causing no injuries or damage.
03/25/2004: A candidate for Talisay town council, Venancio Sentino, was killed by two unknown men on a motorcycle in Talisay, Philippines.
03/25/2005: A Defense Ministry Officer, Col. Siraj-al-Din Muhammad Abdallah, was kidnapped by gunmen near Kirkuk, Iraq. No further information was available on the victim's whereabouts. No one claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
03/25/2005: In Iraq, insurgents attacked an oil pipeline near Abu Ghraib, using an explosive charge. The blast caused a large fire. The pipeline connects Baghdad’s refinery with Northern Oil Fields.
03/25/2006: A landmine exploded in Ghodagaon village, Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India, killing 13 and injuring four others. Three vehicles were damaged in the attack, which the perpetrators had mistaken for police vehicles. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-M) claimed responsibility.
03/25/2007: A bomb thrown inside a Sunni mosque in the town of Iskandiriyah, south of Baghdad, Iraq, wounded two people.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/25/2007: A convoy carrying a Nigerian Senatorial candidate was attacked by unknown perpetrators in Kwara State. No one was hurt.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/25/2007: A man from Great Britain and a Frenchman, both Muslim students, were killed when rebels attacked a school in Sa’dah, Northern Yemen.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/25/2007: Ansar al-Islam gunmen bombed Sana-Tel telephone tower and wounded the policemen guarding it in the Kurdish north of Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/25/2007: Four people were killed and 12 wounded by Janjaweed Militias in Gharb Darfur, Sudan.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/25/2007: North of Baghdad, Iraq, a police captain was killed and three other officers wounded in a roadside bomb attack on the main road south of Tikrit.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/25/2007: Shi i militants bombed a Sunni mosque in Haswa, Southern Iraq which lead to no casualties.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/25/2007: The director of a gas plant was shot dead by gunmen outside his home in Mosul, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/25/2007: Two policemen were killed when rebels attacked a checkpoint in Calbayog City, Samar, Phillipines.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/25/2008:  Taliban militants shot dead an Afghan refugee, Abdullah Jan in a Pakistani tribal area, accusing him of spying for US forces.
03/25/2008:  Unidentified militants fired at a group of young boy and girls participating in a dance festival killing three and wounding two in Heirok village in Manipur's Thoubal district. The militants, whose motive was unclear, were not caught.
03/25/2009 unidentified assailants detonate and improvised bomb that struck a two car convoy transporting the assistant to the Palestinian Authority Representative, Kamal Madhat, near the Mieh Mieh Palestinian refugee camp close to the southern city of Sidon in Mukhayyam, Lebanon. The bomb was hidden under a manhole cover in a road leading to the refugee camp The attack killed the official, three of his bodyguards and injured another. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday around 2200, militants attacked farmers working in a thresh mill with firearms, killing four and injuring four others, in Welikanda village in Polonnaruwa, North Central, Sri Lanka. No group claimed responsibility, though its believed that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were responsible.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday evening, at around 1850,  in Tezpur, Assam , India, 13 persons were injured following a grenade blast near the Kanaklata Civil Hospital. The injured have been identified as Rinku Das (20), Ratan Kumar Mahatu (48), Krishna Ghosh (40), Ajit Pandit (30), Raju Gupta (32), Krishna Mandal (20), Bhanti Devi (45), Bijai Bahadur (60), Bishnu Gupta (45), Ranjani Bora (58) and Nagendra Prashad (40). The injured persons have been admitted at Kanaklata Civil Hospital. No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) was responsible. It Is unknown if the attack caused any property damage.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday evening, in Qarghahi, Laghman, Afghanistan, assailants fired eight rockets at a community, damaging one school. Assailants then fired on a group of police officers with small arms, wounding one police officer. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday morning,  in Thana, North West Frontier, Pakistan, a bomb was discovered and defused by the Malakand Levies in a bazaar. No casualties or motive were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday morning, a bomb exploded in Bara Bazaar in Thana, North West Frontier, Pakistan. About five shops were destroyed and another eight were partially damaged. This caused about $30,000 in damage. No casualties or motive were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday morning, in Thana, North West Frontier, Pakistan, a bomb exploded in Mina Bazaar. Twenty four shops were destroyed and another eight damaged. The attacks caused about $30,000 in damages. No casualties or motive were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday night, in Pattani, Thailand, assailants threw an improvised explosive device (IED) into a restaurant, causing no injuries or damage. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that Muslim separatists were responsible.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday,  in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh state, India, CPI-Maoists militants attacked a convoy of the Central Reserve Police Force travelling on the National Highway 221. An encounter ensued after militants opened fire on the convoy and CRPF personnel retaliated. The CRPFDIG Sahi, who was leading the convoy, and some 40 of his colleagues escaped unhurt in the attack. No casualties were reported in the attack. It Is unknown if the attack caused any property damage.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday,  in the Ningombam Mayai Leikai area of Imphal West District, Manipur State, India, a woman, identified as Soibam Ongbi Binodini, was injured when two unidentified militants threw a Chinese hand grenade into her private residence. There has been no claim of responsibility. It Is unknown if the attack caused any property damage.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday,  in Tinsukia district, Assam, India, one civilian and one United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) militant were shot and killed by ULFA militants during an incidence of inter-factional fighting in the Kristhi Sangh playground. The two persons killed were identified as the pro-talks United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leader, Robin Gogoi, and Luit Boishya, a cloth merchant. According to the police, Boishya, who is from Nalbari, died on the spot while Gogoi succumbed to injuries on the way to a hospital in Tinsukia. It Is unknown if the attack caused any property damage.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, around 1910 hrs,  in the Tezpur Town of Guwahati, India, militants riding on a motorcycle lobbed a grenade into a crowded marketplace and injured at least 12 people, including a paramilitary trooper and two women. Two of the 12 persons were seriously injured and are in critical condition. The paramilitary trooper, a member of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) identified as Virendra Ojha was one of the critically injured. Police blame the attack on the outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA). Police Official A. Doss says "the ULFA is trying to make its presence felt ahead of the general elections in Assam". It Is unknown if the attack caused any property damage.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, at 830, in Diyala, Iraq, a roadside bomb targeted the motorcade of Azbar al Azawi, a civil society official, as he left his home going to work, wounding one person and causing no reported damage. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, at Sarwarzan Pilot High School in the Bamna sub-district of Barguna, Barisal, Bangladesh police defused a bomb placed under the raised platform erected for an Independence Day program. Along with the bomb police discovered another device with "JMB Bomb" inscribed on it. No casualties were reported.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, in Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device magnetically attached to the vehicle of Qais Safaa, the secretary to the Minister of Justice, on Haifa Street, wounding the minister, a government employee, two police officers, and damaging one vehicle. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, in Buulo Xaawo, Gedo, Somalia five Kenyan Ministry of Education employees were abducted. The five crossed the border into Mandera to go shopping when they were kidnapped by al-Shabaab al-Islamiya militants on Wednesday morning.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, in Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline. The improvised explosive device was planted under the pipeline and caused damage to a portion of the pipeline. No casualties or motive were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, in El Retorno, Guaviare, Colombia, on the road between San Jose del Guaviare and Calamar, 15 assailants set fire to vehicles, destroying  two vehicles and one bus and a truck used to transport food that belonged  to the company La Macarena. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was reported that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, in Laxmipur village of Muladi sub-district in Barisal, Barisal, Bangladesh, unidentified militants detonated a bomb at the house of an Awami League (AL) leader, injuring two people. It was later revealed that the explosion occurred after two burka clad women visited the house asking for a favor. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, in Sabari, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) near a van, killing ten civilians and wounding seven others, including two children. The van was damaged in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, in Sui, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline. The improvised explosive device was planted under the pipeline and damaged part of it. No casualties or motive were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, in the early morning, in Muang, Pattani, Thailand, assailants set fire to a  school, Ban Ka Hong, damaging three rooms. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, in the Imphal West District, Manipur, India,  a person, identified as M.  Tombi Singh, was wounded when suspected militants opened fire at the residence of the Chairperson of Imphal Municipal Council, Meinam Ranisana Devi, at Uripok Achom Leikait. Tombi Singh is Meinamas brother-in-law. There has been no claim of responsibility. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, in the Mirza Kali Urmur area of Peshawar, North West Frontier, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up an electricity pylon identified as tower number 295. The improvised explosive device was planted under the 500KV tower. No motive was reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia killed by strangulation Consuelo del Pilar Parra MartÃ­nez and left an explosive under her body that was to be detonated by a cellular phone that was underneath the woman. The bomb was composed of 1 kg of explosives. The body was found in the Farallones hotel room 406 in Cali, Valle.  No group claimed responsibility.
03/25/2009: On Wednesday, suspected rebels from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), bombed a mayor's building, 42 residences around the building were damaged by the explosion in Ipiales, Narino.  In the attack four persons were wounded, amongst them a minor.  No group  claimed responsibility.
03/25/2010: Assailants abducted Asad Qureshi, a British filmmaker, two former Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) officers, and a driver in North Waziristan district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One former ISI officer, Khalid Khawaja, was executed on April 30, 2010 while the Qureshi and the driver were released on September 9, 2010. The other former ISI officer, Brigadier Amir Sultan Tara, was executed on January 24, 2011. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2010: On Thursday evening at 2100, in Telia Bahiar, Giridih, Jharkhand, India, a security guard was abducted by Communist Party of India-Maoists and his body was recovered by police on the morning of 03/26/2010. According to police, a group of 30 Communist Party of India-Maoists abducted Chotu Manjhi and took him to a nearby forest area where they slit his throat on suspicion of being a police informer. Manjhi was accused of supplying vital information related to the activities of extremists to the police in the presence of some villagers. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
03/25/2010: On Thursday evening, in central Tozkhurmato, Salah ad Din, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near the motorcade of a district police chief. One civilian was killed. Five civilians were wounded. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/25/2010: On Thursday in the early morning, in Athens, Attiki, Greece, a group of around 15 masked assailants threw five Molotov cocktails at the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) political party office and at Riot Control police guarding the office. Four of the five Molotov cocktails exploded but caused no damage or casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although anarchists were suspected to be responsible.
03/25/2010: On Thursday night at 2230, in the Industrial Sector Park, in Periera, Risaralda, Colombia, an explosion caused panic amongst citizens. According to General Jose David Guzman Patiño, Commander of the Third Region of the Police, the attack occurred when an individual left half a pound of ANFO explosives next to a building and left running. No group has claimed responsibility, however authorities believe that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
03/25/2010: On Thursday, in Doda village of Nawagai, Bajaur, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a girls' primary school, damaging the school but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
03/25/2010: On Thursday, in Dohnadrup, Latehar, Jharkhand, India, assailants fired upon and killed Yamuna (Jamuna) Yadav. According to police, Yadav was taken to the jungles near Dohnadrup village and killed. It is unclear whether Yadav was tried in a Kangaroo Court by Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) and branded as a police informer or if Yadav was killed for being a member of the Sanjay Yadav 'Splendor' group. According to a Mahuadar police official, Yadav was killed for being an active member of the breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoists, Sanjay Yadav group. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
03/25/2010: On Thursday, in Etela, West Bengal, India, 100 assailants attacked a forest beat office and set it ablaze. The Maoists then damaged the staff quarters, broke down walls of a quarter under construction and set ablaze the entire complex. The Maoists also beat up two guards and were armed with crowbars, rods and shovels. No group has claimed responsibility, but Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants were thought responsible for the attack.
03/25/2010: On Thursday, in Malkangiri, Orissa, India, assailants fired upon and killed a civilian suspected of being a police informer near the Kalimela-Moutu road at the MV-82 village. Literature recovered from near the body cautioned that police informers would face a similar fate and also asked the state government to immediately stop the proposed anti-Maoist operations.
03/25/2010: On Thursday, in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near the vehicle of a local Sahwa Council leader in the southwestern Rai neighborhood. The Sahwa Council leader was killed. Two other Sahwa Council members were wounded. Their vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
03/25/2010: On Thursday, in the village of Dharampur, West Bengal, India, assailants detonated five landmines targeting security forces, injuring one police constable. No group has claimed responsibility, but Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants were thought responsible for the attack.
03/25/2010: On Thursday, in the Yarang district of Thailand's Pattani province, armed assailants fired upon a car, injuring two civilians and damaging the car. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities suspected Muslim separatists were responsible.
03/25/2011: On Friday afternoon around 1330, in Danlag village in Tampakan, Cotabato, Philippines, 10 unidentified armed militants ambushed a convoy of five trucks and killed three construction workers and injured another. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that New People’s Army (NPA) or Abu Sayyaf (ASG) militants were responsible.
03/25/2011: On Friday afternoon, near Bhediya chowk in Narayani, Rautahat, Nepal, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device planted at the rear side of a bus, numbered BA 2 Kha 9721, causing an unknown amount of property damage to the bus. Thirteen passengers were injured in the attack, and at least three sustained serious injuries. The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) claimed responsibility for this incident. Abhay Singh, the outfit's leader claimed that the bus was targeted for defying a shutdown called on 02/23/2011.
03/25/2011: On Friday night, in Mattanai, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up a government school using dynamite. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/25/2011: On Friday night, in Sheerkera, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up a government school using dynamite. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/25/2011: On Friday night, in Tilaiya Khurd village under Barachatti police station in Gaya, Bihar, India, in one of two related attacks, around 50 unidentified militants blew up a state-run primary school building using dynamite. No casualties were reported, but three rooms were badly damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible. The militants fled the incident site shouting pro-Maoist slogans.
03/25/2011: On Friday night, in Tilaiya Khurd village under Barachatti police station in Gaya, Bihar, India, in one of two related attacks, around 50 unidentified militants using gasoline and kerosene oil burned the house of Vijay Yadav, causing an unknown amount of property damage, but resulting in no casualties. Yadav, reportedly a member of the rival Shastra Pratirodh Manch (SPM) faction, was allegedly targeted for being a police informer. Prior to burning the house, the militants blew up a primary school building, causing no casualties, but badly damaging three rooms in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible. The militants fled the incident sites shouting pro-Maoist slogans.
03/25/2011: On Friday, in Akakhel, Khyber, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up a road bridge. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/25/2011: On Friday, in Bogan, Kurram, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants opened fire on a convoy of passenger vans. Thirteen people were killed and eight others injured. The militants also kidnapped 45 other civilians. On 04/21/2011 the militants shot and killed eight of the hostages. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that pro-Taliban militants were responsible. The status of the remaining hostages is unknown.
03/25/2011: On Friday, in Pirkoh, Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/25/2011: On Friday, in Rautahat, Narayani, Nepal, unidentified militants detonated a bomb at the Women’s Development Office (WDO) in Gaur. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the office, but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Madhesh Mukti Sangram (MMS) militants were responsible.
03/25/2011: On Friday, in Spin Qabar, Bara, Khyber, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants shot and killed a civilian, identified as Sajjad Ali, who was suspected of being a spy. Family sources that that the teenager was executed as he had offered water to the security forces during their routine patrolling in Sipah area a few days ago. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/25/2011: On Friday, in the neighborhood of Elasha Biyaha on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, eight people were wounded, and one Al Shabaab official was killed when unknown assailants threw a grenade into the Sheikh Rufa’I mosque were Al Shabaab officials had been speaking. The blast caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
03/25/2012: A police vehicle struck an explosive device in Ghaziabad district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were wounded, and the vehicle was destroyed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2012: A remotely triggered explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Matani village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One police officer was injured, and the vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/25/2012: An assailant threw a grenade at Televisa television studios in Matamoros city, Tamaulipas state, Mexico. There were no casualties, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2012: An explosive device detonated in Nori village, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/25/2012: An explosive device was planted at Parasi Bazaar in Parasi town, Western region, Nepal. An army team successfully defused the device with no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for this attempted attack; however, a pamphlet from the Madhesi Mukti Tigers (MMT) was discovered at the scene.
03/25/2012: An explosive device was planted in the restroom at a gas station in Bagumbayan district, Sultan Kudarat province, Philippines. The device was discovered by a civilian and safely detonated by police officers. No group claimed responsibility for this attempted attack.
03/25/2012: Assailants abducted a businessperson from Eket city, Akwa Ibom state, Nigeria. She was on the way to church with her husband when she was kidnapped. Her husband was wounded while attempting to stop the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
03/25/2012: Assailants ambushed a group of soldiers from the 26th Infantry Battalion in New Tubigon town, Agusan del Sur province, Philippines. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/25/2012: Assailants ambushed an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Bala Buluk District, Farah province, Afghanistan. Six soldiers were killed and three wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/25/2012: Assailants forced government employees from their homes and then set the houses on fire in Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties and, while no group claimed responsibility for the attack, sources attributed it to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
03/25/2012: Four members of an anti-Taliban militia were abducted from Tank district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) commander for North Waziristan claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and stated that the victims would be killed if the group's demands were not met. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
03/25/2012: Gunmen attacked Muhaydin Hassan Mohammed, the head of the Shabelle Media Network, in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Mohammed was injured as he was returning to his home. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/25/2012: Gunmen kidnapped six employees of the Anupam Bricks and Concrete Industries (ABCI) from their camp in Mauzam area, Mizoram state, India. The workers were released on May 2, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT).
03/25/2012: Gunmen shot and killed Adisak Taye, an assistant village chief, in Rueso district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/25/2012: Security agents discovered an explosive device at a dump site in Nissan district, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The agents successfully defused the device. The dump site is located close to the home of Shayya' al-Sudani, the Minister of Human Rights, but ministry officials denied that he was the target. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/25/2012: Two explosive devices were planted at the 17th hole of the Regina Hotel golf course in Tachileik town, Shan state, Myanmar. The devices were discovered and defused by security. This incident occurred the day after two other devices detonated at the 18th hole of the same golf course. No group claimed responsibility for this attempted attack.
03/25/2013: A mortar struck al- Mazzeh district in Damascus city, Rif Dimashq governorate, Syria. One woman and her son were injured in the attack. This was one of three mortar strikes in the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2013: A mortar struck al-Mihdi Bin Baraka street in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. This was one of two mortar strikes in the same area and one of three in Damascus. One person was killed and an unknown number were injured across the two localized attacks. No group claimed responsibility for any of the incidents.
03/25/2013: A mortar struck Umayyad Square in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. This was one of two mortar strikes in the same area and one of three in Damascus. One person was killed and an unknown number were injured across the two localized attacks. No group claimed responsibility for any of the incidents.
03/25/2013: A remote controlled bomb exploded in Dama Dola village, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The blast killed two Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two civilians died and five more civilians sustained injuries in the explosion. There was no claim of responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/25/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a joint army police patrol in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two police officers died and eight members of the convoy sustained injuries in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2013: A roadside bomb struck a police vehicle in Nad Ali district of Helmand, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident in a statement to local media.
03/25/2013: Acting on a tip, Frontier Corps (FC) found and defused an explosive device in Balochistan, Pakistan. No other information was provided.
03/25/2013: An explosive device detonated in Muhmand Dara district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The blast targeted and injured a deputy police chief. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of the Apollo advertising company office in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No casualties were reported, but some damage was done to nearby buildings. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2013: Armed assailants ambushed a car in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Iraq. The car belonged to General Abdullah al-Fadhli, a senior Yemeni official. The general and two of his bodyguards were wounded and one of his bodyguards was killed. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
03/25/2013: Assailants attacked a joint British-Afghan patrol base in Nad Ali District, Helmand, Afghanistan. The assailants used a roadside bomb and gunfire in the attack. Ten British soldiers were injured and one passed away the next day from his injuries. An unknown number of Afghan forces were also wounded. Five assailants were killed when the soldiers returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/25/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Magangit village, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. The assailants used gunfire and an explosive device in the attack. Sources indicate that the gunfire was meant to lure the police away from the checkpoint, whereupon they would activate the explosive device. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/25/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Kabulcha area of Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. One police officer was injured and one assailant was killed when police returned fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/25/2013: Assailants attacked an oil pipeline in Baiji district, Saladin, Iraq. There were no casualties reported, but oil exports were halted. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/25/2013: Assailants set fire to a Globacom telecommunications mast in Gulani Local Government Area, Yobe, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related attacks in this area on this day, and it occurred shortly after the same group of assailants attacked the Bara Divisional Police Station. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/25/2013: Assailants set fire to a MTN telecommunications mast in Gulani Local Government Area, Yobe, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related attacks in this area on this day, and it occurred shortly after the same group of assailants attacked the Bara Divisional Police Station. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/25/2013: Assailants used rocket launchers to attack the Bara Divisional Police Station in Bara, Yobe, Nigeria. One officer was killed and the station was damaged. This was one of three related attacks in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/25/2013: Gunmen attacked five villages, including Attakar village, Plateau state, Nigeria. Twenty-eight people were killed across the five attacks and houses and churches were set on fire. There was no claim of responsibility for these attacks.
03/25/2013: Gunmen attacked five villages, including Da Jak village, Plateau state, Nigeria. Twenty-eight people were killed across the five attacks and houses and churches were set on fire. There was no claim of responsibility for these attacks.
03/25/2013: Gunmen attacked five villages, including Luka village, Plateau state, Nigeria. Twenty-eight people were killed across the five attacks and houses and churches were set on fire. There was no claim of responsibility for these attacks.
03/25/2013: Gunmen attacked five villages, including Marid village, Plateau state, Nigeria. Twenty-eight people were killed across the five attacks and houses and churches were set on fire. There was no claim of responsibility for these attacks.
03/25/2013: Gunmen attacked five villages, including Zadien village, Plateau state, Nigeria. Twenty-eight people were killed across the five attacks and houses and churches were set on fire. There was no claim of responsibility for these attacks.
03/25/2013: Gunmen fired onto a Malian army camp in the Quatrieme Quartier of Gao city, Gao region, Mali. A firefight ensued, during which seven people, including four attackers, were killed and seven people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, however sources indicated that the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) initiated the attack.
03/25/2013: Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on a political tehsildar for the Frontier Region Bannu in Enjal Amir Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The official was injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2013: Two assailants on motorcycles shot and killed an assistant village chief in Khuan Nuri, Pattani province, Thailand. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: A land mine, targeting a police vehicle, detonated and assailants opened fire on the vehicle in Murhu town, Jharkhand state, India. Three police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists and the People's Liberation Front of India.
03/25/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Chang Phueak district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Three police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near the convoy of Salim al-Jubouri in Ghalibiya neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Al-Jubouri, a member of parliament, was unharmed; however, two of his bodyguards were killed and seven others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/25/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants stormed the Independent Election Commission (IEC) office in Darul Aman neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to four assailants, five people were killed and two others were wounded and at least 20 others were taken hostage in the attack. The hostages were rescued the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a government farm in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. In addition to the suicide bomber, three civilians were killed in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks carried out in Maiduguri city on March 25, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Boko Haram was involved in the attack.
03/25/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a military patrol in Taji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. In addition to the suicide bomber, four soldiers were killed and 11 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
03/25/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a sporting event in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, at least five people were killed and 20 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/25/2014: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Rasheed Camp neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/25/2014: An explosive device detonated near an electricity pylon in Manjhra area, Kohlu district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the electricity pylon was damaged in the attack. This was one of three attacks on power pylons in this area on March 25, 2014. The United Baloch Army (UBA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: An explosive device detonated near the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Toledo town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. The pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the military attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
03/25/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused near a school in Ungawan Sarki neighborhood, Kaduna state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused on the roof of a bus at Shah Abdul Latif University in Khairpur city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle, targeting police officers, detonated in Qurayyah area, Northern governorate, Bahrain. At least two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: An explosives-laden truck detonated on the Muthana bridge in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. In addition to the suicide bomber, nine people were killed and 10 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/25/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated among civilians in Saydia neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Four people were killed and 12 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/25/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated at a military ammunition depot in Sabha city, Sabha district, Libya. There were no reported casualties; however, the ammunition depot was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants abducted two United Nations (UN) officials in Haddah neighborhood, Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah province, Yemen. The two officials were rescued on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/25/2014: Assailants attacked a Muslim family in Ngkontikil town, Boda district, Lobaye prefecture, Central African Republic. Six people were killed and at least one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the anti-Balaka militia.
03/25/2014: Assailants attacked African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) soldiers from Ethiopia and Somali Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers in Ceel Qooxle area, Galguduud region, Somalia. Ten soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/25/2014: Assailants attacked Agena village in Benue state, Nigeria. At least 27 people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Fulani militants were involved in the attack.
03/25/2014: Assailants attacked civilians in Buhriz town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Four civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants attacked Republican People's Party (CHP) officials in Ankara city, Ankara province, Turkey. Five officials were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants attacked the airport in Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. The Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) use the airport as a base. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/25/2014: Assailants attacked the convoy of Abdul Hadi Jamshidi in Rabat-i-Sangi district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Jamshidi, a member of parliament, was unharmed; however, four people, including two of his bodyguards and two assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants attempted to plant at least one roadside bomb in Shahr-i-Safa district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and two others were wounded by authorities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants detonated explosive devices and opened fire on a military convoy in Nibaee village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least 22 soldiers were killed and another 15 soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants launched a grenade at the residence of Suthep Thaugsuban in Phutthamonthon area, Nakhon Pathom province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants launched rocket propelled grenades and opened fire on a police border post in Alishir district, Khost province, Afghanistan. In addition to five assailants, at least one police officer was killed and three others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants launched two rockets at Hor Taala village, near Brital village, in Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Liwa Ahrar al-Sunna claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on a female police officer in Gereshk town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on a member of the Shabak community in Al-Intisar neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The member of the Shabak community was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Ain-Jahash area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Five soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military vehicle in Los Arcos village, Agusan del Sur province, Philippines. A military officer was killed and four soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Somali National Army (SNA) convoy near Hafey area, Buurdhuubo town, Gedo region, Somalia. Three soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on an African-led International Support Mission in the Central African Republic (MISCA) vehicle in Boali town, Ombella-M'Poko prefecture, Central African Republic. Thirteen people, including one peacekeeper and 12 assailants, were killed and two peacekeepers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Anti-Balaka militia.
03/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi Army post in Tarmiyah town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Eight people, including seven soldiers, were killed and 14 others, including ten soldiers, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on Francis Dianne Cervantes in Paombong town, Bulacan province, Philippines. Cervantes, a municipal councilor, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on Maulana Sohail Gul in Sher Khanai Killay area, near Palai city, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Gul, a prayer leader, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in Mazbat area, Assam state, India. Two police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
03/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on Sheikh Ali Salih Abu-Sarimah in Rada district, Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. Abu-Sarimah, the general director of Sabah district, survived the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on the dome of the Orland Park Prayer Center in Orland Park, Illinois, United States. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on the palace of Umaru Elegu Abu, the paramount ruler of the Giza chiefdom, in Keana district, Nassarawa state, Nigeria. Five people, including two assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tiv militia.
03/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of a police captain in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The captain was killed and his wife was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Onofre Almojuela in Bacnotan municipality, La Union province, Philippines. Almojuela, a town councilor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants stormed a court and abducted Mohammed Abdualeem al-Sourori in Hajjah city, Hajjah governorate, Yemen. Al-Sourori, a chief justice, was released on April 3, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to tribesmen.
03/25/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a police checkpoint in Al-Khazraj neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. A police lieutenant was killed and five police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Assailants threw an explosive device at a police patrol in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. In addition to three assailants, five police officers were killed in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks carried out in Maiduguri city on March 25, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Boko Haram was involved in the attack.
03/25/2014: Assailants wearing explosives-laden vests stormed the Kabul Bank as police personnel were receiving their monthly salaries in Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. In addition to three assailants, two people were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Authorities intercepted an explosives-laden vehicle carrying four assailants in Bostankhel village, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and two others were detained by authorities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused along the Israel-Gaza border in Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2014: Two roadside bombs detonated near a convoy of members of parliament in Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The members of parliament were unharmed; however, three bodyguards were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near an Afghan Police district headquarters in Morad Khani neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least seven people were killed and 22 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: A suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle and other assailants attacked a military base in Karma town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least four soldiers and five assailants were killed and six soldiers and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/25/2015: An assailant attempted to extort money from a civilian in Ramdenggonggre village, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya state, India. The assailant was apprehended by local residents during the extortion attempt and there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant as Ramseng R. Sangma, a member of the Achik National Volunteer Council-B (ANVC-B).
03/25/2015: An assailant set fire to the South Korean Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) Cultural Center in Shinjuku neighborhood, Tokyo city, Tokyo prefecture, Japan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: An explosive device detonated as it was stepped on by a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable near Mordunda village, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. The constable was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/25/2015: An explosive device detonated behind the Kwality Hotel in Rajbari neighborhood, Dimapur city, Nagaland state, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian residence in Zaghiniyah village, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near a gas pipeline in Pir Koh, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistan Armed Forces vehicle in Shabak, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least one soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near a passenger bus in Artemivsk, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. At least three people were killed and six others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near a South West Region Administration convoy in Merca town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) vehicle in Kidal town, Kidal region, Mali. At least one peacekeeper was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Egyptian Armed Forces vehicle in Rafah city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. At least four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: An explosive device detonated outside of an elementary school in Faiyum city, Faiyum governorate, Egypt. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: An explosive device detonated outside the offices of Adimlar, an anti-United States and pro-Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) magazine, in Kagithane neighborhood, Istanbul city, Istanbul province, Turkey. At least one person, a writer, was killed and three others, including the editor-in-chief, were wounded in the blast. The People's Defense Unit (Turkey) claimed responsibility and stated that it targeted the magazine for their justification of mass murders carried out by ISIL.
03/25/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near an Israeli Border Police guard station outside of the Cave of the Patriarchs in Hebron, West Bank. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: Assailants abducted two Jordanian nationals working as security guards at the European Union (EU) embassy in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. The security guards, identified as Atef Barmawi and Ahmad Khair Hawamdeh, were released on July 16, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to Muslim fundamentalists.
03/25/2015: Assailants attacked the Higher Careers Institute in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: Assailants fired a rocket that landed near a 166th Brigade checkpoint outside of a power station and detonated near Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. At least five brigade members were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
03/25/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at a Syrian Army Base in Fuah town, Idlib governorate, Syria. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blasts. Al-Sham Legion and Ahrar al-Sham separately claimed responsibility for the attack. However, sources attributed the incident to the Free Syrian Army.
03/25/2015: Assailants fired three projectiles at Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) units in Daglica town, Hakkari province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/25/2015: Assailants fired two rocket-propelled grenades at an Armed Forces of Myanmar Regional Military Command Base in Lashio city, Shan state, Myanmar. The projectiles missed the target and instead landed in a sugarcane field and detonated without causing any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: Assailants kidnapped Mahmoud Al-Subaihi and Faisal Rajab in Lahij city, Lahij governorate, Yemen. Al-Subaihi, the Yemeni Defense Minister, was released on April 22, 2015. The fate of Rajab, a military commander, is unknown. Huthis claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: Assailants kidnapped two supporters of the People's Liberation Front of India from their private residences in Sonua, Jharkhand state, India. Both victims were killed shortly after the abduction. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on Egyptian National Police (ENP) officers guarding the Congolese Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy in Mohandaseen neighborhood, Giza city, Giza governorate, Egypt. At least two officers were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on herders in Jabal Kossa, North Darfur state, Sudan. At least seven people, including six herders and one assailant, were killed and two others herders were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on Ibrahim Mohammed in Old Town neighborhood, Mombasa city, Mombasa county, Kenya. Mohammed, a Kenya Police Service (KPS) detective, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by Al-Shabaab.
03/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) soldiers near Daglica town, Hakkari province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/25/2015: Assailants opened fire with guns and projectiles in Shyrokyne, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. At least one civilian was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
03/25/2015: Assailants set fire to a Living Faith Church Worldwide Inc. (LFCWW) branch office in Giwa village, Kaduna state, Nigeria. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: Assailants set fire to the town hall in Henin-Beaumont town, Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2015: Assailants stopped multiple food trucks and kidnapped 20 drivers in Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan. All 20 hostages were released on March 28, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Taliban. The Taliban denied any involvement in the incident.
03/25/2015: At least one explosive device was discovered and defused in Arish, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: At least one explosive device was discovered and defused in Rafah, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2015: At least one explosive device was discovered and defused in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2016: A container of explosive devices detonated near children playing in Gangaprasadpur, West Bengal, India. A child was killed and four children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2016: A landmine detonated targeting police officers in Mizan district, Zabul, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden ambulance at a military checkpoint in Buraiqeh, Adan, Yemen. In addition to the bomber, 14 people, including civilians and soldiers, were killed in the blast. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Adan on the same day. The Adan-Abyan Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents. A source also attributed the attacks to Huthi extremists.
03/25/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at a security checkpoint in Buraiqeh, Adan, Yemen. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Adan on the same day and one of two attacks with related casualties. In addition to the assailants, 12 people were killed across the two blasts. The Adan-Abyan Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents. A source also attributed the attacks to Huthi extremists.
03/25/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at a stadium in Iskandariyah, Babil, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least 30 people were killed and 60 people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2016: An explosive device detonated near a factory in Nahrawan, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2016: An explosive device detonated near a health clinic in Al-Furat, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Peshmerga checkpoint in Khanaqin district, Diyala, Iraq. At least three Peshmerga members were killed and one member was injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Biya, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2016: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated near the house of a Independent Electoral Complaints Commission (IECC) official in Makroryan area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. A security guard was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2016: Assailants abducted two Bangladeshi workers in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State, which Bangladeshi authorities questioned.
03/25/2016: Assailants abducted two civilians in Silchar, Assam, India. The victims were successfully rescued on March 30, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Bru tribesmen.
03/25/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Khairabad, Balkh, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting security posts in Khairabad on the same day. Two police officers and four assailants were killed across the three events. Sources stated that the vehicles used in the assault had Taliban markings.
03/25/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Regi, Shahidi Hassas, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Six police officers and seven assailants were killed and five police officers and 11 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash that lasted into the following day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2016: Assailants attacked an Operation Restoring Hope Coalition base in Aden, Adan, Yemen. There were no reported casualties. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Adan on the same day. The Adan-Abyan Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents. A source also attributed the attacks to Huthi extremists.
03/25/2016: Assailants attacked and looted residential areas in Ango district, Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
03/25/2016: Assailants attacked and looted residential areas in Basopio, Bas-Uele district, Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
03/25/2016: Assailants executed three civilians accused of apostasy in Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
03/25/2016: Assailants from Afghanistan abducted two Tajik workers in Shurobod district, Khatlon, Tajikistan. One Tajik national was killed and two others were abducted during the attack. The two hostages were released on March 28, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Abdul-azis Salae, a reporter, at a rubber plantation in Bado village, Moo three, Yupo subdistrict, Muang Yala district, Yala province, Thailand. Salae and another civilian were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at a military patrol in Musaga neighborhood, Bujumbura, Burundi. Four soldiers, including a captain, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2016: Security forces discovered and defused 140 explosive devices and two explosives-laden vehicles in Makhmur, Arbil, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2016: Security forces discovered and destroyed two explosives-laden vehicles near Saqlawiyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2016: Security forces identified and arrested two young female suicide bombers in Limani, Extreme-North, Cameroon. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram. One assailant claimed to be a victim of a Boko Haram mass kidnapping that occurred in April, 2014 in Chibok, Nigeria. The claim was later refuted.
03/25/2016: Two female suicide bombers attempted to carry out an attack in Umurari, Borno, Nigeria. One assailant detonated after being spotted by security forces while the other assailant was shot and killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/25/2017: A sniper opened fire on a police checkpoint near Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. One police officer was killed in the attack. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2017: A sniper shot and killed a deputy police commander in Fortul, Arauca, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) may have carried out the attack.
03/25/2017: An explosive device detonated in Gokpa, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Two children were killed and one child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2017: An explosive device detonated in Mandera district, Mandera, Kenya. Two children were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Al-Furat neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Sheikh Hamad, Al-Faris, Saladin, Iraq. At least one person was killed and two other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2017: An explosive device detonated outside a radio station in Sanaa, Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen. An unknown number of people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting an armored police vehicle near Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. At least three police officers were killed and six officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Muslim extremists carried out the attack.
03/25/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting civilians fleeing the area in Maktab Khalid, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/25/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers and bystanders witnessing a security operation in Shibbari, Sylhet, Bangladesh. This was one of two coordinated bombings in the area on this date. At least seven people, including a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) intelligence chief, were killed and 38 people were injured across both blasts. The Islamic State in Bangladesh claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities questioned the veracity of this claim and suspected that Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) carried out the attacks.
03/25/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at the complex of the Imphal West deputy commissioner in Imphal, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Azaz, Aleppo, Syria. At least three people were killed and several other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Bihsud, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two police officers and two civilians were killed and one police officer and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/25/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Pusht Rod, Farah, Afghanistan. At least 16 people, including eight police officers and eight assailants, were killed and five other assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/25/2017: Assailants attacked civilians in El Carra, Choco, Colombia. At least five people were killed and one person was injured in the assault. A National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) flag was discovered at the scene of the attack; however, the group later denied responsibility and attributed the incident to the Gaitanista Self-Defense Forces of Colombia (AGC).
03/25/2017: Assailants attacked Mohammed Hanief, the Private Security Official (PSO) of cleric Maulana Delavi, in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Hanief was injured and his rifle was stolen in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2017: Assailants attacked off-duty military personnel between Kidawa and L.S. Sarmineto, Compostela Valley, Philippines. Two soldiers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/25/2017: Assailants attacked security patrol in Muhmand Dara, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. A child was killed and another civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2017: Assailants attempted to plant explosive devices in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Security forces intervened, wounding three assailants and defusing the devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2017: Assailants detonated explosive devices inside an educational building occupied by military forces in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties, though the building was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State and stated that the attack was carried out to prevent military personnel from utilizing the building to target armed group members.
03/25/2017: Assailants opened fire at a customs checkpoint in Ouelessebougou, Koulikoro, Mali. At least one customs officer was killed and one officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Neloo, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Grassroots Empowerment and Development Organization (GREDO) convoy in Magri, Terekeka, South Sudan. At least six aid workers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) and the Murle Tribe, both of which denied involvement.
03/25/2017: Assailants opened fire on Abdirahman Alasow's vehicle in Wadajir neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. Alasow, a Wadajir district secretary, and two bodyguards were killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2017: Assailants opened fire on an army post in Almoustrat, Gao, Mali. At least three soldiers were killed and four soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2017: Assailants opened fire on Muhammad Tahir Marwat in Nawab Adda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Marwat, a Pakistani Police head constable, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2017: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in Kilaikil, East Darfur, Sudan. One police officer was killed and six officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2017: Assailants raided a Turkoman village in Tuz Khormato district, Saladin, Iraq. No casualties were reported in the assault. This was one of three similar attacks in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/25/2017: Assailants raided the residence of Mohammad Subhan, a deputy superintendent of Baramulla prison, in Budgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The assailants hijacked a vehicle and abducted two of Subhan's relatives in the attack. The hostages were released unharmed a short time later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/25/2017: Assailants set fire to three Dole Philippines trucks transporting bananas in Maragusan, Compostela Valley, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/25/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at civilians in Brohi Chowk, Lyari neighborhood, Karachi, Pakistan. At least 12 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/25/2017: Two assailants shot and killed Mukhtar Mohamed Kheyre, a Ministry of Education employee, in Xamar Jabjab neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/09: On Thursday morning, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia a roadside bomb killed one person and injured three others that included Somalia's new interior minister. Minister Sheik Abdulkadir Ali Omar was attacked as he left his office in Bakara market, Mogadishu. Bakara market is an al-shabaab stronghold. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/1998:  Kathryn Schoonover sent envelopes filled with cyanide to several police officers, city officials, and mental health workers in Marina Del Rey, California, U.S.A.  No injuries were reported in the incident.
03/26/1998: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) bombed a British Petroleum (BP) oil rig in Cupiagua, Colombia. Three people were injured and the rig sustained minor damage.
03/26/1999: A bomb exploded outside an Apple computer dealership in Athens, Greece, causing damage, but no injuries. While no group claimed responsibility, the 17 November Revolutionary Organization (17N) was suspected of the incident.
03/26/1999: Three policemen and seven bystanders were injured by a suicide bomber in Taksim District, Istanbul, Turkey. The female bomber detonated two hand grenades, and security forces disarmed three others, which did not detonate. The bombing occurred near a bus belonging to security forces. The Kurdistan People’s Liberation Army (ARGK) claimed responsibility for the attack through DEM, a pro-Kurdish news agency.
03/26/1999: William Ward was shot six times in the legs by a unidentified six-man masked paramilitary gang in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. Ward was targeted after speaking out against paramilitary punishment gangs.
03/26/2000: A remote controlled car bomb was detonated at a market in Giradot, Colombia. The car was left in a parking lot outside the market, a short distance from a small police precinct that provided protection to the commercial area. One police cadet was killed in the attack and 30 civilians were injured. Tens of cars were destroyed, and stores, bank branches, and other buildings near the site had their windows shattered and walls destroyed. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) was suspected.
03/26/2000: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) attacked Vigia del Fuerte, Colombia, killing 29, including the Mayor, Pastor Daniel Perea Santa and his family. The perpetrators also destroyed multiple buildings in the attack.
03/26/2001: A father, Yitzhak Pas, and his 10-month-old daughter, Shalhevet, were shot while at a playground outside their home in Hebron, West Bank.  The baby girl was killed after being shot in the head, and the father was flown by helicopter to the hospital with serious injuries to his legs.  Although no group claimed responsibility, sources blamed Palestinian militant snipers for the attack.
03/26/2001: A hand-made time and pipe bomb exploded in front of the trade Registration Office in the Cankaya district of western Izmir province, Turkey, shattering windows of the building. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2001: Three militants entered the 88 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force at Gomtibagh in Srinagar, India. The militants killed three Indian soldiers and injured 5 others in an attack in which they threw grenades and fired guns indiscriminately. The militant organization Lashkar-e Taiba claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2002: More then 200 separatist rebels from the Movement of Democratic Forces in Casamance (MFDC) attacked the coastal resort of Kafountine in the Senegalese province of Casamance. For four hours, the rebels raided and pillaged several local boutiques, stores, tourist complexes and hotels. Five civilians were killed and four others were wounded (including a French national) in the incident.
03/26/2002: Two Palestinian suicide bombers were foiled in their attempt to strike a busy Jerusalem shopping mall when the car in which they were driving exploded approximately 400 meters from the intended target. Israeli police officers identified the car and ordered the driver to stop. The request was ignored, after which the explosion occurred. In a released statement, the Al-Aqsa Martyr’s Brigade claimed responsibility for the failed attempt, and identified the assailants as nineteen year old Khaled Moussa al-Khadr and twenty-two year old Shadi Hamamreh. The terrorist group’s statement further mentioned that the attack was a response to Israel’s policies and actions in the West Bank and Gaza.
03/26/2003: A bomb blew up a tank carrying fuel en route to a U.S. military base in Kandahar, Afghanistan. No one was injured and Afghan authorities blamed the Taliban or loyalists of Afghan warlord Gulbuddin Hekmatyar.
03/26/2003: A homemade bomb exploded at the entrance to the main public market in Koronadal, Philippines, wounding a district official, government militiaman and bystander and destroying five walls to nearby market stalls. Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) claimed responsibility for the attack, although other sources did not mention the group and reported that authorities suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels.
03/26/2003: Anti-American rebels fired three rockets at the U.S. military base in Gardez, Afghanistan, causing no injuries or damage after the rockets landed away from the base. Authorities said Taliban and other anti-American rebels had promised to increase attacks in response to a U.S. led invasion of Iraq.
03/26/2003: Islamic militants shot dead a couple, which were related to a pro-government militant, in the Kashmir village of Malikpora, India.
03/26/2003: Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels raided the town of M'lang in the Philippines, firing rocket-propelled grenades and shooting guns, which killed five civilians, including a 6-year-old child and injured 5 other civilians. Militiamen and army soldiers drove off the perpetrators of the attack, which came a few hours before peace talks between the Philippine government and the MILF were to begin in Kuala Lumpur.
03/26/2003: People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) rebels killed a passenger boat captain, wounded two passengers and took three others hostage at an illegal checkpoint on the Covao Creek near Achi, Colombia. The boat was carrying 18 passengers from Guaranda to Magangue.
03/26/2003: The Colombian Army defused four charges placed on an electricity pylon in Timba. The thwarted attack by Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) guerillas was on a key point in the power grid.
03/26/2003: Two unknown assassins shot and killed Haren Pandya, a senior leader of paramilitary Hindu nationalist group BJP, in Ahmedabad, India, when he was returning to his car from a morning walk.
03/26/2005: A car bomb exploded in a Christian neighborhood in Beirut on the eve of Easter. The attack injured up to eight people, mostly migrant workers from South Asia, including India. The bomb was believed to have been about 25kg and exploded in the Sad al-Boushrieh industrial zone. At least two buildings were also destroyed. No one claimed responsibility for the blast
03/26/2005: A fire bomb detonated at a Next shopping outlet in Northern Ireland (city not stated). The blast caused fire damage to the premises. Authorities are blaming this attack and a spate of fire bombings in the area on dissident republicans. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2005: In Baluchistan, Pakistan, unknown assailants attacked a microwave station belonging to Pakistan Telecommunications Company Limited. The attack began with rockets and followed with the firing of automatic weapons. The fire was returned by Frontier Corps personnel. There was no damage and there were no injuries or fatalities reported. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2005: Khachorn Promthong, a government official at the Bannang Satar district office in Yala province of Thailand, was slashed 4 times in the head while buying food at a market. Reports do not indicate whether Khachorn died from the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2005: Suspected members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party/Democratic Congress of Kurdistan (PKK) set off an explosive device on an oil pipeline in Mardin Province, Turkey. The pipeline, which belongs to the Pipeline and Petroleum Transport Corporation (BOTAS), was slightly damaged and only a small amount of oil leaked out.
03/26/2005: Suspected Muslim insurgents shot dead two railway workers, Khunthong Tasue and Choo Khamlue. The two were attacked by motorcycle gunmen as they sat outside a home for state railway workers in Than Yong Mat tambon, Rangae district, Narathiwat, Thailand.
03/26/2005: The Tamil National Force (TNF) attacked a mainstream LTTE convoy (Vanni Tigers) in Tharavai, Sri Lanka which resulted in the death of five LTTE members. The TNF recovered 5 rifles and more than 10 grenades from the convoy. The TNF were created in 2004 when Karuna split off from the mainstream LTTE and formed the TNF faction.
03/26/2005: Three pilgrims in Hillah suffered from food poisoning, while on their way to celebrate the al-Arbaeen holiday in Karbala. According the authorities, the pilgrims were given poisoned food items by members of a "terrorist group." This is one of several attacks on Shiite pilgrims in recent days. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2006: A civilian boy was killed as he walked to school when a roadside bomb went off in Basra, Iraq. 15 others were injured in the blast. No specific group was suspected.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2006: A homemade bomb exploded in Lasbella, Pakistan, targeting Jam Mohammed Yousaf, the chief minister of southwestern Balochistan province. No injuries were reported and no specific group was suspected.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2006: An explosion on a suspected Tamil Tiger fishing boat left six rebels and eight Sri Lankan sailors dead in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka. The suspected Tigers blew up their boat near a navy vessel approached and attempted to search the vessel. The Tamil Tigers denied involvement.
03/26/2006: Four Afghan civilians are killed in a suspected Taliban mine attack when their taxi struck an explosive device between Grishk and Garmser, Afghanistan.
03/26/2006:A least one mortar landed near Shi i cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's home in the city of Najaf, Iraq. No injuries were reported and no specific group was suspected.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2007: A bomb attached to a motorcycle in Peshawar, Pakistan injured three people.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/26/2007: A civilian died and three others were wounded in a mortar attack in the Sunni insurgent stronghold of Al-Durah, Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/26/2007: A police major was shot dead in Mosul, Iraq, by unknown gunmen.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/26/2007: A policeman was wounded in a bomb explosion targeting a police patrol in the town of Lilan in Kirkuk, Iraq. A police vehicle was also damaged.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/26/2007: A roadside explosive charge targeting an Iraqi police patrol went off in Al-Za'faraniyah, southern Baghdad, Iraq, on 26 March. Police sources said one member of the patrol died and three were wounded.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/26/2007: An American civilian and two other foreigners were wounded in gunfire near the US embassy in Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/26/2007: Five members of one family were injured in an explosive charge blast near their house in Ba'qubah, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/26/2007: Gunmen killed a captain in the Facilities Protection Service in Mosul city, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/26/2007: Unknown gunmen assassinated one of the chieftains of Mosul city, the capital of Ninawa Governorate, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/26/2008:  A Danish soldier was killed and another was wounded when their patrol came under attack from small arms and mortar fire from Taliban insurgents in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
03/26/2008:  A mortar shell hit a building near the Green Zone killing one civilian and wounding six others.
03/26/2008:  A Palestinian group with ties to Al-Qaida called Jeish al-Umma, claimed to have fired a rocket into Ashkelon, Israel
03/26/2008:  A police officer was killed and another injured when their motorbike hit a bomb planted on a dirt road in Musaei Village near Kabul, Afghanistan.
03/26/2008:  A roadside bomb planted by suspected Taliban killed a policeman and injured two others as they patrolled and area of Helmand province, Afghanistan.
03/26/2008:  Five people were injured when members of the Mahdi Army opened fire on civilians in the al-Kifah neighborhood of downtown Baghdad.
03/26/2008:  Four policemen were killed when their vehicle was targeted with an RBG7 rocket near Basra in Iraq.
03/26/2008:  In Thandiadi in Batticaloa district, Sri Lanka, two Special Task Force officers were killed by a claymore mine blast while escorting  a Japanese national. Five others, two of whom are also STF officers, were injured in the blast that Sri Lanka police are blaming on the Tamil Tigers. The Japanese national was uninjured.
03/26/2008:  Islamic Jihad fired six rockets into southern Israel causing damage to a building but no casualties.
03/26/2008:  Palestinians in the Gaza Strip opened fire at an Israeli kibbutz across the border wounding a farmer.
03/26/2008:  Six people were injured when members of the Mahdi Army opened fire on civilians in Sadoun Street in downtown Baghdad. There were no more details on the reason behind the attack that happened at around 9am.
03/26/2008:  Taliban detonated a car bomb in a farmers market killing eight civilians and wounding 17 in Helmand province, Afghanistan.
03/26/2008:  Three German soldiers from a NATO unit were wounded in a blast from a roadside mine planted by Taliban militants in the Chardara district in Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. The soldiers' tank was also damaged.
03/26/2008:  Two civilians were wounded in an IED explosion at an intersection in Sadr City, Iraq.
03/26/2009: On Thursday afternoon in Yangon, Yangon, Myanmar, an improvised explosive device detonated in a room at an inn, killing one civilian, wounding two others, and damaging the residence. The man killed was making the time bomb when the explosion occurred. No group claimed responsibility, but the authorities linked the incident with two anti-government armed groups in exile including the All Burma Students' Democratic Front (ABSDF).
03/26/2009: On Thursday afternoon, in Muang, Yala, Thailand, armed assailants fired upon and killed a Buddhist civilian.  The assailants then set fire to and burned the victim's body.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that Muslim separatists were responsible.
03/26/2009: On Thursday at around 1300, a Thai teacher was shot dead by suspected militants in Khok Pho district of Thailand's southernmost province of Pattani. The victim, Phoowanart I-ji and another teacher Sarahudin Ha-yee-wae-ji were attacked by two gunmen. Phoowanart was immediately dead after the gun attack, while Sarahudin's leg was slightly injured. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that Muslim separatists were responsible.
03/26/2009: On Thursday evening, Bashir Aushyev, the Deputy Chief of the Department of Combating Organized Crime's VAZ-2115 vehicle was attacked by unknown gunmen in a silver VAZ-2114 in Yekazhyevo, Ingushetia, Russia. Aushyev was wounded, and no damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/26/2009: On Thursday evening, in Jalawlah, Diyala, Iraq, gunmen, using pistols with silencers, fired upon Sheikh Abdul-Kareem Saleh, the imam of the Grand Mosque at Jalawla, as he was walking home with his son, killing Saleh and wounding his son. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/26/2009: On Thursday night, in Sipalay, Negros Occidental, Philippines, armed assailants set fire to and damaged a Globe Telecommunications cell site in Barangay Cabadiangan, damaging the site but causing no casualties. There was no motive reported and The New People's Army/Communist Party of Philippines claimed responsibility.
03/26/2009: On Thursday night, in Yala, Thailand, armed assailants fired upon and killed a deputy village chief.  No group claimed responsibility.
03/26/2009: On Thursday, a bomb planted near a high-voltage tower wounded four electricity ministry personnel in Samarra, Salah ad Din, Iraq. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
03/26/2009: On Thursday, at 1000, in Ordzhonikidzevskaya, Ingushetiya, Russia, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded at the intersection of Tolstoy Street and Kavkazsky Street, blowing out the windows of nearby residences but causing no casualties.  At 1025, as police officers were responding to the explosion, another IED exploded, wounding one police officer and a nearby civilian.  No group claimed responsibility.
03/26/2009: On Thursday, at 2200, in the Shamsabad area of Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan, two gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed a senior journalist, Raja Asad Hameed, while he was parking his car outside his house. No damage or motive were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/26/2009: On Thursday, at about 0100, on Betarragane Street in Amorebieta, Pais Vasco, Spain, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded outside the residence of a local business owner, Juan Manuel Arana, causing minor damage to the residence but no casualties. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) was responsible.
03/26/2009: On Thursday, in Baghdad, Iraq, a car bomb exploded near a crowded market in the mainly Shiite Shaab neighborhood, killing 20 civilians, wounding 38 others, and setting several cars and 10 small buses on fire. The car was parked behind concrete barriers surrounding a private hospital, near a bus stop. There was no motive reported in the attack and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/26/2009: On Thursday, in Dera Ismail Khan, North West Frontier, Pakistan, unidentified militants on a motorcycle killed three Sunnis and wounded three others in a drive-by shooting on a medical store. No damage or motive was reported. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/26/2009: On Thursday, in Jandola, near Tank, North West Frontier, Pakistan, a Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan suicide bomber blew up outside a restaurant where Turkistan Bitani's fighters were eating. Twelve people were killed and 22 were injured in the attack as well as the restaurant was damaged. No motive was reported and the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2009: On Thursday, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, a roadside bomb targeted a truck belonging to technicians of the Iraqi electricity ministry in the Rashad neighborhood, wounding four people and causing no reported damage. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/26/2009: On Thursday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, a man was wounded when an assailant hurled a hand-grenade at his store in the area of Al Dawasa. There was motive or damage reported and, even though the culprit was later arrested, no group claimed responsibility.
03/26/2010: On Friday evening at about 1800, in Al Khalis, Diyala, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated the improvised explosive device he was wearing and a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device exploded near-simultaneously in a public market as crowds were gathering for the announcement of final parliamentary election results. 56 civilians and three children were killed. 70 civilians and three children were wounded. 15 shops, three vehicles and one residential building were damaged. No group claimed responsibility, although the Diyala Police Department believed the Islamic State of Iraq was responsible.
03/26/2010: On Friday night, a low intensity explosive device exploded on the avenue Kevin Angel and 58th Street, across from Los Saucs car wash in Manizales, Caldas, Colombia. The explosive device was composed of 500 grams of gunpowder, according to the explosive experts of the department. No group has claimed responsibility, however, authorities believe that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
03/26/2010: On Friday night, in the village of Rampurbirta, Sagarmatha, Nepal, assailants fired upon and killed a Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Unified CPN-Maoist) member, Ram Ayodhi Yadav. Yadav was a member of Unified CPN Maoist's sister organization Mithila State Committee and coordinator of Federation of Trade Union. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2010: On Friday night, in the village of Tilauthar, Rohtas, Bihar, India, 100 assailants opened indiscriminate fire on and detonated dynamite destroying a police station and a block office; no casualties were reported. They also torched 12 trucks, including eight of a private construction company engaged in road construction. No group has claimed responsibility, but Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants were thought responsible for the attack.
03/26/2010: On Friday, at Akakhel area in Bara Tehsil of Khyber, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, Taliban insurgents kidnapped a watchman of a government primary school for boys and then detonated improvised explosive device blowing the school up. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, but the Taliban were suspected.
03/26/2010: On Friday, in Khost, Afghanistan, one or two unidentified assailants fired on a group of humanitarian workers, killing one Afghan humanitarian worker and wounding five soldiers, four humanitarian workers (3 Afghan; 1 German), one civilian, and one child. Officials said that a group of German and afghan aid workers were inspecting a high school being renovated in eastern Afghanistan when they were attacked. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
03/26/2010: On Friday, in Kohlu town, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a shop, wounding five civilians and damaging the shop. No group claimed responsibility.
03/26/2011: On Saturday afternoon at 1315, in Nepalgunj, Banke, Bagmati, Nepal, six people were injured when an improvised explosive device detonated inside a passenger bus, plate number Na 4 Kha 1332, on the Mahendra Highway in Paparawa. According to police, a passenger may have kept the explosive under the seat, and that the suspected passenger is unconscious. The victims were identified as Ram Dutta Sharma, Radha Yadav, Srijana Yadav, Aasha Thapa, Chandra Yadav and Tilak Bahadur Chand. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the attack may have been carried out due to a militant shutdown imposed in the area. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the bus and no group claimed responsibility, but it is suspected that the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) were responsible.
03/26/2011: On Saturday evening at 1800, in Barangay Tuddingan, Naguilian, La Union, Philippines, unidentified militants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device as the convoy of Mayor Reynaldo Flores of Naguilian passed by, inuring two policemen. The injured were identified as Joel Ago and Ramil Castro. Mayor Flores and his driver, who were in another car, were not harmed. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
03/26/2011: On Saturday evening at 2030, four kilometers from the Venezuelan border in the rural area of Carraipía, Maicao, La Guajira, Colombia, the Antonio Ricaurte natural gas pipeline was bombed by the 59th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) using an unspecified amount of dynamite. The explosion immediately resulted in a fire, destroyed a 25 meter section of the gas pipeline and interrupted the transportation of natural gas to Venezuela. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/26/2011: On Saturday evening, in Juelaenibong village in Pakaharang, Muang, Pattani, Thailand, four unidentified militants on motorcycles shot and killed a village chief, identified as Waemaso Sani. The militants used a nine millimeter and an AK47 for the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/26/2011: On Saturday, in Baghdad, Iraq, a roadside bomb detonated in the Abu Ghuraib area by unknown militants killing three civilians that were in a car. The car was destroyed during the blast and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2011: On Saturday, in Maidani Dam, Kurram, Pakistan, unidentified militants kidnapped three employees of the Irrigation Department and a contractor. Zubair, Afzal Khan, Akbar Khan and Bhatti were busy at the worksite of Maidani Dam when unidentified gunmen kidnapped them. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident. The status of the hostages is unknown.
03/26/2011: On Saturday, inside the barangay hall in Barangay Calasauche of Pagsanjan, Laguna, Philippines, an unidentified militant shot and killed a town councilor, Ronnie Sablan, and injured his aid worker, Rufino Abuan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/26/2011: On Saturday, near al-Nusour Square, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown militants detonated an improvised explosive device that was attached to the vehicle of professor Zaid Abdulmonem Ali, killing him and wounding his wife and two others who were all inside the vehicle. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the professor’s vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2012: A suicide bomber detonated near a joint International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) and Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) patrol in Chora district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and at least four other people, including three ISAF soldiers and David Savage, an Australian aid worker, were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack, stating that it was revenge for the killing of Afghan civilians by United States (US) soldier Robert Bales.
03/26/2012: An Afghan police officer opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Paktika province, Afghanistan. William R. Wilson III, a soldier from the United States, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2012: An army vehicle providing transportation to students struck a roadside bomb in Tubungan district, Iloilo province, Philippines. Assailants then fired on the vehicle. During the clash, one assailant was killed and two civilians and three soldiers were wounded. This was one of two attacks on military targets in the Philippines on this day. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/26/2012: An explosive device detonated and gunmen opened fire on a police patrol in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Four people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/26/2012: An explosive device detonated and killed a child in Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
03/26/2012: An explosive device detonated on a path near security forces' barracks in Tizi Ghenif area, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. A municipal guard and a civilian were injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/26/2012: Assailants attacked security guards at a construction company in Bala Buluk District, Farah province, Afghanistan. Five security guards and two attackers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/26/2012: Assailants fired mortar shells at the presidential palace but instead struck a refugee camp in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. At least two people were killed and at least seven wounded. This was the third such attack in Mogadishu during this week. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2012: Eleven suicide vests were found inside the Afghan Ministry of Defense in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Sources indicated that the explosives were intended for busses taking staff to and from work. Eighteen people were arrested in conjunction with this attack, but no group claimed responsibility.
03/26/2012: Gunmen abducted an appellate court judge from Talashi Square in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The judge was beheaded and his body found in Chaparhar district on March 27, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/26/2012: Gunmen ambushed a platoon of soldiers in Balatohan town, Catanduanes province, Philippines. A clash ensued, during which one assailant and one soldier were killed and six people were wounded. This was one of two attacks on military targets in the Philippines on this day. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/26/2012: Gunmen attacked a lawyer and his son in Mardan city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The lawyer was killed, and his son was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/26/2012: Gunmen fired upon and wounded two security officers in Malkangiri district, Odisha state, India. The two officers were members of the District Voluntary Force (DVF) and were traveling from Markapadar to Gobindpalli. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to Maoists.
03/26/2013: A civilian vehicle triggered a roadside bomb at Shaheed Stop on Mashko Khel Road in Badhaber police district, Pakistan. One person was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2013: A mortar round struck a school in the Baramkeh district of Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. One child was killed in the attack. This was one of three schools struck by mortar fire in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2013: A mortar round struck a school in the Baramkeh district of Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. This was one of three schools struck by mortar rounds in this area on this day. Four people, including a teacher, were wounded across this and another attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a vehicle in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The vehicle belonged to an official of the revenue department. The official was unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2013: A suicide bomber drove a water tanker into a security checkpoint near Miranshah, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least 18 people were killed, most of whom were soldiers. There was no claim of responsibility for this incident.
03/26/2013: A suicide bomber in a car detonated their explosives in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. The attack occurred near the army's Preparation and Supply Directorate. Three people were killed and others were injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2013: An explosive device attached to a car detonated near Tuz Khormato town, Saladin, Iraq. Two local council members and their body guard were killed in the attack. A town governor was also injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2013: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Kadhimiya area of Baghdad city, Baghdad, Iraq. At least four people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2013: An explosive device detonated at a Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) office in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Three KDP security guards were wounded in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/26/2013: An explosive device detonated in a crowded area in Nad Ali District, Helmand, Afghanistan. One person was killed and six others were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
03/26/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Imphal, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and the intended target is unknown.
03/26/2013: An unknown number of assailants attacked a police checkpost in Warduj district, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The assault led to an extended gun battle in which ten assailants and two police officers were killed and four assailants and eight police officers were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2013: Assailants attacked a Joint Task Force (JTF) post in Geidam town, Yobe state, Nigeria. The assailants detonated explosive devices and threw petrol bombs, leading to a firefight. Four assailants were killed in the return fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculate that Boko Haram was involved.
03/26/2013: Assailants hurled a grenade near a market and taxi station in Kigali city, Kigali City, Rwanda. One person was killed and eight others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and authorities did not speculate on who was behind the attack; however, they did state that two individuals had been arrested in connection with the blast.
03/26/2013: Assailants in two vehicles opened fire on a police checkpoint in western Baghdad city, Baghdad, Iraq. One police officer was killed and five civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2013: Assailants kidnapped the mother of the Bayelsa Commissioner for Local Government in Kolokuma-Opokuma council area, Bayelsa state, Nigeria. The victim was able to escape a day later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2013: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Khaled Oraibi near his private residence in Al-Kish neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Oraibi, a senior member of the Thunderbolt Special Forces unit, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2013: Assailants shot and killed two peace lashkar volunteers in Maira, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack
03/26/2013: Assailants shot and wounded the deputy chief of Batong Sub district in Rueso district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Muhammadsata Dosama was on his way to inspect a Muslim religious school when he was attacked. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, police attributed the attack to separatists.
03/26/2013: Assailants with rockets and mortars attacked a security checkpoint in Nawagai tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. In an ensuing clash, three assailants were killed. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2013: Explosive devices detonated at a gas pipeline in Sui, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no casualties, but portions of the pipeline were destroyed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2013: Gunmen on a motorbike shot and killed a girls' primary school teacher in Jamrud, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2013: Gunmen on motorcycles attacked an aid worker's car in in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen. The car belonged a Russian International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) aid worker. The worker was injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/26/2013: Gunmen shot and killed an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/26/2013: Gunmen shot and killed two Kenya Revenue Authority (KRA) officials in Garissa city, Garissa county, Kenya. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
03/26/2013: Perpetrators kidnapped two members of the Frontier Corps (FC) in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the kidnapping and stated that the soldiers were on trial and would soon be killed and dumped. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
03/26/2013: Suicide bombers armed with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns attacked the Quick Reaction Force (QRF) compound in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two assailants in cars detonated at the gate of the compound allowing another car full of attackers to enter. Once inside, three bombers were able to successfully detonate while five others were killed by police officers before they could detonate their explosives. Five police officers were killed in the attacks and eight nearby civilians were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack in a text message, saying it was meant to target foreigners and Israeli trainers.
03/26/2014: A land mine detonated at an army tank depot in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. One soldier was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: A land mine was discovered and safely defused in Maheshduba village, Jharkhand state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: A pipe bomb was discovered and safely defused outside a civilian residence in Monksfield neighborhood, Clondalkin town, Dublin county, Ireland. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: A roadside bomb detonated among civilians in Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Four children were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a police patrol in Muqdadiyah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military observatory in Kasab town, Lattakia governorate, Syria. In addition to the suicide bomber, a military colonel was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a police checkpoint in Mangal Hada area, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, two people were killed and 16 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: An explosive device detonated at the residence of a Federal Police colonel in Qayyarah town, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the house was damaged in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in this area on March 26, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: An explosive device detonated at the residence of a local official in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the house was damaged in the blast. This was one of five attacks at the residences of security officers and local officials in Fallujah city on March 26, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: An explosive device detonated at the residence of a police officer in Qayyarah town, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the house was damaged in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in this area on March 26, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: An explosive device detonated at the residence of Walid Awad, an intelligence officer, in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the house was damaged in the blast. This was one of five attacks at the residences of security officers and local officials in Fallujah city on March 26, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Al-Qahirah neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and two others, including a police officer, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: An explosive device detonated near an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) military convoy in Dalcada neighborhood, Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. Six people, including four soldiers and two civilians, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved in the attack.
03/26/2014: An explosive device detonated under a vehicle in Petah Tikva city, Central district, Israel. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police station in Cairo neighborhood, Mansoura town, Adan governorate, Yemen. One person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved in the attack.
03/26/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the convoy of Muhammad Ibrahim in Kukjali neighborhood, Mosul city, Iraq. Ibrahim, a security committee chairman, was unharmed; however, one soldier was killed and nine others, including civilians, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the residence of a police officer in Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Five civilians were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: Assailants attacked a joint Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Beledweyne city, Hiiraan region, Somalia. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/26/2014: Assailants attacked a military vehicle in Ahwar, Abyan, Yemen. Three soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/26/2014: Assailants attacked a polling station in Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One police officer was wounded in the attack. This was one of two attacks on polling stations in Nineveh governorate on March 26, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: Assailants fired artillery in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and seven others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: Assailants fired mortars and artillery at a United Nations (UN) delegation at the airport in Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2014: Assailants launched at least three grenades near the People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) rally site in Chaeng Wattana area, Nonthaburi province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties; however, a building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Brigadier General in Karrada neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The Brigadier General was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Shirqat city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on a pro-government radio station in Mae Sot district, Tak province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties; however, the building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on a soldier in Huriwaa neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved in the attack.
03/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on Fuad Ayyad al-Urfi in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Urfi, a military intelligence officer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in Dhurki village, Jharkhand state, India. One police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Hasan Saleh Mazloum in Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. Two people, including Mazloum, a city council employee and Alawite Shia Muslim, were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on Usam Abdulsalam al-Zalawi in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Zalawi, a military officer, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: Assailants planted an explosives-laden vehicle targeting contractors in Inza town, Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)
03/26/2014: Assailants set fire to a building and two vehicles at the Shreeram Sugar Mill in Garuda village, Central region, Nepal. There were no reported casualties; however, the building and two vehicles were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: Assailants stormed the 22 May Sport and Cultural Club in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: Assailants threw a pipe bomb into a civilian vehicle in Creggan neighborhood, Londonderry district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties; however, the vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the New Irish Republican Army was involved in the attack.
03/26/2014: Assailants threw an explosive device at a police station in Shubra El-Kheima city, Qalyubia governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties; however, the police station was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: Assailants threw three grenades at a polling station in Al-Zahra neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least 33 people were wounded in the attack. This was one of two attacks on polling stations in Nineveh governorate on March 26, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: Three explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Al-Hamiyah area, Jurf al-Sakhar city, Babil governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: Three explosive devices were discovered and safely defused near a school in Alexandria city, Babil governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2014: Two explosive devices detonated at the Ammar bin Yassir and Oweis al-Qarni Mosque in Ar Raqqah city, Ar Raqqah governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties; however, the mosque was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/26/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in Hasakah city, Al Hasakah governorate, Syria. In addition to the bomber, at least one Kurdish Asayish officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2015: An assailant opened fire on Armando Abiog inside a bus in San Anton village, Nueva Ecija province, Philippines. At least two people, including Abiog, council member in San Leonardo municipality, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2015: An assailant threw an explosive device that landed near a grocery store and detonated in Wokha town, Nagaland state, India. At least two civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
03/26/2015: An explosive device attached to a bus detonated in Bab al-Sharqi neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2015: An explosive device attached to a power pylon detonated near Nisatta, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the power supply was disrupted in the blast. This was one of three related attacks on pylons in the same area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2015: An explosive device attached to an Afghan Police van detonated in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2015: An explosive device detonated in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2015: An explosive device detonated in Al-Furat neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2015: An explosive device detonated near a CCD office in Daudpur village, Dinajpur district, Rangpur division, Bangladesh. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2015: An explosive device detonated near a joint convoy of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) Kenyan soldiers and Somali Armed Forces (SAF) personnel in Yoontoy, Lower Juba region, Somalia. Following the blast, assailants opened fire on the soldiers. At least seven people were killed and dozens were injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Mushahidah, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Musa Khan Andar in Faqir Kala, Mata Khan district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least two people, including Andar, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, and a guard, were killed and another guard was wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2015: Assailants abducted Abdulrahman bin Maqbul Al-Sharari and Salem bin Misfr Al-Ghamdi, two Saudi Arabian religious teachers, from Sanaa, Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen. Both hostages were released on January 14, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah).
03/26/2015: Assailants attacked a Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) outpost in Villaflores village, Cotabato province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/26/2015: Assailants attacked a pro-government militia checkpost in Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least one person, a militia commander, was killed in the incident while five other militia members were reportedly missing. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/26/2015: Assailants attacked a Shivam Road and Infrastructure Private Limited construction camp with guns and iron rods in Machadiha village, Jharkhand state, India. At least three construction workers were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
03/26/2015: Assailants attacked Emmanuel Bustamante in Salay, Misamis Oriental province, Philippines. Bustamante, a member of the Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) and a former rebel, was killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/26/2015: Assailants fired a mortar that struck a house and detonated in Ali Qala, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2015: Assailants fired rockets that landed near a Levies Forces checkpost and detonated in Loralai district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2015: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle near Abbas Ibn Farnas airport in Baqubah, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and two others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistani Police vehicle in Chichelu, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least three officers were killed and another was injured in the assault. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2015: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle transporting Iraqi Ministry of Defense officers in Ar Rustumiyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one officer was killed and two others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Egyptian National Police (ENP) checkpoint in Al-Alban al-Gadida neighborhood, Suez city, Suez governorate, Egypt. At least two people, including an officer and an assailant, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2015: Assailants opened fire on Assam Rifles (AR) soldiers in Kohima, Nagaland state, India. At least four soldiers were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
03/26/2015: Assailants opened fire on Ricardo Paghubasan in Temporan village, Magpet town, Cotabato province, Philippines. Paghubasan, a Philippine Army (PA) corporal and the head of a peace and development outreach program, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/26/2015: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of Maria Angelica Amante-Matba in Camagong village, Agusan del Norte province, Philippines. Amante-Matba, a town mayor and the provincial governor, was not harmed; however, at least one police officer was injured in the assault. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2015: Assailants opened fire on Zahid al-Jaburi in Muqdadiyah, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Al-Jaburi, the deputy governor of Diyala, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2015: Assailants shot and wounded a civilian in Millburn neighborhood, Coleraine, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to loyalists.
03/26/2015: Assailants stopped a passenger bus on Loralai-Dera Ghazi Khan Road and forced Tahir Shah to exit the vehicle in Mekhtar, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The assailants then shot and killed Shah, a Pakistani Police station house officer, once he stepped off the bus. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2015: Assailants threw an explosive device that landed near a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) patrol and detonated in Munshipur, Khulna division, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Three additional explosive devices were discovered and defused at the scene following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2016: An assailant set fire to a 230-year old church in Ylivieska, Northern Ostrobothnia, Finland. There were no reported casualties. An individual confessed to carrying out the attack; however, no motive was reported.
03/26/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2016: An explosive device detonated near a power generator in Raay, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2016: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Sina'i, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Tawithah, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a Border Security Force (BSF) team in Pakhanjur, Chhattisgarh, India. One BSF member was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/26/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying Sahwa Council members in Khanasah, Diyala, Iraq. At least two members were killed and two members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting two civilian motorcycles in Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2016: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Salikh, Baghdad, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, an Oil Ministry engineer, was killed and his son was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused between Safa and Zahour in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Rebuken, Maguindanao, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2016: Assailants ambushed an Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) patrol in Ngaliema, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Three assailants were killed and one soldier was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
03/26/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan police personnel in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. This was one of at least four related attacks targeting police in the district of the same day. Seven police officers and 11 assailants were killed and eight police officers and nine assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
03/26/2016: Assailants attacked an Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) position in Budaki, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is one of two related attacks on military positions in eastern DRC on the same day. One civilian was killed and two civilians were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
03/26/2016: Assailants attacked an Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) position in Kwele, Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This is one of two related attacks on military positions in eastern DRC on the same day. One civilian was killed and two civilians were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
03/26/2016: Assailants attacked and looted residential areas in Gongolo, near Ngilima, Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo. There were no reported casualties in the raid. This is one of two related attacks in Orientale on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
03/26/2016: Assailants attacked and looted residential areas in Mabadabada, Nambia, Orientale, Democratic Republic of the Congo. There were no reported casualties in the raid. This is one of two related attacks in Orientale on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
03/26/2016: Assailants held workers hostage and torched several vehicles at a railway construction site in Turki, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India. Several workers were injured during the raid. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for military operations.
03/26/2016: Assailants hijacked two Indonesian tugboats and abducted 10 crew members in the waters near Tubig Dakula, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. All ten hostages were released on May 1, 2016. The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded a ransom in exchange for the victims.
03/26/2016: Assailants raided Hamrin Mountains in Tikrit district, Saladin, Iraq. At least 30 assailants and one federal police officer were killed as security forces repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/26/2016: Assailants shot and killed a polio worker in Ashraf Khel, Landi Kotal subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2016: Assailants threw a grenade near a police station in Bijbehara, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least two Rashtriya Rifles members and a civilian were injured in the blast. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2016: Suicide bombers attacked the Al-Asad military base in Al-Baghdadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to four assailants, at least three soldiers were killed and four soldiers were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2017: A suicide bomber detonated at Faysal al-'Isawi's residence in Amiriya, Al Anbar, Iraq. The assailant was killed and al-'Isawi, the Amiriya District Officer, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2017: An explosive device attached to a civil servant's vehicle detonated in Waberi neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2017: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in southern Baghdad, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2017: An explosive device attached to an electoral delegate's vehicle detonated in Dabakaayo area, Mogadishu, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2017: An explosive device detonated at a Hindu temple near Tamu, Sagaing, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2017: An explosive device detonated in Mutaybijah, Saladin, Iraq. A member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) who was passing by was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2017: An explosive device detonated near a medical center in Shakhah, Babil, Iraq. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2017: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Karaw, Dibis, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2017: An explosive device detonated near a popular market in Hor al-Bashah, Al-Faris, Saladin, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Zaidan, Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Tal Afar district, Nineveh, Iraq. At least five assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/26/2017: An explosive device intended to target security forces and civilians conducting census surveys was discovered and defused on Turbat-Dasht Road near Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2017: Assailants abducted two civilians in Demet, West Darfur, Sudan. The two hostages were sexually assaulted and were released seven hours later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2017: Assailants attacked an Iraqi Volunteer Forces post and abducted four volunteer fighters near Himreen, Diyala, Iraq. Three hostages were beheaded shortly after the kidnapping, and the fourth hostage was injured and later released on April 30, 2017. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2017: Assailants attacked military personnel in Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. At least eight assailants were killed as security forces repelled the assault. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2017: Assailants attacked Yaftal Sufla district in Badakhshan, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing two assailants and injuring two other assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/26/2017: Assailants entered a village and fired into the air in Belov, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in Pulwama district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
03/26/2017: Assailants entered a village and fired into the air in Nazneenpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in Pulwama district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
03/26/2017: Assailants fired mortars at Nabi Yunus neighborhood in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least four people were killed and 15 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/26/2017: Assailants opened fire on a convoy of senior police officers in Padgampora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two assailants were killed and one officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
03/26/2017: Assailants opened fire on police personnel guarding the residence of Farooq Ahmad Andrabi in Dooru, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Andrabi, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), was not present; however, at least one police officer was injured and rifles were stolen in the attack. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2017: Assailants opened fire on the residence of a lieutenant colonel in Himreen, Khanaqin, Diyala, Iraq. The soldier was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2017: Assailants raided Emuhu, Delta, Nigeria. At least three people were killed and six people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.
03/26/2017: Assailants raided Khanukah, Saladin, Iraq. At least 49 assailants were killed as security forces repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/26/2017: Assailants set fire to a polio vaccination center in Chardehi, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/26/2017: Assailants set fire to Concepcion National High School in Concepcion, Bukidnon, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that the New People's Army (NPA) carried out the attack.
03/26/2017: Assailants shot and killed Adry Ongoiba, a village chief, at his residence in Yirma, Mopti, Mali. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Muslim extremists carried out the attack.
03/26/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vehicles, attacked a security checkpoint in Tikrit, Saladin, Iraq. At least nine assailants and three soldiers were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/26/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Wardak, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/26/2017: Six assailants set fire to road construction equipment in Baybayog, Cagayan, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Pulsar Construction was targeted because it failed to respond to an extortion demand.
03/27/1984: At 5:19 p.m. a suitcase bomb detonated at the Wellington Trades Hall in Wellington, New Zealand. The explosion killed caretaker Ernie Abbot and his dog, Patches. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Given the nature of the target, authorities suspect anti-union extremism. However, the motive is unclear and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/1998: An ex-Royal Ulster Constabulary officer was shot and killed by unknown attackers in Armagh, Northern Ireland. Although no one claimed responsibility it was thought that the attackers were part of the Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA).
03/27/1998: Suspected members of Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) threw three grenades at military installations in San Sebastian, Spain. No one was injured, but the installation sustained significant damage.
03/27/1998: The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) used axes and knives to attack and kill 52 people in Had Sahary Youb, Algeria. Three young women were kidnapped during the attack. Their fate was unknown.
03/27/1999: Molotov cocktails were thrown at two cars in Zeytinburnu District, Istanbul, Turkey. The perpetrators of this incident were not identified.
03/27/1999: Seven people were wounded when two perpetrators threw a bag of explosives at riot police in Istanbul, Turkey. One of the perpetrators was killed in the attack. Following the bombing, police questioned whether the attack was a suicide bombing. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/27/1999: Two tractor-trailer trucks of the Big Apple Circus were destroyed, and a flatbed truck sustained damage in a firebombing targeting the circus being held at Colonial Park in Franklin Township in Somerset County, New Jersey, United States.  An additional incendiary device, which had failed to function, was discovered in the cab of a backhoe that was parked behind the destroyed vehicles.  In a statement sent to The Record, the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed responsibility for using gallon containers filled with gasoline and topped with candles to set fire to the trucks, claiming they targeted the circus "to draw attention to"enslaved"and"exploited" performers."  There were no casualties, nor injuries to animals in the incident.  The property damage was estimated at $70,000.
03/27/1999: Unidentified assailants threw a petrol bomb at the Popular Party office in Gava, Spain. The attack damaged the building, but there were no casualties.
03/27/1999: Unidentified perpetrators kidnapped three civilians in Attamohanpara, India. The dead bodies of the kidnapped victims were found one day later, on March 28, 1999.
03/27/1999: Unidentified Rwandan rebels attacked a village in Kisoro District, Uganda with machetes, killing three people.
03/27/2000: Deputy Mayor of Yelizovo, Russian Federation, Aleksey Kotlyar, was killed in an attack by an explosive device planted inside the front door of his home in Yelizovo. No further information was provided.
03/27/2000: In a series of related attacks, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked the Sri Lanka Army garrison at Maamunai, Sri Lanka. No further information was provided.
03/27/2000: In a series of related attacks, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked the Sri Lanka Army garrison at Thalaiyadi, Sri Lanka. No further information was provided.
03/27/20009: Assailants planted six explosively formed penetrators at the southern entrance of Al Izza neighborhood in Kut, Wasit, Iraq. All six were defused by Iraqi police.
03/27/2001: A suicide bomber detonated a bomb near a busy intersection around 1:20pm in Jerusalem, Israel, as a passenger bus pulled up next to him.  The bomber was killed and 28 people were injured in the explosion, which scattered nails packed inside the bomb across the area.  Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement posted on the Palestinian Information Centre website on 1 April.
03/27/2001: Forces loyal to Muse Sudi Yalahow were suspected to have attacked United Nations employees touring a Medecins Sans Frontieres center in Mogadishu. Yalahow was a local warlord who opposed Somalia’s interim government. The attack did not result in any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2001: Sinn Fein councilor and member of the New Ross Urban District Council, John Dwyer, was seriously injured when he was attacked by two men outside his house in New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland. The two men later were arrested, but no group claimed responsibility.
03/27/2001: Suspected Algerian rebels shot and killed 15 people living in a shantytown in Hai Benachour, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2001: Suspected members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) injured an 11 year old student and shot and killed a policeman, Inspector Suratman, at the Krueng Cut Bridge in Darussalam, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2001: Suspected members of the Lord’s Resistance Army shot and killed nine students from the Jimmy Ssekasi Institute of Catering who were on a field trip at the Murchison Falls National Park. The school’s founder Jimmy Ssekasi and a game ranger were killed in the attack as well. Two students were injured in the attack, while two more were missing. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2001: Suspected Muslim separatists attacked a barge belonging to the National Power Corporation off the southern Philippine island of Basilan. The attackers approached on a small motorized gunboat and fired automatic rifles and rocket propelled grenades at the barge. No one was injured in the attack. Philippine government authorities suspected that the perpetrators were members of either the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) or the Abu Sayyef Group (ASG) who both operate in the region.
03/27/2001: Three Israeli citizens were injured when a car bomb exploded outside a shopping mall in Talpiot, Israel, around 7:40 a.m.  A passenger bus near the explosion was damaged, as was the surrounding area.  The Islamic Jihad militant organization claimed responsibility for the attack in a phone call.
03/27/2001: Unknown attackers shot and slit the throat of a municipal guard, killing him, in El Manaicha, Algeria. After killing the guard, the attackers stole his kalishnikov gun. No group claimed responsibility for the murder.
03/27/2002: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device inside the restaurant of the Park Hotel located in the coastal Israeli town of Netanya, Israel. The attack occurred during the Jewish holiday of Passover and claimed the lives of thirty civilians and wounded 143 more. In a released statement to the media, a HAMAS spokesman claimed responsibility for the attack and identified the assailant as twenty-five year old Abdelbaset Odeih from the West Bank town of Tulkarem. Sheik Ahmed Yassin, the spiritual leader of HAMAS stated that the attack was intended to send a message to the Arab summit members that the group was resolute in its efforts to strike at Israel.
03/27/2002: A Turkish and Swiss observer serving in the Temporary International Presence in Hebron (TIPH) were attacked by an unidentified assailant as they were traveling in their car near Halhoul, a West Bank town north of Hebron. One observer was shot and killed and the other person was wounded. It was reported that the TIPH observers’ car was clearly-marked and recognizable. The wounded observer, Capt. Huseyin Ozaslan from Turkey, told Israeli radio that the assailant wore a Palestinian police uniform and carried a Kalashnikov assault rifle. No official claim of responsibility was made.
03/27/2002: An explosion aboard a commuter train killed one civilian and wounded fifteen more in the breakaway region of Abkhazia located in northwestern Georgia. The Abkhaz security services blamed the explosion on Georgian guerilla units, Forest Brothers and White Legion, and did not rule out the possibility that Georgian national secret services were involved. However Tamaz Nadareishvili, a member of the Georgian Security Council, denied the involvement of guerillas and security forces. Nadareishvili further stated that the bombing may have been a purely criminal act committed by Georgians, Abkhaz people or peacekeepers as part of a struggle to increase their spheres of influence. No official claim of responsibility was made.
03/27/2003: A bomb exploded at a branch of Bank Boston in Santiago, Chile, slightly damaging the building but causing no injuries. Pamphlets found at the scene condemned the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq and were signed by supposed youth members of the Revolutionary Leftist Movement (MIR), but no group claimed responsibility for the attack. A similar attack had occurred at the bank on March 22nd.
03/27/2003: A bomb exploded outside of a state telecommunications office in Yangon, Myanmar, killing a municipal worker, injuring three others, and shattering windows of nearby shops. The blast occurred on the 58th anniversary of the country's Armed Forces Day, but it was unknown if the blast was linked to the celebrations; no one claimed responsibility. Police had found and defused another bomb in a nearby park a few hours earlier.
03/27/2003: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels detonated a bomb at an electricity substation in El Doncello, Colombia, damaging equipment and the power grid.
03/27/2003: HAMAS fired three Qassam rockets into Sderot, Israel, causing no injuries or damage after the rockets landed in open space. HAMAS claimed the attack was in retaliation for an Israeli dawn raid on Beit Hanun, which killed two Palestinians.
03/27/2003: National Liberation Army (NLA) guerillas kidnapped a police officer at a roadblock to Medellin, Colombia. The officer was accompanying the mayor of Yolombo, who was released soon after a brief detention, but the outcome of the police officer was unknown.
03/27/2003: Security personnel found and defused a bomb in Maha Bandola Park across from the U.S. Embassy in Yangon, Myanmar. It was unknown if the embassy was the intended target, who the perpetrators were and if the attack was connected to the country's celebration of Armed Forces Day. The bomb was found a few hours before another bomb exploded outside of a state telecommunications office two blocks away, which killed one and injured three.
03/27/2003: Unknown gunmen kidnapped four World Food Programme workers in Zwedru, Liberia. Three were released the following day, but it was unknown if or when the fourth was released.
03/27/2004: Former Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs Minister and current United National Party (UNP) candidate T. Maheswaran was wounded when he was shot in the neck while being garlanded by supporters at an election meeting in a Hindu temple at Gintupitiya junction in Kotahena, Sri Lanka, a suburb of Colombo, around 8pm.  He was taken to a private hospital for security reasons, where he underwent surgery.  It was unclear whether terrorists or rival political opponents were responsible.  Sri Lanka troops were put on alert.
03/27/2004: S. Maounagurusamy, a top election official, was shot by unknown gunmen while driving home in Colombo, Sri Lanka. He has survived, but suffered a serious head injury from the attack.
03/27/2005: A car bomb was found and safely defused in Beirut's southern suburb area of al-Muayjah. This comes the day after a blast in Beirut's Christian neighborhood, the third in eight days. No one claimed responsibility for planting the bomb.
03/27/2005: In Iraq, an explosive charge was detonated near the vehicle of the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party Branch 3 in Kifri, Najat Hasan, as he traveled back from Kifri. One member of the security force traveling with him was wounded in the attack, but Hasan was not injured. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2005: In Iraq, an oil pipeline that runs from Kirkuk to Bayji was attacked by unidentified insurgents who planted an explosive device under the pipeline. The explosion caused a large fire and stopped oil flow through the pipeline, which had just resumed operation two days earlier after being shut down due to previous attacks. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2005: Suspected Islamic militants bombed the Sungai Padi Train Station in Thailand’s Narathiwat Province. At least 19 people were injured in the attack. Two bombs exploded as a maintenance train was passing near the station. The perpetrators then fired guns at the train. Local police returned fire resulting in an hour long gun battle. The attack forced suspension of train services in the area.
03/27/2005: Three members of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq were killed by unidentified gunmen in Baqubah, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2006: A landmine blast injured six children on a school bus in Shakai Town, Pakistan. The bomb blast was blamed on tribal militants in the area by the government, but not on a specific group.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2006: A suicide bomber killed thirty people at an Iraqi army recruiting center twenty miles east of Tal Afar, Iraq. No specific group was suspected.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2006: Nine were killed and more than 20 injured in a bomb attack in Jolo, Town, Philippines. The Island of Jolo is a stronghold of the Al-Qaeda-linked Muslim Abu Sayyaf rebels, which the government suspects in the attack. The group did not claim responsibility.
03/27/2007: A 23-year-old Muslim man was shot dead at his home in the Bannang Sata district of Yala province, Thailand.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: A bomb exploded near a Serbian coordination center in Kosovo, leading to property damage, but no injuries.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: A bomb exploded near the International Red Cross workshop in Peshawar, Pakistan, An unknown level of damage was sustained to the building but no casualties were reported.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: A car bomber in Ramadi, Iraq, detonated a bomb near a market, killing at least ten.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: A suicide bomber killed four policemen in Afghanistan in Helmand province.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: A suicide car bomber killed two and injured five in central Baghdad, Iraq.   No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: A supermarket in Harare, Zimbabwe was bombed causing structural damage but no injuries.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: Five members of an Afghan medical team were abducted by militants in the country’s Kandahar Province.  The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and said that one of the hostages, Abdol Khalil, would be killed if certain demands were not met.  The fate of the man and the other team members was unknown.
03/27/2007: Gunmen killed three Sunni Waqf officers and wounded another in Al-A'zamiyah, northern Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: In one of two truck bombings carried out by suspected Sunni militants in Tal Afar, Iraq, 152 people were killed and 347 were wounded when a truck containing flour exploded near a wholesale market on the city's north side.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: In one of two truck bombings carried out by suspected Sunni militants in Tal Afar, Iraq, one person was killed and four wounded when a truck containing vegetables exploded near a wholesale market on the city's north side.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: In Pattani province, Thailand, a 28-year-old Buddhist electrician was killed when gunmen opened fire on a building where he was working.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: Insurgents set fire to a kindergarten in Sadao, Songkhala, Thailand.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: Insurgents set fire to a telephone tower in Na Mom, Songkhala, Thailand.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: Mortars falling south of Baghdad, Iraq, near a Sunni Mosque kill four.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: Nine children were killed in shootings in Amel, southwestern Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: Seven people were injured when gunmen opened fire in a factory in Alau, Parsa, Nepal.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: The Taliban attacked Khost Province, Afghanistan. No deaths were reported; however, one woman was injured and there was property damage.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: The Taliban attacked the Gairo district office in Ghazni, Afghanistan. No deaths were reported. Eight Taleban militants, riding on motorcycles, had attacked the district office the night before. The gunfight lasted about half an hour, after which the rebels managed to escape.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: Two Buddhist sisters, aged 46 and 43, were killed in a drive-by shooting as they rode their motorcycle past a mosque in Narathiwat province, Thailand.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: Two Chaldean Catholic nuns were killed by intruders in their home near Kirkuk's Cathedral of the Virgin in Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: Unidentified armed men have attacked a Pakistani engineer and his two Afghan colleagues, all of whom work for the local construction company Rokay in Chamtal District, Balkh Province, Afghanistan. The Pakistani engineer was killed and his two Afghan colleagues wounded.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2007: Unidentified gunmen killed a police officer who was reporting for duty in Mosul, Iraq.   No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/27/2008:  A parked car bomb exploded near the Red Crescent office in central Baghdad, causing some material damages to its outer wall.
03/27/2008:  A roadside bomb detonated at a checkpoint injuring seven members of a US backed militia, Sahwa, along with two civilians in Salahuddin province, Iraq.
03/27/2008:  A suicide car bomb killed an officer of a Kurdish security intelligence agency and injured 7 others, including 5 civilians in Kirkuk, Iraq.
03/27/2008:  Four suspected Islamic militants broke into the offices of Radio Zafar, tied up two security guards and then set the station's equipment on fire with generator fuel in Paghman district, Afghanistan. The owner estimated the total damages to be at $30,000.  Islamic militants are suspected because they oppose the airing of critical stories, playing music or employing women.
03/27/2008:  Insurgents fired five rockets into the Green Zone killing one civilian, wounding 14 others and causing a major fire in Baghdad, Iraq at around 12:15 pm (0915 GMT).
03/27/2008:  Saraya Al Quds claimed they fired three Quds rockets at Ashkelon, Israel.
03/27/2008:  The Al Nasser Salahuldean group claimed they fired two Nasser-3 rockets at Kibbutz Ein, Israel.
03/27/2008:  The convoy of Basra police chief Major General Abdul Jalil Khalaf was hit by a suicide car bomber killing three policemen in Basra, Iraq.
03/27/2008:  The National Resistance Brigades, the military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, and Al Aqsa Martyrs brigades claimed joint responsibility for firing three Hawn mortars at Meghin Israeli military post.
03/27/2008:  Three rockets or mortar rounds struck two US bases in Baghdad wounding four American soldiers.
03/27/2008:  Two mortar rounds were fired by unknown perpetrators which hit the Ministry of Interior, al-Tasfeerat compound in central Baghdad killing one employee and injuring four.
03/27/2008:  Unknown attackers blew up one of Iraq’s two main oil export pipelines cutting off a third of the exports from Basra.
03/27/2008:  Unknown attackers launched four rocket-propelled grenades at the Badr Organization Bureau burning the building to the ground and hitting a nearby home injuring one of the inhabitants.
03/27/2008:  Unknown gunmen armed with Kalashnikov rifles ambushed an ambulance and opened fire on it killing six people and wounding two others in Kurram Agency of Parachinar district, Pakistan. Another source says the ambulance was hit by a rocket fired by assailants who were hiding in the mountains killing seven and wounding one person. The unidentified attackers were not captured.
03/27/2008:  Unknown gunmen in a speeding car shot and killed a father and his 13-year-old son in Baghdad, Iraq.
03/27/2008: Three mortars fired by unidentified persons hit the al-Alawi bus station bus station in central Baghdad killing two civilians and wounding 15.
03/27/2009: On Friday, at about 2325, in the village of San Fernando, Pasto, Narino, Colombia, in the village of Dolores, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded, damaging two of the Cedenar electrical company  transmission towers causing the interruption of power in seven towns. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the  Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) 29th Front, was responsible.
03/27/2009: On Friday, in Chanae, Narathiwat, Thailand, assailants fired upon a civilian, Abdulwahab Kareehma while riding his motorcycle, killing him and damaging the motorcycle.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
03/27/2009: On Friday, in Muang, Yala, Thailand, assailants threw an improvised explosive device (IED) into a popular seafood restaurant, causing no injuries or damage because the device failed to explode.  No group claimed responsibility.
03/27/2009: On Friday, near Jamrud, FATA, Pakistan, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives inside a mosque. At least 57 people were killed and 158 injured. Eighteen police officers and four paramilitary soldiers were killed in the blast. No motive was reported and government officials suspect Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan to be behind the attack.
03/27/2009: On Friday, unidentified militants ambushed and fired upon a police station in the Lamshang area of Imphal West, Manipur, India. No casualties or damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/27/2009: On Friday, unknown gunmen killed a former leading member of the Iraqi Baath Party and his brother in the heavily Shiite city of Karbala, Karbala, Iraq. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
03/27/2010: On Saturday evening at 1930 hours in Guinhalinan village, Barobo, Suriago Del Sur, Philippines, New People's Army (NPA) rebels set fire to four backhoes and two bulldozers owned by a DOLE Philippines sub-contractor. The burning was related to DOLE’s refusal to give in to the extortion demands of the communist rebels. No group claimed responsibility.
03/27/2010: On Saturday evening at 2100, on Vibhavadi-Rangsit Road in Bangkok, Thailand, assailants fired a grenade at a government-run television studio, NBT Channel 11, wounding four soldiers and three civilians and damaging one vehicle. Out of seven victims, four people including the guarding soldiers, identified as Private Chaiyasit Chaopho-en and Private Nareupong Uthensud, were severely wounded and rushed to nearby hospitals. The security camera at the entrance showed two men on a motorcycle wearing helmets. No group claimed responsibility.
03/27/2010: On Saturday night at 0215, in the Aegaleo district of Athens, Attiki, Greece, an improvised explosive device comprised of gas canisters exploded outside the entrance to the Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) political party office. The facility was damaged but there were no casualties. The Revolutionary Liberation Action claimed responsibility.
03/27/2010: On Saturday night at 0300 in Khlong Toey, Bangkok, Thailand, assailants threw a grenade at the Customs Department building, damaging the government building and a nearby vehicle but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/27/2010: On Saturday night at 0420, in Nasapa village, Peshawar, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, on Charsadda Road, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, damaging a residence's guesthouse but causing no casualties. Explosive material was filled in an iron pipe and it was planted inside a wall of the hujra. Pieces of the pipeline damaged the main gate, wall and floor of the building. No group claimed responsibility.
03/27/2010: On Saturday night, in Milan, Lombardy, Italy, a letter bomb containing threats towards Interior Minister Roberto Maroni exploded at a post office. One postal worker, Pietro De Simone, 56, was injured by the explosion. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. Sisters in Arms - Mauricio Morales Nucleus claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that Informal Anarchist Federation was responsible.
03/27/2010: On Saturday, in Alingar, Safi, Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, damaging the Alingar Government Middle School but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/27/2010: On Saturday, in Burahi near Rutshuru, Nord-Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa), unidentified militants attacked and looted the village by unknown means. This incident was one of two linked attacks that also targeted the village of Kiruhura. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. The casualties for the attacks were listed cumulatively as one civilian killed; two soldiers and one person wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) are suspected.
03/27/2010: On Saturday, in Kirbali, Gori District, Georgia, Mamuka Samkharadze (30) was kidnapped by suspected South Ossetian separatists. His family reported that he had gone to gather brushwood in a nearby forest where he was assaulted and kidnapped; they also stated that the kidnappers were keeping him in the Tskhinvali detention centre. No group claimed responsibility.
03/27/2010: On Saturday, in Kiruhura near Rutshuru, Nord-Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa), unidentified militants attacked and looted the village by unknown means. This incident was one of two linked attacks that also targeted the village of Burahi. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. The casualties for the attacks were listed cumulatively as one civilian killed; two soldiers and one person wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) are suspected.
03/27/2010: On Saturday, in Kumerkhel, Bara, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, damaging a boys' school but causing no casualties. The Tehreek-i-Taliban militants, who are bitterly opposed to modern education, especially for girls, have claimed responsibility for the blasts in the Federally Administered Tribal Area
03/27/2010: On Saturday, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, unknown assailants kidnapped Abdul Karim Mohamed Hersi, a journalist from the radio station Voice of the Holy Quran. The assailants later released Hersi on 04/01/2010 on Thursday. Al-Shabaab al-Islamiya claimed responsibility for the abduction.
03/27/2010: On Saturday, in Roshni-Chu, Chechnya, Russia, armed assailants launched grenades and fired upon the residence of a government administration official. The residence was damaged but there were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2010: On Saturday, in the Al Karkh district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in the central 'Alawi al Hillah neighborhood near the Baghdad Movie Theater. Two civilians were wounded. The theater and three nearby stores were damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
03/27/2010: On Saturday, in the Dok Kham Tai district of Thailand's Phayao province, unidentified militants opened fire attacking the branch of the Bangkok Bank. The bank was damaged in the attack but there were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
03/27/2010: On Saturday, in the Hamar Jajab district of Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, militants remotely detonated a road-side improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of District Commissioner for Hamar Jajab, Ahmed Sheikh Mohamud. Commissioner Mohamud, two soldiers and a civilian were killed in the blast; one government official and four bodyguards were wounded. One vehicle was destroyed in the attack. Al-Shabaab al-Islamiya claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2010: On Saturday, near Ramallah, West Bank and Gaza Strip, assailants threw a Molotov cocktail at civilians in a vehicle, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that local Palestinian settlers were responsible.
03/27/2011: On Sunday afternoon around 1530, at Lamphel near Imphal West, Manipur, India, unidentified militants threw a hand grenade at the official quarters of the Imphal West I Block Development Officer (BDO) Keisham Rajendra. The grenade failed to explode and was successfully defused by police causing no casualties or damages. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, it is suspected that the attack was carried out for monetary reasons. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/27/2011: On Sunday afternoon around 1745, in Rupandehi, Bagmati, Nepal, an improvised explosive device detonated inside a passenger bus, number Lu 1 Kha 3666, causing an unknown amount of property damage. The explosive was detonated when the vehicle carrying around 40 passengers, stopped in front of the Milan Cinema Hall at Milanchowk, the main market center in Butwal. Passengers from the bus as well as pedestrians and motorcyclists were injured in the attack, leaving a total of 23 injured victims. One of the injured persons died on the way to the hospital. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/27/2011: On Sunday evening around 2020, in Barmal, Paktika, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber riding an explosive-laden vehicle blew up in Zahir Road Construction Company. Twenty-four civilians were killed and 59 others were injured. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
03/27/2011: On Sunday morning around 1100, in the sub district of Gwange III in Maidurguri, Borno, Nigeria, at least one person, Alhaji Modu Gana Makanike, an All Nigerian Peoples Party (ANPP) youth leader, was killed when four militants armed with AK-47 rifles fired upon a group of political party leaders outside the residence of one of the officials. Alhaji Baba Kura Habeeb, a political affairs advisor to Borno Governor Ali Modu Sheriff, was among the political leaders that were targeted, but Alhaji Baba Kura Habeeb was not injured in the attack. The four militants escaped from the scene of the incident on two motorcycles. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Boko Haram was thought responsible for the attack.
03/27/2011: On Sunday morning at 0600, in an unknown city, Ma'rib, Yemen, suspected Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) gunmen attacked a military police checkpoint. Three soldiers and three officers were killed, and eight others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
03/27/2011: On Sunday morning at 1120, at Pabon market in Moo 4 area of Raman, Yala, Thailand, unidentified gunmen shot and killed a Muslim villager, identified as Nam Petchpradap, and injured another, identified as Jiew Sae Jeaw, a Muslim village defense volunteer. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2011: On Sunday morning, in Shahidano village near Kurram, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants fired a rocket at a vehicle, killing four people and causing an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicle. An unknown number of civilians were also injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2011: On Sunday night around 0300, in Kharwa village in Ajmer, Rajasthan, India, unidentified militants detonated a bomb near a bus stand, destroying two shops and damaging one other on a highway near the Masuda area. Police suspect that the attack resulted from gelatin rods kept in one of the shops. The attack caused no casualties and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/27/2011: On Sunday night at 0300, on a local road at Ban Kampong Baru in Rusoh, Narathiwat, Thailand, three unidentified militants hiding in a roadside rubber forest shot and killed a rubber tapper, identified as Masawkee Sabuding, with a shotgun. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/27/2011: On Sunday night, in Liboi, North Eastern, Kenya, two Kenyan policemen were injured when armed militants attacked a Kenyan police patrol base with unknown firearms. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Al Shabaab was thought to be responsible for the attack.
03/27/2011: On Sunday, in Chapah Darrah, Konar, Afghanistan, militants kidnapped 50 Afghan policemen. Forty-two of the policemen were released on 04/14/2011. No casualties were reported and the outcome of the other eight policemen is still unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
03/27/2011: On Sunday, in Pather Goth, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, unidentified militants shot and killed an Awami National Party (ANP) activist, identified as Gul Zameen. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/27/2011: On Sunday, in Qadisya neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown militants detonated a bomb attached to a car, wounding four civilians and causing an unknown amount of property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2011: On Sunday, in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq, unknown gunmen with silencers opened fired on a police colonel near his home, killing the policeman. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2011: On Sunday, in Rupandehi, Bagmati, Nepal, militants planted an improvised explosive device along the Bhairahawa-Lumbini road section at Gonaha of Bethari Village Development Committee (VDC)-4. Nepal Army defused the pipe bomb, which was wrapped in a plastic bag, causing no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Janatantrik Mukti Morcha (JTMM) militants were responsible.
03/27/2011: On Sunday, in Sanowangthali Village Development Committee (VDC) -2 in Kavre, Bagmati, Nepal, militants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a passenger bus, causing an unknown amount of property damage. Handyman Talak Damai was sleeping inside the vehicle when the device detonated and sustained minor injuries in the attack. Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) pamphlets were recovered from the incident site, and Prakash, the Tamsaling state committee leader of the outfit, talking to journalists via telephone, claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2011: On Sunday, in the Arpara area of Kalukha, Rajbari, Dhaka, Bangladesh, police recovered and defused four improvised explosive devices planted by unidentified militants on a railway track. The attack caused no casualties or damages and no group claimed responsibility.
03/27/2011: On Sunday, in the Iskan neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown militants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near a food warehouse that wounded nine civilians, including a guard, and damaged nearby shops and vehicles. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2011: On Sunday, in the Yarmouk neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown militants detonated a bomb that was attached to a civilian car, killing one civilian and wounding two others. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the civilian vehicle, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2011: On Sunday, in Zahle, Becca, Lebanon, unknown militants detonated a bomb consisting of about two kilograms of TNT at the Saydet al-Najat church causing no casualties, but damaging the church windows and side doors. Seven cars parked nearby were also damaged during the blast, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2011: On Sunday, near the Zamzam internally displaced people camp near Al-Fashir, Shamal Darfur, Sudan, five armed militants hijacked an African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) patrol vehicle. Two police advisors and one translator were forced out of the vehicle by the militants, but no casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2012: A suicide bomber in a car detonated his explosives at a checkpoint in the Ghazilia neighborhood of Mansour district, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. In addition to the attacker, one police officer was killed and two wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this incident.
03/27/2012: An explosive device detonated in an unknown location in southern Afghanistan. One North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier was killed in the attack. No further information is available.
03/27/2012: An explosive device detonated near a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) bus in Gadchirol town, Maharashtra state, India. At least 12 officers were killed and 28 wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to Maoists.
03/27/2012: An explosive device detonated near an army patrol near Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and another wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/27/2012: An explosive device detonated outside the home of a Pakistan People's Party: Sherpao (PPP-S) leader in Faisal colony in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Three people were wounded, and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/27/2012: Assailants threw an explosive device at a police patrol but instead struck a home in San Pablo village, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. One child was killed, and six people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/27/2012: Gunmen shot and killed Mansoor Mukhtar, a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party leader, in his home in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Mukhtar's brother was also killed, and his sister-in-law was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/27/2012: Gunmen shot and killed two government army officials in Wadajir district, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. One of the victims had worked in the presidential palace. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, district officials attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
03/27/2012: Two assailants on a motorbike threw a grenade at the Demow police station in Sibsagar district, Assam state, India. There were no casualties, but the building was damaged. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2013: A car bomb exploded in a residential area in Musayyib, Babil, Iraq. Three civilians were killed and 14 others were wounded. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2013: A deputy sarpanch stated he was attacked and wounded by gunmen in Kupwara village, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Police sources indicate that the sarpanch may have been lying.
03/27/2013: A man stabbed a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Shinwar District, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The United States (US) soldier, Sergeant Michael C. Cable, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident in a statement to local media.
03/27/2013: A roadside bomb detonated Hawija, Kirkuk, Iraq. The blast targeted the convoy of the deputy governor of Kirkuk. The deputy governor was not hurt, but three bodyguards were injured. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, two people were arrested at the scene.
03/27/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Khajuri Kach, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The blast targeted vehicles of the 21 Engineer Unit of the Frontier Works Organization. One person was injured and a vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2013: A roadside bomb targeted a defence volunteer patrol in Luboh Talo, Yala province, Thailand. Six volunteers were injured. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
03/27/2013: Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
03/27/2013: Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Khost province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
03/27/2013: Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Kunar province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
03/27/2013: Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Paktika province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
03/27/2013: Afghan National Army (ANA) and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Wardak province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
03/27/2013: An explosive device attached to a car detonated in Kabul city, Kabul, Afghanistan. The attack took place near the interior ministry building in District 15. Two civilians, one Afghan and one foreign national who was working as an adviser for a private security firm, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2013: An explosive device detonated at a home in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The home belonged to Akbar Khan Mohmand, a Pakistan People's Party (PPP) district general secretary. No one was injured, although the boundary wall was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2013: An explosive device detonated in Kirkuk, Iraq. The attack targeted a police canine patrol and one officer was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2013: An explosive device detonated inside a restaurant in Madain town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2013: An explosive device detonated near a municipality member in Mu'tasim, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The member was injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of a home in Athens city, Attica Region, Greece. The home belonged to a Tsakos Ship Owning family member. There were no casualties reported. Epanastatiki Anatropi (Revolutionary Overthrow) claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/27/2013: An explosive device was discovered and disarmed in Dublin city, County Dublin, Ireland. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and the target of the attack is unknown.
03/27/2013: Armed assailants attacked a Dole Stanfil County plantation in Barangay Anahao Daan, Surigao del Sur province, Philippines. The assailants chopped down a number of banana plants and destroyed the stockroom. A security guard and employee were also abducted. No group claimed responsibility, but sources indicate that the New People's Army (NPA) was suspected. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
03/27/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Qadis district, Badghis, Afghanistan. Two ANA soldiers were injured. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
03/27/2013: Assailants attacked the home of an ex-provincial assembly member in Sabqadar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Babar Ali Khan Mohman was a member of the Qaumi Watan Party. There were no injuries reported, but the house was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/27/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The attack took place outside of a shop and a Peoples Labour office. The Peoples Labour is associated with the Pakistan People's Party (PPP), and the office was above a weapon's shop. Tho people were injured and several vehicles were damaged. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
03/27/2013: Assailants on motorcycles attacked a police check post in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Two police officers were killed. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2013: Assailants opened fire on a Special Operations Group in Imam Sahib, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No injuries were reported and no group claimed responsibility from the attack.
03/27/2013: Assailants shot and killed three teachers in Daulatabad district, Balkh, Afghanistan. The teachers were on their way to school when they were attacked. There was no claim of responsibility for this incident.
03/27/2013: Assailants shot at a former member of the Talogapo Subdistrict Administrative Organization in Yarang district, Pattani province, Thailand. Matohay Madiyoh was traveling with his wife when they were attacked. Matohay was wounded but his wife was unhurt. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
03/27/2013: Gunmen attacked and killed a senior government official in Peshawar, Pakistan. Khawaja Imran was an official with the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA). No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2013: Gunmen riding on two motorcycles shot and killed an Afghan civilian on the outskirts of Jalalabad city, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the victim was targeted because he worked for United States (US) forces at Jalalabad Airport.
03/27/2013: Police officers intercepted gunmen driving an explosives laden vehicle in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. The gunmen opened fire and a firefight ensued. No police sustained injuries, and the suspects fled after being shot. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources state that Boko Haram was suspected.
03/27/2013: Two assailants on motorcycles attacked two people in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The victims were identified as Khawaja Imran, the Municipal Corporation Sub-Divisional Officer, and his son. Imran was killed and his son was injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: A roadside bomb detonated among civilians in Al-Amriya neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Between this and an unrelated incident in Al-Amriya neighborhood, four people were killed and nine others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/27/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a military patrol in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. This was one of three similar attacks on military vehicles in Mosul city on March 27, 2014. Between this and one of the other attacks, four soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a military vehicle in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. A soldier was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. This was one of three similar attacks on military vehicles in Mosul city on March 27, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: A sticky bomb detonated among civilians in Al-Amriya neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Between this and an unrelated incident in Al-Amriya neighborhood, four people were killed and nine others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: An assailant threw a grenade at the residence of Madobe Nunow Muhammad in Baidoa city, Bay region, Somalia. Muhammad, the Southwestern Somali Regional Administration president, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/27/2014: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of a police colonel detonated in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The police colonel was killed and his wife was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Colonel Mohamed Fure detonated in Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. Colonel Fure, a Juba Interim Administration(JIA) official, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
03/27/2014: An explosive device detonated at a hospital in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the hospital was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: An explosive device detonated at a town council building in Siniyah town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the building was damaged in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Siniyah town on March 27, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: An explosive device detonated in El Muelle neighborhood, Iscuande municipality, Narino department, Colombia. Two police officers were killed and six more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/27/2014: An explosive device detonated in the parking lot of a department store in Kita Ward area, Sapporo city, Japan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. In a letter sent to a news outlet in April 2014, an anonymous individual claimed responsibility for this and four similar blasts that took place between January-April, 2014. In the letter, the individual expressed a number of grievances with the local police. In May of 2014, police arrested Sanae Nasukawa in connection with the blasts.
03/27/2014: An explosive device detonated near a joint military and police patrol in Qayarah area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Three people, including two soldiers and one police officer, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Dira Dijla area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Five soldiers were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Jurf al-Sakhar city, Babil governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Puerto Santander town, Amazonas department, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed and two civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
03/27/2014: An explosive device detonated near a mobile phone tower in Dumaria area, Gaya district, Bihar state, India. There were no reported casualties; however, the mobile phone tower was damaged in the blast. Several explosive devices left at the scene were safely defused following the attack. This was one of two blasts at mobile phone towers in Gaya district on March 27, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/27/2014: An explosive device detonated near a mobile phone tower in Majhowlia village, Gaya district, Bihar state, India. There were no reported casualties; however, the mobile phone tower was damaged in the blast. Several explosive devices left at the scene were safely defused following the attack. This was one of two blasts at mobile phone towers in Gaya district on March 27, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/27/2014: An explosive device detonated on a railway track between Muzaffarpur and Sitamarhi districts in Bihar state, India. There were no reported casualties; however, the railway track was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/27/2014: An explosive device detonated outside a medical clinic in Mangochar area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the clinic was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: An explosive device detonated outside a prosecutor's office in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One National Directorate of Security (NDS) operative was killed and three other people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of Ruslan Abasov detonated in Tokmok city, Chuy province, Kyrgyzstan. Abasov, a kickboxing champion, was killed and his wife was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in a market in Naudeeha Bazaar, Jharkhand state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Belfast city, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to dissident republicans.
03/27/2014: An explosive device was discovered at a house in Al-Adl neighborhood, Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The device detonated as security forces were attempting to defuse the device. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blast. This was one of four similar attacks at houses in Al-Adl neighborhood on March 27, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated among civilians in Adhamiya neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Twelve people were killed and 28 others were wounded in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in Adhamiya neighborhood on March 27, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/27/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated among civilians in Saydia neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/27/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a market in Adhamiya neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Seven people were killed and 27 others were wounded in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in Adhamiya neighborhood on March 27, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved in the attack.
03/27/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and safely defused near a school in Ajdabiya town, Wahat district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: Assailants attacked a local government building in Siniyah town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. This was one of two related attacks in Siniyah town on March 27, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/27/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown number of African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali National Army (SNA) bases in Qoryoley city, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Four people, including both soldiers and assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/27/2014: Assailants attacked civilians with suspected chemical weapons, in Shengev area, Benue state, Nigeria. Fifteen people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
03/27/2014: Assailants attacked Salam Pahlawan in Garzivan district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Pahlawan, a police commander, was unharmed; however, a security guard was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: Assailants attacked the office of Nigeria Newspoint newspaper in Owerri city, Imo state, Nigeria. At least three people, including an editor and a deputy editor, were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpoint in Hoshab area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: Assailants launched three mortars at a court building in Al-Mu'alimin neighborhood, Musayyib city, Babil governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the attack, since the mortars failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Al-Nafaq al-Khamis neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on a polio vaccination team in Nasarabad neighborhood, Loralai city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on a polio vaccination team in Ratodero city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Two people were killed, including a police officer, in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Samer Dandashi in Bab al-Ramel neighborhood, Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. Dandashi, a police colonel of the Internal Security Force (ISF), was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on Fadi al-Jubaili in Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. Al-Jubaili, a military warrant officer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Ghorchi area, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Farah province on March 27, 2014. At least 14 people were killed, including 12 assailants and two police officers, and six assailants were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Nangabad area, Farah province, Afghanistan. This was one of two similar attacks in Farah province on March 27, 2014. At least 14 people were killed, including 12 assailants and two police officers, and six assailants were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Wathiq Memdouh in Alziraah neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Memdouh, a candidate for the Mutahidoun Bloc, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: Assailants stormed the residence of Reynaldo Edrada in Hacienda San Antonio area, Ilagan city, Isabela province, Philippines. Edrada, a former village chair, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/27/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at a funeral in Bangui city, Bangui prefecture, Central African Republic. Eleven people were killed and at least 11 were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Selekas.
03/27/2014: Assailants threw two grenades at the National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) building in Nonthaburi city, Nonthaburi province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties; however, the building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2014: Assailants, armed with knives, attacked a military intelligence officer in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near Maka al-Mukarama Hotel in Mogadishu, Banaadir region, Somalia. Following the blast, five additional assailants stormed the building and took several people hostage. At least 24 people, including 6 assailants and a citizen from the United States, were killed and 28 others were injured in the attack. Approximately 50 hostages were successfully rescued by security forces after 12 hours. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2015: An assailant attempted to throw an explosive device at Egyptian Army soldiers in North Sinai governorate, Egypt. At least one assailant was killed when the soldiers returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2015: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near a Special Service Unit (SSU) van in Quaidabad neighborhood, Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least three SSU officers were killed and 13 other people, including 11 officers, were injured in the blast. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2015: An explosive device detonated along Al-Mustashfa Street in Madain, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2015: An explosive device detonated as assailants attempted to plant it along the road near Al-Shalaq village, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. At least three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
03/27/2015: An explosive device detonated in Saba al-Bor, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2015: An explosive device detonated near Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers near Fundri village, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. At least one officer was injured in the blast. This was one of two similar explosions near Fundri on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Maoists.
03/27/2015: An explosive device detonated near Pakistan Armed Forces vehicle in South Waziristan district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least two soldiers were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops along Al-Masbah Street in Karada neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle was seized by security forces before it could be detonated in Mogadishu, Banaadir region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2015: Assailants abducted three United States citizens from an unknown location in Yemen. Two of the hostages, Scott Darden and Sam Farran, were released on September 20, 2015. The fate of the third hostage is unknown. Huthis claimed responsibility; for the attack.
03/27/2015: Assailants attacked Albu Ghanim, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Security forces and tribal fighters repelled the incident, killing and injuring an unknown number of assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/27/2015: Assailants attacked citizens of Buratai town, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 23 people were beheaded and 32 others were wounded during the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/27/2015: Assailants attacked the Petroleum of Venezuela (PDVSA) plant in El Tejero, Monagas state, Venezuela. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at two Military of Yemen vehicles in Abyan governorate, Yemen. At least four soldiers were killed in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2015: Assailants opened fire and threw incendiary devices at a Coptic Christian Church that was under construction in Hur village, Minya governorate, Egypt. At least seven people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Muslim Brotherhood.
03/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Shell Oil Company petrol depot on National Highway in Aulachowka, Assam state, India. At least one person was killed in the assault. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police checkpost in Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and 3 others were injured in the ensuing clash. Additionally, at least three civilians were injured when a rocket struck their home during the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on Malek Hakim Khan in Chahardehi, Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Khan, a village leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
03/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on Maulana Amir Hamza in Madina Colony neighborhood, Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Hamza, the head of Madrassa Jamia Masjid Taqwa and a local Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on the private residence of Athar Samad in Sopore town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Samad, an Indian Police Service (IPS) inspector, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of a Pakistan Intelligence Community (PIC) inspector near Chak Dadan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least one person, the inspector, was killed and another person was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2015: Assailants shot down a military reconnaissance aircraft in As Sanamayn city, Daraa governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility in the incident.
03/27/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device near Arish-Farah International Highway, Arish, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at Gulishan-e-Iqbal Park in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. In addition to the bomber, at least 78 people were killed and more than 350 others were injured in the blast. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a faction of the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility and stated that the attack targeted Christians celebrating Easter Sunday and was also in retaliation for military operations in the area.
03/27/2016: An assailant opened fire on the vehicle of Nuenafrido Berris in Imok, Calauan, Laguna, Philippines. Berris, the Calauan town mayor, was wounded and two passengers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2016: An explosive device detonated at the residence of Gurumayum Robindro Sharma, a government engineer, in Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2016: An explosive device detonated in Balad Ruz district, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2016: An explosive device detonated in Macalang, Basilan, Philippines. Two Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT) members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2016: An explosive device detonated in Talibiyah, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least two people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Border Police (ABP) vehicle in Kaldar district, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Taji, Saladin, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting an armored vehicle in Valley Dam area, Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. At least four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Colonel Mohammada Jan in Zaghun Khar area, Muhammad Agha district, Logar, Afghanistan. Jan, an Afghan National Army (ANA) official, was killed and two guards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting military forces in Bita-Madube Ciki-Njubul axis of Borno, Nigeria. A least one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2016: Assailants abducted Mohammad Anwar Rahmani, the Ghazni provincial court head, along with another judge in Salar, Wardak, Afghanistan. Rahmani was shot and killed shortly after the abduction, while the other judge was rescued. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Malgir, Nahri Saraj district, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting police checkpoints in the district on this date. Eight police officers were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/27/2016: Assailants attacked Congolese Army positions in Mpati, Masasi district, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least two soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Nyatura Militia, the Alliance of Patriots for a Free and Sovereign Congo (APCLS), and the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).
03/27/2016: Assailants attacked Pakistan Armed Forces soldiers in Kurram district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2016: Assailants attacked the Ajil oilfield in Tikrit district, Saladin, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks on oilfields in the area on the same day. Security forces repelled both assaults, killing 30 assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/27/2016: Assailants attacked the Alas oilfield in Tikrit district, Saladin, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks on oilfields in the area on the same day. Security forces repelled both assaults, killing 30 assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/27/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting police officers in Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey. One officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/27/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting soldiers in Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey. Two soldiers were killed and five soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/27/2016: Assailants detonated explosive devices at an Ente Nazionale Idrocarburi (ENI) oil pipeline in southern Delta region, Bayelsa state, Nigeria. At least three oil workers were killed and seven were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2016: Assailants executed 12 civilian relatives of former security employees in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and stated that the victims were accused of working with security forces.
03/27/2016: Assailants opened fire on a National Intelligence and Security agency (NISA) official in his home in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. The NISA official was killed and his wife was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2016: Assailants opened fire on Sade Mahad Dirir Guled inside of a mosque in Heliwa area, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. Guled, a Somali-Canadian civilian, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/27/2016: Assailants opened fire on soldiers in Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
03/27/2016: Assailants shot and killed two soldiers in Yarang district, Pattani, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2016: Assailants threw two crude bombs at the Chittagong Press Club in the Jamal Khan area, Chittagong city, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2016: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber targeting a protest in Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2017: A sniper opened fire on a military checkpoint in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. A soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
03/27/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants stormed a government building in Lahij, Yemen. At least ten assailants and ten soldiers were killed and four people, including soldiers and civilians, were injured in the attack. Ansar Al-Sharia, a subgroup of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in revenge for those killed in security operations.
03/27/2017: An assailant armed with a screwdriver attempted to stab an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier at a checkpoint near Hawara, West Bank. There were no reported casualties and the assailant was detained by IDF personnel. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a Palestinian extremist.
03/27/2017: An assailant shot and killed a police officer in Basarta, Damietta, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Hasam Movement.
03/27/2017: An explosive device detonated in Sibi, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/27/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Radwaniyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Mogadishu, Somalia. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
03/27/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a border patrol in Trebiel, Al Anbar, Iraq. Three border guards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/27/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the municipal hall in Talayan, Maguindanao, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM), which denied involvement.