08/19/2017: An explosive device detonated against a civilian vehicle near Barire, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. Seven people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2017: An explosive device detonated in Al Bayda, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah).
08/19/2017: An explosive device detonated in the Chowk Bazaar neighborhood in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties, but several shops were damaged in the blast. The Gorkha Liberation Army (GLA) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources also attributed the attack to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which denied involvement, and Maoists.
08/19/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Al-Faris neighborhood, Hamamiyat, Saladin, Iraq. At least one civilian was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting Puntland Security Force (PSF) personnel in Balli Khadar area near Galgala, Bari, Somalia. At least two soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a Syrian Army checkpoint in Tishreen neighborhood, Lattakia, Syria. At least two soldiers were killed and 10 other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/19/2017: Assailants abducted Gowhar Ahmad Dar, a civilian, in Dhobipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Dar was killed shortly after the kidnapping and his body was discovered the following morning. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
08/19/2017: Assailants attacked a Djiboutian African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Bulobarde, Hiiraan, Somalia. No casualties were reported in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2017: Assailants attacked Khash Rod, Nimroz, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing at least four assailants. An unknown number of assailants were also injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/19/2017: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Khanqah, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and 15 assailants were killed and 17 security personnel and ten assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/19/2017: Assailants attempted to attack police personnel in Hatay, Turkey. One assailant was killed and four others were captured as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/19/2017: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at a security checkpoint in Al-Ghurraf Oilfield, Refai, Dhi Qar, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2017: Assailants fired mortars at an Independence Day function in Sarkani, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and nine people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/19/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) detachment in Lumbatan, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) and the Maute Group.
08/19/2017: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle in a Member of Parliament's convoy in Khwaja Kala, Parwan, Afghanistan. At least one guard was killed and three guards were injured in the attack. The assailants also sustained and unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2017: Assailants opened fire on Mahama Daromae in Motako village, Phadungmat, Narathiwat, Thailand. Daromae, a village chief, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2017: Assailants opened fire on Maulana Attaullah Shah in Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Shah, a local Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/19/2017: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of an education official, Omer Shingaro, in Gharyan, Jabal Al Gharbi, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/19/2017: Assailants set fire to 18 trucks in Temuco, Araucania, Chile. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Arauco Malleco Coordinating Group (CAM) - Chile claimed responsibility for the incident. Weichan Auka Mapu also claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2017: Assailants set fire to a Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM) party office in Lebong neighborhood, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2017: Assailants set fire to a Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) forest rest house in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which denied involvement.
08/19/2017: Assailants shot and killed a Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) worker in Dailgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2017: Assailants stopped two cars and abducted 10 people in Mekhta, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least four people were injured in the attack. Six of the hostages were released on August 20, 2017, and two hostages escaped on March 11, 2018. The fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/19/2017: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) office in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/19/2017: Assailants threw an explosive device at a police station in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India. One civic volunteer was killed and two police officers were injured in the blast. The Gorkha Liberation Army (GLA) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources also attributed the attack to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which denied involvement, and Maoists.
08/20/1981: Members of the Black Brigade set fire to the Liberian Chancery at 5201 16th Street, Northwest, Washington, D.C., United States. The arson did not cause damage to the main chancery building, but did cause $5,000 worth of damage to the garage on the property as well as minor smoke damage to surrounding office buildings.  No casualties resulted from the incident.  The Black Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack in a phone call to the Washington Post after the incident, and left a letter at the rear of the chancery noting that the attack was in response to the execution of five members of Liberia's ruling People's Redemption Council, who were also political opponents of Liberia's military leader.
08/20/1998: A Rabbi was stabbed to death in his home by a Palestinian in the city of Hebron, West Bank. The assailant then set fire to the house with a firebomb before fleeing. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/1998: Hutu Rebels attacked Kyanika in Kisoro district, Rwanda, killing two people and seriously injuring two others.
08/20/1998: Hutu Rebels attacked the Kyanika police post, and shot rockets at policemen and Uganda People's Defense Force (UPDF) soldiers. There were no casualties in this incident.
08/20/1998: One person was killed in a grenade attack outside the Cambodian Interior Ministry in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/1998: Thirteen people were killed and thirty-nine injured when a bomb exploded in a square in El Khemis, Algiers. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/1999: Islamic extremists, wearing Army uniforms, bombed a building in Ouzra, Algeria, seriously wounding five people.
08/20/1999: Police opened fire and killed a suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber as he attempted to blow up a military vehicle in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The man was hit by officers as he ran towards their road block. A civilian was killed in the firefight.
08/20/1999: Unidentified Islamic militants stormed an isolated house and slashed the throats of fourteen children in Ouzra, Algeria. The children were attending a traditional party on the occasion of the Islamic circumcision of one of them.
08/20/2000: A polling station in the Transport Department building in Chechen capital Grozny, Russia, was set on fire by rebels. There were no injuries. Chechen separatists were suspected in the attack.
08/20/2000: A time-fuse bomb was discovered and defused at a polling station in the southern sector of Urus-Martan, Chechnya, in Russia. There were no casualties. Chechen separatists were suspected to be behind the attempted bombing.
08/20/2000: Assailants opened fire on Kalidas Boral at Sadhana Intersection in Bagerhat, Khulna, Bangladesh. Boral, an Awami League (AL) leader and a former upazila parishad advocate chairperson, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, five assailants were convicted in connection with the attack.
08/20/2000: Four polling stations in the village of Serzhen-Yurt came under fire from suspected Chechen militants. No casualties resulted from the attacks.
08/20/2000: Two Spanish Civil Guard police officers were killed in northern Spain when a bomb blew up their patrol car. Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) was blamed for the attack.
08/20/2001: A bomb attached to a motorcycle in a crowded shopping area of Lahore, Pakistan exploded. At least fourteen people were wounded in the attack by unknown perpetrators.
08/20/2001: A bomb hidden in a toy car exploded killed one and wounded two others in San Sebastian, Spain. The device exploded while a 16-month-old boy was playing with it in his family's car, killing his grandmother and leaving the toddler blinded The toy car was left in a bar owned by the family in the old quarter of San Sebastian that is a haven for youth gangs sympathetic to Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA).
08/20/2001: A car bomb exploded in a parking lot on the Jounieh Highway facing Mobilli Center Gallery, Beirut, Lebanon. No perpetrators were identified and no injuries were caused.
08/20/2001: A car bomb exploded near the headquarters of the judiciary in central Beirut, Lebanon, the site of a trial of three anti-Syrian activists. No perpetrators were identified and no injuries were caused.
08/20/2001: A firebomb was thrown at the home of Henning Scherf, the mayor of Bremen, Germany by an unknown man. Scherf was not home at the time. No injuries occurred and a door was slightly damaged from the fire.
08/20/2001: A group of unidentified people launched grenades from a moving vehicle against a police station in Smolensk, Chechnya, Russia. Two officers were wounded.
08/20/2001: A homemade landmine detonated in Syamtalira Aron in Aceh Province, Indonesia. One teenager was killed and another wounded after their motorcycle struck the device.
08/20/2001: A park warden was shot and killed by assailants who were former soldiers in the defeated Rwandan Armed Forces (FAR) and the Hutu extremist Interahamwe militia in Virunga National Park, Rwanda.
08/20/2001: A pipe bomb was thrown at a house in Ballymena, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, by the Catholic Reaction Force. It was found and defused the next day, August 21, 2001.
08/20/2001: A police patrol was attacked by Chechen rebels in the Leninsky district of Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. A rebel was killed in the exchange of fire.
08/20/2001: A regional prosecutor from Cali, Winston Tobar, was kidnapped  on a farm near Tocata along the Cali-Buenaventura Highway by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) in Valle Department, Colombia. He was released on August 24, 2001.
08/20/2001: A shooting attack was perpetrated against a home in Cloughmills, Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom, by the Catholic Reaction Force. A bullet struck the window of a child while he slept but no injuries were caused.
08/20/2001: An attack was launched by an armed group of 30-40 ethnic Abkhaz, Armenians and Russians against residents of the Kodori Gorge in Georgia. One civilian was wounded and one attacker was reported killed and another wounded. The group seized horses and cattle before retreating into Abkhaz-controlled territory.
08/20/2001: Ethnic Albanian rebels fired on a police checkpoint near the city stadium in Tetovo, Macedonia. No injuries were reported
08/20/2001: Islamic militants fired at police posted at the residence of Ghulam Mohiuddin Dar at Krusan-Lalpora in Jammu and Kashmir, India No injuries were reported.
08/20/2001: Members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) kidnapped six people at a road block near Santa Isabel in Tolima Department, Colombia.
08/20/2001: Members of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola( UNITA) perpetrated an attack on the village of Aynha do Norte, Angola. Nine people were killed and 14 injured. The assailants burned 28 homes and stole food and medicine.
08/20/2001: Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC)  kidnapped five family members in Florencia, Caqueta Department, Colombia. The family was rescued in a military operation on August 21, 2001.
08/20/2001: People’s War Group members exploded a landmine in an attack in Bandlamudi, Andhra Pradesh State, India, killing nine policemen and one civilian.
08/20/2001: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and Ejercito Revolucionario del Pueblo (ERP) members kidnapped twenty people at a false checkpoint on the Venadillo to Ibague road in Tolima Department, Colombia.
08/20/2001: Unidentified gunmen stopped a car with an Albanian family of six traveling, killing five of the family members, including a nine year old girl, and leaving a sixteen year old girl for dead outside Glogovac, Pristina district, Kosovo around 11:00pm.  Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, it was thought that the family was targeted due to the father's involvement with the Serbian Secret Service during the war in Kosovo.
08/20/2002: Five members of the Democratic Iraqi Opposition of Germany took over the Iraqi Embassy in Berlin, Germany. The group took hostage the Iraqi Ambassador to Germany and a second person. Police believed that the perpetrators used tear gas pistols in the assault, but were otherwise unarmed. After a five-hour standoff, the German police raided the Embassy, arresting the hostage takers and freeing their two captives. The two hostages suffered minor injuries.
08/20/2002: Twenty-seven vacationers were kidnapped from the Utria National Park near Bahia Solano, Colombia, by members of the Ejercito de Liberación Nacional (ELN). Most of the victims were employees or former workers for the Cali city administration. One person died during the kidnapping and seventeen of the hostages were released between September 8, 2002 and November 25, 2002. The status of the remaining hostages was not known.
08/20/2003: Six Jehovah's Witnesses were kidnapped by members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) a few miles outside the town of Jolo, Philippines. The two male hostages were beheaded on August 22, 2002. Their heads were left at a local market with notes denouncing them as infidels. The four female hostages were held for a ransom of 16 million pesos (approximately $300,000). Two of the women escaped from the captors on April 19, 2003. The remaining two escaped on May 17, 2003.
08/20/2003: Suspected members of the Taliban burned down The Abu Sofian school located in Afghanistan’s Logar Province. The school, which was housed in a tent, had enrolled 250 female students. Local authorities had found pro-Taliban fliers being passed out in the region where the school was located opposing schools with female students. The fliers also threatened all people who cooperated with the US-backed Afghan government. However, no group claimed responsibility for the arson attack.
08/20/2004: A police sergeant was shot and killed by a group of unidentified assailants on Friday night in Kalmunai, Sri Lanka.
08/20/2004: Members of the Ansar al-Sunna Army kidnapped 12 Nepalese workers in Iraq. On August 31, 2004, the kidnappers killed the workers in a video, showing one of the victims being beheaded and all 11 others being shot in a series of execution-style slayings. The video of the executions was posted to an Islamic website. The Ansar al-Sunna Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2004: Seven Afghan policemen were hurt when six closely timed explosions struck an electoral commission building in Farah, Afghanistan. No building personnel were injured in the bombing. Although no group claimed responsibility for the incident, the Taliban had tried to disrupt the election process in the past.
08/20/2004: Suspected communist guerillas shot a policeman then set off two bombs in Kathmandu, Nepal. Gunmen shot a police guard at the Land Revenue Office then planted a bomb in the facility. The bomb exploded a few minutes later, but did not result in any casualties. Another explosion followed a short time later in an abandoned police station on the outskirts of the city.
08/20/2005: A bomb exploded under a passenger train in Dagestan, Russia. The locomotive and two cars were derailed, but no one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/20/2005: Suspected Islamic militants bombed a small restaurant in Yala, Thailand. The bomb, which was planted inside a motorcycle helmet, destroyed the restaurant, but did not cause any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2005: Suspected Islamic militants bombed an empty bank branch in Thailand’s Sungai Padi (District). The perpetrators concealed the bomb underneath a motorcycle that they parked next to the bank. One person was killed and 10 others were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/20/2005: Suspected Islamic militants killed six people and kidnapped six others in Batna, Algeria. The perpetrators released five men whom they had kidnapped shortly thereafter. A woman who had been abducted in the group was not released. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2005: Suspected members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) bombed a passenger train travelling through Turkey’s Gaziantep Province. The bomb did not cause any casualties, but one train car was damaged in the explosion. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, local authorities attributed the bombing to the PKK.
08/20/2005: Taliban members shot and killed a man whom they had accused of spying for the US military in Afghanistan's Ghazni Province after ambushing the victim's car. The victim's driver was injured in the attack as well.
08/20/2005: Two perpetrators attempted to bomb a Mobil Oil depot in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but one of the perpetrators was a member of the All Ethiopian Unity Party (AEUP).
08/20/2005: Two suspected Islamic militants fired assault rifles into the home of nine construction workers injuring five men and one woman in Thailand's Yarang (District). The workers were Myanmar nationals working in Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting.
08/20/2005: Two suspected Islamic militants shot and killed police officer, Sergeant Hem Jeharlee in Thailand's Raman (District). No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2005: Unidentified gunmen assassinated Ghazi Abd-al-Razzaq al-Ubudi, supervisor of the Al-Karkh branch of the National Front for Iraq's Unity (NFIU) Party in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
08/20/2005: Unidentified gunmen assassinated Muhammmad Zamil, the head of Al-Sadr City branch of the National Front for Iraq's Unity (NFIU) Party in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
08/20/2005: Unidentified men kidnapped Sifat Abbas al-Khuza'i, the official in charge of the central Euphrates branch of the National Front for Iraq's Unity (NFIU) Party in Al-Latifiyah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
08/20/2005: Unidentified men threw two grenades into the Wellawatta, Colombo, Sri Lanka office of the Sudar Oli newspaper. Neither grenade exploded, and a special police force later safely removed them. No one was injured. The perpetrators are unknown, however the LTTE is suspected.
08/20/2005: Unknown gunmen ambushed two cars carrying the Ukrainian Charge D' Affairs and Military Attaché in Baghdad, Iraq. No one was injured in the attack.
08/20/2005: Unknown perpetrators killed an Algerian policeman and seriously injured his wife when they blew up his car in Zamouri Port, Algeria. The victims' vehicle had been rigged with explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2006: A strong explosion hit a natural gas pipeline from Iran to Turkey in the eastern Turkish province of Agri. It is suspected to be terrorist sabotage by the PKK.
08/20/2006: Six policemen were killed and three more were wounded when suspected Taliban militants attacked their patrol in Afghanistan’s Nimroz Province. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2006: Tribal insurgents blew up a section of a gas pipeline in southwestern Pakistan's restive province of Balochistan, disrupting supplies in the area. The blast damaged the main pipeline in the Loti gas field, but no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2006: Two members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fatally shot Sinnathambi Sivamaharaja, former Tamil United Liberation Front (TULF) Parliamentarian, in the evening.  Sivamaharaja was at his home in Tellipalai, Jaffna, Sri Lanka, at the time of the attack.
08/20/2007: A car bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, killed five civilians and injured over 20 more. The bomber was unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2007: A suicide bomber detonated himself in Tal, Pakistan, killed six people and injured 17. The bomber was unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2007: A suicide bomber killed three policemen and an Afghan woman in Hangu, Pakistan. Seventeen people were also injured in the bombing. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2007: Four policemen were killed and three were injured in a landmine explosion in Agadez, Niger, by suspected Tuareg rebels.
08/20/2007: Gunmen from the group Jundullah took thirty people hostage on the road between Iranshahr and the port city of Chabahar in Sistan-Baluchestan province, Iran. The gunmen closed the road and set fire to several cars and trucks, two of the latter were carrying oil. They then stopped a passenger bus and kidnapped 21 people, and took them to Pakistan where they were later rescued by the Pakistani military. One perpetrator was killed and two were injured.
08/20/2007: Gunmen shot and killed two policemen in Beji, Iraq. The perpetrators were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2007: Suspected rebels from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked a police bunker in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka. Four police officers killed, three of them women, and a civilian bus driver was also killed in the incident.
08/20/2007: Three Muslim men were seriously injured by gunfire while leave a mosque in an unknown city in the Thai province of Narathiwat. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2007: Two civilians were shot and killed in and unknown city in the Thai province of Narathiwat. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2007: Unidentified assailants shot and killed an employee of the Danish Demining Group in Jaffna peninsula, Sri Lanka.  Four of the organization's staff members were traveling to work on motorcycles when they were shot at by a set of unidentified riders.  The assailants caught up to the employees and shot the driver of one motorcycle.  No group has claimed responsibility.
08/20/2008: On Wednesday evening at 1855, nine people were injured when an MK2 hand grenade was lobbed at a hotel on Climaco Avenue in Zamboanga city, Zamboanga del Sur province, Philippines, by three men aboard a motorcycle. The hotel is situated next to the Bureau of Fire Protection headquarters. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/20/2008: On Wednesday, a civilian was killed and two were injured when an improvised explosive device exploded on the main road in Al Suleikh in northeastern Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2008: On Wednesday, a National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah militant was abducted and killed in Jotsoma from a bus by unidentified militants. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
08/20/2008: On Wednesday, a total of 28 people were killed and 39 wounded by Union of Islamic Courts (UIC) militants from the Hizbul Shabaab group after clashes erupted in Kismayo, Ubbada Hose province, Somalia. UIC militants detonated a landmine against a truck carrying clan militias and then began an armed attack against the town of Kismayo in an attempt to take it over. The fighting continued throughout the following day until Thursday evening on 08/21/2008.  No reports of damages and no claim of responsibility were made for the incident.
08/20/2008: On Wednesday, a vehicle based improvised explosive device functioned near the Hotel Sofi in Bouira, Algeria. A bus transporting Algerian employees of Canadian engineering company SNC-Lavalin Group Inc, who were working on water treatment plant, was hit by the blast. Twelve of the employees were killed and 15 were injured in the attack. Al Qaeda in the Land of the Islamic Maghrib (AQ-LIM) stated that the SNC-Lavalin Group bus had been the target of the attack.
08/20/2008: On Wednesday, in Kodakhel, Khwayzai Bazai, Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, armed assailants fired on and killed an Afghan civilian, Abdul Qayyum, whom they accused of being a spy. No damage or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/20/2008: On Wednesday, in the Domiz district of southern Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, in a drive-by shooting, assailants fired upon and killed a government employee. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility, although authorities announced the arrest of a known Islamic State of Iraq member later the same day for perpetrating the attack.
08/20/2008: On Wednesday, National Socialist Council of Nagaland militants killed a village headman at his residence in West Yard Colony in Dimapur.
08/20/2009: On Thursday afternoon around 1430, unknown assailants detonated two roadside improvised explosive devices in an open air market in Al Mahawil, Babil, Iraq, killing nine civilians, injuring 42 others, and damaging three stalls in the market. No group claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday afternoon, in Ahmadzai, Baghlan, Baghlan, Afghanistan, assailants stormed and attacked a polling station by unknown means and set fire to the ballot boxes, damaging the station and ballots but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/20/2009: On Thursday afternoon, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants cut off the ink stained index fingers of two women for voting on Election Day. After they cast their ballots, the fingers of Afghan voters are stained with ink to prevent them from voting multiple times. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday afternoon, in Logari, Baghlan, Baghlan, Afghanistan, assailants stormed and attacked a polling station by unknown means and set fire to the ballot boxes, damaging the station and ballots but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/20/2009: On Thursday afternoon, in Qala-i-Khwaja, Baghlan, Baghlan, Afghanistan, assailants stormed and attacked a polling station by unknown means and set fire to the ballot boxes, damaging the station and ballots but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/20/2009: On Thursday evening at 2000, in Chontaul, Dagestan, Russia, a police officer returning home from work was shot and killed by unknown assailants. No group claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday morning at approximately 0800, unknown assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near a restaurant in Baghdad, Iraq, killing two people, injuring eighteen others, and damaging the restaurant. No group claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday morning, a rocket fired by insurgents slammed next to a polling booth in Ghazni province south of Afghanistan, causing no damage and no casualties. The rocket attack happened minutes after the beginning of the vote and forced the voters to run away but after a while they came to the line and resumed voting. No group claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday morning, unknown assailants kidnapped five Kurds, members of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan, from a cafe in Jalula, Diyala, Iraq, and later killed them by unknown means. No group claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday night around 0000 midnight, unknown assailants set fire to two residences belonging to leaders of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist in Midnapore, West Bengal, India, damaging both residences but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
08/20/2009: On Thursday night at about 0100, in Nizhniy Dzhengutay, Dagestan, Russia, assailants fired upon an electrical transformer belonging to the Dagenergo Inter-regional Company, damaging the transformer but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, an explosion attack against the new court house of Santander de Quilichao, located in between Villa del Sur and El Canalon in the department of Cauca, Colombia, 40 kilograms of R-1 explosives were used for this attack causing 90 percent damage to the court house and some nearby residences. No group has claimed responsibility but authorizes believe the attack was carried out by the 9th and 30th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, armed men on a motorbike tossed a grenade towards a pre-wedding event in the township of General Lunain Carmen township in North Cotabato province, leaving one dead and 20 wounded. The explosion ripped the victim's body and some of the body parts were blown up to 10 meters away from the explosion site. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but the authorities tagged the Muslim rebel groups in the Mindanao region as responsible.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Daykondi, Afghanistan, assailants searched lal Mohammad, a civilian and after finding a polling card on him, beat him with the butt of an assault rifle and cut off his ears and part of his nose with a knife as part of punishment for voting. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Imam Sahib, Konduz, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon a polling station. Two assailants were killed by retaliatory fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Jalalabad, Kabul, Afghanistan a hand grenade was thrown near a voting station, causing no casualties. No group has claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, at a high school serving as a polling center, an explosion wounded an election monitor and briefly shut down voting. No damage was reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Khwaja Mashhad, Konduz, Konduz, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired four rockets into the city, injuring two civilians and two children. No group claimed responsibility. There were no reports of damage.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Mehtar Lam, Laghman, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired a rocket at a polling station but missed, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Pol-e 'Alam, Lowgar, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing one tribal leader and his civilian companion and damaging the vehicle. The tribal elder was targeted in an assassination. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Qalai-e-Nagil, Alishang, Laghman, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and injured three civilians who were on their way to vote. No group claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Qazal village, Darzab, Jowzjan, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired a rocket at a polling station, damaging the station but causing no casualties. A man was arrested for allegedly firing the rocket, and later admitted to the crime saying Taliban fighters asked him to fire the rocket. No group claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in the eastern city of Gardez, two suicide bombers on motorcycles wanted to attack a polling station inside Abdol Hai Gardezi school but they were killed by the police before they carried out the attack. No group has claimed responsibility but it is believed that the attack is part of an attempt of Taliban to disrupt the election.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in the southern city of Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, insurgents hanged two people because their fingers were marked with the ink showing they had voted. The Taliban had vowed to discourage voting, and witnesses told The New York Times that two people were hanged in Kandahar after they voted to discourage others. No group has claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, in Zir Koh, Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan, assailants set fire to three polling centers, damaging the centers but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, more than 20 rockets fell in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Helmand province, in the south. One of the rockets landed near a line of voters at 0720, and killed a child, injured a civilian and damaged a polling station. No group has claimed responsibility, but it is believed that the attack is part of an effort of Taliban to disrupt the election.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, unknown armed assailants kidnapped one Peshmerga member in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq. Later that day, police found the victim's body riddled with bullets. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, unknown assailants detonated a bomb near two forest department buildings in the Rourkela area of Sundargarh, Orissa, India, damaging both buildings but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device hidden on a minibus in Al Mahawil, Babil, Iraq, killing between two and eight civilians, injuring between nine and 24 others, and damaging the minibus. No group claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Thursday, unknown assailants detonated two roadside improvised explosive devices in an outdoor market in Al Musayyib, Babil, Iraq, killing 13 civilians, injuring 130 others, and damaging the market. No group claimed responsibility.
08/20/2009: On Wednesday, at around 0005, in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, unknown dissidents threw three petrol bombs into the Protestant Fountian estate. There were no reported casualties. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/20/2010: On Friday afternoon around 1440, in Charaipung Bimalapur near the Assam-Arunachal border, Sivasagar, Assam, India, a group of 30 to 40 unidentified militants ambushed an Assam Police patrol, opening indiscriminate fire. An encounter followed for about half an hour between the police personnel and the militants. One police officer, identified as Nareswar Taran, and two militants were injured in the attack. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that National Socialist Council of Nagaland- Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants were responsible.
08/20/2010: On Friday night, in the Soordand area of Bara tehsil in the Khyber agency of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated unknown explosives at a government primary school, completely destroying the building. No casualties were caused as the building was empty at the time of attack and no group claimed responsibility.
08/20/2011 (Default date): On Saturday, at the weekly market in Nagahong village of Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, three Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) shot and killed a man identified as Tinku Mehta suspected of being a police informer.  A Maoist note left near the body accused Mehta as a police 'informer'.
08/20/2011: On Saturday morning around 0630, in the fifth precinct of Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device planted by unidentified militants detonated as a vehicle passed, killing a National Directorate of Security (NDS) official and wounding two of his bodyguards. Two civilians also sustained injuries in the attack and the blast caused an unknown amount of property damage. A witness who declined to be named explained that the explosive was planted in a tricycle vehicle and was detonated when a car belonging to provincial intelligence agency was passing by. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/20/2011: On Saturday morning, in Ashdod, Southern District, Israel, an unknown number of 122 millimeter Grad rockets exploded wounding three Palestinian workers. An unknown amount of damage was caused. Popular Resistance Committees have claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2011: On Saturday morning, in Eshkolot, Southern District, Israel, unknown militants fired 16 rockets and 16 mortars from the Gaza area, which landed in the rural regions of the Eshkolot Regional Council. No casualties were reported but one farmhouse was damaged in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility.
08/20/2011: On Saturday morning, in the Chakragoth area of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, unidentified militants armed with unknown firearms attacked a police bus that was carrying over 50 policemen in plain clothes. Six policemen were killed and about 50 others were injured. Two militants were killed by return fire and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2011: On Saturday night, in Beersheba, Southern District, Israel, twelve rockets fired from the Gaza Strip were headed towards Beersheba. One rocket was intercepted by Iron Dome missile interceptors, 10 rockets landed in various areas within Beersheba, but caused no damage or casualties. The final rocket landed in a residential street destroying a vehicle and house, killing one and wounding seven more civilians. Popular Resistance Committee has claimed responsibility by unknown means.
08/20/2011: On Saturday, in Beersheba, Southern District, Israel, a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip landed in an open field, causing an unknown amount of property damage. Eight people were wounded in the attack, four of them while running for shelter. The Popular Resistance Committee has claimed responsibility for the attack by unknown means.
08/20/2011: On Saturday, in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a policeman’s residence. The blast killed one civilian, wounded two others, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the residence. No group claimed responsibility.
08/20/2011: On Saturday, in the Baizai area of Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, a government primary school was blown up by unidentified militants. The explosion caused an unknown amount of damage to the school, but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/20/2011: On Saturday, in the Lachish sub district of Negev, Southern District, Israel, 28 rockets were fired by unknown militants in the Gaza Strip area. One of the rockets sparked a fire which spread to an empty house, causing minor damage before being put out. Route 35 was also damaged in the attacks. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
08/20/2011: On Saturday, in the village of Elasha Biyaha near Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, militants attacked and hijacked eight food aid trucks that belonged to an Islamic aid agency; no casualties were reported. It was not known where the militants drove the trucks to. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group al-Shabaab was thought to be responsible for the attack.
08/20/2011: On Saturday, in Zab, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device attached to the car of Zab's Supporting Battalion commander, Hamad Ali Hussein. The blast wounded two of Hussein’s guards and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the car. No group claimed responsibility.
08/20/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near Kilkoy village, Hakkari province, Turkey. The blast targeted a Turkish security force vehicle; two soldiers were killed and one injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/20/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting Amanullah Khan Zadran's convoy near Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Zardan, an advisor to Afghan President Hamid Karzai, was not harmed in the blast, but three of his family members were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected the Taliban.
08/20/2012: An explosive device detonated near a shopping center for women in Landi Kotal town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused in barangay Linabo, Quezon municipality, Bukidnon province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the New People's Army (NPA).
08/20/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police station in Gaziantep city, Gaziantep province, Turkey. At least 10 people were killed and another 67 injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK). The PKK denied involvement.
08/20/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated prematurely near Novochuvashskiy village, Zelenodolskiy district, Tartarstan republic, Russia. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle was stopped and seized by the Joint Task Force (JTF) in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
08/20/2012: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Tsuntinsky district, Dagestan republic, Russia. One Russian soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2012: Assailants attacked a primary school with explosive devices and petrol bombs in Damagum town, Yobe state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties; however, the school was damaged. This was one of three coordinated attacks occurring in Damagum within a few hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/20/2012: Assailants detonated two explosive devices and opened fire at a farm in Lamlai town, Imphal East district, Manipur state, India. There were no reported injuries or damages in the attack. The Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it was an unsuccessful attempt to provoke a response from security forces.
08/20/2012: Assailants fired four rockets at the home of Sardar Abdur Rehman Khetran in Barkham district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Khetran, the chief of the Khetran tribe and former member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, was not harmed in the attack, and there were no reported damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2012: Assailants fired guns and mortars at a military convoy in Khasavyurt town, Dagestan republic, Russia. Two security officers accompanying the convoy were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2012: Assailants kidnapped two United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) peacekeepers in Kabkabiya town, North Darfur state, Sudan. The victims, two Jordanian police officers, were released on January 2, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2012: Assailants opened fire on a Catholic church in Damagum town, Yobe state, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated attacks occurring in Damagum within a few hours. At least four people were injured across this incident and a similar attack on a police station. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/20/2012: Assailants opened fire on a divisional police station in Damagum town, Yobe state, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated attacks occurring in Damagum within a few hours. At least four people were injured across this incident and a similar attack on a Catholic church. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/20/2012: Assailants opened fire on a Yemeni intelligence headquarters building in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. There were no reported injuries or damages in the ensuing firefight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Muslim fundamentalists.
08/20/2012: Assailants stormed a private residence and opened fire in Makarpur village, Bihar state, India. One person was killed in the attack. Maoists left pamphlets with the body, claiming responsibility and stating that the victim was a police informer.
08/20/2012: Assailants threw an explosive device at the vehicle of Abdelhamid al-Rafii, an Egyptian diplomat, parked outside of his residence in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the blast; however, the vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2012: Six assailants attacked Alh Sahabo Jauro's residence in Mubi town, Adamawa state, Nigeria. Jauro, the local chair of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), was not harmed in the attack; however, two people were killed and four injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2012: Three explosive devices detonated at the Government Higher Secondary School for Girls in Dab Kot village, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blasts; however, the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police patrol in Jalawla area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2013: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Pole Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. The blast killed at least five people and injured seven others including an ALP commander. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2013: An explosive device detonated at a livestock market in an unknown location in Iraq. At least three people were killed and nine others were wounded in this and an unrelated attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2013: An explosive device detonated at a police station in an unknown location in Iraq. At least three people were killed and nine others were wounded in this and an unrelated attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2013: An explosive device detonated in Tarinkot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted and killed Nasrullah, the head of the passport department from Urozgan province. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2013: An explosive device detonated near a cafe in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and 15 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Nasr Square area of Amarah city, Maysan governorate, Iraq. This was one of two car bombings in this city within ten minutes, across which at least four people were killed and at least 42 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a market in Qariyah Asriyah village, Babil governorate, Iraq. Two people were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in this town; this second incident targeted the crowd drawn by the previous blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a pedestrian bridge in Amarah city, Maysan governorate, Iraq. This was one of two car bombings in this city within ten minutes, across which at least four people were killed and at least 42 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a power plant in Nasiriyah city, Dhi Qar governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and 21 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the Abdullah mosque in Qariyah Asriyah village, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and at least four people were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in this town, with this blast designed to draw a crowd to be targeted by the second attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2013: Assailants abducted two Aga Khan Foundation workers from Band-e Amir area, Bamiyan province, Afghanistan. The workers, a Canadian and a Bangladeshi, were rescued by security forces on August 23, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction.
08/20/2013: Assailants attacked a journalist in Aktobe city, Aktobe province, Kazakhstan. The journalist, Igor Larra, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, however sources indicate that Larra was likely targeted for his critical reporting of the local government.
08/20/2013: Assailants attacked Dr. Narendra Dabholkar in Pune city, Maharashtra state, India. Dr. Dabholkar, the founder of the Maharashtra Andhashraddha Nirmoolan Samiti (Committee for the Eradication of Blind Faith), was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Sanatan Sanstha.
08/20/2013: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Zana Khan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A firefight ensued, during which at least 20 people, including 18 assailants and two police officers, were killed, and at least two other officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/20/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a unit of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Wardak province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Master Sergeant George Bannar, Jr., was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.; however, the sources attributed it to the Taliban.
08/20/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Jenifar N. Sangma outside his home in Rangmai village, Meghalaya state, India. Sangma was killed and another person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Garo National Liberation Army.
08/20/2013: Two car bombs detonated in a parking lot in Iskanadariyah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. The blast killed at least three people and injured 18 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2014: A land mine detonated in Sundraul area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One civilian was wounded in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Sundraul area on August 20, 2014. This first blast was designed to draw first responders to the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: A land mine detonated in Sundraul area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Two soldiers were wounded in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Sundraul area on August 20, 2014. This blast occurred as first responders were arriving to the scene of the first attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: A mortar bomb detonated near a civilian residence in Barishta junction, Muqdadiyah district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: An assailant set a bus on fire in Longkou city, Shandong province, China. One person was killed and 19 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: An assailant stabbed Matthew I. Leggett in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Leggett, a United States (US) soldier, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: An explosive device detonated in Abarah town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: An explosive device detonated in Chakish village, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle carrying Salam Telecommunication Company workers in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Police (ANP) personnel in Shalghamay area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Bannu city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Chamkani village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused near the residence of Sher Bahadur Khan, a Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) leader, in Umarzai village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused outside a civilian residence in Hangu town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: An explosive devicedetonated near the vehicle of Joma Gol Sarwan in Lowardawan area, Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Sarwan, the commander of a police checkpost, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Assailants abducted a civilian in Gumla district, Ghaghra area, Jharkhand state, India. The civilian was killed the same day. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Assailants abducted four traders in Lamu town, Lamu province, Kenya. Three of the hostages were released the same day; however, the remaining hostage was found dead on August 22, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/20/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/20/2014: Assailants attacked Dhuluiya town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Eight assailants were killed and two people 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).
08/20/2014: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least seven soldiers and police officers were wounded and there were an unknown number of casualties among the assailants in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Assailants attempted to abduct Ayman Mushaiheri in Adan governorate, Yemen. Mushaiheri, the editorial director of Nabd Al-Sharea newspaper, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Assailants dragged Priya Basumatary from her house and opened fire on her in Dwimaguri village, Assam state, India. Basumatary, a student, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
08/20/2014: Assailants executed an Egyptian national in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic Youth Shura Council (IYSC).
08/20/2014: Assailants hijacked a delivery truck and demanded that the driver transport an explosive device to a police station in Londonderry city, Londonderry district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The driver was released and the hijacked vehicle was recovered by authorities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Assailants launched a rocket near a civilian residence in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. A civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Assailants launched grenades at a military patrol in Bangui city, Bangui prefecture, Central African Republic. Three soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Assailants launched rockets at a Frontier Works Organization (FWO) crushing plant in Nawan Kaur area, Panjgur district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Assailants launched rockets at a police checkpost in Kababi area, Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/20/2014: Assailants launched rockets at Andalus neighborhood, Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Three people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Assailants launched rockets at Tel Aviv city, Tel Aviv district, Israel. One rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Federal Security Service (FSB) officer in Khasavyurt city, Dagestan republic, Russia. A civilian was killed and the officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military aircraft in Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military aircraft near Luhansk city, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. Two crew members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Luhansk People's Republic.
08/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Saray town, Van province, Turkey. A soldier was killed and one other was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military vehicle in Furayghah town, Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. Two 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).
08/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Eleven people, including a police officer and 10 assailants, were killed and six people, including a district police chief and five assailants, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpoint in Tarmiyah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and four others were injured in the attack; the victims included Sahwa Council members and volunteer fighters. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a temporary military patrol base in Damabalas village, Maguindanao province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Turkish Gendarmerie command station in Kocakoy town, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle of police trainers in Ab-e Jalil area, Injil district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed and one other was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on Central Security Forces (CSF) in Abyan governorate, Yemen. Three officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved in the attack.
08/20/2014: Assailants set five buses on fire in Loiu town, Biscay province, Spain. There were no reported casualties; however, the buses were damaged in the attack. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded the release of Basque Fatherland and Freedom (ETA) prisoners.
08/20/2014: Assailants stormed the Liman Kara Police College in Liman Kara area, Borno state, Nigeria. There were an unknown number of casualties and a tank was damaged in the attack. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2014: Explosive devices detonated in an unknown number of areas of Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least 11 people were killed and eight others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2015: A landmine detonated near an Armed Forces of Ukraine truck in Orikhove, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. At least two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2015: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police patrol in Arbab Khalil area, Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and two civilians were killed and two police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting joint security force members in Huweish, Saladin, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least 27 security members were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2015: An assailant stabbed Ilias Hossain Bin Helali at the south gate of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. Bin Helali, an Awami League Olama League Faction president, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Ansarullah Bangla Team.
08/20/2015: An explosive device detonated at the residence of Abdallah al-Dhayfani in Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. Al-Dhayfani, a college professor and chief of the local council, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
08/20/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Aman Lashkars vehicle in Dogdarra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least one Aman Lashkars member was killed and four other were injured in the blast. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar 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.
08/20/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Mashtal area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2015: An explosive device detonated near the residence of Mullah Abdol Samad, a police commander, in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and three others were injured in the blast; Samad was unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Rodgaz area, Adraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a volunteer fighter patrol along the road between Baiji and Camp Speicher in Saladin, Iraq. Three fighters were killed and two fighters were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the Egyptian Homeland Security (EHS) building in Shubra el-Kheima city, Al Qalyubiyah governorate, Egypt. At least 29 people, including six police officers, were injured in the blast. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the execution of six members in May 2015. The Black Bloc separately claimed responsibility; however, sources also attributed the attack to the Muslim Brotherhood.
08/20/2015: Assailants abducted dozens of Islamic Reform Group (Islah) and General People's Congress (GPC) leaders in Mahwit governorate, Yemen. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Huthis.
08/20/2015: Assailants abducted four Frontier Works Organization (FWO) workers in Talar, Kech district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Three of the hostages were found dead and the fourth was released on August 23, 2015. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2015: Assailants abducted two Muslim civilians in Bambari town, Ouaka prefecture, Central African Republic. One hostage was beheaded and the other was injured and released later the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Anti-Balaka Militia.
08/20/2015: Assailants attacked a civilian vehicle between Mbau and Kamango towns in North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least five people were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
08/20/2015: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device along a road in Kamisli village, Hakkari province, Turkey. At least five assailants were killed after security forces responded to the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/20/2015: Assailants demolished the Mar Elian Monastery in Al-Qaryatayn town, Homs governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2015: Assailants fired a grenade at a Special Forces (SF) Battalion sentry post in Rosary Heights 2, Cotabato City, Maguindanao province, Philippines. At least one soldier was killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2015: Assailants fired a projectile at the headquarters of Nayef Al Bakri in Tawahi neighborhood, Aden city, Aadan governorate, Yemen. Al Bakri, the Aden governor, was not harmed; however, at least four people were killed and 10 others were injured in the blast. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2015: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated in Al-Masbah neighborhood, Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. This was one of two projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Taizz on the same day. At least 11 people were killed and more than 35 others were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthis.
08/20/2015: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated in Asifrah neighborhood, Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. This was one of two projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Taizz on the same day. At least 11 people were killed and more than 35 others were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthis.
08/20/2015: Assailants fired rockets at a gathering of security force members in Tall Mshayhid, Ramadi district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and three officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/20/2015: Assailants opened fire on a National Directorate of Security (NDS) employee in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The NDS employee was killed and a civilian was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/20/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Yemeni Army post in Thamud district, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. At least four soldiers were killed in the assault. The Hadramawt Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2015: Assailants opened fire on Manoj Kumar near the Jharkhand Assembly building in Ranchi city, Jharkhand state, India. It is unknown whether Kumar, a state government official, was killed or injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Murat Sancak in Hadimkoy neighborhood, Istanbul city, Istanbul province, Turkey. Sancak, the Star Media Group chairman, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2015: Assailants opened fire on Zamirbek Makhmutov in Kara-Tyube village, Stavropol oblast, Russia. Makhmutov, an Irgakly deputy imam, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2015: Assailants set fire to twenty-eight vehicles owned by a private road construction company in Ikizce village, Sirnak province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/20/2015: Assailants shot and injured an Aman Lashkars member in Gomel, Tank district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2015: Assailants shot and killed an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) corporal in Nabalawag village, North Cotabato province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/20/2015: Assailants threw burning wood at a refugee housing unit in Marzahn neighborhood, Berlin city, Berlin state, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2015: Two assailants on motorcycles opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) officer in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed when the officer returned fire and the officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at a wedding in Gaziantep, Turkey. In addition to the assailant, at least 57 people were killed and 91 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).
08/20/2016: An assailant stabbed and injured two civilians at an apartment complex in Roanoke, Virginia, United States. The assailant was also injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant as Wasil Farooqui.
08/20/2016: An explosive device attached to an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle detonated in Qala-e-Zaman Khan area, Kabul, Afghanistan. A soldier was killed and two people, including one soldier and one civilian, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2016: An explosive device detonated against a civilian vehicle in Alqanaq, Takhar, Afghanistan. At least five civilians were killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/20/2016: An explosive device detonated in Sinai neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Husseiniyah, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Bakriyah area, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Afgoye, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2016: An explosives-rigged house detonated in Khalidiyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least three volunteer fighters were killed and three fighters were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2016: Assailants abducted Lova Yekar, an engineer, in Deomali, Arunachal Pradesh, India. The hostage was rescued the following morning. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Yekar was kidnapped for failing to pay an extortion.
08/20/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Ahmdak, Logar, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated assaults on posts in Baraki Barak district on this date. At least 14 assailants were killed and five assailants were injured across the four events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/20/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Chaltan, Logar, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated assaults on posts in Baraki Barak district on this date. At least 14 assailants were killed and five assailants were injured across the four events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/20/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Tapi Khan, Logar, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated assaults on posts in Baraki Barak district on this date. At least 14 assailants were killed and five assailants were injured across the four events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/20/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in the center of Baraki Barak district, Logar, Afghanistan. This was one of four coordinated assaults on posts in Baraki Barak district on this date. At least 14 assailants were killed and five assailants were injured across the four events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/20/2016: Assailants attacked Aliabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the assault. This was one of two similar attacks targeting districts in Kunduz province on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/20/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of villages in Sangcharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least 16 assailants and nine police officers were killed and 25 assailants and seven police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2016: Assailants attacked civilians between Poktap and Panyagoor, Jonglei, South Sudan. Five people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Nuer White Army carried out the attack.
08/20/2016: Assailants attacked Khanabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the assault. This was one of two similar attacks targeting districts in Kunduz province on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2016: Assailants attacked police personnel in Goof Gaduud, Bay, Somalia. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, at least three police officers were killed and two officers were injured in the assault and ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/20/2016: Assailants equipped with explosive devices and firearms attacked a police post and surrounding buildings in Ukpo, Anambra, Nigeria. At least one police officer was killed and three officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2016: Assailants extorted supplies from civilians and opened fire on a military patrol in San Pedro, Agusan del Sur, Philippines. Four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/20/2016: Assailants fired rockets targeting Najran, Saudi Arabia. One civilian was killed and six civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
08/20/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police camp in Sheikh Barrow, Mandera, Kenya. An unknown number of assailants were injured as police forces repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/20/2016: Assailants raided a timber factory in Arifiyah, Baghdad, Iraq. At least three people were killed and three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2016: Assailants raided Kubrrivu, Borno, Nigeria. At least six people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the attack. Assailants also abducted 13 people, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/20/2016: Assailants raided Ligali, Kaduna, Nigeria. At least one person was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2016: Assailants raided Shanaf village in Kuwayr, Arbil, Iraq. At least 13 assailants were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured 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).
08/20/2016: Assailants sabotaged railway tracks near Pujapara Dhurli, Chhattisgarh, India. No casualties were reported, but several wagons derailed as a result of the damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/20/2016: Assailants shot and killed a Khassadars official in front of his residence in Ghwandai, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2017: A roadside bomb detonated and assailants subsequently opened fire targeting a military vehicle in Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. A soldier was killed and five others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Muslim extremists carried out the attack.
08/20/2017: A roadside bomb detonated in Hammam al-Alil, Mosul district, Nineveh, Iraq. A civilian was killed and three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2017: A sniper shot and killed a police officer at a checkpoint in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Muslim extremists carried out the attack.
08/20/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a checkpoint near Alam, Tikrit, Saladin, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, a police officer was killed and another was injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in al-Najsa road roundabout, Arsal, Beqaa, Lebanon. At least four soldiers 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).
08/20/2017: Assailants abducted Dr. Lamine Abu Fares in Beida, Jabal Al Akhdar, Libya. The whereabouts of Dr. Fares, a Senousi University staff member, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2017: Assailants abducted two displaced persons, identified as Hussein Yagoub Mohamed and Adam Idris Adam, southeast of Kabkabiya, between Barda and Sortony, North Darfur, Sudan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2017: Assailants attacked a convoy on Damaturu-Biu highway, Yobe, Nigeria. Two people were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/20/2017: Assailants attacked and sexually assaulted a civilian in the Beer Jongo, North Darfur, Sudan. One person was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2017: Assailants attacked Bavesa, Irumu, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. At least one person was killed, one was injured, and another 44 people were abducted across both attacks. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI).
08/20/2017: Assailants attacked Injili, Irumu, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. At least one person was killed, one was injured, and another 44 people were abducted across both attacks. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI).
08/20/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Saydabad, Wardak, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed and seven people, including one police officer and six assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/20/2017: Assailants attacked Ugandan African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces near Qoryoley, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. No casualties were reported in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2017: Assailants extorted civilians in Laguilaylan, Isulan district, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. Two assailants were arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/20/2017: Assailants fired a mortar at the Damascus International Fair in Jaramana, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least six people were killed and seven other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham.
08/20/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military base in Ceel-qode neighborhood, Afgoye, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. This was one of two coordinated attacks on bases in Afgoye on this date. At least two people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured across the ensuing clashes. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/20/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military base in Siigale, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. This was one of two coordinated attacks on bases in Afgoye on this date. At least two people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured across the ensuing clashes. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/20/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Somali National Army (SNA) base in Mahaday, Middle Shebelle, Somalia. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, at least two soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the attack and ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2017: Assailants shot and killed Hilal Ahmad Malik, a cable operator, near his residence in Malik Mohalla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
08/20/2017: Assailants threw grenade at a volleyball ground in Rusaka district, Mwaro, Burundi. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/20/2017: Security forces discovered and defused at least 10 explosive devices in northern Baghdad city, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/20/2017: Suicide bombers attempted to detonate explosives targeting military personnel in Baalbek, Beqaa, Lebanon. The military thwarted the attack and an unknown number of assailants were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the attack occurred as Lebanese security forces were carrying out military operations targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/20/2017: Two assailants opened fire on the vehicle of a police colonel in front of his residence in Damietta, Egypt. The police colonel and his driver were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/1983: Two bombs exploded at the Sgt. Joseph E. Muller Army Reserve Center in the Bronx, New York in the United States.  No casualties resulted from the incident, but heavy damage was caused to the building and some military vehicles.  A communiqué was left by the United Freedom Front in a Bronx post office box, claiming responsibility for the bombing.
08/21/1989: A packaged gas bomb was mailed to the Southeastern regional headquarters office of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, causing minor injuries to eight people when it exploded and emitted a white-yellow caustic smoke similar to tear gas.  There was no property damage incurred from the incident.  The perpetrator was later identified to be Walter Moody, who also sent mail bombs which killed  a judge and a civil rights lawyer in December 1989 as well as intercepted bombs and threatening letters, which were signed the "Americans for a Competent Federal Judicial System," to other federal courts and NAACP officials . Moody was sentenced to seven life terms plus 400 years in prison without the possibility of parole.
08/21/1998: Five to six unknown perpetrators looted the Bashundhara Jewelry shop in Panchlaish, Bangladesh, and stabbed the owner. The owner was the only person injured in the attack.
08/21/1998: Five to six unknown perpetrators looted the Diamond Jewelers shop in Panchlaish, Bangladesh. No one was injured in the attack.
08/21/1998: Mufti Said-Mohammad Abubakarov, Dagestan's Islamic leader, died along with his brother and his driver when their car was blown up by a radio-controlled bomb after prayers at the main mosque in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/21/1998: Two people had their throats slit when an armed group attacked a house where a wedding was being held in Ouled Alane, Algeria. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/1999: A land mine exploded on the railway line linking Addis Ababa to Djibouti, Ethiopia. The driver and his assistant were injured in the attack, which took place near the Ethiopian town of Shinile. Ethiopia accused Eritrea of being behind the incident.
08/21/1999: Eight animal activists, some dressed in military fatigues and wearing black bandannas over their faces, confronted a man they believed was an animal researcher and yelled, "Animals live and he's going to die." This attack occurred at the man's home in Northboro, Massachusetts, U.S.A . Police said the suspects damaged the man's mailbox and threw a rock through the car window of someone who was visiting him. No one was injured.
08/21/1999: Two Serbs were seriously injured when ethnic Albanian separatists attacked near Banje, Kosovo. The two victims, Milosav and Damjan Kovacevic, were gunned downed by three bursts of automatic fire from the assailants.
08/21/2000: National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants shot dead Bodo MLA (Member of Legislative Assembly] Mohini Basumatary in Gargaon village, Assam State in India.
08/21/2001: A 20-year-old villager was shot and wounded near Lhok Aman in Meukek, Aceh Province, Indonesia by a  Free Aceh Movement (GAM) member.
08/21/2001: A car bomb exploded outside the police headquarters and jailhouse in Jerusalem, Israel. A second, larger bomb was found and defused in the same vehicle. The attack was claimed by the Popular Army Front-Return Battalions and the People's Army's Pioneers; no injuries were caused.
08/21/2001: A firebombing was perpetrated by unknown assailants against the home of a Basque police officer in San Sebastian, Spain. No injuries were caused and damage was caused to the home’s balcony.
08/21/2001: A group of female members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked a police camp in Ampara, Sri Lanka. 23 people were killed and 27 wounded.
08/21/2001: A policeman was shot and killed in an attack by Chechen rebels against a police detachment guarding an oil pipeline near Goragorsk, Chechnya, Russia.
08/21/2001: A policeman was shot and seriously wounded in an attack by unidentified perpetrators while riding a motorcycle in Aceh Province, Indonesia.
08/21/2001: A shepherd was killed by a landmine explosion in Duchi, Dagestan, Russia. A police patrol investigating the explosion struck another mine, one policeman was killed and two others wounded. No perpetrators were identified.
08/21/2001: An unknown number of Chechen rebels were killed by police while planting land mines in the district center of Nozhai-Yurt, Chechnya, Russia. Police came upon the perpetrators and the Chechens shot at the police officers.
08/21/2001: An unknown number of Chechen rebels were killed by police while planting land mines in the Leninsky District of Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. Police came upon the perpetrators and the Chechens shot at the police officers.
08/21/2001: An unknown number of Chechen rebels were killed by police while planting land mines in the Oktyabrsky District of Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. Police came upon the perpetrators and the Chechens shot at the police officers.
08/21/2001: Ethnic Albanian rebels damaged the St. Gjorgija church in Mala Recica village, Macedonia. Doors were taken, windows were broken, icons were scattered and other larger damages were done to the church.
08/21/2001: Ethnic Albanian rebels detonated a bomb at the St. Atanasius Monastery in the town of Lesok, Macedonia.  No injuries were reported but the bomb caused major damage.
08/21/2001: Ethnic Albanian rebels fired at a police post in Popova Sapka, Macedonia. No injuries occurred.
08/21/2001: Islamic militants ambushed a police patrol in Ogaad, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One person was killed and two were injured.
08/21/2001: Islamic militants shot and killed Mohammed Akbar in Dardpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/21/2001: Islamic militants shot and killed one person in Durmunah, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/21/2001: The Imam of a local mosque was shot and killed by Islamic militants in Dardpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/21/2001: Two people were killed and five injured when a homemade bomb exploded in Draa El Had, in the Jijel region, Algeria. The victims were returning from their work as guards at a factory workshop in the area. After the explosion, the perpetrators shot at the victims.
08/21/2001: Two police vehicles were attacked outside Argun, Chechnya, Russia, by Chechen rebels. 15 policemen were wounded in the combined mortar and gun attack.
08/21/2004: A Sri Lankan Army officer and a soldier were injured in a grenade attack in Kanyakerni, north of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. The military accused the Tamil Rebels of the early morning attack. The 2 army men had been traveling on a motorcycle when they came under attack.
08/21/2004: At least 23 people were killed and 150 others were injured in a series of explosions in front of the Awami League's central office in Dhaka, Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility; however, members of Harkatul Jihad-e-Islami were charged in connection with the attack.
08/21/2004: Several groups of gunmen attacked police targets in Grozny, Chechnya -- the military commandant's office, the rayon internal affairs department, fortified checkpoints -- and two intersections.  Twelve policemen and servicemen were killed and 16 civilians were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2004: Three Iraqi policemen were killed and others were wounded when a bomb exploded in a police station in Al-Nasiriyah, southern Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2005: Four unidentified gunmen kidnapped a Turkish engineer employed and an Iraqi guard employed at a power plant in Baiji, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. The outcome of the kidnapping remains unknown.
08/21/2005: Four unidentified gunmen stormed a house killing five people in Samarra, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2005: Taliban members shot and killed Mullah Abdullah Malang, Deputy Chief of the Panjwayee Ulema Council, in Afghanistan. One of Malang’s colleagues was killed in the attack as well. Taliban spokesman, Mufti Latifullah Hakimi, claimed responsibility for the assassination indicating that Malang was targeted for having been a supporter of the US backed Afghan government.
08/21/2005: The Taliban bombed a convoy of US Embassy vehicles on the outskirts of Kabul, Afghanistan. Two American staff members were injured in the explosion. Taliban spokesman, Mufti Latifullah Hakimi, claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2005: Three Iraqi truck drivers transporting building materials for the U.S. military near Baqubah, Iraq were killed after insurgents opened fire on their vehicles. The exact identity of the perpetrators was unknown.
08/21/2005: Two suspected Islamic militants shot and killed a Tambon Administration Organization official, Dam Sunsakul, in Thailand's Tak Bai (District). No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
08/21/2005: Unidentified armed men abducted Dr. Mohammad Nayef as he walked out of his house in Baiji, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
08/21/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Farid Jabouri, an interpreter, as he was going to work in Samarra, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed two workers in a Shi i mosque. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2005: Unidentified perpetrators car bombed Al-Mustafa Restaurant in Baghdad, Iraq killing three people and injuring nine others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2006: A blast at a crowded market in Moscow, Russia killed ten people and wounded dozens. Authorities believed the attack could have been motivated by race, as at least six of the ten killed were of Asian ethnicity. Two men were detained for questioning, but no one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2006: One person died and another was injured after four insurgents on motorcycles fired AK-47 rifles at an Irrigation Department-owned vehicle carrying eight workers in Thailand’s Pattani Province. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2006: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) launched a grenade at a police vehicle in the city of Cali in Colombia’s Valle del Cauca Department, but the grenade missed its intended target and blew up near a group of bystanders, wounding five civilians. FARC made no claim of responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2006: Unidentified attackers fired a rocket propelled grenade (RPG) at the home of a senior-ranking law enforcement officer’s apartment in Grozny, Chechnya. The officer was not home, but two of his acquaintances were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2007: A roadside bomb in Baghdad, Iraq, killed two people and injured four others. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2007: An Iraqi provincial governor was assassinated by a roadside bomb in Rumaitha, Iraq. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2007: An unidentified assailant fatally shot S. Thiyagachandran, brother of a pro-Tamil parliamentarian in the Tamil National Alliance, as he returned home from work in Oddaimvadi, Sri Lanka.  It was believed by Thiyagachandran's family that he was killed by the Karuna faction, who had previously targeted his parliamentarian brother.
08/21/2007: Fourteen people were injured when a bomb exploded blew in a park in Zamboanga City, Philippines. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2007: Gunmen kill one soldier and kidnapped another in Mogadishu, Somalia. The perpetrators and the results of this incidents are unknown.
08/21/2007: Gunmen killed seven family members in Baghdad, Iraq. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2007: Near Agadez, Niger, assailants wielding unspecified firearms attacked a military convoy, killing 17 soldiers, and wounding several others. Seven vehicles were destroyed. The Niger People's Movement for Justice (MNJ) claimed responsibility.
08/21/2007: Two Afghan civilians were killed and two were injured when a landmine meant for police exploded under their car in Ghazni Province in Afghanistan. The suspected perpetrators are the Taliban.
08/21/2007: Two police officers were wounded when their vehicle hit a mine in Shali, Chechnya. There were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2007: Unknown gunmen sprayed bullets into a tea shop in Muang, Thailand, injuring three civilians. The perpetrators were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2008: On Thursday at noon, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, armed assailants fired two mortars at the presidential palace, damaging the government building but causing no casualties. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2008: On Thursday at noon, in Raniganj, Gaya, Bihar, India, around twelve Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants attacked policemen at Punjab National Bank, killing six police officers, one civilian, and wounding three. One CPI-Maoist militant was killed in the exchange of fire. The militants left behind a note claiming responsibility for the attack, which was aimed at avenging police atrocities.
08/21/2008: On Thursday evening, at about 2030, in Bogota, Cundinamarca, Colombia, an assailant threw an improvised explosive device near a clothing store, injuring three civilians and damaging the structure of the building. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility.
08/21/2008: On Thursday night at 0300, unknown persons detonated an improvised explosive device at the home of Aslanbek Karakhoyev, the Imam of the mosque in the village of Maisky, Ingushetia, Russia. The gates and two windows of Karakhoyev’s house were damaged from the explosion. No casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/21/2008: On Thursday night, at about 0000, in Kalaa, Adamawa, Nigeria, about 27 armed assailants fired upon the home of the speaker of Adamawa State House of Assembly, Hon. James Barka, and the home of his neighbor, wounding one civilian and damaging the two residences. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2008: On Thursday, at 0900, two mortar shells hit the International Zone in downtown Baghdad, Iraq. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2008: On Thursday, at 1430, two Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan suicide bombers attacked a weapons manufacturing complex, the Pakistan Ordnance Factory, in the town of Wah near Islamabad, Punjab, Pakistan. The attack killed 62 people and injured over 100 more. The attack was in response to the military operation in Bajaur that has been attacking Taliban militants. A third bomber was detained near the ordnance factory.
08/21/2008: On Thursday, at 2130, in Sungai Kolok, Narathiwat, Thailand, a bomb hidden in a motorcycle exploded by a restaurant. No casualties were reported in the explosion. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/21/2008: On Thursday, at 2150, in Sungai Kolok, Narathiwat, Thailand, a second bomb hidden in a nearby car exploded after rescue workers and reporters responded to the first blast.  Two people were killed and 30 were injured. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/21/2008: On Thursday, at an unknown time, in an unknown city in the Paktia province of Afghanistan, kidnappers abduct 12 de-mining commission staff. There were no reported casualties. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/21/2008: On Thursday, one civilian was killed and four were wounded when a car bomb exploded near Mullah Hwaish mosque in Al Jameaa neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the blast.
08/21/2009: On Friday afternoon around 1300, unknown assailants fired upon a sheik leaving a mosque in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq, injuring two of the sheik's bodyguards. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2009: On Friday at 1200 midnight, in Balkh, Afghanistan, assailants attacked a government vehicle in which ballot boxes were being transported, killing one election official and one driver and wounding seven government employees by unknown means. The assailants also set fire to and damaged the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/21/2009: On Friday evening, a Muslim man was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting in an unknown area in Narathiwat, Thailand. The civilian had recently defected from the insurgency. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
08/21/2009: On Friday evening, in Pattani, Thailand, a Muslim deputy village chief was shot and killed as he drove his motorcycle home from an evening market. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
08/21/2009: On Friday morning at 0600, in Bangalbazar, Sukansangra area, Kokrajhar, Assam, India, four or five assailants fired upon and killed one Bodoland People's Front (BPF) member, Sonen Basumatary (32), in his home. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) - Ranjan Daimary Faction was responsible.
08/21/2009: On Friday morning between 0730 and 0800, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device magnetically attached to a light truck transporting vegetables to a market in the southern Durah neighborhood in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, killing two civilians, injuring twenty others, and damaging the truck and three nearby shops. No group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2009: On Friday Morning, in Bang Kao sub-district in Saiburi, Pattani, Thailand, an assailant fired upon and killed a Muslim village chief, Yuso Puteh (62) as he entered Pader Mosque. The Pa Thung village leader was shot four times by unknown gunmen on a motorcycle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
08/21/2009: On Friday morning, in Sergokala, Dagestan, Russia, assailants fired upon a residence belonging to the head of the Sergokalinskiy District administration, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2009: On Friday, in Ghowr, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED). Another IED was detonated on the same day, in a different location in Ghowr, Afghanistan. Together, the bombs wounded three civilians. No group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2009: On Friday, in Imphal West, Manipur, India, three people were injured when two Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) youths hurled a grenade inside the campus of the Chamber of Commerce Hospital at Thangal Bazaar. Bystanders who were alerted by the blast managed to capture one of the youths, indentified as Takyenjam Munal Singh, while he was trying to escape. No group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2009: On Friday, in Khuzdar, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeting a group of civilians, wounding six civilians. No group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2009: On Friday, in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants fired on the vehicle of the chief of the Jaffaria Alliance of Balochistan, Allama Maqsood Domki, wounding one civilian and damaging the vehicle. One attacker was killed by Domki's guards while two others managed to escape. Two mobile phones and a grenade were recovered from the slain attacker. No group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2010: On Saturday evening around 1800, on Khurshilova Street in the Separatony district of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, unidentified gunmen in a VAZ 2107 car fatally shot a police captain in a drive-by shooting. No group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2010: On Saturday evening at 1800, in the Separatorny district of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, unidentified assailants entered a cafe and opened fire on patrons, killing one and injuring another. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2010: On Saturday morning at 0710, in Tyrnyauz, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, unidentified assailants detonated a bomb consisting of 10 kilograms of TNT near a television tower in a residential neighborhood. A second bomb consisting of aluminum powder, ammonium nitrate and shrapnel which was triggered by a timing mechanism exploded targeting investigators as they arrived at the scene. No casualties were reported, but the tower was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2010: On Saturday morning, in Bhamragad, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India, around 150 militants stormed the Medpalli village and set fire to a police camp used to provide protection to Border Roads Organization (BRO) personnel, causing no casualties and an unknown amount of damage. Later the Maoists entered the village and dragged two villagers, Purushottam Alam and Bajirao Madavi, from their homes and brought them to the police camp where they beheaded them on suspicion of being police informers. No damages reported in this attack. Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) pamphlets left at the incident site claimed the two victims were targeted for being police informers.
08/21/2010: On Saturday, in an unspecified area in northern Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, killing five civilians, including an Arbakai tribal leader, and also wounding two other civilians. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2010: On Saturday, in Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq, unknown gunmen shot and killed a government backed Sahwa militia leader. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2010: On Saturday, in the al-Saydiya neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to car of a civilian, wounding the civilian. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2010: On Saturday, in the Charmang area of Nawagai sub district, in Bajaur, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, a group of over 40 suspected militants attacked the house of a pro-government tribal elder and active member of Charmang peace committee, Malak Gul Khan, with grenades, killing his young son Shahabuddin and critically injuring two others, identified as Fazal Rehman and Zaffar Khan. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2010: On Saturday, in the Eaq Teroq area of Almar district, in the Faryab province of Afghanistan, a remote-controlled bomb placed by unidentified militants detonated under a bridge, killing a former Mujahideen commander, Abdul Salam, his two sons, a bodyguard and driver. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/21/2010: On Saturday, in the Ghalanai area of Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, a roadside improvised explosive device detonated near a vehicle carrying members of an anti-Taliban Peace Committee from Khowi Zai, killing a tribal elder and five others as well as injuring five. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2010: On Saturday, in the Huzayran neighborhood, Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to an off duty policeman's car, killing the policeman. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2010: On Saturday, in the Rabat-i-Sangi district of Herat, Afghanistan, unidentified militants opened fire on Abdul Hadi Jamshidi, an Afghan parliamentary candidate, killing his brother and wounding three private security guards. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected.
08/21/2010: On Saturday, in the Sawkai district of Konar, Afghanistan, unidentified gunmen abducted the governor of Sauki district, Hajji Ghulam Nabi, and his son. The status of the hostages and the outcome of the situation are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the hostage taking, although Taliban militants were suspected.
08/21/2010: On Saturday, in the village of Shauri, Tsuntinsky, Dagestan, Russia, unidentified assailants kidnapped and later stabbed to death Lieutenant Colonel Ruslan Zheludkin, a Federal Security Service border guard, his driver and a civilian. Zheludkin and the civilian were also beheaded. The driver was found dead with stab wounds on 08/22/2010, while the other two bodies were found on 08/23/2010 in a forest near the village. No group claimed responsibility, although NVF militants were thought to be responsible.
08/21/2011 (Default Date): On Sunday, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, in one of two related attacks, militants kidnapped two men that had been accused of spying for the Somali government on the al-Shabaab militant group. The two men were later executed on 08/23/2011 by al-Shabaab militants in the district of Daynile in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. An al-Shabaab judge claimed responsibility for the attack through a statement to reporter Dahir Ahmed Omar.
08/21/2011 (Default Date): On Sunday, in the Sakow district of Jubbada Hoose, Somalia, in one of two related attacks, militants kidnapped one man that had been accused of spying for the Kenyan government on the al-Shabaab militant group. The man was later executed on 08/23/2011 by al-Shabaab militants in the district of Daynile in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. An al-Shabaab judge claimed responsibility for the attack through a statement to reporter Dahir Ahmed Omar.
08/21/2011: On Sunday afternoon at 1720, near the Latih Elementary School in Latih village, Patikul, Sulu, Philippines, suspected Abu Sayyaf Group militants abducted two traders at gunpoint, identified as Ambon Blas and Perlita Bagay, traveling on motorbikes. The specific motive for the attack is unknown and no ransom was given. No casualties were reported and the status of the hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility, but the police identified as Basarun Arok of the Abu Sayyaf Group as being involved in the kidnapping.
08/21/2011: On Sunday evening around 2210, at house number 98 on Akushinsky Street in Makhachkala, Dagestan, North Caucasus, Russia, at least 14 people were injured, including three children and six police officers, when unidentified militants detonated an explosive device outside the Yastreb supermarket. According to police, the bomb, 300-350 grams of TNT and shrapnel made out of 12 millimeters of shredded armature wire was detonated, when police arrived at the incident site of a previous explosion 10 minutes earlier. The first bombing took place inside the supermarket, injuring a 20 year old store attendant. An unknown number of police vehicles were damaged in the attack, and the stacks and the trading equipment of the store were also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2011: On Sunday evening, in Buner, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, the Minister for Education for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Sardar Babak Hussain, came under gunfire. He was taken to a hospital in Swabi, but was reportedly unhurt. Fourteen people, including two of the minister's guards were injured in the armed assault. A suspected commander of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Abdul Ahad,  was arrested in March 2017 and reportedly admitted responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2011: On Sunday evening, in the Sarkaphung village of Ukhrul District in Manipur, India, executive engineer for the state Public Works Department (PWD), Wungshungmi Kasar, was kidnapped by the Kuki National Liberation Front (KNLF) at his residence. He was later released near Luwang Sangol Kuki Village in Senapati District of Manipur on 08/29/2011. The KNLF issued a press statement claiming responsibility on 08/24/2011. The issue stated that Wungshungmi Kasar was in the outfit’s custody and that there is nothing personal against him in the detention, but that the organization was forced to take action because despite several warnings to the PWD, the department did not perform their development works. The statement was signed by the outfit’s information and publicity secretary, Lunglen.
08/21/2011: On Sunday in the Utaifiya neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device attached to the car of a security guard of the oil minister. The blast wounded the guard and a local shop owner, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the car. No group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2011: On Sunday, in Bara, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, a government primary school was blown up by unknown militants. The explosion caused an unknown amount of damage to the school, but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/21/2011: On Sunday, in Moudia, Abyan, Yemen, a suicide bomber walked up to several people including a leading local leader of the ruling party shook their hands and then standing in their midst detonated his suicide vest. An unknown amount of damage was caused and five people including the leader and the bomber were killed. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility in letters sent to the tribal chieftains of Arqoup.
08/21/2011: On Sunday, in Soi Kokaew at Somwang Apartment on Tuebo-Para Mitae road in Yala, Yala, Thailand, a former Army recruit was shot and killed by two unidentified gunmen on a motorcyle. The victim, identified as Isma-ae Yala, was reportedly standing in front of an apartment building when two men arrived on a motorcycle and one of them opened fire with an M16 rifle. Police recovered nine spent shells of M16 ammunition. The motive for the killing was unclear and no group has claimed responsibility.
08/21/2011: On Sunday, in the Al Karradah neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a liquor store. The blast wounded five civilians and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the store. No group claimed responsibility.
08/21/2011: On Sunday, in the Arqoup area of Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen, a suicide bomber drove his vehicle borne improvised explosive device up to a checkpoint manned by government supported tribesmen militia and blew himself up, causing an unknown amount of damage. Nine tribesmen were killed and five more were injured in the blast. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility in letters sent to the tribal chieftains of Arqoup.
08/21/2011: On Sunday, in the Mamozi area of Zormat, Paktia, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, unidentified militants detonated two improvised explosive devices consecutively, killing two civilians and wounding four others, including two school children. The attack resulted in an unknown amount of property damage and no group has claimed responsibility.
08/21/2011: On Sunday, in the Zawo area of Zormat, Paktia, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, unidentified militants detonated two improvised explosive devices consecutively, killing two civilians and wounding four others, including two school children. The attack resulted in an unknown amount of property damage and no group has claimed responsibility.
08/21/2012: A pipe bomb was discovered and defused outside a private residence in Dublin city, Leinster province, Dublin region, Ireland. This was one of two explosive devices discovered in the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2012: An explosive device detonated at the Gyan Bharati school in the Shanti Nagar area of Etah city, Uttar Pradesh state, India. There were no reported casualties or damages in the blast. Eight other explosive devices were also discovered by police and successfully defused at the same location. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy in the Musa Colony area of Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two civilians were killed and 13 injured in the blast; there were no reported casualties or damages to the FC convoy. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a military checkpoint in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least four soldiers were killed and six injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2012: Assailants attacked a Thai paramilitary vehicle in tambon Chalerm, Rangae district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. One defense volunteer was killed and one civilian injured in the attack. This was one of three coordinated attacks occurring at the same location within a short period of time. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2012: Assailants attempted to set fire to a Palestinian home in Far'ata village, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The fire was extinguished before it could spread beyond the gate of the house. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected Jewish extremists.
08/21/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an electricity pylon near Arauquita municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, although the blast damaged the pylon and disrupted electricity service. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/21/2012: Assailants fired two rockets at Bagram Air Base in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two people were injured and a C-17 transport plane and a helicopter damaged in the attack. The C-17 transport plane was scheduled to be used by General Martin Dempsey, the chair of the United States Joint Chiefs of Staff. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2012: Assailants launched grenades at a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) pipeline in Zahira village, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the blast, although the pipeline was damaged, suspending service. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/21/2012: Assailants opened fire and threw grenades at a military checkpoint in Lahij city, Lahij governorate, Yemen. There were no reported injuries or damage in the ensuing firefight. This was one of two coordinated attacks on military checkpoints in the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/21/2012: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Gonori village, Yobe state, Nigeria. Two civilians were killed in the attack. The assailants also burnt down the buildings of the local primary school, police station, and Lower Sharia court. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, government sources suspected Boko Haram.
08/21/2012: Assailants opened fire on the Ehit Mehmet Isler Police station in Sirnak province, Turkey. One police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/21/2012: Assailants shot and killed an Islamic cleric at a mosque in Biu town, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of two related attacks targeting mosques in Biu town. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
08/21/2012: Police discovered and successfully removed an explosive device from a drain in Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2012: Three explosive devices detonated in tambon Chalerm, Rangae district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. There were no reported injuries or damages from the blasts. This was one of three coordinated attacks occurring at the same location within a short period of time; this incident targeted security forces responding to an earlier attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/21/2012: Two assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on a defence volunteer checkpoint near tambon Chalerm, Rangae district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. One defense volunteer was killed and a village chief injured in the attack. This was one of three coordinated attacks occurring within a short period of time; this incident occurred one kilometer from the previous two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2012: Two assailants opened fire on worshippers inside a mosque in Biu town, Borno state, Nigeria. One person was killed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting mosques in Biu town. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
08/21/2013: A Kurdish Peshmerga convoy struck a roadside bomb in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers were killed and at least one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2013: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and two more people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2013: A sticky bomb attached to a car detonated in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The device was attached to the car of a senior Ground Forces Commander, and the commander was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2013: A suicide bomber detonated at the home of Abdul Satar Noorzai in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Noorzai, the commander of the Afghan National Police (ANP) First Battalion, was not harmed in the attack, but at least two people were killed and at least three police officers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, government officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/21/2013: An assailant planted an explosive device at a hotel in Ruiru town, Kiambu province, Kenya. Police removed the device without incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2013: An explosive device detonated in Mastung district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The blast occurred near a National Highways and Motor Police vehicle and a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy. At least one civilian was killed and at least two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2013: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Wanghin, Yala province, Thailand. Two Thai Rangers, Private Rachen Srichan and Private Eakapong Inputhorn, were injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2013: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Chaman city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The blast occurred near the ticketing office of the Chaman railway station, killing at least two people and wounding at least 15 others. Additionally, the station was severely damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2013: Approximately 50 assailants dressed in military uniforms attacked residents in the Flatari ward district in Gamboru town, Borno state, Nigeria. The assailants forced residents out of their houses before killing at least four people and injuring eight more. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/21/2013: Assailants attacked a police headquarters in Gwoza village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least two police officers and seven assailants were killed, and three others were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attribute the attack to Boko Haram.
08/21/2013: Assailants attacked a Syrian Air Force Intelligence target in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. There were no injuries reported; however, sources indicated that property was damaged in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/21/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpoint Morichaq area, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including three police officers and six assailants were killed, and at least ten assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, police officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/21/2013: Assailants attacked military troops and civilians in Goma city, Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. An unknown number of people were killed or wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, authorities attribute the attack to M23.
08/21/2013: Assailants attacked Salarzai Peace Committee members in Pashat area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least two committee members were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2013: Assailants attacked the residence of a Sahwa Council leader in Abu Ghraib city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. The Sahwa Council leader was not present at the time of the attack; however, his son and cousin were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device at the Sheikh Ahmad Al-Tayyar Shrine in Tuz Khormato, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No injuries were reported, but the landmark was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device near a logistics convoy in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Following the blast, the assailants opened fire on the convoy and the police vehicle guarding it. No injuries were reported, but the police van and at least two convoy vehicles were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility; however, several sources attribute the attack to the Taliban.
08/21/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device near a police convoy in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least four officers were killed but Police Chief Brigadier Khalid Al-Hamdani and Intelligence Head Brigadier Isma'el Al-Jobouri, the suspected targets of the attack, were not injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2013: Assailants opened fire on a group of teachers in Nong Chik district, Pattani province, Thailand. At least two teachers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2013: Assailants opened fire on Humaidee Musaw in Moo 5, Pattani province, Thailand. Musaw, a teacher at the Islam Community Foundation School, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it separatists.
08/21/2013: Assailants opened fire on Mumlikat Khan in Nowshera city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Khan, a Pakistan Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) leader, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2013: Assailants opened fire on police officers providing security at a polling station in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2013: Assailants opened fire on soldiers in Buinaksk town, Dagestan, Russia. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2013: Gunmen dressed in military uniforms attacked Swedish Left Party members in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. At least two people, including Abdirahim Hassan, a Left Party member, were killed in the attack, and at least two others, including the party's leader, Ann Margarethe Levih, were injured. The attackers attempted to kidnap Levih, but fled when they were rebuffed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a polio team in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. A police team accompanying the polio team responded and arrested one of the gunmen. No injuries or casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources noted that the arrested attacker was a member of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
08/21/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying Colonel Ali Al-Hadi in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Al-Hadi, a top-ranking intelligence official, and his son were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/21/2013: Three explosive devices detonated next to the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline in Mosul district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline, which belonged to the North Oil Company (NOC), was severely damaged in the blast, resulting in the temporary suspension of oil flows. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: An assailant opened fire on Doctor Sajjad Ahmed in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Ahmed was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: An assailant, who was a police officer, poisoned five police officers and shot them in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire on a military vehicle near Tipo-Tipo town, Basilan province, Philippines. At least six soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
08/21/2014: An explosive device detonated as police officers were attempting to defuse the device in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near a civilian residence in Chaquri village, Khar area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle on the Behsud bridge in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle in Panjgur district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One soldier was wounded in the blast. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Bannang Sata district, Yala province, Thailand. One soldier was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military vehicle in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four people, including three soldiers and one civilian, were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle of army conscripts in Rafah city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Six conscripts were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) vehicle in Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Ahmad Abdirahman Ise in Huriwa neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Ise, an intelligence official, was killed and an unknown number of his bodyguards were wounded in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: An explosive device planted on a minibus detonated in Rasheed area, Babil governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused at a Basic Health Unit (BHU) in Pan Pao area, Shabqadar town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Inam Khoro Chinagi area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Mohmand district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a restaurant in Talibiyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Nine people were killed and 38 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants attacked a civilian in Killamkota area, Andhra Pradesh state, India. The civilian was dragged out of his house and shot and killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/21/2014: Assailants attacked a joint Somali National Army (SNA) and Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaa (ASWJ) convoy in Mako town, Gedo region, Somalia. Three assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/21/2014: Assailants attacked Abdul-Karim Al-Mada in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Al-Mada, a journalist, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants attacked Buni Yadi town, Yobe, Nigeria. At least two people were executed in the attack. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants attacked Mangajek district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Four people, including one police officer and three assailants, were killed and five people, including two police officers and three assailants, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/21/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on police officers escorting public service vehicles in El Bordo town, Cauca department, Colombia. Three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/21/2014: Assailants fired on Mazhar Haider in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Haider's brother was killed and Haider, a Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM) leader, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants kidnapped 14 civilians in Baime village, Orientale province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
08/21/2014: Assailants launched mortars at Dar al-Salaam school in Shalaan neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. Four civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants launched rockets at Nir Oz area, Southern district, Israel. A cow shed was damaged and an unknown number of cows were killed in the attack. This was one of two related rocket attacks in Nir Oz area on August 21, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants launched rockets at Nir Oz area, Southern district, Israel. One person was wounded in the attack. This was one of two related rocket attacks in Nir Oz area on August 21, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants launched rockets in Southern district, Israel. At least two rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a convoy of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) oil tankers in Sur Kamar area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two drivers were killed and two other people were injured in the attack. Jaish-e-Khorasan (JeK) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Gendarmerie station in Diyadin town, Agri province, Turkey. Two soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military base in Si Sakhon district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. One assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Tilden Fulani village, Bauchi state, Nigeria. Three police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost in Farkhar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a teacher in Mastung town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The teacher was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying refugees near Luhansk city, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. Three civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Sofi Abad neighborhood, Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on Cecilio Abuhan in Bagocboc village, Misamis Oriental province, Philippines. Abuhan, a provincial councilor, was killed in the attack. Ka Allan Juanito, a New People's Army (NPA) spokesperson, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation to Cecilio Abuhan's suspected involvement in illegal activities.
08/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on residents in order to gain control of Pulka village, Borno, Nigeria. An unknown number of people were killed in the attack. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Malik Muhammad Afzal near Kot Moman area, Punjab province, Pakistan. Afzal, the brother of the local vice president of Minhaj ul Quran International, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at a minibus in Kasesema town, Kigoma region, Tanzania. Three people were killed and six others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a civilian residence in Chadrar area, Tank district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One person was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2014: Assailants threw an explosive device that landed near a police station and detonated as a train passed by in Matariya neighborhood, Cairo city, Cairo governorate, Egypt. At least two people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2014: Three explosive devices detonated in Sinai neighborhood, Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Two people, including a police officer, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2015: An assailant attempted to attack passengers on a Thalys high-speed train as it was traveling near Arras, Nord-Pas-de-Calais region, France. However, several passengers were able to subdue the assailant, who was carrying multiple firearms and a box cutter. At least two passenger, including one citizen of the United States, were injured during the scuffle. Ayoub El Qahzzani, a member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2015: An explosive device detonated in al-Nasr neighborhood, Rafah city, Gaza Strip. At least two children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2015: An explosive device detonated in Dikwa, Borno, Nigeria. Two soldiers were killed and two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/21/2015: 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.
08/21/2015: An explosive device detonated near a produce shop in Yusufiyah, Babil governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2015: An explosive device detonated on Egyptian National Railways tracks in Zaqaziq town, Al Sharqia governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police motorcycle in Hazhda Kotal area, Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) vehicle in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and one police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2015: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in Ghazaliyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a bus stand in Gulbahar neighborhood, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a Turkish Gendarmerie checkpoint in Balaban, Van province, Turkey. At least one soldier was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/21/2015: Assailants abducted 10 people, including 9 Turkish Ministry of Customs and Trade officials and their driver, from the border crossing near Kapikoy, Van province, Turkey. Two hostages, one official and the driver, were released unharmed on August 23, 2015, while the remaining victims were also released unharmed on September 8, 2015. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2015: Assailants armed with projectiles and firearms attacked a Turkish Gendarmerie post in Beytussebap district, Sirnak province, Turkey. At least one soldier was killed and four others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/21/2015: Assailants attacked a military base in Qasabano area, Musa Qalah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2015: Assailants attacked military forces west of Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. At least 50 soldiers were killed across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/21/2015: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Qala Sung area, Lashkar Gah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and four were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/21/2015: Assailants attacked the convoy of Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum in Doabi, Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Dotsum was not harmed, but four assailants were killed, seven were wounded, and thirteen were captured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/21/2015: Assailants attacked Turkish Gendarmerie soldiers near Karacali Hill in Uludere district, Sirnak province, Turkey. At least one soldier was wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/21/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a school in Sar-e Rawza district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Three children were killed and one child was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/21/2015: Assailants fired chemical projectiles that landed and detonated in Marea city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. Dozens of people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on a khat-laden van on Mandera-Arabia-Lafey Road in Mandera county, Kenya. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Somali Armed Forces (SAF) checkpoint in Giriley village, Gedo region, Somalia. At least one soldier was killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the assault. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Turkish National Police (EGM) station in Esenyurt neighborhood, Istanbul city, Istanbul province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on James Bage on a bridge near Yambio city, West Equatoria state, South Sudan. Bage, the Western Equatoria State Legislative Assembly speaker, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2015: Assailants set fire to a refugee housing unit in Neustadt an der Walnaab city, Bavaria state, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2015: Assailants shot and killed a civilian suspected of being an informant in Pasni town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2015: Assailants threw two explosive devices at a Justice and Development Party (AKP) headquarters in Diyarbakir city, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. At least one police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/21/2015: Explosive devices detonated near Essar pipelines in Chitrakonda, Odisha state, India. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/21/2015: Two explosive devices detonated and assailants opened fire on an Assam Rifles (AR) patrol near Molnghat, Manipur state, India. At least two soldiers were injured in the attack. Following the incident, security forces discovered and defused an additional eight explosive devices in the area. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the People's Liberation Army (India).
08/21/2016: A grenade detonated at a security checkpoint in Kaaraan neighborhood, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. At least two people, including one soldier and one civilian, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a local government headquarters in Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia. This was one of two coordinated suicide attacks in Galkayo within a short period of time. In addition to the two assailants, at least 25 people were killed and 60 people were injured across both blasts. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/21/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a market in Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia. This was one of two coordinated suicide attacks in Galkayo within a short period of time. In addition to the two assailants, at least 25 people were killed and 60 people were injured across both blasts. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/21/2016: A suicide bomber riding a motorcycle detonated at a market in Mora, Extreme-North, Cameroon. In addition to the assailant, at least three people were killed and 24 other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/21/2016: An assailant threw an explosive device at a building in Polomolok, South Cotabato, Philippines. One civilian was injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/21/2016: An explosive device detonated against a cargo truck in Magsaysay, South Cotabato, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/21/2016: An explosive device detonated in Pachir Agam district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle in Zain Koh, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least three soldiers were injured in the blast. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Mahmudiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least two people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2016: An explosive device detonated outside a civilian residence in Lal Por district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Viransehir district, Sanliurfa, Turkey. One soldier was killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/21/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Radhwaniyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. One police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, India. One police officer was injured in the blast; at least three additional explosive devices were recovered at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/21/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Libyan Special Forces personnel in Guwarsha area, Benghazi, Libya. Four soldiers were killed in the blast. The Barqa Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting volunteer fighters in Dora neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two volunteers were killed and four volunteers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2016: An explosive device targeting the Al Chin Bridge detonated prematurely while being planted in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/21/2016: An explosives-laden house detonated in Sirte, Libya. At least one person was killed and an unspecified number of people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2016: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related assaults on checkpoints in Faryab province on the same day. At least five assailants were killed and three assailants were injured across the three events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/21/2016: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Gurziwan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related assaults on checkpoints in Faryab province on the same day. At least five assailants were killed and three assailants were injured across the three events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/21/2016: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related assaults on checkpoints in Faryab province on the same day. At least five assailants were killed and three assailants were injured across the three events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/21/2016: Assailants fired a rocket into Sderot, Southern district, Israel. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the imprisonment of PFLP member Bilal Kayid. Ahfad al-Sahaba-Aknaf Bayt al-Maqdis also claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2016: Assailants fired mortars at the Ministry of Transportation compound in Shingani neighborhood, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. At least three people were injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2016: Assailants opened fire on a convoy between Vanduzi and the Luenha River in Manica province, Mozambique. Four people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
08/21/2016: Assailants opened fire on al-Egeizy checkpoint in Sadat, Monufia, Egypt. At least three police officers were killed and four people, including two officers and two civilians, were injured in the attack. The Revolution's Brigade claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources also suspected the involvement of the Sinai Province of the Islamic State in the attack.
08/21/2016: Assailants raided Ningon, Kaduna, Nigeria. At least three people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
08/21/2016: Assailants raided Shawa, Borno, Nigeria. An unknown number of people were injured and the village was set on fire during the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/21/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle at a checkpoint in Shoqra, Abyan, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2016: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices between Nawatola and Pallemadi in Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
08/21/2016: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber in Tasin, Kirkuk, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2016: Security forces identified and intercepted a suicide bomber targeting a hussainiya in Hayy al Wasiti, Kirkuk, Iraq. The assailant detonated prematurely, killing himself and injuring four people. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2016: Two assailants attacked a police checkpoint near Madhupur, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The two assailants were killed and one police officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
08/21/2016: Two assailants shot and killed Cesar Padilla, a former village chair, in Caloocan, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: An explosive device detonated in Khost, Farah, Afghanistan. Two children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: An explosive device detonated near a produce stall in Radhwaniyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. One person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Tarmiyah, Al-Faris district, Saladin, Iraq. Two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: An explosive device detonated underneath a civilian vehicle in Taji, Al-Faris district, Saladin, Iraq. A civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Proja-e-Jadid, Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2017: Assailants abducted Arnold Panisan, a former Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) in Mahaba, Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte, Philippines. Panisan was released on August 23, 2017. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Arnold Panisan was released because he promised to sever his ties with the military. Sources also stated that Panisan was accused of being a military informant.
08/21/2017: Assailants abducted Franz Hiebert Wieler, a Mennonite settler, in Santa Clara, Tacuati, San Pedro, Paraguay. Wieler was released on February 5, 2018 following a ransom payment. The Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: Assailants abducted Malik Faiz Ahmed, a Pakistani engineer, from the Torkham-Jalalabad road project in Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Ahmed was released on December 6, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban may have carried out the kidnapping.
08/21/2017: Assailants abducted retired Master Sergeant Julio Macaraig Pasawa in Upper Mahayahay, Maluso, Basilan, Philippines. Pasawa was found dead the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
08/21/2017: Assailants attacked a multi-purpose hall in Tubigan, Maluso, Basilan, Philippines. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. At least nine people were killed and 16 others were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
08/21/2017: Assailants attacked a public uprising checkpost in Chopli Tepa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of two incidents in Khamyab district on the same date. The assailants overran the district and took control of the district center following the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/21/2017: Assailants attacked a public uprising checkpost in Khan Tepa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of two incidents in Khamyab district on the same date. The assailants overran the district and took control of the district center following the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/21/2017: Assailants attacked a security forces convoy along the Maimana-Mazar-i-Sharif highway between Gorzad and Tapa Qashlaq in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan. Ten assailants were killed and six civilians were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: Assailants attacked security forces in Bati Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least five 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.
08/21/2017: Assailants attacked the residences of Muslim and Christian settlers in Tubigan, Maluso, Basilan, Philippines. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. At least nine people were killed and 16 others were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however , sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
08/21/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire at a police station in Afgoye, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/21/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a Burundian African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Goleeley, Middle Shebelle, Somalia. At least seven soldiers were killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/21/2017: Assailants established a fake checkpoint in Cadaado, Galguduud, Somalia. Security forces confronted the assailants, and at least three people were killed while seven people, including civilians, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: Assailants fired rockets targeting the diplomatic district in Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/21/2017: Assailants raided Gamba, Tana River, Kenya. It is unknown if the attack resulted in any casualties. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: Assailants set fire to two vehicles of Social Democrat (SPD) politician Michelle Müntefering in Herne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: Assailants shot and killed three people near the Northern Bypass in Karachi, Pakistan. Ansar al-Sharia (Pakistan) claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the victims had falsely used the name of the group to claim the killing of several Pakistani security officials.
08/21/2017: Assailants stabbed and killed Shabir Ahmad Wani, a former Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) panchayat member, at his residence in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials suspected that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) carried out the attack.
08/21/2017: Assailants threw a pipe bomb at a civilian residence in Clonshaugh Drive, Coolock, Dublin, Ireland. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: Assailants threw a pipe bomb, a petrol bomb, and a brick at a house in Waterside, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Loyalists and suspected that the attack was related to a larger trend of sectarian violence in Northern Ireland.
08/21/2017: Five explosive devices were discovered and defused on the side of the road in Kabacan district, North Cotabato, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources suspected that the explosive devices were planted in response to the increased presence of security personnel in the area.
08/21/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Jazirat Ar Ramadi, north of Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: Security forces discovered and destroyed an explosives-laden vehicle in Abrah Aziz, Sinjar district, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: Security forces discovered and destroyed an explosives-laden vehicle in Mulla Jasim, Sinjar district, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: Three explosive devices were discovered and defused in Tudok, T'boli district, South Cotabato, Philippines. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: Two explosives-laden motorcycles parked outside the residence of Haji Essa, a Pashtunkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) leader, were discovered and defused in Guldara Baghicha neighborhood, Chaman, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/21/2017: Two suicide bombers detonated near Syrian Democratic Forces members in Raqqah city, Syria. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the blast aside from the deaths of the two assailants. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/1999: A French Diplomat and his wife were kidnapped in the Marib Province of Yemen by armed tribesmen. They were released on September 2, 1999. No one claimed credit for this incident.
08/22/1999: A roadside bomb exploded on the exit ramp of the north-south highway in Naameh, Lebanon. The bomb caused minor damage to the guard rail, but no casualties. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
08/22/1999: A roadside bomb was discovered near an Israeli outpost in the security zone in southern Lebanon. A dog sent by troops to sniff for bombs set it off and was killed. There was no claim of responsibility for the bomb.
08/22/1999: Hizballah launched three rocket attacks on the Israeli position at Beaufort Castle, near Arnoun, Lebanon. Two Israeli soldiers were injured in the attack.
08/22/2001: 12 people on a bus were wounded in a landmine explosion in Trincomalee District, Sri Lanka. The attack was perpetrated by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE).
08/22/2001: A bomb was found and defused on playing fields of the Lavey GAA Club near Maghera, Northern Ireland. The incident was claimed by the South Londonderry Protestant Volunteers.
08/22/2001: A bomb was placed by the Real IRA on the Foyle Bridge in Londonderry, Northern Ireland. The bomb was found and defused; no injuries were caused.
08/22/2001: A bomb was placed under the vehicle of a former republican prisoner in Armagh, Northern Ireland, by the Red Hand Defenders (RHD). The bomb was found and defused, causing no injuries.
08/22/2001: A firebomb attack was perpetrated by unidentified assailants against a courthouse in Amorebieta, Vizcaya Province, Spain. The incident caused major damage but no injuries.
08/22/2001: A pipe bomb was found and defused on playing fields of the Balerin GAA Club in Garvagh, Northern Ireland. The incident was claimed by the South Londonderry Protestant Volunteers.
08/22/2001: A pipe bomb was placed in the mailbox of Sinn Fein MP Martin McGuiness in Cookstown, Northern Ireland. The attack was claimed by the Red Hand Defenders (RHD). The bomb was found and defused, causing no injuries.
08/22/2001: A shooting attack occurred on a police checkpoint in the northern village of Mlin, Macedonia by ethnic Albanian guerrillas. No injuries occurred.
08/22/2001: Chechen rebels attacked a police convoy with grenade launchers in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. One officer was killed and another wounded.
08/22/2001: Eight people were wounded in a bomb explosion in the Kawajabazar market in Muzaffarabad, capital of Azad Kashmir, Pakistan by unknown assailants.
08/22/2001: Five bombs were found and defused on the Mozdok-Khankala-Grozny railway, near Argun, in Chechnya, Russia. Four rebels were detained.
08/22/2001: Five Palestinians were killed by Israeli soldiers while in the process of planting a bomb near a settlement in Nablus, West Bank.
08/22/2001: Four Israeli civilian workers in a garbage truck were wounded by Palestinian gunmen near Jenin, in the West Bank, Palestine.
08/22/2001: Members of the People’s War Group raided a village near Patna, Bihar State, India. Six people were shot and killed.
08/22/2001: Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) raided the town of San Juan de Arama Municipality in Meta Department, Colombia. The day care center, the church, the notary's office, and 20 houses were completely destroyed. No injuries were reported.
08/22/2001: The Beja Congress attempted to blow up an oil pipeline with landmines and other explosive devises around 100 kilometres (60 miles) southwest of Port Sudan in Red Sea State, Sudan. The explosives were found and defused; no injuries occurred.
08/22/2001: The bridge over Lisgaura Creek near San Andres in Santander Department, Colombia was targeted in an explosion from a combined National Liberation Army (ELN) and Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack. No injuries were reported.
08/22/2001: Two bombs were found and defused on the playing fields of the Desertmartin GAA Club near Magherafelt, Northern Ireland.
08/22/2001: Unidentified Palestinians fired on an Israeli settlement near Ramallah, in the West Bank. No injuries were reported.
08/22/2001: Unknown perpetrators launched a mortar attack on an Israeli settlement in the southern Gaza Strip near Khan Younis in Palestine. No injuries were reported
08/22/2002: An explosive device was detonated under a bus carrying police officers in the village of Maladhara, India. Five people were killed and 10 others were injured in the explosion. No claim of responsibility was made for the attack, although local authorities believed that the United Liberation Front of Assam was behind the incident.
08/22/2002: Solomon Islands Minister of Sport and Women's Affairs, Rev. Augustine Geve, was shot to death by the Guadalcanal Liberation Front (GLF). GLF leader, Harold Keke, claimed responsibility for the assassination.
08/22/2003: The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) was responsible for starting fires at the Clippinger Chevrolet dealership in West Covina, California, U.S.A. which caused over $1 million in damage. The vehicles damaged, mostly Hummers, were parked at the dealership. Authorities found slogans spray painted on other vehicles at the site of the attack reading, "Fat, Lazy Americans" and "ELF" among others. Police arrested and then later released Joshua Thomas Connole who they suspected was involved with the attack but could not come up with enough evidence to support their belief. On 19 November 2004, Billy Cottrell, a suspected member of ELF and co-conspirer or this attack was charged with federal arson charges and faced up to thirty years in prison, the most allowed for this crime.
08/22/2004: Bombs placed inside of cars and on motorcycles exploded simultaneously outside karaoke bars and a hotel in Yala, Thailand. At least 13 people were injured and more than 30 vehicles damaged in the explosions. Local authorities blamed the attacks on Islamic militants.
08/22/2004: Taliban insurgents fired 20 rockets at border posts in Khost Province in eastern Afghanistan, along the border with Pakistan. No casualties resulted from the attack. Mowlawi Abdol Samad, a spokesman for the Taliban, claimed that the group’s members fired the rockets.
08/22/2005: Members of the Baluch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for a rocket attack against a Frontier Corps camp in Kohlu, Pakistan. The perpetrators fired seven rockets at the camp while Jam Mohammad Yousaf, Balochistan's Chief Minister, toured the facility. The rockets landed outside of the camp and did not cause any casualties.
08/22/2005: Suspected insurgents killed the head of the anti-terrorism police unit in Kirkuk, Iraq. The perpetrators also killed the officer's wife in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2005: Suspected Islamic militants shot and killed a Village Defense Committee (VDC) member, Mohammad Ishaak, along with his brother and father in Udhan Phera, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but police said the attack appeared to be the work of organizations like Harkatul Mujahideen and Hizbul Mujahideen Pir Panjal Range (JMPPR) that had recently threatened other VDC members in the area.
08/22/2005: Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels threw a hand grenade at a military check point in the vicinity of Trincomalee town, Sri Lanka.  No one at the checkpoint was injured, but there were reports of civilians in the surrounding area receiving injuries.
08/22/2005: Unknown perpetrators bombed the Centre Moussa Shopping Center and the Promenade Hotel in Beirut, Lebanon. The explosion injured five people and caused damage to several shops and to the hotel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but police arrested five men they suspected to have participated in the bombing.
08/22/2006: A thirty seven year old deputy village head was shot and killed by two suspected Islamic separatists Rueso (District), Narathiwat, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2006: Akhmed Murzabekov, chief of the Karabulak city police in Russia’s Republic of Ingushetia, was wounded when his car came under fire from gunmen. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2006: Bombs were thrown into the homes of Askhab Barakhoyev in Nazran and Abdul-Karim Ekazhev in the village of Ekhazhevo in Ingushetia at approximately the same time by suspected Chechen separatists, but no one was injured. Both targets are active in counter-terrorist activities and and support the return of ethnic Russians to Ingushetia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2006: Part of an oil pipeline in Russia's North Caucasus Republic of Ingushetia was damaged when two explosions went off simultaneously, causing an oil spill and fire. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2006: Suspected communist guerrillas took dozens of people, mostly schoolchildren, hostage after raiding a school in the southern Philippine city of Buayan. However, the hostages were released the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnappings, but authorities believed the New People’s Army (NPA) was to blame.
08/22/2006: Suspected LTTE members planted a claymore mine close to the Borella fuel station in Colombo, Sri Lanka. A remote trigger was found across the street from the mine, which was hidden in a box on the back of a push cycle. Someone reported the suspicious looking push cycle and the investigating officer found the mine shortly after hidden amongst some vegetables. The mine weighed over 15kg, and was defused. The target remains unknown, however it is suspected that they may have been targeting a VIP because there were Parliament sittings and VIP convoys had to pass through Borella.  No injuries were reported.
08/22/2007: A suicide bike bomber in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, detonated himself killing scores of civilians and wounding 37 more. The identity of the perpetrator of this incident and the exact number of deaths are unknown.
08/22/2007: A suicide bomber detonated himself near a crowd of civilians in Baiji, Iraq, leaving twenty dead and over forty injured. The bomber was unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2007: A suicide bomber detonated himself near an unspecified Iraqi Governor in Ali Shir, Iraq. The governor was not harmed but two of his body guards were killed and four more were injured. The perpetrator of this incident was unknown.
08/22/2007: Five soldiers were wounded and one killed in a rocket attack on a check point in Tiarza, Pakistan. The perpetrators were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2007: Militants attacked a Pakistani military check post in Nala Tochi, Pakistan, with heavy machine guns and rocket launchers. Three soldiers, four perpetrators, and an innocent woman were killed; the identities of the perpetrators of this incident are unknown.
08/22/2007: Two civilians were killed and four others were wounded in bomb explosions in Mogadishu, Somalia. Ethiopian soldiers were also injured in the attack but the number is unknown; the perpetrators of this incident are also unknown.
08/22/2007: Two civilians were shot and killed and three others wounded in Iskandriyah, Iraq. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2008: On Friday afternoon at 1330, in a residential area in Bharatpur, Chitwan, Narayani, Nepal. a bomb detonated injuring two civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2008: On Friday afternoon at 1750, two unidentified gunmen shot and killed Superintendent Casiano del Castillo, the provincial fire marshal of Iloilo, as he was traveling home on Quezon Street in Arevalo district,  Land Heights Subdivision, Iloilo city, Iloilo province, Philippines. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/22/2008: On Friday at 2205, in Mullingar, Westmeath, Ireland, a petrol bomb attack was carried out against a house. The attack was carried out by men wearing balaclavas. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/22/2008: On Friday evening at 2130, Dr. Milagros Yap was abducted by suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels at the Cotabato Regional Medical Center in Cotabato City, Maguindanao province, Philippines. Yap was rescued before midnight after troops engaged her kidnappers in a firefight that left one rebel killed. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/22/2008: On Friday morning at 0730, unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed Aisah "Helen" Acoon, former Buadiposo-Buntong town mayor, in Buadiposo-Buntong town, Lanao del Sur province, Philippines. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/22/2008: On Friday night, at about 2200, in San Rafael, Antioquia, Colombia, assailants detonated a bomb near a bar wounding 12 civilians, killing an assailant handling the bomb at the time of explosion and damaging the structure of the building.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia Front 9 (FARC) was responsible.
08/22/2008: On Friday, at 1200, Communist Party of India-Maoist militants shot dead Lala Yadav and Lallu Yadav at Enma village in Jehanabad, Bihar, India. The exact reason was not know but it was suspected that the victims were police informers.
08/22/2008: On Friday, in Baku, Baki, Azerbaijan, an improvised explosive device exploded at a transformer station when Bakielektrikshabaka electrical workers attempted to install a new transformer, killing two employees, wounding three others, and damaging the building. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed the Forest Brothers were responsible.
08/22/2008: On Friday, in Balcad, Shabeellaha Dhexe, Somalia, armed assailants fired upon and  killed, with handguns, the former regional police commander.  No group claimed responsibility.
08/22/2008: On Friday, in Malgobek, Ingushetia, Russia, unknown gunmen firing automatic rifles attacked the home of Yakha Evloyev, the father of Magomed Yevloyev, owner of www.Ingushetiya.ru website. No group claimed responsibility.
08/22/2009: On Saturday evening, in Sono town, Jamui, Bihar, India, at least 50 assailants fired upon a special auxiliary police patrol, killing five police officers and wounding one other. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
08/22/2009: On Saturday morning at 1100, in Ra-ngae, Narathiwat, Thailand, assailants in a pickup truck fired upon government informant, Yasa Jehmi (32) on a motorcycle, killing him, wounding one civilian and one child, and damaging the motorcycle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
08/22/2009: On Saturday morning, around 21 rockets fired from an unknown location hit buildings in Mashkal area of Washik district, close to the Pakistan-Iran border and some 400km west from here, leaving two women and two children dead and five other people wounded. A long-range rocket hit the house of one Mohammad Hayat in western Zowag, a village near Mashkal town, killing his wife, daughter and a relative. A hospital and a school were also damaged in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2009: On Saturday morning, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the office of a neighborhood mayor in the northeastern Qahira district of Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, killing the local mayor and two children who were playing nearby and damaging one government office. No group claimed responsibility.
08/22/2009: On Saturday, a Muslim rubber-tapper was shot and killed as he was traveling to work by unknown gunmen traveling in a pickup truck in Narathiwat, Thailand. There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2009: On Saturday, in Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, assailants attempted to kidnap two government officials, however when their attempt failed they then fired upon them killing one government official and wounding the other. The three suspected kidnappers, one of whom was injured, were stopped and arrested by police. No group claimed responsibility.
08/22/2009: On Saturday, in Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a vehicle transporting members of Ansar-ul-Islam, wounding four civilians and damaging several homes. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Lashkar-e-Islam was responsible.
08/22/2009: On Saturday, in the Belpahari area of West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, assailants kidnapped two members of the Jharkhand Party who they later fired upon and killed. The next day their bodies were recovered by authorities. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
08/22/2009: On Saturday, in Wad, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, wounding two civilians. Lashkar e Balochistan claimed responsibility.
08/22/2010: On Sunday evening at 1900, in Babayurt, Dagestan, Russia, unidentified assailants fired upon the car of the head of a local department of the Federal Treasury. No casualties were reported, although the car was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
08/22/2010: On Sunday morning, in the Zarghun Khel tribal area of Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive at a government girls' primary school and destroyed the building. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/22/2010: On Sunday night around 2200, in Khao Turn area of Yarang, Pattani, Thailand, unidentified armed men shot and killed an assistant village chief, Matorhae Tanyongmas, as he was riding a motorcycle. Two civilians were also wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/22/2010: On Sunday night, in Letham village in Bandwan, Purulia, West Bengal, India, around 10 to 12 unidentified armed militants kidnapped Anima Besra, after killing her uncle Nandalal Besra, a supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM). According to police, the militants raided the house of Nandalal and dragged him out along with his niece. Nandalal‘s body was found by locals in a field nearby. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) were responsible. The status of the hostage is unknown.
08/22/2010: On Sunday, in Al Mussayib, Babil, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a cooling equipment store, killing one civilian, and wounding 11 others. Several nearby stores were severely damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
08/22/2010: On Sunday, in Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to the car of a civilian, wounding the civilian. The car was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
08/22/2010: On Sunday, in Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to the car of an employee of the Badr organization, the former armed wing of the Iran friendly Supreme Islamic Council. The blast wounded the driver of the car. The amount of property damage from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
08/22/2010: On Sunday, in Baghlia, Boumerdes, Algeria, suspected Al Qaeda militants shot and killed a former militant inside a local cafe. No group claimed responsibility, although Al Qaeda was thought to be responsible.
08/22/2010: On Sunday, in the al-Risala neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a cafe, wounding eight civilians, damaging the cafe, and damaging nearby stores. No group claimed responsibility.
08/22/2010: On Sunday, in the al-Saydiya neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting the Dijla private college, wounding four civilians. An unknown amount of damage resulted from the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
08/22/2010: On Sunday, in the Furat district, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to a civilian car, wounding two civilians inside the car. The amount of property damage from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
08/22/2010: On Sunday, in the green zone, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants fired a mortar round which landed near the British embassy. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/22/2010: On Sunday, in the green zone, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants fired three mortar shells which landed near the US embassy. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/22/2010: On Sunday, in the Kadhimiya district, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen traveling in a car opened fire upon a retired Iraqi Army Brigadier General as he was driving, wounding him and his brother in the car. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/22/2010: On Sunday, in the Risala district, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a cafe, killing two civilians and wounding 12 others. The cafe sustained damages during the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
08/22/2010: On Sunday, in the village of Jaloud in Sahel Khalet Abu Shreka area, near Nablus, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip, suspected Jewish extremists set fire to more than 20 donums (units of area) of agricultural Palestinian farmland. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
08/22/2010: On Sunday, in the Zayouna area of Baghdad city, in the Baghdad province of Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a liquor store, wounding two civilians, damaging the building, and also damaging a nearby building. No group claimed responsibility.
08/22/2011: On Monday evening around 1830, in Senapati, Manipur, India, suspected Naga activists attacked and set fire to a rice truck (AS 01 DC-4543) to express support for a strike called by the United Naga Council (UNC). Reportedly, the truck was set on fire a second time after firefighters put out the fire from the first attack. The attack resulted in an unknown amount of property damage but no casualties and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2011: On Monday evening at 2100, in Baija area of East Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) commandos were ambushed by a group of six suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants. The vehicle carrying the team was damaged in the attack. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility. The GNLA denied its involvement in the attack and blamed instead its rival group the Achik National Volunteers Council (ANCV) claiming that they fired on the police vehicle suspecting the police to be GLNA militants.
08/22/2011: On Monday morning around 0940, at Marcus Square in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, the British army defused a bomb at the Santander Bank branch, resulting in no casualties or damages. Reportedly, two masked men carried the bomb concealed in a bag into the bank branch and shouted that the device would detonate in 45 minutes and then escaped on foot. The specific motive for the attack is unknown, however, this is the second Santander Bank branch targeted. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although officials suspected that Irish nationalists opposed to a 1998 peace deal were responsible.
08/22/2011: On Monday morning at 0730, near Moscow, Russian Republic, Russia, unidentified militants shot and killed Yevheny Dushko, the Mayor of Sergiyev Posad. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2011: On Monday night, in Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia, militants armed with pistols fired upon and killed the commissioner of Israac neighborhood, Said Ahmed, as he was headed home from evening prayers at a mosque. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2011: On Monday, in Homs, Syria, unidentified militants kidnapped 14 civilians by unknown means and took them away to an unknown location. The militants killed all 14 civilians on 08/25/2011 and their bodies were found by police. Some of the bodies were burned while others had gunshot wounds and stab marks. No group has claimed responsibility.
08/22/2011: On Monday, in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, an electricity tower was destroyed during an improvised explosive device attack by unidentified militants. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2011: On Monday, in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, a journalist was wounded when unidentified militants ambushed a television vehicle with unknown firearms. No other casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2011: On Monday, in the Nawa district of Helmand, Afghanistan, two Taliban militants on a motorcycle shot and killed an elder, identified as Yaar Muhammad, who was a local farmer and friends with members of the local government. After the militants killed Muhammad, the victim's two sons and several other civilians jumped the two gunmen and beat them to death with stones. The Taliban are suspected of being responsible for the attack, but a Taliban official denied that the Taliban were involved.
08/22/2011: On Monday, in the village of Tungbhedua in West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, a civilian identified as Tapan Deswali was shot and killed by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants. CIP-Maoist militants claimed responsibility for the killing by leaving posters in the area claiming that Deswali was a police informant.
08/22/2012: An assailant in a vehicle opened fire on a security post in Mokok village, Dagestan republic, Russia. A Russian soldier was killed and three police officers injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2012: An explosive device detonated near the provincial police headquarters in Shariff Aguak municipality, Maguindanao province, Philippines. At least three people, including a police officer and two civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Filipino authorities attributed it to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/22/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting a police patrol on Sitra Island, Central governorate, Bahrain. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2012: Assailants armed with rifles and rocket launchers attacked a Turkish military outpost in Idil district, Sirnak province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/22/2012: Assailants detonated a grenade and opened fire on Imomnazar Imomnazarov at his residence in Khorog town, Shughnon district, Gorno-Badakhshan autonomous province, Tajikistan. Imomnazarov, a former Tajik opposition commander, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2012: Assailants detonated at least four explosive devices near and opened fire on a Turkish military convoy between the villages of Baglar and Zorgecit in Semdinli town, Semdinli district, Hakkari province, Turkey. At least 21 people, including 16 assailants and five soldiers, were killed, and another five soldiers were injured in the blasts and the ensuing firefight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Turkish officials attributed it to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/22/2012: Assailants fired eight rockets at a Law Enforcement Agency (LEA) checkpoint in the Kolpur area of Bolan district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties or damages in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2012: Assailants in a vehicle threw hand grenades at a government compound in the Al-Mualla neighborhood of Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties, although the building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/22/2012: Assailants opened fire and threw explosives at police personnel on Gashua Road in Damaturu town, Yobe state, Nigeria. The attack occurred as the police were retrieving a corpse from the area. There were no reported casualties or damages in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials suspected Boko Haram.
08/22/2012: Assailants opened fire on Rasul Kachmasov near his residence in Babayurt village, Dagestan republic, Russia. Kachmasov, a Russian police captain, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: A roadside bomb detonated as a Pakistani Army convoy passed by in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least one soldier and one civilian were killed while 15 other people were injured by the blast. This was the first of two related incidents at this location. A Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was meant as a rejection of government demands for a ceasefire prior to peace talks.
08/22/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a wedding party in Dujail town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least six people were killed and 22 more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in the Managi area of Watahpur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed and one other was injured in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near an Iraqi military patrol in the Baath neighborhood of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed and four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near General Abdul Samad's convoy in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. Samad, the chief of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), was not harmed in the attack; however, at least one civilian was killed and 15 more people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/22/2013: A sticky bomb attached to a vehicle detonated in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a Sunni sheikh, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: A sticky bomb attached to the vehicle of Abd-al-Salam Al-Ja'ifi detonated in Sanaa city, Amanat Al-Asimah governorate, Yemen. Al-Ja'ifi, an officer at the Yemeni Economic Foundation, escaped unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a military headquarters in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least five people, including civilians, were killed and 14 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: A suicide bomber detonated at a restaurant in Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. In addition to the bomber, at least six people were killed and 20 others were injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: An assailant threw a grenade into a police complex in Mangaldai town, Assam state, India. At least five people, including three police officers, one journalist, and a child, were injured in the explosion. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2013: An assailant tossed a grenade at a passing army vehicle in Imam Sahib area, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. At least one Rashtriya Rifles officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: An explosive device attached to a donkey detonated near an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpost in Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and three others were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: An explosive device detonated near a mosque in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and another 12 were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: An explosive device hidden inside a gas cylinder was defused in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. This was one of two related incidents in Karachi on this day. Sources indicated that the device was intended to target first responders to an earlier attack at the same location. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: An explosive device placed near the Mingus Park Vietnam War Memorial detonated in Coos Bay, Oregon, United States. No one was injured in the blast and it is unknown if the memorial was damaged. Veterans for Non-Religious Memorials claimed responsibility for the incident. The group stated that they were against the existence of religious memorials and felt that they were offensive toward non-Christian families.
08/22/2013: An explosive device was defused at a polling station in Chaman town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. This was one of two devices discovered at polling stations in Chaman on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: An explosive device was defused at a polling station in Chaman town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. This was one of two devices uncovered at polling stations in Chaman on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: An explosive device was defused in the Maarake area of Tyre city, South governorate, Lebanon. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Tal Afar city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least six civilians and two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the Directorate of Education in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: Assailants attacked a television station in North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There was no information provided on casualties; however, the building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: Assailants attacked African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops at a checkpoint in Janale town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. This was one of three attacks in Janale on the same day. At least nine AMISOM soldiers were killed across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
08/22/2013: Assailants attacked African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops at a government base in Janale town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. This was one of three attacks in Janale on the same day. At least nine AMISOM soldiers were killed across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
08/22/2013: Assailants attacked African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops in Janale town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. This was one of three attacks in Janale on the same day. At least nine AMISOM soldiers were killed across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
08/22/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device at the residence of Sheikh Ali Hussein Saleh in Al-Madaen city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Saleh, a Sahwa Council leader, was killed in the attack along with two of his bodyguards. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was behind the attack.
08/22/2013: Assailants fired a rocket from Lebanon into North district, Israel. The rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system between Acre city and Nahariya city in North district, Israel. No casualties or damages were reported. The incident represents one of three rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel that day. The Abdullah Azzam Brigades group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: Assailants fired a rocket into Nahariya city, North district, Israel. No casualties or damages were reported. The incident represents one of three rockets fired from Lebanon into Israel that day. The Abdullah Azzam Brigades group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: Assailants opened fire on a group of police officers near the Investigation Directorate for Dagestan in Makhachkala city, Dagestan republic, Russia. At least one police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military convoy along the Port-Said Agricultural Road in Ismailia governorate, Egypt. Two soldiers were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: Assailants opened fire on Daeng Suwan in Moo 3 village in Kaluwo sub-district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Suwan, a former village leader, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to separatists.
08/22/2013: Assailants opened fire on Sahwa Council members in Madain town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least three Sahwa members were killed and another two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: Assailants set fire to four dump trucks and a cement mixer in Salvacion village, Albay province, Philippines. No injuries were reported, though the vehicles were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/22/2013: Gunmen attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Arghandab district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: Police defused an explosive device in Tak Bai district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. The device had been planted outside of the Coastal Fisheries Research and Development Center. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2013: Two assailants opened fire on Hassan Al-Mouri in the Zarieh neighborhood, Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. Al-Mouri, a Hezbollah supporter, was killed along with a security official and a civilian. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2014: A grenade was discovered and safely defused at a bank in Sopore town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: A land mine detonated underneath a vehicle carrying Ainak Copper Mine security guards in Ab Paran area, Mohammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Three security guards were killed and the vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: A rocket landed on an apartment and detonated in Sderot city, Southern district, Israel. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a police patrol in Al-Baghdadi area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. In addition to the suicide bomber, two civilians were killed and six others were injured in the blast. The Military Council of the Tribal Revolutionaries (MCTR) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near volunteer fighters southwest of Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. In addition to the suicide bomber, nine volunteers were killed and 25 others 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).
08/22/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a military checkpoint in Aleppo governorate, Syria. The suicide bomber and another assailant were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Nusrah Front.
08/22/2014: A suicide bomber detonated near a mosque in Imam Ways town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least 34 people were killed and 35 others were injured in the blast. Asa'ib Ahl al-Haqq claimed responsibility for the attack. Sources also suspect that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was behind the incident.
08/22/2014: An assailant opened fire on Jewish residences in Pisgat Zeev neighborhood, Jerusalem city, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Palestinian extremists.
08/22/2014: An explosive device detonated at the residence of a member of the Kurdish community in Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the house was damaged in the blast. This was one of five similar attacks in Baiji city on August 22, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/22/2014: An explosive device detonated at the residence of the sister of a member of the Islamic Dawa Party in Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the house was damaged in the blast. This was one of five similar attacks in Baiji city on August 22, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/22/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Bayaa area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) vehicle in Dara-i-Pech district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of an Iraqi Ministry of Interior captain detonated in Abu Disheer area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The captain was killed and two of his children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: Assailants abducted Mykola Zelenec in Luhansk city, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. Zelenec, the honorary consul of the Lithuanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was killed the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Luhansk People's Republic.
08/22/2014: Assailants abducted two soldiers in Buntungon village, Bukidnon province, Philippines. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded that the military stop its operations in exchange for the release of the two soldiers.
08/22/2014: Assailants attacked a banana plantation in Pantukan municipality, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties; however, the plantation was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/22/2014: Assailants attacked Frontier Corps (FC) personnel in Qilla Saifullah district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two people, including a soldier and a laborer, were killed and an unknown number of assailants and FC personnel were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: Assailants attacked Marciano Padilla near San Pascual village, Northern Samar province, Philippines. Padilla, a military detachment commander, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/22/2014: Assailants executed 11 people in Gaza city, Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip. This was one of three similar executions carried out by Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) on August 22, 2014. Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out because they believed the victims were spies for Israel.
08/22/2014: Assailants executed one person in Gaza city, Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip. This was one of three similar executions carried out by Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) on August 22, 2014. Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out because they believed the victims were spies for Israel.
08/22/2014: Assailants executed six people in Palestine Square area, Gaza city, Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip. This was one of three similar executions carried out by Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) on August 22, 2014. Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out because they believed the victims were spies for Israel.
08/22/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Ashkelon city, Southern district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Beersheba city, Southern district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Hof Ashkelon regional council, Southern district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Netivot city, Southern district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Sderot city, Southern district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2014: Assailants fired rockets at Ben Gurion Airport in Tel Aviv city, Tel Aviv district, Israel. The rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: Assailants fired three rockets that were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Eshkol regional council, Southern district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2014: Assailants fired two rockets that were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Ashkelon city, Southern district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2014: Assailants fired two rockets that were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Beersheba city, Southern district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reported casualties; however, the camp was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at Beersheba city, Southern district, Israel. One person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at Gan Yavne town, Southern district, Israel. One soldier was killed and five civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: Assailants launched a rocket near a LibyaPhone warehouse in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reported casualties; however, the warehouse was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: Assailants launched a rocket near a synagogue in Ashdod city, Southern district, Israel. Three people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: Assailants launched mortars near a civilian residence in Sha'ar HaNegev Regional Council area, Southern district, Israel. A civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement).
08/22/2014: Assailants launched three rockets at Sderot city, Southern district, Israel. Three rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on a feeding program located at a school, where soldiers and civilians were present, in Osang village, Northern Samar province, Philippines. There were an unknown number of casualties among the assailants in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on a joint military patrol in Bhejji area, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh state, India. One assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Hit district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) camp in Ultapani area, Assam state, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on Anil Gope in Baghmundi area, West Bengal state, India. Gope, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) local leader, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on security personnel and tribal fighters in a bid to gain control of Dhuluiya town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four assailants were killed and 11 others 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).
08/22/2014: Assailants seized the Western Area Police Station in Dhamar city, Dhamar governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to tribesmen.
08/22/2014: Assailants stoned a civilian in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. 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).
08/22/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a military checkpoint in Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. Two soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: Three explosive devices detonated in Hamreen area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Five people were killed and 12 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2014: Two rockets landed near a house and detonated in Eshkol regional council, Southern district, Israel. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2015: A roadside bomb detonated in Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and additional assailants attacked Kweiris Airbase near Kuwayris, Aleppo governorate, Syria. At least 30 people, including nine Syrian Air and Air Defense Forces soldiers and 21 assailants, were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the blast and the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/22/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Macrorayan neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, twelve people, including three United States contractors, were killed and 61 people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
08/22/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a tea shop at Juba intersection in Mogadishu, Banaadir region, Somalia. In addition to the bomber, at least 5 people were killed and 7 others were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2015: An assailant set fire to a communication cable along the East Japan Railway Company Chuo Line between two stations in Nakano Ward, Tokyo city, Tokyo prefecture, Japan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Izaya Noda, an anti-nuclear activist, was arrested on September 16, 2015 in connection with this and six other related incidents from August 16th through September 5th. Noda stated that the company was targeted because they used excessive electricity.
08/22/2015: An explosive device detonated in Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and another civilian was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near a cafe in Bayaa area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near a produce shop in Abu Disheer 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.
08/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Provincial Electricity Authority power pole in Kawa sub-district, Narathiwat Province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of six bombings in Kawa and one of 15 incidents in southern Narathiwat on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attacks were carried out by the Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO).
08/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Provincial Electricity Authority power pole in Pasemat sub-district, Narathiwat Province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of nine bombings in Pasemat and one of 15 incidents in southern Narathiwat on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attacks were carried out by the Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO).
08/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) vehicle in Asongo district, Gao region, Mali. At least two peacekeepers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle transporting Fazal Karim and Dawa Khan in Barang, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least three people, including Karim and Khan, who were both tribal elders, were killed and two other people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near an army support volunteer office on Mala Morska Street in Mykolayiv city, Mykolayiv oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2015: 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.
08/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Nahrawan, Diyala, Iraq. One person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2015: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
08/22/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a patrol of volunteer fighters in Mutaybijaht, Saladin, Iraq. Five fighters were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Dunbwani village, Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Mahipora village, Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a Provincial Electricity Authority power pole in Pasemat sub-district, Narathiwat Province, Thailand. This was one of nine bombings in Pasemat and one of 15 incidents in southern Narathiwat on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attacks were carried out by the Pattani United Liberation Organization (PULO).
08/22/2015: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated at a Political Security Organization (PSO) headquarters in Tawahi neighborhood, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2015: Assailants abducted three people suspected of being state informants in Jadalpur, Chhattisgarh state, India. One of the hostages was released, while the other two were killed and their bodies were discovered on September 3, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
08/22/2015: Assailants attacked police posts in Jangale Bagh area, Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The assailants suffered an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/22/2015: Assailants attacked pro-Hadi fighters in Aqaba Tharaa, Lawdar district, Abyan governorate, Yemen. Dozens of militia members were killed and others were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
08/22/2015: Assailants attempted to attack the center of Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing 20 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/22/2015: Assailants fired missiles at residential neighborhoods in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
08/22/2015: Assailants fired mortars at security force members in Al-Madiq, Al Anbar, Iraq. Three police officers were killed and five officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/22/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at a Royal Saudi Arabian Armed Forces outpost in an unknown location of Saudi Arabia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Huthis.
08/22/2015: Assailants fired rockets at a Saudi Border Guard outpost in Jazan province, Saudi Arabia. At least one officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Huthis.
08/22/2015: Assailants launched a mortar shell at a house in Qilla Kochi area, Day Mirdad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. One woman was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) soldier between Doroluman and Makalangot villages in Arakan district, North Cotabato province, Philippines. The soldier was injured and his son was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpoint in Buleda, Kech district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least two soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistani Police vehicle in Pashtun Abad neighborhood, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least four officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Special Task Force (STF) patrol near Jeeram Ghati, Chhattisgarh state, India. At least one officer was killed and another was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
08/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Turkish National Police (EGM) convoy in Yuksekova district, Hakkari province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Assam Rifles (AR) post in Chukitong, Nagaland state, India. There were no reported casualties in the assault. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on Ashraf al-Armoushi at a funeral at the refugee camp in Ain al-Hilweh, South governorate, Lebanon. Al-Armoushi, a Fatah security chief, was not harmed, but at least two people, including one bodyguard, were killed and another 12 people, including one bodyguard, were injured in the assault and ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Jund al-Sham for Tawhid and Jihad.
08/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on Mozambique Republic Police (MRP) officers in Ndande, Moatize district, Tete, Mozambique. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
08/22/2015: Assailants set fire to a crane at a construction project site in Tagabuli village, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of four attacks targeting construction equipment in Santa Cruz district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/22/2015: Assailants set fire to a grader and a backhoe at a construction project site in Coronon village, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of four attacks targeting construction equipment in Santa Cruz district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/22/2015: Assailants set fire to a grader, a dump truck, and a backhoe at a construction project site in Zone 1 neighborhood, Santa Cruz town, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of four attacks targeting construction equipment in Santa Cruz district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/22/2015: Assailants set fire to two backhoes at a construction project site in Darong village, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of four attacks targeting construction equipment in Santa Cruz district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/22/2015: Assailants shot and killed a Frontier Corps (FC) soldier in Sariab neighborhood, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2015: Assailants threw explosive devices at a Turkish National Police (EGM) prison in Dogubayazit district, Agri province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two bombings targeting EGM entities in Dogubayazit on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/22/2015: Assailants threw explosive devices at the residence of a Turkish National Police (EGM) officer in Dogubayazit district, Agri province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two bombings targeting EGM entities in Dogubayazit on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/22/2015: Assailants threw incendiary devices and opened fire on Turkish National Police (EGM) officers in Nusaybin district, Mardin province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/22/2015: Assailants threw two grenades at the residence of S Chungosei Aimol and simultaneously opened fire on a civilian residence nearby Ngairong village, Manipur state, India. S Chungosei Aimol, the former village chief, was not harmed, but Wanunglou Aimol, a civilian, was killed and at least one other person was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM).
08/22/2015: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused near a private school in Doaba, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2015: Two suicide bombers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle inside a Jubaland Forces (JF) training camp in Kismayo, Lower Juba region, Somalia. In addition to the two bombers, at least 25 soldiers were killed and 30 others were injured in the blast. The victims included African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) advisors and Kenyan soldiers as well as Jubaland Forces (JF) personnel. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for recent military operations, although sources refuted the claim.
08/22/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Nasro Qala, Parwan, Afghanistan. In addition to the death of the assailant, three Afghan police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2016: An explosive device detonated as demining personnel attempted to defuse it in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. A British contractor was killed and at least one person was injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2016: An explosive device detonated in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near a cafe in Hurriya, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Abu Disheer area, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near an auto showroom in Bayaa, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one person was killed and 10 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Boaitha, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and five officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting an Iraqi Volunteer Forces patrol in Nasr neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two volunteer fighters were killed and two fighters were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting families fleeing the area in Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least six people were killed and five 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).
08/22/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting police forces in Khalidiyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and three officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused on Ring Road near Patang Chowk in Peshawar, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2016: Assailants abducted and beheaded a student in Faizabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. An explosive device planted in the student's body was later defused by security personnel. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/22/2016: Assailants attacked a gendarmerie command post in Nazimiye, Tunceli, Turkey. This was one of five related attacks in Nazimiye on this date. At least two assailants and one soldier were killed and three police officers were injured across two of the events. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/22/2016: Assailants attacked a government office in Nazimiye, Tunceli, Turkey. There were no reported casualties, though several vehicles were set on fire. This was one of five related attacks in Nazimiye on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/22/2016: Assailants attacked a military base near Moragabey, Bakool, Somalia. At least 15 people, including assailants and soldiers, were killed and nine people were injured in the ensuing clash that continued until August 23, 2016. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2016: Assailants attacked a police station in Nazimiye, Tunceli, Turkey. This was one of five related attacks in Nazimiye on this date. At least two assailants and one soldier were killed and three police officers were injured across two of the events. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/22/2016: Assailants attacked Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, at least one security force member was killed and two members were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2016: Assailants attacked Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/22/2016: Assailants attacked Naseem Khan at Abu Hanifia Mosque in Ibrahimabad, Mardan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Khan, an Afghan cleric, was killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2016: Assailants attacked provincial administration buildings in Nazimiye, Tunceli, Turkey. There were no reported casualties, though several vehicles were set on fire. This was one of five related attacks in Nazimiye on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/22/2016: Assailants equipped with explosives-laden vehicles raided Ajhalah, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of the three coordinated attacks in the area on this date. There were an unknown number of assailant casualties as security forces repelled the assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/22/2016: Assailants equipped with explosives-laden vehicles raided Arkabah, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of the three coordinated attacks in the area on this date. There were an unknown number of assailant casualties as security forces repelled the assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/22/2016: Assailants equipped with explosives-laden vehicles raided Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of the three coordinated attacks in the area on this date. There were an unknown number of assailant casualties as security forces repelled the assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/22/2016: Assailants fired chlorine-laced rockets at Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq. No casualties were reported 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).
08/22/2016: Assailants launched a mortar shell at Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. Four people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2016: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. At least one 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.
08/22/2016: Assailants opened fire on an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Goof Gaduud, Bay, Somalia. At least eight assailants were killed and four assailants and three soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/22/2016: Assailants opened fire on Sheikh Rahimullah in Dir Colony, Peshawar, Pakistan. Rahimullah, an Afghan cleric, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2016: Assailants raided Kiteya, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 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 Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
08/22/2016: Assailants set fire to two ambulances at a health center in Nazimiye, Tunceli, Turkey. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five related attacks in Nazimiye on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/22/2016: Assailants shot and killed a Green Zone police officer in Jihad neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2016: Assailants shot and killed a police officer in Aden, Adan, Yemen. The Adan-Abyan Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at the Radio Television Kosovo (RTK) headquarters in Pristina, Kosovo. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Rugovasit group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2016: Security forces identified and destroyed two explosives-laden vehicles targeting Operation Solid Structure personnel in Sirte, Libya. The two suicide bombers were the only reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2017: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a local self-defense group in Am Chide, Mayo-Sava, Extreme-North, Cameroon. In addition to the assailant, at least four vigilantes were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/22/2017: An arrested assailant led soldiers into an ambush at their hideout at Akpakakpa Creek, Abigborodo, Delta, Nigeria. At least six assailants were killed and one soldier was injured in the ensuing clash. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2017: An explosive device detonated in Goth Kanta, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2017: An explosive device detonated in Goth Mastkundi, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least one shepherd was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Shaab neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a Burundian African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Huriwa neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Cobanpinar, Yuksekova, Hakkari, Turkey. Two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/22/2017: An explosive device detonated while military personnel were attempting to defuse the device in Wadi al-Khishen, Baalbek, Beqaa, Lebanon. One soldier was killed and four others were wounded 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).
08/22/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused and the three assailants planting the device were arrested on Pajagi Road in Peshawar, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2017: Assailants abducted Abdel-Raheem Mohsin, a journalist, from a checkpoint in Ar Rahidah, Dimnat Khadir district, Taizz, Yemen. Mohsin was injured during the abduction, but released on October 1, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah).
08/22/2017: Assailants attacked Al-Dulaymi's vehicle in Diyala governorate, Iraq. A Sahwa Council member was killed and Al-Dulaymi, a tribal chief, was abducted in the assault. Al-Dulaymi was killed and his body was discovered on August 29, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2017: Assailants attempted to set fire to Mayor Xolani Duma's house in Mooi River, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. An unknown number of people, including Duma, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on a temporary military encampment in Marantao, Marantao district, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. At least one assailant was killed and four soldiers were wounded in the attack. The Maute Group claimed responsibility for the attack. Sources also suspected that the attack was meant to stop classes from being held at Mindanao State University.
08/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) convoy in Timbuktu, Mali. At least two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on Candido Rios at a convenience store in Hueyapan de Ocampo, Veracruz, Mexico. At least three people, including Rios, a Diario de Acayucan journalist, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on Noel Briones near his residence in San Vicente, San Jose district, Camarines Sur, Philippines. Briones, a local village chief, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on Staff Major Muhammad 'Ali al-Husam outside a mosque in Qatn, Hadramawt, Yemen. Al-Husam, a senior military intelligence officer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2017: Assailants shot and killed a government employee in Gichak, Panjgur district, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2017: Assailants threw grenades at a police post in Kote Sangi, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least seven people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/22/2017: Assailants threw petrol bombs at a civilian's house in Gleanntan, Loughinstown, Dublin, Ireland. There were no reported injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Al-Kefah, Sinjar district, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two similar incidents in which 12 explosive devices were discovered and defused in different areas of the district on this date. Tthe Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Mulla Jasim, Sinjar district, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two similar incidents in which 12 explosive devices were discovered and defused in different areas of the district on this date. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/22/2017: Security forces discovered and defused eight explosive devices in Garas Balley, Banaadir, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
08/22/2017: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle attempting to attack security personnel in Al-Khadra, southeast of Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/1998: Six border guards were killed and one was injured in an ambush set by an unidentified armed Islamist group in Hedjeret Lemguil, Algeria, near the border between Algerian and Morocco.
08/23/1998: The former head of Iran's prisons was shot dead by two unidentified assailants in Tehran. There were three casualties in the unclaimed attack.
08/23/1998: Unknown perpetrators killed seven passengers and injured another five after attacking a country bus in Cugaro, Burundi.
08/23/1999: Four Japanese geologists, their interpreter and two Kyrgyz military men were taken hostage by unidentified Islamic militants in Khodzha-Achkan, Kyrgyzstan. They were working for Japan's Mineral Mining Agency. The hostages were released on October 25, 1999. A Kyrgyz security official said the hostages had been exchanged for a few tons of flour and a sum of money. The ransom they demanded was $5 million, but reports did not specify whether officials paid this sum.
08/23/1999: In one of several related attacks, a bomb exploded outside of the Colombian Consulate in Caracas, Venezuela, damaging the gate and breaking some ground floor windows, but causing no casualties. Leaflets were found, which claimed that the attack was the work of a group calling itself Los Tupamaros.
08/23/1999: In one of several related attacks, a bomb was allegedly placed outside of the Instituto Colombiano-Venezolano in Caracas, Venezuela. Reports did not state whether it exploded or was dismantled by authorities. Leaflets were found, which claimed that the attack was the work of a group calling itself Los Tupamaros.
08/23/1999: In one of several related attacks, a bomb was discovered and dismantled outside of the Colombian Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. Leaflets were found, which claimed that the attack was the work of a group calling itself Los Tupamaros.
08/23/2001: A bomb exploded behind the offices of Radio Caracol in Medellin, Colombia in an attack by the National Liberation Army (ELN). 35 people were wounded.
08/23/2001: A bomb exploded in the office of the Northern League in Vigonza, Italy in an attack by unidentified assailants. Damage was incurred but no injuries were suffered
08/23/2001: A bomb was detonated by suspected National Liberation Army (ELN) members in a third gambling company in Rionegro Municipality, Antioquia Department, Colombia. No injuries were reported.
08/23/2001: A bomb was detonated by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in a second gambling company in Rionegro Municipality, Antioquia Department, Colombia. No injuries were reported.
08/23/2001: A bomb was detonated in a Corfinsura (National and South American Financial Corporation) office by suspected National Liberation Army (ELN) members in Itagui Municipality, Antioquia Department, Colombia. No injuries were reported.
08/23/2001: A bomb was detonated in a gambling company by suspected National Liberation Army (ELN) members in Rionegro Municipality, Colombia. No injuries were reported.
08/23/2001: A bomb was detonated in an office in a suspected attack by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia. No injuries were reported.
08/23/2001: A bomb was detonated in the office of Cattlemen Bank in a suspected National Liberation Army (ELN) attack in Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia. No injuries were reported.
08/23/2001: A bomb was detonated in the office of Superior Bank in a suspect attack by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Medellin, Antioquia Department, Colombia. No injuries were reported.
08/23/2001: A bomb was found and defused outside the front gate of the Simpang IV State Primary School in Lhokseumawe, Aceh Province, Indonesia. No perpetrators were identified.
08/23/2001: A bomb was found and defused outside the home of the Keudee Aceh village head in Aceh Province, Indonesia. No perpetrators were identified.
08/23/2001: A car bomb planted by the National Liberation Army (ELN) outside a police station in Marinilla, Colombia killed one and wounded 20. The car bomb, containing an estimated 175 pounds of explosives, destroyed a police station, a girls' high school, a government office and a funeral home.
08/23/2001: A grenade was thrown at the Industry and Development Exhibition at Blangpadang Stadium in Banda Aceh, Indonesia by two Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members on a motorcycle. One person was seriously injured.
08/23/2001: A police vehicle hit a landmine and was fired upon by Chechen rebels in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. One officer was wounded.
08/23/2001: A suspected informer for the security services was shot and killed by Islamic militants in Dardpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/23/2001: An Israeli civilian was wounded in a shooting near Kefar Qallil, south of Nablus in the West Bank, Palestine.
08/23/2001: At least ten people were injured when a car bomb exploded outside the Radio Caracol office in Medellin, Antioquia department, Colombia around 9:00pm.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.  The damage was described as serious.
08/23/2001: Explosives were detonated in a Medellin Public Enterprises electric pylon in the El Rodeo-Itagui area, Colombia in a suspected attack by the National Liberation Army (ELN). No injuries were reported.
08/23/2001: Five people were kidnapped by ethnic Albanian guerrillas in Tetovo, Macedonia.
08/23/2001: Members of Lashkar-e Taiba attacked a police station in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir. Seven policemen were killed. The assailants escaped with arms and ammunition
08/23/2001: Ten people were kidnapped by the United Self Defense Forces of Columbia (AUC) in Carmen de Bolivar Municipality, Bolivar Department, Colombia.
08/23/2001: Two bombs were detonated at Le Apuesto gambling company by suspected members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Medellin, Colombia. No injuries were reported.
08/23/2001: Two brothers were wounded after an Israeli settlement in the West Bank city of Hebron came under sniper fire by unidentified Palestinian gunmen.
08/23/2001: Two Hindu shepherds were killed in the village of Neel, Doda district, Kashmir by Islamic militants. A group of gunmen armed with automatic rifles and grenades attacked the village and shot dead Avtar Chand and Baghat Ram. The gunmen later fled the area with the cattle the shepherds were watching.
08/23/2001: Two Hindu shepherds were shot and killed in the village of Mohmangad, Jammu and Kashmir, India by Islamic militants.
08/23/2001: Unidentified Islamic militants killed seventeen people whom had their throats slit or were burned alive at a roadblock near Mascara, Algeria. Three people were wounded.
08/23/2004: Six soldiers belonging to Algeria’s People's National Army (ANP) were killed and 13 others wounded in an ambush near Thenia, Algeria. ANP forces were responding to reports of an attack against civilian farmers in the village of M’sala, approximately 10 kilometers outside of Thenia. The attackers destroyed two ANP vehicles using homemade bazookas in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2005: A suicide bomber killed seven people, including two Americans, when he rushed into the Joint Coordination Center for Diyala (Governorate) compound in Baquba where officials coordinate emergency response efforts in the region. 20 people were injured in the explosion including nine US soldiers. Al-Qaida Organization in the Land of Two Rivers claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2005: Suspected Baluch nationalists bombed a clinic in Kohlu, Pakistan. The explosion damaged the clinic and shattered windows at several shops in Kohlu's main bazaar. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2005: Suspected Baluch nationalists bombed the main bazaar in Kohlu, Pakistan. The bomb, hidden in a trash bin, exploded three hours after another bomb exploded on the same street. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2005: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) killed at least 14 people who were cultivating coca near Taraza, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the massacre.
08/23/2005: Unidentified perpetrators attempted to assassinate Iraqi Environment Minister Narmin Othman while she was en route to Baghdad near the town of Adhaim. Gunmen attacked Othman's convoy injuring three of her bodyguards. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted assassination.
08/23/2006: A section of a natural gas pipeline that supplied gas to the Uch Power Plant was blown up in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province, resulting in a disruption of electrical service. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2006: A thirty five year old religious studies teacher was shot and killed on his way to school in Narathiwat, Thailand by suspected Islamic separatists.
08/23/2006: A thirty four year old volunteer security officer was killed in a drive-by shooting by suspected Islamic separatists in Narathiwat, Thailand.
08/23/2006: A U.S. oil truck was destroyed by a roadside bomb that exploded north of Baghdad, Iraq. The Jaysh al-Mujahidin group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2006: Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels triggered a claymore mine in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, killing a police officer.  Following the explosion, the perpetrators opened fire, injuring another police officer.  One suspect was taken into custody.
08/23/2006: Suspected Taliban militants ambushed the vehicle of an Afghan security commander in the Gayan district in Afghanistan’s Paktika Province, leaving the security commander and four other policemen dead. The vehicle was also destroyed. Reports did not indicate that the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2006: Three traffic cops and three civilians were wounded by a roadside bomb that was targeting a U.S. military patrol in the city of Al-Fallujah in Iraq’s Al-Anbar Governorate. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2007: A leader of the Iraqi Islamic Party was shot and killed in Mosul, Iraq. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2007: Five people, three of them brothers, were beaten to death by members from the suspected group Sungu Sungu, in Bonyamasicho Village, Kenya.
08/23/2007: Gunmen armed with firearms carried out two attacks on police stations in Mogadishu, Somalia, one insurgent died and three policemen were wounded.
08/23/2007: Three Israeli soldiers were injured in clashes with Palestinian gunmen in Ein Beit El Maa, Israel. Abu Ali Mustafa, Al-Qassam and Al-Aqsa brigades have claimed joint responsibility for the attacks.
08/23/2008: On Saturday morning at 0800, suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels ambushed and killed Jesus Casuero, a coconut lumber worker, in Lomaca village of Guinobatan town, Albay province, Philippines. Casuero sustained gunshot wounds all over his body and head, inflicted with an M16 rifle. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/23/2008: On Saturday, an unidentified man lobbed an MK2 fragmentation grenade at the Bureau of Customs building in the port of Zamboanga City, Zamboanga del Sur province, Philippines, damaging the building but inflicting no casualties. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/23/2008: On Saturday, at 1530, unknown militants abducted two people from the village of Genc in the Bingol province of Turkey. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/23/2008: On Saturday, at 1900, five people were killed and eight were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up at a car dealership in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq. The attack targeted Abdul Karim Ahmed Mindil, the leader of a group fighting Al Qaeda. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2008: On Saturday, at 2000, suspected militants threw a bomb towards the residential complex of Congress MLA, K. Meghachandra, at Wangkhem, Imphal, Manipur, India. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the blast.
08/23/2008: On Saturday, during the evening, a group of about six alleged Communist Party of India-Maoists killed Vishwa Hindu Parishad leader Lakshmanananda Saraswati in Kandhamal, Orissa for allegedly converting both Christians and tribal’s in Kandhamal to Hinduism. The extremists were armed with automatic weapons, including AK-47 rifles. The local youths also took part in the crime and stood guard around the ashram when the Maoists executed their plan. The youths belonged to about four different groups from nearby villages.
08/23/2008: On Saturday, eight civilians were kidnapped by an armed group believed to Al Qaeda Group of Jihad in the Country of Two Rivers militants in Buhriz, Diyala, Iraq.
08/23/2008: On Saturday, in central Al Basrah, Al Basrah, Iraq, assailants fired upon a van carrying Haider al-Saymari, a Shiite cleric, and his family in Tayran Square, killing the cleric and damaging the van. The cleric was traveling back to Iran after attending Shabaniyah ceremonies earlier in the month. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/23/2008: On Saturday, in Talli Mut area, Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near an oil pipeline, damaging the pipeline but causing no casualties. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/23/2008: On Saturday, in Zamboanga City, Zamboanga, Philippines, assailants threw an MK2 grenade in a government compound, slightly damaging the compound but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
08/23/2008: On Saturday, suspected militants attempted to abduct Manoj Agarwalla from in front of his shop in Udalguri, Assam, India. No casualties reported. The militants fled the area when Agarwalla set off an alarm.
08/23/2008: On Saturday, two freelance journalists, their interpreter, and two drivers were abducted at gunpoint by Hizbul al Islam assailants while en route to a refugee camp outside Mogadishu in Banaadir province, Somalia. An alarm was raised when Australian Nigel Brennan and Canadian Amanda Lindhout did not return to their hotel in Mogadishu as expected around 1200. The Somali journalists union NUSOJ said the journalists were being held in northeast Mogadishu, and reports indicate that the kidnappers demanded a ransom of $2.5 million USD. On January 15, 2009 three hostages were released, including the translator, Abdifatah Mohamed Elmi, and two drivers. On November 25, 2009, Brennan and Lindhout were released as well. In June 2015 Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested Ali Omar Ader, a Somali national who had served as negotiator for the kidnappers.
08/23/2008: On Saturday, unidentified gunmen assassinated Kamel Shayaa, a culture ministry advisor, near the Mohammad Al Qassem highway in Baghdad, Iraq. The gunmen opened fire with machine guns on the vehicle the advisor was in, wounding his driver. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2008: On Saturday, unknown gunmen kidnapped Mustafa Salih, the general coordinator between the Salah Ad Din armed factions and the U.S. forces, in Al Tahrir neighborhood in Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
08/23/2009: On Sunday afternoon at about 1500, in Elbrusskiy Rayon, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, an improvised explosive device exploded on the Tyrnauz-Elbrus Road near a police officer in his private vehicle, damaging the vehicle but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
08/23/2009: On Sunday morning, in Krong Pinang, Yala, Thailand, assailants fired upon two rubber tappers on a motorcycle, wounding both rubber tappers and damaging their motorcycle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
08/23/2009: On Sunday, a suicide bomber detonated in Pakistan's northwest city of Peshawar triggered by an apparent feud between rival militant groups. There was retaliatory fire from the house, and in the cross-fire, the suicide bomber blew himself up. In the suicide blast, two ladies and one man were killed and 15 were injured. Eleven houses and several buildings were damaged in the house. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Lashkar-e-Islam (LEI) was responsible.
08/23/2009: On Sunday, in South Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unknown gunmen shot dead a pro-government tribal elder, his son and three others in Pakistan' s tribal region. Malik Sarwar Khan Wazir was ambushed by gunmen when he was heading in his car to Wana, the center of South Waziristan bordering Afghanistan. Sarawr, his son Bakhmal, brother Gulzari and a relative Sadiq died at the scene. A passerby was also killed and two other people were injured in the firing. The gunmen fled in their window-curtained car. Officials suspected that militants from the Baitullah Mehsud group of Taliban may be behind the incident, but no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2009: On Sunday, in Utah area of Labella, Balochistan, Pakistan, armed assailants kidnapped Baloch National Movement leader, Rasool Bakhsh Mengal. He was found hanging from a tree in Lasbela district of Balochistan, more than a week after he was kidnapped, and bore marks of torture. No group claimed responsibility.
08/23/2009: On Sunday, in Uttarakhand, India, a member of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party was shot dead allegedly by his rival inside a police station. Kala Dungi block president Balwant Singh Kaniyal had a fight with the accused Saturday evening. The two were called to the police station for questioning after a tiff and the men started fighting again. The accused took out his pistol and shot Kaniyal from close range where he died on the spot.
08/23/2009: On Sunday, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near the motorcade of a prominent tribal chief in Al Amiriyah, Al Anbar, Iraq, injuring three bodyguards and damaging two convoy vehicles. No group claimed responsibility.
08/23/2009: On Sunday, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in the home of a police officer in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq, damaging the residence but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
08/23/2010: On Monday afternoon, in the Wana area of Waziristan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, a suicide bomber detonated his improvised explosive device at the main gate of Mulana Noor Muhammad Mosque, killing 40 civilians and wounding another 30. The mosque was badly damaged and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2010: On Monday evening, in Tentulipodar, Koraput, Orissa, India, a group of 25 to 30 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) cadres abducted 12 people from Tentulipodar and neighboring Dingapai villages. The militants killed Sikunu Meleka around 2100 with an axe on suspicion of being a police informer and released the other 11 hostages. A letter left at the incident site by Maoists claimed Meleka was killed for being a suspected police informer.
08/23/2010: On Monday evening, near Darra Adamkhel along the Peshawar-Kohat road in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in the Matni bazaar targeting the anti-Taliban Adezai Qaumi Lashkar. The blast killed three Lashkar personnel and wounded another seven. The deceased were identified as Israr Khan (commander of the Lashkar), and members Islam Gul, and Khaista Gul. Several houses were damaged and power supply was disrupted by the explosion. The device, made of 10 kilograms of explosives, had been placed in a wheelbarrow and detonated by remote control. The Tariq Afridi subgroup of the banned Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack and threatened to eliminate all members of the Lashkar. Local TTP spokesman Mohammad Hamza told Dawn that the group had avenged the killing of two students of a seminary by the Lashkar four months ago.
08/23/2010: On Monday morning around 0830, on Oktyabrskaya Street in Kizlyar, Dagestan, Russia, unidentified militants in a VAZ-2109 opened fire on the Toyota Landcruiser of deputy mayor, Vasily Naumochkin, injuring Naumochkin who was traveling to his office. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/23/2010: On Monday morning at 0330, in Moh Lawi, Yarang, Pattani, Thailand, unidentified militants shot and killed a local politician, identified as Suding Arbu, a former chairman of the Muang Tia tambon administration organization. Twenty spent shells from AK-47 and M16 rifles were collected from the scene. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the politicians truck and no group claimed responsibility.
08/23/2010: On Monday morning, in eastern Hakkari, Turkey, unidentified militants shot an imam, Aziz Tan, in front of the Haci Sair Mosque. Tan was taken to Hakkari State Hospital where he later died. No group claimed responsibility, although the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) was thought to be responsible.
08/23/2010: On Monday morning, in southwest Nasiriyah city, Dhi Qar, Iraq, a local-made anti-shields improvised explosive device detonated targeting two vehicles of the Provincial Reconstruction Team. The explosion left unknown damage and no casualties. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2010: On Monday night around 0040, along Ortigas Avenue Extension near the Ever Gotesco Mall in Pasig City, Manila, Philippines, four unidentified men on board a white van blocked a vehicle, shot and killed a Korean national, Cho Tae Hwan and kidnapped two other Koreans. The victims were identified as Kim Hyeong Sik and Kim Jeung Gun, however, reports showed that the two initially kidnapped victims were subsequently released a few hours later and were unharmed. No group claimed responsibility.
08/23/2010: On Monday night around 0100, two kilometers from the village of Kalinovka near Kizlyar, Dagestan, Russia, two men were killed after unidentified assailants detonated a Lada Priora car bomb on the Makhachkala-Astrakhan highway. The car was damaged and no group claimed responsibility.
08/23/2010: On Monday night at 0030, in Khutsiyevka, Dagestan, Russia, unidentified gunmen in masks drove up to a mosque and opened fire, damaging the mosque but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
08/23/2010: On Monday night, in Dingpai village, Koraput, Orissa, India, a group of 25 to 30 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) cadres abducted 12 people from Tentulipodar and neighboring Dingapai villages. The militants killed Sikunu Meleka around 2100 using an axe on suspicion of being a police informer and released the other 11 hostages. A letter left at the incident site by Maoists claimed Meleka was killed for being a suspected police informer.
08/23/2010: On Monday, along the Nawaga-Khar road in Bajaur, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, dozens of unidentified militants attacked security check posts and set ablaze a vehicle belonging to the Water and Power Development Authority. One paramilitary soldier was also killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
08/23/2010: On Monday, in central Fallujah, Anbar, Iraq, a roadside improvised explosive device detonated near a bus station. The blast injured four people, including a policeman. The amount of property damage caused by the attack is unknown. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2010: On Monday, in the Khomta area of Kurram agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a Jirga (council) of local tribesman being held to resolve a dispute over primary school issues. Seven were killed, and an unspecified number were wounded in the bombing. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/23/2010: On Monday, in the Loder area of Abyan province, Yemen, 11 Yemeni soldiers and two civilians were killed when suspected militants from the Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a military vehicle. The amount of property damage from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2011 (Default date): Between Tuesday and Thursday, in Muqur district, Ghazni, Afghanistan, in one of three related attacks, unidentified militants blew up an unknown number of telecommunication towers. The militants also blew up an unknown number of telecommunication towers in the Qarehbagh district of Ghazni. Reportedly, a total of seven towers of telecommunication companies, including Roshan, MTN and Afghan wireless companies were targeted in Qarehbagh and Muqur. The attacks resulted in an unknown amount of property damage to the towers, but caused no casualties. It was reported that the alleged insurgents extort money from the communication companies and the bombings were in result of a lack of payment on the companies’ end. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it is suspected that the Taliban was responsible.
08/23/2011 (Default date): Between Tuesday and Thursday, in the Qarehbagh area of Ghazni, Afghanistan, in one of three related attacks, unidentified militants blew up an unknown number of telecommunication towers. The militants also blew up an unknown number of telecommunication towers in the Muqur district of Ghazni. Reportedly, a total of seven towers of telecommunication companies, including Roshan, MTN and Afghan wireless companies were targeted in Qarehbagh and Muqur. The attacks resulted in an unknown amount of property damage to the towers, but caused no casualties. It was reported that the alleged insurgents extort money from the communication companies and the bombings were in result of a lack of payment on the companies’ end. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it is suspected that the Taliban was responsible.
08/23/2011: On Tuesday evening, in an unspecified area of Abyan, Yemen, suspected Al Qaeda militants attacked a government military base of Brigade 211 in Abyan. In the attack, six soldiers and eight militants were killed and twenty-eight solders were injured. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is suspected.
08/23/2011: On Tuesday night around 0300, in the Pembo area of Makati City, Metro Manila, Philippines, a police officer, identified as PO2 Mark Telly Delasa, and his civilian companion, Joan Villorente, were shot and wounded when three unidentified gunmen ambushed them outside the police officers house. No one has claimed responsibility.
08/23/2011: On Tuesday night, in Sawal Dher, Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, suspected militants blew up a government-run, all female elementary school, destroying some portions of the school building. According to officials of Bomb Disposal Unit, 14 to 15 kilograms of explosives were used in the explosion. There were no casualties due to the early timing of the attack and no group claimed responsibility for the bombing, but it is suspected that militants of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were responsible.
08/23/2011: On Tuesday night, in the district of Barawe in Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia, militants kidnapped three Somali teens that had been accused of spying for the Somali government on the al-Shabaab militant group; no casualties were reported. The status of the hostages is unknown. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group al-Shabaab was thought to be responsible for the attack.
08/23/2011: On Tuesday, in Bosaso, Bari, Somalia, militants armed with pistols fired upon and killed the chief of Puntland’s Darawish forces. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2011: On Tuesday, in the Bulabulim Alajeri area of Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria, unidentified militants fired upon and killed Alhaji Isa Marbuba, an All Nigeria Peoples Party leader, at his home. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Boko Haram was thought to be responsible for the attack.
08/23/2011: On Tuesday, in the Paknam Road area of Pattani, Pattani, Thailand, at least12 people including two monks, two civilians, and eight soldiers, were wounded in an improvised explosive device attack by suspected southern separatist militants. The soldiers were escorting Buddhist monks returning to Lak Muang temple after collecting alms when a home-made bomb placed inside a trash bin on the roadside was detonated. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility, but police blamed separatists.
08/23/2012: A roadside bomb struck a motorized rickshaw in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least six civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2012: An explosive device detonated near an electric transformer in Wangjing Cherapur area, Manipur state, India. There were no reported casualties; however, the electric transformer was destroyed in the blast, disrupting service. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy in the Kankuh area of Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast; however, a vehicle was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Sheikhan village, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. It is believed the device was planted in order to target police patrols in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2012: Approximately 50 assailants attacked a civilian's residence in Tambda village, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra state, India. Two villagers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Maoists.
08/23/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy in the Bakwa area of Farah province, Afghanistan. At least three private security guards were killed and another injured in the assault. In addition, the assailants set at least 12 NATO supply vehicles on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
08/23/2012: Assailants attacked a Pakistani military checkpost in the Ankle area of Lower Dir district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing firefight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Hafizullah group, a subgroup of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
08/23/2012: Assailants attacked a police station and government offices in Semdinli town, Semdinli district, Hakkari province, Turkey. Five assailants were killed in the clash. This was one of three related attacks in the district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed them to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/23/2012: Assailants attacked a Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) convoy near Pibor town, Pibor region, Jonglei state, South Sudan. At least 24 SPLA soldiers were killed and another 12 injured in the assault. In addition, at least 17 SPLA soldiers were reported missing following the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, military officials attributed it to the David Yau Yau Militia.
08/23/2012: Assailants fired grenades and guns at the Omurlu second border battalion in Omurlu village, Semdinli district, Hakkari province, Turkey. This was one of three related attacks in the district on the same day, including two assaults on military posts. At least one soldier was killed and four injured across the two military post attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed them to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/23/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in the Kotki area of Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least three police officers were killed in the attack. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident, threatening further attacks in the area.
08/23/2012: Assailants opened fire on the Derecik gendarmerie battalion headquarters in Omurlu village, Semdinli district, Hakkari province, Turkey. This was one of three related attacks in the district on the same day, including two assaults on military posts. At least one soldier was killed and four injured across the two military post attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed them to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/23/2012: Assailants stopped a bus and abducted four passengers in Ahmad Khel district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. The four passengers, including three off-duty Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers, were killed following their abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
08/23/2012: Assailants who crossed the border from Afghanistan attacked a military checkpoint in the Ankalsar area of Samar Bagh tehsil, Lower Dir district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Five assailants were killed in the ensuing firefight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
08/23/2013: A pipe bomb was safely defused in Rasharkin village, Ballymoney district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in the Arab Jubour area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one civilian was killed and four more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a pickup truck carrying Thai Rangers on patrol in Yarang district, Pattani province, Thailand. Four Rangers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed the attack to separatists.
08/23/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a unit of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two United States (US) soldiers, Specialist Kenneth Alvarez and Private Jonathon Hostetter, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives belt at a public park in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least 25 people were killed and another 50 were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in front of a police headquarters in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least two people were killed and another 12 were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a military checkpoint in Shibam city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. In addition to the bomber, at least two Yemeni soldiers were killed and another four were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, security officials attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/23/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near a Frontier Constabulary convoy in Bazidkhel village, Kyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2013: An explosive device detonated at a soldier's private residence in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The soldier was not harmed in the attack; however, three of his family members were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: An explosive device detonated near a mosque in the Dora area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five more were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks targeting mosques in Baghdad on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/23/2013: An explosive device detonated near a mosque in the Jihad district of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three more were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks targeting mosques in Baghdad on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/23/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a military patrol in Qaiyara town, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and three other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of the Al-Salam mosque in Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. This was one of two coordinated car bomb attacks on mosques in Tripoli on this day At least 47 people were killed and 300 others were wounded across the two blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Lebanese authorities later arrested five suspects they claim have ties to the Islamic Unification Movement.
08/23/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of the Taqwa mosque in Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. This was one of two coordinated car bomb attacks on mosques in Tripoli on this day. At least 47 people were killed and 300 others were wounded across the two blasts. Although no group claimed responsibility for the incident, Lebanese authorities later arrested and charged five individuals in connection with the attacks, whom they claim have ties to the Islamic Unification Movement.
08/23/2013: Assailants abducted Sher Qadir Awan, a lawyer and senior member of the Sakrand Press Club, in Sukkur city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: Assailants kidnapped and murdered a journalist in the Chola area, Uttar Pradesh state, India. The victim's body was discovered on August 26, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: Assailants on a motorcycle fired at Rakesh Sharma in Bakewar town, Uttar Pradesh state, India. Sharma, a local journalist for Hindi Daily, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: Assailants on motorcycles fired at Pakistan People's Party (PPP) workers in the Orangi area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Two workers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: Assailants opened fire on civilians traveling to a wedding in Jar-e-Khushk, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least five people were killed and another two were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/23/2013: Assailants opened fire on Gul Hamid Khattak's vehicle near Mardan city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Khattak, a former union council nazim and Awami National Party (ANP) member, was killed in the attack along with his uncle. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: Assailants opened fire on Sitthichai Chum-in's vehicle in Singhanakhon district, Songkhla province, Thailand. Chum-in, a sub district official, was killed in the attack along with his assistant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: Assailants threw incendiary devices at a parish of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Tanzania (ELCT) in Segerea, Dar es Salaam region, Tanzania. No casualties were reported; however, the property sustained minor damage in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails at Doctor Abdullah Al-Magabi in Muharraq city, Muharraq governorate, Bahrain. Al-Magabi, a cleric, was unharmed by the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Amin Ali Mumin in the Dharkiinlay district of Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Mumin, a clan elder, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Colonel Mustafa Agela Almugrbi outside a mosque in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Almugrbi, a senior bomb disposal expert, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: Gunmen opened fire on several people outside Jamia Madinatul Uloom Seminary in Rawalpindi city, Punjab province, Pakistan. At least three people were killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: Three mortar rounds struck a Sahwa Council member's house in Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One person was injured and the house was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2013: Two gunmen on motorcycles attacked Arsenio Reyes Jr. in San Leonardo municipality, Nueva Ecija province, Philippines. Reyes, an elections officer, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: A land mine detonated near Afghan Local Police (ALP) personnel in Gulchin area, Badghis province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and five civilians were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a military patrol in Dora neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One military officer was killed and four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a building used as an observation point by security forces in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Kirkuk city on August 23, 2014. In addition to three suicide bombers, at least 15 people were killed and 60 others were injured across blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a market in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Kirkuk city on August 23, 2014. In addition to three suicide bombers, at least 15 people were killed and 60 others were injured across blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a police checkpoint in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The suicide bomber was killed and 16 people, including two police officers, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/23/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) Headquarters in Karada neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least eight people were killed and 24 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was behind the attack.
08/23/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives and assailants attacked Tabqa Air Base in Raqqah governorate, Syria. Fourteen assailants were killed and 150 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).
08/23/2014: An explosive device detonated at a shop in Wana town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military convoy between Seiyun and Shibam areas, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Three soldiers were killed and six others were injured in the blast. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: An explosive device detonated near the Marib-Ras Isa oil pipeline in Sirwah district, 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.
08/23/2014: An explosive device detonated on a railway track near Zanky area, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties; however, the railroad was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of General Ahmed Mohammed Saleh al-Omari detonated in Al Mansura neighborhood, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Al-Omari, a military officer, was killed and his son was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/23/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle was discovered and safely defused in Chaman area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: An explosives-laden rickshaw was discovered and safely defused in Musa area, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the Arbil Technical College in Arbil city, Arbil governorate, Iraq. Four people were wounded in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and safely defused in Al Buhayrat area, Iskandariyah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: Assailants abducted a civilian, a police officer, and a soldier southwest of Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: Assailants attacked a rubber plantation in San Antonio village, Agusan del Norte province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties; however, equipment was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: Assailants attacked and seized a local government office in Madagali town, Adamawa state, Nigeria. Three civilians were killed and an unknown number of people were taken hostage in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: Assailants attacked the residences of Zintani civilians in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. An unknown number of civilians were killed and 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 Misrata Brigades.
08/23/2014: Assailants attempted to attack an oil refinery in Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least 30 assailants 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).
08/23/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at a construction company in Turbat city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at military personnel in Ghail, Al Jawf, Yemen. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah).
08/23/2014: Assailants launched a rocket near a civilian residence in Upper Galilee region, Northern district, Israel. Two children were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: Assailants launched artillery shells at a church in Kirovske town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. Three people were killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in Kirovske town on August 23, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
08/23/2014: Assailants launched artillery shells at a hospital in Kirovske town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. Two people were killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in Kirovske town on August 23, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
08/23/2014: Assailants launched rockets at a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpost in Wadh area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) team in Lingapur area, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. One police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Keran area, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Orakzai district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Five assailants were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
08/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on Jewish residences in Pisgat Zeev neighborhood, Jerusalem city, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. At least one assailant was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Palestinian extremists.
08/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on Philippine Army (PA) intelligence officers in Buenavista neighborhood, Gubat city, Sorsogon province, Philippines. At least two officers were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on the Dargah Nazar Shah shrine in Korangi neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Three people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Muhammad Hasan in Gandawa area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Hasan, a District Health Officer (DHO), was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on two Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) members in Shah Faisal Colony area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The two members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: Assailants shot and killed a former Armed Forces of Libya soldier in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2014: Assailants stormed the Philippine Agricultural Aviation Corporation and held two guards hostage in Tubay town, Agusan del Norte province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties; however, property was damaged in the attack. The guards were released the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/23/2014: Security forces arrested two assailants on their way to carry out an attack in Kach Phattak area, Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2015: An Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle struck an explosive device in Babosh area, Kalakan district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2015: An assailant set fire inside the East Japan Railway Company substation compound in Shinagawa Ward, Tokyo city, Tokyo prefecture, Japan. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the substation was damaged. Izaya Noda, an anti-nuclear activist, was arrested on September 16, 2015 in connection with this and six other related incidents from August 16th through September 5th. Noda claim the Japan Railway used too much electricity.
08/23/2015: An explosive device detonated at Ahmed Al Dulaimi's residence in Al Anbar, Iraq. Dulaimi, the Iraqi Ambassador to Bahrain, was not harmed in the blast. This was one of three coordinated attacks targeting the same family. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/23/2015: An explosive device detonated at the guest house of an ambassador's family in Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated attacks targeting the same family. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/23/2015: An explosive device detonated at the residence of an ambassador's brother in Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated attacks targeting the same family. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/23/2015: An explosive device detonated in Al-Muharraq village, Muharraq governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2015: An explosive device detonated near a gas pipeline in Dera Allahyar Khan, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistan Armed Forces patrol in Sapparai, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least four soldiers were injured in the blast. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2015: An explosive device detonated near a produce shop in Hawr Rajab, Babil governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2015: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Husseiniyah, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2015: An explosive device detonated near a tank in Al Qawadis, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. At least two soldiers were killed and three others were injured in the blast. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2015: An explosive device detonated near Malik Mohammad Khan in Gilai, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Khan, a Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader, was killed in the blast. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Alf Dar 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.
08/23/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying volunteer fighters in Mutaybijah area, east of Dhuluiya, Saladin, Iraq. Six fighters were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) personnel in Naranj Bagh area, Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2015: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in As Sulaykh area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a university professor, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused under a car parked outside a church in Kiambu city, Kiambu county, Kenya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2015: An explosives-rigged house detonated in Arab Ejbur area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One security force member was killed and four members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2015: Assailant abducted two people, including Mohsin Ali Khosa, in Dera Murad Jamali city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The whereabouts of the hostages, including Khosa, a Awami Awaz reporter, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2015: Assailants abducted 20 civilians in Qulana, Aleppo governorate, Syria. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/23/2015: Assailants abducted two Al-Jazeera photographers in Salahuddin city, Tripoli district, Libya. The victims were released on August 24, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2015: Assailants ambushed a civilian vehicle in Kassa area, Plateau state, Nigeria. Two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
08/23/2015: Assailants ambushed Lieutenant General Tukur Buratai's convoy in Faljari village, Borno state, Nigeria. Buratai, the Nigerian military chief, was not harmed, although one soldier and 10 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/23/2015: Assailants and suicide bombers attacked security force members in Jaramshah area, Ramadi district, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least 23 soldiers and volunteer fighters were killed and one military member was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/23/2015: Assailants attacked a military base east of Fallujah city, Al Anbar, Iraq. One soldier was killed and five soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/23/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint south of Al-Arish Airport, Al-Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Two assailants were killed and eight were captured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
08/23/2015: Assailants attacked a Tunisian customs patrol in Bou Chebka town, Kasserine governorate, Tunisia. One customs guard was killed and three were injured in the attack. The Okba Ibn Nafaa Brigade claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2015: Assailants attacked Bashir area, Kirkuk, Iraq. An unknown number of assailants were killed and one security member was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/23/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Manawadji village, Mayo-Sava area, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. At least 27 people were injured and 32 people were kidnapped in the assault. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
08/23/2015: Assailants attacked Yakup Mete in Nusaybin district, Mardin province, Turkey. Mete, a police officer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/23/2015: Assailants detonated a large quantity of explosive material inside and around the Baal Shamin Temple in Palmyra city, Homs governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties; however, the temple was destroyed in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility and stated that they attacked the temple because they viewed shrines as idolatry.
08/23/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a residence near Pir Koh, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Al-Adawa neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. This was one of four projectile attacks in Damascus on the same day. At least one person was killed and 10 people were injured across all four incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources separately attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Jaysh al-Islam (Syria).
08/23/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in residential areas in Al Kawthar neighborhood, Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. At least four civilians were killed and nine civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Huthis.
08/23/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated near Abu Rumman neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. This was one of four projectile attacks in Damascus on the same day. At least one person was killed and 10 people were injured across all four incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources separately attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Jaysh al-Islam (Syria).
08/23/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated near Al-Iman mosque in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. This was one of four projectile attacks in Damascus on the same day. At least one person was killed and 10 people were injured across all four incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources separately attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Jaysh al-Islam (Syria).
08/23/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated near the Faculty of Economics of Damascus University in Al Baramkeh neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. This was one of four projectile attacks in Damascus on the same day. At least one person was killed and 10 people were injured across all four incidents. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources separately attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Jaysh al-Islam (Syria).
08/23/2015: Assailants fired rockets and mortars at security force members in Falahat area, Al Anbar, Iraq. Five military and police personnel were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/23/2015: Assailants fired rockets at a military post in Jazan province, Saudi Arabia. Major General Abdulrahman bin Saad al-Shahrani, a senior military commander, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2015: Assailants fired rockets at a Pakistan Army checkpost in Khyber district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least four soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2015: Assailants kidnapped an unknown number of professors from the Sanaa University campus in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. The whereabouts of the professors are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to Huthis.
08/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on a hydroelectric power station near Diyarbakir city, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. 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 Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Tamim area, Baiji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One military officer was killed and another officer and a journalist were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Jeddah city, Makkah province, Saudi Arabia. A police patrol commander was injured in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on Dad Khuda Jahesh in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Jahesh, a school director, was killed and another civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on Hukam Khan in Muhammadzai village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Khan, the only witness in a recent terrorism case, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2015: Assailants overtook a police station in Oursi town, Oudalan region, Burkina Faso. At least one officer was killed and another person (either an officer or the daughter of a commander) was injured in the assault. The assailants claimed responsibility in the name of Boko Haram, but this connection was not verified.
08/23/2015: Assailants raided Ash Shawuk village, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of two villages attacked on the same day during which 20 civilians were kidnapped. The outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting that the victims were accused of cooperating with security forces.
08/23/2015: Assailants raided Tal Ali village, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of two villages attacked on the same day during which 20 civilians were kidnapped. The outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting that the victims were accused of cooperating with security forces.
08/23/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Auch city, Gers department, Midi-Pyrenees region, France. No casualties were reported, but 70% of the mosque was damaged in the blaze. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2015: Assailants shelled Ukrainian soldiers in the village of Zolote, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. One soldier was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Luhansk People's Republic.
08/23/2015: Assailants shot and killed Alvin Enca, a suspected military informant, in Barangay Lama-Lama, President Roxas municipality, North Cotabato province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/23/2015: Assailants stormed Anole village, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Security forces freed the hostages on the same day. No one was injured in the attack. This was one of three related raids on this day, across which there were at least 24 people taken hostage. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
08/23/2015: Assailants stormed Mareerey village, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Security forces freed the hostages on the same day. No one was injured in the attack. This was one of three related raids on this day, across which there were at least 24 people taken hostage. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
08/23/2015: Assailants stormed Sabiid village, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Security forces freed the hostages on the same day. No one was injured in the attack. This was one of three related raids on this day, across which there were at least 24 people taken hostage. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
08/23/2015: Three assailants were arrested while attempting to plant an explosive device in Zakha Khel, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2015: Two assailants riding a motorcycle threw an explosive device at the western gate of the MM Plastic Industry in Biratnagar city, Morang district, Eastern region, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: A sniper opened fire on a military checkpoint in Latifiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least one military officer was killed and two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: An explosive device detonated at the Bor Thong market in Nong Chik district, Pattani, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: An explosive device detonated in a Rainbow Times newspaper box in Salem, Massachusetts, United States. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Mahmudiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least two people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Amin neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Andar district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
08/23/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a joint military patrol in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. One United States soldier was killed and one United States soldier and six Afghan soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Semdinli district, Hakkari, Turkey. Three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a nightclub in Rusamilae, Pattani, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings in the area within a short period of time. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
08/23/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at the Southern View hotel in Rusamilae, Pattani, Thailand. At least two people were killed and 29 people were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings in the area within a short period of time. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN).
08/23/2016: Assailants attacked a joint military convoy in Luuq Jeelow, Hiiraan, Somalia. At least three Somali soldiers were injured in the assault. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: Assailants attacked Al Sayahi area in Taizz, Yemen. No casualties were reported as security forces repelled the assault. This was one of two related attacks in Taizz on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Huthi extremists.
08/23/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of checkpoints in Qala Qazi, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 11 assailants and two police officers were killed and two assailants and three officers were injured in the ensuing clash, which continued until August 24, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/23/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Pasaband district, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants and three police officers were killed and eight assailants and one officer were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/23/2016: Assailants attacked and injured Chittaranjan Arjya, a Hindu grocer, near Raghunathpur Choitab, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Islamic State in Bangladesh claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: Assailants attacked Arun Bisht near Sidhbari, Himachal Pradesh, India. Bisht, a local Indian National Congress (INC) leader, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: Assailants attacked Han mountain area in Taizz, Yemen. No casualties were reported as security forces repelled the assault. This was one of two related attacks in Taizz on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Huthi extremists.
08/23/2016: Assailants fired a rocket targeting Najran, Saudi Arabia. At least one person was killed and one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
08/23/2016: Assailants fired two mortars that struck Karkamis, Gaziantep, Turkey. No casualties were reported 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).
08/23/2016: Assailants launched a missile in Marib governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties as the missile was intercepted by security forces. Huthi extremists claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. Two security members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: Assailants opened fire on Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) supporters at the Madina Masjid Mosque in Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighborhood, Karachi, Pakistan. At least two supporters were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2016: Assailants opened fire on military personnel attempting to defuse an explosive device near Andac, Sirnak, Turkey. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/23/2016: Assailants opened fire on security forces in Sumisip district, Basilan, Philippines. One security member was killed and three members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
08/23/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Rogelio Bato in Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines. Bato, the Albuera mayor's lawyer, and another person were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: Assailants opened fire on village guards in Ortacanak, Bingol, Turkey. Two village guards were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/23/2016: Assailants shot and injured Colonel Sa'id Abbas in Shaykh Uthman, Adan, Yemen. The Adan-Abyan Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire on the residence of the state minister of defense in Xamar Weyne neighborhood, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. One civilian was killed and three bodyguards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Al-Shabaab.
08/23/2016: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a Catholic convent in Jolo, Sulu, 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).
08/23/2016: Security forces discovered and safely detonated an explosive device in Mardin province, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: Security forces discovered and safely detonated an explosive device in Van province, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2016: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber targeting a mosque in Umm Al-Hamam, Eastern, Saudi Arabia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/23/2017: A suicide bomber attempted to attack State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) staff responding to an earlier attack in Muna Garaga area, Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. The suicide bomber was killed by authorities. This was one of two related attacks in Muna Garage area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/23/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a security convoy at a police headquarters in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least five people were killed and 38 others were injured in the blast; the victims included civilians and security personnel. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2017: A suicide bomber detonated explosives targeting a police patrol in Muna Garaga area, Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. The assailant was killed and five other people were killed in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Muna Garage area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/23/2017: An assailant attempted to attack a light rail security guard with a knife at Shivtei Israel railway station, Jerusalem, Israel. There were no reported casualties, as the assailant was apprehended. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol on Ban Sarong-Ban Laewae Road in Khao Tum, Yarang, Pattani, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Marawi City, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. A Marine vehicle operator was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2017: Assailants abducted four civilians in Piri Bazar, Bihar, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Maoists carried out the attack.
08/23/2017: Assailants abducted the guard of judicial magistrate in Wadh, Balochistan, Pakistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2017: Assailants attacked a gendarmerie vehicle near Woo, Mopti, Mali. One gendarme was killed and another gendarme was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2017: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint and beheaded several soldiers and civilians in Fugha, 300 km south of Sirte, Jufra district, Libya. At least 11 people, including nine soldiers and two civilians, were beheaded. The assailants also set the checkpoint and several military vehicles on fire. The Fezzan Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident, though sources questioned the veracity of the claim and instead attributed the attack to the Benghazi Defense Brigades (BDB).
08/23/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in the outskirts of Nurgaram district in Nuristan, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and four police officers and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Nurgaram on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/23/2017: Assailants attacked a Syrian Army headquarters near the Iraqi border in Sad al-Waer, Homs, Syria. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2017: Assailants attacked a truck at an unknown location along National Highway 33 in India. There were no reported casualties, but the assailants stole cash and a mobile phone from the driver during the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, police arrested Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) members in connection with the incident.
08/23/2017: Assailants attacked Abachari, Borno, Nigeria. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Nganzi district on this day. At least 15 people were killed and an unknown number were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/23/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Nurgaram district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. At least two police officers and 11 assailants were killed and 15 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Nurgaram on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/23/2017: Assailants attacked Kote, Borno, Nigeria. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Nganzi district on this day. At least 15 people were killed and an unknown number were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/23/2017: Assailants attacked the district center in Dushi, Baghlan, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the attack, killing seven assailants and injuring 15 others. Additionally, dozens of civilians were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/23/2017: Assailants attacked the district headquarters in Zana Khan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least seven assailants and three police officers were killed and 12 people, including seven police officers and five assailants, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2017: Assailants attacked Uda Lawanti, Borno, Nigeria. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Nganzi district on this day. At least 15 people were killed and an unknown number were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/23/2017: Assailants attacked Wokilli, Borno, Nigeria. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Nganzi district on this day. At least 15 people were killed and an unknown number were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/23/2017: Assailants beheaded a former jihadi commander's son in Samangan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2017: Assailants opened fire in Am Surrah, Lawdar, Abyan, Yemen. At least one popular resistance committee member was killed and two 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).
08/23/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpost in Dasht-i-Seyahloo, Kech district, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least two soldiers were killed and three other soldiers were injured in the assault. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in al-Hirkawi neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. Two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2017: Assailants opened fire on Lieutenant Colonel 'Ammar Mahdi near Altun Kupri, Kirkuk, Iraq. Mahdi, an intelligence officer, and his bodyguard were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2017: Assailants opened fire on Shaykh Ahmad al-'Usayli, in Am Surrah area, Lawdar, Abyan, Yemen. Al-'Usayli, the deputy governor of Bayda governorate, was injured and three of his guards were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2017: Assailants opened fire on Vicente Bonaobra in Central, Donsol district, Sorsogon, Philippines. Bonaobra, a former municipal councilor, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/23/2017: Assailants shot and killed Duran Ali Ahmed, a clan elder, in Afgoye, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab may have carried out the attack.
08/23/2017: Security forces identified and destroyed between two and five explosives-laden vehicles and 40 explosive devices in Kefah al-Shamali, Tal Afar district, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/23/2017: Security forces identified and killed two assailants, including a suicide bomber, in Zummar, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/23/2017: Security forces identified and killed two suicide bombers attempting to attack police officers on al-Saklat street in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/23/2017: Six explosive devices were discovered and defused under a road in Chinia Pahar, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
08/24/1998: A bomb exploded in a regional administration building in Zugdidi, Georgia, killing two and injuring 30 other people. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/1998: Masked assailants forced their way into the police headquarters in Makhachkala, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. They tied up police officers and stole weapons and files. No one was killed or injured in the attack.
08/24/1998: Suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) attacked a police public assistance center in Isabela, Philippines, killing two people and wounding three others.
08/24/1998: The Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) attacked an ambulance of the Klina medical center in Pristina, Kosovo, with automatic weapons. Three people were injured in the attack.
08/24/1998: Thirty-seven people were killed by Banyamulenge rebels in a Kasika Catholic mission in Sud-Kivu, Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
08/24/1998: Three people were killed and 20 injured when a bomb exploded at a railway station in Guwahati, India. The intended targets were Indian soldiers standing on the train platform. A police official said that although there were no claims of responsibility, the attackers were most likely either Bodo tribal guerrillas who were fighting for a homeland carved out of Assam or a radical Assamese group which aimed to drive out all non-Assamese people from the province.
08/24/1999: A truck bomb set off the near the home of Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, by unknown perpetrators, killed at least ten people in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Scores of people were injured and buildings up to one kilometer away were damaged.
08/24/2001: A bomb exploded inside a military housing camp in Bouinaksk, Dagestan, Russia. No injuries or perpetrators were identified.
08/24/2001: A bomb exploded near a police station in Bouinaksk, Dagestan, Russia and a second one was defused. A second bomb was found and defused. No injuries occurred but damage was incurred by surrounding buildings.
08/24/2001: A car bomb placed by in front of the State house by suspected members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) exploded in Cucuta, Colombia. No injuries occurred but departmental government offices and several businesses were damaged in the explosion.
08/24/2001: A homemade bomb detonated by Chechen rebels on a road wounding two police officers near a checkpoint in Kurchaloy District, Chechnya, Russia.
08/24/2001: A man named Vishwamitter and his wife were kidnapped and shot and killed by Islamic militants from the Kotranaka area of Rajauri District, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/24/2001: A person was killed by Islamic militants in Sirgwari-Keshewan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No further information was available.
08/24/2001: A small bomb exploded inside a mosque in Haifa, Israel, wounding one person. No perpetrators were identified.
08/24/2001: Al-Fatah gunmen fired on a second Israeli settler enclave after a rally in Hebron, the West Bank. No injuries occurred.
08/24/2001: Al-Fatah gunmen fired on an Israeli settler enclave after a rally in Hebron, the West Bank. No injuries occurred.
08/24/2001: Ethnic Albanian guerrillas attacked a police checkpoint near the city stadium in Tetovo, Macedonia. No injuries were reported.
08/24/2001: Ethnic Albanian guerrillas attacked the police checkpoint in Jegunovce, Macedonia. No injuries were reported.
08/24/2001: Ethnic Albanian guerrillas attacked the police checkpoint near the city stadium for a second time in Tetovo, Macedonia. No injuries were reported.
08/24/2001: Hem Raj, a resident of Kuntwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, was kidnapped near his home by Islamic militants. His body was found on August 27, 2001. He had been tortured and shot.
08/24/2001: Islamic militants kidnapped a person from Amroh in Jammu and Kashmir, India. No further information was available.
08/24/2001: Islamic militants shot and injured a person at Ransoo-Naushehra in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/24/2001: More than 50 people were killed and 12 people injured in a shooting attack on a bus on a highway near the town of Cacolo in Malange Province, Angola. The bus was ambushed by a group of unidentified armed men who set fire to the vehicle and then shot at passengers who tried to escape.
08/24/2001: Red Hand Defenders (RHD)attacked the home of Dermot Hoy with a pipe bomb in north Belfast’s Deer Park Parade, Northern Ireland. Some property damage resulted but no injuries.
08/24/2001: The nephew of senior National Conference leader Gulam Qadir Wani was shot and killed by Islamic militants in Ghat, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/24/2001: The Red Hand Defenders (RHD) attacked the home of Nora Meekin with a pipe bomb in north Belfast’s Deer Park Parade, Northern Ireland. No injuries occurred.
08/24/2001: Two brothers and a sister were killed in a grenade attack on a home by Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members in the Ketol District of central Aceh Province, Indonesia.
08/24/2004: A Sibir Airlines flight bound for Sochi crashed about 500 miles south of Moscow killing all 46 crew and passengers that were on board. The plane dropped off the radar after sending a distress hijacking signal. Another airliner bound for Volgograd that took off from the same airport 55 minutes later crashed about the same time 120 miles south of Moscow, killing all 44 people aboard. Officials suspected that each flight had a female suicide bombers from Chechnya on board.
08/24/2004: A Volgograd airliner containing 44 crew and passengers crashed 120 miles south of Moscow, killing everyone. This crash occurred around the same time as the crash of the Sibir airliner. Officials suspected that each flight had a female suicide bombers from Chechnya on board.
08/24/2004: Unknown attackers ambushed an Algerian gendarmerie patrol in the city of Zemmouri, Algeria. The perpetrators killed one soldier and injured three other soldiers riding in the same vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2004: Unknown perpetrators attacked two Iraqi interim government ministers with bombs about one half-hour apart in southeastern Baghdad, but failed to kill or injure either official. The second explosion, a roadside bomb about six miles away from the first attack, targeted interim Education Minister Sami al Mudhaffar as his convoy passed on its way to pick him up. The two bombings resulted in the deaths of five people and injured several others. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing, but the Jama'at al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad (JTJ), led by the Al-Qaida-linked militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, claimed responsibility for the first attack in a statement posted on an Islamic website.
08/24/2004: Unknown perpetrators launched bomb attacks within one half hour of each other on two Iraqi interim government ministers in southeastern Baghdad. The bombs failed to kill or injure either official. The first explosion was the result of a suicide car bomb around 8 a.m. that targeted interim Environment Minister Mishkat Moumin, as her convoy left a guarded and barricaded compound where many Iraqi ministers live and work. Jama'at al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad (JTJ), led by the Al-Qaida-linked militant Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, claimed responsibility for the first attack in a statement posted on an Islamic website.
08/24/2005: A suspected Palestinian militant stabbed two Jewish students, Shmuel Mett and Sammy Weisbart, in Jerusalem, Israel killing one and injuring the other. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2005: Four engineers working for a telecommunications company were killed and a fifth was injured when a roadside bomb exploded near their vehicle outside of Baquba, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/24/2005: Suspected insurgents shot and killed two policemen who were on their way to work in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents fired at a convoy carrying the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Justice, Hashem Ibrahim, leaving four of his bodyguards dead and five others wounded in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted assassination.
08/24/2005: Suspected Islamic militants shot two rubber farmers, Supon and Chaluay Promsakul, in Thailand's Tak Bai (District) injuring them both. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2005: Suspected members of the Taliban set fire to Kand-i-Rajai Girls Middle School in Afghanistan's Alingar (District). No one was injured in the attack, but the fire destroyed eight of the school's rooms. Pamphlets were found at the school warning people not to send girls to school.
08/24/2005: Two suspected Islamic militants shot a Provincial Electricity Authority electrician, Pherm Saratham, in Thailand's Raman (District). No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2005: Two suspected Nepalese Maoists shot and killed Ajaya Raj Singh, a (District) Coordinator, in Nepal's Banke (District). No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2005: Unidentified gunmen ambushed and killed a Filipino engineer, Federico Samson, employed with Lucent Technologies in Kirkuk, Iraq. Four other people were injured in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the assault.
08/24/2005: Unidentified gunmen fired at a bus carrying Shi i pilgrims home from Iran in Khalis, Iraq. Four people were killed and eight others injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2005: Unidentified perpetrators blew up the home of Fu'ad Muhammad Yasin, a police commando in Samarra, Iraq. Before destroying the house, the attackers executed Yasin's relative, Ahmad Sa'dan, who was also a commando. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2006: A car bomb exploded outside Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority, injuring five civilians, and in a coordinated attack fifteen minutes later, an underground bomb exploded nearby injuring six civilians, in Quetta, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/24/2006: A storekeeper for a New Zealand-based non-governmental organization (NGO) was abducted and killed in the Sri Lankan city of Tirukkovil. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities believed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were to blame.
08/24/2006: Grenades exploded at the offices of two newspapers, Por Esto and Quequi Quintana Roo, in Cancun, Mexico in a coordinated attack, injuring one civilian. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/24/2006: Manzoorul Hassan, the editor of a Pakistani magazine, was shot and critically wounded by two individuals in Lahore, a city in the country’s Punjab Province. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2006: Militants in the Niger Delta region of Nigeria attacked the premises of an oil servicing company at the Akah military base in Port Harcourt, a city in the country’s Rivers State. One soldier was killed and another was wounded. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2006: Seven people were killed when gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in the Jabal Abu Siraj area of Darfur, Sudan. Among the dead was Al-Sadiq Adam Salih, a local administrator. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2006: Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fatally shot civilian Andrahandige Upul Thursday night and dumped his body on the railway tracks near Vavuniya railway station in Vavuniya, Sri Lanka.  His body was found the next morning by security forces.
08/24/2006: The headquarters of the High Constitutional Court in Antananarivo, Madagascar was the target of a grenade attack by an unknown party. Four grenades were launched at the compound, resulting in some damage to the building but no casualties. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2007: A car bomb exploded outside police barracks in Durango, Spain. Two police officers were slightly injured. Though no one claimed responsibility, authorities suspect the Basque separatist group, ETA.
08/24/2007: A former village head was shot and killed in Tambon Salamai, Thailand. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2007: A group of rebels set the houses of two policemen on fire in Grozny, Chechen Republic of Russia. No casualties were reported and the perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
08/24/2007: A high school director was shot and killed and then his body was burned inside of his car in Pattani, Thailand. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2007: A Muslim man was shot dead after leaving a mosque in Yala, Thailand. The city of this incident and the perpetrators were unknown.
08/24/2007: An 81 year old man was shot dead as he rode his motorcycle to a teashop in Narathiwat, Thailand. The perpetrator of this incident were unknown.
08/24/2007: An unidentified suicide car bomber detonated his vehicle near a check post in Miranshah, Pakistan, killing five soldiers and injuring thirty others. There were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2007: Gunmen attack a checkpoint in Samarra, Iraq killing two civilians and injuring seven. The perpetrators were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2007: Gunmen fired on a Russian police convoy killing two police officers and injuring twelve others in Buynakskiy, Russia. The perpetrators were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2007: Sixty suspected Al-Qaida fighters attacked four police checkpoints and a headquarters building in Samarra, Iraq. Three people were killed and nine others were injured, both police and civilians. Sources indicated that the perpetrators used firearms and other weapons in the attack. The police apprehended 14 perpetrators.
08/24/2007: Suspected militants from the Tuareg group set a bus on fire in Agadez, Niger. No casualties were reported.
08/24/2007: Three individuals, consisting of a couple and their child, were kidnapped in Messanges, Aquitaine, France. The perpetrators intended to use their vehicle in a car-bomb attack.  Authorities suspect the Basque separatist group, ETA.
08/24/2007: Unknown gunmen ambushed a police convoy in an unknown city in Dagestan, Russia and two police officers were killed. The perpetrators were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2008: On or about Sunday, outside of Khar, in Bajaur, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants slit the throat of a civilian, killing him. The assailants believed the target was a spy for the United States. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/24/2008: On Sunday at about 0150, in Ekazhevo, Ingushetia, Russia, armed assailants fired small arms and a grenade launcher at an Ingush parliament member's residence, Issa Kostoeva, damaging the building but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2008: On Sunday evening at 21:40, an un unknown gunman attacked a traffic police post at the entrance to the central square in front of the building housing the government administration and the mayor’s office in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia. The gunman then fled to Dakhadayeva Street, but was soon cornered by police and a second gunfight ensured, in which two policemen were killed. The shooter was shot and killed in return fire at the entrance to the criminal court building. The shooter, who was riding a bicycle, used a Kalashnikov automatic rifle in the attack. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/24/2008: On Sunday morning, at 0625, in Safdar Plaza, Attock, Punjab, Pakistan, assailants detonated three improvised explosive devices in a CDs market in Safdar Plaza near Madni Chowk, wounding four people, indentified as Bilal Badshah, Murad, Ashfaq and Shumail. The attack destroyed 24 shops on the ground floor of the Plaza. A video shop owner who had a shop in Safdar Plaza said that a month ago a letter (written in Urdu) was received through which all the video shop owners were threatened to close their business of video films or be ready for the dire consequences. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility.
08/24/2008: On Sunday, a bomb was thrown at the residence of Manipur MLA U. Deben at Wabagai Keirak Kangjeibung in Thoubal, India. No casualties resulted because the bomb failed to explode and was later defused. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2008: On Sunday, a Nigerian ship, the Benue, was hijacked in the Bonny Channel off the coastal Rivers State in Nigeria. The ship had eight crew members on board. Nobody claimed responsibility.
08/24/2008: On Sunday, at an unspecified time, in Raman, Yala, Thailand, a 37-year-old rubber plantation worker was shot and killed. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/24/2008: On Sunday, between 2000 and 2030, in Zaydan, Al Anbar, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device near the home of a Sunni Sahwa Council leader who was holding a banquet celebrating the release of his son from the Camp Bucca detention center three days earlier, killing 19 Sahwa Council paramilitary members, 11 civilians, wounding up to 42 other people, and damaging the residence. Although no group claimed responsibility, guests reported that the son had argued with Islamic State of Iraq members while in detention possibly leading to this reprisal attack.
08/24/2008: On Sunday, in Raman, Yala, Thailand, a teacher and her sister were shot and killed while driving a motorcycle. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/24/2008: On Sunday, in Tani, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near a vehicle, killing three civilians, wounding seven others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2009: On Monday afternoon at about 1350, in Papaya Village in San Antonio, Nueva Ecija, Philippines, Roberto Santos, 55, village chief of Barangay San Jose, and Ricardo Ponce, 70, chief of Barangay Tanod in his village, were on a motorcycle and on their way to the town hall when a group of men in a parked van shot them. The attack killed the village chairman, Roberto Santos, and left Ricardo Ponce wounded. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2009: On Monday afternoon between 1430 and 1500, in one of two related attacks, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) magnetically attached to a bus transporting passengers in an unknown location north of Kut, Wasit, Iraq, killing nine, injuring 11, and damaging the bus. Another bus was bombed with a magnetic IED near Numaniyah, Wasit, Iraq, killing six, injuring 10 and damaging the bus. No group claimed responsibility for the related attacks.
08/24/2009: On Monday afternoon between 1430 and 1500, in one of two related attacks, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) magnetically attached to a bus transporting passengers near Numaniyah, Wasit, Iraq, killing six, injuring 10 and damaging the bus.  Another bus was bombed with a magnetic IED in an unknown location north of Kut, Wasit, Iraq, killing nine, injuring 11, and damaging the bus. No group claimed responsibility for the related attacks.
08/24/2009: On Monday in Purisima, Cordoba, Colombia, 45 year old, Bernabé Agustín Roqueme, an indigenous community leader for the Zenu del Cabildo Comegen tribe, was shot dead by unidentified militants on a motorcycle. Two other leaders of the tribe have received anonymous phone calls threaten their lives. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/24/2009: On Monday morning at about 0630, in Palamau, Jharkhand, India, assailants detonated a bomb on the railroad tracks between Kumundi and Hehegarha, damaging the tracks but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
08/24/2009: On Monday morning at around 0730, in Latehar, Jharkhand, India, about 20 Naxalites blew up a stretch of railway track just 10 minutes after the Delhi-Ranchi Rajdhani Express train crossed the area. The Communist Party of India (Maoist) / Naxalites were responsible.
08/24/2009: On Monday morning, in Palamau, Jharkhand, India, about 50 assailants detonated a bomb at a mobile telephone tower on the Aurangabad-Medinainagar road, damaging the tower but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
08/24/2009: On Monday morning, in San Mateo, California, United States, at Hillsdale High School, authorities arrested a 17 year old boy armed with ten pipe bombs, a two foot sword and a chainsaw, after he threw two of the lightened pipe bombs into a hallway near the school library. He intended to kill people with the bombs and slaughter survivors with a chainsaw. No injuries or causalities were reported and minor damage was caused to the building. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2009: On Monday night, unknown armed assailants fired upon the residence of an Al Anbar university professor in Abu Ghurayb, Al Anbar, Iraq, killing the professor and damaging the residence. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2009: On Monday, in Pakistan, the Taliban killed Baitullah Mehsud’s father-in-law, nephew, and two others on suspicion of spying on the former Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan chief, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said. Interior Ministry officials are saying that Hakimullah Mehsud, whose real name is Mr Jamshed, had ordered the killing of these four people.
08/24/2009: On Monday, in South Waziristan, Pakistan, unidentified gunmen attacked the vehicle of a tribal chief, Malik Sarwar Khan Wazir, and killed him as well as his son, Bakhmal Khan, brother, Gulzar, and an uncle of 'commander' Nek Muhammad. No group claimed reasonability.
08/24/2009: On Monday, in the Kooshin District of Beled Weyne, Hiiraan, Somalia, assailants detonated an explosive device outside the house of a former Governor of Beled Weyne, Adan Abdi Isse, injuring four soldiers and damaging the house. No motive for the attack was reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2009: On Monday, in Yahya Khel, Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a construction company vehicle, killing four construction workers, wounding five others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/24/2009: On Monday, on the Peshawar-Torkham highway, in Jamrud, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, assailants in a white Corolla car stopped the passenger van, and fired at Jan Ullah Hashim Zada, a famous Afghan journalist, as he was coming in a passenger van to Peshawar from Torkham. Another passenger was also wounded in the pistol firing inside the van. Jan Ullah Hashim Zada was analyst of Afghan affairs working at Peshawar. He was reportedly working for CNN, AL Arabia TV and Afghanistan's Shamshad TV. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2010: On Tuesday afternoon around 1310, on Mira Street in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, unidentified gunmen fired upon a Volga car carrying two employees of JSC Dagsvyazinform, the regional key internet provider and fixed line telephone operator, killing the driver instantly and wounding the chief engineer, Nasrutdin Dzhamalov, who later died in the hospital. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2010: On Tuesday afternoon at 1300, in an unknown location near Goma, North Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa), unidentified armed men kidnapped Sylvestre Bwira, president of the Civil Society Association in the Masisi, on a road between Goma and Sake, North Kivu, Republic of the Congo. Bwira was released in the Virunga National Park, north of Goma, on 08/31/2010 after being beaten while in captivity. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2010: On Tuesday afternoon at 1400, in the Jamiela neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen with silenced weapons shot and killed Ahmad Hassan, a member of the municipality council of Sadr City inside his house. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2010: On Tuesday afternoon, in the Radhwaniya district, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to a car carrying a government backed Sahwa militia leader, Mathiq Salman Falih, killing him. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2010: On Tuesday night, in eastern Agri, Turkey, unidentified militants blew up part of the Iranian-Turkish natural gas pipeline, damaging the pipeline and shutting down the natural gas supply to Turkey. No casualties occurred and no group claimed responsibility, although the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) was thought to be responsible.
08/24/2010: On Tuesday, at the Urdun intersection, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting civilians. No casualties were reported and the amount of property damage that occurred in the attack is unknown.
08/24/2010: On Tuesday, in a market in Khalis, Diyala, Iraq, unknown gunmen shot and killed a government employee on his way home from work. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2010: On Tuesday, in an unknown area in the Jowzjan province of Afghanistan, two suicide bombers were stopped by police before they could detonate their improvised explosive devices as they attempted to target a bus. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2010: On Tuesday, in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to the car of a local government official, wounding him and two others. The amount of damage from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2010: On Tuesday, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown assailants kidnapped a college student. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility. The status of the hostage is unknown.
08/24/2010: On Tuesday, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, 31 people including six parliament members were killed when unidentified armed gunmen and one suicide bomber dressed in army uniforms stormed and attacked people in the Muna Hotel; no damage was reported. The militant group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2010: On Tuesday, in the Sagai area of Mohmand tehsil, in the Bajaur district of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants killed Bacha Gul, a civilian they accused of spying for the government, by unknown means. His body was found on a road in Sagai. TTP spokesman Ikramullah Mohmand claimed responsibility for the killing, saying the man was spying for the government.
08/24/2010: On Tuesday, in the Zarghun Shar district of Paktia, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device placed in a wheelbarrow near a barbershop, targeting a local Afghan police chief. Seven civilians were wounded in the blast but the police chief escaped unharmed. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday afternoon, in the Mansour neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device attached to the car of an off duty police officer. The blast wounded the policeman and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the car. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday around 1200 noon, in M.H. del Pilar Street of Batangas City in Batangas, Philippines, a traffic police officer, identified as Edison Torres, was shot and killed by an unidentified gunman on a motorcycle. No one has claimed responsibility.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday evening around 2000, in Dhangri village in Jhargram, Medinipur, West Bengal, India, 10-12 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) shot point blank range and killed political activist of the ruling Trinamool Congress (TC) party, identified as Rabindranath Mishra. This is the first time, after Mamata Banergee's government came to power in the state on 05/20/2011, that a TC activist was killed by the Maoist. The Maoist had alleged that the Janajagaran Manch, an anti-Maoist platform set up by the TC, has been thwarting the democratic rights of the tribes.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday evening, on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, militants kidnapped two Somali teens in the neighborhood of Garasbaley. It was not known why the two teens were kidnapped, but both teens were beheaded and their bodies were found near an old spaghetti factory in Mogadishu’s Yaqshid district on 08/25/2011. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group al-Shabaab was thought to be responsible for the attack.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday morning at 300, in Al Hadid, Diyala, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated multiple improvised explosive devices targeting several civilian houses. The blasts killed three civilians, wounded three others, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to multiple houses. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday morning, in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India, four suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) cadres killed a congress leader and Janpad (administrative division) member, identified as Bhima Ram Madkam, at his residence in Neelavaram village. Bhima was on the Maoist hit-list. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday morning, in Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia, sappers disabled a bomb outside of an open air fruit and vegetable store. A sales person found the 200 gram bomb at the front door of the store. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday morning, in Shaqra, Abyan, Yemen, a roadside improvised explosive device was detonated near tribal fighters who were loyal to the government. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is suspected.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday morning, in Southern District, Israel, unknown assailants fired two mortar shells of the Palestine Islamic Jihad from Gaza Strip. All of the mortars landed in empty areas and neither caused any casualties. One shell hit in the regional council area and the second hit in a location near residential compounds. No damages were reported. The Palestine Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was an initial retaliation for the killing of leader Ismail Al-Asmar.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday night around 0200, in Beersheba, Southern District (Hadarom), Israel, three medium-range Grad Katyusha missiles were fired from the Gaza region. Two of the missiles were intercepted and destroyed by the Dome anti-missile system, while the third landed in an open area on the outskirts of the city, causing an unknown amount of property damage but no casualties. Israel Radio reported that Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed responsibility for the attack. A PIJ spokesman said that the renewed rocket fire was in retaliation for Tuesday’s bombing which killed an IJ cadre.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday night around 2300, in Ashkelon, Southern District (Hadarom), Israel, in one of two related attacks, a rocket fired from the Gaza area hit a private vehicle, sending shards of glass through the air. A nine-month old baby was injured by the glass and the attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. Israel Radio reported that Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed responsibility for the attack. A PIJ spokesman said that the renewed rocket fire was in retaliation for Tuesday’s bombing which killed a PIJ cadre.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday night around 2300, in Hof Ashkelon, Southern District (Hadarom), Israel, in one of two related attacks, unidentified militants fired a rocket from the Gaza area and injured one person with shrapnel. The attack resulted in an unknown amount of property damage and Israel Radio reported that Palestine Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed responsibility for the attack. A PIJ spokesman said that the renewed rocket fire was in retaliation for Tuesday’s bombing which killed a PIJ cadre.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday night at 0300, in one of three related attacks, in the town of al-Hudaid near Baquba in Diyala, Iraq, an improvised explosive device was detonated at the home of a drummer (a person who woke residents to eat before dawn prayers and before starting their daily Ramadan fast). One civilian was killed and three others were injured, although the drummer was not harmed. The house was completely destroyed in the attack. Two other explosive devices were detonated at two other drummer houses in the area that night. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday night at 0300, in one of three related attacks, in the town of al-Hudaid near Baquba in Diyala, Iraq, an improvised explosive device was detonated at the home of a drummer (a person who woke residents to eat before dawn prayers and before starting their daily Ramadan fast). One civilian was killed and two others were injured, although the drummer was not harmed. The house was completely destroyed in the attack. Two other explosive devices were detonated at two other drummer houses in the area that night. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday night at 0300, in one of three related attacks, in the town of al-Hudaid near Baquba in Diyala, Iraq, an improvised explosive device was detonated at the home of a drummer (a person who woke residents to eat before dawn prayers and before starting their daily Ramadan fast). Two civilians, including a woman and her child were killed and two others were injured, although the drummer was not harmed. The house was completely destroyed in the attack. Two other explosive devices were detonated at two other drummer houses in the area that night. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday night at 2300, in Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip, a squad of militants attempted to launch rockets at Isreal. The attempted was thwarted by Israeli Defense Forces, who confirmed a direct hit on the militants. One militant was killed, and was identified as a key commander of the Islamic Jihad's Grad launching unit. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday night, in Kirkuk, At Ta’mim, Iraq, unknown assailants fired a rocket that landed on the house of an employee of the state-run oil products company. The blast wounded the employee and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the house. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday night, in Rafah, Shamal Sina, Egypt, unknown assailants from the Gaza Strip fired a rocket that landed in a residential neighborhood. The blast wounded one civilian woman and caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday night, in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up a private school by planting explosives outside of the building. The school was completed destroyed in the blast, but caused no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday, in Ab Band, Ghazni, Afghanistan, in one of three related attacks, one telecommunications tower of the Etisalat Communication Company was blown up by unidentified militants. The attack resulted in an unknown amount of property damage to the tower, but caused no casualties. It was reported that the alleged insurgents extort money from the communication companies and the bombings were in result of a lack of payment on the companies’ end. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it is suspected that the Taliban was responsible.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday, in Baidoa, Bay, Somalia, militants kidnapped three imams for breaking a ban on the use of loud speakers during the Tahajud prayers. Militants also kidnapped five Somali teens for having cell phones with videos on them. No casualties were reported, but the status of the hostages is unknown. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group al-Shabaab was thought to be responsible.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday, in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India, unidentified militants shot and injured a Special Police Officer (SPO), Javaid Ahmed Lone, of Logripora Bomai Sopore, in his home. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday, in Chaman Housing Scheme, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, two people were killed and four others injured when unidentified armed men opened indiscriminate fire at workers at a bakery. The deceased were identified as Saleem from Punjab and Sajjid from Sindh and the injured were identified as Mansoor Ali, Asif, Shahid and Sajjad. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday, in Moo 5 village in Lahan in Saiburi, Pattani, Thailand, a local village chief, identified as Hami Kuemi, was shot and killed by suspected southern separatist militants. Reportedly, the victim was shot and killed by gunmen using pistols while returning home after prayer at the village mosque. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday, in Musa Khel, Balochistan, Pakistan, a group of unidentified militants attacked a small hunting party. The militants opened fire on them, killing three while three militants were injured by return fire. The deceased were identified as Sajad Khosa, Nadeem Khosa, and Saeed Khosa from Dera Ghazi Khan, Punjab. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday, in Ofakim, Southern District, Israel, suspected members of the Armed Wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades fired a rocket from the Gaza Strip. The attack caused no casualties and caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday, in the Al-Yarmouk neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen armed with silenced weapons attacked the car of a Sunni tribal leader. The gunmen shot and wounded the leader and his driver in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday, in the Elasha Biyaha neighborhood outside Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, militants kidnapped a Somali businessman that had been ordered to pay money to support the al-Shabaab militant group from a bus that was heading into Mogadishu. No casualties were reported and the status of the hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility, but the militant group al-Shabaab was thought to be responsible for the attack.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday, in the Zafaraniyah neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the house of Abdul Rahman Abu Raghif, a member of Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki’s Dawa party. The blast wounded six civilians including two of Raghif’s sons, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the house. No group claimed responsibility.
08/24/2011: On Wednesday, in Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, Taliban militants shot and killed an Afghan national over espionage charges. The body of the victim was recovered nearby on the same day. The victim was identified based on a note and an ATM card of Afghan Bank which were found in his pocket. Another note was found near the body, which said the victim was spying on Taliban for U.S. forces in Afghanistan. The note warned that all others would face a similar fate if they were found spying on the Taliban.
08/24/2012: A landmine detonated, targeting a Border Security Force (BSF) patrol in the Kalimela area, Odisha state, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Maoists.
08/24/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting Mahmoud Ahmed's convoy in Zinjibar town, Abyan governorate, Yemen. Ahmed, the principal leader of a Yemeni army brigade and counterterrorism division, was not harmed; however, his two bodyguards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting the residence of a Shia Muslim family in Khan Bani Sad city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and another three injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle was discovered and defused outside of the Jamia mosque in Gulshan-e-Iqbal Town area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility of the incident.
08/24/2012: An explosive device detonated at the Government Higher Secondary School in Shabqadar tehsil, Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the school was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2012: An explosive device detonated near a joint Afghan National Army (ANA) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military operation in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Four Australian soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2012: An explosive device detonated outside of a civilian residence in the Matani area of Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the targeted house was partially damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2012: An explosive device planted underneath a vehicle belonging to a military officer detonated near a nightclub in Antananarivo city, Analamanga province, Madagascar. At least three people were injured in the blast, including a journalist and two civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Pir Koh area, Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2012: Assailants attacked the Asmari mosque in Zliten town, Murqub district, Libya. There were no reported casualties; however, the attackers destroyed the Abdel Salam al-Asmar mausoleum and the adjacent historical library with grenades and a bulldozer. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Libyan officials attributed it to Muslim fundamentalists.
08/24/2012: Assailants attacked the residence of Tarpon Leishangthem, a panchayat pradhan or community leader, in Manipur state, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device and threw hand grenades at the Qasr al-Sharq hotel in Karada district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Six people were killed and another 12 injured as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed it to Muslim fundamentalists.
08/24/2012: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on a passenger minibus in Orangi Town area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. One person was killed, and three more, including a police officer, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2012: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi military patrol near Dhuliyah town, Balad district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four Iraqi soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2012: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the residence of Chinglen Leitanthem, a junior engineer for the Public Health Engineering Department, in Nongren area, Manipur state, India. There were no reported casualties or damages in the blast. This was one of two similar hand grenade attacks against government engineers in Manipur state on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/24/2012: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the residence of Ibochouba Konthoujam, a junior engineer for the Public Health Engineering Department, in Manipur state, India. The grenade failed to detonate. This was one of two similar hand grenade attacks against government engineers in Manipur state on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2012: Assailants who crossed the border from Afghanistan attacked an anti-Taliban militia post and civilian homes in Batwar village, Salarzai tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two militia members were killed and five civilians injured in the clash; in addition, an unknown number of civilians were taken hostage. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident, pledging further attacks until local residents disavowed their support for the Pakistani government.
08/24/2012: Two explosive devices detonated at a Shia Muslim mosque during Friday prayers in the Sadr City area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and another injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: A sticky bomb detonated on a vehicle in central Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: An explosive device detonated near a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in the Naoremthong area, Imphal city, Manipur state, India. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2013: An explosive device detonated near a medical center in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and 11 more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: An explosive device detonated near Al-Imam University in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. The blast targeted Basil al-Salami, a member of the national dialogue conference; however, no casualties resulted from the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: An explosive device detonated near Malem Baredad's residence in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Baredad, a school teacher, was not injured in the blast; however, two of his children were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: An explosive device inside a refrigerator detonated at a public market in the Sadiyah area of Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: An explosive device placed in a company's parking lot was defused in the Sitra area, Central governorate, Bahrain. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: Assailants attacked police officers in Hesarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and another was injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2013: Assailants attacked Uthman Muhammad Sayf at his residence in the Al-Wahdah area, Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Sayf, a former Defense Ministry colonel, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the assasination; however, authorities suspect that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was behind the incident.
08/24/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device along a gas pipeline in Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan. No injuries were reported; however, the explosion interrupted gas supplies to the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: Assailants opened fire on Chalee Samato, Harong Taba, and Tuansoh Waba at a tea shop in Kero village, Yala province, Thailand. The three men, former village leaders, were killed in the attack, while one other civilian was injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected that the Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) was behind the incident.
08/24/2013: Assailants opened fire on Kamran Akhtar in the Garden area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Akhtar, an assembly member from the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party, was not injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: Assailants opened fire on two oil tankers transporting fuel to North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Wadh area, Khuzdar district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, both tankers were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: Assailants opened fire on two rubber tappers at Moo Three village in the Kala area, Kabang district, Yala province, Thailand. Both tappers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to separatists.
08/24/2013: Assailants set fire to eight closed circuit television cameras in the Ban Rae area, Than To district, Yala province, Thailand. Each of the cameras sustained damage in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: Assailants shot and killed a solder at a security barrier near Mechili village, Derna district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: Assailants shot and killed an employee of the Sunni Endowment in the Adhamiyah area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: Assailants threw an explosive device at Venaziz's residence in Idinthakarai village, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu state, India. Venaziz, a member of the People's Movement Against Nuclear Energy (PMANE), was unhurt in the attack, and there were no additional casualties or damages. This was the first of two related attacks in Tamil Nadu. No group claimed responsibilty for the incident; however, anti-nuclear activists claimed that the attack was carried out by individuals working for the Koodankulam Nuclear Power Plant (KKNPP).
08/24/2013: Assailants with explosives and grenades assaulted an army patrol in the Tame area, Arauca department, Colombia. The attack killed 14 soldiers and two assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/24/2013: Gunmen attacked a military checkpoint in Sheikh Zuweid town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. At least three assailants were killed and one was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: Gunmen on a motorcycle fired at Hamad Azhar's vehicle in Lahore city, Punjab province, Pakistan. Azhar, a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader, was not injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) escort in the Las Navas area, Northern Samar province, Philippines. One member of the convoy was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/24/2013: Motorcycle-borne assailants threw an explosive device at the Tsunami Nagar colony in Tsunami Nagar village, Tamil Nadu state, India. No information was provided regarding casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources stated that the assailants were responsible for an earlier attack in Idintakarai village.
08/24/2013: Security forces arrested two men who were planting an explosive device along Sariab road in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The device was disabled after the arrests. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: Two explosive devices planted in tin canisters were defused in Saro Kallay village, Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: Two roadside bombs detonated near a Sunni mosque in the Ghazaliyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties or damages resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2013: Two roadside bombs detonated near Colonel Ibrahim al-Hamdani's convoy near Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Hamdani, the police chief of Hamam Alil town, and four other police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2014: A grenade was thrown at the vehicle of the Somali Police Force (SPF) regional commander and detonated in Hawl Wadag neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Al-Shabaab was behind the attack.
08/24/2014: A grenade was thrown into a drainage canal and detonated near the entrance of Our Lady of Lourdes Grotto, a Catholic chapel, in Tamontaka village, Maguindanao province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: A rocket landed inside a community and detonated in Sdot Negev regional council, Southern district, Israel. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: A rocket landed inside of a community and detonated in Eshkol regional council, Southern district, Israel. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two rocket attacks in Eshkol in the evening hours on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/24/2014: A rocket landed near the border fence and detonated in Eshkol regional council, Southern district, Israel. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two rocket attacks in Eshkol in the evening hours on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/24/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Jalalabad city, Nagarhar province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and at least seven people, including five soldiers and two translators, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: An explosive device detonated in Talbiyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Arzan Qimat neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least nine people, including six soldiers and three civilians, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Army patrol in Taji village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and five others were injured in the blast. Military Council of the Tribal Revolutionaries (MCTR) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) patrol in Ishaqi town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one officer was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: An explosive device transported by a child detonated inside the prison in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least three people, including the child, were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/24/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused near the private residence of B.K. Routray, an Indian Police Service (IPS) inspector, in Machkund village, Odisha state, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/24/2014: An explosives-laden handcart detonated in Qazi Qala neighborhood, Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least two children were killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/24/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Shuala neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and 15 others were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants abducted a Khassadars official and a civilian in Sur Kamar village, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants abducted five Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) employees in Kohistan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Two of the hostages were released the following day while the fate of the remaining three victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/24/2014: Assailants abducted Irina Dovgan in Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. Dovgan, a civilian accused of being a government spy, was publicly beaten and humiliated before being released on August 28, 2014. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
08/24/2014: Assailants abducted three China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC) engineers while they were grocery shopping in Silopi town, Sirnak province, Turkey. The hostages were released on October 10, 2014. This was one of two attacks by the same group targeting the power plant and its employees on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/24/2014: Assailants attacked a coal power plant with rocket-propelled grenades and firearms near Silopi town, Sirnak province, Turkey. At least one person was injured in the blast. This was one of two attacks by the same group targeting the power plant and its employees on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/24/2014: Assailants attacked Al-Aseema Studios in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of two attacks targeting Al-Aseema Studios in Tripoli on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/24/2014: Assailants attacked the private residence of Juma al-Usta in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Al-Usta, the owner of Al-Aseema Studios, was not injured as there were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of two attacks targeting Al-Aseema Studios in Tripoli on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/24/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Ashdod city, Southern district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Ashkelon city, Southern district, Israel. A house was damaged from the falling shrapnel of the intercepted rocket. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/24/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Be'er Tuvia town, Southern district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Gan Yavne town, Southern district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Hof Ashkelon regional council, Southern district, Israel. A house was damaged from the falling shrapnel of the intercepted rocket. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Hof Ashkelon regional council, Southern district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Jerusalem city, Jerusalem district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Sderot city, Southern district, Israel. This was one of two rocket attacks in Sha'ar HaNegev regional council during the afternoon hours on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/24/2014: Assailants fired four rockets that were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Kiryat Malachi city, Southern district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants fired three rockets that were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system near Sderot city, Southern district, Israel. This was one of two rocket attacks in Sha'ar HaNegev regional council during the afternoon hours on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/24/2014: Assailants fired two rockets that were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Be'er Tuvia town, Southern district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants kidnapped Vasyl Pelysh in Novosvitlivka town, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. Pelysh, a Territorial Defense Aidar Battalions member, was released on October 2, 2014. During his captivity, the battalion member had his hand amputated because of a tattoo that read "Glory to Ukraine." No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Luhansk People's Republic.
08/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a joint Sahwa Council and Iraqi Volunteer Forces checkpoint in Abu Ghraib district, Al Anbar province, Iraq. At least four Sahwa members were killed and seven others were injured in the assault. Al-Naqshabandiya Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Philippine Army (PA) detachment in Tulunan town, North Cotabato province, Philippines. At least one civilian was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Kor Tepa area, Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting police posts in Khwaja Ghar on the same day. At least 9 people, including one officer and eight assailants, were killed and 28 others, including seven officers and 21 assailants, were wounded in the assaults. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Pul-i Mohmen area, Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting police posts in Khwaja Ghar on the same day. At least 9 people, including one officer and eight militants, were killed and 28 others, including seven officers and 21 assailants, were wounded in the assaults. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) ambulance near Isack Kora village, Mandera county, Kenya. At least one person was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi Army checkpoint in Nuaymiyah neighborhood, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least three soldiers were killed and five others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on Floilan Tolentino in Santiago city, Isabela province, Philippines. Tolentino, a former village chair, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on residents and set fire to buildings in Nbishu village, Taraba state, Nigeria. This was one of two coordinated attacks on villages in the Wukari local government area on the same day. At least 20 people were killed and 85 others were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on residents and set fire to buildings in Wumban village, Taraba state, Nigeria. This was one of two coordinated attacks on villages in the Wukari local government area on the same day. At least 20 people were killed and 85 others were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on Rodolfo Felicio in San Juan neighborhood, Taytay city, Rizal province, Philippines. Felicio, a lawyer, was killed while at least two other people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on Sanusi Musa inside his private residence in Rigasa neighborhood, Kaduna city, Kaduna state, Nigeria. Musa, a sergeant in the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was behind the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of Major General Yahya Al-Omari in Dhamar city, Dhamar governorate, Yemen. Al-Omari, the Governor of Dhamar, was not harmed but at least one soldier was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was behind the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on the private residence of Kwadwo Marfo in Kumasi city, Ashanti region, Ghana. At least three people, including Marfo, a Kapital Radio journalist, were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Brigadier Abdulkareem Al-Odaini in Dhamar city, Dhamar governorate, Yemen. Al-Odaini, the Military of Yemen security chief in Dhamar, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants set fire to a church in Sabon Garin Hyanbula village, Jigawa state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2014: Assailants threw two incendiary devices at Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers responding to a call for service in East Belfast neighborhood, Belfast city, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Assailants used heavy machinery to attack the vehicle of Sammy Brush in Ballygawley village, Dungannon district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties; however, two vehicles, including the vehicle belonging to Brush, a Government of Dungannon and South Tyrone councilor, were damaged in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Mortars landed near the border crossing and detonated in Erez town, Southern district, Israel. At least three people were wounded in the blasts. Hamas claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Three rockets landed and detonated in Eshkol regional council, Southern district, Israel. There were no reported casualties; however, a power line was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Three rockets landed in a community and detonated in Eshkol regional council, Southern district, Israel. There were no reported casualties; however, a house, a greenhouse, and multiple vehicles were damaged in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Two grenades planted on a road were discovered and defused in Killi Ismail neighborhood, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2014: Two rockets landed near a cow shed and detonated in Eshkol regional council, Southern district, Israel. There were no reported casualties; however, several cows were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2015: A roadside landmine detonated targeting a military vehicle near Semdinli town, Hakkari province, Turkey. Two soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/24/2015: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in Ishkamish district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Two people, including a soldier, were killed and four people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2015: An explosive device attached to Colonel Ahmed Zarzour's vehicle detonated in Mansour neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Zarzour, a military helicopter pilot, was killed in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2015: An explosive device detonated at the Shah Khalwati shrine in Garamabad area, Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2015: An explosive device detonated in Shibirghan, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and two other people, including a local police commander, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2015: An explosive device detonated near a computer entertainment hall in Dora 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.
08/24/2015: An explosive device detonated near a motorcycle in Khalid Brohi village, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2015: An explosive device detonated near the Shallal Market in Shaab area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a bus carrying police officers in Rashid township, Beheira governorate, Egypt. At least three police officers were killed and 33 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Islamic State in Egypt and the Muslim Brotherhood.
08/24/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Sangsila, Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused underneath a bridge along Mardan-Swabi Road in Sangi-Marmar village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2015: Assailants attacked a military patrol in Shabaz Khan locality, Qarabagh district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and two police officers and two assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2015: Assailants attacked a Pakistan Armed Forces checkpoint in Shawal Valley, North Waziristan district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least eight people, including two soldiers and six assailants, were killed in the incident. Halqa-e-Mehsud claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2015: Assailants attacked a Radio Manegmoogo station in Pissila town, Sanmatenga province, Burkina Faso. The security guard outside the station was injured and the station was set on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2015: Assailants attacked an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) office in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. The assailants held an unknown number of staff members hostage and vehicles, cash, equipment were stolen during the attack. There were no reported casualties and the staff members were released soon afterwards. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2015: Assailants attacked civilian houses in Chaki Wardak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. One civilian and one assailant were killed and three assailants were injured during the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/24/2015: Assailants attacked People's Protection Units (YPG) members near Ras al-Ain town, Al Hasakah governorate, Syria. At least 40 people, including assailants and YPG personnel, were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/24/2015: Assailants attacked Popular Resistance Committees (Yemen) members at the Mashurah battlefront in Ibb governorate, Yemen. The attack was repulsed and there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to Huthis.
08/24/2015: Assailants detonated explosives at the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum (BTE) gas pipeline in Yabasan village, Sarikamis district, Kars province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties, although the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/24/2015: Assailants executed seven people by throwing them off a building in Mosul city, Nineveh, Iraq. 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 homosexuality and collaborating with security forces.
08/24/2015: Assailants fired rockets into Khalidiyah district, Al Anbar, Iraq. Two civilians were killed and dozens of others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/24/2015: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated along Baghdad Avenue in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. This was one of five projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Damascus on the same day. At least one person was killed and 20 others were injured across all five attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/24/2015: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated in Abou Roumaneh neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. This was one of five projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Damascus on the same day. At least one person was killed and 20 others were injured across all five attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/24/2015: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated in Baramkeh neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. This was one of five projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Damascus on the same day. At least one person was killed and 20 others were injured across all five attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/24/2015: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated in Maliki neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. This was one of five projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Damascus on the same day. At least one person was killed and 20 others were injured across all five attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/24/2015: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated in Mazraa neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. This was one of five projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Damascus on the same day. At least one person was killed and 20 others were injured across all five attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/24/2015: Assailants fired two Katyusha rocket that struck a residential building in Deluxe neighborhood, Ta'izz city, Ta'izz governorate, Yemen. At least 13 civilians were killed and six others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Huthis.
08/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Nusrat Manghan in Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Manghan, the Sindh Prisons Department Inspector General, was not in the vehicle at the time of the attack and there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2015: Assailants set fire to a house in Duma town, Nablus governorate, West Bank and Gaza Strip. Five people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the involvement of Israeli settlers.
08/24/2015: Assailants set fire to a planned asylum accommodation center in Weissach im Tal, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2015: Assailants shelled a border post in Jazan province, Saudi Arabia. One soldier was killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Huthis.
08/24/2015: Assailants shelled a residential area of Avdiivka city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but a playground and power lines were damaged in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2015: Assailants shot and killed a civilian suspected of being a police informer in Garisha, Khuzdar district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of Manzoor Ahmad Dar, a civilian and activist, in Panzgam area, Awantipora, Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2015: Assailants threw a grenade into a tailor shop in Gwadar, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least two people were killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility and stated that the shope was targeted because it was believed that the victims worked in intelligence.
08/24/2015: Assailants, including three suicide bombers in explosives-laden vehicles, attacked security forces in Qarbat Albu Hayyat, Al Anbar, Iraq. The raid was repelled, resulting in 14 assailant fatalities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/24/2015: Four suicide bombers attempted to attack Vice President Abdul Rashid Dostum in Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Security forces arrested three bombers before they could detonate; the fourth bomber fled the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2015: Suicide bombers detonated three explosives-laden vehicles at a security outpost in Ramadi district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. In addition to the assailants, at least eight soldiers were killed and six others were injured in the blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2015: Twenty assailants attacked a military patrol in Remedios T. Romualdez town, Agusan Del Norte province, Philippines. One soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/24/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting the American University of Afghanistan (AUAF) in Kabul, Afghanistan. Assailants equipped with firearms and grenades stormed the university following the blast, taking more than 200 people hostage. At least 19 people, including three assailants, were killed and 53 people were injured during the attack before security forces gained control of the university the following morning. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban. Sources also suspected the involvement of the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
08/24/2016: An assailant opened fire on a police officer at a market in Hawl Wadag neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. Three people, including the police officer and the assailant, were killed in the attack and ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Al-Shabaab.
08/24/2016: An assailant stabbed a guard at a Coptic church in Nozha area, Cairo, Egypt. The assailant was killed and the guard was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant as Ahmed al-Etreby, a Muslim Brotherhood member.
08/24/2016: An assailant stabbed an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier near Yitzhar, West Bank. The assailant was killed while the soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a Palestinian extremist, identified as Sami Abu Ourab.
08/24/2016: An explosive device detonated near a garment factory in Hpa an, Kayin, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2016: An explosive device detonated near a sheep market in Suwaib, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a gendarmerie vehicle near Beldibi, Antalya, Turkey. At least three soldiers were injured in the blast. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Bir Ahmad, Adan, Yemen. At least two soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting security forces near Ortacanak, Bingol, Turkey. One soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/24/2016: Assailants abducted Ahmed Salma, a police officer, in Abu-Saql neighborhood, Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. The hostage was killed on August 25, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
08/24/2016: Assailants abducted two engineers at a work project in La Cooperativa, Tibu, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Both hostages were released unharmed the following day, on August 25, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/24/2016: Assailants attacked a convoy of government officials in Kunduz, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/24/2016: Assailants attacked a nomad settlement in Tawilah, North Darfur, Sudan. At least three people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2016: Assailants attacked military forces in Parangbasak, Basilan, Philippines. One soldier was killed and one soldier was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
08/24/2016: Assailants equipped with rocket launchers and firearms attacked a military base in Lice district, Diyarbakir, Turkey. At least four soldiers were killed and eight soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/24/2016: Assailants fired mortars at an unspecified number of civilian houses in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least two people were killed and nine people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Diario de los Andes office in Valera, Trujillo, Venezuela. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Somali National Army (SNA) base in Goof Gaduud, Bay, Somalia. It is unknown if the assault resulted in any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/24/2016: Assailants raided Abbas Muhammad's house in al Jawadin neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. Muhammad, a Baghdad Airport Intelligence Department employee, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2016: Assailants set fire to a building used to house refugee families in Athens, Attica, Greece. No casualties were reported in the attack. The Lone Wolves of Radical, Autonomous, Militant National Socialism claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2016: Assailants shot and killed Colonel Yahya Haj Ali, a senior army officer, in Darkheynley neighborhood, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at a bus stop in Awaran, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least 11 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2016: Assailants threw a hand grenade and opened fire on police personnel in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least 17 police officers were injured in the attack. Tehrik al-Mojahedin claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2017: An explosive device detonated in Darah Patah, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Four people, including two police officers, a district right's manager, and a civilian, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2017: An explosive device detonated in Hrushevskoho Street, Kiev, Ukraine. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2017: An explosive device detonated near a police station in Lebong neighborhood, Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties, but several cars were damaged in the blast. This was one of two similar bombings in Darjeeling district on this date. The Gorkha Liberation Army (GLA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2017: An explosive device detonated near Demirisik, Kilis, Turkey. A civil engineer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Bakriyah, Mansour neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. A civilian was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Radhwaniyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2017: An explosive device detonated near the residence Tajmir Khan in Ajdari, Mohmand district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least four people, including Khan, a peace committee leader, were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks that took place at the residence on the same day. The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/24/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police station in Sukhia Pokhri, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties, but several shops were damaged in the blast. This was one of two similar bombings in Darjeeling district on this date. The Gorkha Liberation Army (GLA) claimed responsibility for the incident; sources also suspected that the attack was carried out by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which denied involvement.
08/24/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Kuchlak, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused under a vehicle at a prison warder's residence in Carson's Dale neighborhood, Ballygowan, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2017: Assailants abducted an unknown number of civilians in an area between Qaim district and Rutbah district, Al Anbar, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and stated that the victims were attempting to leave the area at the time of the attack.
08/24/2017: Assailants abducted Mawlawi Abdul Hakim from Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. Hakim, a deputy of the Zabul Ulema Council, was shot and killed on August 27, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/24/2017: Assailants abducted Muzaffar Natta from Hajan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Natta was beheaded and his body was discovered on August 27, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), which denied involvement.
08/24/2017: Assailants armed with rockets and firearms attacked Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) posts southeast of Raqqah city, Syria. At least 46 people, including 34 soldiers and 12 assailants, were killed and an unknown number of other people were injured in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2017: Assailants attacked a military base in Marodile, Hiiraan, Somalia. At least three civilians were killed in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/24/2017: Assailants attacked a military base in Qaansheeg, Middle Shebelle, Somalia. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, at least three soldiers were killed and an unknown number of soldiers were injured in the assault and ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2017: Assailants attacked a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINSUMA) convoy in Agoufou, Timbuktu, Mali. There were no reported casualties, though two fuel tankers were set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2017: Assailants attacked Bayan Dutse, Madagali, Adamawa, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/24/2017: Assailants attacked Kijimatari, Guzamala, Borno, Nigeria. Seven people were killed and six others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/24/2017: Assailants attacked Kubu, Adamawa, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/24/2017: Assailants attacked Mallam Moduri, Guzamala, Borno, Nigeria. Five people were killed and an unknown number were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/24/2017: Assailants attacked Peshmerga personnel in Albu Mohamed, Daquq, Kirkuk, Iraq. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/24/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Kamdesh, Nuristan, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and six people, including two assailants and four police officers, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/24/2017: Assailants attacked Syrian Army soldiers near Salamiyah, Hamah, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/24/2017: Assailants fired a rocket at the residence of Tajmir Khan in Ajdari, Mohmand district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Khan, a peace committee leader, was not harmed; however, his daughter was injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks that took place at the residence on the same day. The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/24/2017: Assailants opened fire on a funeral procession in Al-Bazul, Diyala, Iraq. A Sahwa Council member was killed and another person was injured in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Levies Forces checkpoint in Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/24/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military and militia escort convoy in Malari village, Borno, Nigeria. Five people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/24/2017: Assailants opened fire on a refugee camp in Nierteti, Central Darfur, Sudan. One civilian was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2017: Assailants set fire to a warehouse in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM).
08/24/2017: Assailants sexually assaulted a farmer, Ebun Olarewaju, near Ore, Ondo State, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attribute the attack to Fulani extremists.
08/24/2017: Assailants sexually assaulted and injured a farmer, Victoria Akinseye, in Ore, Ondo State, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attribute the attack to Fulani extremists.
08/24/2017: Assailants shot and killed a police officer investigating a kidnapping in Somagonsong, Bulan district, Sorsogon, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the New People's Army (NPA)and noted that the victim was investigating a suspect, Lito Gigantone, at the time of the attack.
08/24/2017: Assailants shot and killed Abdulle Mohamud Ali, a Karan district official, in Warta Nabada neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/24/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a market in Legehar neighborhood, Jimma, Oromia, Ethiopia. At least 13 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/1988:  Members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) killed 11 civilians in Marawila, Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka.  The rebels killed the villagers by hacking at their necks.
08/25/1998: A bomb exploded at an unspecified bank in Bogota, Colombia. No casualties were reported, but the blast caused extensive damage. No one claimed credit for the incident. Three other bank attacks also occurred in Bogota on this day.
08/25/1998: Hizballah attacked the northern Israel border town of Kiryat Shemona with rockets, wounding 12 Israelis.
08/25/2000: A car belonging to military attache, Prentex Stephanovis, at the Yugoslav Embassy was torched in Athens, Greece, The attack was later claimed by an anarchist group Anarchist Struggle. There were no injuries.
08/25/2000: West Side Boys rebel soldiers kidnapped 11 British troops and one local soldier from the Masiaka-Forodugu area in Sierra Leone. The rebels demanded food, medicine and the release of one of their leaders from prison. Five of the British soldiers were released on August 30, 2000. On September 10, 2000 elite British troops attacked the rebel base rescuing the remaining seven hostages.
08/25/2001: A bomb was detonated close to the barracks of the Kaliningrad police detachment in Gudermes, Chechnya, Russia. Three people were killed and 11 were wounded. The bomber and his accomplice died while trying to plant the self-made explosive device.
08/25/2001: A homemade bomb was placed on the landing of the home of Popular Party members in Vitoria, Spain. No injuries were caused and the explosion caused only minor damage to the home.
08/25/2001: A landmine explosion caused by ethnic Albanian rebels targeted a station of the Macedonian Drivers and Automechanics Association in Tetovo, Macedonia. No injuries occurred, but material damage was caused.
08/25/2001: A pipe bomb was found and defused in the back garden of the home of Catholic Patricia Doherty on Shearwater Way in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom. No perpetrators were identified and no injuries were caused.
08/25/2001: A prominent Turkish-Jewish businessman, Uzeyir Garih, was stabbed to death in a cemetery in Istanbul, Turkey in a suspected attack by Great Eastern Islamic Raiders Front (IBDA-C)
08/25/2001: A ticket machine was set on fire at a EuskoTren train station in Loyola, Guipuzcoa Province, Spain. The machine was destroyed and the entrance of the station blackened. No injuries were caused.
08/25/2001: About 450 members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) in a strike on Santa Maria, Huila Department, attacked the Santa Juana de Arco School, the police station, the National Registry building, and the municipal court using gas cylinders, other explosives, and M-60 machine guns. Houses were destroyed and various items looted. Three soldiers were wounded but no other injuries were reported.
08/25/2001: Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members fired on a mini-bus, killing six in Sumisip, Basilan, Philippines. One army soldier and a militiaman were among the dead and ten others were wounded in the attack. The assailants also stole passenger belongings.
08/25/2001: Al-Umar Mujahidin launched a failed assassination attempt against Dilshada Khan, deputy secretary in Kashmir's home department, as she got out of her car at the congested Sarai Bala area of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One policeman was seriously wounded.
08/25/2001: Amauris Esther Cantillo, the wife of politician Humberto Munoz, the vice-president of the Democratic Alternative Movement, was kidnapped from her home by six unidentified armed men in Campo de la Cruz Municipality, Atlantico Department, Colombia.
08/25/2001: An explosion damaged a Caja Navarra cash machine in Miravalles Street, Pamplona, Spain. A fire was started but no injuries were caused.
08/25/2001: Eight policemen were wounded in an unknown number of explosions in Grozny, Chechnya. No further information was available.
08/25/2001: Four people were killed in a grenade attack on a truck by members of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) in Kuligaon village, Assam State, India.
08/25/2001: Ibrahim Muhammad Abu-Tuhfah, a Palestinian man, was shot and wounded by a Jewish settler in Yatta, near Hebron, the West Bank.
08/25/2001: Islamic militants launched a failed assassination attempt on a Congress Party leader, Taj Mohiudin, by bombing his house in Baramulla District, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The bomb caused extensive structural damage but no injuries.
08/25/2001: Islamic militants shot and killed a tea seller, Bashir Ahmed Wani, at Nasrullahpora in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The victim was also believed to be a Special Police Officer.
08/25/2001: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) burst into a cafe in Kadiria, Algeria and shot dead a night watchman.
08/25/2001: Sharon and Yaniv Ben-Shalom were killed, her brother Doron Sviri died from wounds the next day, and their two infant children slightly wounded, while driving through the West Bank, north of Jerusalem, Israel in a shooting attack claimed by the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.
08/25/2001: Suspected Islamic militants forced their way into the house of a village defense committee member in the Basantgarh area of Udhampur District, and shot killed him and his wife. The incident occurred in Jammu and Kashmir, India. One of the assailants was shot dead by responding police.
08/25/2001: The bodies of five men were found on August 26, 2001 on the Blang Pidie -Banda Aceh road at Ujung Pandang, after having been abducted from their village in Kuala Batee in Aceh Province, Indonesia, on August 25, 2001 by an unidentified armed gang. All had been shot several times.
08/25/2001: The Free Aceh Movement (GAM) was blamed for the kidnapping of six people from the “Ocean Silver” in the Strait of Malacca. They detained six of the 12 crewmen, all Indonesians, and demanded 300 million rupiah (34,000 dollars) for their release.
08/25/2001: Women and children from the IP Mission orphanage were attacked by members of the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) in Jobat village, Madhya Pradesh State, India. The assailants took the keys of their jeeps and allegedly beat up the women with sticks.
08/25/2002: A goods train derailed in Loulombo, Congo after the track was mined. At least 12 people on board the train were killed and up to 30 people were injured. Ninja militia men were suspected in the attack, although no claim of responsibility was made.
08/25/2002: A small bomb exploded near a United Nations guesthouse in Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reports of injuries or damage at the guesthouse. However, a nearby pharmacy had a broken window and two Afghan civilians were injured. No claim of responsibility was made for the attack.
08/25/2003: Suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) radicals detonated two car bombs, timed seven minutes apart, in southern Mumbai, India, killing 52 people and injuring 150 others. near a holy Hindu Temple close to the Gateway of India monument in Mumbai, India. One explosion was at the Gateway of India, a famous seaside landmark and tourist attraction, while the other bomb targeted the Zaveri Bazaar, a crowded market of jewelry stores. The Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was suspected in the attack.
08/25/2004: A bomb exploded outside a bank in southern Turkey, shattering windows and injuring seven people. The bomb blast caused damage to the bank and broke windows in nearby buildings in the town of Dortyol, located in Hatay Province. Seven people were also injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing, although leftist organizations had been known to strike at banks in Turkey prior to this incident.
08/25/2004: A powerful bomb blew up the main railway track in northwestern Pakistan. However, a major disaster was averted because a targeted passenger train was running late. The time fuse bomb destroyed approximately 200 meters of track near Nowshera town, but no one was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2004: At least seven people, including two policemen, were injured in a grenade attack outside a movie theater in India's northeastern Assam State. The attack took place in the town of Dibrugarh when suspected members of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) threw a grenade into a crowd of people standing outside of a local movie theater.
08/25/2004: Members of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) triggered two separate bomb blasts in India. The second of the two bomb attacks occurred on a bus carrying Indian Border Security Force personnel and their families from Tura to the Guwahati railway station. At least three people were killed in the second bombing. ULFA claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/25/2004: The United Liberation Front of Assam triggered two separate blasts in India, the first in a bus at Gossaigaon in Kokrajhar district in which one person was killed and 37 were injured, and the other in a bus carrying BSF personnel and their families from Tura to Guwahati railway station.
08/25/2005: Members of the Nasser Salah el-Dein Brigades fired a rocket at the Israeli town of Sderot from their location in the Gaza Strip. The rocket did not cause any casualties or damage to the town.
08/25/2005: Police found the bodies of 36 Sunni men in a dry riverbed in Kut, Iraq, near the Iranian border, with their hands bound and bullet wounds in their heads. No group claimed responsibility for the mass killing.
08/25/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents locked a family of seven in a single room then bombed the house in Baghdad, Iraq killing them all. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2005: Suspected Islamic militants planted a homemade bomb exploded at the open-air Mardika Market in Ambon, Indonesia, injuring ten people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2005: Suspected Taliban members opened fire on a vehicle carrying Haji Amanullah, a senior government official in Lashkargah City, Afghanistan killing him and one other person. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2005: The Prime Minister of the Russian Republic of Ingushetia, Ibragim Malsagov, survived an assassination attempt when two bombs were detonated as his car passed a market in Nazran, Russia. Malsagov was injured and one of his bodyguards was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/25/2005: two suspected Islamic militants killed a teacher and his driver, the son of a village headman, as they drove to a mosque in Narathiwat province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2005: Unidentified perpetrators attacked Iraqi President Jalal Talabani's convoy killing eight of his bodyguards and injuring 15 others north of Baghdad. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted assassination.
08/25/2006: A breakaway Karuna faction of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) planted a bomb on the motorcycle of an LTTE chief and blew it up at an LTTE checkpoint in Batticaloa, a city in Sri Lanka’s Eastern Province. Six Tigers were killed, but it was not known if the chief was killed as well. Reports did not state whether there was a claim of responsibility.
08/25/2006: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels fired upon a group of police officers traveling in vehicles in Thirukkovil, Sri Lanka.  Two police officers were injured in the attack.  Retaliatory fire killed one of the LTTE rebels.  A micro pistol, cyanide capsule, and a grenade were found on the body of the rebel.
08/25/2006: Unknown assailants shot and killed a Tamil fish trader in Manipay, Jaffna district, Sri Lanka.  The victim, C. Lingeswaran, was killed by assailants on a motorcycle; they followed him as he rode to work.
08/25/2007: A bomb went off in front of a grocery store in Pattani, Thailand. One woman was killed and twelve other civilians were injured. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2007: A group of unknown militants attacked the Afar Irdood police station in Xamar Weyne, Somalia with hand grenades. No casualties were reported and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2007: A landmine explosion in Zambezia province of Mozambique killed six civilians. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
08/25/2007: A Muslim barber was gunned down in Narathiwat, Thailand. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2007: An explosion hit a military vehicle killing two soldiers and injuring three more in Ziarey, Afghanistan. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2007: At least 40 people were killed and over 100 injured in three blasts that occurred at a park in Hyderabad, India. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2007: Eight policemen were killed in a roadside bomb explosion in Shah Wali Kot, Afghanistan. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2007: Five soldiers were abducted in Wana, Pakistan. The perpetrators and outcomes of this incident are unknown.
08/25/2007: Gunmen shot an employee of a local telecom company in Bakara Market in Mogadishu, Somalia. The perpetrators were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2007: Gunmen shot dead a Somali radio reporter in Gedo, Somalia. The perpetrator of the incident was unknown.
08/25/2007: Suicide bombers killed six people outside the United Nations Office in Kabul, Afghanistan. The bombers were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2007: The military wing of Islamic Jihad, the al-Quds Brigades, claimed responsibility for launching two armed rockets at Sderot, Israel. There were reports that a vehicle was damaged by the bombs but no casualties were reported.
08/25/2007: Two civilians were injured when unknown perpetrators threw a grenade at policemen in Mogadishu, Somalia. There were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2008: On Monday afternoon at 1630, unknown gunmen opened fire on Karabulak police investigators working the scene of a police shooting earlier in the day near the city market, Karbulak, Ingushetia, Russia. No one was hurt in the attack but the prosecutor's car was badly damaged. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/25/2008: On Monday evening, at 2000, in Machh, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants fired 30 rockets at a prison, killing three children and four government employees. One government employee, and 13 people were injured, and damaging the prison and residences. No motive was reported and the Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility.
08/25/2008: On Monday morning at 0800 in Shah Dheri, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, armed assailants fired rockets and small arms at the residence of a brother of a ruling party former, killing eight people, including the politician's brother, wounding one civilian, and damaging the home. No motive was reported and the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility.
08/25/2008: On Monday morning, at 0800, in the Mansur district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle outside the owner's house in the western Al Jami'ah neighborhood, wounding three civilians and damaging their vehicle. There was no motive reported and the Iraq's Jihadist Leagues claimed responsibility.
08/25/2008: On Monday morning, at 1100, in the 'Azamiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to a passenger bus in Antar Square, wounding the bus driver and damaging the bus. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2008: On Monday morning, in Badbher, near Peshawar, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, around 30 armed assailants fired rockets at a girls' high school, destroying the school but causing no casualties. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2008: On Monday, an eight-year-old boy was abducted by two suspected militants while he was riding to his school with his elder brother in Udalguri. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
08/25/2008: On Monday, CRPF Havildar B. P. Singh was kidnapped and shot dead after an encounter with the Communist Party of India-Maoists at Patthar-Lautia village in Gaya, Bihar, India.
08/25/2008: On Monday, in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, assailants threw rocks, Molotov cocktails, and other makeshift weapons at several civilian vehicles, several police vehicles, and at a local government vehicle, damaging seven vehicles but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed dissident republicans were responsible.
08/25/2008: On Monday, in Mardan, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a barber shop, destroying one barber shop, damaging one private school and several other nearby buildings, including a medical store. No casualties or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/25/2008: On Monday, in Mattani, Peshawar, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants kidnapped an official of National Highway Authority, Shoaib Khattak, and his driver, Ramzan. The condition of the hostages is unknown. No damage or motive were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it is believed that the Taliban were responsible.
08/25/2008: On Monday, near Shakar Dara, Punjab, Pakistan, armed assailants pulled two pro-government tribesmen from a vehicle then fired upon and killed them both. No damage or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Taliban were responsible.
08/25/2008: On Monday, two policemen were injured when a police tax collection convoy was hit by a roadside bomb near the Mogadishu airport in Banaadir province, Somalia. The police vehicle was also severely damaged from the explosion. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday afternoon at about 1300, a car bomb, weighing 50 kilograms and hidden inside a stolen Toyota pick-up truck, exploded during lunch hour at the Suan Kluay restaurant off Rattanavanich Road in downtown Muang, Narathiwat, Thailand. Most of the wounded were Buddhist government officials. Two member of the Runda Kumpulan Kecil were arrested for being involved in the bombing. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday evening around 2000, unknown assailants fired upon the vehicle convoy of the Minister of Planning and Development in the Al Karradah district of Baghdad, Iraq, damaging one vehicle but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday evening, in Badiana, Ziguinchor, Senegal, armed assailants fired upon a bus carrying goods after the driver refused to stop, killing two civilians and damaging the vehicle. When local military forces responded to the scene the armed assailants fired upon the soldiers, wounding one soldier. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Movement of Democratic Forces in Casamance (MFDC) was responsible.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday evening, in the Akri area of Aurangabad, Bihar, India, assailants detonated a bomb at a community center, damaging the community center but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed a Maoist faction was responsible.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday morning at about 1000, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device magnetically attached to the vehicle of a local mayor in the Al Karradah district of Baghdad, Iraq, injuring the local official, two or three police officers, one civilian bystander, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday morning, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, armed assailants fired assault rifles and rocket launchers at the Hotel Wehliye, which houses members of the Somali Parliament, killing two militants, injuring six people, including one soldier and damaged one house. The attack was targeting the Somali Parliament with the intent to disrupt the Somali government. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the group Al Shabaab is thought to be responsible.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday morning, in the Lakno area, in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a construction company vehicle, wounding two construction workers and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday morning, Rusrun Taniru (30) was shot and wounded in an ambush while he and his wife were working on a rubber plantation near the Buenang Juepo village in Rangae, Thailand. Rusrun was shot once in his right chest and was sent to Rangae hospital. There was no claim of responsibility; however, police blamed Muslim separatist militants for the attack.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday night at about 0300, in Belgrade, Serbia, assailants threw incendiaries at the Greek Embassy on Francuska Street, damaging the building but causing no casualties. The Black Sun claimed responsibility.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday night at about 2230, in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India, assailants detonated a bomb on the railroad tracks between Goelkara and Sonua, damaging the tracks but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed a Maoist faction was responsible.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday night, in Jaintia, Meghalaya, India, assailants threw a petrol bomb on a truck injuring four people. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday night, in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, assailants fired upon police officers responding to the area where the assailants had set fire to vehicles along National Highway-33, wounding two police officers and damaging one vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed a Maoist faction was responsible.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday, a separatist group blew up a mobile phone tower at Lalegaon village in the Latehar district of Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday, in Batabari, Chirang, Assam, India, suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland militants shot a 50-year-old woman, identified as Deushree Basumatary, at her residence. She sustained a bullet injury to her abdomen and underwent a successful operation at Lower Assam Hospital. Her husband, Sobharam Basumatary, is a supporter of the Hagrama-led BPF party which is the suspected reason for the shooting. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday, in Gaya, Bihar, India, assailants detonated a bomb near two cellular telephone towers, damaging both towers but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed a Maoist faction was responsible.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday, in Khakriz, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of the district chief, killing the district chief, four security guards, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday, in Ludhiana, Punjab, India, an assailant fired upon people at a railway station platform, killing one vendor and wounding two Government Railway Police (GRP) officers and damaging the station. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday, in Nahr-i-Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a group of children, killing three children and wounding four others. It is unknown if the attack caused any damage. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday, in Rohtas, Bihar, India, assailants set alight vehicles after setting up a road block, destroying four vehicles but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed a Maoist faction was responsible.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday, in Sundargarh, Orissa, India, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device at the Roxy railway station. They also set fire to vehicles and kidnapped three employees of the station. They released the victims a three hours later. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday, in the Lalgarh region, Midnapure, West Bengal, India, assailants killed Ratan Mahato, a Communist Party of India-Marxist leader and branch secretary of the party’s Bhimpur committee and ransacked several houses. No group claimed responsibility but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist militants were responsible for the attack.
08/25/2009: On Tuesday, on Ogata Road in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated five vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices targeting a Japanese construction company. The blast killed 36 civilians, wounded 64, and damaged dozens of residences, buildings, shops, and businesses in the area. The blast knocked out windows and doors of buildings that were in one kilometer radius of the bomb. Out of the five reported vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices, only one was confirmed. No group claimed responsibility but the Taliban is suspected of being responsible.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday afternoon around 1530, in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, a bomb was found in the central park. Sappers disabled the homemade bomb which was equivalent to four kilograms of TNT. The device consisted of a fire extinguisher cylinder with steel bars taped to it, the top cut off and filled with explosives; wires connected the cylinder to a remote-controlled detonator. No damage or casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday around 0000 midnight, on the outskirts of Malgobek, Ingushetia, Russia, a homemade bomb was found and disabled near a city market. The device was equivalent to eight kilograms of TNT and consisted of a metal bucket filled with aluminum powder, ammonium nitrate and shrapnel. No damage or casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday morning around 0600, in the Amil district, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, unknown gunmen with silencers attacked National Police Checkpoint, killing two policeman. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday morning around 0600, in the Khoke Wua area of Kapho district, Pattani, Thailand, two unidentified men shot and killed a rubber tapper, Madae Salae, while he was taking his wife by motorcycle to a rubber plantation. Madae died instantly, while his wife was injured when she fell from the motorcycle. No group claimed responsibility for this incident, although southern separatists were thought to be responsible.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday morning around 0800, near Sulak in Kizlyarsky District, Dagestan, Russia, unidentified assailants detonated a roadside bomb targeting a Gazel minivan with passengers. No damage or casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday morning around 1000, in Al Muqdadiyah, Diyala, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device planted inside a car targeting the municipality building, killing three, and wounding 18 others, many of them police. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0730, on Haifa street in downtown Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, wounding three civilians. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0800, in the Qahira district, Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, a suicide bomber detonated his vehicle borne improvised explosive device targeting a police station, killing 15, wounding 56 others, damaging the police station and other nearby buildings. An anonymous Iraqi intelligence officer suggested that the bomber had inside help. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0815, in the Karrada neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device, wounding five civilians. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0900, in the Amiriya district, Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting an Army patrol, wounding three soldiers. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday morning at 0930, in the Alawi area, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device placed inside a parked car, killing two civilians, and wounding seven others. The attack caused and unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday morning, in Ad Dujayl, Salah ad Din, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device placed in a parked car, targeting a police station, wounding 20 people including five policemen. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday morning, in the Rass Domez area, Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device planted in a car targeting a police station, killing one civilian, wounding eight others, and damaging a number of nearby houses and shops. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, at a girl's school in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants released a chemical gas into the education building, causing 46 students and nine teachers to end up in the hospital. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, at the Alam intersection, Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device, wounding two policemen. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, in al-Andaluss neighborhood, Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, two unidentified gunmen detonated an improvised explosive device planted in a parked car targeting the directorate of the Foreign Policy Association, killing the two gunmen and wounding four others. The blast occurred when two gunmen were attempting to booby trap the car. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, in Badr village of al-Mahmoudiya district, Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a supermarket, killing one civilian, and wounding four others. The explosion caused severe material damage to nearby houses and stores. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, in Bara tehsil, in the Khyber district of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, a Frontier Corps soldier, Baitullah, was abducted by unidentified militants when he was on his way home after leaving his check post. On 08/28/2010, his beheaded body was found near the Al-Haj Market in Karigarh Garhai with a note stating "Spies will meet the same fate." No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, in Basra, Al Basrah, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, 12 people were injured when militants detonated a minibus vehicle borne improvised explosive device near a police station. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, a suicide bomber detonated his vehicle born improvised explosive device targeting an Army patrol, killing one soldier, and wounding ten civilians. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, in Kut, Wasit, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, a suicide bomber detonated his vehicle borne improvised explosive device targeting a police station, killing 16, and wounding 87 others. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, in Kut, Wasit, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a parked car targeting the al-Balda police station, killing 10 civilians, and wounding 15 others. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, three Iraqi soldiers were killed and 13 others were wounded when militants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a parked car targeting an Iraqi army base. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, in Nema, Hodh Ech Chargui, Mauritania, an unidentified militant attempted to drive a vehicle borne improvised explosive device into a military barrack, but was shot and killed before he could reach the gate. The explosives prematurely detonated damaging several buildings, but no casualties other than the suicide bomber were reported. Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, in Samarra, Salah ad Din, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, unknown assailants detonated two roadside improvised explosive devices targeting the convoy of Colonel Mustafa Hameed, the commander of Facility Protection Services. The colonel was wounded along with three of his body guards in the blast. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, in the al-Maash market, Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, unknown gunmen attacked an army checkpoint, killing one soldier, and wounding another. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, in the al-Nasr neighborhood, Karbala, Karbala, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a car targeting a police station, killing one and wounding 29; 16 of them were policemen. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, in the Baffa area of Mansehra, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unknown militants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device targeting the hall of Ahmad Khan Hotel that was being used as a mini cinema, partially damaging the building and killing one man. Preliminary investigation revealed that the man killed in the blast was a militant who was attempting the plant the device as it detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, in the Baiji district, Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting a vehicle of the Iraqi Electricity Ministry, wounding a civil servant inside the vehicle. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, in the Lodin Kor Mirzakhel area of Qandaharo tehsil, in Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants armed with automatic rifles fired upon the house of Khasadar (local tribal force) member Ismail, killing his mother and nine year old brother, Haroon Bacha, as well as injuring him and his sister. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, in the Surab area of Kalat, Balochistan, Pakistan, unknown gunmen riding motorcycles shot and killed Pakistan Peoples' Party (Sherpao) leader, Ghulam Mustafa Khursani, while he was on his way home. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, in Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near the University of Tikrit, wounding five Iraqi soldiers, and two students. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, in Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen, unknown gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on police officers eating outside a municipal compound, killing four policeman, and wounding two others. No group claimed responsibility and no damage was reported.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, near Nakhtar Kallay in the Ghakhi area of Bajaur district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified armed men shot and killed an official of the Bajaur Levies, identified as Rahmanullah, as he was on his way home after work. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, near the Adan Square at the entrance of the holy Shiite district of Kadhimiya district, Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device placed inside a car, killing three civilians, and wounding 14 others. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, near the Adraskan district in Herat, Afghanistan, unknown gunmen kidnapped Fazia Gilani, a woman running for parliament, along with four of her family members, and six of her supporters. The status of Gilani, her family members and one other supporter is unknown, although five of the supporters were killed on 08/25/2010. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, on al-Cinema Street in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device placed inside a car at a bus station, killing two policeman, one civilian, and wounding 13 civilians. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, on Prospekt Akushinsky in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, sappers disabled a powerful homemade bomb equivalent to four kilograms of TNT. The device consisted of aluminum powder, ammonium nitrate and shrapnel. No damage or casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2010: On Wednesday, on Sabeaa Qsoor Street, Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq, in one of 26 related attacks, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device, wounding five civilians. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2011: On Thursday afternoon, in Gulistan-e-Jauhar, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, an unidentified man posing as a courier delivered a powerful Russian made RGD-1 hand grenade to the father of Dr Zain-ul-Ebad, a scientist for the Pakistan Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (PCSIR) at his bungalow in Block two. Ebad’s father delivered the package to his son at the laboratory that night. Ebad informed police that he had a suspicious package, and a Bomb Disposal Squad (BDS) retrieved and defused the explosive device concealed in between potatoes and onions in a package. BDS officials said the hand grenade was Russian made and it carried 500 grams of explosives with the potential to damage multiple houses. The attack resulted in no casualties or damages and no group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2011: On Thursday evening shortly after 1900, near the Erez crossing in Southern District, Israel, unidentified assailants fired a rocket from the Gaza area, causing an unknown amount of property damages and no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2011: On Thursday evening, in the Abu Khasib district, Basra, Al Basrah, Iraq, an unknown suicide bomber detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device targeting the Dawood al-Ashoor mosque. The blast killed three civilians, wounded 35 others, and set fire to nearby cars and shops and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the mosque. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2011: On Thursday morning at 0545, in Tibungol village in Panabo, Davao del Norte, Philippines, an improvised explosive device detonated near the Tibungol Elementary School. The blast took place approximately 10 meters away from the school stage, causing slight damage to the stage. Two unidentified armed men were seen running away from the school after the explosion. Electrical wire and four sharpened bamboos locally known as "suyak" were discovered at the scene. The attack resulted in no casualties and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2011: On Thursday night at 0230, in Yala, Thailand, more than 30 heavily armed men opened fire on the home of a former village head, Doloh Sengmasu. Sengmasu escaped unharmed, but the attack left Doloh's son and his four-year-old granddaughter dead, and 10 defense volunteers injured. The assailants later set the house on fire causing an unknown amount of property damage. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, sources indicated that the attack was carried out apparent retaliation for his helping authorities hunt down insurgents. No one has claimed responsibility but the Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) is suspected to have been involved.
08/25/2011: On Thursday night at 2030, in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, a bomb strapped to a bicycle in a hotel’s courtyard was detonated remotely by unidentified militants. The explosion killed 10 people and injured 14 others. Of the victims, two soldiers were killed. The blast severely damaged the hotel and also damaged at least six nearby retail outlets and vehicles. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2011: On Thursday night shortly after 2200, in the Sderot area, Negev, Southern District, Israel, unidentified assailants fired a rocket from the Gaza area which hit an agricultural facility, causing an unknown amount of property damage to the factility and no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2011: On Thursday night, in Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia, one journalist and one security guard were injured when militants threw several grenades into the Radio Daljir station building. The radio station building including the radio studio and management offices were severely damaged in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2011: On Thursday night, in the Jbela area near Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unidentified gunmen in a car opened fire on a vehicle carrying Thamir Ubaid, former head of Jbela Municipal Council, killing Ubaid, his son and his uncle. One other relative was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2011: On Thursday, in Haditha, Al Anbar, Iraq, in one of two related attacks, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a house under construction owned by a policeman. The blast wounded four civilians and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the house. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2011: On Thursday, in Haditha, Al Anbar, Iraq, in the second of two related attacks, unknown assailants detonated a second improvised explosive device targeting a second house under construction owned by a policeman. The blast wounded three civilians and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the house. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2011: On Thursday, in Hub, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, a man was killed and 13 people were injured when a bomb detonated in the Seerat chowk (square). The injured, who were mostly passers-by, were taken to the district hospital by the police. The device was locally made and remote controlled. The attack resulted in an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2011: On Thursday, in Imphal West, Manipur, India, a hand grenade was lobbed inside the office complex of Planning and Development Authority, located near the gate of 2nd Manipur Rifles at Kabow Leikai. The grenade was defused before it detonated resulting in no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2011: On Thursday, in the Al Amiriyah neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a magnetic sticky improvised explosive device attached to a civilian car. The blast killed one civilian, wounded two others, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the car. No group claimed responsibility.
08/25/2011: On Thursday, in the Madanwada area of Karekatta village in Raj Nandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India, a grain trader was shot and killed while he was on his way to a local market. The victim was identified as Vineet Jain (Binu Jain). He was travelling with two teachers and a shoe seller when three Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres intercepted his vehicle. The Maoists are reported to have hijacked Jain's vehicle, asked his companions to leave, and then shot him two times before setting his car on fire. The attack resulted in an unknown amount of property damage to the car and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2011: On Thursday, in Yala, Thailand, an unknown number of bombs exploded three kilometers from Doloh Sengmasu's house, shortly after he and his village was attacked by more than 30 men suspected to be part of the Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK). The explosions toppled two power poles on a local road. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
08/25/2012: A joint Afghan and Italian military patrol discovered an explosive device along a road near Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. As they were defusing the device, assailants opened fire on the patrol. The troops returned fire, causing the assailants to flee. There were no reported casualties in the attack, and the soldiers successfully defused the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian's vehicle in al-Kuba town near Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two people, a farmer and his daughter, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2012: A sniper shot and killed an Iraqi military officer in Abu Ghraib district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2012: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of a former Sahwa Council member detonated in Al-Marawiyah town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The former Sahwa member and his son were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2012: An explosive device detonated at Transandean oil pipeline in Puerres municipality, Narino department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties, although the targeted stretch of pipeline was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/25/2012: An explosive device detonated in Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Three Iraqi soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2012: An explosive device detonated near a railway track in the Chaman Phatak area of Quetta city, Quetta district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Four people, including a Frontier Corps (FC) official, were injured and the track damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2012: Assailants armed with petrol bombs and firearms attacked the Nigerian Agricultural and Cooperative Bank (NACB) in Gashua town, Yobe state, Nigeria. Two people, a police officer and an assailant, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Boko Haram.
08/25/2012: Assailants attacked a Republican Force military checkpoint in Irobo town, Lagunes region, Ivory Coast. One soldier and five assailants were killed and another soldier injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2012: Assailants attacked an anti-Taliban militia post in the Batwar area of Salarzai tehsil, Bajaur agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least 28 assailants and four militia members were killed and another 10 assailants and four security members injured in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
08/25/2012: Assailants attacked the second border battalion in Omurlu village, Semdinli district, Hakkari province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties or damages in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/25/2012: Assailants bulldozed the Al-Shaab Al-Dahman mausoleum in Tripoli city, Tripoli region, Libya. There were no reported casualties; however, the targeted mosque was demolished in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks on mausoleums in the country on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed them to Muslim fundamentalists.
08/25/2012: Assailants destroyed the Sheikh Ahmed al-Zarruq mausoleum in Misrata city, Misrata district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks on mausoleums in the country on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attribute them to Muslim fundamentalists.
08/25/2012: Assailants fired a rocket at a Frontier Corps (FC) security checkpoint in Mir Hassan area of Naseerabad district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties, as the rocket missed its intended target. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2012: Assailants fired rockets at a Frontier Corps (FC) camp in the Mand Soro area of Kech district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The rockets landed in an uninhabited area; there were no reported casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2012: Assailants in a vehicle opened fire on Waed Bathib's convoy in the Khor Maksar neighborhood of Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Bathib, the Yemeni transport minister and a senior official of the Yemen Socialist Party, escaped the attack unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2012: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on an oil tanker in the Mangoli area of Nasirabad district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least three people, including the tanker driver, were injured in the attack, and the tanker was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. A police officer and a civilian were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2012: Assailants opened fire on Ibrahim Younis near his residence in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Younis, a member of the municipal council, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2012: At least four assailants on motorcycles threw a hand grenade at a Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) detachment on a highway in Datu Hofer town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. Five CAFGU members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed it to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/25/2012: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused near Ramatandi village, Ghatshila town, Jharkhand state, India. Officials believed that the devices were planted in order to target security personnel. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Maoists.
08/25/2012: Two mortar shells struck a civilian's residence in Qambarabad village, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least nine people were killed and another six injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in a commercial area of Ghazaliyah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and two more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Nahrawan town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and another three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in the Shurta distict of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and another five were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: An assailant wearing a suicide belt threw a grenade at the Yemen-America Language Institute (YALI) in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. The grenade failed to explode and no one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: An explosive device detonated in a Shaab district coffee shop, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least 10 people were killed and another 20 were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: An explosive device detonated inside a bus carrying Yemeni Air Force cadets in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. At least six cadets were killed in the attack. Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident. An AQAP spokesperson stated that the attack was in response to statements made by Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, Yemen's president, which supported drone strikes launched by the United States (US) and continuation of the Yemeni government's counter-terrorism strategy.
08/25/2013: An explosive device detonated near a group of youths in Madain town, Iraq. At least four people were killed and another 13 were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in Madain on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: An explosive device detonated near a wedding party in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and another eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: An explosive device detonated near an International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) vehicle in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2013: An explosive device detonated on the highway near Aakherobh village, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities speculate that Muslim fundamentalists were behind the attack.
08/25/2013: An explosive device detonated outside the home of a displaced Shia family in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a market in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least 11 people were killed and another 34 were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Zaiyouna area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and another seven were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a football field in Madain town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and another 12 were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in Madain on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a religious school and market in Amin district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and another seven were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near Ashin Wirathu in Mandalay city, Mandalay region, Myanmar. Ashin, a prominent Buddhist monk, was not injured by the blast; however, five other people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, though Wirathu claimed that he was targeted for his anti-Muslim stance.
08/25/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near Judge Hazem al-Azaui in Balad city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and another 12 people, including the judge, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the convoy of Anas Abdul-Razzaq Na'em in Hama city, Hamah governorate, Syria. Na'em, the governor of Hama, was killed in the blast, while seven nearby civilians were injured. Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Asailants abducted Patrocinio Sanchez along with his wife, son, and mother, in Samurindo village, Choco department, Colombia. Patrocinio, the former governor of Choco department, and his family were travelling through the village when his vehicle was stopped by the asailants. His wife, son, and mother were released unharmed a few hours later, while Patrocinio was released unharmed on April 3, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/25/2013: Assailants abducted six aid workers affiliated with the National Solidarity Programme (NSP) in Gulran district, Herat province, Afghanistan. All six victims were killed the next day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Assailants fired a rocket at a security checkpoint in the Al-Karama neighbourhood, Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. The rockets missed the checkpoint, with no reported casualties or damages. This was one of eight similar attacks in the city on Sunday evening. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Assailants fired four mortar shells at a headquarters of the Iraqi Federal Police (FP) located in Jurf al-Sakhir District, Babil governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, several vehicles were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Assailants fired on a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpoint in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One FC member was killed and two more were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2013: Assailants fired on Amor Taclay near Badoc town, Ilocos Norte province, Philippines. Taclay, the former village chairman of Barangay Turod, was killed in the assault while his wife was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2013: Assailants fired seven rockets at the district headquarters in Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties and no information regarding damage. At least two assailants were killed and two were wounded, while one civilian was also wounded. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/25/2013: Assailants in military attire lured youth militia volunteers to a faux meeting and attacked them in Bama town, Borno state, Nigeria. Approximately 18 people were killed and six others wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
08/25/2013: Assailants kidnapped Nor Gul in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Villagers attempted to rescue Gul, the Achin district executive director, resulting in the death of three kidnappers, Gul, and Gul's son. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attribute the attack to the Taliban.
08/25/2013: Assailants opened fire on a church in the Al-Musa'id area, Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties. This was one of eight similar attacks in the city on Sunday evening. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Assailants opened fire on a church in the Al-Salaam area, Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties. This was one of eight similar attacks in the city on Sunday evening. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military prosecutor's office in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties. This was one of eight similar attacks in the city on Sunday evening. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Assailants opened fire on a paramilitary police officer near a checkpoint in the Motai area, Hesarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The officer, Shamshad, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Sakwar village, Gilgit district, Gilgit-Baltistan territory, Pakistan. One police officer was killed and one other was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Assailants opened fire on a radio station in Al-Musa'id neighborhood, Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties. This was one of eight similar attacks in the city on Sunday evening. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpoint in Al-Musa'id neighborhood, Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties. This was one of eight similar attacks in the city on Sunday evening. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpoint in the Abu Tawila neighbourhood, Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties. This was one of eight similar attacks in the city on Sunday evening. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Assailants opened fire on an army checkpoint and adjacent hostpital in Ismailia city, Al Ismailiyah governorate, Egypt. One soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Assailants opened fire on an oil tanker in the Dasht area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported, but the vehicle was set on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Assailants opened fire on Farag Abu Bakheit at his shop in Sheikh Zuweid town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Bakheit, a National Democratic Party (NDP) leader and representative on the North Sinai governing council, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Assailants opened fire on security forces at Ring Road in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties. This was one of eight similar attacks in the city on Sunday evening. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Assailants opened fire on two taxis carrying soldiers in Qaiyara town, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Five soldiers from one of the taxis were killed in the attack while the other taxi escaped. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Gunmen opened fire on the vehicle carrying Fred Igwe in Pourt Harcourt city, Rivers State, Nigeria. Igwe, the Commissioner for Sports, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Gunmen shot and killed an ethnic Shabak grocer in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Police defused an explosive device attached to a motorcycle in the Nasirabad town area, Nasirabad district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Two assailants opened fire on Maulana Akbar Saeed Farooqi in the Gulshan-i-Iqbal area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Farooqi, an Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) spokesman, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2013: Unknown assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at the main police station in Sabha city, Sabha district, Libya. No one was injured in the blast. This was the first of two coordinated attacks on the police station. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2014: A grenade was thrown into the restaurant of the Nimat Kada Hotel and detonated in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least one person was killed and 16 others were wounded in the blast. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: A projectile landed near Armed Forces of Libya soldiers and Libyan National Police (LNP) officers and detonated in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. At least six people, including soldiers and officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: A rocket landed and detonated in Eshkol regional council, Southern district, Israel. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: A rocket landed near a sports field and detonated in Eshkol regional council, Southern district, Israel. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: A rocket landed near a swimming pool and detonated in Eshkol regional council, Southern district, Israel. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement).
08/25/2014: A suicide bomber detonated in a crowd of worshippers at the Imam Ali Mosque in New Baghdad neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least eight people were killed and 25 others were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: An assailant threw an incendiary device at the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) Headquarters in Tiergarten neighborhood, Berlin city, Berlin state, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The German Resistance Movement claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2014: An explosive device detonated in a market in Shaab neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and 10 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: An explosive device detonated inside China Market in Timergara village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, approximately 29 shops were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: An explosive device detonated near a Government of Iraq building in Karbala city, Karbala governorate, Iraq. This was one of two bombings in Karbala on the same day. At least 12 people were killed and 31 others were injured across both blasts. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/25/2014: An explosive device detonated near a khat kiosk in Mandera city, Mandera county, Kenya. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Al-Shabaab was behind the attack.
08/25/2014: An explosive device detonated near a mosque housing refugees in Karbala city, Karbala governorate, Iraq. This was one of two bombings in Karbala on the same day. At least 12 people were killed and 31 others were injured across both blasts. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/25/2014: An explosive device detonated on a highway between Tame and Fortul towns, Arauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/25/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) patrol in Dora neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The blast struck a civilian vehicle instead, killing three people and injuring 11 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: An explosive device planted inside the vehicle of Sheikh Sultan Bin-Ali Bin-Abdallah Abu-Awja detonated in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Abu-Awja, a leader of the General People's Congress (GPC), was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: An explosive device planted near a Government Girls Primary School (GGPS) was discovered and defused in Mandokhel area near Jamrud city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: An explosive device planted on a Jaffar Express Train detonated in Sibi city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a commercial area of Utaifiya neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of two similar bombings in Utaifiya on the same day. At least 11 people were killed and 21 others were injured across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/25/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a parking area in Hillah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. This was one of two car bombings in Hillah on the same day. At least 11 people were killed and 26 others were injured across both blasts. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/25/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a public square in Hillah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. This was one of two car bombings in Hillah on the same day. At least 11 people were killed and 26 others were injured across both blasts. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/25/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a restaurant in Utaifiya neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of two similar bombings in Utaifiya on the same day. At least 11 people were killed and 21 others were injured across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/25/2014: Approximately 38 explosive devices were discovered and defused throughout Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: Assailants abducted five State Border Guard Service of Ukraine (DPSU) personnel near Novoazovsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. All five hostages were released on September 15, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: Assailants abducted four Afghan National Solidarity Program (NSP) workers in Guzara district, Herat province, Afghanistan. All four hostages were freed in a rescue operation the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: Assailants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) patrol in Malak Shaga area near Jamrud city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least four assailants were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
08/25/2014: Assailants attacked a Levies Forces checkpost with rockets, grenades, and automatic firearms in Parsh neighborhood, Khar city, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least two officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkpoint in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and four others were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/25/2014: Assailants attacked Cameroon Armed Forces (FAC) soldiers near Fotokol town, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. The ensuing clash lasted until August 27, 2014. At least 27 assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
08/25/2014: Assailants attacked Chattar Police Station with rockets and guns in Nasirabad district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2014: Assailants attacked civilians in Kafin Hausa village, Jigawa state, Nigeria. At least six people were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: Assailants attacked Kantipur Publications distribution department staffers in Kathmandu city, Central developmental region, Nepal. At least five people were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist).
08/25/2014: Assailants attacked Muhsin al-Hanaq in Dali city, Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. Al-Hanaq, the head of the Yemeni Ministry of Education in Ad Dali, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: Assailants attacked pro-government militia members in Mardyan district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least two members were killed in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings with firearms and explosives in Gamboru town, Borno state, Nigeria. The assailants gained control of the police station, military barracks, and a training center. At least 21 people were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/25/2014: Assailants attacked Ukrainian Army soldiers with mortars and firearms near Mnohopillya village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the assault but three journalists, Yehor Vorobyov, Taras Chkan, and Rostislav Shaposhnikov, were abducted. Chkan and Shaposhnikov were released on August 31, 2014, while Vorobyov was released on October 7, 2014. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
08/25/2014: Assailants dragged two civilians from their house and opened fire on them in Khunti district. Silda Bududih village, Jharkhand state, India. Both civilians 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.
08/25/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system in Central district, Israel. Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Ashkelon city, Southern district, Israel. Falling shrapnel from the intercepted rocket landed on Kenyon City Mall; however, there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Beersheba city, Southern district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: Assailants fired eight rockets that were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system in various locations of Southern district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on a General Post Office (GPO) van near Zafarabad village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least one employee was killed and two others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Nasr neighborhood, Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on Dr. Ghani Bahadari in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Dr. Bahadari, a member of the Afghan High Peace Council, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on Military Forces of Colombia soldiers and civilians in Arauquita district, Arauca department, Colombia. At least three soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) oil tankers in Wazir Dand area, Khyber district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least two people were killed and another was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
08/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on residents in Ungwan Malam village, Kaduna state, Nigeria. At least one person was killed and another was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on Sheikh Ahmad Muhsin Bin-Najda in Halwan village, Al Jawf governorate, Yemen. Bin-Najda, the head of the media department for the Islamic Reform Group (Islah), was killed and another person was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
08/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on Vicente Hugo in Rosario village, Agusan del Sur province, Philippines. Hugo, a village chief, was killed and at least one person was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: Assailants shot and killed a National Security Directorate (NSD) officer in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2014: Assailants slit the throats of three civilians in front of a church in Ashigashia town, Borno state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/25/2014: Multiple rocket-propelled grenades landed near Labraq International Airport and detonated in Labraq town, Jabal Al Akhdar, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Ansar al-Sharia (Libya).
08/25/2014: Multiple rockets landed near a bakery and detonated in Novoazovsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
08/25/2014: Projectiles landed near a coal loading workshop and detonated in Petrovsky neighborhood, Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. This was one of eight attacks in Petrovsky on the same day. At least three civilians were killed across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/25/2014: Projectiles landed near a house on Kurortna Street and detonated in Petrovsky neighborhood, Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. This was one of two attacks targeting houses on Kurortna Street and one of eight in Petrovsky on the same day. At least three civilians were killed across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/25/2014: Projectiles landed near a house on Lt. Nikolenko Street and detonated in Petrovsky neighborhood, Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. This was one of eight attacks in Petrovsky on the same day. At least three civilians were killed across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/25/2014: Projectiles landed near houses on Orbity Street and detonated in Kyivsky neighborhood, Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. This was one of two attacks in Kyivsky on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/25/2014: Projectiles landed near houses on Velozavodska Street and detonated in Kyivsky neighborhood, Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. This was one of two attacks in Kyivsky on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/25/2014: Projectiles landed on Hladkivsky Street and detonated in Petrovsky neighborhood, Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. This was one of eight attacks in Petrovsky on the same day. At least three civilians were killed across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/25/2014: Projectiles landed on Kirovohradska Street and detonated in Petrovsky neighborhood, Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. This was one of eight attacks in Petrovsky on the same day. At least three civilians were killed across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/25/2014: Projectiles landed on Radyscheva Street and detonated in Petrovsky neighborhood, Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. This was one of eight attacks in Petrovsky on the same day. At least three civilians were killed across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/25/2014: Projectiles landed on Vulehirsk Street and detonated in Petrovsky neighborhood, Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. This was one of eight attacks in Petrovsky on the same day. At least three civilians were killed across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/25/2015: A sniper opened fire on a security checkpoint in Arab Ejbur area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting soldiers and volunteer fighters southeast of Ramadi city, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, 13 security force members were killed and seven members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
08/25/2015: A suicide bomber detonated prematurely in Pompomari area, Damaturu city, Yobe state, Nigeria. The assailant was killed and civilian was injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
08/25/2015: A young female suicide bomber detonated at a bus station in Damaturu city, Yobe state, Nigeria. In addition to the assailant, at least 6 people were killed and 28 people were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
08/25/2015: An assailants set a refugee shelter on fire in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2015: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in northern Baghdad, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, an Interior Ministry major, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2015: An explosive device detonated at the Elahbel Funeral Tower in Palmyra, Homs governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three bombings of ancient towers in Palmyra on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/25/2015: An explosive device detonated at the Jamblique Funeral Tower in Palmyra, Homs governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three bombings of ancient towers in Palmyra on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/25/2015: An explosive device detonated at the Kithot Funeral Tower in Palmyra, Homs governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three bombings of ancient towers in Palmyra on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/25/2015: An explosive device detonated in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Three people, including the Afghan Ministry of Counter Narcotics director, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2015: An explosive device detonated in Ghazaliyah 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.
08/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Al Washash, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near an armored vehicle Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. At least six people, including one police conscript, were injured in the blast. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Indian Embassy office in Biratnagar district, Eastern development region, Nepal. There were no casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2015: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Saqlawiyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. Three young assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/25/2015: An explosive device planted in a police vehicle detonated in Shaab area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. A police major was killed and a police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Goth Arz Muhammad, Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Usta Muhammad, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside the residence of Zar Noor Afridi, a local Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) deputy chief, in Sadu Khel, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2015: Assailant raided Mourdass village, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. At least seven residents were beheaded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/25/2015: Assailants abducted Adel al-Saigh in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The whereabouts of al-Saigh, a camera operator for Iraqi network Salahuddin, is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked a military base in Uludere, Sirnak province, Turkey. Three assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked a police station in Bingol city, Bingol province, Turkey. Two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) sixth battalion checkpoints in Asadabad, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks in Kunar on this date and one of three with related casualties. One assailant was killed and six assailants were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked At Tamim neighborhood, Baiji, Saladin, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked civilians and Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers in Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 10 officers and nine civilians were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked Fayaz camp in Asadabad, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks in Kunar on this date and one of three with related casualties. One assailant was killed and six assailants were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked Javaid Ahmad Khan in Khandipora village, Awantipora, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Khan, a lecturer and former militant, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Asadabad, Kunar province, Afghanistan. This was one of four attacks in Kunar on this date and one of three with related casualties. One assailant was killed and six assailants were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Abadam, Diffa, Niger. At least two people were killed in the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Marfunudi, Borno, Nigeria. At least 24 people were killed and eight people were injured in the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked security posts in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and two soldiers and two assailants were injured in the attack. This was one of four attacks in Kunar on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked Somali Army bases near Burhakaba town, Bay region, Somalia. Seven assailants were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked the district center in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 25 security personnel were killed and 40 others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2015: Assailants attacked volunteer fighters in Bashir, Kirkuk, Iraq. Two volunteers were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/25/2015: Assailants detonated dynamite at the Political Security Organization (PSO) headquarters in Mukalla city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties, although the building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/25/2015: Assailants executed a civilian in Crater area, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Levies Forces officer in front of a police station in Gandawa, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The officer was killed and another person was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistan Armed Forces checkpost with projectiles and firearms near Ladha, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least three soldiers were killed in the assault. Halqa-e-Mehsud claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on a truck carrying civilians in Bambari region, Ouaka prefecture, Central African Republic. At least 42 people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Anti-Balaka militias.
08/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on Ali Nawaz at a bus stop in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Nawaz, a Pakistani Police Assistant Sub-Inspector, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on Maulana Sheraman near Yarik, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Sheraman, a prominent religious scholar, was killed and his nephew was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on Pakistan Traffic Police officers directing traffic along Dawood Pota Road in Saddar Town neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least two officers, who were both retired soldiers, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on Syrian Air and Air Defense Forces soldiers stationed at Abu al-Duhur Airbase near Abu Adh Dhuhur, Idlib governorate, Syria. The assault, which lasted until August 28, 2015, included suicide bombers riding motorcycles. At least 34 people, including 16 soldiers and 18 assailants, were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Nusrah Front.
08/25/2015: Assailants set fire to a planned refugee shelter in Nauen, Brandenburg, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to an unknown right-wing extremist group.
08/25/2015: Assailants shelled a military post in Jazan province, Saudi Arabia. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
08/25/2015: Assailants shelled Ukrainian soldiers near Hranitne village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2015: Assailants shelled Ukrainian soldiers near Sopyne and Lebedynske villages, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. Two soldiers were killed and three were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Donetsk People's Republic.
08/25/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Nueva Reforma area, Baraya municipality, Huila department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/25/2015: Two suicide bombers detonated at a military checkpoint in Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria. In addition to the assailants, one soldier was killed and four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/25/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants opened fire targeting the Banaadir Beach Restaurant in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. At least ten people, including two assailants, were killed and 15 people were injured in the attack and ensuing clash. At least twenty civilians were also held hostage for several hours before being rescued by security forces. Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting military forces in Jazirat Khalidiyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least five soldiers were killed and eight soldiers 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).
08/25/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting military forces in Qanfouda area, Benghazi, Libya. In addition to the assailant, at least one soldier was killed and 10 soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: An assailant attempted to attack Angela Merkel, the German Chancellor, in Prague, Czech Republic. The assailant was identified and detained by police before successfully carrying out the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured across this blast and a second unrelated attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in southern Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured across this blast and a second unrelated attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: An explosive device detonated in an Nu'ayruyah area, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: An explosive device detonated in Hamamiyat, Saladin, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: An explosive device detonated in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. Two children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Ur area, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Ahmad al-Juburi's convoy in the Balad district, Saladin, Iraq. Al-Juburi, the governor of Saladin, was not harmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Asadullah Sharifi's convoy in Tajkirgan, Balkh, Afghanistan. Sharifi, a National Assembly member, was not harmed, but four people were killed and 14 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/25/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting military forces in Bulo Marer, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. At least five soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab carried out the attack.
08/25/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Nasir Mabruk Raqib's convoy in Majzar district, Marib, Yemen. Raqib, an Islamic Reform Group (Islah) secretary general, was not harmed, but two bodyguards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a Slovakian family's residence in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Malikabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2016: Assailants abducted 25 people in Fayzabad district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Assailants released 24 hostages later the same day, while the fate of the remaining hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/25/2016: Assailants armed with rockets and firearms attacked a Levies Forces convoy in Kuldan, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least seven people, including Naeem Gichki, a local tehsildar, were killed and four others were injured in the assault. This was one of two coordinated incidents on Levies personnel in and around Kuldan on the same day. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the incidents to the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).
08/25/2016: Assailants attacked a Levies Forces post near Kuldan, Balochistan, Pakistan. An unspecified number of officers were held hostage in the incident and the outcome is unknown. This was one of two coordinated attacks on Levies personnel in and around Kuldan on the same day. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incidents. Sources also attributed the attacks to the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).
08/25/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Nimroz province, Afghanistan. At least four security personnel, including three soldiers and one police official, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/25/2016: Assailants attacked cattle herders in Tawilah, North Darfur, Sudan. At least two people were killed and two people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sudan Liberation Movement.
08/25/2016: Assailants attacked civilians fleeing the area in Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least 20 people were killed and 45 people were abducted in the assault. 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).
08/25/2016: Assailants attempted to attack a security checkpoint in At Tumah, North Sinai, Egypt. At least five assailants were killed as security forces repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
08/25/2016: Assailants fired mortars targeting a Public Security Office building in Van, Turkey. Two police officers and two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/25/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in western Aleppo city, Syria. At least eight people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpoint near Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. At least six assailants were killed and three assailants and four security members were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
08/25/2016: Assailants opened fire on Kemal Kilicdaroglu's convoy in Savsat district, Artvin, Turkey. Kilicdaroglu, the Republican People's Party (CHP) chair, was not harmed; however, one soldier was killed and two soldiers were injured in the attack. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: Assailants raided Atakwu, Enugu, Nigeria. At least one person was killed and four people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
08/25/2016: Assailants shot and killed a soldier in Beledweyne, Hiiraan, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: Assailants shot and killed Noimi Guerrero, a municipal administrator, in Uno, Isabela, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: Assailants threw grenades at a cafe in Bardere, Gedo, Somalia. At least 11 people, including local government officials, were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: Police officers identified and arrested a suicide bomber on Tango Bridge in Gagra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2016: Security forces discovered and safely detonated an explosive device in Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: Security forces discovered and safely detonated an explosive device in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: Security forces discovered and safely detonated an unknown number of explosive devices along Arish-Rafah road in North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: Security forces discovered and safely detonated an unknown number of explosive devices near Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle in Albu Bali, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2016: Two assailants shot and injured Sayed Mohammad Musa, a National Assembly member, in Shalban area, Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/25/2017: An assailant attacked soldiers with a machete in Brussels, Belgium. At least one soldier was injured in the attack while the assailant was shot and killed. Sources identified the assailant as Haashi Ayaanle and noted that he shouted "Allahu Akhbar" and was carrying copies of the Koran during the attack. Additionally, the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed that the assailant was an "Islamic State soldier;" however, Ayaanle's connection to the group could not be confirmed.
08/25/2017: An assailant wielding a sword attacked police personnel outside Buckingham Palace in London, United Kingdom. At least three police officers were injured before the assailant was arrested at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant as Mohiussunnath Chowdhury. Sources also stated that the assailant shouted "Allahu akbar" during the attack.
08/25/2017: An explosive attached to a police vehicle detonated in Sara-i-Shamali, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2017: An explosive device detonated in Karma, Al Anbar, Iraq. Three civilians were killed and two civilians 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).
08/25/2017: An explosive device detonated in Sakhiwah, Nasirabad district, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2017: An explosive device detonated in Shaqufah, Al Anbar, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related bombings in Shaqufah on this date. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/25/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Shaab neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. Four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2017: An explosive device detonated near a police tank in Sur, Farah, Afghanistan. At least three people, including two officers and a civilian, were killed and two other officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2017: An explosive device detonated near an oil refinery in Karbala governorate, Iraq. A civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Mushahidah, Saladin, Iraq. One person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2017: An explosive device detonated on a bridge in Teesta Bazar, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Gorkha Liberation Army (GLA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting an Iraqi Border Guards' patrol between Arar and Anaza, along the Iraqi-Saudi border, in Al Anbar, Iraq. A senior officer was killed and five others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers responding to an earlier attack in Shaqoufa, Al Anbar, Iraq. Four police officers were injured in the blast. This was one of two related bombings in Shaqufah on this date. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/25/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused on Little George's Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2017: Assailants abducted 10 construction workers and held them hostage in Mimbalite, Gingoog, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. The hostages were released five hours later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/25/2017: Assailants abducted approximately 100 residents in Ye Baw Kya, Rakhine, Myanmar. At least 45 hostages were killed, 28 bodies were discovered in a mass grave on September 24, 2017 and another 17 bodies were discovered the following day, on September 25, 2017. Another 16 hostages that were diverted to Bangladesh were rescued by security forces on October 5, 2017. The whereabouts of the remaining victims is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA), which denied involvement.
08/25/2017: Assailants abducted Rakesh Mahto, a civilian, from his residence in Khakhanda, Jharkhand, India. Mahto was killed shortly after the kidnapping. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victim of being a police informant.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Army base in Taung Bazar, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Alethankyaw, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Chainkharli, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Hnarkaungto, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Kotankauk, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Kuntheepin Chaungwa, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Kyaukpyinseik, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Kyeekyun, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Launddon, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Maungdaw, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Mitaik Chaungwa, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Myinlut, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Nanthataung, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Nantthataung-Chaungwa, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Natchaung, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Padinkaung, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Panyaungky, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Phaungtawpyin, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Shweyinaye, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Tamantha, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Taung Bazar, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Tharaykonboung, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Thihokyun, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Thinbawgwe, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Udaung, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Zinpaingnyar, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) post in Zipinchaung, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and machetes attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) station in Kyauk Pandu, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of 28 coordinated incidents across Rakhine on the same day. At least 89 people, including 12 security personnel and 77 assailants, were killed across all 28 assaults. The Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to actions taken by government forces in Rakhine, including killing and sexually assaulting members of the community.
08/25/2017: Assailants attacked a security forces vehicle in Baalbeck, Beqaa, Lebanon. At least one soldier 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).
08/25/2017: Assailants attacked a security outpost in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least four soldiers were killed and seven police officers were injured in the incident. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/25/2017: Assailants attacked and killed a government informant in Maungdaw, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of four similar incidents in Maungdaw on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/25/2017: Assailants attacked and killed a local village head in Maungdaw, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of four similar incidents in Maungdaw on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).
08/25/2017: Assailants attacked and killed a local village official in Maungdaw, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of four similar incidents in Maungdaw on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).
08/25/2017: Assailants attacked Gakara, Extreme-North, Cameroon. At least 15 people were killed and 30 others were wounded. Additionally, eight people were taken hostage and an unknown number of houses were set on fire in the attack. Two of the hostages escaped and returned on September 2, 2017. The whereabouts of the remaining six hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/25/2017: Assailants fired a rifle grenade at a military vehicle in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2017: Assailants fired rockets at a construction site in Uzumlu, Hakkari, Turkey. One worker was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/25/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Levies Forces police station in Kachi district, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2017: Assailants released a toxic gas at the Jehovah's Witnesses "Don't Give Up!" 2017 Regional Convention in Luanda, Angola. At least 405 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA). The sources stated that the attack was carried out because members of the church did not vote in the recent presidential election.
08/25/2017: Assailants shot and wounded Eugene Sibomit, a former Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) member, in Sandayao, Guihulngan district, Negros Oriental, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2017: Assailants stabbed Badar Aziz Uddin, an Awami League activist, in Dhania, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Uddin, who is also a plaintiff in an August 21, 2004 terrorist incident, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2017: Four assailants, armed with grenades, firearms, and knives attacked the Imam Zaman Mosque in Qala-e Najara, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the four assailants, at least one of whom was a suicide bomber, 28 people were killed and 50 others were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was in response to a cleric promoting the killing of Khorasan Chapter members.
08/25/2017: Multiple explosive devices detonated at the office of Ye Htut in Maungdaw district, Rakhine, Myanmar. Htut, the local district administrator, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/25/2017: Security forces discovered and defused 83 explosive devices in Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/25/2017: Two explosive devices detonated in New Pheijang, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/1998: An unidentified attacker hurled a Molotov cocktail at a United States diplomatic building in Pristina, Kosovo. There were no injuries or damage to the building.
08/26/1998: Eleven ethnic Albanians were killed and three were injured when their tractor was hit by a grenade from an unknown, suspected Serb perpetrator in Grapce, Kosovo.
08/26/1998: The Planet Hollywood Restaurant in Cape Town, South Africa was bombed, killing one and injuring 27. The Muslims Against Global Oppression (MAGO) claimed responsibility for the bombing. Police said the explosion was caused by a device planted in or thrown into the restaurant.
08/26/2000: An explosion damaged a car belonging to Transport Ministry employee, Katsuhiro ("Masahiro"] Yamaguchi, that was parked in the garage of his home in Setagaya, Japan. There were no casualties. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, the police suspected leftist guerillas.
08/26/2001: A bomb exploded at the home of Shabi Nuhiu, a business owner, in the Hasan Beg neighborhood of Skopje, Macedonia. No injuries occurred but property damage was considerable.
08/26/2001: A bomb exploded in a trash bin in an ethnic Albanian district of Skopje, Macedonia. No injuries were caused but material damage occurred.
08/26/2001: A bomb planted under a policeman’s car by the National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC) detonated in Ajaccio, Corsica, France. The policeman escaped injury.
08/26/2001: A fire bomb attack was launched by unidentified individuals against the offices of Telefonica, a telecommunications company, in Irun, Guipuzcoa Province, Spain. Only some of the fire bombs hit, without causing any damage. No injuries occurred.
08/26/2001: A firebomb attack was launched by unidentified assailants against two vehicles and the offices of Iberdrola (electricity company) in Irun, Guipuzcoa Province, Spain. No injuries occurred but serious damage was caused to the office.
08/26/2001: A firebombing attack was launched against the offices of the SER radio network in Irun, Guipuzcoa Province, Spain. The hooded individuals also threw incendiary devices at the SER network's premises in San Juan Square in Irun but the incendiary devices did not get inside, only blackening the outside of the front wall of the premises and damaging a station placard on the outside. No injuries occurred.
08/26/2001: A pipe bomb was found and defused at a Catholic home in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom. No injuries occurred and perpetrators were identified.
08/26/2001: An explosion occurred outside the Albanian embassy in Skopje, Macedonia. No casualties were reported.
08/26/2001: Chechen rebels fired automatic weapons and mortars at the town hall in Grozny, Chechnya. No injuries were reported.
08/26/2001: Clothing merchant Dov Roseman from Netanya, Israel was killed in a drive by shooting near Tulkaram, in the West Bank by four gunmen of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.
08/26/2001: Ethnic Albanian rebels launched an attack on a police checkpoint in the village of Trebos, Macedonia. No injuries were reported.
08/26/2001: Ethnic Albanian rebels launched an attack on a police checkpoint on the Tetovo-Jazince road in northwestern Macedonia. No injuries were reported.
08/26/2001: Five people were shot and killed and two were wounded in an attack by Islamic militants in El Houala, Mascara Province, Algeria. Two people were kidnapped and beheaded, their bodies were found the next day.
08/26/2001: Five policemen were injured, two critically, in a landmine attack on their vehicle by Islamic militants in Lolab, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/26/2001: Four police officers were killed and two injuried in a roadside bombing by rebels in Grozny, Chechnya.
08/26/2001: Members of the National Liberation Army (Macedonia) fired on a police post in Rataje, near Tetovo, Macedonia. No injuries were reported.
08/26/2001: The Brioni Motel in Celopek, Macedonia was blown up. Svetislav Trpkovski and Boge Ilijvski were killed in the explosion. Macedonian police blamed the Albanian rebel group, the National Liberation Army (Macedonia).
08/26/2001: Two men on a motorcycle threw a grenade in front of a furniture shop in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, four people were wounded. Witnesses said a group of police had been at another shop about 20 meters away when the grenade was thrown.
08/26/2001: Two paramedics were injured when a grenade was thrown by unidentified perpetrators at the Tumpok Teungah public health centre by unidentified assailants in Lhokseumawe, Aceh Province, Indonesia. The attack might have been aimed at soldiers guarding a burned-out school next door.
08/26/2001: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a former militant of Hizb-ul-Mujahideen, Abdul Rasheed Wani, in Hardumadam, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/26/2001: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Muhammad Shafi, a village defense committee member in Basantgarh, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/26/2001: Unknown gunmen launched an attack on a fuel truck in Chibodu, Cabinda Province, Angola. Several people were reported wounded. Cabinda Governor Amaro Tati classified this action as a terrorist act. Several people were reported injured.
08/26/2002: A Swiss land-mine clearer and a U.S. Special Operations soldier were wounded while clearing a mine in Bayman, Afghanistan. Both of the soldiers recovered from their injuries. No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2002: In a series of related incidents, a bomb was exploded in front of the Poso Forestry Office in Poso, Indonesia, injuring one female passerby. No one claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected this was related to ongoing sectarian violence.
08/26/2002: In a series of related incidents, a bomb was exploded near the home of a policeman in Poso, Indonesia, injuring the Policeman Fitriyadi. No one claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected this was related to ongoing sectarian violence.
08/26/2002: In San Sebastian, Spain, three unidentified perpetrators stoned and clubbed a bus, forcing the passengers to leave and injuring one passenger.
08/26/2002: Lord's Resistance Army members abducted between 16 and 30 civilians at Bobi Trading Center, 24 kilometers south of Gulu, Uganda. The perpetrators also looted several shops in the Center. The attack occurred two days after the Lord's Resistance Army declared a ceasefire. The fate of the hostages was unknown.
08/26/2002: Safet Beluli, Selam Selmai, Bejtulla Ramadani and Alil Uselni of the Albanian National Army (ANA) shot and killed two Macedonian policemen in a drive-by shooting in Gostivar, Macedonia. Ten people were arrested in connection to the attack. Although it was known that the perpetrators were part of the Albanian National Army (ANA), the group never claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2002: Spanish police defused a bomb planted by the Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) near a courthouse in Tolosa, Spain. A caller saying he spoke for ETA warned the Gara pro-independence newspaper of the bomb attack only 40 minutes before the device was timed to go off. The operation came hours after the Spanish parliament voted to ban the Basque separatist party. There were no casualties in this incident.
08/26/2002: Unidentified perpetrators, suspected to be Chechen rebels, attacked the village of Avtury in Chechnya, Russia. A soldier in the Chechen commandant’s company, Khadzhimurat Yusupkhadzhiyev, and an elderly father of two policemen were killed and seven or eight houses of local officials were set on fire.
08/26/2004: A bomb ripped through a food market in Thailand's troubled Muslim south injuring 19 people and killing one person. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2004: A mortar barrage hit the main mosque in the Iraqi city of Kufa, killing 27 people and wounding 63 others as they prepared to march on the violence-wracked city of Najaf. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2004: Members of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) detonated two bombs in Guwahati, India. Both explosions occurred near a refinery belonging to the state-run Indian Oil Corporation. No casualties resulted from the bombings. ULFA claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/26/2004: Members of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) threw a grenade into a crowded market in Tangla, India. Seven people were injured in the explosion. ULFA claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2004: One Pakistani soldier was killed and six others injured when their convoy passed over a land mine in the village of Tiarza near Pakistan’s border with Afghanistan. Pakistan authorities believed that the land mine was detonated via remote control. They also suspected that Al-Qaida members were behind the incident, but no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2004: Palestinians fired two homemade, Qassam rockets at Sderot, an Israeli town less than two kilometers (one mile) from the border with Gaza. One rocket hit a storage shack next to a house, and the other landed in a field. No one was hurt in the attack.
08/26/2004: Two Colombian police officers lost their lives in a bomb attack outside of a beauty salon in Bogota’s Suba District. Two other officers and two civilians were wounded in the blast. Colombian authorities believed that the target of the attack was a police car that was driving by the salon. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2004: Two soldiers were killed and five others were wounded in a roadside bombing in Lawarki, Pakistan. A remote-controlled bomb that had been planted along the roadside exploded when a convoy of 25 Pakistani military vehicles was passing on way from Wana to Shakai. Two soldiers died while six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2005: Suspected Islamic militants shot and killed Ma-ae Wantae, a Deputy Village Headman in Rangae (District), Thailand after breaking into his home. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2005: Suspected Islamic militants shot and killed Sukit Yingsong, a defense volunteer, and his father Kan Yingsong, using automatic weapons in Thailand's Yala Province. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2006: Leftist extremists killed four policemen and wounded at least 30 other people in an attack at a market in Naogaon, Bangladesh. The Purbo Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was responsible for the attack
08/26/2006: Taliban militants captured the Moqor district headquarters in Afghanistan’s Ghazni Province after heavy fighting with Afghan forces. At least one district clerk was killed and two policemen were injured, and a building and some vehicles were also set on fire. A Taliban spokesman also claimed that seven officers were abducted in the operation that was engineered by his organization.
08/26/2006: Three communist rebels and one soldier were killed in a gun battle in the southern Philippines after the guerrillas detonated a landmine near a military convoy in the Agusan del Sur Province. In addition, three other soldiers were killed in the fighting. The New People’s Army (NPA) was responsible for the incident.
08/26/2006: Two foreign oil workers were kidnapped at the Akah Base in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. One soldier guarding the workers was shot and killed, and another was wounded. No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2006: Two soldiers were killed and five were injured by a roadside bomb blast that targeted a convoy of military vehicles in Thailand’s Yala Province.  Suspected Islamic militants then opened fire on the soldiers after the blast. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2007: A grenade explosion in the Medina Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia, left one delegate injured. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2007: Five civilians were killed and six others were injured amidst fire-fights in Mogadishu, Somalia. The perpetrators were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2007: Five Israeli soldiers were injured in two separate incidents near the Gaza Strip. One soldier was injured from insurgents trying to get into Israel and the other four were inspecting a car when an explosion occurred. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2007: Police found two claymore mines outside of Kalpititya village, Sri Lanka.  The two mines were rigged to explode at the same time through remote control and each weighed 15 kgs.  The Resettlement Minister was due to arrive in Kalpititya around the same time the explosives were found.
08/26/2007: Roadside bomb killed two children waking to school in Mogadishu, Somalia. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2007: Unknown perpetrators planted a Pakistani made K-440 type claymore mine (that can be detonated by remote control) near a three-story building on Prince Street, Kandy in Sri Lanka. Police found it during a sweep and the Army Bomb Disposal Unit defused the bomb (which weighed nearly 2 kilos). The bomb was planted as the Randoli Perahera of Sri Dalada Maligawa was about to parade through the street.
08/26/2008; On Tuesday morning, in Si Mustapha, Boumerdes, Algeria, an improvised explosive device exploded as a truck drove past, wounding the driver and damaging the truck. No group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2008: On  Tuesday, at about 2000, in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, unknown dissidents fired on a police patrol, in Craigavon, with an unknown rifle. There were no reported casualties. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday afternoon shortly after 1700, a Boeing 737 carrying 87 passengers and eight crew members was hijacked by two unknown gunmen shortly after takeoff from Nyala airport, Darfur province, Sudan. The plane was diverted from its route to the Sudanese capital of Khartoum and forced to land at the remote Sahara desert oasis of Kufrah in southeastern Libya. The hijackers surrendered to authorities in Libya after police were able to successfully rescue all 95 passengers and crewmembers two days later on Thursday 08/28/2008. Witnesses among the passengers said the two hijackers were hoping to gain asylum in France, and invited the passengers to join them as refugees in Paris. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday at 0115, in Dublin City, Dublin, Ireland, an improvised explosive device was found on the doorstep of a house. The house belonged to a Wheatfield prison officer. No group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday evening, Bogota National SIJIN Police discovered 220 pounds of Benclo explosives, 130 detonators and 200 meters of time fuse set to detonate inside a house in the neighborhood of San Isidro, Ciudad Bolívar, Antioquia department, Colombia. Police arrested two individuals at the residence and then defused the explosives, however the demolition unintentionally injured four civilians. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday evening, two civilians were killed and another wounded when two masked gunmen using automatic weapons shot three people in a café, in the Iristonsky okrug of Vladikavkaz, North Ossetia, Russia. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday night at 2240, Vice Mayor Rowell Mendoza Sandoval of Mabini town was shot and killed by an unidentified armed assailant at the RHIC call center in the village of Poblacion Tres of Bauan city, Batangas province, Philippines. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday night, at 2215, in the Model Town area, near Islamabad, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a hotel restaurant, killing eight civilians, wounding 20 others, damaging the hotel and one taxi cab. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday night, in Matta, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near four houses and two hujras belonging to the Matta Awami National Party president, Muzaffar Ali Khan, destroying all six structures but causing no casualties. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday, at 1800, three members of the Sudanese Liberation Movement hijacked Sun Air flight 611 en route to Khartoum. The plane, which had a total of 95 passenger on board, landed at 1940 at Al Kufrah airport in Kufrah, Libya. No casualties were reported and two hijackers surrendered.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday, at about 0730, in Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near the provincial Health Administration Building, wounding 13 people and damaging the government building. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday, at about 1030, in Jalula', Diyala, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near a police station in the northeastern Hay al-Shuhadah neighborhood, killing 25 people, including five police officers, wounding 40 people, including three Iraqi soldiers, and damaging the police station. Most of the civilian casualties were police recruits waiting to join. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Islamic State of Iraq was responsible.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday, at an unknown time, in County Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, unknown dissidents threw stones at an SDLP assembly member known for speaking out against violence. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday, at an unknown time, in Jalalabad, Helmand, Afghanistan, a Japanese aid worker was kidnapped by the Taliban. There were no reported casualties.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday, at an unspecified time, an IED was found by the side of a road in an unspecified location in Boumerdes province, Algeria. The device was rendered safe by soldiers. There were no reported casualties. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday, at an unspecified time, in an area in Dellys, Boumerdes, Algeria, an improvised explosive device was found against an unspecified target. The device was rendered safe. There were no reported casualties. There were no claims of repsonsibility.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday, at an unspecified time, somewhere in the Boumerdes province of Algeria, an improvised explosive device was found at a pumping station in an unspecified location. The device was rendered safe. There were no reported casualties. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday, four people detonated a bomb between the huts of Birkha Bahadur Baniya and Khadak Bahadur Subedi in the Sanischare-based Bhutanese refugee camp in Morang, Kosi, Nepal. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday, in Dera Allah Yar, Jafarabad, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near an office of the Jamhoori Watan Party political party, killing three people, wounding 15 people, damaging one political party office and several nearby shops. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday, in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, assailants kidnapped a police informant. On 10/26/2008, in Swat, the kidnapped police informant and six of his family members were beheaded. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Jundullah was responsible.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday, in Mandali, Diyala, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near a civilian van, killing four civilians, wounding one civilian, and damaging their van. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday, Lynne Tracy, Principal Office in the United States Consulate in Peshawar, was attacked by unidentified gunmen in the University Town area in Peshawar, North West Frontier, Pakistan. Two men with AK-47's jumped in front of her armored vehicle and sprayed it with bullets. A taxi driver was injured by the consulate vehicle as it attempted to get away. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2008: On Tuesday, near Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a 20-inch diameter gas pipeline, damaging one pipeline but causing no casualties. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday afternoon at about 1500, in Janikhel, Paktia, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of a deputy chief of police, killing the deputy chief, one security guard, and damaging the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday evening, in front of the Civil Hospital on Jinnah Road, in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants fired on a group of civilians, killing four civilians and wounding two others. The Balochistan Liberation United Front (BLUF) claimed responsibility.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday morning at 0715, in Sui, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants lobbed a hand grenade at Sui grid station, which destroyed 4 megavolt-amperes transformer. Quetta Electric Supply Company Spokesman said here today that unknown persons hurled a hand grenade in 33 kilovolt grid station in Sui. Due to its destruction, supply of electricity to the area was suspended. No group claimed responsibility. No group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday morning at about 0500, 10 unidentified gunmen dressed up in military wardrobe raided the reserve area of Awa Indians, injuring two, killing five men, two women, two boys, two girls and a baby. The attack took place in the Gran Rosario, in the municipality of Tumaco, department of Nariño, Colombia. No group has claimed responsibility but authorities believe the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible since they have a history of attacking Awa Indian reservations in order to gain possession to their coca plantations for the purpose of smuggling out of Colombia to gain funding for the guerrilla group.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday morning, in Ano Poli district, Thessaloniki, Greece, assailants used a gas canister to firebomb a vehicle parked on the roadside, damaging the vehicle but causing no casualties. No motive for the attack was reported and no group claimed responsibility. This was one of three related attacks.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday morning, in the Ano Poli, Thessaloniki, Greece, assailants used a gas canister to firebomb a vehicle belonging to the Alumil Company, damaging the vehicle but causing no casualties. No motive for the attack was reported and no group claimed responsibility. This is one of three related attacks.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday morning, in Thessaloniki, Greece, assailants used a gas canister to firebomb a patrol car belonging to the Neapolis municipality, damaging the vehicle but causing no casualties. No motive for the attack was reported and no group claimed responsibility. This was one of three related attacks.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday night around 2300, unknown assailants detonated two improvised explosive devices magnetically attached to two civilian vehicles in the Al Azamiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, injuring 12 people and damaging two vehicles and several nearby shops. No group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday night, in Muang, Pattani, Thailand, assailants fired upon a Muslim civilian riding a motorcycle, killing him, wounding one child riding with him, and damaging the motorcycle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday, in Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a Loti gas field pipeline, damaging the pipeline but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday, in Kohlu, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near two electricity towers, damaging both towers but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday, in Konduz, Konduz, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of a government official, killing the government official and damaging the vehicle. The Taliban was responsible.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday, in Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants kidnapped a tribal elder. On 08/28/2009, in the same area, the victim's body was found, having been killed by unknown means. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday, in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, on Jinnah road, assailants by unknown means killed three Punjabi civilians and wounded three others. The Balochistan Liberation United Front (BLUF) militants claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday, in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, assailants killed one civilian and wounded one police officer during an attack on a police camp. Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants were responsible for the attack.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday, in Sayed Khel, Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a roadside bomb killing two civilians and wounding one. It is unknown if the attack caused any damage. No group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday, in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India, assailants opened fire in a mosque wounding one political activist and one civilian. No group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday, in Sui, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants fired nine rockets from the mountains at the Sui airport, causing no injuries or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday, in the Nungadang area of Tamenglong, Manipur, India, assailants attacked three government surveyors. National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants were responsible for the attack.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday, in Ts'khinvali, Shida Kartli, Georgia, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in a children’s music school on Pushkin Street, damaging the school and a nearby gas pipeline but causing no casualties. The motive for the attack was thought to create division between Georgia and South Ossetia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday, near Towr Kham, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting an oil tanker, destroying the tanker but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near civilians at an unknown location in Baghdad, Iraq, injuring four civilians. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2009: On Wednesday, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in Ba'qubah, Diyala, Iraq, injuring three people. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2010: On Thursday at 0000 midnight, in Kalabani village near Jhargram in West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants killed three supporters of ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) after branding them police informers. The victims were identified as Gopal Mantri, Rajiv Mantri and Tapan Mantri of the same family. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it was suspected that CPI-Maoists were responsible.
08/26/2010: On Thursday evening, in Carrickfergus, County Antrim, Northern Ireland, an explosive device placed by unidentified assailants was discovered under an oil tank. Homes on Drumhoy Drive were evacuated as British bomb disposal experts defused the device. No damage or casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2010: On Thursday morning at 0900, in the Khar Bazaar of Bajaur, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants opened fire on the son of former Tehrik-e-Taliban commander, Haji Farman, killing him on the spot as well as injuring three bystanders. The injured were identified as Iftikhar, Liaqat and Waheedullah. Since Haji Farman's surrender to Security Forces, several attempts have been made on his life. No group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2010: On Thursday night around 0130, in Lue Mor village, Kapho district, Pattani, Thailand, two unidentified men on a motorcycle shot and killed a Muslim villager, Rusalee Malee, 42. No group claimed responsibility but Muslim separatists were suspected.
08/26/2010: On Thursday night around 2300, on Rangnam Road on the Soi Rang Nam side in central Bangkok, Thailand, a bomb detonated near the headquarters of a Thai duty-free complex, King Power Group, seriously injuring a security guard. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2010: On Thursday night around 2330, outside the village of Batayurt near Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia, a bomb exploded in an Oka vehicle targeting the motorcade of Dzhambulat Salavov, head of the Khasavyurt district, on the Khasavyurt-to-Babayurt highway. The explosion left three bodyguards wounded and killed Salavov's predecessor while damaging the road, leaving a crater one and a half meters wide and 50 centimeters deep. No group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2010: On Thursday night, in the Sepah area of Bara tehsil in Khyber, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, suspected Taliban militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a government-run boys’ middle school, Lal Khan Killay. The explosion ripped through the six-room school, leveling the building. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2010: On Thursday, in Bertila, near Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device placed inside a car, targeting a member of Iraq's Turkmen Front, Nezhat Ali. Ali was wounded in the blast along with a policeman, and four other civilians. The amount of damage from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2010: On Thursday, in eastern Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, two civilians were wounded when unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device in a market area. The amount of property damage that happened in the attack is unknown. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2010: On Thursday, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, unidentified militants attacked by unknown means the Somali presidential palace. Government forces killed an unknown number of militants during retaliatory fire in the attack. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack, although al-Shabaab militants were thought to be responsible.
08/26/2010: On Thursday, in the Awaran district of Balochistan province, Pakistan, unidentified assailants attacked and set fire to a building belonging to the Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited, causing no casualties but damaging the building. No group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2010: On Thursday, in the eastern city of Marib, Ma'rib province, Yemen, gunmen suspected of belonging to Al Qaeda Organization in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), opened fire on the deputy head of criminal investigation, seriously wounding him. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2010: On Thursday, in the Qambar Abad area of Bara tehsil in Khyber, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants abducted a flour dealer at gunpoint, identified as Haji Naseer Khan. Khan was a close relative of former Senator Mohammad Shah Afridi. The status of the hostage and outcome of the situation are unknown and no group has claimed responsibility.
08/26/2011: On Friday morning at 0730, on Khok Chang-Iyaweng Road in Mae Wad area of Than To, Yala, Thailand, an improvised explosive device detonated, wounding four garbage collectors and damaging the garbage truck. Two of the victims, identified as Somsak Sae Ueng and Surat Fa-arun, were seriously injured, and the other two only received minor injuries. According to police, a five kilogram home-made device consisting of an iron box and a watch on the truck was planted inside a trash bin by unidentified militants. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) to be involved.
08/26/2011: On Friday, at an outdoor mosque in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan, two people were killed and 14 others were wounded when an improvised explosive device attached to a motorcycle exploded. The vehicle-borne improvised explosive device exploded as hundreds of people were leaving from prayers. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group has claimed responsibility.
08/26/2011: On Friday, in Abuja, Abuja Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria, 23 people were killed and 81 people were injured when suspected militant Mohammed Abul Barra detonated a suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device that had been concealed inside a Honda Accord at the United Nations (UN) headquarters building. The attack caused a tremendous amount of material damage to the UN building and destroyed the Honda Accord. The car used in the bombing was registered in the Kano State. The UN claimed that no child died in the blast. The militant group Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attack through a spokesman. On 08/31/2011, Nigeria's State Security Service released a statement in which it named Mamman Nur, a Boko Haram member with Al Qaeda links, who is suspected for masterminding the bombing. It was also reported in the statement that other two suspects, Babagana Ismail Kwaljima, also known as Abu Summary, and Babagana Mali, also known as Bulama, were arrested by State Security Service and were being held in a military facility.
08/26/2011: On Friday, in Afgoye, Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia, armed militants kidnapped the head of the Tadamun Islamic aid agency, identified as Shaykh Adan Hasan Husayn. No casualties were reported and the hostage was released on 08/27/2011. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group al-Shabaab was thought to be responsible for the attack.
08/26/2011: On Friday, in Dera Allahyar town of Jaffarabad District, Balochistan, Pakistan, in one of two related attacks, two passengers were killed and six others, including two women and two children, were injured when unidentified assailants attacked a passenger bus traveling to Sukkur from Quetta. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the bus and no group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2011: On Friday, in Dera Murad Jamali town of Nasirabad District, Balochistan, Pakistan, in one of two related attacks, a man was killed and two other people, including a bus driver, were injured when unidentified assailants attacked a Quetta-bound bus coming from Sadiqabad in Punjab. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the bus and no group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2011: On Friday, in Rusoh, Narathiwat, Thailand, a local civilian rubber plantation owner was shot and killed by suspected southern separatist militants. No group claimed responsibility.
08/26/2012: An explosive device detonated near a mosque in Battumena area of Ambar tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. According to a military official, two devices were planted near the mosque; one of the devices was defused by levy personnel, while the other exploded. One civilian, identified as Mirza Gul, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2012: An explosive device planted inside a public transit vehicle detonated in Campo Alegre town, Meta department, Colombia. Six people were killed and another four injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/26/2012: An explosive device was discovered along the National Highway near Shahi Chowki area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties, as bomb disposal experts successfully defused the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2012: Assailants abducted 10 students from the Khafek area of Ghor province, Afghanistan. Four of the kidnapped students were killed; the whereabouts of the other six are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2012: Assailants armed with silenced weapons opened fire on a police patrol in the Adhamiyah area of Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and another injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2012: Assailants armed with silenced weapons opened fire on private security guards in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three security guards were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2012: Assailants attacked a Civilian Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) detachment in Sitio Mangani, Davao province, Philippines. Five assailants were killed and three CAFGU members injured in the clash. An unknown number of hostages were taken as human shields and rescued during this incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/26/2012: Assailants attacked a mixed-gender party in Zamindawar village, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 17 people, 15 men and two women, were beheaded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
08/26/2012: Assailants detonated a grenade at a public playground in the Nongren area of Manipur state, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2012: Assailants detonated a grenade at the residence of C. Hangsing in Churachandpur town, Manipur state, India. Hangsing, the executive director for the Rural Development Department, was unharmed; however, Hangsing's brother and grandchild, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2012: Assailants detonated a grenade at the residence of Ibochou Singh in the Thangmeiband area of Imphal West district, Manipur state, India. Singh, an assistant engineer for the Public Health Engineering Department, escaped the attack unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2012: Assailants dressed in Afghan military uniforms opened fire on Mawlawi Gholam Rasul at the Wagh Jan bazaar in Mohammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Rasul, the chief of the Hajj and Endowment Department, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2012: Assailants in Gaza fired three rockets into Sderot town, Southern, Israel. There were no reported casualties; however, two factories were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Palestinians.
08/26/2012: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on a police checkpoint in Gilgit city, Gilgit-Baltistan province, Pakistan. One police officer was killed and another injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police officer on Potiskum road in Damaturu town, Yobe state, Nigeria. The police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2012: Assailants opened fire on a sheikh at the Al-Wathak intersection in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The targeted sheikh was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2012: Assailants opened fire on Central Reserve Forces (CRP) soldiers in Kabkabiya district, North Darfur, Sudan. At least two soldiers were killed and another was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2012: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the residence of Ashem Kumarjit in Singjamei Naorem Leikai area, Manipur state, India. Kumarjit, the executive engineer for the Lokta Lake Development Authority, was unharmed, as the grenade failed to explode. The grenade was subsequently defused by bomb disposal experts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2012: Assailants who crossed the border from Afghanistan attacked an anti-Taliban militia post in Batwar agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least 21 people, including a soldier and 20 assailants, were killed in the attack, and another our soldiers and four militia members were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
08/26/2012: Three assailants attacked a security checkpoint in the Bala Gharey Mountains of Bahrain tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One assailant was killed and the other two captured as a result of the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2012: Two roadside bombs detonated near an Iraqi military patrol in Garma city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were killed and another two injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: A roadside bomb detonated south of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: An explosive device detonated in a school under construction in Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The school was partially destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: An explosive device detonated near a branch office of the Sunni Endowment in Basra city, Basra governorate, Iraq. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, First Lieutenant Jason Togi, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2013: An explosive device was discovered and control detonated in Buncrana town, county Donegal, Ireland. No casualties were reported; however, a home was slightly damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused at the Iron Market in Jacobabad city, Jacobabad district, Sindh province, Pakistan. This was one of three explosive devices that were discovered and defused in different parts of Jacobabad city on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
08/26/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Victor Public School in Jacobabad city, Jacobabad district, Sindh province, Pakistan. This was one of three explosive devices that were discovered and defused in different parts of Jacobabad city on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
08/26/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused on Dera Ismail Khan road in Tank city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside of the Bhittai Medical Store in Quaid-i-Azam road area, Jacobabad city, Jacobabad district, Sindh province, Pakistan. This was one of three explosive devices that were discovered and defused in different parts of Jacobabad city on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
08/26/2013: Assailants abducted eight International Committee of the Red Cross workers traveling between Nertiti and Zalingei in Central Darfur state, Sudan. Six of the workers were released shortly after their abduction; the remaining two workers were released on September 8, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: Assailants ambushed a Somali National Army (SNA) patrol in the Muuri area, Lower Shabeelle Region, Somalia. Three soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
08/26/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Zana Khan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least 20 assailants and four police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident
08/26/2013: Assailants attacked a Somali National Army (SNA) base in Ceelbarde town, Bakool region, Somalia. The number of casualties is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/26/2013: Assailants attacked the village of Qurac Joome shortly after Ethiopian troops evacuated the town in the Ceelbarde area, Bakool Region, Somalia. Four people were executed after being accused of working for Ethiopian troop. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
08/26/2013: Assailants detonated a landmine as eight members of the Civilian Volunteers Organization (CVO) were passing in Paquibato district, Davao City, Davo del Sur province, Philippines. One volunteer was killed and another was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/26/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device near a military convoy and then opened fire in Taytay town, Palawan province, Philippines. At least one Philippine Marine was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that the New People's Army (NPA) was involved.
08/26/2013: Assailants dressed in police uniforms kidnapped six farmers from their residences in Tarmiyah town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The dead bodies of the farmers were found several hours later; the victims had been shot. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: Assailants fired four rockets at a security checkpost in Ispilanji town, Mastung district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: Assailants fired three rockets which landed near a security checkpost in the Mewand area of Kohlu district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: Assailants killed two Afghan Border Police (ABP) repairing their car in Islam Kala port, Kohsan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/26/2013: Assailants launched four missiles at a Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) base in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/26/2013: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on Rene Aristoza outside of his house in Barangay Kalawag 2, Sultan Kudarat province, Philippines. Aristoza, an Isulan town councilor, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: Assailants on motorcycles threw a grenade at police officers in the Torghundi area of Kohsan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. This was one of three attacks on government buildings in Arish on this day. There were no reported casualties or damages across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
08/26/2013: Assailants opened fire on a prison in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. This was one of three attacks on government buildings in Arish on this day. There were no reported casualties or damages across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
08/26/2013: Assailants opened fire on a traffic administration office in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. This was one of three attacks on government buildings in Arish on this day. There were no reported casualties or damages across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
08/26/2013: Assailants opened fire on an African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) patrol in East Darfur state, Sudan. At least three peacekeepers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: Assailants opened fire on police officers and Egyptian Army soldiers protecting a funeral in Malawi district, Minya governorate, Egypt. One police officer was killed and one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: Assailants opened fire on three people in Maloong village, Lamitan municipality, Basilan province, Philippines. Rodolfo Saavedra, a Department of Education official, and his wife Gloria Saavedra, a teacher, were killed while another teacher was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: Assailants with machine guns and a rocket-propelled grenade attacked the main police station in Sabha city, Sabha district, Libya. At least ten people were injured in the assault. This was one of two coordinated attacks on the police station on this night. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: Fifteen assailants, including a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle, attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) base in Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Two ANA soldiers and five assailants, including the suicide bomber, were killed in the attack; ten assailants and three soldiers were also injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers who were parking a vehicle in Awanera village, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. The officers were providing protection for Shoukat Gania, a National Conference (NC) party leader and Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council member. One CRPF officer was killed and one was injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks on police targets in close proximity on this day. Hizbul Mujahideen claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police stated that the claim was an attempt at distraction and attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
08/26/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Salamatullah Khan, a Special Operations Group (SOG) police officer, at a market in Arwani village, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Khan was killed and a civilian was injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks in close proximity on police targets on this day. Hizbul Mujahideen claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police stated that the claim was an attempt at distraction and attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Toiba (LeT).
08/26/2013: Three assailants attempted to set fire to the Harlow Islamic Center on Paringdon Road in Harlow town, England, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties; however, the targeted center sustained minor damage in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2013: Unidentified snipers attacked the first vehicle of the United Nations (UN) Chemical Weapons Investigation Team convoy in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. The convoy was on its way to collect evidence from a suspected chemical weapons attack that killed an estimated 1,300 people on August 21 in Damascus. There were no casualties; however one UN vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2014: A rocket landed on a private residence and detonated in Ashkelon city, Southern district, Israel. At least 20 people were injured in the blast. Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: An assailant opened fire near a bus stop on a Rajamangala University of Technology's Uthenthawai Campus in Pathum Wan neighborhood, Bangkok city, Bangkok region, Thailand. At least one student was killed and another was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: An assailant opened fire on Orly Navarro in Dagupan city, Pangasinan province, Philippines. Navarro, the station manager of dwIZ 89.3 FM News, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: An explosive device detonated in Rusafa 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 attack.
08/26/2014: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistani Police mobile van in Sui village, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle escorting Ghulam Farooq Majrooh in Ghoryan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Majrooh, a member of the National Assembly, was not harmed; however, at least one person was killed and three others, including two police officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: An explosive device detonated near an electricity tower in Barkhan city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the blast cut power to the area. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Army patrol in Mushahidah village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and four others were injured in the blast. Military Council of the Tribal Revolutionaries (MCTR) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: An explosive device detonated near the Shrine of Pir Sheikh Taq in Kili Sheikhan village, Mastung district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least one person was injured and the shrine was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: An explosive device planted on a bridge that crossed into Cameroon detonated in Gamboru town, Borno state, Nigeria. At least three children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/26/2014: An explosive device planted on a train track was discovered and defused in Thul town, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: An explosive device planted under a bridge detonated in Khuzdar town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: An explosive device was discovered in a sewer along the Pan-American Highway and defused in La Primavera area, El Bordo district, Cauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/26/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in New Baghdad neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least eight people were killed and 31 others were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: Assailants abducted Abdullah Qawza'a from his private residence in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Qawza'a, a camera operator for the government media office, was released unharmed about an hour later. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
08/26/2014: Assailants attacked Awjah village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The assailants clashed with volunteer fighters in the village. The outcome of the incident is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/26/2014: Assailants attacked civilians in Shahr-e Kuhnah village, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/26/2014: Assailants attacked the Municipal Guard building in Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: Assailants beheaded an imam in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/26/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Tel Aviv city, Tel Aviv district, Israel. Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: Assailants opened fire near Ororama Mega Farm in Sil-ipon village, Bukidnon 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).
08/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistani Police mobile in Sumaira Chowk neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least two assailants were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Halqa-e-Mehsud.
08/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkpost in Jarqodak town, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and three others were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on Dilawar Khan in Garden neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Khan, a Pakistani Police head constable, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on Lieutenant Colonel Faraa Al Bueithi in Dhamar city, Dhamar governorate, Yemen. Al Bueithi, the Director of Public Relations for the Dhamar Security Department, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was behind the attack.
08/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on Muhammad al-Huluw in Mualimin neighborhood, Hit city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Al-Huluw, the National Emergency Response Brigade municipal police chief, was killed in the assault. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on the private residence of Inamul Haq Kalhoro in Nawabshah town, Sindh province, Pakistan. Kalhoro, a third additional sessions judge, was not harmed; however, a police officer was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: Assailants set fire to cell phone towers in Mirga town, Borno state, Nigeria. The attackers also threatened a local politician before stealing his vehicle. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/26/2014: Assailants set fire to O. Base Academy, a private school, in Panjgur district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties but the building and equipment suffered extensive damages in the blaze. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Tanzeem al-Islami al-Furqan.
08/26/2014: Assailants set fire to three vehicles in Bidrang village, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: Assailants stopped a vehicle containing seven Egyptian nationals in Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. Four of the passengers, who were Christian, were then abducted while the other three passengers, who were Muslim, were allowed to leave. The fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: Assailants threw multiple incendiary devices at Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) officers in Belfast city, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2014: Multiple projectiles were fired and detonated in Novoazovsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
08/26/2014: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused in Splenji village, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2015: An assailant armed with an axe and a knife attacked Israeli Border Police officers at Damascus Gate, Old city, Jerusalem, West Bank. One officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities arrested the assailant and identified him as a Palestinian extremist.
08/26/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of the house of village chair Diosterides Librero in Ayala village, Zamboanga del Sur province, Philippines. Librero was not harmed; however, four people, including three children, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2015: An explosive device detonated in Sinai area, Rashidiyah region, Diyala, Iraq. One person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistan Armed Forces convoy in Nano, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least two soldiers were killed and another was injured in the blast. Halqa-e-Mehsud claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2015: An explosive device detonated near a sheep market in Ar Radwaniyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. One person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Assam Rifles (AR) outpost in Chingarel area, Manipur state, India. At least one civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Shuala, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2015: An explosive device detonated on a road in Van province, Turkey. Two civilians were injured after their vehicle crashed into the hole created by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/26/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Sabzi Mandi bazaar in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2015: Assailants ambushed a military convoy carrying government officials in Kabis area, Gedo region, Somalia. At least 11 people, including a local government official, a police commander, and soldiers, and 32 assailants were killed and 16 soldiers were injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2015: Assailants armed with explosive devices attacked the police headquarters in Cermik district, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. Two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/26/2015: Assailants attacked a military patrol in Barangay Binondo, Davao Oriental province, Philippines. One soldier was killed and one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/26/2015: Assailants attacked a police vehicle in Hacibekir area, Van province, Turkey. Two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/26/2015: Assailants attacked a police vehicle in Silopi district, Sirnak province, Turkey. One police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/26/2015: Assailants attacked an off-duty soldier on a highway in Pagalungan, Maguindanao, Philippines. Private First Class Henando Daval was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/26/2015: Assailants attacked military bases in Libaaxlow village, Gedo region, Somalia. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/26/2015: Assailants attacked Qasim Muzafari with a knife in Kart-e-Mamooreen neighborhood, Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. Muzafari, a journalist, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2015: Assailants beheaded a prayer leader in Guldara village, Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State and stated that the group accused the victim of having connections with the Taliban.
08/26/2015: Assailants detonated a landmine and opened fire against Border Security Force (BSF) personnel in Chitrkonda area, Odisha state, India. Four people, including three BSF members and a civilian, were killed and six other BSF members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/26/2015: Assailants detonated dynamite at the Second Military Zone headquarters in Mukalla city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties, although the building was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/26/2015: Assailants fire rocket-propelled grenades at an army base near Baidoa town, Bay region, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/26/2015: Assailants fired a missile at a military base in Jazan province, Saudi Arabia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
08/26/2015: Assailants fired a missile at an electricity station in Jazan province, Saudi Arabia. The missile was intercepted before it could hit its target. Huthis claimed responsibility for the incident
08/26/2015: Assailants fired a mortar shell at a house in Shash Qala area, Saidabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. One child was killed and three other children were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
08/26/2015: Assailants fired a rocket that struck a fuel tanker at a gas station in Inshaat neighborhood, Homs city, Homs governorate, Syria. At least five people were killed and more than 30 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) post in Boro Modak area, Thanchi, Chittagong, Bangladesh. One border guard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Arakan Army (AA).
08/26/2015: Assailants shelled Ukrainian soldiers in Chermalyk village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks on Ukrainian soldiers in the village on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2015: Assailants shelled Ukrainian soldiers in Lebedynske village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2015: Assailants shelled Ukrainian soldiers in Novohryhorivka village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2015: Assailants shelled Ukrainian soldiers in Novoselivka village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2015: Assailants shelled Ukrainian soldiers in Orlivske village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2015: Assailants shelled Ukrainian soldiers in Prokhorivka village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. Five soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2015: Assailants shelled Ukrainian soldiers in Starohnativka village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of four attacks on Ukrainian soldiers in the village on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/26/2015: Assailants shelled Ukrainian soldiers near Novohnativka village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2015: Assailants shot and killed a Ministry of Finance employee in eastern Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2015: Assailants shot and killed two Government of Pakistan social workers in Galangoor, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2015: Assailants threw a Molotov cocktail an Israeli Border Police vehicle in Al-Tur neighborhood, East Jerusalem, West Bank. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Palestinian extremists.
08/26/2015: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a house on Fortuna Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).
08/26/2015: Assailants threw an explosive device at a Pakistani Police van in Sohrab Goth neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2015: Assailants threw an explosive device at Pakistani Police officers near a bus stop in Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least two officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2015: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in Telengapadara, Odisha state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an official suspected that Maoists planted the devices.
08/26/2015: Security forces discovered and disarmed an explosive device on the Bukidnon-Davao Road in Palacapao village, Quezon city, Bukidnon province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/26/2015: Three assailants opened fire on two police officers in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Both officers were killed in the attack. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2015: Two assailants opened fire on a military vehicle at Shorabak military base, Lashkar Gah city, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Two United States soldiers and two assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2015: Two suicide bombers detonated at the Kaiga Ngouboua military camp in the Lake Chad region, Chad. The two assailants were the only reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/26/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a Turkish National Police (EGM) checkpoint in Cizre, Sirnak, Turkey. In addition to the bomber, at least 12 people were killed and 77 others, 74 officers and three civilians, were injured in the blast. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the detainment of PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan.
08/26/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at Makhmur Refugee Camp in Makhmur, Arbil, Iraq. A second bomber was shot and killed by security forces before detonating. In addition to the two bombers, at least two people were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/26/2016: An explosive device detonated as it was being planted in Al-Khabbaz, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least five assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/26/2016: An explosive device detonated at the Isoko Development Union (IDU) secretariat building in Oleh, Delta state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2016: An explosive device detonated in Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2016: An explosive device detonated in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2016: An explosive device detonated in Sihah neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2016: An explosive device detonated near Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers in Chintagufa, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one constable was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/26/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Al-Furat neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Hamamiyat, Saladin, Iraq. At least two people were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2016: An explosive device detonated near the Rasheed Produce Market in Abu Disheer neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2016: An explosive device planted on a Pakistan Railways track was discovered and defused in Bakhtayarabad, Balochistan, Pakistan. The device was thought to be targeting a Jaffar Express train. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a bus stop on Oktyabrsky Avenue in Lyubertsy, Moscow, Russia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Jihadi-Inspired extremists. Six Tajik nationals were arrested and convicted in connection with the attack and authorities stated that the incident was meant to be an initiation into the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/26/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused on railway tracks between Rovenky and Daryevka in Luhansk, Ukraine. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the convoy of Aidaroos al-Zubaidi in Inma neighborhood, Aden, Yemen. Al-Zubaidi, the Aden governor, was not harmed; however, at least one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2016: Assailants abducted a suspected police informant in Chintalnar, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, India. The hostage was killed a short time later. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2016: Assailants armed with firearms attacked Jani Khel district in Paktia, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed and five others were injured while the assailants also sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to the Haqqani Network.
08/26/2016: Assailants attacked Yemeni Army posts and checkpoints in Mahfad district, Abyan, Yemen. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/26/2016: Assailants fired a missile at an Egyptian Armed Forces checkpost south of Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2016: Assailants in Yemen fired rockets at a Saudi Electric Company in Najran city, Saudi Arabia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Huthi extremists.
08/26/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Frontier Corps (FC) patrol near Sariab Road in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least two people, one soldier and one assailant, were killed and another soldier was injured in the assault. The assailant was wearing a suicide vest, which security forces defused after the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2016: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least six people, including a deputy police chief, a soldier, and four assailants, were killed and 11 other people, including two soldiers, two officers, and seven assailants, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/26/2016: Assailants opened fire on Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldiers in Dagohoy, Talaingod district, Davao del Norte, 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).
08/26/2016: Assailants opened fire on government employees at Bakaaraha Junction in Hawl Wadag neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. At least two people, a Somali Immigration Department employee and an assailant, were killed and a government municipal worker was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/26/2016: Assailants opened fire on protesters in Bure, Amhara, Ethiopia. At least one person was killed and three others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF).
08/26/2016: Assailants opened fire on Somali Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers in Wajid district, Bakool, Somalia. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/26/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Faisal Vawda and Imran Ismail in Dehli Colony neighborhood, Karachi, Pakistan. Vawda and Ismail, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leaders, were not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2016: Assailants opened fire on workers at a construction site in Daglica, Yuksekova district, Hakkari, Turkey. At least two workers were killed and two others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/26/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at the local deputy commissioner and the district Somali Police Force (SPF) chief in Suuqa Xoolaha neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. Neither the deputy commissioner nor the police chief were harmed, but at least two people were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2016: Multiple explosive devices were discovered and defused along the road in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2016: Multiple explosive devices were discovered and defused along the road in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2016: Security forces opened fire on assailants attempting to plant explosive devices near the Egyptian Armed Forces Al-Nafora checkpoint in Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. At least four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim extremists.
08/26/2016: Three assailants opened fire on their colleagues at an Afghan Police checkpoint in Kakrak neighborhood, Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least four officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/26/2017: An explosive device detonated at an under-construction Pakistani Police checkpoint in Umeedabad neighborhood, Peshawar, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack and accused the police of stealing from locals.
08/26/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Biya, Baghdad, Iraq. A civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a Peshmerga vehicle between Ismail Awa and Kharba Rot in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. A Peshmerga member was killed and five others 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).
08/26/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting civilians near a Ukrainian checkpoint near the village of Berezove, Donetsk, Ukraine. Two civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused on Stanhope Street in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2017: Assailants abducted a civilian from a checkpoint near Stanytsia Luhanska, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. The hostage was killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) convoy in Maungdaw, Rakhine, Myanmar. At least one assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2017: Assailants armed with grenades and assault rifles raided the District Police Lines in Pulwama, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least 11 people, including three assailants and eight police officers, were killed and five police officers were injured in the assault. The Afzal Guru Squad, a subgroup of Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM), claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the death of Afzal Guru in February 2013.
08/26/2017: Assailants armed with machetes attacked Armed Forces of Myanmar soldiers in Maungdaw, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties as the assault was repulsed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2017: Assailants attacked a local administration office in Maungdaw, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2017: Assailants attacked a Somali military base in Qoryoley, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. It is unknown if the assault resulted in any casualties. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2017: Assailants attacked and killed a Muslim employee of a village head in Maungdaw, Rakhine, Myanmar. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).
08/26/2017: Assailants attacked security forces in Kaya, Yei River, South Sudan. At least 15 assailants and three soldiers were killed and six soldiers were injured in the attack. In addition, a US journalist, identified as Christopher Allen, was embedded with the assailants and was killed in the ensuing clash. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Buddhist monastery in Maungdaw, Rakhine, Myanmar. At least one child was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2017: Assailants opened fire on a fleeing Hindu family in Myo Thu Gyi, Maungdaw district, Rakhine, Myanmar. At least six people were killed and two other people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Rohingya extremists.
08/26/2017: Assailants opened fire on doctors inside a vehicle in Khayaban-e-Shamshir neighborhood, Karachi, Pakistan. At least two doctors were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2017: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Rqe'at, Murqub, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kani brigade.
08/26/2017: Assailants shot and killed a woman in Sangcharak, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/26/2017: Assailants shot and killed Police Chief Inspector Ernesto Eco inside his vehicle in Poblacion neighborhood, Muntinlupa City, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2017: Assailants stopped a truck transporting food along National Highway 10 in Kalimpong, West Bengal, India. The assailants forced the driver and passenger to abandon the truck before detonating an explosive device inside the vehicle. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Gorkha Liberation Army (GLA) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources also suspected the involvement of Maoists.
08/26/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at the women's affairs department in Badghis, Afghanistan. At least four people, including three police officers and a child, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2017: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at Joydeep Sharma's residence in Upper Mawprem, Meghalaya, India. Sharma, a United Democratic Party (UDP) youth leader, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/26/2017: Assailants, armed with explosive devices, attacked Myinlut village and set fire to several buildings, including mosques, religious schools, shops, and residences in Maungdaw district, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/26/2017: At least 30 assailants, including suicide bombers in explosives-laden vehicles, attacked Peshmerga positions in Al-Ayadieh, Nineveh, Iraq. There were an unknown number of casualties as security forces repelled the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/1981: Two bombs exploded at an electric substation outside of the Isla Verde International Airport in Laguna Gardens, Puerto Rico, a suburb of San Juan and Carolina.  The explosions caused $30,000 in damages and left hundreds of residents in Laguna Gardens without power for two hours. There were no casualties. Two additional bombs were also found, but did not detonate due to damage of critical components of the devices caused by the first two explosions, and the bombs were subsequently deactivated by authorities.  In a call to a San Juan radio station, Grupo Estrella claimed responsibility for the blasts, which coincided with a nine-day strike by 6,700 power authority workers against the Puerto Rican Electric and Power Authority, in demand of higher wages.
08/27/1998: A bomb packed with nails exploded in a garbage can during morning rush hour at Allenby Street and Rothschild Boulevard in Tel Aviv, Israel, injuring 21 people. The blast shattered several windows and scattered debris over several blocks in the downtown area. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
08/27/1998: Nurullo Khayrulloyev, Mayor of the Tajik town of Tursunzoda, died from the wounds he received in an armed attack on the town administration building. One guard was killed and another three were wounded in the attack, which was carried out by an unidentified group of armed men.
08/27/1999: An extreme-leftist militant carried out a suicide bomb attack 100 meters from a police check-point in Tunceli, Turkey. The man was a member of the Maoist Turkish Workers' and Peasants' Liberation Army (TIKKO). There were no other injuries in the attack, but the windows of some nearby buildings were blown out in the blast. Security forces detained another man who was suspected of being an accomplice of the dead militant.
08/27/1999: Explosive devices, planted by unknown perpetrators, detonated in ATM machines at the Colpatria corporation in Las Villas, Bogotá, Colombia. There were no casualties, but the machine was damaged.
08/27/1999: Explosive devices, planted by unknown perpetrators, detonated in ATM machines at the Davivienda (Colombian Savings and Loan Company) in Bogotá, Colombia. There were no casualties, but the machine was damaged.
08/27/1999: In a series of related attacks, a time bomb, set by unknown perpetrators, detonated at the National Bank building in the Tuwahi area of the southern city of Aden, Yemen. There were no casualties in this incident, which damaged the rear wall of the bank.
08/27/1999: In a series of related attacks, a time bomb, set by unknown perpetrators, detonated in a residential area in southern city of Aden, Yemen. There were no casualties in this incident. Reports did not indicate specifically where the bomb exploded.
08/27/1999: In a series of related attacks, a time bomb, set by unknown perpetrators, detonated in front of the prosecutor's office in the southern city of Zanjibar, Yemen. There were no casualties in this incident.
08/27/1999: In a series of related attacks, a time bomb, set by unknown perpetrators, detonated near the central prison in the southern city of Zanjibar, Yemen. There were no casualties in this incident.
08/27/2000: The Free Aceh Movement was suspected of exploding a grenade at the Malaysian Embassy in Indonesia. No one was hurt in the attack.
08/27/2001: A bomb exploded in a market food stall in Ambon, Indonesia. Two people were killed and 17 were injured. No perpetrators were identified.
08/27/2001: A bomb exploded near Baalbek, Lebanon, which disrupted water supplies to more than 20 towns and villages in the area. No perpetrators were identified and no injuries reported.
08/27/2001: A bomb was detonated at the Mavrovka shopping centre in Skopje, Macedonia. Damage was reported to surrounding shops but no injuries occurred. No perpetrators were identified.
08/27/2001: A car bomb was detonated in a car park at the Madrid-Barajas International Airport by Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA). A warning was received and the car park was evacuated in time and no one was injured in the blast. Considerable damage was caused, more than 100 cars were damaged or destroyed. The blast also ripped a 35-square-metre hole in the floor dividing two stories of the car park at Barajas airport, and several of the support pillars buckled.
08/27/2001: A failed arson attack was launched against a mosque in Jaffa, Israel. Two men threw a Molotov cocktail at the mosque. No injuries or property damage occurred.
08/27/2001: A person was wounded by gunfire near the settlement of Roglit in the Bet Shemesh area, Israel.
08/27/2001: A police post was attacked by the Organisasi Papua Merdeka (Free Papua Movement) - OPM in Bintuni, Irian Jaya Province, Indonesia. No injuries occurred and three of the perpetrators were captured.
08/27/2001: An Israeli man was shot and killed while driving between the Ilamar and Eilon Moreh settlements northeast of Nablus in the West Bank by members of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
08/27/2001: Chechen rebels opened fire on a PAZ passenger bus in the Leninsky district of Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. Casualties occurred but no figures were available.
08/27/2001: Ethnic Albanian rebels attacked a police checkpoint in Ratae, Macedonia. No injuries were reported.
08/27/2001: Ethnic Albanian rebels attacked a police checkpoint in Zilce Macedonia. No injuries were reported.
08/27/2001: Ethnic Albanian rebels attacked a police post in Opae, Macedonia. No injuries were reported.
08/27/2001: Ethnic Albanian rebels attacked a police post in the Gradski Stadion suburbs of Tetovo, Macedonia. No injuries were reported.
08/27/2001: Four people were killed and twelve injured in an attack on a bus by the Lord’s Resistance Army between Pabbo and Awere in Gulu District, Uganda.
08/27/2001: In one of two incidents, at 11:30 am Moscow time, Chechen rebels detonated an explosive device in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, injuring two policemen.
08/27/2001: In one of two incidents, at 12:40pm Moscow time, Chechen rebels detonated a explosive device fifteen meters from a KAZ bus, which was carrying elite policemen. The perpetrators then fired upon the bus. One policemen was killed and 12 were injured in the attack.
08/27/2001: Islamic militants killed the village chief and another person in Parmot, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Both were Muslims and said to have been slain on the suspicion of being informers of the security forces.
08/27/2001: Islamic militants slit the throats of two Hindu priests, Narotam Dass and Baba DeviDass, in Kali Mata temple in Surankode, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Several bombs were found and defused inside the temple.
08/27/2001: Palestinian gunmen fired on a Jewish settlement in the West Bank. No further information was available.
08/27/2001: Palestinians fired on Gilo, Israel. One man was wounded. Several apartments were damaged in the attack.
08/27/2001: Palestinians opened fire on an Egged bus on the Halhul bypass, in the West Bank. No injuries were reported.
08/27/2001: Six people were wounded in an attack on a police post and market by Organisasi Papua Merdeka (Free Papua Movement) - OPM members in Sarmi, Irian Jaya Province, Indonesia.
08/27/2001: The People’s War Group attacked the police station in Motu in Orissa State, India. The attack was beat off and no injuries occurred.
08/27/2001: Two unidentified men on a motorcycle threw a grenade at a bank in Banda Aceh, Indonesia. Minimal damage was caused and no casualties occurred.
08/27/2002: Haji Aziz Bhat, a pro-Indian National Conference activist was shot and killed by suspected militants close to his home near Palhalan, in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/27/2002: Near Guihulngan, Philippines, about 30 perpetrators of the New People's Army (NPA) ambushed a vehicle carrying Senior Inspector Leopito Gallego. The perpetrators shot and killed Gallego and his driver, policeman Cipriano Saludes, and wounded another policeman, Celo Cupta.
08/27/2002: Two unidentified perpetrators threw a bomb at the party headquarters of the Nationalist Action Party (MHP), in Istanbul, Turkey. The building sustained damage, but there were no reported injuries. The incident was suspected to have been related to parliamentary elections held on November 3, 2002.
08/27/2004: A bomb attack was carried out against the Ayios Mamas Church in the town of Morphou in north-west Cyprus. The bomb explosion caused extensive damage to the Ayios Mamas Church, also known as the Guzelyurt Museum, but no one was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2004: A group calling itself the Islamic Army in Iraq (al-Jaish al-Islami fi al-Iraq) executed Italian journalist Enzo Baldoni after holding him for a week. The Arabic-language satellite news channel, Al-Jazeera, reported that it had received a videotape showing the journalist after his execution. The group had wanted Italy to withdraw its military contingent in Iraq, numbering 3,000 troops, in return for Baldoni’s release.
08/27/2004: At least 16 people were wounded when bombs exploded during Friday prayers at two mosques in western India's Maharashtra state. No one was killed, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2004: Four Frontier Constabulary (FC) personnel were injured in a grenade attack on Chaghai militia gate in Naushki, some 200 kilometres from the Balochistan capital in Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2004: Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) kidnapped the mayor of Toribio and four other men. FARC guerillas acknowledged that they were holding Mayor Arquimedes Vitonas and four other members of his community. The outcome of the hostage situation was unknown.
08/27/2004: Nepalese Maoists exploded three powerful bombs at a facility owned by Nepal Lever Limited in Hetauda, Nepal. No one was injured or killed in the attack, but the facility sustained damage estimated at 70 million rupees. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/27/2004: Two Afghan soldiers were killed by the Taliban between Zabul Province’s Arghandab District and Khak-e Afghan. A Taliban spokesman, Latifollah Hakimi, claimed that the Taliban attacked vehicles of Afghan forces between Khak-e Afghan and Daichupan and killed some Afghan soldiers. Reports indicated that the soldiers' vehicle may have struck a land mine.
08/27/2004: Unknown attackers threw a grenade at a vehicle carrying three National Conference members of India’s Legislative Assembly. The attack occurred in Seri while the three were driving on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway. The grenade failed to hit the vehicle and the occupants escaped unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2005: Four armed men opened fire on Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Fahr as he was leaving his home in Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted assassination.
08/27/2005: Suspected insurgents attacked a convoy carrying Kashmir Forest Minister Ghulam Mohi-ud-Din Sofi near Handwara, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2005: Suspected Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) members ambushed a truckload of civilians near Kalongo, Uganda, killing seven people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2005: Suspected Nepalese Maoists planted a land mine that exploded as bus passengers were clearing debris from the road near Shivapuri village on the Mahendra Highway in Nepal. Seven bus passengers were killed and six others were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/27/2006: A suicide bomber detonated his explosive-laden vehicle in the parking lot of the al-Sabah newspaper building in Baghdad, Iraq’s northern neighborhood of Waziriyah, killing two people and wounding at least 20 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2006: An explosive device detonated near a school in Bagcilar neighborhood, Istanbul, Turkey. At least six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2006: Eleven people were killed and 15 were wounded when a bomb inside a bus blew up on a busy street in central Baghdad, Iraq. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2006: Fourteen Iraqis were killed and 25 others wounded in an attack targeting a market in the village of Al-Khalis in Iraq’s Diyala Governorate. There were no reports regarding a claim of responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2006: Terrorist attacks targeting the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan's [PUK] offices claimed scores of lives, both civilians and Peshmerga forces, who managed to disrupt several attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2006: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)  shot and killed a woman in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, when they tried to abduct and conscript her son.
08/27/2007: A grenade explosion in Mayo, Sudan killed six people and injured over twenty. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
08/27/2007: A roadside bomb exploded as the police drove past in Bordj Menaiel, Algeria, injuring five. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2007: A suicide bomber blew himself up among worshippers in Fallujah, Iraq. At least nine people were killed and eleven more were wounded. The perpetrator was unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2007: At least three security personnel were injured in a grenade blast in Kupwara, India. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2007: Four police officers were gunned down and killed in two separate attacks in Aguascalientes City, Mexico. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2007: Suspected Tuareg rebels kidnapped 15 soldiers in Tedjerete, Mali. The outcome of this incident was unknown.
08/27/2007: The Iraqi governor of Salah ad Din (Governorate) province survived twin roadside bomb attacks in Tikrit City, Iraq. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown and there were no casualties reported.
08/27/2008: On Wednesday afternoon, at 1330, in the Sab'ah Nisan district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in the eastern Baghdad Al Jadidah neighborhood, killing one civilian, wounding seven others, and damaging several vehicles.  No group claimed responsibility.
08/27/2008: On Wednesday afternoon, in the Malain district of western Tall 'Afar, Ninawa, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near a group of civilians, wounding 22 civilians and damaging several shops. No group claimed responsibility.
08/27/2008: On Wednesday evening, at 1800, in the Mansur district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device attached to a civilian car, wounding the civilian driver and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
08/27/2008: On Wednesday morning, at 1000, in the Sab'ah Nisan district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device in the eastern Kamaliyah neighborhood, killing one civilian and wounding seven others. No group claimed responsibility.
08/27/2008: On Wednesday, at an unspecified time, a 51-year-old state electricity employee was shot and killed in Yala province. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/27/2008: On Wednesday, at an unspecified time, in Naciria, Boumerdes, Nigeria, an improvised explosive device functioned as the militant was planting it against an unspecified target. The extremist died. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/27/2008: On Wednesday, at around 2120, in in Kizilboyi town, Kashi Prefecture, Xinjiang province, unidentified attackers, armed with knives, ambushed a group of policemen as they passed a corn field. One police officer, and a police assistant were killed, and five others were injured. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/27/2008: On Wednesday, in an unknown town in Narathiwat, Thailand, a government social worker was shot and killed in a drive-by shooting. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/27/2008: On Wednesday, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba militants held ten people hostage in a house in Chinore, after an armed assault. Two civilians, a Territorial Army soldier and three militants were killed in the attack and a woman was also wounded in the gun-battle inside the house.
08/27/2008: On Wednesday, unidentified armed men kidnapped Ehud Avni from his home in Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, however, the businessman’s driver was arrested in connection with the kidnapping. Avni was released on 09/01/2008. It is suspected that $12 million was paid in ransom for the release.
08/27/2008: Wednesday, National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah militants attacked a combined force of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang and Black Widow (BW) militants between Jalukie and Phaijaing in the Peren district. No casualties were reported.
08/27/2009: On Thursday at 2330, in Jiddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia, Abdullah al-Asiri detonated explosives hidden in his underwear in an attempt to kill Prince Mohammed bin Nayef, Saudi Arabian Deputy Minister of the Interior.  Prince Nayef sustained minor injuries and al-Asiri, the younger brother of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula bomb-maker Ibrahim Hassan al-Asiri, was killed. AQAP claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2009: On Thursday morning, a landmine emplaced by unidentified militants exploded when a Muslim rubber tapper stepped on it in a rubber plantation, in the Katong area in Yaha, Yala, Thailand, killing the rubber tapper. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
08/27/2009: On Thursday morning, in Bannang Sata, Yala, Thailand, armed assailants fired upon a Muslim civil servant on a motorcycle, killing him and damaging his motorcycle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
08/27/2009: On Thursday night at 0145, in Okondo, Vizkaya/Biscay, Spain, a firebomb exploded at the entrance to a public swimming pool, damaging the entrance but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) was responsible.
08/27/2009: On Thursday, a woman was killed when a small bomb exploded near a rubber plantation in an unknown area in Thailand, where she worked. There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2009: On Thursday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near the convoy of the city mayor of Mosul, killing one police officer and one person, wounding four police officers, and damaging at least one vehicle but not injuring the mayor. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2009: On Thursday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants fired upon and killed one member of the Ninawa provincial council as he left a mosque. No group claimed responsibility.
08/27/2009: On Thursday, unknown assailants threw an incendiary device at the Uripok Cheirap Court complex in the Uripok area of Imphal, Manipur, India, but caused no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility.
08/27/2010: On Friday in Ahwar District, Abyan Province, Yemen, two employees of a foreign investment company were kidnapped by members of the al-Bakazim tribe. The victims, who were Turkish and Syrian, were taken to nearby al-Mahfad district in Abyan. The perpetrators demanded the release of one of their members who had been charged with having ties to al Qa'ida.
08/27/2010: On Friday night, in Ban Tabing village in tambon Tabing, Sai Buri district, Narathiwat, Thailand, unidentified militants with AK-47 rifles, shot and killed a Muslim man, identified as Sumsuding Muhamad and injured Makata Mahama, a village headman. They were attacked while riding a motorcycle to guard a school in their village. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/27/2010: On Friday, in an unspecified area of the southern province of Lahj, Yemen, unidentified gunmen kill three soldiers and wound two in an attack on a patrol. No group has claimed responsibility of the attack and no damage was reported.
08/27/2010: On Friday, in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq, seven civilians were wounded when unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the residence of a police officer. The amount of property damage that occurred in the attack is unknown. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2010: On Friday, in the Panjgur district of Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified assailants on a motorcycle hurled a hand grenade at the home of Abdul Karim, a non-Baloch settler. The blast killed one child and injured five others, including two women. The injured were identified as Abdul Karim, Khan Bibi, Hikmat Bibi, Bawar Jamali. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/27/2010: On Friday, in the Sapire Kot area of Kurram, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants abducted Haji Said Anwar, the father of a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly member, by gunpoint while he was on his way home and took him away to an unknown location. The status of the hostage and the outcome of the situation are unknown, and no group has claimed responsibility.
08/27/2011: On Saturday evening, in Garowe, Nugaal, Somalia, four militants armed with pistols fired upon and killed Hirsi Jama Dhanged, the Deputy Chief Commander of Garowe Security Forces, as he was leaving a mosque after evening prayers. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2011: On Saturday morning, in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq, unknown gunmen wearing military uniforms set up a fake checkpoint and stopped a car carrying three provincial leaders of the Islamic Party, the major Iraqi Sunni Arab political party. The gunmen opened fire on the provincial leaders, killing two and wounding the third. No group claimed responsibility.
08/27/2011: On Saturday morning, on the main road in Al Sa idiyah, Diyala, Iraq, suspected Islamic State of Iraq gunmen attacked the Chairman of the Security Committee of Sa diyah Township's Supporting Council, Salam Mohammed Hassan. The chairman was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
08/27/2011: On Saturday morning, under a bridge on a road near Pilpilo More in Bokaro, Jharkhand, India, police recovered five landmines weighing about five kilograms each planted by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M). A bomb disposal squad later destroyed the explosives resulting in no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2011: On Saturday night at 2300, in Malgobek, Ingushetia, Russia, a Federal Security Service agent was shot and killed in the stairwell of his apartment building on Nurudilova Street. The agent was identified as 29-year-old Magomed Korigov. The assailants were unknown gunmen who shot the FSB agent from a vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2011: On Saturday night, in an unspecified area of Abyan, Yemen, an unknown suicide bomber driving a boat attempted to detonate his vehicle borne improvised explosive device targeting a Yemeni Naval warship. Naval forces foiled the attempt and killed the suicide bomber on the boat before he could detonate his bomb. No group claimed responsibility.
08/27/2011: On Saturday, in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (formerly NWFP), Pakistan, a former military officer was abducted by unidentified militants from his vehicle. The hostage was identified as Colonel (Retired) Shakil Khan. Khan was shot and killed later the same day by his captors. No group has claimed responsibility for the hostage taking.
08/27/2011: On Saturday, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, militants planted a vehicle borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) near the Sahafi Hotel on the K4 junction. A 4x4 vehicle was used in the construction of the VBIED and it was believed that the VBIED could be detonated by a cell phone. Somali police discovered and defused the VBIED before militants could detonate it. No casualties or damages were reported in the attempted bombing. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group al-Shabaab was thought to be responsible for the attack.
08/27/2011: On Saturday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a remote controlled improvised explosive device targeting a policeman's house under construction. The blast caused no casualties and an unknown amount of property damage to the house. No group claimed responsibility.
08/27/2011: On Saturday, in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, a suicide bomber was shot and killed while his accomplice managed to escape as they were trying to enter a mosque. The bomber was sighted by Lashkar (tribal militia) who opened fire on the bomber, causing an explosion. The bomb caused an unknown amount of damage, but no other casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/27/2011: On Saturday, in Wajid, Bakol, Somalia, militants kidnapped a prominent Somali cleric from his home, while also wounding him. The victim was identified as Sheikh Ibrahim Sheikh Hussein, and his status is unknown. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group al-Shabaab was thought to be responsible for the attack.
08/27/2011: On Saturday, near Dofes village near Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen, suspected al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants opened fire on a military convoy with heavy machine guns and rocket propelled grenades. Seven soldiers and one militant were killed, and six soldiers were wounded in the attack. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although AQAP is suspected.
08/27/2011: On Saturday, on the outskirts of Garbaharey, Gedo, Somalia, militants set fire to a water well and two water pumps. No casualties were reported and the attack caused an unknown amount of damage. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group al-Shabaab was thought to be responsible for the attack.
08/27/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near a police patrol in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. This was one of two related attacks targeting police patrols in Mosul on the same day. At least two civilians were killed and another three injured across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Haditha city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and four security personnel injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: A rocket landed at a military base in Bala Boluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The rocket failed to detonate; however, three soldiers were injured by flying stones and soil as a result of the rocket's impact. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: A rocket struck a civilian's residence in Jinnah town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. A woman and a child were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: A suicide bomber detonated at a security commandment in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and several others injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden truck detonated near the convoy of General Abdul Raziq in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Raziq, the provincial police chief, and 19 others were wounded and four civilians killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle attacked the convoy of Colonel Mohammad Ahmed Suliman in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Suliman, a lieutenant colonel for the Tal Afar Police Department and the joint coordination center commander, two of his bodyguards, and two police officers were injured in the blast, and at least two civilians were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: An assailant identified as an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Laghman province, Afghanistan. Three individuals, two United States (US) soldiers and the assailant, were killed in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: An explosive device detonated near a civilian's residence in Diyala governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and another injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi military vehicle patrol in the al-Tenk neighborhood of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting a police vehicle in Bamut village, Chechnya republic, Russia. One police officer, identified as Vakha Kourayev, was killed and another three injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: An explosive device hidden inside a flower pot was discovered at the District Police Office (DPO) in Attock city, Punjab province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties, as a bomb disposal unit successfully defused the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: Assailants armed with silenced weapons opened fire on Brigadier General Abdul Mohsen Khazal in Taji town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Khazal, a senior officer in the Iraqi Army, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) outpost in Washir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 10 ANA soldiers were killed and another four injured in the assault. Moreover, an unknown number of soldiers were reported missing following the clash. It is unclear whether the missing ANA troops were kidnapped or if they joined the assailants. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: Assailants attacked Yassin Mohamed Hassan in Merca city, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Hassan, a staff member for the United Nations' Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline in Silopi district, Sirnak province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Turkish officials attributed it to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/27/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at the Maria supermarket in Nazran town, Nazranovsky district, Ingushetia republic, Russia. At least three people, including a police officer, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: Assailants on motorcycles opened fire on a taxi cab carrying members of the Hazara Shia community on Spini Road in Killi Mubarak Chowk, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least three people were killed and another two injured in the attack. Jaish-e-Islam claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: Assailants opened fire on a passenger bus in the Bala Nari area of Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least four people were killed and another 12 injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks against passenger buses in Bolan district on the same day. Sarbaz Baloch, spokesperson for the Baloch Republican Army (BRA), claimed responsibility for the related incidents, stating that they were carried out "because the organization's call for a wheel-jam and shutter down strike on the sixth death anniversary of Nawab Akbar Bugti was ignored."
08/27/2012: Assailants opened fire on a passenger bus in the Gokurth area of Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least one person was killed and another three injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks against passenger buses in Bolan district on the same day. Sarbaz Baloch, spokesperson for the Baloch Republican Army (BRA), claimed responsibility for the related incidents, stating that they were carriedout "because the organization's call for a wheel-jam and shutter down strike on the sixth death anniversary of Nawab Akbar Bugti was ignored."
08/27/2012: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Yassin Saeed Numan in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Numan, the secretary general of the Socialist Party in Yemen and a presidential advisor, escaped the attack unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2012: Assailants planted and detonated an explosive device at a grocery store in Derbent city, Dagestan republic, Russia. There were no reported casualties, as the store was closed for the night. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Derbent city on the same day; the second blast occurred only 30 minutes after the first. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/27/2012: Assailants planted and detonated an explosive device at a liquor store in Derbent city, Dagestan republic, Russia. There were no reported casualties, as the store was closed for the night. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Derbent city on the same day; this second blast occurred only 30 minutes after the first. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/27/2013: A motorcycle bomb was discovered and defused near a high school for boys in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian car in Kanan town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. A mother and child were killed while another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a military patrol in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near Ethiopian troops conducting demining activities in Beledweyne city, Hiiraan region, Somalia. At least two civilians were injured in the blast and several shops were damaged. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Al-Shabaab was behind the incident.
08/27/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near Somali Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers in the Yaaqshiid area of Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This was one of two explosions in quick succession targeting Somali troops. Five soldiers died across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/27/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near Somali Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers in the Yaaqshiid area of Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This was one of two explosions in quick succession targeting Somali troops. Five soldiers were killed across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/27/2013: A roadside bomb was defused on the Kavkaz highway in Kabardino-Balkaria republic, Russia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: A rocket hit the Ministry of Mines building in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One government employee was injured and the building sustained damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: A suicide bomber on a bicycle detonated near the Water and Energy Ministry in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed while a civilian was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: An assailant fired on Randy Dipasupil in Barangay 20, Sarrat municipality, Ilocos Norte province, Philippines. Dipasupil, the village chief of Barangay 21, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2013: An explosive device detonated at Al-Lail market in Radaa city, Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. At least four people were killed and an unknown number were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: An explosive device detonated outside a police station in Sheikh Zuweid town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2013: An explosive device detonated outside the residence of Sheikh Mijwel Saleh near Madain town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Saleh, a tribal leader, was unharmed and there were no other reported casualties. This was the first of two blasts and was meant to draw first responders to the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/27/2013: An explosive device detonated outside the residence of Sheikh Mijwel Saleh near Madain town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Saleh, a tribal leader, was unharmed; however, at least five people were killed and another 11 were injured in the blast. The device was meant to target individuals drawn to the scene after an earlier explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/27/2013: Approximately 24 assailants attacked and demolished the house of Ziyarat Gul in Aka Khel village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Gul, a peace committee member, had left the house earlier after being threatened; therefore, no one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: Approximately eight gunmen ambushed Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit (CAFGU) members in Casoon village, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. One CAFGU member was killed and another was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Comval Davao Gulf Sub Regional Command subgroup of the New People's Army (NPA).
08/27/2013: Assailants abducted two soldiers in Mercaderes municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. The victims were released on August 31, 2013 to a delegation of members from a local Ombubsman's office, the Red Cross, and the United Nations (UN). No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: Assailants ambushed police forces on a search operation in Bastar district, Chhattisgarh state, India. At least two security officers and two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash while an unknown number of assailants were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/27/2013: Assailants attacked a Kenyan military base in Fafadhun village, Gedo region, Somalia. An unknown number of casualties resulted from the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/27/2013: Assailants attacked a police station with grenades in Merca city, Lower Shebelle Region, Somalia. At least two government soldiers were wounded and the police station was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/27/2013: Assailants attacked a tribal elder in his residence in Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. The elder and two of his sons were killed and one person was injured in the attack. This was one of three coordinated attacks by the same group on the same day; this attack occurred after clashes at two local checkposts. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: Assailants attacked an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) army base at Kismaayo Airport in Kismaayo city, Lower Jubba region, Somalia. This was one of two simultaneous incidents in Kismaayo. The number of casualties across both clashes are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the assaults to Al-Shabaab.
08/27/2013: Assailants beheaded a police officer at his residence in Jalawla town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: Assailants fired rockets and automatic weapons at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) logtistics convoy in Balaboluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and another ten were injured in the attack; furthermore, at least 40 trucks were destroyed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that it was part of their campaign against government and coalition forces.
08/27/2013: Assailants opened fire and then detonated an explosive device on a Border Security Force (BSF) convoy in Sunki village, Odisha state, India. At least four BSF officers were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed the attack to the Srikakulam-Koraput division, a subgroup of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M).
08/27/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military headquarters in Bargi Matal district, Nurestan province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in the Joy Granj area, Bala Murghab district, Bagdhis province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on checkposts in that district and one of three attacks carried out by the same group. At least three police officers and 20 assailants were killed while four police officers were injured across the checkpost attacks. Furthermore, assailants kidnapped one police officer during the firefight. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/27/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in the Joy Khwaja area, Bala Murghab district, Bagdhis province, Afghanistan. TThis was one of two coordinated attacks on checkposts in that district and one of three attacks carried out by the same group. At least three police officers and 20 assailants were killed while four police officers were injured across the checkpost attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/27/2013: Assailants opened fire on an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) army base at Kismaayo University in Kismaayo city, Lower Jubba region, Somalia. This was one of two simultaneous attacks in Kismaayo. The number of casualties across both incidents are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the assaults to Al-Shabaab.
08/27/2013: Assailants set fire to a police firearms training center under construction in Portishead town, South West region, England, United Kingdom. No one was hurt in the attack, but the building Sustained extensive fire damage. The Angry Foxes Cell claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was carried out in conjunction with All Coppers Are Bastards (ACAB).
08/27/2013: Assailants shot and killed a soldier in Tabj village near Jalawla town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: Four assailants attacked Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members in Damasak town, Mobbar local government area, Borno state, Nigeria. Six CJTF members were shot and killed as they slept. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/27/2013: Four people, including a government employee, were kidnapped in Jamrud town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The outcome of the incident was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
08/27/2013: Four suicide bombers and other armed assailants attacked a security checkpost in Sararogha town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. In addition to the bomber, at least three attackers and two Pakistani security force members were killed while nine security force members were injured. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2013: Four suicide bombers detonated at a police station in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Aside from the four bombers, there were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Sheikh Barzan Al-Badrani in the Al-Mahata area of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Al-Badrani, the chieftain of Al-Bobadran tribe, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: Gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of Akhmed Kotiev in Nizhniye Achaluki town, Ingushetia republic, Russia. Kotiev, the head of the Ingushetia Security Council, was killed in the attack along with his driver. The Vilayat Galgayche (Ingushetia) section of Caucasus Emirate claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that Kotiev was targeted because he was the head of an organization which was waging a war against Islam.
08/27/2013: Two engineers working for the Energy and Water Ministry were kidnapped in Bamyan province, Afghanistan. They were rescued in Baghlan province on the same day, along with three other engineers who had been kidnapped on August 17, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2013: Two explosives were discovered in Cullyhanna village, Armagh district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The devices were safely detonated on August 28, 2013. Oglaigh na hEireann claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was aborted when their primary target failed to appear in the area.
08/27/2014: A grenade was thrown at the private residence of Sanab Gul, a civilian, in Mattani village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least two people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: A missile landed near a historic fountain and detonated in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reported casualties; however, the fountain was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: A projectile landed near civilians and detonated in Golan Heights district, Israel. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: An explosive device detonated along a road in La Milra de Manicomio area, Antioquia department, Colombia. No casualties were reported in the attack, but the road was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/27/2014: An explosive device detonated near a gas station in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including one police officer, were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Ghazaliya neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: An explosive device detonated near a rickshaw in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least eight people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle in Dih Yak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Assam Rifles (AR) patrol in Chandel district, Manipur state, India. At least two soldiers were killed and another was wounded in the blast. The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed that their military wing, the Manipur People's Army (MPA), carried out the attack.
08/27/2014: An explosive device detonated near the private residence of a Sahwa Council leader in Jisr Diyala neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and two others, including the Sahwa member, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Tronglaobi village, Manipur state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused near a gas pipeline in Jacobabad city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2014: Approximately 10 projectiles were fired and detonated in Novoazovsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. At least four people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
08/27/2014: Assailants abducted 20 traders in Aborey town, Hiiraan region, Somalia. All of the hostages were released the following morning. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/27/2014: Assailants abducted Ramdan Amoud in Awbari town, Wadi Al Hayaa district, Libya. Amoud, a local manager of the Libyan Social Solidarity Fund, was beaten and released on September 11, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: Assailants attacked a gas pipeline in Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Luhansk People's Republic.
08/27/2014: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Shibam city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Three assailants were killed and five others, including three soldiers and two assailants, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/27/2014: Assailants attacked the Quneitra Crossing with mortars and firearms in Quneitra city, Quneitra governorate, Syria. The fighting lasted until the following morning. At least 23 people, including 20 Syrian Armed Forces soldiers and three assailants, were killed in the assault. Additionally, at least 45 United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF) peacekeepers from Fiji were kidnapped during the fighting. All 45 hostages were released on September 11, 2014, after Qatar mediated negotiations. Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: Assailants attempted to set fire to three trucks in La Milra de Manicomio area, Yarumal district, Antioquia department, Colombia. Security forces intervened, and only one tractor-trailer was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the 36th Jair Aldana Baquero Front of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/27/2014: Assailants dragged a civilian from his house and opened fire on him in Malkangiri district, Namkonda village, Odisha state, India. The civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Lebanese Army post in Wadi Hmeid neighborhood, Arsal city, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. At least one soldier was killed and three others were wounded while an unknown number of assailants were killed and injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to both Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al-Nusrah Front.
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on a market in Chibinang village, Meghalaya state, India. At least one assailant was killed in the assault. Additionally, an electronic goods shop owner was abducted and his whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military unit in Guadualito area, Tolima department, Colombia. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle in Sur village, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least five people, including three tribal elders, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abd al-Karim al-Fad'us al-Lahibi in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least three people, including Al-Lahibi, a clan elder and former parliamentary election candidate, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers in Sangan town, Ghor province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks in Pasaband district on the same day. At least 25 people, including five officers and 20 assailants, were killed across both assaults. Additionally, at least 20 officers were taken hostage and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Local Police (ALP) officers in Sinay town, Ghor province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks in Pasaband district on the same day. At least 25 people, including five officers and 20 assailants, were killed across both assaults. Additionally, at least 20 officers were taken hostage and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that the Taliban was behind the incident.
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Police forces in Nahrin district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least three people, including two assailants, were killed and four others, including three officers and one assailant, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on Benny Akuram in Kolambugan town, Lanao del Norte province, Philippines. Akuram, the principal of Karomatan Elementary School, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Komsomolske village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. This was one of three assaults targeting villages in Donetsk on the same day. At least 23 people were killed across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Donetsk People's Republic.
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Novy Svit village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. This was one of three assaults targeting villages in Donetsk on the same day. At least 23 people were killed across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Donetsk People's Republic.
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Starobesheve village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. This was one of three assaults targeting villages in Donetsk on the same day. At least 23 people were killed across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Donetsk People's Republic.
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on Iftikhar Karim Baloch in Panjgur district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Baloch, the leader of the Baloch Students Organization (Pajjar), was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on Mawlavi Khudaidad in Farah province, Afghanistan. Khudaidad, the Farah Municipal Court chief, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: Assailants shot and killed an Egyptian Armed Forces recruit at a security facility in Rafah city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: Assailants shot down a United Nations Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) Mil Mi-8 Helicopter with a rocket-propelled grenade near Bentiu town, Unity state, South Sudan. At least three Russian crew members were killed and another was injured in the crash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: Eight rockets landed near the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) camp and detonated in Aguelhoc town, Kidal region, Mali. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) claimed responsibility; however, sources also attributed the attack to both Ansar al-Dine (Mali) and the Azawad National Liberation Movement (MNLA).
08/27/2014: Four explosive devices detonated at Darshana Railway Station in Damurhuda town, Khulna division, Bangladesh. At least one person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: Rockets landed near a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpost and detonated in Tump village, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: Three projectiles landed near Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers and detonated in Golan Heights district, Israel. At least one soldier was wounded in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: Two projectiles landed near vehicles and detonated in Golan Heights district, Israel. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2014: Two rockets landed near a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpost and detonated in Rakhshan River area, Panjgur district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in Marea city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. In addition to the bomber, at least six people were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a North Oil security patrol in Bajawan village, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least three police officers were killed and eight officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting military forces in Al Jarayshi area, Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, Staff Brigadier General Safin Abd al-Majid, Major General Abdulrahman Mehdi Abu Raghef, and three soldiers were killed and 10 soldiers were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: An assailant opened fire on security forces in Chapathai area, Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The assailant, Abdul Rahman, was killed and two police officers were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2015: An assailant set fire to East Japan Railway Company cables in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, Japan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Izaya Noda, an anti-nuclear activist, was arrested on September 16, 2015 in connection with the attack and six other incidents from August 16th through September 5th. Noda stated that he targeted East Japan Railway Company because the company used excessive electricity.
08/27/2015: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it on Pakistan Railways tracks in Dhadar, Bolan district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2015: An explosive device detonated at the home of Hamid al-Shihari in Udayn city, Ibb governorate, Yemen. Al-Shihari, a popular resistance commander, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
08/27/2015: An explosive device detonated near Rahim Gul in Chamarkand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Gul, a tribal elder, was killed in the blast. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Hurriya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a Russian Sberbank branch on Pobeda avenue, Kiev city, Kiev oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: An explosive device planted on a bus detonated in Sadr City, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused along Jandullah-Wana Road near Tanga, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Jano Beri, Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting civilians near the Political Security Department building in Sabir area, Lahij governorate, Yemen. One civilian was killed and an unknown number of people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: Assailants attacked a Huthi headquarters in Mabar city, Dhamar governorate, Yemen. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Resistance Committees (Yemen).
08/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. A cook was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) convoy in Astana Baba locality, Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The assailants killed 22 ALP members and three civilians after briefly holding them hostage. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: Assailants attacked an armored vehicle in Edremit district, Van province, Turkey. Two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/27/2015: Assailants attacked employees of an under-construction hydroelectric power plant in Kigi district, Bingol province, Turkey. At least three employees were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/27/2015: Assailants attacked military personnel in Lice district, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. Five people, including a soldier and four assailants, were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/27/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Kafa, Borno, Nigeria. At least four people were killed in the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/27/2015: Assailants attacked the Cizre Garrison Command in Cizre district, Sirnak province, Turkey. At least one civilian was killed and ten people, including three soldiers, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/27/2015: Assailants attacked the district Gendarme Command in Hizan district, Bitlis province, Turkey. Six assailants were killed and four soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/27/2015: Assailants attacked the Security Directorate Headquarters in Ash Shariyah district, Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the incident. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at civilians and soldiers in Chermalyk village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at Ukrainian soldiers in Bohdanivka village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This incident was one of four attacks on Ukrainian soldiers in the village during the morning. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at Ukrainian soldiers in Starohnativka village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks on Ukrainian soldiers in the village during the morning. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: Assailants kidnapped a Rescue Directorate officer from his home in Amin area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle on Erzincan-Kemah Highway in Erzincan province, Turkey. A civilian was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local officials attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on a minibus carrying police officers near Dilucu district, Igdir province, Turkey. A police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on Matling Industrial Commercial Corporation security personnel in Picong town, Lanao del Sur province, Philippines. Two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on militia members in Tarmiyah district, Saladin, Iraq. Two militia members were killed and two members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Abdul Hadi Jamshidi in Doghi area, Kushk district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Jamshidi, a Wolesi Jirga member, was unharmed, although two assailants were killed and five others, including a bodyguard, two civilians, and two assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: Assailants shelled Ukrainian soldiers in Starohnativka village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks on Ukrainian soldiers in the village during the morning. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: Assailants shot and killed Captain Samson Amineshi, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain and former councilor, in Akoko-Edo district, Edo state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at a Pakistani Police vehicle in Banaras Chowk neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least four people, including two officers, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at the house of a money exchanger, identified as Abdol Jalil, in Moshkwani area, District Nine, Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. A child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2015: Four assailants on two motorcycles shot and killed Cosme Maestrado, a journalist, near a shopping center on Rizal Street in Ozamiz city, Misamis Occidental province, Northern Mindanao region, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2016: An explosive device detonated along Al Ma'had Street in Zafraniya neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Chad National Army vehicle in Kaiga Kindji, Mamdi district, Lac, Chad. At least four soldiers were killed and a dozen other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near a furniture shop in Iskan neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Latifiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least two people were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Peshmerga patrol in Tabbi Sar, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near a security checkpost in Qala-e-Hashmat Khan neighborhood, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near Al-Saiqa First Battalion soldiers in al-Qwarsha neighborhood, Benghazi, Libya. At least three soldiers were killed in the blast. The Barqa Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near Ali Arare in Ceel Dhere, Galguduud, Somalia. Arare, a local commissioner, was injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Al Amin neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Dora neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of an Imam outside of Ishakani, Kiunga district, Lamu, Kenya. The Imam was killed and his driver was injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Mir Wais in Cham Qala, Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least two guards were killed and three other people, including Wais, a Hezb-e Eslami commander, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Muhammad Zakria in Ahangaran, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least two people, including Zakria, a district Afghan Police chief, and his bodyguard, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2016: An explosive device planted on a bus detonated along Falah Street in Sadr City neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2016: An unknown number of explosive devices planted along Diyarbakir-Bingol Road were discovered and defused in Diyarbakir, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/27/2016: Assailants attacked a health center in Nihessiue, Nampula, Mozambique. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This is one of four attacks in Nihessiue carried out by the same group of assailants on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
08/27/2016: Assailants attacked a Philippine Bureau of Jail Management and Penology jail in Marawi, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. There were no reported casualties; however, the assailants managed to free eight jailed group members and released several other inmates. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the prison was targeted in order to free detainees. Sources also attributed the incident to the Maute Group.
08/27/2016: Assailants attacked a power plant east of Baiji, Saladin, Iraq. At least two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/27/2016: Assailants attacked a Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) base in Semdinli district, Hakkari, Turkey. At least four soldiers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/27/2016: Assailants attacked Aliabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/27/2016: Assailants attacked an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) headquarters in Rutbah district, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least 11 people, including four officers and seven assailants, were killed and three other soldiers were reported as missing in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2016: Assailants attacked and set fire to a Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) office in Nihessiue, Nampula, Mozambique. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This is one of four attacks in Nihessiue carried out by the same group of assailants on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
08/27/2016: Assailants attacked and set fire to a Mozambique Republic Police (MRP) station in Nihessiue, Nampula, Mozambique. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This is one of four attacks in Nihessiue carried out by the same group of assailants on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
08/27/2016: Assailants attacked the residence of the administrative post head in Nihessiue, Nampula, Mozambique. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This is one of four attacks in Nihessiue carried out by the same group of assailants on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
08/27/2016: Assailants executed five people in Al-Khan, Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/27/2016: Assailants executed seven Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) members before an audience at Bab At Tub Square in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/27/2016: Assailants fired four rockets at a Turkish National Police (EGM) checkpoint near the Diyarbakir Airport in Baglar neighborhood, Diyarbakir, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/27/2016: Assailants in Yemen fired a rocket at a civilian residence in Najran city, Saudi Arabia. At least one person was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
08/27/2016: Assailants opened fire on Abdulloh Sideh in Ta Kae subdistrict, Pattani, Thailand. Sideh, a village head, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2016: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) soldiers in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and three people, including one soldier and two other assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2016: Assailants opened fire on Afghan Police checkpoints in Jangal Aregh, Mardyan district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and eight people, including seven other assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2016: Assailants opened fire on displaced farmers near Nabagaya, Gereida district, South Darfur, Sudan. At least one person was killed and five others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2016: Assailants shot and killed a Jammu and Kashmir Police constable in Koil, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
08/27/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at Somali Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers in Afgoye, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/27/2016: Assailants threw a grenade on the Mufti Mehmood Flyover in Peshawar, Pakistan. The grenade failed to detonate and was defused by security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2016: Multiple explosive devices detonated near a Paraguayan Armed Forces patrol in Arroyito, Alto Paraguay, Paraguay. Following the blast, assailants then opened fire on the patrol. At least eight soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP).
08/27/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy at a market in Dopul, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, 13 people were killed and 19 people were injured in the blast; the victims included both civilians and military personnel. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistan Army vehicle during a search operation in Angoor Ada, South Waziristan district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least two soldiers were killed and three other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Jisr Diyala, Baghdad, Iraq. A civilian was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Kingra, Punjab, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Abu Disheer, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two civilians were killed and a third was injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Shurta, Baghdad, Iraq. Three civilians were killed and five civilians were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated on Maka al-Mukarama road in Mogadishu, Somalia. Four people, including two civilians and two police officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/27/2017: Assailants abducted 10 civilians and forced them to stand guard as the assailants planted an explosive device in Kharkaran, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The device detonated prematurely, killing two assailants and injuring 10 civilians in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/27/2017: Assailants abducted Abd al-Matlub al Sirhani, a Sufi activist, in Benghazi, Libya. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) outpost in Chopyin, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks in Maungdaw district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) outpost in Kyaungtaung, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks in Maungdaw district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) outpost in Minkhamoung, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks in Maungdaw district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) station in Ngayantchaung, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of two incidents targeting the same police station and one of 17 coordinated attacks in Maungdaw district on the same day. At least one civilian was injured across both incidents targeting the police station. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2017: Assailants armed with firearms set fire to Nwayontaung village in Maungdaw district, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash with Armed Forces of Myanmar soldiers. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks in Maungdaw district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: Assailants attacked a Malian Army checkpoint in Arawane, Timbuktu, Mali. Two soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim extremists.
08/27/2017: Assailants attacked a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) station in Ngayantchaung, Rakhine, Myanmar. This was one of two incidents targeting the same police station and one of 17 coordinated attacks in Maungdaw district on the same day. At least one civilian was injured across both incidents targeting the police station. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2017: Assailants attacked a public order police post along the Maimana-Mazar Sharif Highway between Dawlatabad and Qaramol districts in Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and three other officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/27/2017: Assailants attacked Armed Forces of Myanmar soldiers near Taungpyo-Letwe, Maungdaw district, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of 17 coordinated incidents in Maungdaw district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/27/2017: Assailants attacked Iraqi Volunteer Forces in al-Risala, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two related attacks that occurred in different areas west of Mosul on this date. Security forces repelled the attacks, killing six assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/27/2017: Assailants attacked Iraqi Volunteer Forces in Hamdaniyah, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two related attacks that occurred in different areas west of Mosul on this date. Security forces repelled the attacks, killing six assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/27/2017: Assailants attacked Nanthataung village in Maungdaw district, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties but a monastery was destroyed in the incident. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks in Maungdaw district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: Assailants attacked Nga-khu-daing village and set fire to buildings in Maungdaw district, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties but approximately 38 houses were destroyed in the incident. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks in Maungdaw district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Muslim extremists.
08/27/2017: Assailants attacked Ngakhuya village in Maungdaw district, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash with Armed Forces of Myanmar soldiers. This was one of 17 coordinated incidents in Maungdaw district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim extremists.
08/27/2017: Assailants attacked Pyathat village in Maungdaw district, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks in Maungdaw district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: Assailants attacked Thayet-oat village in Maungdaw district, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash with Border Guard Forces (BGF) officers. This was one of 17 coordinated incidents in Maungdaw district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim extremists.
08/27/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on security forces in Regadgatta, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/27/2017: Assailants fired artillery and machine guns at an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Golweyn, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. It is unknown if the attack resulted in any casualties. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol on the outskirts of Delaram, Nimroz, Afghanistan. At least two police officers, including the local chief, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/27/2017: Assailants set fire to a Myanmar Police Force (MPF) outpost in Yeaung Chaungwa, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks in Maungdaw district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: Assailants set fire to approximately 100 residences in Bengali, Maungdaw district, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks in Maungdaw district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: Assailants set fire to three Hindi residences in Ywathitkay, Maungdaw district, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks in Maungdaw district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: Assailants set fire to Upper Pyuma village in Maungdaw district, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks in Maungdaw district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Muslim extremists.
08/27/2017: Assailants shelled a residential area of Bir Basha, Taizz, Yemen. At least four civilians were killed and seven civilians were wounded in the attack. Houthi extremists claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: Security forces discovered and defused 24 explosives-laden vehicles and several other explosive devices in Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/27/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-rigged house in Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of 15 related incidents in which explosives-rigged houses were defused in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/27/2017: Seven explosive devices were discovered and defused along a highway in Samlan Cheshmah, Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/27/2017: Two explosive devices detonated in Kyaukhlaygar, Maungdaw district, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. This was one of 17 coordinated attacks in Maungdaw district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/1998: Unidentified Democratic Republic of Congo rebels killed 30 Zimbabwean soldiers in Kinshasa, DRC. The soldiers were allegedly defending the government of President Laurent Kabila in the fight for Kinshasa.
08/28/1999: A large explosion went off in the City Center in Sana'a, Yemen, setting the city's largest shopping center on fire. Officials insisted that the bombing was a ''criminal act,'' while the police said there was no evidence that the explosion was a terrorist act with political motivations. However, the Adan Abyan Islamic Army (AAIA) claimed credit for this attack. Two people were killed and twelve others were injured in the explosion.
08/28/1999: A Scottish oil worker, who was working for the US/UK-owned British Petroleum Amoco Corporation, was kidnapped near Yopal, Colombia. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (NLA) were suspected, although they never claimed credit for the incident. The fate of the hostage was not known.
08/28/1999: In one of two attacks in this day, rebels attacked the Gihosha neighborhood in southern Bujumbura, Burundi. Hutu rebels, believed to be from the extremist Palipehutu group, killed 3 people and wounded 3 others. They ransacked five houses and damaged three cars in the attack.
08/28/1999: In one of two attacks in this day, rebels attacked the Musaga neighborhood in southern Bujumbura, Burundi. Hutu rebels, believed to be from the extremist Palipehutu group, killed twenty-two Tutsis during the attack, which lasted more than four hours. More than twenty homes were burned before the attackers, along with numerous Hutu residents, fled when soldiers of Burundi's Tutsi-dominated military retaliated, killing at least twenty rebels.
08/28/2000: Muslim rebels in southern Philippines abducted Jeffrey Craig Edwards Schilling, 24, from Oakland, California, and threatened to kill him if three Islamic extremists held in the U.S., including Ramzi Yousef, were not freed.
08/28/2001: 28 fishermen were kidnapped on Lake Tanganyika near Rumonge, Burundi in a suspected attack by the Forces for the Defense of Democracy-National Liberation Forces (FDD-FNL). The captives were diverted to Congo where the kidnappers reportedly demanded a significant ransom before freeing them.
08/28/2001: A bomb attack suspected to be the work of Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) was perpetrated outside the home of a cartoonist, Jose Maria Aleman Amundarian, of El Diario Vasco newspaper in San Sebastian, Spain. The bomb malfunctioned and no injuries were caused and only slight damage was caused to a wall
08/28/2001: A bomb was found and defused near the United States Consulate in Florence, Italy. A message found nearby that reportedly contained anti-Israel slogans and phrases in support of Palestinians.  The bomb was inside a cardboard box that had been placed in front of a gasoline pump. No perpetrators were identified.
08/28/2001: A group of National Gas Company (Sonelgaz) workers were attacked by presumed Islamic militants in an unspecified location in Algeria. Two were killed and two were wounded.
08/28/2001: A homemade bomb was thrown at a branch of the Spanish Mexican bank BBVA-Bancomer in Mexico City, Mexico. No perpetrators were identified. It damaged the windows and left a hole more than 15 cm in diameter.
08/28/2001: A large car bomb was found and defused at the Auld Lammas Fair in Ballycastle, Northern Ireland, in an attack claimed by the Red Hand Defenders (RHD) in a pre-incident phone call.
08/28/2001: A portion of the Chernomortransneft oil pipeline was blown up in an explosion in the Karabudakhkentski district of Dagestan, Russia. Some 20 tons of oil spilled out of the aperture, most of it ending in the Caspian Sea. No injuries occurred and no perpetrators were identified.
08/28/2001: A portion of the Trans-Andean Pipeline was destroyed by a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack near Puerres, southern Narino Department, Colombia. No injuries were caused.
08/28/2001: An ethnic Serb man, Stanojko Stankovic, was shot and killed in the area of Mt. Sar near Vrbesnica, Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). No perpetrators were identified.
08/28/2001: An explosive device was found and defused on a railway from the Cerrejon coal mine to Puerto Bolivar near La Lima in Guajira Department, Colombia. No perpetrators were identified.
08/28/2001: Chechen rebels attacked the house of Maibek Khizriyev, chief of Kurchaloi District criminal police, and stole his personal vehicle in Kurchaloi District, Chechnya, Russia.
08/28/2001: Four Islamic militants shot and killed five family members of a Muslim trader, Basaharat Shah, at his home in Poonch, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Shah was targeted for cutting food supplies to local militants under pressure from the Indian army. He was not present at the time.
08/28/2001: Gun shots and mortar rounds were fired by Palestinians from Beit Jala in the West Bank, into Gilo, Israel. A bullet hit an Israel Television truck, and three mortar shells fired from Beit Jala exploded in Gilo, causing some damage but no casualties.
08/28/2001: In a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) attack, a botched kidnapping resulted in the shooting death of Columbian missionary Rev. Rufus Halley in the outskirts of Malabang in the southern province of Lanao del Sur, Philippines.
08/28/2001: One civil guard was shot and killed and another wounded in an attack by suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) in Lakhdaria, Algeria.
08/28/2001: Orlando Beltran of the Liberal Party was kidnapped at gunpoint from his vehicle in Huila Department, Columbia by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/28/2001: Six people were killed and six people wounded in an attack by at least 20 men of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on Puerto Libertador Municipality, Cordoba Department, Colombia
08/28/2001: Three lumberjacks were attacked and hacked to death by members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) on near Lantawan on the island of Basilan, Philippines. Four lumberjacks escaped during the attack.
08/28/2001: Three people were killed by the Hutu Forces for the Defence of Democracy (FDD) in an attack on civilians who had sought refuge in a church in the village of Nkondo, Makanda Province, Burundi. The rebels also looted medicine and clothes.
08/28/2001: Two civilians in a car were killed in a landmine explosion near Voskresenovskoye village in Shelkovsky district, Chechnya, Russia.
08/28/2001: Two Hindu civilians were shot and killed by Islamic militants in Pamrod, Jammu and Kashmir, India. They were taken out of their homes at midnight by militants before being killed.
08/28/2001: Two police officers were killed at a roadblock set up by Islamic militants in Merkouna, Algeria. Two other policemen escaped.
08/28/2002: A bomb exploded on the third floor of the Bishal Bazaar shopping center in Kathmandu, Nepal. Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) rebels were suspected. There were no reported casualties.
08/28/2002: An explosion at a McDonald's restaurant located in Guayaquil, Ecuador, was attributed to the People's Revolutionary Militias (MRP) who had left pamphlets there, which criticized U.S. policies. The explosion caused injuries to three people.
08/28/2002: Unknown perpetrators exploded a hand grenade in a clearing between a pastry shop and an office belonging to the Democratic Union for Integration party chairman, Ali Ahmeti. The building and two passenger vehicles sustained some damage, but there were no reported casualties.
08/28/2002: Unknown perpetrators fired six rockets at the Jalalabad Airport in Nangahar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties or damage.
08/28/2003: An explosive device detonated at the Chrion Corporation headquarters in Emeryville, California, United States. The blast blew the windows out of the building but caused no casualties. This was one of two attacks at the headquarters on the same day; this initial explosion was designed to cause damage. The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/28/2003: An explosive device detonated at the Chrion Corporation headquarters in Emeryville, California, United States. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two attacks at the headquarters on the same day; this later explosion was timed to detonate when first responders arrived at the scene. The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/28/2004: A blast at a southeastern Afghanistan school killed nine youngsters and one adult. The child victims were said to be between the ages of 7 and 15, and 15 other people were injured. The explosion at a Paktia province school was caused by a bomb, and the U.S. military said the cause of the explosion was unclear.
08/28/2004: A huge fire broke out in an oil pipeline in the village of Al-Sa'dun, Iraq, when unidentified gunmen attacked the pipeline, which transports oil from the city of Khanaqin to Baghdad. The unidentified gunmen attacked the pipeline in the Nahrawan area, east of Baghdad, setting it on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2004: An explosion tore through the office of Dyncorp, Inc., an American defense contractor, in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing at least four people and seriously injuring several more. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing, although local authorities suspected that the Taliban might have been behind the incident.
08/28/2004: At approximately 7:00pm local time, a bomb exploded in a park in Santiago de Compostela, a popular destination with pilgrims in northwest Spain, causing minor damage, but no casualties. After an anonymous call to a newspaper warned authorities about the bomb, police were able to evacuate the area before the small device went off. A second bomb was found near the archeological museum in La Coruna as well. However, that bomb failed to detonate, possibly due to a faulty timer. Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) claimed responsibility for the bomb attacks.
08/28/2004: Two Pakistani Frontier Constabulary soldiers were killed and five were injured when rockets, which were believed to have been fired by Al-Qaida militants, ripped through their living quarters at Scouts Camp in Wana near the Afghan border. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2005: A suicide bomber blew himself up at a bus station in Beersheba, Israel, seriously wounding two security guards and who were pursuing him. 46 other people were hurt in the bombing as well. The Al-Aqsa Al-Martyrs Brigade and the Al-Quds Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents shot and killed an Iraqi female traffic officer as she was driving in the al-Bayaa (District) of Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2005: Suspected Islamic militants shot Assistant Village Head Mahama Pohji in Talorneng, Thailand, leaving him seriously wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2005: Suspected Maoist rebels stopped two passenger buses and set them on fire in Sishubari, Nepal. The Maoists then kidnapped two soldiers who were riding on the buses. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2005: Suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bombed a ferry in Lamitan, Philippines injuring at least 30 people. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/28/2005: Taliban members ambushed a parliamentary candidate, Adiq Ullah, killing him and injuring two other people.
08/28/2005: Two suspected Islamic militants killed religious teacher Usama-ae Jaedeh in Thailand's Chanae (District). No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2005: Two suspected Islamic militants shot and killed civilian guard Apidej Yongmakae in Yala after he had escorted Buddhist monks around the area collecting their daily alms. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2005: Unidentified gunmen ambushed the Acting Commander of the Khasavyurt Department the Federal Security Service (FSB), Arsen Dibirov in Khasavyurt, Russia. The perpetrators fired guns at Dibirov's car injuring him. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2006: A car bomb exploded near a gas station in the Doura neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, which killed three civilians and wounded three civilians. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2006: A car filled with explosives exploded 80 meters from the Russian Consulate General in Antalya, Turkey, killing three people and wounding at least 20 more. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities believed the Kurdish separatists were to blame.
08/28/2006: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives in a crowded bazaar in Lashkar Gah, the capital of Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, killing 17 people and wounding nearly 50 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities suspected the Taliban was to blame.
08/28/2006: A suicide car bomber detonated his explosives outside the building of the Interior Ministry in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, leaving 13 people dead and 42 wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2006: An explosive device detonated near a residential block in Marmaris, Mugla, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three attacks in Marmaris on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/28/2006: An explosive device detonated near the harbor in Marmaris, Mugla, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three attacks in Marmaris on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/28/2006: An explosive device planted inside a minibus detonated in Marmaris, Mugla, Turkey. At least 16 people, including 10 British nationals, were injured in the blast. This was one of three attacks in Marmaris on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/28/2006: Four people were killed and approximately 65 were injured when a bomb attached to a motorcycle detonated in Antalya, Turkey. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2006: Perpetrators fired artillery shells and mortar rounds near Trincomalee, North Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The attack killed 23 civilians, 12 soldiers, and wounded 106 civilians. No claim of responsibility was reported, but it was believed that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was responsible.
08/28/2006: Rebels from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) raided the village of Palomugin in the southern Philippine province of Cotabato, resulting in the death of one rebel and the wounding of two civilians. The casualties occurred when local militiamen responded to the raid and a gun battle broke out between the opposing sides. In addition, MILF rebels captured 18 villagers, but they were released after the militia returned the body of the dead rebel to members of the MILF group. A MILF spokesman confirmed that his group was responsible for the raid.
08/28/2006: Seventeen people were killed and 45 more were injured when a remote-controlled landmine blew up in the city of Lashkargah in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. Among the dead was Helmand security chief Haji Mayoodin Khan, the target of the landmine. A Taliban spokesman confirmed that his organization was responsible for the attack.
08/28/2006: Taliban fighters attacked a police post in the Jawand district of Afghanistan’s Farah Province, killing two policemen and three civilians. Four civilians were also abducted in the incident. While the attack was blamed on the Taliban, there was no official claim of responsibility made by that organization.
08/28/2007: A Mali military convoy was ambushed in Abebara, Mali. Two trucks were stolen. The perpetrators, casualties, and number of possible kidnapping victims were unknown for this incident.
08/28/2007: A teacher, Kesini Pipemtep, was gunned down while she was walking to school in Sai Buri, Thailand. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2007: An Israeli civilian was injured by a rocket that was launched from suspected militants in the Gaza Strip in Sredot, Israel. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2007: Eight people were wounded in a grenade explosion in Mogadishu, Somalia. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2007: Firefights between police and armed gunmen killed 27 people and injured over 147 during a pilgrimage in Karbala, Iraq. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2007: Five people were killed and a woman and child kidnapped in Kafukiro, Democratic Republic of Congo. The victims’ fate were not reported.
08/28/2007: Four soldiers were killed in an ambush on their vehicle in Matanda, Democratic Republic of Congo. The perpetrators of this incident were unidentified.
08/28/2007: Police in Kirov-Yurt, Russia were fired on by unknown militants, no casualties were reported.
08/28/2007: Shots were fired at an Imam in Linguizetta, Corsica. No casualties were reported and the perpetrator of this incident was unknown.
08/28/2007: Ten people taking a pilgrimage from Baghdad to Karbala, Iraq, were wounded by unidentified gunmen.
08/28/2008: On Thursday night at around 2000, seven suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels attempted to abduct a paramilitary man from his home in San Jorge town, Samar province, Philippines.  The victim retaliated, injuring himself and killing two assailants with a grenade.
08/28/2008: On Thursday, at an unknown time, the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) terrorists killed one and injured five in a vehicle attack in Hakkari, Turkey.
08/28/2008: On Thursday, in Semdinli, Hakkari, Turkey, armed assailants detonated an improvised explosive device on a bus as it passed, damaging the bus but resulting in no casualties. The Kongra-Gel's (KGK, PKK, TAK, KADEK, HPG) military wing, the People's Defense Forces (HPG), claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2008: On Thursday, in Wama, Nuristan, Afghanistan, assailants unloaded 8,300 religious textbooks from trucks then set them on fire, destroying all 8,300. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/28/2008: On Thursday, militants attempted to bomb a residence of the Manipur Food and Civil Supplies minister, Y. Erabot, at Khurai Ahongei Leirak with a bomb. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
08/28/2009: Beginning Monday through 08/30/2009 on Wednesday, in Kokang, Shan State, Myanmar, fighting between ethnic Kokang militants and a joint army and police forces left 34 dead (eight militants, 15 Police officers and 11 soldiers). No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2009: On Friday evening at about 1930, in Kathmandu, Nepal, a bomb exploded near the residence of the Nepalese Vice President Paramananda Jha, wounding a nearby civilian and damaging an adjacent residence. The vice president survived the bomb attack unscathed. The Kirat Janabadi Workers Party (KJWP) claimed responsibility.
08/28/2009: On Friday evening, in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a gas pipeline, damaging the pipeline but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
08/28/2009: On Friday, in Kohat, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED), injuring three members of a tribal welfare organization. The IED, planted in a shopping bag, went off on Obalin road injuring Gulistan, Azmat and Samiullah Khan, who were rushed to hospital. No group claimed responsibility.
08/28/2009: On Friday, in Rakhni, Barkhan, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting an electrical tower, damaging the tower but causing no injuries. Due to damage to the tower, supply was suspended to Barkhan and other areas. No group claimed responsibility.
08/28/2009: On Friday, The Salarzai tribe Lashkar (militia) chief Malik Munasib Khan and five others were injured in a bomb blast when pro-Taliban militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting their vehicle in Salarzai sub-division's headquarters, near the residence of tribal elder Shahabuddin Khan in Bajaur Agency in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The explosion destroyed a shop and wounded six men, including the Lashkar chief. No group has claimed responsibility for the explosion but Taliban involvement was suspected
08/28/2010: On Saturday afternoon around 1430, at Sitio Landing, Bolod village in San Pascual, Burias Island, Masbate, Philippines, a municipal counselor and four others, including two teenagers, were shot and killed in an ambush by at least 10 members of an unidentified armed group. The victims were identified as municipal counselor Wenceslao Sinagpulo Jr., Baptist church Pastor Rolito Aragaon, driver Rael Ponte and high school students Ronnie Orcales and Raffy Francisco. Masbate Representative Narciso Bravo and Jojo Rivera, San Pascual mayor, declared that the killing was politically motivated as three of the victims in the ambush were their supporters. No group claimed responsibility.
08/28/2010: On Saturday evening, in the Shindand district of Herat, Afghanistan, a group of unidentified assailants shot and killed a contender for the upcoming parliamentary elections, Haji Abdul Manan, as he was walking from his home to a mosque for evening prayers. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2010: On Saturday morning around 0500, near the U.S. Consulate in the Shama Chowk area of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, three unknown gunmen attacked a Pakistani government building with firearms. Security forces cornered the gunmen and stopped the attack by retaliatory fire. The gunmen were militant prisoners who have been held under investigation at an army detention center near the U.S. consulate in the city. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/28/2010: On Saturday night, in Chandabila village in Nayagram, West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, around 40-50 suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist were (CPI-M) militants poured petrol and set ablaze a community hall where security forces were planning to set up a camp, causing an unknown amount of property damage. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was believed that Maoists were responsible.
08/28/2010: On Saturday night, near the Kalash valley of Bumburate in Chitral District, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, at least 50 suspected Taliban militants abducted 10 laborers from a forest. On 09/09/2010 in the Ghambeer Gul area in Arandu, Chitral, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, three of the 10 laborers were beheaded. The victims were identified as Mohammad Rasul, Misal Khan and Khoedad. Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) – Pakistan Malakand division, claimed responsibility for beheading three men for being members of the pro-government tribal Lashkar that expelled militants from Dhog Darra in Upper Dir district early this year. The status of the remaining hostages and the outcome of the situation is unknown.
08/28/2010: On Saturday, in Shakain Bazar in Angoor Adda village, in the Bermal tehsil of Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, a bomb exploded in a shop belonging to a local shopkeeper identified as Shahabullah, killing two of his sons and one civilian and wounded seven others. The amount of damage caused is unknown and no group claimed responsibility.
08/28/2010: On Saturday, in the Barmal district of Paktika province, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated his improvised explosive device inside a local store, killing one civilian, injuring seven others, and damaging the store. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2010: On Saturday, outside the local radio station of Linda Estére in El Doncello, Caquetá province, Colombia, police safely defused an improvised explosive device composed of 25 kilograms of unspecified explosives and placed inside a metal container. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities suspected the 15th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
08/28/2011: On Sunday afternoon at 1330, at the Irak Station near the town of Mach in Kachhi, Baluchistan, Pakistan, unidentified gunmen opened fire on the Quetta Express passenger train killing at least three passengers and wounding 17 others and resulting in an unknown amount of property damage. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, police have blamed the attacks on ethnic Baloch militants fighting for more autonomy and control over the natural resources of the strategic region on the border with Iran and Afghanistan. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2011: On Sunday around 1230 noon, at the Regional Institute of Medical Science (RIMS) and Hospital in Imphal West, Manipur, India, a Chinese-made grenade, wrapped in paper and bearing the name Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP), was discovered at the outpatient department. The Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) are suspected to have placed the grenade there as a response to their failed attempt to extort money from the hospital. Experts later defused the grenade resulting in no casualties or damages and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2011: On Sunday at Torkham in the Khyber Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA) in Pakistan, a low-intensity bomb, planted in a hotel, detonated causing partial damage to the hotel building. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and no casualties were reported.
08/28/2011: On Sunday evening around 2130, in the Mansour neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, an unidentified suicide bomber disguised as a beggar detonated his improvised explosive device inside the Umm al-Qura Sunni mosque, shortly after a Ramadan prayer session concluded. The blast killed 24 civilians, wounded 30 others, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the mosque. No group claimed responsibility.
08/28/2011: On Sunday morning at 1010, in Kemer, Antalya, Turkey, a bomb exploded on a beach wounding 15 people, including six Russians. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2011: On Sunday morning at 715, in Beersheba, Southern District, Israel, unknown assailants in the Gaza Strip fired a Grad rocket that landed in the Bnei Shimon Regional Council. The missile was intercepted and neutralized by the Iron Dome defense system. The attack caused no casualties or damages. The Al-Tawhid wa-al-Jihad Brigades claimed responsibility.
08/28/2011: On Sunday morning, in Sher Shah Colony, in Karachi, Pakistan, two unidentified militants riding on motorbikes threw a hand grenade at the Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz Group (PML-N) office building. Two civilians, one a taxi driver, were injured in the attack. The car of a local party leader Jalal Khan was completely destroyed as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and no casualties were reported.
08/28/2011: On Sunday morning, in the Jadiriyah neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device attached to a civilian car. The blast wounded two civilians, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the car. No group claimed responsibility.
08/28/2011: On Sunday night around 0240, in Udalguri, Assam, India, two unidentified militants on a motorcycle fired at the security guard, Bhaben Kalita, at the residence of Rihon Daimari. Daimari is the sitting Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) of Udalguri constituency. The security guard escaped unhurt in the attack and no other casualties or damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2011: On Sunday night at 2355, in the Degunino district of Moscow, Russian Republic, Russia, an explosive device detonated near the Interior Ministry’s department in a parking area. It was reported that the explosive was equivalent to 100 grams of TNT. The explosion smashed windows of two offices as well as damaged two cars belonging to police officers. There were no casualties and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2011: On Sunday night, in Bauchi, Bauchi, Nigeria, one militant riding a motorcycle threw an improvised explosive device at the home of the former Nigerian Police Minister, Ibrahim Yakubu Lame. Ibrahim Yakubu Lame was not injured and no casualties were reported, but several flower beds were damaged in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2011: On Sunday night, in the neighborhood of Bulabulin Ngarnam in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria, militants entered the home of the chairman of Kukawa and fired upon and killed the chairman with unknown firearms. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Boko Haram was thought to be responsible for the attack.
08/28/2011: On Sunday night, outside the Landi Kotal Agency Headquarter Hospital in Khyber, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device, destroying a private clinic and a medical laboratory besides smashing windowpanes of the hospital building, but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2011: On Sunday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device attached to an off duty policeman's car. The blast killed the policeman, wounded four other policemen, and caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
08/28/2011: On Sunday, in Tarmiyah, Salah ad Din, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device attached to a civilian car near a Sunni mosque. The blast killed two civilians, wounded five others, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the car and the mosque. No group claimed responsibility.
08/28/2011: On Sunday, in Tuz Khurmatu, Salah ad Din, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the car of Major Mohammed Taqi, Director of Tuz Khurmatu's Intelligence. The blast wounded Taqi, one of his bodyguards, a nearby civilian, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to Taqi's car. No group claimed responsibility.
08/28/2012: A female suicide bomber attacked Sheikh Said Afandi at his residence in Chirkey village, Buynaski district, Dagestan republic, Russia. Afandi, an influential Sufi Muslim cleric, and six of his followers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2012: A roadside bomb struck a civilian vehicle in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and another injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Afghan officials attributed it to the Taliban.
08/28/2012: A suicide bomber detonated at a burial ceremony for the father of an Afghan intelligence officer in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Only the assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2012: An assailant, identified as Sergeant Razman Aliyev, opened fire on his fellow Russian soldiers at a military facility in Belidzhi village, Dagestan republic, Russia. At least seven soldiers, including Aliyev, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2012: An explosive device detonated at a National Bank of Greece automated teller machine (ATM) in Athens city, Attica region, Greece. There were no reported casualties; however, nearby buildings and vehicles were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2012: An explosive device detonated prematurely as an assailant was transporting it in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. Only the assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a Nigerian military official suspected Boko Haram.
08/28/2012: An explosive device detonated, followed by a suicide bomber, near a group of Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Mano Gai district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The assailant detonated after the soldiers gathered at the location of the roadside blast. At least five soldiers were killed and another was injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/28/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting members of Tawheedul Islam (TI), a pro-government militia in Bokhar area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two TI volunteers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2012: An explosive-laden vehicle detonated in Gaziantep city, Gaziantep province, Turkey. One person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2012: An explosive-laden vehicle detonated near a funeral procession in Jaramana city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least 12 people were killed and another 48 injured in the blast. An "anti-regime group" claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they were targeting supporters of President Bashar al-Assad.
08/28/2012: An explosive-laden vehicle detonated outside of a police officer's residence in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The police officer was not present at the time of the attack; however, the officer's neighbor was killed, and another seven people, including four member of the officer's family, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2012: Approximately ten assailants opened fire on a passenger train near Bukit station in Cho Airong district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. A defense volunteer was killed and another injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Linapideng Sama Network while police officials suspect Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).
08/28/2012: Assailants abducted Ahmad Shah Saadat, an Afghan government official, from the provincial governor's office in Behsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2012: Assailants attacked an Iraqi military convoy in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Four soldiers were killed and another three injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2012: Assailants attacked Qutub-ud-din Shah at his residence in the Gulab Bagh garden, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Shah, a local village head, was seriously injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2012: Assailants in two vehicles opened fire on a military pickup truck in Adhamiyah district, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two Iraqi soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2012: Assailants kidnapped the son of a coal exporter in Chokpot area, Meghalaya state, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Garo National Liberation Army.
08/28/2012: Assailants opened fire on Armanullah Jan in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Jan, the Awami National Party (ANP) local office bearer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2012: Assailants opened fire on Joel Puyat at an elementary school in Arayat municipality, Pampanga province, Philippines. Puyat, the village chief of San Agustin Norte, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2012: Assailants opened fire on Mujahid, a political activist, in the Martin Quarters area of Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Mujahid was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2012: Assailants opened fire on the boat of Nural Islam in Shilaidaha Ghat, Khulna division, Bangladesh. Islam, the Ambaria Union Parishad chair, and two others were killed and another two people critically injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2012: Assailants threw an explosive device at a boat terminal at the Sadarghat port, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2012: Two explosive devices detonated at a government girls' school under construction in Dagai town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the school building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2013: A landmine detonated near a peace committee patrol in Baizai village, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least one committee member was killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near the convoy of Ethel Al-Nujaifi south of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Al-Nujaifi, the governor of Nineveh, was not injured in the blast as there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at an Afghan National Security Forces (ANSF) outpost in Nad Ali town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least three soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a police checkpoint in Hurriyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least three people were killed and eight others were wounded in the blast. This was one of 18 coordinated bombings in Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the incidents were in retaliation for the execution of Sunni prisoners on August 19, 2013.
08/28/2013: A suicide bomber detonated in a parking lot in Kazimiyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of two bombings in Kazimiyah, and one of 18 in Baghdad on the same day; this later attack was designed to target a crowd gathered at the site of an earlier explosion. At least 10 people were killed and 27 others were wounded across the two blasts. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the incidents were in retaliation for the execution of Sunni prisoners on August 19, 2013.
08/28/2013: A suicide bomber detonated in a restaurant in Mahmoudiyah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least five people were killed and 15 others were wounded in the blast. This was one of 18 coordinated bombings in Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the incidents were in retaliation for the execution of Sunni prisoners on August 19, 2013.
08/28/2013: A suicide bomber in an explosive-laden vehicle and a second explosive-laden vehicle detonated at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Provincial Reconstruction Team base in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Assailants then opened fire on NATO forces inside the base. In addition to the bomber, 14 people, including seven assailants, were killed and 62 others, including Polish soldiers, Afghan police officers, and civilians, were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2013: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least four civilians were killed and 15 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2013: An assailant in a police uniform opened fire on police officers in Daman district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least fifteen officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2013: An explosive device detonated near a house in Karama neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2013: An explosive device detonated near an armored police vehicle near Agvali town, Dagestan republic, Russia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Army patrol in Maidan town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least four soldiers were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. This was one of 18 coordinated bombings in Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the incidents were in retaliation for the execution of Sunni prisoners on August 19, 2013.
08/28/2013: An explosive device detonated near Mayapuri Cinema in Bongaigaon town, Assam state, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspect National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was behind the attack.
08/28/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a wholesale market in the Jamiela neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and 10 others were wounded in the blast. This was one of 18 coordinated bombings in Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the incidents were in retaliation for the execution of Sunni prisoners on August 19, 2013.
08/28/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Al-Amil neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and 12 others were wounded in the blast. This was one of 18 coordinated bombings in Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the incidents were in retaliation for the execution of Sunni prisoners on August 19, 2013.
08/28/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Al-Doulai neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and 20 others were wounded in the blast. This was one of 18 coordinated bombings in Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the incidents were in retaliation for the execution of Sunni prisoners on August 19, 2013.
08/28/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Bayaa neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and 12 others were wounded in the blast. This was one of 18 coordinated bombings in Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the incidents were in retaliation for the execution of Sunni prisoners on August 19, 2013.
08/28/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Shula neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and 11 others were wounded in the blast. This was one of 18 coordinated bombings in Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the incidents were in retaliation for the execution of Sunni prisoners on August 19, 2013.
08/28/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a gas station in Sadr City neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and 17 others were wounded in the blast. This was one of 18 coordinated bombings in Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the incidents were in retaliation for the execution of Sunni prisoners on August 19, 2013.
08/28/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near an outdoor market in Saidiyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and 12 others were wounded in the blast. This was one of 18 coordinated bombings in Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the incidents were in retaliation for the execution of Sunni prisoners on August 19, 2013.
08/28/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the Bayda Cinema in New Baghdad neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and 15 others were wounded in the blast. This was one of 18 coordinated bombings in Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the incidents were in retaliation for the execution of Sunni prisoners on August 19, 2013.
08/28/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the Riyadh Market in Jisr Diyala district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least seven people were killed and 21 others were wounded in the blast. This was one of 18 coordinated bombings in Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the incidents were in retaliation for the execution of Sunni prisoners on August 19, 2013.
08/28/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside a cafe in Adhamiya neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and 11 others were wounded in the blast. This was one of 18 coordinated bombings in Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the incidents were in retaliation for the execution of Sunni prisoners on August 19, 2013.
08/28/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside Al-Shawwaf mosque in Yarmouk neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and 18 others were wounded in the blast. This was one of 18 coordinated bombings in Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the incidents were in retaliation for the execution of Sunni prisoners on August 19, 2013.
08/28/2013: Assailants abducted two Russian doctors living in Al-Said district, Sabwah governorate, Yemen. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/28/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Awantipora town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. At least two civilians were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2013: Assailants opened fire on a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Latifiya city, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least six militia members were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2013: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Police (ANP) officers as they were traveling home in Nuristan province, Afghanistan. At least four officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Police (ANP) patrol in Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least 15 police officers were killed and 10 others were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police security checkpoint in Qaysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) checkpoint in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least one police officer was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2013: Assailants opened fire on Khalif Mohamud Ali in Kahda district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Ali, the Kahda District Security Chief, was killed and one bodyguard was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2013: Assailants opened fire on Noel Laurete Mojillo in Pitogo village, Zamboanga del Sur province, Philippines. Mojillo, president of the Association of Barangay Council (ABC), was injured while another person was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2013: Assailants shot and killed a former Iraqi Army Pilot in a market in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2013: Assailants shot and killed the deputy director of a hospital in Al-Bayda governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2013: Two explosive devices detonated in Tarmiyah district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least five civilians were wounded in the blasts. This was one of 18 coordinated bombings in Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the incidents were in retaliation for the execution of Sunni prisoners on August 19, 2013.
08/28/2013: Two explosives devices detonated in a parking lot in Kazimiyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of two bombings in Kazimiyah, and one of 18 in Baghdad on the same day; this attack was meant to draw a crowd. At least 10 people were killed and 27 others were wounded across the two blasts. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the incidents were in retaliation for the execution of Sunni prisoners on August 19, 2013.
08/28/2013: Two explosives-laden vehicles detonated at an intersection in Shaab neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and 15 others were wounded in the blast. This was one of 18 coordinated bombings in Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the incidents were in retaliation for the execution of Sunni prisoners on August 19, 2013.
08/28/2014: A land mine detonated and assailants opened fire on a joint police patrol in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. An assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
08/28/2014: A land mine was discovered and safely defused near Lalgarh village, West Bengal state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest outside the residence of Zabt Jalil in Farah province, Afghanistan. Jalil, a security commander, was unharmed; however, five people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2014: An assailant opened fire on the Online International News Network office in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Three people were killed, including two journalists, in the assault. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near a cafe in Amin 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.
08/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near a convoy of teachers and police officers in Bang Kri village, Pattani province, Thailand. A teacher was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Suwaib area, Rasheed neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military vehicle in Kandao area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two soldiers were wounded in the attack. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near a Peshmerga patrol in K1 area outside of Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least one Peshmerga officer was killed and four others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near shops in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Vlore city, Vlore county, Albania. One person was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2014: Assailants abducted a civilian in Naga Shabana area, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. The victim was found dead the following day. Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out because they believed the victim was a spy for Israel.
08/28/2014: Assailants abducted a health worker in Libug Kabaw village, Sulu province, Philippines. The worker was released on September 9, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
08/28/2014: Assailants attacked a militia detachment in Baliki village, North Cotabato province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/28/2014: Assailants attacked military personnel at an unknown location in Yemen. One soldier was killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen) was involved in the attack.
08/28/2014: Assailants launched mortar shells at a residential area in Saba al-Bor area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and five others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a doctor in Zaman area, Gulberg neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The doctor was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a former Aman Lashkars member in Shabqadar town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One person was killed and two others, including the former member, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military barracks in Abu Zuaykir area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were killed and six others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military camp in Wunti Dada area, Bauchi state, Nigeria. In addition to one assailant, two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Boko Haram was involved in the attack.
08/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military detachment in Dungguan village, North Cotabato province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military unit in Al-Rahwe village, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. In addition to an unknown number of casualties among the assailants, one soldier was killed and three others were wounded in attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
08/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Chernihiv oblast, Ukraine. Six assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police officer in Hodan neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved the attack.
08/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Hakim in Kululapushta neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Hakim, the Nuristani Provincial High Peace Council chief, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on members of the Zikri community at a shrine in Qasmijo area, Awaran district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least six people were killed and seven others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on military personnel in Zarghun area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Three soldiers were wounded in the attack. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) oil tankers in Mastung district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, an oil tanker was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on residents in Jibwhiwhui village, Borno state, Nigeria. Seven people were killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in this area carried out by Boko Haram on August 28, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on residents near Jibwhiwhui village, Borno state, Nigeria. Seven people were killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in this area carried out by Boko Haram on August 28, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on three people, including an Achik National Volunteer Council: B (ANVC-B) member, in Oragitok village, Meghalaya state, India. The three victims were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Garo National Liberation Army, who denied involvement.
08/28/2014: Assailants set fire to a power cable shaft of the subway system in Treptow neighborhood, Berlin city, Berlin state, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Left wing activists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in order to draw attention to the treatment of illegal immigrants in Germany.
08/28/2014: Assailants set fire to an Air Cadet Organization (ACO) Squadron 1860 minibus in Speedwell neighborhood, Bristol city, South West region, England, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Random Anarchists claimed responsibility and stated that the incident was carried out in order to shed light on the ways in which "militarism works its way into the fabric of daily life."
08/28/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at a security checkpoint in Mukalla city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. One soldier was injured 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.
08/28/2015: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least three police officers, including a district deputy police chief, were killed and eight others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, although the vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: A suicide bomber detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least one soldier was killed and two were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: An explosive device detonated near a cafe in Hay al-Nasr area, 9 Nissan neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: An explosive device detonated near Malik Bahlol in Chamarkand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Bahlol, a tribal elder, was killed in the blast. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a militia vehicle in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A National Uprising Movement (NUM) commander and his bodyguard were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police motorcycle in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and a civilian were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: An explosive device planted in a police captain's vehicle detonated in Al Urayfat neighborhood, Karada neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. The captain was killed and his spouse was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Al Ghazaliyah area, Mansour neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a former military officer, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated as security forces were attempting to defuse it in a police station parking lot in Az Za'faraniyah, Baghdad, Iraq. No one was killed or injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident
08/28/2015: Assailant fired mortars that landed and detonated in Al Amiriyat al-Fallujah, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least 13 people were injured in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2015: Assailants abducted an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier in Kot District, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The soldier was executed the following day, on August 29, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
08/28/2015: Assailants abducted Salah Al-Qaedy, a journalist for Suhail TV channel, from an unknown location in Yemen. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown, though sources suspected that Al-Qaedy was imprisoned in Sanaa. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists.
08/28/2015: Assailants armed with rockets and firearms attacked a police department building in Nazimiye district, Tunceli province, Turkey. Three people, including a police officer and two assailants, were killed and two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/28/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Karukh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/28/2015: Assailants attacked a Somali military base in Hudur town, Bakool region, Somalia. Ten assailants were killed and at least several were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
08/28/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Gandaher area, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks in Andar district on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/28/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Habib area, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks in Andar district on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/28/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Manar area, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least four officers and two assailants were killed and seven officers were injured in the incident. This was one of three attacks in Andar district on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/28/2015: Assailants attacked army positions in Malakal city, Upper Nile state, South Sudan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO).
08/28/2015: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least four officers were killed and eight others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Badu village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 68 people were killed, an unknown number were injured, and a number of buildings were set on fire during the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/28/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a police shuttle in Kiziltepe district, Mardin province, Turkey. The rocket missed the shuttle and struck metal barrels inside a nearby shop. At least 10 police officers and 14 civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/28/2015: Assailants fired mortars and rockets that landed and detonated in neighborhoods of Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least two civilians were killed and seven others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: Assailants fired two rockets at the residence of Abdul Rab Rasoul Sayyaf in Paghman district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Sayyaf, a National Assembly member, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle in North Nazimabad Town neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least one person was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Sanliurfa province, Turkey. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on barangay officials in Barangay Bagua, Maguindanao province, Philippines. At least three officials, identified as Misuari Karim, Mamanta Kalim, and Theng Wahab, were killed and one official was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on Paulo Machava in Maputo city, Mozambique. Machava, a journalist, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Syed Ameer Hyder Shah in Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighborhood, Karachi, Pakistan. Shah, a Sindh High Court advocate, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.
08/28/2015: Assailants shot and killed a police officer in Sohag city, Sohag governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at the vehicle of city councillor Valeriy Bondaruk in Lutsk, Volyn oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility or the incident.
08/28/2015: Assailants threw an incendiary device at a building housing refugees in Salzhemmendorf, Lower Saxony state, Germany. No one was injured, but the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to right-wing extremists.
08/28/2015: Four assailants opened fire on the cafe owned by Anthony Taberna in Quezon, Philippines. Taberna, an ABS-CBN journalist, was unharmed in the attack, but the shop was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2015: Two explosive devices detonated in Karanah village, Capital Northern governorate, Bahrain. One police officer was killed and four police officers and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in a backpack at Santa Yoseph Church in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The device partially detonated, and the assailant then attacked Albert Pandiangan, the priest, with a knife. At least two people, the priest and the assailant, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources noted that Ivan Armadi Hasugian may have been influenced to carry out the attack by Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) members through the Internet.
08/28/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at a wedding in Ein Tamer, Karbala governorate, Iraq. Following the blast, additional assailants armed with grenades and firearms attacked the celebration. At least 20 people, including all five assailants, were killed and 16 other people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2016: An assailant threw a grenade at the residence of Mentor Shala in Pristina, Kosovo. Shala, the Radio Television of Kosovo (RTK) general director, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. The Rugovasit Group claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded that Shala leave his job.
08/28/2016: An explosive device detonated close to a park near Behsud Bridge in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2016: An explosive device detonated in Malahi, Bihar, India. At least one person was injured in the blast. Four additional devices were discovered and defused at the scene following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Rashdiya neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Military of Yemen checkpoint in Mansura neighborhood, Shaykh Uthman, Adan, Yemen. At least two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Turkish Village Guards bus in Eruh district, Siirt, Turkey. At least five guards were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/28/2016: An explosive device detonated near Somali Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers at a market in Beled Hawo, Gedo, Somalia. At least two people were killed and four others were wounded in the blasts. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2016: An explosive device detonated near stores in Suwaib neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2016: An explosive device detonated near Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) soldiers in Hakkari province, Turkey. At least one soldier was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/28/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Sirte, Libya. The device was thought to be targeting Armed Forces of Libya soldiers. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2016: Assailants abducted five Hazara civilians from their vehicles in Khosh Qader, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. One victim was released shortly after the kidnapping while the fate of the other four hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/28/2016: Assailants abducted Sardar Muhammad in Baraki Rajan, Logar, Afghanistan. Muhammad, a district executive director, was shot and killed a short time later. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/28/2016: Assailants abducted two brothers from their residence in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Both hostages were shot and killed a short time later. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/28/2016: Assailants attacked Iraqi Armed Forces soldiers in Arab Albu Dhiyab, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least five assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/28/2016: Assailants in Yemen fired a rocket at a civilian residence in Najran city, Saudi Arabia. At least two people were killed and five others were injured in the blast. Huthi extremists claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2016: Assailants in Yemen fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Najran city, Saudi Arabia. At least one person was killed and another was injured in the attack. The Popular Resistance Committees (Yemen) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2016: Assailants in Yemen fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Samtah, Jazan, Saudi Arabia. At least three people were injured in the attack. The Popular Resistance Committees (Yemen) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2016: Assailants opened fire on an Indian Police Service (IPS) patrol in Banglabhasha, Hailakandi district, Assam, India. At least one assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the United Democratic Liberation Army (UDLA).
08/28/2016: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) patrol in Nasr al-Salam neighborhood, Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one officer was killed and two others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2016: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Katur, North Darfur, Sudan. At least three people were killed and four others were injured in the assault. Additionally, at least three people were abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2016: Assailants opened fire on Criminal Investigation Department (CID) officers in Manawan, Punjab, Pakistan. At least four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.
08/28/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive-laden vehicle in front of the Xaawo Taako Primary School in Xamar Weyne neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/28/2017: A roadside bomb detonated near agricultural orchards on the outskirts of Abu Sayda, Muqdadiyah district, Diyala, Iraq. A teacher was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2017: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire targeting a Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) vehicle in Damasa, Mandera, Kenya. Two soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2017: An explosive device detonated at a Quetta Electric Supply Company (QESCO) power pylon near Gokurt, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related bombings targeting electricity towers near Gokurtin on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/28/2017: An explosive device detonated in Mashkukah, Al Anbar, Iraq. A civilian was 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).
08/28/2017: An explosive device detonated in Yusufiyah, Mahawil, Babil, Iraq. Four people were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2017: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Gichak, Panjgur district, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least two people were killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Tarmiyah, Al-Faris district, Saladin, Iraq. Two civilians were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Dani, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and three assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Nawa-i-Barakzayi, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline near La Esperanza stream in El Carmen district, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/28/2017: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in the 1st police district of Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including three police officers, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a market in Sadr City neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least 12 civilians were killed and 30 others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2017: Assailants armed with explosive devices and firearms attacked Myanmar Police Force (MPF) officers in Maungdaw, Rakhine, Myanmar. At least two people, including one officer and one civilian, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2017: Assailants attacked a construction site in Beir al-Abd, North Sinai, Egypt. No further information is available.
08/28/2017: Assailants attacked a Peshmerga base near Al-Ayadieh, Tal Afar, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Five assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2017: Assailants attacked a property with petrol bombs on Killyglen Road, Larne, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Loyalists.
08/28/2017: Assailants attacked border control forces in Qaleh Rashid, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least four officers and one assailant were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/28/2017: Assailants attacked farmers in Konduga, Borno, Nigeria. One person was killed, two were injured, and four others were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/28/2017: Assailants attacked military personnel in Letugbene, Bayelsa, Nigeria. At least two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Niger Delta extremists.
08/28/2017: Assailants attacked Syrian Army and National Defense Force soldiers in Tal al-Dara, Hamah, Syria. At least 19 people, including nine soldiers and 10 assailants, were killed and an unknown number of other people were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham.
08/28/2017: Assailants attacked the farm of former Secretary to the Government of the Federation, Chief Olu Falae, in Ilado village, Ondo, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.
08/28/2017: Assailants attempted to extort residents for food and money in Cadsalan, Lumalog, San Mariano district, Isabela, Philippines. At least two assailants were killed when soldiers intervened. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/28/2017: Assailants fired artillery into Al-Jahmaliya neighborhood, Taizz, Yemen. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah).
08/28/2017: Assailants forced a civilian from a bus before shooting him with an arrow in Bastar district, Chhattisgarh, India. The victim, identified as Sonu, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/28/2017: Assailants opened fire on security guards outside the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) office in Gulistan-e-Johar neighborhood, Karachi, Pakistan. At least two security guards were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Ansar al-Sharia (Pakistan).
08/28/2017: Assailants raided a road construction site in Dugundagi neighborhood, Uludere district, Sirnak, Turkey. Three construction workers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/28/2017: Assailants set fire to 29 logging trucks in Los Rios region, Chile. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Weichan Auka Mapu claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2017: Assailants shot and killed a Ministry of Justice employee in Ghazaliya West area, Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2017: Assailants shot and killed Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) Abdul Rashid in Anantnag, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/28/2017: Assailants stopped a vehicle and abducted a civilian in Saydamli, Lice district, Diyarbakir, Turkey. The hostage, identified as Ramazan Mula, was tied to a tree and killed shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/28/2017: Assailants threw a grenade along Quetta-Karachi Highway in Khuzdar, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/28/2017: Two assailants stabbed police personnel in Kaspiisk, Dagestan, Russia. One police officer was killed and one other was wounded in the attack before officers shot and killed both assailants. The Caucasus Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/1998: A bomb placed at the Motherland Party (ANAP) Bakirkoy District Center in Istanbul, Turkey, went off, slightly wounding a woman working at the center. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2000: A bomb went off near the U.S. Consulate in Cape Town, South Africa. The explosion injured several people and destroyed a car. No one claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/29/2001: A bomb exploded in a trash can in the yard of the Liria Primary School in an ethnic Albanian neighborhood of Skopje, Macedonia. No one was hurt and the perpetrators remained unknown.
08/29/2001: A bomb exploded in an army hotel in the Providencia area of Santiago, Chile. The bomb did not injure anyone, but did cause damage to the hotels entrance and front windows. No perpetrators were identified.
08/29/2001: A bomb placed by unknown perpetrators exploded in a sweets shop on a street near the Casbah in Algiers, Algeria. 34 people were wounded.
08/29/2001: A communal guard was shot and killed and another wounded in an attack by Islamic militants in Relizane, Algeria.
08/29/2001: A failed assassination attempt was launched against the deputy mayor of Mogadishu, Somalia, Ibrahim Omar Shawaay, by militiamen loyal to Musa Sudi Yalahow.
08/29/2001: A Jewish group, believed to be from the settlement of El’azar, was suspected in the shooting attack of a Palestinian vehicle near the Jewish settlement of Anatot, in the West Bank. One person was killed and two wounded.
08/29/2001: A landmine placed by Chechen rebels targeted a police patrol in an attack on the outskirts of Kurchaloi, Chechnya, Russia. The vehicle was then fired upon. Two officers were killed and 11 wounded.
08/29/2001: A landmine placed by Hizb-ul-Mujahideen destroyed a bus. Six soldiers and two civilians were killed and 13 wounded in the incident at Hangalpawa in Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/29/2001: An Israeli driver was shot dead while delivering gas to Palestinians near Nablus in the West Bank in an attack with competing claims by the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP), the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.
08/29/2001: An Israeli man was killed in a drive-by shooting by unidentified assailants while patrolling the Jewish settlement of Kyriat Sefer in the West Bank, Palestine.
08/29/2001: Assailants opened fire on Turkish greengrocer Habil Kilic in Munich city, Bavaria state, Germany.  Kilic was killed in the attack.  The Nationalist Socialist Underground claimed responsibility on a digital video disc (DVD) later found in a member's house.
08/29/2001: Chechen rebels broke into the home of Ruslan Shamsuyev, a police officer, and stole his gun and his personal UAZ-452 jeep in Kuruchaloi District, Chechnya, Russia.
08/29/2001: Five people were killed by the United Self Defense Forces (AUC) in Caramanta, Antioquia Department, Colombia. No further information was available.
08/29/2001: Irma Ndjira was shot and wounded in an attack by four members of the National Union for the Total Liberation of Angola (UNITA) on Fumbe, Namibia. The assailants also stole a number of household goods.
08/29/2001: Islamic militants shot and wounded a cable operator, Meraj-ud-din Shah, in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India
08/29/2001: Ten people were kidnapped and three trucks stolen at a National Liberation Army (ELN) checkpoint at Caracolicito on the border between Magdalena and Cesar Departments, Colombia.
08/29/2001: The autoparts store of Darren McBride, a Protestant, was badly damaged in an arson attack in a Catholic area of Ballycastle, Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom. No injuries occurred and no perpetrators were identified.
08/29/2001: The deputy police chief of Mindoro Occidental Province, Winston Ebersole, was shot and killed by two members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in San Jose, Philippines.
08/29/2001: The Maria Yamile bridge over the Nuevo Presidente River on the Tibu-Cucuta road was destroyed in a bombing by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in Norte de Santander Department, Colombia. No injuries were reported.
08/29/2001: The Red Hand Defenders (RHD) detonated two pipe bombs in a Catholic home in Ballynahinch, Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom. No injuries occurred.
08/29/2001: The Red Hand Defenders (RHD) placed a pipe bomb in Boyd Arms pub in the sea resort of Ballycastle, Northern Ireland. The device was found and defused.
08/29/2001: The Red Hand Defenders (RHD) placed a pipe bomb in the Marine Hotel in the sea resort of Ballycastle, Northern Ireland, the United Kingdom. The bomb was found and defused and no injuries occurred.
08/29/2001: Three people were wounded in a bomb explosion in a suspected Lashkar-e Taiba operation inside a bus at the terminal in Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/29/2001: Two car bombs were planted by National Liberation Front (ELN) members on the San Pablo-Simiti road, 6 km away from San Pablo, in southern Bolivar Department, Colombia. The vehicles were marked with the message "car-bomb" by the ELN. The bombs were found and detonated by the security services.
08/29/2001: Unidentified Islamic militants shot dead two civilians in Kupwara District, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One of the victims was a village headman who belonged to the ruling National Conference party in Kashmir. No further information was available.
08/29/2001: Unidentified Palestinian assailants fired mortars at Gilo, Israel. One mortar round hit a house and the second landed harmlessly in a ravine. No injuries occurred.
08/29/2002: A pamphlet bomb exploded in Centenario Park in Guayaquil, Ecuador, causing no injuries or property damage. A call was made to the police beforehand warning of a possible bomb in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2002: A rebel leader, Youssouf Togoimi, was seriously wounded when a landmine exploded on a road between Zouar and Wour in the northern Tibesti region of Chad. Togoimi was the president of the Democratic Movement for Justice in Chad (MDJT) which had been fighting government troops in the far north of Chad. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2002: Gunmen suspected to be ethnic Albanians abducted at least five people from a bus in western Macedonia, just outside of the town of Gostivar. The gunmen threatened to execute their hostages, all Macedonian Slavs, unless three Albanians arrested in the recent slaying of two Macedonian policemen were released. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
08/29/2002: North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops and United Nations police came under fire by suspected ethnic Albanians in what appeared to be an attack on the Serbian farmers whom the troops were guarding in Gorazdevac, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Two police vehicles were damaged during the attack. One ethnic Albanian was arrested in connection to the incident.
08/29/2002: Ntumba Luaba Lubu, the Democratic Republic of Congo’s (DRC) Human Rights Minister, was taken hostage by an ethnic Hema militia in the town of Mandro near the northeastern city of Bunia close to the Ugandan border. The Hema fighters demanded that the DRC government release 12 of their members who had been captured. The outcome of the kidnapping was not known.
08/29/2002: Two Royal Nepal Army soldiers were injured while trying to defuse a bomb in the shape of a doll suspected to have been planted by anti-government insurgents at Ukubahal Tol in Patan Sundhara, Kathmandu, Nepal. The bomb had been placed next to a pole supporting electrical lines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2003: A car bomb detonated near the Tomb of Ali in Najaf, Iraq, killing more than 100 people and injured over 200 others. Among the dead was Ayatollah Mohammad Baqer al-Hakim, a leader Shi ite cleric and the head of the Iran-backed Supreme Assembly of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq (SAIRI). Initial reports indicate that the perpetrators were linked to al Qaida and in 2007 Oras Muhammad Abdul-Aziz, a suspected member of al Qaida in Iraq confessed to his involvement in the bombing and was executed in Iraq.
08/29/2005: Suspected insurgents shot and killed Brigadier General Numan Salman Faris in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2005: Unidentified attackers on a bicycle threw hand grenades at the printing office of the Sudar Oli newspaper in Colombo, Sri Lanka.  A security guard was killed and two civilians were injured.
08/29/2005: Unidentified perpetrators fired two rockets into the parking lot of the Oil Ministry building in Baghdad, Iraq. The rockets injured one person and destroyed several cars. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2006: A bomb exploded at a hotel in the industrial town of Hub, Pakistan, killing four people and injuring six others. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2006: A policeman was killed when his vehicle was blown up by a remote-controlled explosive in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2006: Four people were wounded when their vehicle was attacked on the Kabul-Kandahar (Province) highway in Afghanistan’s Zabul Province. Authorities believed members of the Taliban were to blame for the attack, but the group did not claim responsibility.
08/29/2006: Gunmen shot and killed two policemen and one civilian in El-Kseur, Algeria. Another civilian was also wounded in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2006: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) shot and killed a man in Jaffna town, Sri Lanka.  The rebels rode up to the victim, Jesudasan Demien, on a motorcycle and shot him dead.
08/29/2006: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) shot and killed a woman in her home in Sittandy area of Batticaloa district, Sri Lanka.  The victim was believed to be associated with the ‘Colonel’ Karuna faction.
08/29/2006: Members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fatally shot ex-LTTE member Periyathambi Velupillai outside his home in Vinayagapuram, Valachchenai, Sri Lanka, around 10:30pm after he refused to rejoin the LTTE.
08/29/2006: Nadarajah Kuruparan, News Manager of Sooriyan FM Radio broadcast from Colombo, Sri Lanka was reported missing around 4:30am. His car was found 300 m from his  house on Pinthali Road; he had been on his way to work. He is a Tamil news editor and it is believed he was kidnapped.
08/29/2006: Suspected LTTE gunmen entered Ariyarathnam Sathyaseelan's house on Nayanmar Lane at Nallur, Jaffna, Sri Lanka around 1:30pm and killed him because of his refusal to join the LTTE.
08/29/2006: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) attacked a convoy of 11 trucks carrying supplies to uncleared areas with mortars at the Omanthai entry-exit checkpoint in Omanthai, Sri Lanka, around 10:20am.  There were also approximately 150 civilians in the vicinity of the checkpoint at the time of the attack.  No one was injured and no damages were reported, but security forces in the area did retaliate after the incident.  The checkpoint and the A-9 highway were closed after the attack.
08/29/2007: A Russian soldier was injured in an attack on a military convoy in Argun, Russia. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2007: A suicide bomber in a Afghan market killed six people, four civilians and two soldiers in Barmal, Afghanistan. The perpetrators of the incident were unknown.
08/29/2007: In Dantewara, India, 200 assailants armed with unspecified firearms attacked security forces near Jangargunda forest, killing eight members of the Indian paramilitary and four police officers.  Three paramilitary forces were wounded along with three police officers.  No group claimed responsibility, though it was widely believed to be the actions of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI -Maoist).
08/29/2007: Two border guards were shot dead in Nazran, Russia. The perpetrator of the incident was unknown.
08/29/2008: On Friday morning, at 1100, on the Kondagaon-Narayanpur highway, in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh, India, assailants triggered a  landmine explosion targeting a Central Reserve Police Force convoy, killing six, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, but Communist Party of India-Maoist militants are believed to be responsible.
08/29/2008: On Friday morning, seven prisoners were injured after a grenade was set off in cell number 10 of Batticaloa Prison headquarters, Batticaloa, North Eastern province, Sri Lanaka. The grenade attack was caused by disputes between Liberation Tigers Of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) detainees and members of the Eelam People’s Democratic Party (EPDP) former militant group, four of whom were injured in the blast. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/29/2008: On Friday night at about 2100 hrs., in Santo Rosario, Capiz, Philippines, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, destroying a telecommunications site's generator but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility, although police suspected the New People's Army/Communist Party of the Philippines (NPA-CPP) was responsible.
08/29/2008: On Friday, at about 2300, near Balad Ruz, Diyala, Iraq, assailants fired firearms and rocket-propelled grenades (RPG) at a village, killing a Sahwa Council leader, his wife, and two sons, wounding an Iraqi army soldier, and damaging the council member's residence. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) was responsible.
08/29/2008: On Friday, at around 1300, in Khak-e-Safid, Farah, Afghanistan, Mujahidin fighters destroyed two fuel tankers belonging to a supply convoy in Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties.
08/29/2008: On Friday, at around 1500, in Lashkargah, Helmand, Afghanistan, members of the Mujahedin attacked police posts killing nine police officers.
08/29/2008: On Friday, in an unspecified location within the North-West Frontier province, Pakistan, assailants fired mortar rounds at the residence of the chairman of the Swat peace committee, Sher Khan, wounding one civilian and damaging four residences. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/29/2008: On Friday, in Manan in Lej Banr area, Matta, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants fired a mortar round that hit a residence, killing one civilian, wounding four children, and damaging the home. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/29/2009: On Saturday at 0000 just after midnight, two suspected insurgents on a motorcycle threw a grenade at a group of villagers playing petanque in Saiburi, Pattani, Thailand. One civilian, Rohae Waekiachi (60), was killed and 16 others were injured. The injured are all men aged between 26 and 52. They were taken to nearby hospitals after the attack which was reported to police at 1210. Pattani forensic police said the grenade used in the attack was an SFG82, which usually is produced in Singapore and not used by the Thai army. It is believed the bomb was smuggled in from a neighboring country through either the Malaysian-Thai border or the Cambodian-Thai border. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
08/29/2009: On Saturday evening, in the Sab'ah Nisan district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device outside a coffee shop in the eastern Baghdad al Jadidah neighborhood, killing two civilians, wounding 12, and damaging the coffee shop. No group claimed responsibility.
08/29/2009: On Saturday morning, in Qarehbagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon road construction contractors, killing one contractor, wounding four others, and damaging three vehicles. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/29/2009: On Saturday morning, near Sinjar, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in a market, killing six civilians and two, wounding 20 civilians, and damaging the market. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) could have been responsible.
08/29/2009: On Saturday night around 0430, in Zalingei, West Darfur, Sudan, assailants kidnapped two international civilian staff of the joint United Nations/African Union (UNAMID) peace-keeping force, one Nigerian male and a women of unknown nationality. No additional information concerning the hostages was reported and no material damage or motive for the attack was reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2009: On Saturday night at about 2300, in Al Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near the vehicle of the chairman of the Constitutional Party, killing him, one civilian, and one private security guard; and damaging one vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
08/29/2009: On Saturday night, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a school, killing one child, wounding two children, and causing light damage to a school. No group claimed responsibility.
08/29/2009: On Saturday, in Arghandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device, killing three civilians and wounding four others. It is unknown if the attack caused any damage. No group claimed responsibility.
08/29/2009: On Saturday, in Dara-e-Jawz village, in Gorziwan, Faryab, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon the vehicle of a former commander in the militia of General Abdur Rashid Dostum, killing the former commander, two civilians, and one Non-governmental Organization (NGO) worker, and damaging two vehicles. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/29/2009: On Saturday, in Puruliya, West Bengal, India, assailants fired upon and killed the secretary of the Sindurpur Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) office. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
08/29/2009: On Saturday, in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device opposite a police official's house, near a girls' school on Barwari road, damaging the home and the school. No group claimed responsibility.
08/29/2009: On Saturday, in the Safi area of Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon de-miners, killing one non-governmental organization (NGO) worker, wounding four, and kidnapping between six and eleven others. It is unknown if the attack caused any damage. The status of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Taliban were responsible.
08/29/2010: On Sunday morning at 0800, in Kalilangan, Bukidnon, Philippines, two masked gunmen hurled two grenades inside San Vicente Ferrer Catholic Church as dozens of parishioners attended service, injuring three people. The other grenade that failed to explode was detonated by the Kalilangan policemen who were also in the church. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/29/2010: On Sunday, at World Paradise Church in the Benin district of Edo, Nigeria, six unidentified armed gunmen kidnapped Abel Oshevire as he walked towards his car after worshipping in the church and took him away to an unknown location. Oshevire is a representative in the Delta House of Assembly. Oshevire was released on 09/03/2010 in Ofosu, a boundary community between Edo and Ondo States. It was unknown if a ransom was paid and no group claimed responsibility.
08/29/2010: On Sunday, in a thickly-forested area in Bhuski village in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India, around 100 unidentified militants fired upon security personnel who were patrolling the area. Five security personnel, including two Border Security Force men, two District Force personnel and a Special Police Officer, were killed in the firefight. Three militants were also reportedly killed in the attack. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India - Maoists were responsible.
08/29/2010: On Sunday, in Dhusura village at Semiliguda block in Koraput, Orissa, India, three unidentified militants shot and killed a congress leader, identified as Anand Kirsani, while he was overseeing the construction of his house. He was also the president of Shanti Sangh, an organization formed against violent activities of Narayanpatna-based Chasi Mulia Adivasi Sangh which is backed by the Maoists. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that the Communist Party of India - Maoists were responsible.
08/29/2010: On Sunday, in Ladhoura village in Sheohar, Bihar, India, armed militants stopped a vehicle and kidnapped a Block Development Officer (BDO), identified as Manok Kumar Singh. The victim was taken away on a motorcycle to an unknown location. Three others, who were accompanying him, identified as Vishwanath Rai, Kanhaiya Prasad, and Dr. Ishtekhar Ram, were also taken hostage and released later. On 08/31/2010, the BDO was released during the morning. No casualties or damages were reported. The militants demanded the immediate release of 12 comrades for the release of the victims. Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/29/2010: On Sunday, in Laksisharai, Bihar, India, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants ambushed a police patrol and kidnapped four policemen. Seven policemen were killed and eight others injured in the attack. One abducted policeman, Lucas Tete, was killed and his body bearing bullet wounds was recovered on 09/02/2010. On 09/04/20120, two Maoist leaders were arrested from Jamui, Bihar, in order to interrogate them about the abduction. On 09/06/2010, the three remaining abducted policemen, identified as Abhay Prasad Yadav, Rupesh Kumar Sinha and Ehshan Khan, were released after intense search operations. The Maoists issued an ultimatum to Bihar government to release eight of their jailed colleagues by 09/01/2010 or else the kidnapped policemen would be killed. The government did not release any of the jailed colleagues. On 09/13/2010, another three militants, Bikram Kumar, Dheeraj Kumar, and Sanjeev Kumar, were arrested in connection with the attack. On 09/23/2010, Amlesh Singh alias Amlesh Rana, an ‘area commander’ of the Maoists and two more cadres, Gopal Hembrom and Rajesh Murmu, were arrested in connection with the attack.
08/29/2010: On Sunday, in Nyala, Darfur, Sudan, unidentified gunmen kidnapped three Russian helicopter crew members that worked for the private Sudanese Badr Airlines. Two were pilots while the other was a navigator. The helicopter was carrying food and other civilian supplies for the United Nations Mission in Darfur forces. The hostages were released on 09/01/2010; it was unknown if a ransom was paid. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/29/2010: On Sunday, in the northwestern district of Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq, the deputy head of the Shi'ite Endowment, Hussein Salman, was attacked when a sticky bomb attached to his car detonated. The victim was unharmed and the amount of property damage from the attack is unknown. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2011: On Monday afternoon, in Wabug, Sopore, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India, unidentified gunmen shot and wounded a civilian. The militants entered the house of a truck driver, Zahoor Ahmad Shah, and fired upon him, wounding him in the left arm. No group has claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/29/2011: On Monday night at 0230, in Sherin Banda, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device in ghee tins inside a government primary school for girls, damaging the classrooms, veranda and boundary wall of the school. Witnesses claimed that they heard three explosions in the attack. The attack resulted in no casualties and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2011: On Monday, in a market in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, an explosion took place and destroyed five shops. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2011: On Monday, in Dufas, Abyan, Yemen, suspected Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants attacked Yemeni soldiers. The attack killed 26 militants and 10 soldiers, and also wounded 38 militants and 30 soldiers. No group claimed responsibility, although AQAP is suspected.
08/29/2011: On Monday, in Kiphire, Nagaland, India, 25-30 members calling themselves the Yimchunger Liberation Front (YLF) kidnapped four Tikhir tribesmen as they were on their way to the Tikhir Tribal Council (TTC) meeting at Kiusum. Reportedly, the tribesmen were abducted from High Bridge between Sikur and Lasukiur when the assailants detained the men traveling in a gypsy (NL-03-1456) and were identified as Kiusum Village Council chairman WK Merenba, L. Mongtsiu, P Yamliu and the driver Venthong. Merenba and Venthong were released that same day at 1630, while Mogtsiu and Yamliu remained in the custody of the abductors. The assailants had blindfolded them and beat them. The Yimchunger Tribal Council has denied any knowledge of the YLFs existence. The status of the remaining two hostages is unknown.
08/29/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting an Iraqi police patrol in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and another injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting an off-duty Iraqi Army colonel in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The colonel was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting the convoy of Brigadier General Sarhad Qader in Riyadh subdistrict, Kirkuk, Iraq. Qader, the head of the Kirkuk District Police Department (KDPD), escaped unharmed; however, three Iraqi police officers were killed and three more injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: A rocket struck a civilian residence in Logar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: An assailant in an Afghan military uniform opened fire at a military base near Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three Australian North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers were killed and another two injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: An explosive device detonated at a police post under construction along the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway in Choli Bala area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. This was one of two related attacks against police posts along the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway on the same day. There were no reported casualties; however, both post structures were partially damaged across the two blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the related incidents.
08/29/2012: An explosive device detonated at a police post under construction along the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway in Risalpur city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. This was one of two related attacks against police posts along the Islamabad-Peshawar Motorway on the same day. There were no reported casualties; however, both post structures were partially damaged across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the related incidents.
08/29/2012: An explosive device detonated in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. A child was killed and four other people injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting a Peshmerga forces vehicle in the Raas al-Damiz region of Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Two Kurdish Peshmerga members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting the vehicle of an Iraqi police officer in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. The police officer was killed and his vehicle damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: An explosive device planted on a railway track detonated after it was struck by a passenger train in Thul Taluka subdivision, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least three people were killed and at least 12 injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: An explosive device was discovered at the Dalbandin Airport in Killi Noor Bakhsh township, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties, as bomb disposal units successfully defused the device following its discovery. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: An explosive device was discovered at the residence of Ashok Kumar Khumanthem in Imphal district, Manipur state, India. Khumanthem, the additional chief engineer of the Manipur government's Irrigation and Flood Control department, and his family were unharmed, as bomb experts safely detonated the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered in the al-Doura neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties, as police officials successfully defused the explosives. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: Approximately 30 assailants attacked a security checkpost in Badar area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least 19 people, nine Pakistani soldiers and 10 assailants, were killed and another six Pakistani soldiers injured in the clash. Ehsanullah Ehsan, spokesperson for Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it was in response to an anti-TTP military operation in the area.
08/29/2012: Assailants abducted a 12-year-old child in the Safeed Rawan area of Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The child was beheaded following the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban despite their denials. Sources further claimed that the child's brother was a member of the Afghan Local Police (ALP).
08/29/2012: Assailants armed with silenced weapons opened fire on a police officer near the Al-Nida mosque in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: Assailants armed with silenced weapons opened fire on an off-duty police officer near his residence in the eastern part of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The targeted police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: Assailants detonated three explosive devices at an electric power supply tower in the Samanat area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the targeted tower was partially destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: Assailants in a vehicle opened fire on Nadhum Tayeh in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Tayeh, the head of police emergency responders, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: Assailants opened fire on a local district chief (mukhtar) near his residence in Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The district chief was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: Assailants opened fire on a panchayat officer in Malkangiri town, Chhattisgarh state, India. The officer was killed and his two companions were critically injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Maoists.
08/29/2012: Assailants opened fire on a Sunni sheikh in the eastern part of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The targeted sheikh was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: Assailants opened fire on Qazi Saib Shah in Nawabad area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Shah, the chair of the Ghazni provincial council, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: Explosives planted inside a suitcase were discovered at Sinai University in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties, as bomb disposal experts successfully defused the incendiary material. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2012: Two assailants opened fire on Abdulloh Awaeche in Raman district, Yala province, Thailand. Awaeche, an assistant village chief in the subdistrict of Jakua, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed it to separatists.
08/29/2013: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) tank struck a roadside bomb in Daman district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/29/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a minibus in Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three more people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2013: A stun grenade detonated in Lawdar district, Abyan governorate, Yemen. An unknown number of people were wounded in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/29/2013: A suicide bomber detonated at a police officer's residence in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least one person, besides the assailant, was killed and eight more people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2013: An assailant planted an explosive device inside the Popular Resistance Committee's Communications Center in Abyan governorate, Yemen. The device, which was hidden in a telephone booth, detonated, wounding at least eight civilians. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the incident Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/29/2013: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated in Alipurduar sub-division, Assam state, India. The blast occurred while police officers were attempting to defuse the device. One officer was killed, and at least one other officer was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Kamtapur Liberation Organization (KLO).
08/29/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast occurred while police officers attempted to defuse the device. One police officer was killed and another was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2013: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) checkpoint in Tal Afar city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Three people, including at least one police officer, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2013: An explosive device detonated under the vehicle of Yousef Al-Asayfer in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Asayfer, the General Military Prosecutor, and his brother were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities speculated that Al-Asayfer was targeted due to his prosecution of employees of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi.
08/29/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused on the M-9 Super Highway in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. This incident represents one of two devices planted on either side of the highway.
08/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a market in Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and at least eight more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at the Mraydi produce market in Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least 11 people were killed and at least 25 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) may have been involved.
08/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a Bahraini police patrol in the predominantly Shia village of Sahla, Capital governorate, Bahrain. Four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of a hospital in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and nine more people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2013: Assailants abducted Salim Hamdun, a judge with the Hadramout Prosecution of Appeal, from Shabwah governorate, Yemen. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2013: Assailants abducted Syed Ahmad Shah from his home in Kalat district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
08/29/2013: Assailants attacked government soldiers in Magnaga village, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. No soldiers were injured in the attack, but it is unknown if there were any casualties among the attackers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/29/2013: Assailants attacked police trainees in barangay Aguid, Mountain, Philippines. At least one trainee was killed and two officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/29/2013: Assailants attacked the town of Ceelbarde in Bakool region, Somalia. A clash between the assailants and government forces ensued, during which at least ten people, including two civilians, were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/29/2013: Assailants detonated an incendiary device at a Barclays bank branch in Brislington area, Bristol city, South West region, England, United Kingdom. There were no reports of casualties in the attack; however, the fire caused damage to an air conditioning unit. The Informal Anarchist Federation claimed responsibility for the incident in a post online.
08/29/2013: Assailants opened fire on a group of police officers in Makhachkala city, Dagestan republic, Russia. One police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2013: Assailants opened fire on civilians outside of a shop in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Two people, both former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activists, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2013: Assailants opened fire on Mufti Maulana Nedeem Ahmed Farooqi in Jamshed Town in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Farooqi, an imam at Rehmani Mosque, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2013: Assailants shot and killed a soldier on patrol in the Al-Arabi district of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2013: Five gunmen opened fire on a police club in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No casualties were reported, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2013: Gunmen fired on Fernando Solijon in Buruun village, Lanao del Sur province, Philippines. Solijon, a DXLS Love Radio broadcaster, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2013: Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on a police patrol in Khwaja Gang, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One police officer was killed and one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2013: Gunmen opened fire on an Egyptian Army checkpoint in Sheikh Zuweid town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Four assailants were killed after soldiers returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2013: Gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of Sheikh Rashid Ahmad in Islamabad city, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan. Ahmad, a former federal minister, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Adhaim city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol south of Samarra district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and three officers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al-Naqshabandiya Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2014: An explosive device detonated near a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) vehicle in Tessalit village, Kidal region, Mali. Nine peacekeepers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Chirang district, Assam state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
08/29/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Askari neighborhood, Tuz Khormato district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the same location on August 29, 2014. At least five people were killed and 25 others were injured across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near Army headquarters in La Montanita area, Caqueta department, Colombia. Four soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/29/2014: Assailants attacked a liquor trader in Sinpura area, Jharkhand state, India. The individual was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/29/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Obe district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Five police officers were abducted in the attack. Four of the hostages were released on September 2, 2014; however, the fate of the remaining hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/29/2014: Assailants attacked Sheikh Nurul Islam Faruqi at his residence in Maddhya Badda area, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. Faruqi, the Chief Imam of the Supreme Court Mosque, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Ansarullah Bangla Team was involved in the attack.
08/29/2014: Assailants attacked two Fulani civilians in Bambari town, Ouaka prefecture, Central African Republic. The two civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Anti-Balaka militia.
08/29/2014: Assailants launched a rocket near a house in Galilee area, Northern district, Israel. Three people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2014: Assailants launched mortar shells at a Peshmerga barracks in Jalula area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least three Peshmerga members were injured in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2014: Assailants launched mortar shells at an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Shalan Bood area, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Two civilians were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2014: Assailants launched mortar shells at civilians in Askari neighborhood, Tuz Khormato district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the same location on August 29, 2014. This attack targeted civilians responding to an earlier blast. At least five people were killed and 25 others were injured across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2014: Assailants launched rockets and rocket propelled grenades at a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) camp in Aguelhoc village, Kidal region, Mali. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
08/29/2014: Assailants launched two rockets at a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpoint in Kohlu district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on a government official and a General People's Congress (GPC) leader in Lahij governorate, Yemen. Both the official and the local leader were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police constable in Sohrab Goth area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The police constable was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police officer in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. The officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on Anastacio Sidik Roxas in South Upi town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. Roxas, a municipal administrator, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on Ihsan Ali in Mardan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Ali, the assistant to the bureau chief at the Daily Mashriq, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on military personnel between Tumaco and Pasto municipalities, Narino department, Colombia. 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).
08/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on Nadeem Ahmed Shaikh in Shah Faisal colony, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Shaikh, a secretariat officer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at a Balochistan Constabulary checkpost in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2014: Assailants threw a grenade that landed near a Somali Police Force (SPF) station and detonated in Shaqalaha neighborhood, Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. At least five people, including Jubaland Forces (JF) soldiers, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Al-Shabaab was behind in the attack.
08/29/2014: Assailants threw grenades at a military camp in Chirang district, Assam state, India. A soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was involved in the attack.
08/29/2015: A mortar detonated prematurely as an assailant was attempting fire it at security forces in Nakurkhil Gandamak area, Shirzad district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) checkpoint in Tall Rifat city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. In addition to the bomber, at least ten were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/29/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting security forces east of Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least six people were killed and nine people were injured in the assault; the victims included military and volunteer fighters. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2015: An assailant drove his vehicle into Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers near Hebron, West Bank. One soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Palestinian extremists.
08/29/2015: An explosive device detonated near a border patrol close to the Trebiel border crossing in Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least five border guards were killed in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Mahmudiyah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistan Armed Forces vehicle near Makin, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least one soldier was killed and four others were wounded in the blast. Halqa-e-Mehsud claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2015: An explosive device detonated near a produce market in Al Amiriyah area, Mansour neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2015: An explosive device detonated near the main gate of a factory at Sher Shah Kabari Market in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least one civilian was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting Mawlawi Lal Mohammad's vehicle on Tarinkot-Kandahar road in Sarkhobi area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Mohammad, a National Ulema Council member, was killed in the blast along with two other people. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/29/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting soldiers in Merca town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of General Nasser Al-Abd in Itsa city, Faiyum governorate, Egypt. Al-Abd, the Faiyum security director, was not harmed in the blast. The Revolutionary Punishment Movement claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Al-Abd was responsible for killing members of the group.
08/29/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near the Saar Mosque in Saar town, Northern governorate, Bahrain. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the Al-Firdaws Mosque and the United States Embassy in Sawan area, Sanaa governorate, Yemen. No casualties were reported. The Sanaa Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2015: Assailants abducted Suleyman Canpolat, a Justice and Development Party (AKP) district head, from his vehicle near Mazgirt district, Tunceli province, Turkey. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The assailants set fire to the victim's vehicle following the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/29/2015: Assailants abducted three villagers from Maldakumar Para village, Tripura state, India. One of the hostages was released soon after the abduction. The other two hostages were taken into Bangladesh; their whereabouts unknown. The National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded an extortion payment.
08/29/2015: Assailants abducted two individuals between Baghlan and Kunduz provinces, Afghanistan. Maulvi Abdul Basit Sarim, a member of the Badghis provincial assembly, and another individual were released in Takhar province on September 20, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
08/29/2015: Assailants attacked army positions in Malakal city, Upper Nile state, South Sudan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO).
08/29/2015: Assailants attacked protestors in Rutbah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The assailants detained the protestors, tying at least 100 people to streetlight poles before releasing them the following day. In addition, 70 people were kidnapped during the attack. The kidnapped residents were released on September 2, 2015. This was one of two incidents in Rutbah on this day.  No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting the victims were protesting an ISIL-led execution that was carried out earlier on the same day.
08/29/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Karnuwa village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least four people, including the chief imam, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/29/2015: Assailants executed Muneer Al Kobeisi, a civil servant, in Rutbah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of two incidents in Rutbah on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting that the victim was accused of killing an ISIL member.
08/29/2015: Assailants fired missiles at residential buildings on Hashisha street in Al-Jabila neighborhood, Derna city, Derna district, Libya. At least five civilians were killed and 24 civilians injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
08/29/2015: Assailants fired mortars at a police station in Habbaniyah area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and five officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/29/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers and Hezbollah members outside of Zabdani town, Rif Dimashq governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2015: Assailants fired rockets and mortars at an oil well in Allas oil field, Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blaze. This was one of three similar attacks on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2015: Assailants kidnapped an Interior Ministry officer's daughter in Al Baladiyat area, 9 Nissan neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2015: Assailants planted explosives at the Abu Bakr mosque in Shurtah area, Rasheed district, Baghdad, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/29/2015: Assailants set up a roadblock and opened fire on an off-duty soldier's vehicle between Erzincan and Tunceli provinces, Turkey. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/29/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in East Jakarta, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Tolka Valley Park area, Finglas, Dublin, Ireland. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a Military of Yemen recruitment center in Mansura neighborhood, Shaykh Uthman, Adan, Yemen. In addition to the bomber, at least 72 people were killed and 49 others were injured in the blast. The Adan-Abyan Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2016: An explosive device attached to a bus detonated in Sheikh Omar neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2016: An explosive device detonated at the residence of Samuel Risom in Deulahlane neighborhood, Imphal, Manipur, India. Risom, a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) representing the Naga People's Front (NPF), was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. The Manipur Naga People's Army (MNPA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out because the NPF was not serving the interests of the Naga community.
08/29/2016: An explosive device detonated in Gardna Mazar, Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2016: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Madain, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and 10 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2016: An explosive device detonated near a minibus in Barakhanah, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/29/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Somali National Army (SNA) convoy in Sinka-Dheer, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Taliban vehicle in Bakhtabad, Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least three people, including two civilians and a Taliban member, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Tunisian Armed Forces (FAT) patrol at Mount Sammama in Kasserine governorate, Tunisia. Following the blast, assailants armed with projectiles and firearms attacked the patrol. At least five people, including three soldiers and two assailants, were killed and seven other soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Okba Ibn Nafaa Brigade claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Nahrawan, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2016: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in Mashtal neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a dentist, was injured and his spouse was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2016: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Adhamiyah neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, an Iraqi Ministry of Trade employee, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2016: An explosive device planted in an Afghan Police vehicle detonated in Chahar Sari, Khanabad district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least four officers were killed and another was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Bhaisai, Chatra district, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/29/2016: Assailants armed with firearms attacked Buwaydah village in Hama governorate, Syria. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of four related incidents in Hama on the same day. The Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the incidents to Jund al-Aqsa.
08/29/2016: Assailants armed with firearms attacked Halfaya village in Hama governorate, Syria. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of four related incidents in Hama on the same day. The Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the incidents to Jund al-Aqsa.
08/29/2016: Assailants armed with firearms attacked Masassnah village in Hama governorate, Syria. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of four related incidents in Hama on the same day. The Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the incidents to Jund al-Aqsa.
08/29/2016: Assailants armed with firearms attacked Zalin village in Hama governorate, Syria. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of four related incidents in Hama on the same day. The Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the incidents to Jund al-Aqsa.
08/29/2016: Assailants drove a vehicle through the front gate of the Brussels National Institute of Criminology laboratory and then set the vehicle on fire in Brussels, Belgium. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2016: Assailants in Syria fired a rocket at a residence in Kazim Karabekir neighborhood, Kilis, Turkey. At least one person was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/29/2016: Assailants opened fire at a market in Dawlatabad, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. At least four people, including one Afghan Police officer, one Police Intelligence Department official, and two assailants, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Central Security Forces (CSF) checkpoint on Haram Street in Faysal neighborhood, Giza, Egypt. At least two officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Muslim Brotherhood.
08/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Military of Yemen checkpoint in Ataq, Shabwah, Yemen. At least one soldier was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on an Indian Army convoy in Ralingkan, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India. At least two soldiers were injured in the assault. Both the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on an unknown number of Somali Armed Forces (SAF) bases in Lambar 50, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. This was one of two attacks targeting military bases in Lower Shebelle on the same day. At least three people, one soldier and two assailants, were killed across both assaults. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on an unknown number of Somali Armed Forces (SAF) bases in Mareerey, Afgoye district, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. This was one of two attacks targeting military bases in Lower Shebelle on the same day. At least three people, one soldier and two assailants, were killed across both assaults. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on Iftikhar Khattak in Chamkani, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Khattak, a Pakistani Police sub-inspector, was killed in the assault. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Shad Nawaz in Rabat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Nawaz, a district councilor, was not harmed; however, at least three people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2016: Assailants ran over an explosive device they previously planted to target an unknown entity in Zerkoh, Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least two Taliban members were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/29/2016: Assailants set fire to residences in Djonhiwa, Mossurize district, Manica, Mozambique. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
08/29/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at a Philippine National Police (PNP) station on Sinsuat and Ramon Rabago Avenues in Cotabato City, Maguindanao, Philippines. There were no reported casualties as the grenade failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2016: Security forces discovered and arrested four suicide bombers in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources also attributed the attack to Mahaz Fedai Tahrik Islami Afghanistan.
08/29/2017: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a New Kabul Bank branch in Microrayan-e-Duwum, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least five people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. A second assailant was arrested by security forces at the scene. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2017: An explosive device detonated at a petrol pump in Napet Palli, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded an extortion in a note left at the scene.
08/29/2017: An explosive device detonated in Docolo-Oooman Mudug, Somalia. Three children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2017: An explosive device detonated in Shebaab, Baghdad, Iraq. A civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2017: An explosive device detonated near a sheep market in Suwaib area, Rasheed neighborhood, Baghdad Iraq. Two civilians were killed and another three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Zaidan, Al Anbar, Iraq. Three civilians were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military convoy in the Al-Ayadieh neighborhood, Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two attacks in the same area on this day. At least five Iraqi Volunteer Forces members were killed and three others were wounded across both attacks. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a Ugandan African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy between Bulo Marer and Golweyn, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the blast, but two civilians were killed and two civilians were injured in the ensuing clash with security forces. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting two armored military vehicles along the Diyarbakir-Bismil highway in Cinar district, Diyarbakir, Turkey. Two civilian contractors were killed in the blast; additionally, a second explosive device was discovered and defused at the scene. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2017: Assailants abducted an Indian engineer in the Maydan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan. The hostage was released on October 7th, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2017: Assailants abducted five people from the same family in Dikwa, Borno, Nigeria. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/29/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Momin Dara, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and six assailants were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/29/2017: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated in Pir Koh, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2017: Assailants launched a rocket and opened fire at a fuel tanker on Parwan-North highway in Parwan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/29/2017: Assailants opened fire on an Armed Forces of the Philippines in Pasi, Igbaras district, Iloilo, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2017: Assailants opened fire on Mohammed Mahdi al-Masuri, the lawyer of President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen. Al-Masuri was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah).
08/29/2017: Assailants set fire to the il-Knisja l-Qadima church in Attard, Central province, Malta. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2017: Assailants shot and killed a teacher, identified as Mulavi Abdul Hakim, in Memla, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2017: Assailants shot and killed religious scholar, identified as Qari Sayed Ali, in Regrawan, Kapisa, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/29/2017: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at an Alliance Democratic Party (ADP) office in Freetown, Western province, Sierra Leone. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2017: Assailants threw an explosive device at the Mirik municipal office in Mirik, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties as the device failed to detonate and was later defused. The Gorkha Liberation Army (GLA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2017: Assailants threw incendiary devices at security forces in Eker, Central, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks targeting security forces in Bahrain on the same evening. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/29/2017: Assailants threw incendiary devices at security forces in Karzakan, Northern, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks targeting security forces in Bahrain on the same evening. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/29/2017: Assailants threw incendiary devices at security forces in Maameer, Central, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks targeting security forces in Bahrain on the same evening. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/29/2017: Assailants threw two incendiary devices at the Free Social Center Favela in Piraeus, Attica, Greece. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, four Apella members were arrested in connection with the incident.
08/29/2017: Security forces identified and arrested an assailant in an explosives-laden vehicle at a military checkpoint in southern Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/29/2017: Two assailants detonated explosives targeting a police check post in Tanyong, Rangae district, Narathiwat state, Thailand. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/1999: A 19-year-old north Belfast man was grabbed by a group of republican men while out walking. He was beaten in the head, arms and legs with an iron bar and ordered to leave Belfast, Northern Ireland. The teenager went into hiding while attempts were made to find him accommodation on the mainland.
08/30/2001: A bomb was found and defused at an unidentified location in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. No perpetrators were identified but the incident occurred during a general period of Muslim demonstrations against the government.
08/30/2001: A group of 150 Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members attacked a police station in Sativa Norte, in Boyaca Department, Colombia. One officer was killed. No further information was available.
08/30/2001: A group of unidentified assailants attacked the hotel hosting Deputy Interior Minister Zahid Dunyamaliyev and First Deputy Prosecutor-General Ramiz Rzayev in Zaqatala, Azerbaijan. No injuries occurred.
08/30/2001: A shooting attack was launched by two unidentified assailants on a bus in Waai, Maluku Province, Indonesia. The incident wounded five passengers.
08/30/2001: A time-bomb tied to a bicycle exploded outside the Municipal Council Building in Kalmunai in the Ampara district, Sri Lanka.  The explosion killed three people and injured seven others.  Those killed were a civilian and two patrolling police constables. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) are suspected to be the perpetrators.
08/30/2001: An explosive device placed by Chechen rebels targeted a police jeep in Mekhkety, Chechnya, Russia. After the explosion, the jeep came under automatic weapons fire. Three officers were wounded.
08/30/2001: An Israeli man, Amos Tadjuri, was shot and killed in an attack by two members of the Popular Army Vanguards-Battalions of Return at a restaurant in Nahalin, the West Bank, Palestine.
08/30/2001: An Israeli was slightly injured in a shooting attack on his vehicle in the Qatif Bloc junction, the Gaza Strip, Palestine. No perpetrators were identified.
08/30/2001: Five explosive devices were found and defused on a railroad west of Dzhalka in the Gudermes District, Chechnya, Russia. Five local residents were detained for suspected involvement in the incident.
08/30/2001: Islamic militants shot dead a civilian in Kalaroos, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No further information was available.
08/30/2001: Jose Lizardo Rojas, the mayor of Puerto Rico, Colombia, was shot and killed by armed men on the outskirts of the town in Caqueta Department, Colombia. The incident was blamed on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/30/2001: Lashkar-e Taiba members entered the home of Mohammad Abdullah and shot and killed three members of his family in Garoora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Abdullah, his son and daughter-in-law were killed, while his wife was wounded.
08/30/2001: Seven civilians were kidnapped and killed by suspected members of the United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) in Narino Department, Colombia. The victims’ bodies were dumped in a river.
08/30/2001: Two bombs placed by the National Liberation Army (ELN) on a bus and on a vehicle were found and defused near a road exit and detonated by the Colombian security services in Santiago, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia.
08/30/2002: Bangladesh opposition leader Sheikh Hasina escaped unhurt when the vehicle she was in came under attack on the way to Jessore, Bangladesh, by alleged supporters of Prime Minister Begum Zia’s ruling Bangladesh Nationalist Party. The government of Bangaldesh did not appear to have a part in organizing the attack. Stones and explosives were hurled at Hasina’s jeep after the attackers had put roadblocks on the road. Some members of Hasina’s convoy were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2002: Suspected Maoist militants exploded several bombs in Patan, Nepal. One bomb exploded near a Krishna temple as people were heading there to pray, although no one was injured in any of the bombings. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/30/2002: Three family members of the Bakarwal community were killed in the Udhampur District’s Malwani hamlet in India. The perpetrators of the attack shot three members of the family. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting.
08/30/2002: Unknown assailants hurled a bomb into the yard of Sakib Seljamni’s family home in northern Kosovska Mitrovica, Kosovo, causing material damage but injuring none. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2002: Unknown attackers threw socket bombs into the Lalitpur Sub-Metropolitan City office in Lalitpur, Nepal. The explosions caused some windows to shatter in the office and in surrounding buildings, but no one was injured in the attack.
08/30/2004: Suspected Islamic insurgents killed two police informants and wounded a government worker in separate drive-by shootings in Thailand's Narathiwat Province. Muri Samahae, the 54-year-old leader of Holu, a traditional Muslim group that has been working with the government, was fatally shot in Narathiwat Province’s Sugnaipadi District in the first attack. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
08/30/2004: Suspected Islamic insurgents killed two police informants and wounded a government worker in separate drive-by shootings in Thailand's Narathiwat Province. Prari Jotheh, an informant for local authorities, was assassinated in the second of the two shootings. No group claimed responsibility for the murders.
08/30/2004: The Qassam Brigades, a military wing of HAMAS, fired a mortar shell at the Israeli Neveh Dekhalim settlement in the Gaza Strip. There were no reports of casualties from the attack.
08/30/2005: A suspected member of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bombed a bakery in Kabacan, Philippines. The bomb did not cause any casualties, but damaged the bakery. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/30/2005: Police sergeant Chokchai Chaipak and defense volunteer Chollachart Chandeang were hospitalized after being wounded in a bomb blast believed to have been triggered by a mobile phone in Bannang Satar (District), Thailand. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, Islamic militants were suspected to have planted the bomb.
08/30/2005: Two suspected Islamic militants shot and killed Buddhist construction worker Kasem Noimor in Thailand's Tak Bai (District). No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2005: Two suspected United Liberation Front of Assam members shot and killed a Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader Sukleswar Medhi in Nalbari, India. Authorities pursued the perpetrators capturing one and killing the other. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Mohammad Rashad, a lieutenant colonel with the oil protection force, in Kirkuk, Iraq. His bodyguard was killed in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
08/30/2005: Unidentified perpetrators threw two grenades at political rally for Irrigation Minister Qazi Afzal near Patan, India. A policeman was injured when one of the grenades exploded near him. The other grenade did not explode. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2005: Unknown perpetrators threw a hand grenade at the house of Jozsef Kasza, the leader of the Alliance of Vojvodina Hungarians in Subotica, Serbia and Montenegro. The bomb shattered windows at a nearby shop, but did not cause any injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2006: A suicide bombing attack killed at least 12 people and wounded 38 others in the town of Al-Hillah, Iraq. The bomber detonated explosives near a line of volunteers waiting outside a local Iraqi Army recruiting station. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2006: Members of a prison-based gang, suspected to be First Capital Command (PCC), firebombed ATMs at two bank branches, and shot at an empty police car in Sao Paulo, Brazil in retaliation for the transfer of prisoners to another penitentiary.
08/30/2006: Suspected members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) carried out an attack on police and military lodgings in the Fehim Arvasi neighborhood of Van, Turkey, leaving one soldier injured. Reports did not indicate whether the group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2007: A civilian was killed and two others were injured in a roadside bomb attack in Baghdad, Iraq. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2007: A policeman was attacked and kidnapped, assaulted, and then released in Kondovo, Macedonia. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2007: A policeman was shot dead in Dardania, Kosovo. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2007: Clashes between the Taliban and the US Protection and Investigation [USPI] leave one security guard dead in Zheray, Afghanistan.
08/30/2007: Eight civilians were killed in clashes between the Taliban and NATO troops in Manogai, Afghanistan.
08/30/2007: In South Waziristan, Pakistan, the Taliban ambushed a Pakistani military convoy and kidnapped more than 100 Pakistani troops.  On September 5, 2007 six of the soldiers were released as a good will gesture by Taliban leader Zulfiqar Mehsud.
08/30/2007: Members of Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) abducted a couple with a child in order to ensure cooperation in Orio, Spain. The result of this incident is not clear.
08/30/2007: Nadarajah Kumanan, alias Murali, the Karuna faction political leader was assassinated in Uppuveli, Sri Lanka by suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam [LTTE] rebels.
08/30/2007: Suicide bomber killed only himself in an attack aimed at an Afghani convoy in Dashta in the Konar district of Afghanistan. The perpetrator of this incident are unknown.
08/30/2007: Two civilians were injured during police shoot outs with militants who had thrown grenades at them in Mogadishu, Somalia. The perpetrators of this group were caught but unknown.
08/30/2008: On Saturday afternoon, at 1300, in Karradah district in Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device placed on a civilian vehicle, wounding two civilians and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
08/30/2008: On Saturday night at 0350, a homemade bomb exploded at the home of Salamkhan Yevloyev, the Minister for Labor and Social Development, on Ali Gorchkhanova Street in Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia. Yevloyev’s residence sustained a minimal amount of damage from the blast, but it did not cause any casualties. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/30/2008: On Saturday, at an unknown time, in  Harbin, Heilongjiang, China, a bus exploded while traveling along the Xianfeng road, injuring two persons. There were no claims of responsibility. The entire bus was destroyed as a result of the fire.
08/30/2008: On Saturday, in Al Arabi district in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated three improvised explosive devices near three Turkish oil tankers, wounding three Turkish drivers and damaging all three oil tankers. No group claimed responsibility.
08/30/2008: On Sunday, 14 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels bombed a Globe Telecom Telecommunications cell site's generator in Sto. Rosario, Jamindan town, Capiz province, Philippines. The bomb blast completely destroyed the cell generator. The military pointed to extortion as possible motive for the attack. No casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/30/2009: On Sunday morning at about 0720, in Camanlangan Village in New Bataan, Compostela Valley, Philippines, approximately 40 assailants set fire to two cargo trucks hired by Dole-Stanfilco, damaging the trucks but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the New People's Army/Communist Party of the Philippines (NPA-CPP) was responsible.
08/30/2009: On Sunday morning, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and injured an elections official outside his residence. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/30/2009: On Sunday, in Arghandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded, killing three civilians and wounding four others when their vehicle struck the device placed by assailants. No group claimed responsibility.
08/30/2009: On Sunday, in Thangmeiband Meisnam Leikai, Imphal West, Manipur, India, suspected militants lobbed a hand grenade on the residence of an Executive Engineer of the National Highway Division-I of the Manipur Public Works Department, Konsam Prem. No damages or casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/30/2009: On Sunday, in the Aden district of Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants fired upon and killed one government employee. No group claimed responsibility.
08/30/2009: On Sunday, in the Lalgarh area of Midnapore, West Bengal, India, assailants fired upon and killed a local leader of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) as he was returning to his residence. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
08/30/2010: On Monday morning, in Walikale, North Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa), unidentified militants kidnapped three American, one Georgian and one Congolese aid workers working with the aid group International Medical Corps based in the United States by unknown means. The three Americans were released shortly after they were kidnapped, while the status of the remaining two hostages is unknown. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2010: On Monday morning, on Bara-Terah road in the Nalakhor area in Khyber district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated unknown explosives and destroyed a bridge, disrupting the land communication that it was used for. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/30/2010: On Monday night around 0100, in Balichera village in West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, around 40 unidentified armed militants shot and killed a member of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist, identified as Jawahar Chalak, as he was sleeping on the roof of Kumar Primary school. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that the Communist Party of India - Maoists were responsible.
08/30/2010: On Monday night at 2200, in an unspecified location in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan, a rocket was fired by militants at the office of United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan, and one security guard was injured. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/30/2010: On Monday night, on the Kandahar-Kabul highway in the Jaldak area in Shahr-e Safa, Zabol province, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants attacked a convoy of a private security company, killing two guards and wounding five others. They also set fire to over a dozen vehicles. No group claimed responsibility.
08/30/2010: On Monday, in Caloto, Cauca province, Colombia, assailants assaulted and overpowered security guards at a hydroelectric power plant and then detonated an improvised explosive device containing an unspecified amount of dynamite and ANFO. The attack injured several security guards, caused an unspecified amount of damage to the power plant and left 70 towns in the province of Cauca without electricity but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the 6th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible for the attack.
08/30/2010: On Monday, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, unidentified militants fired mortar rounds at the presidential palace, killing four Ugandan African Union peacekeepers and injuring eight others. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although al-Shabaab was thought to responsible.
08/30/2010: On Monday, in northern Baghdad, Iraq, one civilian was killed and three others were wounded when an improvised explosive device, stuck to a civilian car, detonated. The amount of property damage from the attack is unknown. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2010: On Monday, in the Jalalabad district of Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device, which killed a district chief as he entered a government building and wounded four others. No group claimed responsibility and no damage was reported.
08/30/2010: On Monday, in Ulung forest in Khunti, Jharkhand, India, unidentified militants stoned a villager to death, identified as Joseph Kandulana, for suspecting him to be a police informer, causing no damage. No group claimed responsibility, although the Communist Party of India - Maoists (CPI-M) were thought to be responsible.
08/30/2011: On Tuesday evening at 2145, in the Leninsky district of Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, a suicide bomber, disguised as a police officer, detonated an improvised explosive device (IED), outside the Seda cafe on Bogdana Khmelnitskovo Street. Patrol-post service policemen stopped the first suicide bomber outside the cafe for a document check and the man detonated his bomb. The explosion killed four policemen, and wounded several other policemen and civilians. When first responders arrived two more suicide bombers detonated their explosives. From all three explosions, eight policemen and one civilian were killed, while 18 police and five civilians were injured. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the surrounding area. Police cordoned off the scene and sealed off the neighborhood, and specialists of the SK's central office arrived on the scene. After investigations, officials determined that three kilograms of TNT equivalent explosives were used in the attacks. Two of the bombers were identified as Magomed Dashayev and Adlan Khamidov. Officials believe Islamist rebels to be responsible, although no group claimed responsibility for the attack. Criminal proceedings were opened under five articles of Russia's Criminal Code, including "murder" and "attempted murder of law-enforcement personnel."
08/30/2011: On Tuesday in the Daqooq area, Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting civilians in a cemetery. The blast wounded a woman and her daughter, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the cemetery. No group claimed responsibility.
08/30/2011: On Tuesday, in the Adamzai area in Safi Tehsil, Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants shot and killed a peace committee member inside his house. The peace committee member was identified as Khan Badshah. The militants fled after killing the peace committee member. The TehrikTaliban Pakistan (TTP), Mohmand chapter, claimed responsibility for the killing by unknown means.
08/30/2011: On Tuesday, in the Al-Kud village, Abyan, Yemen, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the convoy of General Muhammad Nasser Ali, Yemen's Minister of Defense. The blast killed two of his security guards, wounded two others, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the convoy. No group claimed responsibility.
08/30/2012: A hand grenade was discovered and defused at a public park in Al-Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2012: An assailant on a motorcycle opened fire on Yahya Badi in Habra district, Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Badi, a senior intelligence official for the Yemeni Political Security Agency, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, security officials attributed it to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/30/2012: An assailant opened fire on Ahmad Gul at the Matani bazaar in Peshawar city, Peshawar district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Gul, a member of a local peace committee, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2012: An explosive device detonated in Beledweyne city, Hiiraan region, Somalia. Two Somali government soldiers were killed and another two injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2012: An explosive device detonated on a railway track near the Yarbasi train station in Osmaniye province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties; however, two train cars were derailed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source suspected the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/30/2012: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting the device in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the blast, while another was arrested by police officials. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2012: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting the device in Sistan area, Marja town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two planters were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Riyadh subdistrict, Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. An army captain and a Sahwa Council major were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2012: An explosive device planted along an El Cerrejon coal railway track detonated, targeting a cargo train in La Guajira department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the cargo train and railway track were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/30/2012: Approximately 30 assailants opened fire on a highway police checkpoint in Malasila village, Makilala municipality, Cotabato province, Philippines. Two police officers were killed and at least one injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed it to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/30/2012: Assailants beheaded and dismembered a 7-year-old girl in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2012: Assailants launched rockets that struck a civilian bus stop in Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. The apparent target of the rocket attack was a nearby military base; however, the rockets missed their intended target. At least five Afghan civilians were killed and another 10 injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2012: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Zulfiqar Naqvi at a railway crossing in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Naqvi, a session judge and Shia Muslim, was killed, along with his driver and police bodyguard. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2012: Assailants opened fire on Tuandaoh Tuansulong while he was traveling in his vehicle on Talingchan-Sri Sakhon Road in Bannang Sata district, Yala province, Thailand. Tuansulong, the owner of a local grocery shop, was beheaded and his body burned after he was shot to death. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2012: Two explosive devices detonated at a National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) electric tower in Layog village, Pagalungan town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. According to officials, a third explosive device failed to detonate and was subsequently recovered at the scene. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, military officials suspected either the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) or an organized extortion group.
08/30/2013: A car bomb detonated in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Four people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2013: A sticky bomb attached to a civilian car detonated in the Amiriya neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the car was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/30/2013: A suicide bomber detonated at a mosque in Qarluq village, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The blast targeted Sheikh Saddruddin, the Archi district governor. The governor and 12 other people were killed, and 40 other people were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities speculated that the Taliban was involved.
08/30/2013: An explosive device detonated near a Philippine Army detachment in Nabalawag, North Cotabato province, Philippines. The blast injured at least two soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed it to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/30/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Israeli Defense Force (IDF) patrol in Gaza, Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip. There were no casualties or property damage in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2013: An explosive device detonated near where children were playing in Doshi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Six children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2013: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused on the M-9 Super Highway near Ganna Market in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Tuz Khormato town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of two explosions which occurred within a short time in the same location. This explosion was designed to draw a crowd that was targeted in the second attack. At least 13 people were killed and another 10 people were injured across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/30/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Tuz Khormato town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of two explosions which occurred within a short time in the same location. This explosion was designed to target people that had gathered in response to an earlier blast. At least 13 people were killed and another 10 people were injured across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/30/2013: Assailants ambushed a Philippine Army foot patrol in Tabuk city, Kalinga province, Philippines. At least two soldiers were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/30/2013: Assailants attacked a Somali military base in Heliwaa district in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The clash resulted in an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Al-Shabaab carried out the attack.
08/30/2013: Assailants attacked an Ethiopian military base in Ceelbarde town, Bakool region, Somalia. No information regarding casualties is available; however, several pieces of Ethiopian military equipment were destroyed during the assault. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/30/2013: Assailants attempted to abduct the chairman of the Young Shall Grow transportation company in Festac Town, Lagos state, Nigeria. The chairman, Chief Vincent Obianodo, was injured and his driver was killed in the attack. Two assailants were killed and three others were injured when police returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 12 people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
08/30/2013: Assailants dressed in military uniforms ambushed Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members near Monguno town, Borno state, Nigeria. The victims had been intending to attack a Boko Haram camp when they were ambushed. At least 24 CJTF members were killed and another 36 were reported missing and presumed to be abducted. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attribute the attack to Boko Haram. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
08/30/2013: Assailants fired a rocket at a police checkpoint in the Joibar area of Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. The rocket missed the checkpoint and instead struck a civilian home, killing one resident and wounding another. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/30/2013: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at the Cairo Bank branch in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Muslim fundamentalists were behind the attack.
08/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in in Cairo city, Cairo governorate, Egypt. One police officer was killed and two other people, including a civilian, were injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Khugyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on Abdiaziz Affric in Wadajir neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. It is unknown if Affric, a journalist, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on Mahamasao Ateh in Kapho district, Pattani province, Thailand. Ateh, a defense volunteer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on Samueli Cheko in Rangae districte, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Cheko, a durian farmer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Colonel Doctor Manur Al-Was'a in Taizz city, Taizz governate, Yemen. Al-Was'a, an associate dean at the University of Taizz Law College, was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2013: Assailants planted 12 explosive devices outside of the Attiki Square Cafeteria in Athens city, Attica region, Greece. Four of the devices detonated, but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2013: Assailants shot and killed a doctor as he was returning home from his clinic in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2013: Assailants tossed a grenade at the home of Answar Lucas in Cotabato City, Maguindanao province, Philippines. Lucas, a village chief, was not injured, but the house and nearby vehicles were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2013: Blasts from high-power explosive devices targeted soldiers in Tolima department, Colombia. At least five soldiers were killed and one other was wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/30/2013: Explosive devices detonated in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least four soldiers, including an officer, were killed in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants stormed a military barracks in Qatn village, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. In addition to 11 assailants, four 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).
08/30/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants stormed the National Directorate of Security (NDS) compound in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to six assailants, six people were killed and 45 others were wounded in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks carried out by the Taliban in this area on August 30, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near an Iraqi Army checkpoint in Yusufiyah town, Babil governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least seven people were killed and 22 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was behind the attack.
08/30/2014: An assailant set a police vehicle on fire in Usti nad Labem city, Usti nad Labem region, Czech Republic. There were no reported casualties; however, the vehicle was damaged in the attack. The Proletarian Solidarity claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out to draw attention to the anarchist prisoners who have been jailed for their views.
08/30/2014: An assailant, who was a police officer, attacked police officers in Sangar area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Shaab area, Adhamiyah 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 incident.
08/30/2014: An explosive device detonated near the residence of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Puli Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan. The commander was unharmed; however, five people, including two civilians and three police officers, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Islamabad city, Islamabad Capital Territory, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a military barracks between Florencia and La Montanita towns, Caqueta department, Colombia. Three soldiers 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).
08/30/2014: Assailants abducted Hadji Aldam in Tumahubong area, Basilan province, Philippines. Aldam, a Civilian Active Auxiliary (CAA) member, was beheaded the same day. The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: Assailants abducted seven Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) health care workers in Rivers state, Nigeria. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: Assailants abducted two civilians in North Sinai governorate, Egypt. The bodies of the two civilians were discovered the following day. Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out because they believed the victims were spies for Israel.
08/30/2014: Assailants attacked a Pineapple Country Homes security post in San Miguel village, Bukidnon province, 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).
08/30/2014: Assailants attacked a police station in Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Five assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkposts in Khannesin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on districts on August 30, 2014. At least 70 assailants were killed across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/30/2014: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Garmsir district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on districts on August 30, 2014. At least 70 assailants were killed across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: Assailants attacked Tawurgha refugee camp in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Three people were wounded and five others were abducted in the attack. One hostage was killed; however, the fate of the remaining four hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however; sources attributed the attack to the Libya Shield Force.
08/30/2014: Assailants launched a missile at a military aircraft in Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Donetsk People's Republic claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: Assailants launched a rocket near Mia Omar High School in Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Ten people were wounded in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks carried out by the Taliban in this area on August 30, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: Assailants launched five rockets at Golan Heights, Israel. There were no reported casualties; however, a power line was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on a civilian at his residence in Tarkura village, Bihar state, India. The civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
08/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on a municipal councilor in Achila village, Bohol province, Philippines. The councilor was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police camp in Kuku village, Jharkhand state, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
08/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police officer outside his residence in Yemen. The police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on a private container in Malpari area, Nasirabad district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One person was killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on Civilian Active Auxiliary (CAA) personnel in Mahatalang village, Basilan province, Philippines. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
08/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on laborers in Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Ten laborers were killed and five others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on Nino Cutin in Magugpo West village, Tagum city, Davao del Norte province, Philippines. Cutin, a village chairperson, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on the residence of a Jewish civilian in Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. The civilian and his bodyguard were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
08/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Rody Cruz in Sampaloc neighborhood, Manila city, Metropolitan Manila province, Philippines. Cruz, a village chairperson, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: Assailants threw an incendiary device at a Turkish mosque in Oldenburg city, Lower Saxony state, Germany. There were no reported casualties; however, the mosque was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: Assailants threw an incendiary device at Beit Meyuhas, a historic home, in City of David area, Jerusalem city, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. One person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2014: Assailants threw an incendiary device at the residence of Lim Guan Eng in Georgetown area, Penang state, Malaysia. Eng, the Chief Minister of Penang state, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military post outside Hadithah base, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least four soldiers were killed and two police officers were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks on the post on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/30/2015: An assailant opened fire on a civilian vehicle at Jit junction near Kedumim settlement, West Bank. At least one person was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Palestinian extremists.
08/30/2015: An assailant set fire to a cable along the East Japan Railway Company railway line in Meguro Ward, Tokyo city, Tokyo prefecture, Japan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Izaya Noda, an anti-nuclear activist, was arrested on September 16, 2015 in connection with this and six other related incidents from August 16th through September 5th. Noda stated that the company was targeted because they used excessive electricity.
08/30/2015: An assailant threw a grenade into a market in Garoowe town, Nugaal region, Somalia. At least one person was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2015: An explosive device detonated at the gate of a civilian residence near Jamrud, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2015: An explosive device detonated in Abu Disheer area, Nissan neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2015: An explosive device detonated in Husseiniyah area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2015: An explosive device detonated near a dam construction site along Buyuk Cesme Avenue outside of Silvan, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. At least one person was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/30/2015: An explosive device detonated near a gas station in Biratnagar city, Eastern development region, Nepal. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Turkish National Police (EGM) vehicle in Silopi district, Sirnak province, Turkey. At least one officer was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/30/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Al Shaab area, Adhamiyah neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Arab Ejbur area, Rasheed district, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed and four soldiers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Abu Ghraib district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed and two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting police forces in Taji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and three officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2015: An explosive device partially detonated at a water treatment facility in Barrie city, Ontario province, Canada. A second device was discovered and defused in a nearby location. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2015: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated near a school in the center of Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a former adviser for the Diyala governor, was killed and one other person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2015: Assailants abducted Faraj Sayeh in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Sayeh, a former Libyan Directorate of Labour and Skills Development president, was released unharmed on September 11, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
08/30/2015: Assailants abducted Pangi Ramanna in Busiput village, Andhra Pradesh state, India. Ramanna, a Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) member suspected of being a police informant, was taken into the forest and killed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
08/30/2015: Assailants abducted two civilians from their residence in Bangkerohan village, Zamboanga Sibugay province, Philippines. Both hostages were released unharmed on September 7, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
08/30/2015: Assailants attacked a mosque in Hambagda village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least seven people were killed and five others were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/30/2015: Assailants attacked pro-Hadi fighters in Udayn district, Ibb governorate, Yemen. At least nine people, including one militia member and eight assailants, were killed and three other militia members and an unknown number of additional assailants were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
08/30/2015: Assailants detonated explosive devices inside the Temple of Bel in Palmyra city, Homs governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties; however, the temple was destroyed in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a house in Yousufkhil village, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/30/2015: Assailants fired a rocket into a residential area in Karokhil village, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Twelve children were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/30/2015: Assailants fired mortars at Al-Qahirah Castle in Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. This was one of three projectile attacks in the governorate on the same day. At least three people were killed and another was injured across all three incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthis.
08/30/2015: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated in Al-Jund, Taizz governorate, Yemen. This was one of three projectile attacks in the governorate on the same day. At least three people were killed and another was injured across all three incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthis.
08/30/2015: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated in Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. This was one of three projectile attacks in the governorate on the same day. At least three people were killed and another was injured across all three incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthis.
08/30/2015: Assailants fired projectiles and opened fire on a Turkish National Police (EGM) guest house in Silopi district, Sirnak province, Turkey. At least one officer was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/30/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at Popular Resistance Committee members in Badan district, Ibb governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Huthis.
08/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistani Police motorcycle in Hoti neighborhood, Mardan city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least two officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Turkish National Police (EGM) vehicle in Kayapinar town, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. At least two officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on Ahmed Salimeen in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Salimeen, the Adan deputy governor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Armed Forces of Libya checkpoint with rockets and firearms in Al-Rakiyat village, Tripoli district, Libya. At least five soldiers were killed and two others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Abdul-Hakim Sunidi in Al-Mansurah neighborhood, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Colonel Sunidi, the Military of Yemen chief for Aden security operations, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on Hamid al-Shutayri in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Al-Shutayri, a Southern Mobility Movement (SMM) leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on Khadim Hussain Bhurgari outside his residence in Kakar town, Sindh province, Pakistan. Bhurgari, a journalist, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to tribesmen.
08/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on Malleshappa Madivalappa Kalburgi in Dharwad, Karnataka state, India. Kalburgi, a Kannada University professor, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on Pakistan Traffic Police officers in Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least two officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on Pakistani Police buildings in Korangi neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least one assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on the radar system at Jiwani Airport in Jiwani, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least one engineer was killed and another was injured in the assault. Additionally, an engineer was abducted and he was found dead a short time later. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2015: Assailants set fire to four water pumps, one pay loader, one grader, one bulldozer, and one backhoe at the Vizcaya Plantation in Dumlan village, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/30/2015: Assailants shot and killed a Justice Ministry employee in Al Ghazaliyah area, Mansour district, Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2015: Assailants shot and killed a Pakistani Police sub-inspector in Transformer Chowk neighborhood, Rawalpindi city, Punjab province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2015: Security forces identified a group of assailants and killed seven of them as they were on their way to carry out an attack on a security checkpoint in Arish, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, security sources attributed the attempted attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
08/30/2015: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle approaching a military post outside Hadithah base, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks on the post on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/30/2015: Six explosive device detonated targeting a military convoy near Al-Baghdadi town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2015: Suicide bombers and assailants attacked security forces in Tall Albu Jarad area, Baiji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, resulting in an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/30/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the front gate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China (MOFA) Embassy in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Aside from the death of the bomber, at least three other people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Turkestan Islamic Party.
08/30/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside the SYL Hotel in Mogadishu, Somalia. The assailant was targeting a meeting of security officials at the hotel. In addition to the bomber, at least 22 people were killed and 50 others were injured in the blast; the victims included Somali Armed Forces (SAF) officials, government officials, journalists, and civilians. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at the Ad Darwish Intersection in Alalam neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least two people were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: A suicide bomber was identified and arrested in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: An assailant armed with a knife attacked a French Police officer in Toulouse, Occitanie, France. At least one officer was wounded in the incident. Abderrahmane Amara claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that he was "sick of France."
08/30/2016: An assailant opened fire on Ranulfo Paglinawan in Masidlakon, Dapitan district, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. At least two people, including the assailant, were killed and two others, including Paglinawan, a local government official, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Sadr City neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Saydiyah neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: An explosive device detonated in Basatin neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: An explosive device detonated in Shahjoy district, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/30/2016: An explosive device detonated near a graveyard in Madain, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Saba al-Bor, Saladin, Iraq. At least two people were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Nigerian Petroleum Development Company (NPDC) Ogor-Oteri oil pipeline in Delta, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Niger Delta Greenland Justice Mandate (NDGJM) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to alleged mistreatment of locals.
08/30/2016: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Delaram district, Nimroz, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Army patrol in Boaitha, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: An explosive device detonated near the residence of Colonel Khalid Abdallah al-Alwani in Buraiqeh district, Adan, Yemen. Colonel al-Alwani, the local Yemeni Police chief, was not harmed, as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: An explosive device detonated near vehicles transporting internally displaced persons between Tulul al-Baj and Baiji in Shirqat district, Saladin, Iraq. At least two people were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused on a road in Khuzdar, Balochistan, Pakistan. The device was thought to be targeting Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused on Samana Road in Shanawari Mamanri Talab, Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused outside a mosque in Ali Yurt, Ingushetia, Russia. The device was thought to be targeting Isa Tsechoyev, an imam at the mosque. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: Assailants armed with grenades and firearms attacked the residence of Akhter Mohammad in Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and three others were wounded in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan Police checkpoints in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed and five others were injured while there were an unknown number of assailant casualties in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan Special Police Force checkposts in Pasaband district, Ghor, Afghanistan. At least four officers were killed and five others were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/30/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Khwaja Khazar, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of at least two similar incidents targeting posts in Khwaja Khazar on the same day. At least eight people, including three soldiers and five assailants, were killed and four other soldiers were wounded across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/30/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkpoint in Logar province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/30/2016: Assailants attacked Indian Army soldiers in Akhnoor, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one soldier was killed and another was injured in the incident. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: Assailants attacked the Egyptian Armed Forces Al Masurah checkpoint in Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. At least four soldiers were injured in the incident. This was one of two attacks targeting different checkpoints in Rafah on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/30/2016: Assailants attacked the Egyptian Armed Forces Sadut checkpoint in Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. At least two soldiers were injured in the incident. This was one of two attacks targeting different checkpoints in Rafah on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/30/2016: Assailants fired projectiles at Turkish Land Forces soldiers in Kaliya, Aleppo governorate, Syria. At least three soldiers were wounded in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2016: Assailants hijacked a milk truck after forcing the driver and other people out of the vehicle at Ban Chamao Samton School in Tao Rabon subdistrict, Sai Buri district, Pattani, Thailand. There were no reported casualties; however, the vehicle was used in a later attack on September 2, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2016: Assailants opened fire on a National Police of Colombia station in Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/30/2016: Assailants opened fire on an Afriqiyah Airways airbus at Mitiga International Airport outside of Tripoli, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in San Calixto, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Four people, including one police officer and three assailants, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
08/30/2016: Assailants set fire to a cell phone tower in Barheta, Aurangabad district, Bihar, India. An unknown number of security guards were thrashed in the attack. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2016: Assailants set fire to a truck along Medellin-Quibdo road in Medellin, Antioquia, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2016: Assailants shot and killed an Iraqi Ministry of Interior employee in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at a National Police of Colombia station in Tame, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/30/2016: Assailants threw explosives and excrement at an El National office in Caracas, Venezuela. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Chama Pueblo en Rebelion claimed responsibility for the incident and alleged that the newspaper opposed the government.
08/30/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near Al-Ayadieh, Tal Afar district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, five soldiers 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).
08/30/2017: An assailant attempted to abduct Abdul Shakoor, a local official, in Aybak, Samangan, Afghanistan. Shakoor was injured in the attack but killed the assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2017: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of a gold shop owner detonated in Adhamiya neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. The owner was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2017: An explosive device detonated near Afghan Police officers in Shib Koh, Farah, Afghanistan. At least three officers, including Rahatullah Zahiri, a local police chief, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/30/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Tubji area, Baghdad, Iraq. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2017: Assailants armed with knives and machetes attacked Rakhine Buddhist civilians in Zula, Rakhine, Myanmar. At least five people were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Rohingya extremists.
08/30/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a police patrol near Jangla, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/30/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting a telecommunications mast in Daba, Mandera, Kenya. Assailants then clashed with nearby police reservists following the blast. There were no reported casualties, though the mast was destroyed in the attack. This was one of two related incidents in Daba on this date. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on a 40th Infantry Battalion (IB) patrol responding to reports that residents were being harassed in Tukanalipao, Mamasapano district, Maguindanao, Philippines. At least one assailant was killed and another assailant was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Police Action Center (PAC) in Tinurik, Tanauan, Batangas, Philippines. Two police officers were killed and a civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on Kwazi Mkhize in Camperdown, Mkhambathini, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Mkhize, an African National Congress (ANC) councilor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2017: Assailants set fire to a meeting hall in Daba, Mandera, Kenya. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related incidents in Daba on this date. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/30/2017: Assailants shot and killed an electricity generator owner in Malef area, Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2017: Assailants shot and killed Oscar Solania Asildo Jr., a Department of Education employee, on Paterno Street in the Poblacion neighborhood, Guihulngan City, Negros Oriental, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the involvement of the New People's Army (NPA).
08/30/2017: Security forces discovered and safely detonated a parcel bomb at a post office in Wentworth, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/30/2017: Two suicide bombers attacked the residence of Zahir Qadir, a deputy speaker of parliament, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the two assailants, two of Qadir's bodyguards were killed and a third bodyguard was injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/1998: A bomb packed with nails and hidden in a television set exploded near a popular marketplace in the Bab-el-Oued neighborhood, Algiers, Algeria, killing at least 17 people and injuring about 60. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/1999: A bomb exploded in an upscale shopping mall near Moscow's Red Square, injuring 29 people. The blast ripped through a games arcade in the Okhotny Ryad four-story underground complex located on Manezh Square. There was no reported claim of responsibility, but Islamic militants were suspected.
08/31/1999: Shortly before 1:00 pm local time, a bomb exploded in the first floor men's room of Lee Hall at Florida Agricultural and Mechanical (A & M) University in Tallahassee, Florida, U.S.A.. The explosion was very minor an caused little damage, but authorities suspected that the device malfunctioned and was potentially capable of causing significant damage. An unidentified caller phoned a news station with a racially charged tirade and claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/1999: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) took over the U.S.-owned Anchiclaya hydroelectric plant in Dagua, Colombia, taking 168 people hostage. On September 3, 1999 the FARC released 23 hostages and on September 4, 1999 they released an additional 58. The perpetrators eventually made a statement saying that they still held 87 people and would shut down the facility if the electricity rates were not reduced by 30%. The outcome of the incident was not known.
08/31/2001:  A bomb placed inside the car of Lieutenant Colonel Tayssir Khattab, an official with Palestinian Intelligence, detonated, killing Khattab and wounding his bodyguard.  The car was destroyed.  Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, Palestinian authorities claimed that the Israeli government was behind the assassination.  The Israeli government denied these claims.
08/31/2001: A bomb exploded near a restaurant at the Golani crossroads, northwest of the Sea of Galilee, Israel. The explosion caused no injuries and little damage. No further information was available.
08/31/2001: A teacher was shot dead by suspected Islamic militants in Budgam District, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No further information was available.
08/31/2001: An Israeli Druze man staying with a friend was kidnapped by members of Tanzim in Tulkarem, the West Bank. The kidnappers transferred him to the Palestinian security services.
08/31/2001: Islamic militants shot dead an alleged informer of the security forces, Mehraj-ud-Din, in Panzan, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/31/2001: On the Bucaramanga-Barrancabermeja highway, the National Liberation Army (ELN) set up a roadblock, burned two vehicles, and blew up a stretch of the pipeline in Santander Department, Colombia. An army unit arrived which drove off the perpetrators. No injuries were reported.
08/31/2001: Six Hindu villagers were kidnapped by suspected Islamic militants in Nowshera, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Four were shot and killed by Islamic militants and no further information was available on the other two.
08/31/2001: The body of a man was found stuffed with explosives in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. Some 800 grammes (nearly two pounds) of dynamite and a detonator had been stuffed into his body. The police defused the device.
08/31/2001: The home of a police officer was attacked with a fire-bomb in Bilbao, Spain. There was damage to the property and the officer's mother had to be taken to hospital after suffering a panic attack. No perpetrators were identified.
08/31/2002: A suspected Palestinian militant opened fire in the Israeli settlement of Har Bracha, a town in the north of the West Bank. The attacker seriously wounded two Israeli settlers before killing himself. The militant group, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PLFP), claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2002: An unknown person tried to use a two kilogram TNT bomb to carry out an attack in Halabjah, Iraq. The bomb, however, detonated before the perpetrator could place it, killing him. The target of the attack appeared to have been the headquarters of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) in the Sharazur region. No group claimed responsibility for the failed attack.
08/31/2002: Unknown gunmen killed three people, including two Americans, and injured at least ten others when they used automatic weapons to ambush a convoy heading towards the U.S.-owned Grasberg gold mine near Timika, Indonesia. Six out of the 10 injured were Americans. The mine's operator, PT Freeport Indonesia, an affiliate of the New Orleans-based Freeport-McMoRan Copper-and-Gold Inc., had often been criticized by human rights advocates for allegedly cooperating with Indonesian security forces in suppressing pro-independence activities. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2004: A bomb ripped through a candy shop in southwestern Pakistan, killing three people and wounding seven others. The bomb had been planted inside the shop in the main market of Qalat, a town located 94 miles south of the provincial capital, Quetta. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2004: A member of the Taliban threw two grenades at a vehicle carrying American members of a provincial reconstruction team in Mehterlam, Afghanistan. An unspecified number were injured in the attack, including two Americans. Taliban spokesman, Mofti Latifollah Hakimi, claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2004: A woman strapped with explosives blew herself up outside of the entrance to the Rizhshkaya subway station and the Krestovskiy shopping center, killing 10 people and wounding at least 50. The explosive device was equivalent to 2 kg of TNT. The Islambouli Brigade of Martyrs claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2004: Suspected insurgents hurled a hand grenade at policemen walking near a bus station in the India-controlled part of Kashmir, killing a school teacher and wounding three policemen and 16 civilians.
08/31/2005: A bomb exploded near the regional headquarters of the paramilitary rangers in Mastung, Pakistan, killing one person and injuring three others. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities suspected that Baluch tribesmen may have perpetrated the attack.
08/31/2005: Members of the Jaiech Al-Taifa al-Mansoura group fired mortars at the Kadhimiyah Shrine in Baghdad, Iraq where thousands of Shi i were gathering for celebrations. Three people were killed and 36 others were wounded in the attack.
08/31/2005: Members of the Taliban kidnapped David Addison, a British contractor, and his interpreter while he was traveling in a convoy along the Kandahar (Province) to Heart road in Afghanistan's Farah Province. Three policemen were killed in a gun battle with the perpetrators as well. Despite several official attempts to obtain Addison's release, he was found dead on September 3, 2005.
08/31/2005: Suspected Islamic militants bombed a karaoke bar along with the Genting and Plaza Hotels in Sungai Kolok, Thailand injuring 15 people. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/31/2005: Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) hid in a Santhiveli boutique and fired at a passing Eravur police vehicle in Sandiveli, Sri Lanka, around 10:00am as it returned from escorting the Batticaloa magistrate to Valaichchenai.  One policeman was wounded and damage was done to the police vehicle.
08/31/2005: Unidentified perpetrators detonated a bomb that injured a school teacher in Thailand’s Narathiwat Province. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2005: Unidentified perpetrators detonated a bomb while police were investigating a previous explosion in Thailand's Narathiwat Province injuring one officer. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2006: A suicide bomber targeting the convoy of Deputy Interior Minister on Security Affairs, Abdul Hadi Khaled, injured three policemen near the city of Qalat in Afghanistan’s Zabul Province. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2006: Fifty-two people were killed and more than 160 others injured in three bombings in eastern Baghdad; this incident occurred at a gas station and a restaurant on Palestine street in al-Baladeat, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2006: Fifty-two people were killed and more than 160 others injured in three bombings in eastern Baghdad; this incident occurred in Al-Ameen district in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2006: Thai southern Muslim militants detonated at least 23 bombs simultaneously at several commercial banks in southernmost province of Yala, Thailand Thursday morning, killing at least one person and injuring 23.
08/31/2007: A mine explosion in Tinzawaten, Mali killed ten people in injured several others. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2007: A mob of Sunni Muslims hacked a Shi i Muslim to death in Sokoto, Nigeria. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2007: A suicide bomber hit the gates of a NATO airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. One German soldier was injured and the perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
08/31/2007: Five suspected Taliban insurgents were killed and two policemen were wounded in clashes in Sharan, Afghanistan.
08/31/2007: Suspected rebels from the group, Justice and Equality Movement against Wad Banda, attacked a town in Kudurfan, Sudan. Forty six civilian and policemen were killed and eleven others were injured.
08/31/2007: Ten Afghani civilians were killed and five more were wounded in a rocket attack by the Taliban in Babor, Afghanistan.
08/31/2007: Three policemen were attacked and robbed in Nazran, Russia, they were injured but no one was killed. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2008: On Sunday night, at 0400, in Mardan, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants detonated two improvised explosive devices targeting the Hoti Bridge, destroying the bridge, damaging five shops and one residence but causing no casualties. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/31/2008: On Sunday, at 1810, a village headman was shot and killed by militants in Bannang Satar district, Yala province. Nobody claimed the responsibility.
08/31/2008: On Sunday, four United Self-Defense Forces Of Colombia (AUC) terrorists belonging to the Black Eagles squad attempted to kill Ana Patricia Cuellar España, a government worker, outside her house in the neighborhood of San Rafael, Pitalito, Huila department, Colombia. The attackers threw rocks and fired at her house, but no casualties were reported. Before the assault, Cuellar España received death threats via phone calls.
08/31/2008: On Sunday, near Balad Ruz, Diyala, Iraq, armed assailants fired upon a village and also destroyed dozens of residences by unknown means, causing no casualties. The assailants then forced 46 families to leave their homes. No group claimed responsibility.
08/31/2009: On Monday evening at about 1800, in Al Mahmudiyah, Babil, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in a market, killing two civilians, wounding 10 others, and damaging the market. No group claimed responsibility.
08/31/2009: On Monday evening at about 2000, in Al Khalis, Diyala, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a local market as a government motorcade was passing by, wounding a district commissioner, his son, his brother, and three bodyguards and damaging the market and at least one convoy vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
08/31/2009: On Monday, in Kekargarh village, Palamau, Jharkhand, India, assailants kidnapped a Circle Officer of Paki Block of the Palamau District and demanded a ransom of $42598. 09/01/2009, on Tuesday night, at about 2345, in Palamu, Jharkhand, India, the Jharkhand police rescued the victim. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) a subgroup of the Jharkhand Liberation Tiger (JLT) was responsible.
08/31/2010: On Tuesday afternoon around 1245, in Barangay Potosan, Baleno, Masbate, Philippines, two gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed a local government employee riding a bicycle to his office. The victim was identified as Rogerio Minggoy. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/31/2010: On Tuesday afternoon, in Bangkok, Bangkok province, Thailand, unidentified militants fired a grenade at the National Broadcasting Services of Thailand TV station using a shoulder-mounted M79 launcher. The grenade exploded after hitting a tree inside its compound. No casualties were reported, but three vehicles were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/31/2010: On Tuesday night, in Las Anod, Sool, Somalia, six unidentified men armed with automatic weapons fired upon and killed Colonel Abdi Esse Nur, regional commander of the custodian corps in Sool, and injured two body guards outside the Colonels home. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although seven suspects have been arrested in connection with the assassination.
08/31/2010: On Tuesday night, in the Loya Wala area of Kandahar City, in the Kandahar province of Afghanistan, unidentified armed men shot and killed a local tribal leader, Haji Mohammad Rafiq. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/31/2010: On Tuesday, in Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia, unidentified militants stabbed to death Abdullahi Omar Geddi, a Somali journalist that was working for a local station, Radio Daljir. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2010: On Tuesday, in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a remote controlled improvised explosive device hidden on a motorcycle killed Kandahar's Hajj and Endowment Directorate and his body guard, as well as injuring two Afghan civilians. The Muslim leader, Mohammad Hassan Taimuri, was responsible for managing Islamic religious institutions and arranging pilgrimages to the Islamic holy cities of Mecca and Medina. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage and no group claimed responsibility.
08/31/2010: On Tuesday, in Minsk, Belarus, an unidentified assailant threw two fire bombs at the Russian embassy, destroying one car while causing no casualties. Friends of Freedom claimed responsibility for the attack and six suspects have been arrested in connection with the attack.
08/31/2010: On Tuesday, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, 15 civilians were killed and 30 others were injured when two buses struck an improvised explosive device that was planted by unidentified militants on the road between Mogadishu and Ceelasha Biyaha. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2010: On Tuesday, in the Dogar area of Orakzai, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, suspected Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants attacked a tribal elder's home, identified as Inzar Gul. Gul's wife and two sons were killed and another son was abducted and taken to an unknown location. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility. The status of the hostage is unknown.
08/31/2010: On Tuesday, in the Musayi district of Kabul, Afghanistan, unidentified militants opened fire on a bus carrying employees of the Supreme Court, leaving three members dead and six wounded. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2010: On Tuesday, on the national highway in Kalat, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified assailants opened fire on the vehicle of district Balochistan National Party-Mengal leader, Nawabuddin Nechari. Nechari was killed along with a friend, Saffar Khan. A third person, Mullah Bakhsh, suffered injuries. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/31/2011: On Wednesday morning at 0950, in the Gulistan Road area of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, ten people were killed and 25 others were wounded in a suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device attack by unknown militants. The attack targeted Shiite Muslim civilians who were leaving a mosque after Eid al-Fitr celebrations. Fourteen cars were destroyed and nearby buildings were also partially damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2011: On Wednesday night, in Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen, suspected Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants opened fire targeting Yemeni soldiers. The attack prompted the soldiers to return fire on the militants. Three soldiers and 15 militants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
08/31/2011: On Wednesday, in Song along the Yola-Maiduguri trunk A road, in Yola, Adamawa, Nigeria, eight armed militants were on the way to attack Muslim faithful observing the prayers during the ld-el-Fitri celebration in Yola. The militants were intercepted by a military patrol of the 23 Armored Brigade before they could attack, while they were heading towards the main Eid praying ground. The militants were armed with AK-47 riffles. One of the militants was killed and seven militants were arrested. No group claimed the responsibility for the attempted attack.
08/31/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Nahr-e-Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near an army patrol in northern Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and three injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2012: A roadside bomb was discovered and defused on Kavkaz Federal Motorway in Gazi-Yurt village, Ingushetia republic, Russia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2012: An explosive device detonated as an assailant attempted to plant it under a vehicle in Sparta city, Peloponnese region, Greece. The assailant was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2012: An explosive device detonated as military first responders arrived to investigate an earlier attack on a railway in Saray district, Van province, Turkey. At least four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents, but sources attributed them to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/31/2012: An explosive device detonated at Super Department Store 4 on Chamroon Nara road in Muang district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties, but the blast caused damage worth $1,700,000 (USD). No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2012: An explosive device detonated at the attorney general's office in Popayan city, Cauca province, Colombia. At least two people, including a prosecutor, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/31/2012: An explosive device detonated in Ziarat town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2012: An explosive device detonated near a cargo train on a railway in Saray district, Van province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties, but the train was damaged in the blast. In a coordinated attack, a second explosive device detonated when first responders reached the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed them to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/31/2012: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused on Basaguda road, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Maoists.
08/31/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near Sheri mosque at the Matani bazaar in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least 12 people were killed and 20 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that the Taliban was behind the attack. The group denied any involvement in the incident.
08/31/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device next to a Joint Task Force (JTF) patrol and then opened fire in Ruwan Zafi area, Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. Two soldiers and a civilian were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
08/31/2012: Assailants opened fire on Sheikh Arif Abdul Razak outside of the al-Shorouq mosque in the Shaab neighborhood of Adhamiyah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Razak, a Shia Muslim cleric and the imam of the aforementioned mosque, was killed along with a fellow cleric in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2012: Assailants remotely detonated a roadside bomb and then opened fire on the provincial deputy governor's convoy in Jangal Bagh area, Baghlan-e-Markazi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The deputy governor, Hambullah Danishi, was unharmed, but three of his guards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at the Intelligence Bureau office in Panjgur town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties, but the building was damaged. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a Shia Muslim cleric in Mustinsaria district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The targeted cleric was injured and his driver killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2013: A bus struck a roadside bomb in the Qilla Jhala area of Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. The bus was carrying employees of the Chromite Extraction mining company. At least eight workers were killed and six others were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2013: A former presidential bodyguard attempted to attack the presidential palace in Ouagadougou, Kadiogo, Burkina Faso. The assailant, who was shot and killed, was thought to be targeting President Blaise Compaore. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2013: A roadside bomb blast targeted the vehicle of Ali Abtidon Halane in Shalanbot district, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Halane, the Director of the Somali Ministry of Internal Affairs and National Security, was unharmed; however, an unknown number of people were killed or wounded. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Al-Shabaab was behind the attack.
08/31/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Tarmiyah district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one Sahwa member was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/31/2013: A suicide bomber detonated at a checkpoint outside Kabul Bank in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Seven people, including police officers and civilians, were killed and at least 22 others were injured in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2013: A suicide bomber detonated at a police station in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least six civilians and three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2013: A suicide bomber detonated near a police patrol in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least 12 people, besides the assailant, were killed and at least 20 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/31/2013: An explosive device detonated at a farm in Dujail city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least two young women were killed and at least two other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/31/2013: An explosive device detonated near a market in Madain district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and another seven other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/31/2013: An explosive device detonated near the boundary wall of Raj Bhavan in Imphal city, Manipur state, India. Two individuals were injured in the explosion and window panes in nearby buildings were shattered. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2013: An explosive device detonated under the car of Colonel Alaa Al-Fitouri in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Fitouri, a special forces colonel, was killed and his wife was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2013: Assailants attacked a family in a restaurant in Huth district, Amran governorate, Yemen. Seven members of the family, including women and children, were killed. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, government officials indicated that the family was attacked because they were from Sa'dah.
08/31/2013: Assailants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) patrol in the Dokob area of Mand district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The soldiers retaliated, killing at least seven assailants and wounded 11 others. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack in a call to local media.
08/31/2013: Assailants attacked an oil pipeline in Jahm area, Marib governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2013: Assailants attacked an oil tanker convoy on the Kabul-Ghazni highway in Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) officers and a driver were killed, at least four security officials and eight civilians were injured, and 23 tankers were set ablaze. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/31/2013: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Razaullah near Serai Naurang town, Lakki Marwat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Razaullah was the uncle of Anwar Hayat Khan, a lawmaker and member of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam - Fazul (JUI-F). Razaullah was killed and his driver was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2013: Assailants attempted to set fire to a Commission for the Promotion of Virtue and Prevention of Vice office in Riyadh province, Saudi Arabia. No casualties were reported, and the building suffered only minor damage. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/31/2013: Assailants fired rocket propelled grenades at the Cosco Asia cargo ship as it passed through the Suez Canal in El-Qantara city, Ismailia governorate, Egypt. There were no casualties in the attack; however the vessel suffered minor fire damage. The Al-Furqan Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident in a letter posted to an online blog.
08/31/2013: Assailants kidnapped a police officer in Saravena city, Arauca department, Colombia. Officer Diego Felipe Gutierrez was killed and discovered by September 9th, 2013. Gutierrez was killed and his body was discovered on September 9, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on a Sunni mosque in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Egyptian National Police (ENP) checkpoint in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. One police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on Maemud Tayeh in Yaha district, Yala province, Thailand. Tayeh, the chief of Tolohwae village, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on soldiers guarding roads near Tingginambut village, West Papua province, Indonesia. One soldier was killed and an unknown number of people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka) was involved.
08/31/2013: Assailants set fire to construction equipment belonging to Silangan Mindanao Mining Company in Mainit town, Surigao del Norte province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties, although a transmitter, generator and other equipment were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/31/2013: Assailants shot a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The soldier, Staff Sergeant Joshua Bowden, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at and opened fire on police officers inside a residence in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At last one police officer was killed and three were injured. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/31/2013: Assailants threw two grenades at Sardar Akhtar Mengal's private residence in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Mengal, the Balochistan National Party-Mengal (BNP-Mengal) president, was not injured in the blasts; however, his house was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2013: Gunmen attacked Colonel Hassan Al-Mansouri in Labous, Lajh governorate, Yemen. Al-Mansouri, a senior intelligence officer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials speculated that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved.
08/31/2013: Gunmen opened fire on the convoy Mohammed Salim Basindawa in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Basindawa, the Yemeni Prime Minister, was unharmed; however, several vehicles were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2013: Gunmen opened fire on the home of Danilo de Guzman in Malimba village, Nueva Ecija province, Philippines. Guzman, a city councilman, and two other people were injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants stormed the Godka Jilicow Prison, a National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) building, in Bondhere neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. In addition to seven assailants, three people were killed and 15 others were injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) complex was attacked because they believed it was being used to detain innocent members of the Muslim community.
08/31/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military base in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks in Ramadi city on August 31, 2014. In addition to two suicide bombers, ten people were killed and 18 others were wounded across blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military checkpoint in Azzan village, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. In addition to three assailants, three soldiers were killed and two others were injured in the blast. This was one of three coordinated attacks on military targets in Shabwah governorate on August 31, 2014. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military checkpoint in Gol al-Rayda district, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. In addition to the suicide bomber, three soldiers were killed and 10 others were injured in the blast. This was one of three coordinated attacks on military targets in Shabwah governorate on August 31, 2014. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military checkpoint in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks in Ramadi city on August 31, 2014. In addition to two suicide bombers, ten people were killed and 18 others were wounded across blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: An explosive device detonated at a bus stop near Ariel city, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. There were no reported casualties in the attack; however, the bus stop was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: An explosive device detonated in Al-Khansa village, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: An explosive device detonated in Jisr Diyala area, Karada 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.
08/31/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Amil area, Rasheed neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Al Falahat area, Tarmiyah district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Five soldiers were injured in the blast. The Military Council of the Tribal Revolutionaries (MCTR) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: An explosive device detonated near a Peshmerga patrol in Jalula area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one Peshmerga officer was killed and two Peshmerga members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: An explosive device, disguised as a toy, detonated in Kechi Beg area, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Four people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: Assailants abducted a Triveni Construction supervisor in Hatikhali area, Dima Hasao district, Assam state, India. The hostage was released unharmed on September 15, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: Assailants ambushed military personnel in Ilovaisk town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. At least 87 soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
08/31/2014: Assailants attacked a storage facility of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reported casualties; however, a number of goods were stolen in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown number of joint African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali National Army (SNA) bases in Qoryoley district, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/31/2014: Assailants attacked Khazraj area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four assailants were killed and two 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).
08/31/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Kotera town, Borno state, Nigeria. At least five people were killed and an unknown number of buildings were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/31/2014: Assailants attacked the district headquarters building in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and eight others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Shibirghan district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/31/2014: Assailants executed three civilians in Muhassan town, Deir ez-Zor governorate, Syria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/31/2014: Assailants executed two civilians in Jadeed Akidat area, Deir ez-Zor governorate, Syria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/31/2014: Assailants executed two civilians in Mayadin city, Deir ez-Zor governorate, Syria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/31/2014: Assailants launched an artillery shell at a border patrol vessel near Mariupol city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. Seven border guards were injured in the attack. The Donetsk People's Republic claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: Assailants launched rocket propelled grenades at a police post in Mandera city, Mandera province, Kenya. There were no reported casualties; however, the post was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on a district school supervisor in Pikit municipality, North Cotabato province, Philippines. The school supervisor and her husband were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military post in Azzan village, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. Two soldiers were killed and five others were injured in the attack. This was one of three coordinated attacks on military targets in Shabwah governorate on August 31, 2014. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) cargo plane in Sheikh Muhammadi area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the plane was damaged in the attack. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abdulromae Dimule in Raman district, Yala province, Thailand. Dimule, an assistant village chief, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on Doctor Qambar Baloch in Pedarak area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Dr. Qambar was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a police vehicle in North Nazimabad area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: Assailants threw a pipe bomb at an Israeli settler vehicle near Kedumim town, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three similar attacks on the vehicles of Israeli settlers in this area on August 31, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: Assailants threw a pipe bomb at an Israeli settler vehicle near Nablus city, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three similar attacks on the vehicles of Israeli settlers in this area on August 31, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: Assailants threw incendiary devices at Israeli settler vehicles between Jit and Qalqiliya cities, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three similar attacks on the vehicles of Israeli settlers in this area on August 31, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: Assailants threw incendiary devices at police personnel in Exarchia neighborhood, Athens city, Attica province, Greece. Two police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: Three explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Topkhana area, Gonda city, Uttar Pradesh state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2014: Two explosive devices detonated in Coily Hill Road area, Killyleagh village, Down district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2015: A grenade detonated near the residence of the Government of Melitopol head in Melitopol city, Zaporizhzhya oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2015: A rocket struck a civilian house in Adraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2015: An explosive device detonated at a transmission tower in Tacuati district, San Pedro Paraguay. There were no reported casualties; however the incident led to power outages in several states. The Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2015: An explosive device detonated in Kashimpur village, Jessore district, Khulna division, Bangladesh. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2015: An explosive device detonated near a cafe in Hay al-Amil, Rasheed neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Turkish National Police (EGM) vehicle along the Idil-Cizre Highway outside of Idil, Sirnak province, Turkey. At least five officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/31/2015: An explosive device detonated near Habib University in Gulistan-e-Johar neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2015: An explosive device detonated near iron factories in Al Siba area, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Al Nuayriyah area, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Al Saydiyah area, Rasheed district, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Abdul Qadar Khan near Kosar Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Khan, a tribal elder and Aman Lashkars member, was killed and at least three other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Al Sayifiyah area, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Al Yusufiyah area, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and four officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police van in Kambor Khwar area, near Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and five people were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near an Indian Railways bridge in Nhankechak, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of State Hydrocarbons Authority (ENI) offices in el-Zahra neighborhood, Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2015: Assailants abducted Pila Das from a vehicle near Polampalli, Polampalli state, India. Das, an Indian Police Service (IPS) assistant constable, was killed and his body was discovered on September 5, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
08/31/2015: Assailants abducted Tasneem Younis Al-Zway and Azad Younis in Marj city, Marj district, Libya. The whereabouts of the hostages, who are both daughters of Libyan Air Force Brigadier General Abdulrahim Younis Al-Zway, is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2015: Assailants attacked a military base in Shahr-e Naw area, Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least two security force members were killed and 20 members were kidnapped during the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2015: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpost in Gandaher village, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Five NUM members and three assailants were killed and three NUM members and three assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2015: Assailants attacked and detained residents in Fatawe village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 24 people were killed in the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/31/2015: Assailants attacked and killed Imam Mohamed Salah Ben Ferjaoui in Kasserine region, Tunisia. Okba Ibn Nafaa Brigade claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2015: Assailants fired a chemical-laden rocket at peshmerga forces north of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One peshmerga member was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Central Security Forces (CSF) vehicle in Beni Suef city, Beni Suef governorate, Egypt. At least three officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Republican Guard convoy with rockets and firearms in Rugari, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least six soldiers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).
08/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Musaga neighborhood, Bujumbura city, Bujumbura Mairie province, Burundi. At least two people were killed and three others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on Ernest Misigaro in Kanyosha district, Bujumbura Mairie province, Burundi. Misigaro, a local National Council for the Defense of Democracy—Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on Hazrat Wali Hotak in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Hotak, Afghan Ministry of Information and Culture director, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on Qari Abidur Rehman near Dargai, Malakand district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Rehman, the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) Wartair Union Council head, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on Romli Taya in Thung Yang Daeng, Pattani, Thailand. Taya, a village chief, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on Yunus Koca at a pharmacy in Sur district, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. Koca, a former Justice and Development Party (AKP) youth branch head, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/31/2015: Assailants set fire to a Malahutayong Pakigbisog Alang sa Sumusunod (MAPASU) cooperative and abducted Emerito Samarca in Lianga district, Surigao del Sur province, Philippines. Samarca, an Alternative Learning Center for Agricultural and Livelihood Development executive director, had his throat slit the following morning. This was one of two related attacks in the area overnight. The Magahat Militia claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Emerito Samarca was targeted for educating students with a specific ideology.
08/31/2015: Assailants set fire to the residence of a Manipur Legislative Assembly member in Churachandpur town, Manipur state, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 10 incidents targeting government officials in Churachandpur on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/31/2015: Assailants set fire to the residence of Phungzathang Tonsing in Churachandpur town, Manipur state, India. Tonsing, the Manipur Health Minister, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 10 incidents targeting government officials in Churachandpur on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/31/2015: Assailants set fire to the residence of Thangso Baite in Churachandpur town, Manipur state, India. Baite, a Parliament of India member, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 10 incidents targeting government officials in Churachandpur on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/31/2015: Assailants set fire to the vehicle of the Indian Police Service (IPS) superintendent in Churachandpur town, Manipur state, India. Tonsing, the Manipur Health Minister, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 10 incidents targeting government officials in Churachandpur on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/31/2015: Assailants set fire to the vehicle of the Manipur District Commissioner in Churachandpur town, Manipur state, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 10 incidents targeting government officials in Churachandpur on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/31/2015: Assailants shot and killed a National Council for the Defense of Democracy—Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) youth league leader in Kabezi town, Bujumbura Mairie province, Burundi. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2015: Assailants sprayed poison gas into girls school in Shahrak-e-Jibrahil locality, Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least 116 people were reported to have been poisoned in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Taliban.
08/31/2015: Assailants threw incendiary devices and a grenade during a protest outside of the parliamentary building in Kiev city, Kiev oblast, Ukraine. At least three National Guard of Ukraine (NGU) soldiers were killed and 140 other people, including journalists, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to a Ukrainian nationalist group.
08/31/2015: Several explosive devices were discovered and defused in Halgan village, Hiiraan region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/31/2016: A suicide bomber targeting Shia pilgrims was identified and arrested by security forces in Kadhimiya neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. The explosives-laden vehicle that the bomber was driving was also defused. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2016: An assailant opened fire on Abey Adan Walow in Hawl Wadag neighborhood, Beledweyne, Hiiraan, Somalia. The assailant also threw a grenade at security forces responding to the attack. Walow, a prominent elder and peace activist, was killed and unknown number of other people were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/31/2016: An explosive device detonated at a civilian residence in Manbij, Aleppo, Syria. The homeowner was injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2016: An explosive device detonated in Biya neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2016: An explosive device detonated in Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2016: An explosive device detonated near a civilian residence in Sadr City neighborhood, Nasiriyah, Dhi Qar, Iraq. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2016: An explosive device detonated near a passenger bus in Zahle, Beqaa, Lebanon. At least two people were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) convoy along Hakkari-Cukurca Road in Gecimli, Hakkari, Turkey. At least one person was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/31/2016: An explosive device detonated near an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy of Ethiopian soldiers between Rab Dhuure and Bur-Dhuhulle in Bakool, Somalia. Following the blast, assailants then opened fire on the convoy. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
08/31/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Kifah neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2016: An explosive device detonated outside the residence of Shakir al-Zamili in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Zamili, the Baghdad Investment Commission (BIC) chair, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2016: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Zafraniya neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, an Iraqi Traffic Police captain, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused at Taimur Market in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused on the side of a road near Maraiguda, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/31/2016: An explosives-laden donkey detonated in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two people, including an Afghan Police officer, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2016: Assailants abducted Nelson Alejandro Alarcon in Fortul, Arauca, Colombia. Alarcon was released as of October 10th, 2016. The National Liberation Army (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2016: Assailants abducted nine people and executed them with a chainsaw in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. 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 belonging to an anti-ISIL group.
08/31/2016: Assailants armed with firearms attacked Suran village in Hama governorate, Syria. This was one of three related incidents in Hama on the same day. At least 50 assailants were killed and 70 others were injured across all three assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Jund al-Aqsa, Al-Sham Legion, and the Free Syrian Army.
08/31/2016: Assailants armed with firearms attacked Taybet al-Imam village in Hama governorate, Syria. This was one of three related incidents in Hama on the same day. At least 50 assailants were killed and 70 others were injured across all three assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Jund al-Aqsa and the Free Syrian Army.
08/31/2016: Assailants attacked a military convoy 10 kilometers from Boni, Mopti, Mali. Three soldiers were killed, two soldiers were injured, and seven soldiers were reported as missing following the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim extremists.
08/31/2016: Assailants attacked and killed an Afghan Police officer in Chora district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2016: Assailants attacked the residence of Nazir Ahmad Lawyay in Chawalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Lawyay, a Rajya Sabha member and People's Democratic Party (PDP) leader, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2016: Assailants fired two mortars at a residential area in Nasr al-Salam neighborhood, Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six others were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2016: Assailants in Yemen fired projectiles at Royal Saudi Arabian Armed Forces soldiers in Al-Harth, Jazan, Saudi Arabia. At least one soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
08/31/2016: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Police patrol in Kandahar city, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/31/2016: Assailants opened fire on an assistant judge in Adil neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. The judge was killed and his son was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2016: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Tawilah, North Darfur, Sudan. At least one person was killed in the assault. Additionally, at least one person was abducted and his whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2016: Assailants opened fire on Ercan Gultekin in Kiziltepe district, Mardin, Turkey. Gultekin, a Mardin Police Department warden, was killed and his friend was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/31/2016: Assailants opened fire on the Egyptian Armed Forces Artil checkpoint in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2016: Assailants set fire to 11 trucks in Bitlis province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/31/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at the National Irrigation Administration office along Rosales Street, Cotabato City, Maguindanao, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2016: Seven explosive devices were discovered and defused along a road in North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2016: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused under a bridge over Swat River in Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2017: A female suicide bomber detonated targeting military personnel in Al-Ayadieh, Nineveh, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, three soldiers were killed and seven soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2017: A suicide bomber armed with an explosives-laden belt and a firearm attacked the Directorate General for National Security in Tiaret, Algeria. In addition to the assailant, two police officers were killed and a third was injured in the attack. The Algeria Province of the Islamic State and Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) issued competing claims of responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at an Libyan National Army (LNA) checkpoint in Nawfaliyah, Sirte, Libya. In addition to the assailant, at least three soldiers were killed and two soldiers were injured in the blast. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2017: A truck transporting explosives-laden vehicles was intercepted and defused near the Benina International Airport in Benghazi, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2017: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Latifiyah, Babil, Iraq. The driver of the vehicle was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2017: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle near Nyangoro, Lamu, Kenya. At least one civilian was killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Nyangoro on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Al-Shabaab.
08/31/2017: An explosive device detonated at a Pakistan Telecommunication Company Limited (PTCL) tower in Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2017: An explosive device detonated in Lowi Shamlan, Khyber district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least two children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistan Armed Forces convoy in Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Zafraniya, Baghdad, Iraq. One civilian was killed and four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Tarmiyah, Saladin, Iraq. Three soldiers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a prison bus in Buca, Izmir, Turkey. At least seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting an armored military vehicle in Pervari, Siirt, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/31/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting marines in Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia. One marine was killed and three marines were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/31/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused along the Pertek-Kozak highway in Tunceli, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2017: Assailants abducted a civilian from a border checkpoint near Stanytsia Luhanska, Luhansk, Ukraine. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2017: Assailants abducted a civilian in Nierteti, Central Darfur, Sudan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2017: Assailants abducted Sunny Ram, a civilian, in Kajra, Bihar, India. Ram was shot and killed shortly after the kidnapping. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victim of being a police informant.
08/31/2017: Assailants attacked Mehmet Paksoy outside his residence in Uludere, Sirnak, Turkey. Paksoy, a village guard, was killed in the incident. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that Paksoy was targeted for his actions against members of the Kurdish community.
08/31/2017: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Imam Sahib, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The device detonated prematurely, killing four assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/31/2017: Assailants opened fire at a market in Mershing, South Darfur, Sudan. One civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2017: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle near Nyangoro, Lamu, Kenya. One civilian was killed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Nyangoro on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Al-Shabaab.
08/31/2017: Assailants opened fire on a gendarmerie station in Djibasso, Boucle du Mouhoun, Burkina Faso. At least one customs official was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/31/2017: Assailants shot and injured Sub-Inspector (SI) Gowhar Ahmad near his residence in Barbugh, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a volunteer fighters checkpoint in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. Three volunteer fighters were killed and four were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2017: Assailants threw an incendiary device at the office of Alexei Uchitel, a film director, in Saint Petersburg, Russia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked Peshmerga forces in Khuitla, Nineveh, Iraq. Security forces repelled the attack, 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).
08/31/2017: At least one explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Marawi, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. Three soldiers were killed and 52 others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Maute Group and the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
08/31/2017: Security forces identified and destroyed two explosives-laden vehicles along the Iraqi-Syrian border in Qaim, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/31/2017: Security forces identified and killed two suicide bombers attempting to attack Peshmerga forces in Al-Ayadieh, Nineveh, Iraq. A female suicide bomber was also arrested during the attempted attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
09/00/1999: Ayub Sheikh Yerow, a senior UNICEF official was killed by gunmen on the road between Jowhar and Afgoi. No one claimed responsibility for this incident.
09/00/1999: Two doctors working on aid projects in southern Somalia were killed. One was a representative for the World Health Organization and the other was a member of a Dutch aid group. No one claimed responsibility.
09/00/2005: Members of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed responsibility for ignited smoke grenades in the lobby of the residence of Guerdon Stuckey, the  Animal Services General Manager in Los Angeles, California in the United States.  There were no injuries, and the extent of property damage is unknown, if any.  The Animal Defense League and other groups had been appealing for months to the mayor to oust Stuckey from office and go ahead with a no-kill policy at city animal shelters, but they were not seeing desired results.
09/00/2013: Sometime between September 8, 2013 and September 14, 2013, assailants abducted at least eight young boys from Chuku village, Jharkhand state, India. This was one of two such kidnapping events that occurred in villages in Latehar district during this time period. Sources indicate that the children were then taught to assemble and plant explosive devices. One of the hostages was killed during such a training session, when he was attempting to plant a bomb. The whereabouts of the remaining victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
09/00/2013: Sometime between September 8, 2013 and September 14, 2013, assailants abducted at least nine young boys from Bandua village, Jharkhand state, India. This was one of two such kidnapping events that occurred in villages in Latehar district during this time period. Sources indicate that the children were then taught to assemble and plant explosive devices. One of the hostages was killed during such a training session, when he was attempting to plant a bomb. Four of the victims managed escaped from their captors on September 17, 2013. The whereabouts of the remaining victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
09/00/2014: Sometime between September 1, 2014 and September 30, 2014, assailants threw grenades at electricity transmission lines in Hub, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties. Muhim Khan, a Lashkar-e-Balochistan member, claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/00/2015: Between August 18 and September 17, assailants set fire to a Range Forest Office (RFO) in Dechilpeta area, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra state, India. There was an unstated amount of damage in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
09/00/2015: Between August 18 and September 17, assailants set fire to a Range Forest Office (RFO) in Gadda area, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra state, India. There was an unstated amount of damage in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
09/00/2015: Between August 18 and September 17, assailants set fire to a Range Forest Office (RFO) in Malewada area, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra state, India. There was an unstated amount of damage in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
09/00/2015: Between September 1 and September 15, 2015, assailants attacked and killed a civilian near Salubunga village, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT) and stated that the attack was carried out in revenge for an encounter between police and the group in August.
09/00/2015: Between September 1 and September 31, 2015, an explosive device detonated at the residence of Haji Tarkistan, a political clerk, in Hayatabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Tarkistan was unharmed and there were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/00/2015: Between September 1st and September 13th, assailants beheaded Nyoman Astika, a farmer, in Balinggi village, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT) and stated that the attack was carried out in revenge for an encounter between police and the group in August.
09/00/2015: Between September 6 and September 12, assailants abducted Somlu Taati in Todka village, Maharashtra state, India. Taati, a former sarpanch, was found dead on September 15, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
09/00/2015: Sometime between September 1, 2015 and September 30, 2015, assailants threw grenades at electricity transmission lines in Hub, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maheem Khan, a Lashkar-e-Balochistan member.
09/00/2015: Sometime between September 6 and September 12, 2015, assailants attacked Syed Irfan Zaidi in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Zaidi, a local shopkeeper, was not harmed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
09/00/2016: Sometime between September 1 and September 22, 2016, assailants raided a refugee camp in Laso, Central Equatoria, South Sudan. At least one person was killed and one person was sexually assaulted in the attack. Two people were also abducted, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/00/2016: Sometime between September 1 and September 7, 2016, assailants opened fire on a Doctors Without Borders driver in Yambio, Western Equatoria, South Sudan. The driver and his wife were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/00/2016: Sometime between September 1, 2016 and September 30, 2016, a roadside bomb detonated targeting Chinese engineers in Hub, Balochistan, Pakistan. Two engineers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/00/2016: Sometime between September 1, 2016 and September 30, 2016, assailants attacked De Gaulle town in Ouham-Pende, Central African Republic. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Return, Reclamation, Rehabilitation (3R).
09/00/2016: Sometime between September 11 and September 17, 2016, assailants fired a mortar targeting a civilian house in Benghazi, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/00/2016: Sometime between September 18, 2016 and September 24, 2016, assailants detonated an explosive device at a civilian house in Dawr, Saladin, 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).
09/00/2016: Sometime between September 18, 2016 and September 24, 2016, security forces intercepted two suicide bombers wearing explosive belts in Dawr, Saladin, Iraq. It is unknown if the attack resulted in any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
09/00/2016: Sometime between September 4 and September 10, 2016, assailants attacked Jacobo Filipe Matabeia at his home in Nhachato, Manica, Mozambique. Matabeia, a Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) party member, was killed in the assault. This was one of two related attacks targeting FRELIMO members on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR), which denied involvement.
09/00/2016: Sometime between September 4 and September 10, 2016, assailants attacked Tomas Nglishe Sigauque at his home in Nhachato, Manica, Mozambique. Sigauque, a Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) party member, was killed in the assault. This was one of two related attacks targeting FRELIMO members on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR), which denied involvement.
09/00/2017: Sometime between September 2, 2017 and September 4, 2017, assailants raided Aukpyuma, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties, though at least 50 houses were set on fire in the assault. This was one of six related attacks targeting villages in Maungdaw district within this period. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).
09/00/2017: Sometime between September 2, 2017 and September 4, 2017, assailants raided Dingar, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties. This was one of six related attacks targeting villages in Maungdaw district within this period and one of three incidents across which at least 90 houses were set on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).
09/00/2017: Sometime between September 2, 2017 and September 4, 2017, assailants raided Hontarya, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties. This was one of six related attacks targeting villages in Maungdaw district within this period and one of three incidents across which at least 90 houses were set on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).
09/00/2017: Sometime between September 2, 2017 and September 4, 2017, assailants raided Ountaw, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties, though at least 120 houses were set on fire in the assault. This was one of six related attacks targeting villages in Maungdaw district within this period. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).
09/00/2017: Sometime between September 2, 2017 and September 4, 2017, assailants raided Sawkeenama, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties. This was one of six related attacks targeting villages in Maungdaw district within this period and one of three incidents across which at least 90 houses were set on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).
09/00/2017: Sometime between September 2, 2017 and September 4, 2017, assailants raided Thinbawgwe, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties, though at least 400 houses were set on fire in the assault. This was one of six related attacks targeting villages in Maungdaw district within this period. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).
09/00/2017: Sometime between September 20, 2017 and September 23, 2017, security forces discovered and destroyed 24 explosives-laden vehicles and 56 explosive devices in Saladin, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
09/00/2017: Sometime between September 24, 2017 and September 30, 2017, armed assailants held civilians hostage in a public square and preached to them in Sakai, Kona, Mopti, Mali. The civilians were released on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim extremists.