02/18/2014: Mortars struck a police station in Sulayman Beg town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least five police officers were killed and at least two others were injured as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2014: Security forces found and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Diyala governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a joint checkpoint in Samarra district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least six people were killed and 19 people were injured in the blast; the victims included soldiers and volunteer fighters. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: A suicide bomber detonated at the Qasr-e-Sakina Imambargah in Shakrial neighborhood, Punjab province, Pakistan. In addition to the assailant, two people were killed and two others were injured. Jundallah claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for recent military operations.
02/18/2015: A suicide bomber detonated in front of a bus stand and teaching hospital on the Kandahar University campus in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, one civilian was killed and three were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: A suicide bomber detonated targeting volunteer fighters in Watban area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of two similar suicide attacks in the same location in a short period of time. In addition to the two assailants, six volunteers were killed and 16 volunteers were injured across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/18/2015: An assailant detonated an unknown number of explosive devices on Dhanmondi Road in Chittagong city, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. The assailant was wounded when police shot at him as he fled the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: An assailant set fire to the Hollywood Nights adult entertainment store in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. There were no casualties reported in the incident, but the building was damaged in the blaze. Police arrested Mitchell Hapner in connection with the fire. Hapner confessed to the arson and claimed that he was trying to "eradicate pornography." Hapner was later found not guilty by reason of insanity for the attack.
02/18/2015: An explosive device detonated at a market in the Masjid Road area near Imphal city, Manipur state, India. Five people, including two migrant workers and three police officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: An explosive device detonated in 6th of October city, Giza governorate, Egypt. A street cleaner was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: An explosive device detonated in Ur area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and 10 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: An explosive device detonated inside the house of district police chief Mohammadullah Ahmadi in Mirwais Mena area near Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Ahmadi and seven others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Qarabagh district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed and one was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: An explosive device detonated near the residence of district police chief Shah Faisal in Jani Khail district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Faisal and one of his bodyguards were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers who were providing security for teachers in Village number 6, near Paka Harang, Pattani province, Thailand. One police officer was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused along the Tank-Tatoor Road in Tank district, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: Assailants abducted Bijida Yakubu, the Vice Chair of Hong Local Government area, in Gaya village, Adamawa state, Nigeria. Seven assailants and three people accompanying Yakubu were killed in the ensuing clash. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/18/2015: Assailants abducted Suhaib Hayat Simmun in Mithi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Simmun, the head of the Sahara Foundation, was found dead on July 29, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: Assailants ambushed Ukrainian soldiers evacuating residents in Debaltseve city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. At least 13 soldiers were killed, 157 were wounded, and 90 were abducted during the withdrawal; the outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Donetsk People's Republic claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Albu Hayah village, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Tribal fighters repelled the assault, killing three assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/18/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Tamsu-Shehuri neighborhoods, Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 13 civilians 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.
02/18/2015: Assailants detonated explosive devices and opened fire on a police patrol vehicle in Las Chircas area, near Ocana city, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Two police officers were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) and the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
02/18/2015: Assailants detonated explosives at a gas pipeline in Zain Loti area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties, but the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at a Ukrainian military post near Mius town, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: Assailants kidnapped 32 people, including Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers and pro-government militia members, in Rityan town, Aleppo governorate, Syria. At least six of the hostages were killed attempting to escape while the whereabouts of the remaining victims is unknown. The Ansar al-Din Front claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Azotey town, Concepcion department, Paraguay. There were no reports of casualties in the gunfire. This was one of two attacks on police stations in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the incident to the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP).
02/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Kurusu de Hierro town, Concepcion department, Paraguay. There were no reports of casualties in the gunfire. This was one of two attacks on police stations in the area on the same day. The Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) claimed responsibility for the incident through a pamphlet left at the scene.
02/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Suez city, Suez governorate, Egypt. One police officer was killed and another was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a senior police official near Bar Ubah area, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The official, identified as Bashir, was killed in the attack along with at least one bodyguard. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on an army convoy in Wadi Dawan area, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. At least four army personnel were killed and three were injured in the attack. Assailant casualties were reported, but the exact number is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Tribesmen.
02/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on Mohammed Karim in North Nazimabad neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Karim, a member of the Ismaili community, and his driver were killed in the attack. Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ-Pakistan) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was part of a series of planned attacks against members of the Shia and Ismaili communities in Karachi city.
02/18/2015: Assailants shot and killed a Sunni cleric and a displaced civilian in Tuz Khormato town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: Assailants shot and killed Colonel Mohamed al-Azhrany in Aden city, Adan governorate Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources suspected Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) and the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen).
02/18/2015: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire on the home of Benjonglib Aier in Dimapur, Nagaland, India. Aier, a member of the Legislative Assembly and a former minister, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2015: Twenty assailants opened fire on a Tunisian National Guard patrol in Boulaaba, Kasserine region, Tunisia. Four officers were killed in the attack. The Okba Ibn Nafaa Brigade claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2016: A roadside bomb detonated along Cotabato-Davao highway in Aleosan district, North Cotabato province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
02/18/2016: A roadside bomb targeting a special operations police unit providing security for teachers detonated on Saiburi road in village no. 4, Karubi, Pattani province, Thailand. At least five people were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/18/2016: An assailant armed with a hatchet attacked Zhang Yue, an 18-year-old Chinese exchange student, in Nashville, Indiana, United States. Yue was injured in the assault. Authorities arrested Dana Ericson, who confessed to the attack, self-identified as a white supremacist, and indicated that his goal was ethnic cleansing. In court Ericson stated that he was "trying to start a revolution."
02/18/2016: An explosive device attached to the car of Maalin Mohamed Ibrahim was discovered and defused in Kismayo city, Lower Juba province, Somalia. Ibrahim, the education minister of Jubbaland state, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
02/18/2016: An explosive device detonated at a Northern Luzon UPC Asia Corporation transmission tower in Tadao village, Ilocos Norte province, Philippines. This was one of two related bombings targeting transmission towers in Tadao on this date. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/18/2016: An explosive device detonated at an oil pipeline in Mari, Dibis district, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2016: An explosive device detonated in Sayyafiyah area, Rasheed, Babil, Iraq. At least five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Sid Abdallah, Babil, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident
02/18/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in As Suwaib area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Shuala area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military convoy on Diyarbakir-Lice highway in Lice district, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. Six soldiers were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
02/18/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in al-Sayed Abdullah, Mahmudiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Arab Ebjur, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and five officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Abdul Shakoor in Adraskin district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Shakoor, the Adraskin district police chief, was killed and four officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2016: An explosive device detonated while security personal were attempting to defuse the device in Drau village, Aswan governorate, Egypt. At least four security officials were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2016: An explosive device intended to target security forces detonated as a civilian motorcycle was passing in Padshah area, Waza Khwa district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Six civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/18/2016: Assailants abducted Abdullah Al-Munifi, a journalist for Al-Sahwa news website, from an unknown location in Yemen. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown, though sources suspected that Al-Munifi was imprisoned in Sanaa. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists.
02/18/2016: Assailants abducted Hussein Saeed Al-Easi, a journalist for Nathat Watan newspaper, from an unknown location in Yemen. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown, though sources suspected that Al-Easi was imprisoned in Sanaa. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists.
02/18/2016: Assailants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and snipers attacked a Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) detachment in Pagangan village, Aleosan district, North Cotabato province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
02/18/2016: Assailants attacked a veterinary center in Michni, Mohmand district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/18/2016: Assailants attacked Fida oil field in Sidra, Sirte district, Libya. No casualties were reported, but one production tank was set on fire and another was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
02/18/2016: Assailants attacked military positions Golweyn, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Casualty figures resulting from the attack are unknown. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2016: Assailants attacked the Ajil Oilfield near the Himrin Mountains, Saladin, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing eight assailants and injuring six assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/18/2016: Assailants attacked the Federal Police headquarters in Hit district, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least two police personnel and an unknown number of assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2016: Assailants executed 17 people in Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/18/2016: Assailants executed three former Independent High Electoral Commission employees in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/18/2016: Assailants opened fire on a bazaar in Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2016: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint west of Shibam, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
02/18/2016: Assailants opened fire on police officers at Panapulan Bridge in Caningay village, Negros Occidental province, Philippines. At least two police officers were killed and five others were injured in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2016: Assailants set fire to three mobile spray tankers at a banana plantation in Lamian, South Cotabato province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in opposition to the Sumifru Corporation's use of pesticides.
02/18/2016: Assailants stabbed a soldier and a civilian at a supermarket in Shaar Binyamin, West Bank. Two people, an assailant and the soldier, a dual Israeli-United States citizen, were killed and two others, an assailant and the civilian, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Palestinian extremists.
02/18/2016: Assailants threw an explosive device at a university bus in Rahattarpul neighborhood, Chittagong city, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2016: Four suicide bombers attacked security forces with explosives-laden vehicles near Al-Maftul crossing, Saqlawiyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing all four assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/18/2016: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber attempting to attack civilians in Mihtarlam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2016: Security forces identified and killed six suicide bombers in Hadithah district, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/18/2016: Security forces opened fire on assailants attempting to plant explosive devices in Gulistan, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/18/2016: Two assailants attacked Jalal Uddin with a hammer in Rochdale, England, United Kingdom. Uddin, an imam, was killed in the attack. Mohammed Syeedy and Mohammed Abdul Kadir claimed responsibility for the incident and while the specific motive is unknown sources noted that authorities discovered Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) propaganda on Syeedy's mobile phone.
02/18/2017: A roadside bomb detonated near a market in Taji, Al-Faris, Saladin, Iraq. Four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2017: A roadside bomb detonated near shops in Bakriyah, Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. A civilian was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2017: An explosive device carried by a drone detonated at a market in the Intisar neighborhood of Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At lest three people were killed and 10 people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2017: An explosive device detonated at a police officer's residence in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
02/18/2017: An explosive device detonated in Madain, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Nahrawan, Balad Ruz, Diyala, Iraq. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2017: An explosive device intended to target security forces detonated prematurely in Badar Ghandai, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
02/18/2017: An explosive was discovered and defused in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/18/2017: Assailants attacked a military post in Soni, Herat, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/18/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Khalkham, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least five police officers and 13 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. In addition, one police officer was reported missing. The Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2017: Assailants attacked Hutu civilians in Kyaghala, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 25 people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mai Mai Mazembe Militia.
02/18/2017: Assailants attacked volunteer forces in Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. At least 25 volunteers and 44 assailants were killed and 12 volunteers were injured across the two events. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/18/2017: Assailants attacked volunteer forces in western Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. At least 25 volunteers and 44 assailants were killed and 12 volunteers were injured across the two events. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/18/2017: Assailants attempted to abduct a female teacher at Kambi Primary School in Hagadera, Garissa, Kenya. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by Al-Shabaab.
02/18/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device in Kota Wal, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Eleven civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
02/18/2017: Assailants executed nine Bozo and Bambara traders in central Mali. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim extremists.
02/18/2017: Assailants fired a projectile into Najran, Saudi Arabia. One person was injured in the attack. Houthi extremists claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2017: Assailants kidnapped Dr. Dennis Nakowa in Akwanga, Nasarawa, Nigeria. A security guard was killed during the abduction. Nakowa, a prominent traditional healer, was found dead on February 21, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2017: Assailants kidnapped three people, including Mohammad Naim Nawabi, the chief of the northeastern water basin zone, in Chashma Sher, Baghlan, Afghanistan. The hostages were released on February 22, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/18/2017: Assailants opened fire on Hassan Dheere, a senior intelligence official, in the El Gab area of Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. Dheere was injured while his bodyguard was killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2017: Assailants shot and killed a soldier at his residence in San Pedro, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/18/2017: Assailants shot and killed Mohamed Omar Hagafey, the former spokesperson for the Himin and Heeb administration, in the Hodan neighborhood of Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2017: Assailants threw a pipe bomb at a business park in Newtonabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2017: Security forces discovered and defused 40 explosive devices in Husaybah, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/18/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Inayangan, Davao del Sur, Philippines. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the New People's Army (NPA).
02/18/2017: Security forces discovered and defused two landmines in Chintur, Telangana, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
02/18/2017: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber in the Khadra neighborhood of Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/1998: A home-made bomb was left inside a plastic bag in Laayoune Cafe in Bab El Oued district in Algiers. The owner of the cafe discovered the bomb and threw it outside the cafe. The unknown perpetrator and one civilian were killed during the attack, and no one else was injured.
02/19/1998: A home-made bomb went off at Ali Boumendjel boulevard in Algiers, Algeria, wounding 10 people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/1998: A time-bomb exploded at the Athens, Greece, bureau of the U.S. firm General Motors, causing heavy damage but no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/1999: Ayatollah Seyyed Mohammad Sadegh Sadr and his two sons were assassinated by unknown gunmen in Najaf-e Ashraf, Iraq.
02/19/1999: The Swiss Radical-Democratic Party (PRD) in central Berne, Switzerland, was stormed by some 30 to 40 Kurdish men from the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), armed with jerry cans. Two hostages were taken and eventually released unharmed. Twelve Kurds were subsequently arrested, but reports did not indicate whether they were charged with any crime.
02/19/2000: A home-made bomb exploded in downtown Kabul, Afghanistan, near a hotel. No injuries reported as a result of the incident.
02/19/2000: Members of the Nepal Communist Party attacked a police post with bombs, killing 15 and injuring 16 other policemen in Gharati Gaun, Nepal.
02/19/2002: A failed suicide bombing occurred near the settlement of Mehola, in the West Bank when the bomber was pushed off a bus by the driver before he could detonate his explosives. Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility for the failed attack.
02/19/2002: Palestinian gunmen wounded two Israelis in a drive-by shooting in Avnei Hefetz in the West Bank. There were no claims of responsibility for this incident.
02/19/2002: Six Israeli soldiers were killed and one was injured when Palestinian gunmen ambushed them at a checkpoint near Ramallah, in the West Bank. Both the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, HAMAS and the Popular Army Front made competing claims of responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2003: At around 7:45PM local time, about 50 armed men, believed by local officials to be from the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), invaded the village of Poblacion in Zamboanga del Norte Province, Philippines.  They ordered residents to assemble together, then opened fire.  They killed 14 civilians, including 5 children.  Afterwards, at least ten houses, including the community center, were riddled with M-60 machine gun fire and grenades, setting them on fire.  Some residents were shot as they tried to extinguish the fires.  A Philippine Military source said that the armed perpetrators were from MILF's 403rd Brigade under commander Tarasas Solam.  After the massacre, the armed men retreated westward.  The Philippine Army arrived in pursuit at 9:20PM.  The village and its environs are predominantly Christian, whereas MILF is a Islamic-oriented organization.  A MILF spokesman denied responsibility for the attacks, and added that any retaliaton on their part would be against military rather than civilian targets.
02/19/2003: During the afternoon, HAMAS launched four Qassam short-range missiles into southern Israel from the northern Gaza Strip.  The four rockets landed in the town of Sderot, and wounded four Israeli civilians.  After the attack, a HAMAS spokesman in an interview defended the incident by saying they were for defensive purposes only, in response to an Israeli Military raid into the Gaza Strip on the night of 02/18/2003.
02/19/2004: Four officers of the special purpose police detachment (OMON) were wounded in Groznyy, Chechnya as a result of a truck explosion. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2005: An unidentified suicide bomber riding a bicycle detonated an explosive belt while riding into a crowd of mourners near a mosque in the Al-Baya neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq killing at least three people and injuring 13 others.
02/19/2005: An unidentified suicide bomber riding a bicycle targeted a bus carrying Shi i pilgrims in Baghdad, Iraq. The explosion occurred at Baghdad's Aden Square killing 19 people and wounding 40 others.
02/19/2005: An unidentified suicide car bomber targeted the Iraqi Army building in Baquba, Iraq killing four people including three civilians. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the bombing via an internet post.
02/19/2005: Unidentified attackers fired mortars at a security checkpoint near Mahmudiyah south of Baghdad killing five Iraq soldiers.
02/19/2005: Unidentified perpetrators shot and killed a Sunni sheik linked to the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Kirkuk, Iraq.
02/19/2006: A bomb exploded at the main train station in Ahmedabad in the Gujarat state of India, injuring 25 people and destroying two tea stalls and part of the railway platform. No trains were at the station at the time and the perpetrators and motive were unknown. Police later said that Mumbai was the actual target of the blast as the briefcase which held the device was taken off of the Karnavati Express train and left at the Ahmedabad station. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2006: A bomb exploded in a street in Ahvaz in the Khuzestan province of Iran, causing damage to nearby residential buildings, but no injuries. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2006: A booby-trapped car, targeting Husayn al-Bahrani, an official working at the Baghdad Secretariat, exploded in the Karradah neighborhood of central Baghdad, Iraq, wounding two guards and damaging nearby buildings. Bahrani escaped unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2006: A car bomb exploded near a Shi i political office in the Jadiriyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, killing two people, including a policeman, and injuring five, three of whom were policemen.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2006: A car bomb, targeting a government convoy, exploded near the Green Zone in Baghdad, Iraq, minutes before a suicide bomber blew himself up nearby. Three Iraqis were killed and four others were injured. The car was parked near the Al-Jumhuriyah bridge and the convoy was that of an unidentified Iraqi senior official who was unharmed.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2006: A roadside bombing injured eight police officers north of Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2006: A roadside bombing injured two policemen in Fallujah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2006: A roadside bombing killed the deputy police chief of Kirkuk, General Khatam Khalaf al-Obeidi, and two of his bodyguards. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2006: A suicide bomber blew himself up near an Iraqi army checkpoint at an entrance to Baghdad's Green Zone, injuring four Iraqi Defense Ministry employees and damaging four civilian cars. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2006: A suicide bomber blew himself up prematurely near a main road used by government officials and foreign troops in the eastern Afghan province of Nangarhar. No one else was hurt.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2006: Four policemen were wounded in a suicide attack in al-Mahmoudiya, south of Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2006: Suspected Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-M) guerillas shot dead two civilians after dragging them from their homes in Thothapara village in the Dantewada district of Chhattisgarh state, India.
02/19/2006: Suspected militants kidnapped a girl in the Baramulla district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. No further details were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2006: Taliban rebels attacked a police post in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan, killing three policemen.
02/19/2006: Two unidentified gunmen on motorcycles shot dead Korlet Sa-a, 25, a teacher of Ma-ahat Islamiya Withaya School in the Raman district of Yala province, Thailand, as he was leaving the school on his motorcycle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2006: Unidentified gunmen fatally shot a policeman in the Baghdad, Iraq, neighborhood of al-Jihad. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2006: Unidentified gunmen fatally shot Chalermkiat Fankhun, 30, a teacher of Thammawitthaya School in the Muang district of Yala province, Thailand, as he was walking near a market. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a police officer in the al-Bayae district of Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2007:  Assailants armed with a rocket propelled grenade launcher (RPG) fired at a police vehicle in Mogadishu, Somalia, but missed and hit a nearby building.  The shrapnel killed one civillian and wounded seven others.  Police retaliated and five officers were left wounded.  The building was damaged. No group  claimed responsability for the attack.
02/19/2007: A bomb exploded on a bus headed for the mostly Shi’ite area of Karradah in central Baghdad, Iraq. Five people were killed and 11 were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2007: A roadside bomb exploded in the Shi ite area of Zafraniyah in southeastern Baghdad, Iraq. Three police officers were killed and two civilians were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2007: A suicide car bomb exploded at the house of the major Amir Naief al-Khazraji, the commander of the Iraqi National Guards, in Duluiyah City, some 90 km north of Baghdad, Iraq. Five people were killed and 15 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2007: Islamic militants sent a ball of flame through the coaches of the India-Pakistan “Friendship Express” train as it traveled through Deewana, 80km north of New Delhi, India. At least 66 were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2007: Overnight in Magadishu, Somalia, assailants fired mortars at an Ethiopian troop headquarters, a hospital being used by Ethiopian troops, as well at Villa Somalia.  Ethiopian and Somalian troops retaliated.  In all eleven civillians and two children were killed and wounded 90 civillians and ten children.  Twenty-five residences were damaged along with the hospital.  No group claimed responsability,
02/19/2007: Suspected militants abducted three Croatians from Hydro Dive Nigeria Ltd in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2007: The rebel Union of Forces for Democracy and Development (UFDD) attacked the northern town of Fada, birthplace of the president Idriss Deby Itno, in Chad. 63 soldiers were killed and 45 were injured. 34 were taken prisoner.
02/19/2007: Unidentified gunmen opened fire at a Mexican congressman (Horacio Garza Garza) in the city of Nuevo Laredo, Mexico. The congressman was injured and his driver was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2007: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a newspaper editor near a coffee shop in the city of Cotabato on Mindanao Island, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2008:  Four small bombs exploded at the Golden Triangle Paradise Resort Hotel, a state-owned casino in Tachilek, Myanmar.  Minor property damage occurred, but no casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/19/2008:  In a series of related incidents, a bomb was detonated in front the European Mission Headquarters in Kosovska Mitrovica.  No causalities resulted from this incident, and only minor property damage occurred.  Mlada Bosna, a Serb organization whose name translates to “Young Bosnia”, claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/19/2008:  In Kandahar, a car bomb killed one and injured four civilians when it was detonated in the middle of an area frequented often by civilians.  This was the third suicide attack in three days in the area.  Authorities state that the attack was a suicide bombing in a taxi and speculate that the perpetrators were attempting to target a police vehicle.  They attributed responsibility to the Taliban.
02/19/2008:  The family of Faraj Dahshem al-Zaydi as well as a neighbor of the family were gunned down in al-Zaydi’s home in Sheikh village near Baquba, Iraq. A total of four were killed: 60-year-old al-Zaydi, his wife, their son Mustafa, 18, and their 35-year old female neighbor. The family were members of a local Awakening Council which supports US military intervention against al-Qaeda. The family was placed in one of their rooms in their house to be shot by the gunmen. It is suspected that the perpetrators were members of al-Qaeda despite no actual group claiming responsibility.
02/19/2008: Assailants launched rockets at a United States military base near Rustamiya, Baghdad, Iraq. One United States (US) civilian was killed and an unknown number of US and coalition personnel were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Kata'ib Hezbollah.
02/19/2009:  On Thursday evening, assailants fired upon and killed a government official in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. Jan Mohammed Dashti was the Mineral Development Secretary of Balochistan Province. A driver was wounded in the attack. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/19/2009:  On Thursday,  in Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece assailants ignited incendiary devices outside a Peugeot automobile dealership.  No casualties or damage was reported in the incident.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/19/2009: On Thursday afternoon at 1600, in Calaocan village in Dipaculao, Aurora, Philippines, armed assailants invaded an illegal logging site, set fire to six logging vehicles and pushed one vehicle over a cliff, destroying all seven vehicles. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the New People's Army/Communist Party of Philippines was responsible.
02/19/2009: On Thursday at 1200, a low intensity bomb exploded at the Government Degree College in Peshawar, North West Frontier, Pakistan. The device was planted on the building's second floor. No casualties or damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
02/19/2009: On Thursday at 1230, on Khost--Gerdez highway in Domanda, Khost, Afghanistan, a roadside bomb exploded targeting the vehicle of an Indian engineer. One local guard was killed and two others were injured in the attack, including the Indian engineer. The vehicle was damaged but no motive was reported. No group has claimed responsibility, but the Taliban is believed to be responsible.
02/19/2009: On Thursday morning in Xanthi, Greece, assailants threw an incendiary device at National Bank of Greece branch. No casualties were reported in the incident although office equipment was damaged in the bank. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/19/2009: On Thursday, at about 1300, in the Al Karkh district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device in the central Karradat Mariani neighborhood, wounding four civilians. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/19/2009: On Thursday, at about 1330, in the Karradah district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near the Vice President's convoy, wounding eight people, and damaging at least one vehicle. There were no fatalities reported and the Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility.
02/19/2009: On Thursday, in Abu Ghurayb, Al Anbar, Iraq, assailants detonated two improvised explosive devices near a residence, killing three civilians and wounding two others. There was no damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/19/2009: On Thursday, in Al Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in the Karmat al Falluja district, wounding two civilians. There was no motive or damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/19/2009: On Thursday, in Baghdad, Iraq, a locally-made bomb went off near a popular restaurant in the al-Salihiya region in central Baghdad, injuring four civilians. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/19/2009: On Thursday, in Baghdad, Iraq, an improvised explosive device, planted by unknown gunmen, detonated on the Al Rashied camp road, wounded four civilians. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/19/2009: On Thursday, Taliban militants kidnapped an Afghan civilian, suspecting him of spying for the US. The victim, 35-year-old Shafiq Gul, was found beheaded one week later, in Ramzak, FATA, Pakistan.
02/19/2009: On Thursday, Taliban militants shot and killed a prominent tribal elder, Malik Ameer Rahman, in the Chamarkand area of the Lakaro sub-division in Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Taliban spokesman Ikramullah claimed responsibility for the attack. Rahman was killed for allegedly receiving perks and facilities from the government.
02/19/2009: On Thursday, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants blew up a Government Primary School with an improvised explosive device at Tali in the Salarzai sub-division of Bajaur, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. Maulvi Omar, spokesman for the TTP, claimed responsibility and threatened that their fighters would destroy all educational institutions in the Bajaur if security forces did not stop the ongoing operations against them.
02/19/2009: On Thursday, unknown assailants placed and detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in the park La Libertad in Pereira, Risaralda, Colombia. The attack injured one 50 year old civilian, Luz Marina Moreno  and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2010: On Friday afternoon at 1520, in Arauquita, Arauca, Colombia, members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 10th Front kidnapped the government secretary of Arauquita, Toni Efren Murillo, of Arauquita. On or about 05/05/2010 on Wednesday, FARC rebels released Murillo unharmed. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
02/19/2010: On Friday afternoon at 1700, in Dola Dola, Dand, Kandahar, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing three civilians and one provincial government official and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
02/19/2010: On Friday at 1200 noon, in Kawkareik, Kayin, Myanmar, in one of three related attacks, suspected Karen National Union members detonated an explosive device inside a market causing no casualties but damaging the market. Earlier that morning around 1100, an improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated at a row of stalls close to the wall of the Buddhist monastery outside the entrance of a market, wounding three people, and damaging the market. Shortly after the first explosion, vendors were told to close their shops and move out of the market. Authorities later safely defused another IED found in the same area. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Karen National Union (KNU) was responsible.
02/19/2010: On Friday evening, in Kigali, Kigali Ville, Rwanda, suspected Interahamwe militants launched a grenade attack on a business center. This incident was one of three linked attacks that also targeted a restaurant and an international bus and train station in Kigali. The casualties were listed cumulatively at three dead and thirty injured. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage. Three suspects were arrested in connection to the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2010: On Friday evening, in Kigali, Kigali Ville, Rwanda, suspected Interahamwe militants launched a grenade attack on a restaurant. This incident was one of three linked attacks that also targeted a business center and an international bus and train station in Kigali. The casualties were listed cumulatively at three dead and thirty injured. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage. Three suspects were arrested in connection to the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2010: On Friday evening, in Kigali, Kigali Ville, Rwanda, suspected Interahamwe militants launched a grenade attack on an international bus and train station. This incident was one of three linked attacks that also targeted a restaurant and a business center in Kigali. The casualties were listed cumulatively at three dead and thirty injured. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage. Three suspects were arrested in connection to the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2010: On Friday evening, in Rafai, Mbomou, Central African Republic, assailants armed with clubs and machetes attacked the village and assaulted the occupants, killing two civilians, wounding one soldier and 13 civilians, and looting possessions. The assailants also raided a church, kidnapping at least 40 civilians (2 French; 38 Congolese) and ransacking and damaging the church. The assailants released the French victims soon after their capture. The status of the remaining hostages was unknown. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) was responsible.
02/19/2010: On Friday morning around 1100, in Kawkareik, Kayin, Myanmar, in one of three related attacks, suspected Karen National Union members detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) at a row of stalls close to the wall of the Buddhist monastery outside the entrance of a market, wounding two people and killing one, and damaging the market. A second IED was detonated inside the market around 1200 that same day, causing no casualties. Shortly after the first explosion, vendors were told to close their shops and move out of the market. Authorities later safely defused another IED found in the same area. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Karen National Union (KNU) was responsible.
02/19/2010: On Friday morning at 0630, in the area between Agijang and Khellen in the Chandel district of India's Manipur, unidentified assailants detonated an explosive device killing one civilian and wounding three others. The deceased was identified as James Jou (15) of Khullen Khailet village of Chandel. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2010: On Friday, in Ad Dali', Ad Dali, Yemen, an ambush carried out by separatists killed a senior police chief and a soldier. Three other people, including an agriculture ministry official and two soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility. There was no reported damage.
02/19/2010: On Friday, in Ar Riyad, At Ta'mim, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near a passing motorcycle, wounding one civilian and damaging the motorcycle. The civilian was taken to the hospital for treatment. No group claimed responsibility.
02/19/2010: On Friday, in Kawkareik, Kayin, Myanmar, in one of three related attacks, authorities safely defused an improvised explosive device (IED)in an unspecified area in a market. Earlier that morning around 1100, suspected Karen National Union members detonated an IED at a row of stalls close to the wall of the Buddhist monastery outside the entrance of a market, wounding two people and killing one, and damaging the market. Shortly after the first explosion, vendors were told to close their shops and move out of the market. Later at 1200, a second IED was detonated inside a market causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Karen National Union (KNU) was responsible.
02/19/2010: On Friday, in one of two related attacks, unidentified militants detonated improvised explosive devices at the middle school for boys in Akhorwal, Kohat, Pakistan. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
02/19/2010: On Friday, in one of two related attacks, unidentified militants planted improvised explosive devices at a girls’ middle school in the Sheraki area of Kohat, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility. NO casualties were reported.
02/19/2010: On Friday, in Tall 'Afar, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown gunmen shot and killed an off-duty policeman. No group claimed responsibility.
02/19/2010: On Friday, in the night, in Archi, Kondoz, Afghanistan, armed assailants attacked the residence of a district chief, causing no casualties and unknown amount of property damage. Police responding to the attack returned fired and killed an attacker on the spot. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Taliban rebels under Mullah Khanak were responsible.
02/19/2010: On Friday, in the Phulkusma area of Bankura District in India's West Bengal state, suspected Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants set ablaze several shops and houses during an attack at a busy market in Phulkusma. The assailants took with them nearly INR 300, 000 (6371 USD) in cash. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/19/2010: On Friday, on the road linking Mandali, Diyala, Iraq and Qazaniyah, Diyala, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
02/19/2010: On Friday, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device and destroyed a bridge in Sheraki area of Kohat, Pakistan. No injuries were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
02/19/2011: On Saturday around midnight, on Skolnaya Street in the settlement of Lashkuta, in the Chegemskiy District of Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, unidentified gunmen attacked the home of a former police officer. The attackers threw a grenade through the window and then fired upon the residence with automatic weapons. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2011: On Saturday evening around 1920, on Na Nakorn road at Soi 11 in Muang, Narathiwat, Thailand, in one of two linked attacks, unidentified gunmen fired upon Maya Karaoke restaurant, injuring two women. The militants detonated by cell phone, a vehicle borne improvised explosive device by parked in front of Dow Phrachan massage parlor on Suriyapradit Road at 1945, as responding military personnel headed to the scene of the earlier armed assault, missing the soldiers but injuring 18 civilians. Four nearby commercial buildings and 12 motorcycles were also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/19/2011: On Saturday evening at 1940, on Prospekt Lenina, near the Vostok theater, in Nalchik, Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, one police officer was killed and another was wounded when suspected Caucasus Emirate militants fired upon their vehicle causing an unknown amount of peropty damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2011: On Saturday evening at 2100, in the Khasanya area of Nalchik, Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, the head of the administration of Hasanya village, Ramzan Friev, was shot and killed by unidentified militants. No other casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2011: On Saturday morning, in Bara, Khyber district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device near a school, destroying the school and a nearby stadium. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) were suspected.
02/19/2011: On Saturday morning, in the Karaan sub-district of Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, unknown militants abducted Abdi Dhaqane Ayee, a photojournalist working for Reuters, while he was attending an Al Shabaab press conference. Abdi Dhaqane Ayee was later released on 02/20/2011, unharmed in Mogadishu. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Al Shabaab was thought responsible for the hostage taking.
02/19/2011: On Saturday, at a hotel parking lot in an unspecified location of Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, police discovered three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the back of a VAZ – 2110 that had an estimated yield of 70 kilograms of TNT. An examination of the devices revealed the device was made of a propane tank, a canister of gasoline, ammonium nitrate, detonating wire and batteries. It was later discovered that the car which the IEDs had been placed in belonged to a militant that had been killed in 2010 in a Spetsznaz operation. No casualties or damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the devices.
02/19/2011: On Saturday, in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device stuck to a civilian's car, wounding three civilians. An unknown amount of property damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2011: On Saturday, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, seven suicide bombers detonated their improvised explosive vests in the Kabul Bank as several other militants opened fire on the bank. At least 40 people were killed, including 21 police officers, seven Afghan National Army soldiers and 12 civilians, 73 others were wounded and the bank sustained an unknown amount of property damage. One suicide bomber whose vest failed to detonate was arrested by police. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2011: On Saturday, in Khyber, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants abducted a tribal elder, Haji Abdul Wadud Afridi, who was the former chief of Jamaat-i-Islami and most recently the chairman of Khyber Agency Zakat (compulsory religious donation) committee. It was said that he was also previously involved with the militant outfit, Lashkar-e-Islam (LI). He was later found dead in Landi Kotal town of Khyber, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan on 02/27/2011. No group claimed responsibility.
02/19/2011: On Saturday, in the Khuchlak area in the outskirts of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, police recovered and defused two explosive devices planted by unidentified militants under a bridge on the Quetta-Chaman road, causing no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2011: On Saturday, on Rangae Makkha Road in Muang, Narathiwat, Thailand, in one of two linked attacks, unidentified militants fired a grenade from an M79 launcher at Meena Karaoke Restaurant at about the same time as the bomb targeting responding soldiers detonated, but the grenade failed to explode. No group claimed responsibility.
02/19/2012: A pro-Indian party panch was shot at and wounded in Tral town, Palwama district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2012: A remote-controlled explosive device targeting Peoples' Aman Committee members detonated in Tirah Valley, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. Seven people were killed and six more wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Al-Mutasim area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two Sahwa Council members were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2012: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting a military convoy in Boumerdes province, Algeria. The explosion missed the convoy, hitting a passenger bus instead. Four people were killed and another 19 injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2012: A sticky bomb rigged to a police lieutenant's car exploded in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The lieutenant was killed and another officer wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2012: A sticky bomb rigged to the car of a former civil defense lieutenant detonated in Jalula village, Diyala governorate, Iraq. He was killed and two other passengers wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside of the police academy in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least 16 people were killed in the blast, and another 21 were injured; the majority of the victims were police officers and recruits. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2012: A vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities suspected the Taliban.
02/19/2012: An explosive device detonated at a pro-government militia checkpoint in Nari Baba area, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. Nine militia members were killed in the attack, and another four were injured. This was one of two attacks at the checkpoint on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources suspected Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan).
02/19/2012: An explosive device detonated during Sunday service at the Christ Embassy church in Sulega city, Niger state, Nigeria. Five people were injured in the blast, and several cars were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected that Boko Haram was involved.
02/19/2012: An explosive device detonated in Kidapawan city, Cotabato province, Philippines. A Red Cross volunteer ambulance driver was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2012: Assailants attacked a joint police-Sahwa Council checkpoint in Abu Khamis area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and two more wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2012: Assailants attacked Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeepers in Jamhuuriya area, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Four people were killed and four wounded. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2012: Assailants beheaded four suspected spies in Washir district, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/19/2012: Assailants kidnapped a man working for a Turkish construction company and his Afghan translator in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. They were released unharmed 18 days later on March 8, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
02/19/2012: Assailants opened fire on a pro-government militia checkpoint in Nari Baba area, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. No militia members were reported injured; however, two attackers were killed in the return fire. This was one of two attacks at the checkpoint on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources suspected Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan).
02/19/2012: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying a judge and a state prosecutor in Idlib governorate, Syria. Both passengers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2012: Assailants opened fire on military vehicles delivering ballot boxes to a polling location near Al Anad airbase, Lahij governorate, Yemen. Three soldiers were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Southern Mobility Movement, who opposed the upcoming presidential election, claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2012: Assailants opened fire on Mustapha Geidam in front of his house in Geidam district, Yobe state, Nigeria. Geidam, the district head, was killed in the attack. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2012: Assailants opened fire on Sheik Saina Alhaji Ajiya in his house in Geidam district, Yobe state, Nigeria. Ajiya was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/19/2012: Gunmen attacked a family of police informers in Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Four family members were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources suspected Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI).
02/19/2012: Gunmen opened fire on an army brigadier near Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The brigadier was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2012: Rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) were fired at a karaoke bar in Kidapawan city, Cotabato province, Philippines. Two people were killed in the attack. This was part of a series of events following assailants' failed attempt to rescue a prisoner from a nearby jail. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Muslim fundamentalists.
02/19/2012: Two assailants opened fire on a police officer in Azizabad area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The officer and a civilian were killed, and two civilians were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2013: A police motorcycle struck an explosive device in Landi Nawa area, Nawzad district, Helmand, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2013: A roadside bomb detonated close to an Iraqi army patrol in Habhab, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers were injured and a vehicle sustained damages. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian's truck in Udheim, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and two others were injured. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
02/19/2013: Afghan and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers discovered and defused an explosive device in an unknown location in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
02/19/2013: Afghan and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers discovered and defused an explosive device in an unknown location in Khost province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
02/19/2013: Afghan and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers discovered and defused an explosive device in an unknown location in Logar province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
02/19/2013: Afghan and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers discovered and defused an explosive device in an unknown location in Paktia province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
02/19/2013: An assailant threw a grenade into Bakara market in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The blast killed three soldiers and injured a police officer and five civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, one suspected Al-Shabaab member was arrested in connection with the attack.
02/19/2013: An explosive device attached to a civilian car detonated in an unknown location in Iraq. The owner of the vehicle was injured in the blast and the car was destroyed. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2013: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply vehicle in a bazaar in Jamrud tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, the NATO supply vehicle was damaged. Upon examining the site of the explosion, Khasadar personnel found and safely defused another explosive device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2013: An explosive device detonated near the Gora Qabristan Christian cemetery in Karachi, Pakistan. No injuries were reported in the attack and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/19/2013: An explosive device was found in a Dublin City center train station in Dublin city, Leinster county, Ireland. The device was safely defused without causing injury. No group claimed responsibility for the unsuccessful incident.
02/19/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a municipality building in the Jdiadet Al-Fadel area of Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least two people were killed and 21 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near Mudhafar Square in eastern 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.
02/19/2013: Assailants dressed in police uniforms opened fire on a vehicle containing a pro-government tribal elder in Faryab province, Afghanistan. The elder and another passenger were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the incident to the Taliban.
02/19/2013: Assailants in a vehicle opened fire on a former paramilitary ranger in Patae town, Yala province, Thailand. The former ranger was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2013: Assailants on motorcycles opened fire on Somsak Surasit in Khok Pho district, Pattani province, Thailand. Surasit, an assistant village head, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, police attributed the incident to separatists.
02/19/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police check post in Charsadda town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2013: Assailants opened fire on an office bearer of the Muttahida Ulema Council in Orangi town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The office bearer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2013: Assailants set fire to a warehouse and a staff house in Sumilao town, Bukidnon province, Philippines. There were no reported injuries, although the warehouse and staff house, owned by Del Monte, were badly damaged. This was one of five coordinated attacks on the same night. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that the attacks were in response to what they consider to be poor company policy regarding land claims and environmental standards.
02/19/2013: Assailants set fire to the evangelical church of Siloam in Zanzibar, Tanzania. There were no reported injuries and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/19/2013: Assailants set up a road blockade near Impasug-ong town in Bukidnon province, Philippines. This was one of five coordinated attacks by the assailants on the same night. The blockade was designed to stop security forces from responding to an attack unfolding at a near-by Dole Food Company office. During the blockade, the assailants stole weapons from responding security forces, stole items from civilians, and briefly abducted at least two civilians to use as shields as the assailants fled. There were no reported injuries resulting from the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that the attacks were in response to what they consider to be poor company policy regarding land claims and environmental standards.
02/19/2013: Assailants set up a road blockade near Manolo Fortich town in Bukidnon province, Philippines. This was one of five coordinated attacks by the assailants on the same night. The blockade was designed to stop security forces from responding to an attack unfolding at a near-by Del Monte plantation. During the blockade, the assailants stole weapons from responding security forces, stole items from civilians, and briefly abducted at least two civilians to use as shields as the assailants fled. There were no reported injuries resulting from the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that the attacks were in response to what they consider to be poor company policy regarding land claims and environmental standards.
02/19/2013: Assailants shot and killed three tribal members near Lakkavaram, Andhra Pradesh, India. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/19/2013: Assailants stormed a church service being held at the Christian Rural and Urban Development Association of Nigeria (CRUDAN) worship center in Jos city, Plateau state, Nigeria. The assailants demanded to see John Clark Dabwan, the Speaker of Plateau State House of Assembly, then proceeded to open fire on the worshipers. Dabwan was not harmed in the attack; however, nine other people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2013: Assailants stormed a Dole Food Company Philippines office in La Fortuna, Impasug-ong town, Bukidnon province, Philippines. There were no reported injuries, although the assailants stole firearms before fleeing. This was one of five coordinated attacks targeting company facilities on the same night. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that the attacks were in response to what they consider to be poor company policy regarding land claims and environmental standards.
02/19/2013: Assailants stormed a plantation owned by Del Monte Philippines in Manolo Fortich town, Bukidnon province, Philippines. The assailants killed at least one security guard, destroyed equipment and offices, and stole firearms before fleeing. Three civilians were also injured in the attack. This was one of five coordinated attacks targeting company facilities on the same night. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that the attacks were in response to what they consider to be poor company policy regarding land claims and environmental standards.
02/19/2013: Gunmen attacked an Iraqi soldier's house in Qaiyara, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Four people, including the soldier, were shot and killed. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/19/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Benjamin Lezcano outside his home in Concepcion city, Concepcion department, Paraguay. Lezcano, the leader of the Committee of Rural Workers, was killed in the attack. The Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2013: In one of three related incidents, Afghan National Army soldiers were attacked in Bala Boluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Six soldiers were killed and two were wounded across the three incidents.
02/19/2013: In one of three related incidents, Afghan National Army soldiers were attacked in Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Six soldiers were killed and two were wounded across the three incidents.
02/19/2013: In one of three related incidents, Afghan National Army soldiers were attacked in Herat province, Afghanistan. Six soldiers were killed and two were wounded across the three incidents.
02/19/2013: Police discovered and defused a 20 kilograms of explosives planted on the roadside in Mandan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the unsuccessful incident.
02/19/2013: Six assailants kidnapped seven members of a French family in Dabanga village, Far North region, Cameroon. The hostages were taken across the border into northern Nigeria. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded that imprisoned Islamic militants be released from Nigeria and Cameroon. The hostages were released unharmed on April 18, 2013.
02/19/2013: Two assailants on a motorcycle threw an M26 hand grenade into the Wat Lak 5 army outpost in an unknown location in Yala province, Thailand. The attack, which targeted members of Yala Task Force 11, injured eight soldiers. There was no claim of responsibility for this incident.
02/19/2013: Two mortar shells landed near the Tishreen Palace, residence of President Bashar Assad, in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blasts, although the palace wall was damaged. The Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: A civilian vehicle struck a landmine in Dushi district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/19/2014: A sticky bomb attached to a vehicle detonated in the Camp Gaylani area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The vehicle's driver was seriously injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: A sticky bomb attached to an oil tanker detonated in the Sadr area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The tanker's driver was injured and the tanker was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: A sticky bomb attached to the vehicle of a government official detonated in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The official was killed and two civilians were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: A sticky bomb attached to the vehicle of an Iraqi soldier detonated in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The targeted soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosive-laden vehicle detonated at the Iranian Cultural Center in Beirut city, Beirut governorate, Lebanon. This was one of two nearly simultaneous attacks targeting the cultural center. At least 11 people, besides the assailants, were killed and at least 128 people were injured across both attacks. The Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation to Hezbollah and Iran's involvement in the Syrian conflict. The group also demanded that their members be released from Lebanese prisons.
02/19/2014: An explosive device detonated along a road in Bannang Sata district, Yala province, Thailand. The blast targeted a Yala Task Force patrol, wounding at least two soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed it to separatists.
02/19/2014: An explosive device detonated at a bridge in Dera Murad Jamali city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The explosive targeted the vehicle of Muneem Khan Khosa, the chief security officer of the Deputy Inspector General (DIG). Khosa was not injured in the blast, but the bridge was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2014: An explosive device detonated at a market in Mahmudiyah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least six civilians were killed and at least 15 others were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: An explosive device detonated at a police security post in Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and at least three others were injured as a result of the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/19/2014: An explosive device detonated at a polling station in the Zahra area of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least four people were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: An explosive device detonated at a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one council member was killed and at least one other was wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2014: An explosive device detonated in Dan-e-Shahabuddin area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least 13 civilians were killed and an unknown number of people were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: An explosive device detonated in Kuchlak area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One person, identified as Amir Khan, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: An explosive device detonated near a gas pipeline in Mir Kosh area, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least two security force members guarding the pipeline were killed and at least two others were injured as a result of the blast. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: An explosive device detonated near a gas pipeline in the Sheikh Colony area of Sui town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No injuries were reported, but the pipeline was damaged. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: An explosive device detonated near police officers in Dera Murad Jamali city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No injuries were reported, but a motorcycle was damaged as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting an Iraqi Armed Forces patrol in Khalis town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least four soldiers were killed and another three were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting the convoy of Major General Jumaa Unad near Tuz Khormato city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Unad, a provincial police officer, was unharmed but at least two of his bodyguards were killed and at least three others were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting the home of Haji Mohammad Javed in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Javed, a former provincial minister, was not harmed and no other casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: An explosive device detonated underneath a building in Safahiyah neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. The building was being used by the military. Eleven soldiers were killed and 11 others were wounded in the attack. Liwa al-Tawhid of the Islamic Front (Syria) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in the Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) area of Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The intended target of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: An explosives-laden device detonated in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The blast killed Judge Milood Amar al-Rajhi, a judge of the South Court. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a popular market just outside of Dujail city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and another 20 were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: An Iraqi Army patrol found and defused an explosive device in a car in Adhamiya area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: Assailants attacked a Iraqi Armed Forces checkpoint in Abd Wayis area, Babil governorate, Iraq. The soldiers returned fire, killing at least six assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/19/2014: Assailants attacked a Somali National Army (SNA) base in Daynunay town, Bay region, Somalia. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
02/19/2014: Assailants attacked a Somali National Army (SNA) base in the Dharkenley area of Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. An unknown number of people were killed or wounded as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
02/19/2014: Assailants attacked a Somali National Army (SNA) base in the Hiliwaa area of Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This was one of three coordinated attacks on SNA bases in Mogadishu on this day. At least six people were killed and 10 others were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed them to Al-Shabaab.
02/19/2014: Assailants attacked Abd Al-Rahman in Ramadi city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. Al-Rahman, the son of a prominent Sunni cleric, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/19/2014: Assailants attacked an Iraqi Army checkpoint in a village north of Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least three soldiers were killed and at least three others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: Assailants attacked an Iraqi Army checkpoint in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least two civilians were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: Assailants attacked an Iraqi Army checkpoint in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: Assailants attacked an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) outpost near Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and another was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: Assailants attacked soldiers in Mosul district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed in the attack, and a member of the Kurdish Peshmerga Forces was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: Assailants attacked the convoy of Dr. Abdullah Abdullah in Surobi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Abdullah, a candidate for president, was not injured and no other casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/19/2014: Assailants attacked Vyacheslav Veremyi in Kiev city, Kiev oblast, Ukraine. Sources indicated that Veremyi, a journalist with the Vesti newspaper, was killed after showing his press credentials. At least two other people were also wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: Assailants attempted to set fire to a Svoboda Party office in Kharkiv city, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. This was one of two such attacks on Svoboda Party offices in Ukraine on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/19/2014: Assailants attempted to set fire to a Ukrainian Democratic Alliance for Reform (UDAR) office in Kryvyi Rih city, Dnipropetrovsk oblast, Ukraine. This was one of two such attacks on UDAR offices in Dnipropetrovsk oblast on this night. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: Assailants fired a rocket from Syria into Britel village, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three rockets fired into Beqaa on this day. Al-Nusra Front in Lebanon claimed responsibility and stated that the attacks were carried out as part of a campaign against Hezbollah.
02/19/2014: Assailants fired a rocket from Syria into Har Taqla village, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three rockets fired into Beqaa on this day. Al-Nusra Front in Lebanon claimed responsibility and stated that the attacks were carried out as part of a campaign against Hezbollah.
02/19/2014: Assailants fired a rocket from Syria into Maaraboun village, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three rockets fired into Beqaa on this day. Al-Nusra Front in Lebanon claimed responsibility and stated that the attacks were carried out as part of a campaign against Hezbollah.
02/19/2014: Assailants kidnapped a cosmetics dealer from Mercedes village, Zamboanga Sibugay province, Philippines. The abductee was released on June 24, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
02/19/2014: Assailants killed a trader in the Huriwa area of Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/19/2014: Assailants killed an elder in the Huriwa area of Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Al-Shabaab was behind the attack.
02/19/2014: Assailants launched grenades that landed near the private residence of a senior clerk and detonated in Bannang Sata district, Yala province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) was behind the attack.
02/19/2014: Assailants launched rocket-propelled grenades that landed near a Popular Resistance Committee headquarters and detonated in Abyan governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was behind the attack.
02/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on a civilian in Manewara village, Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra state, India. The civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on a convoy of vehicles on the Qaisar-Maimana highway in Khwaja Sabz district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The convoy consisted of local elders being escorted by police officers. A clash ensued, during which at least three assailants and five people were killed and at least five assailants were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
02/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Philippine Army (PA) patrol in Maguindanao province, Philippines. At least three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attribute the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
02/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police post in the Paharipura area of Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on Captain Mazhar Husayn Isma'il in Albu Ajil town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Isma'il, an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) officer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on Sheikh Ali Bawazir in Ghayl Ba Wazir town, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Bawazir, a Sunni cleric, was killed as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
02/19/2014: Assailants set fire to an ambulance west of Obo area, Haut-Mbomou prefecture, Central African Republic. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
02/19/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of Samuel Risom in Imphal city, Manipur state, India. Risom, a Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) was unharmed, but at least one other person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials suspect that the Manipur Naga Revolutionary Army (MNRA) was behind the incident.
02/19/2014: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails into a Svoboda Party office in Poltava city, Poltava oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. This was one of two such attacks on Svoboda Party offices in Ukraine on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/19/2014: Assailants used firearms and explosives to attack residents in Bama town, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 96 people were killed and an unknown number of people were wounded in the attack. In addition, an unknown number of buildings, including the palace of the traditional ruler, were set on fire and destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/19/2014: At least one explosive device detonated targeting the convoy of Arshad al-Salehi in the Masbaha area of Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Al-Salihi, the chair of the Iraqi Turkmen Front (ITF), was unharmed, but at least two of his bodyguards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: Security forces found and defused an explosive device in Baqubah district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. This was one of three such devices found and defused in Baqubah on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/19/2014: Security forces found and defused an explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle in Tikrit district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: Three explosive devices detonated outside of a Party of the Defenders of the Fatherland office in Kherson city, Kherson oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014: Two roadside bombs detonated in Tuz Khormato city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and at least 18 others were injured as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2014:An explosive device detonated at a market in the Amil area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured as a result of the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/19/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle at a bazaar in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Aside from the death of the assailant at least two civilians were wounded in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Spin Boldak on this day; this first blast was intended to draw police to the area. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks.
02/19/2015: A suicide bomber detonated and additional assailants opened fire on police officers responding to the scene of an earlier attack in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants, three civilians, and one police officer were killed and eight police officers wounded in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related attacks in Spin Boldak on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks.
02/19/2015: An assailant attempted to detonate explosive devices at a Jamaat-E-Islami (Bangladesh) rally in Motijheel neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. The assailant was injured when a mob beat him up. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2015: An explosive device detonated at a cafe near Madain district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2015: An explosive device detonated at the Maluso Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Development Corporation (MARBEDCO) rubber plantation in Mangal village, Basilan province, Philippines. One rubber tapper was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
02/19/2015: An explosive device detonated in Chahtar, Balochistan, Pakistan. Two civilians were killed, including a sub-engineer, and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2015: An explosive device detonated near a fair in Ghazaliya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2015: An explosive device detonated near a produce shop in Zaidan village, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Abu Ghraib district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Three people, including two soldiers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Zaidan village, near Madain district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2015: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in Adhamiyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2015: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in the center of Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a residential garden on Nelson Drive in Waterside area, Londonderry city, Londonderry district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. This was one of two related incidents in the city on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, police attributed the incidents to Loyalists.
02/19/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a civilian vehicle in Brigade area, Londonderry city, Londonderry district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. This was one of two related incidents in the city on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, police attributed the incidents to Loyalists.
02/19/2015: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated at the Maulvi petrol pump in the District 5 neighborhood of Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. A civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2015: Assailants abducted Anie Malinao Ontua in Guinhalinan area, Barobo town, Surigao del Sur province, Philippines. Ontua, a security guard for a mining firm, was killed shortly after the abduction. The assailants identified themselves as members of the New People's Army (NPA).
02/19/2015: Assailants abducted four geologists in El Carmen district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. All four hostages were released as of March 10, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/19/2015: Assailants attacked a bus with explosive devices near Jhaoil area, Sirajganj district, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. At least five people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2015: Assailants attacked a market in Gatamarwa village, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in the area on the same day. At least 21 people were killed and an unknown number of buildings were set on fire in the raids. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
02/19/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Chinchar area, Aliengar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Three police officers and three assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2015: Assailants attacked residents and a church in Makalawa village, Chibok district, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in the area on the same day. At least 21 people were killed and an unknown number of buildings were set on fire in the raids. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
02/19/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Gaya village, Adamawa state, Nigeria. At least 30 people were killed and an unknown 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.
02/19/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Lehu village, Chibok district, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in the area on the same day. At least 21 people were killed and an unknown number of buildings were set on fire in the raids. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
02/19/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Tourbanguida village, Niger. At least three people, including a local chief, were killed and three people were injured in the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/19/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Zang village, Adamawa state, Nigeria. This was one of two raids on the village in a short period of time. An unknown number of people were killed and an unknown number of buildings were set on fire during both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
02/19/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device near Doyel Chattar area, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. A rickshaw puller was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected pro-hartal activists.
02/19/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at military positions near Mariupol city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at Ukrainian soldiers near Shryokyne town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Donetsk People's Republic.
02/19/2015: Assailants killed a civilian and set him on fire in his car in Ladi-Shehuri neighborhood, Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 12 assailants were killed when security forces responded to the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/19/2015: Assailants opened fire a Special Task Force (STF) patrol in Dudhiras village, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh state, India. One officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Maoists.
02/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on two civilians in Sungai Kolok district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. One civilian was killed and the other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2015: Assailants sabotaged railway tracks between Kakloor and Bhansi villages, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh state, India. Two people were injured when a train derailed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Maoists.
02/19/2015: Assailants seized the university in Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. There were no reported casualties; however, the university's operations were suspended. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2015: Assailants set fire to a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) office in Jhenidah town, Khulna division, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties, but the office was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Awami League.
02/19/2015: Assailants set fire to mining equipment in Patungcaleo village, Ilocos Sur province, Philippines. The equipment was damaged in the attack. The assailants identified themselves as members of the New People's Army (NPA).
02/19/2015: Assailants shot and killed a British national working for the Carter Center in Juba city, Central Equatoria state, South Sudan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2015: Several explosive devices detonated in Baitul Mukarram mosque area, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. No further information is available.
02/19/2015: Several explosive devices detonated near Fakirerpool neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. No further information is available.
02/19/2015: Two mortars struck a civilian residence south of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2016: An assailant attacked Turat Akimov in Kudaybergen market area, Bishkek city, Bishkek region, Kyrgyzstan. Akimov, a journalist, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2016: An assailant attempted to ram a vehicle into Israeli soldiers near Ramallah city, West Bank. The assailant was killed after the soldiers opened fire in response to the attempted attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant as Abed Hamad, a Palestinian extremist.
02/19/2016: An assailant stabbed two Border Police officers in Old City, East Jerusalem, West Bank. The assailant was killed and three people, including the two officers and a civilian, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant as Muhammad Abu Khalaf, a Palestinian extremist.
02/19/2016: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Mohammad Esmail detonated in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Esmail, a National Directorate of Security (NDS) official, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2016: An explosive device detonated at a girls' army public school in Landai Nur, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least 18 laborers were held hostage and released later the same day. Halqa-e-Mehsud claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2016: An explosive device detonated at the residence of Sheikh Hisham Salem in Beit Lahiya, Gaza Strip. Salem, an Al Sabirin group leader, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2016: An explosive device detonated in Jani Khel, Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2016: An explosive device detonated in Namthilok, Imphal city, Manipur, India. At least two people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2016: An explosive device detonated in Safi subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Husseiniyah, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2016: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle transporting internally displaced persons (IDPs) near Mama Ziarat, Datakhel subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least two people were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Abu Ghraib district, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Amil 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.
02/19/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a bus in Baghdad al-Jadeeda area Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the convoy of Asadullah Zamir between Kandahar and Helmand province, Afghanistan. Zamir, the Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Livestock, was unharmed and there were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2016: An explosive device detonated while it was being defused in Sara Khawa Baidmani, Mohmand district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. A security officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by tribesmen.
02/19/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Dera Murad Jamali, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The device was thought to be targeting Pakistan Armed Forces soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2016: Assailants abducted Abdulnabi Abdulmuali in Zawiya city, Zawiya district, Libya. Abdulmuali, a member of the House of Representatives, was released on February 21, 2016 following a blockade of an oil refinery in protest of the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2016: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint near Menaka town, Gao region, Mali. Two soldiers were killed, another was injured, and two were reported as missing as a result of the attack. The Youth Movement for the Total Liberation of Azawad claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2016: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Iba village, Bukidnon province, Philippines. A clash ensued after military personnel responded to the bombing attempt. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/19/2016: Assailants executed 10 civilians in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/19/2016: Assailants launched rockets at a container port in Mansura district, Shaykh Uthman, Adan governorate, Yemen. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistan Armed Forces checkpost in Karapa, Pandiali subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least five assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistani Police patrol in Faisalabad, Punjab province, Pakistan. At least three officers were killed in the assault. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2016: Assailants opened fire on a restaurant in Khurai, Imphal East district, Manipur, India. One civilian was killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP).
02/19/2016: Assailants opened fire on Maulana Abdul Haleem Jan in Sultan Khel, Landi Kotal subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Jan, an Afghan cleric, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2016: Assailants opened fire on Phositshe Mbatha in Basamlilo, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Mbatha, a National Freedom Party leader, was killed and another person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2016: Assailants opened fire on security forces in Sur neighborhood, Diyarbakir city, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. At least four people, including three soldiers and one police officer were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
02/19/2016: Assailants set fire to a Bharti Airtel cell phone tower in Chope, Latehar district, Jharkhand state, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
02/19/2016: Six assailants abducted Amit Kumar, a civilian, in Manika area, Jharkhand state, India. Kumar was rescued by police on February 20, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to Jharkhand Janmukti Parishad (JJP).
02/19/2016: Two assailants opened fire on Israeli soldiers in Bayt Fajar village, West Bank. An assailant was killed and the other was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Palestinian extremists and identified one of the assailants as Khaled Tareq Taqatqah.
02/19/2016: Two explosive devices detonated at a government building in Newari, Latehar district, Jharkhand state, India. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2016: Two suicide bombers detonated at a market in Meme village, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. In addition to the bombers, 24 people were killed and 112 others were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, intelligence officials attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/19/2016: Two suicide bombers detonated near a school in Tokombre town, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. The bombers were killed and there were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources the attack to Boko Haram.
02/19/2017: A rocket exploded before it was fired in Helmand, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/19/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a market in Wadajir neighborhood, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. In addition to the assailant, at least 39 people were killed and 47 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
02/19/2017: A suicide bomber detonated at a military headquarters in Nabi Yunus neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, one soldier was killed and six soldiers were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in Mosul on this date. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/19/2017: A suicide bomber detonated near a restaurant in Zuhur neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least one person was killed and 11 people were injured in the blast; the victims included security force members and civilians. This was one of two similar attacks in Mosul on this date. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/19/2017: An assailant opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Tral, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the assailant was arrested and identified as a member of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
02/19/2017: An explosive device detonated against a passenger bus in Gossi, Timbuktu, Mali. One civilian was killed and 14 civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2017: An explosive device detonated at a market in Alishing, Laghman, Afghanistan. Five civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2017: An explosive device detonated near a residence housing administrative officials in Jowhar, Middle Shebelle, Somalia. At least one person was killed and one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2017: An explosive device detonated near Al-Baghdadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. Three children 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).
02/19/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting an Iraqi Volunteer Forces patrol in Al-Ali, Diyala, Iraq. One volunteer fighter was killed and one fighter was injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police forces near a bullring in La Macarena neighborhood, Bogota, Colombia. One police officer was killed and 26 people, including 24 officers and two civilians, were injured in the blast. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the repressive actions of the anti-disturbance police.
02/19/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel in Chintur, Telangana, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/19/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in La Blanquita, Boyaca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Elizalde, Compostela Valley, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/19/2017: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Shah Mansour, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least three officers were killed and four officers were wounded in the attack. In addition, 15 assailants were either killed or injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/19/2017: Assailants boarded the MV Giang Hai, a Vietnamese cargo ship carrying 17 crew members, off the coast of Baguan, Tawi-Tawi, Philippines. One crew member was killed and six crew members were abducted in the attack. One hostage was killed as of March 14, 2017 and another hostage was killed on July 8, 2017. Three additional hostages were rescued on November 10, 2017 and the final hostage was found dead during the rescue attempt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
02/19/2017: Assailants opened fire on Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) personnel in Malire, North Cotabato, Philippines. A civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/19/2017: Assailants opened fire on Haji Kalimullah in Belolkhel, Parang district, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan. Kalimullah, a Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JI) leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2017: Assailants opened fire on Maulana Kaleemullah Khan at his residence in Bolkhail Town neighborhood, Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Khan, the Majlis-e-Tahaffuz-e-Khatme Nabuwwat conference leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/19/2017: Assailants raided Bakin Kogi, Kaduna, Nigeria. At least seven people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.
02/19/2017: Assailants raided Yazza, Borno, Nigeria. At least three people were killed and nine people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/19/2017: Assailants shelled a residential area near Mariupol, Donetsk, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties; however, 11 houses were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2017: Assailants shot and injured Osman, a peace activist and electoral delegate, in Xamar Jadiid area, Mogadishu, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2017: Assailants shot and killed a businessperson near Afgoye, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab carried out the attack.
02/19/2017: Assailants shot and killed Shekeye, a National Intelligence and Security Service (NISA) officer, in Darkheynley neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2017: Assailants threw an explosive device at shops from the Abdul Wahab Shah Jeelani flyover in Hyderabad, Sindh, Pakistan. At least eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA).
02/19/2017: Assailants threw hand grenades at a civilian house in Marwat Kas, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least 10 people were killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/19/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Chashma-e-Bulbol, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/1998: A 500-pound car bomb wounded 11 people and wrecked the police station in the mostly pro-British Protestant town of Moira, 20 miles southwest of Belfast, Northern Ireland. While no group claimed responsibility, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) was suspected in the attack.
02/20/1998: Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) members attacked Mitandi School, 201 miles west of Kampala, Uganda. The Uganda Army, firing machine-guns and mortars, rescued 22 students from abduction by the rebels, while another 12 were taken by the perpetrators. In addition, one of the students was killed on top of the hill and another died in the crossfire. The fate of the hostages was unknown.
02/20/1998: Heavily-armed gunmen seized four United Nations (UN) representatives, their Georgian driver and five other civilians after shelling the UN headquarters in the western town of Zugdidi, Georgia. The Zviadists led by Gocha Esebua, orchestrated the kidnapping in an attempt to negotiate the release of suspects being held for an assassination attempt on the Georgian President on February 9, 1998. The Georgian Government negotiated for the successful release of the kidnapped.
02/20/1999: Five people were killed when about 50 heavily armed Hutu Rebels attacked an unnamed village in Nyarubuye sub-county near Kisoro, Uganda. No further information was provided on this incident.
02/20/1999: Kurdish supporters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan stormed the Turkish Airlines office in Rome, Italy with clubs and rocks and set the premises on fire using Molotov cocktails and other incendiary material. The building sustained some fire damage, but there were no casualties.
02/20/2000: A bomb planted by suspected Islamic militants exploded in at a police station Isabela, Philippines, injuring six officers. This was one of 3 simultaneous bombs in Isabela on 02/20/2000. Authorities suspected that either the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) or the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was responsible the attack; however, neither claimed responsibility.
02/20/2000: A bomb planted by suspected Islamic militants exploded in front of a restaurant near a police station in Isabela, Philippines, killing a waiter and injuring seven others. This was one of 3 simultaneous bombs in Isabela on 02/20/2000. Authorities suspected that either the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) or the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was responsible the attack; however, neither claimed responsibility.
02/20/2000: A bomb planted by suspected Islamic militants exploded in in front of a jail in Isabela, Philippines, causing six injuries. This was one of 3 simultaneous bombs in Isabela on 02/20/2000. Authorities suspected that either the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) or the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was responsible the attack; however, neither claimed responsibility.
02/20/2000: Indian Aviation Minister, Sharad Yadav, and his pilot were injured when suspected National People’s Party (Rashtriya Janata Dal - RJD) members attacked his helicopter with rocks shortly after landing in Madhepura.
02/20/2000: Members of the Ejercito de Liberación Nacional (ELN) dynamited a stretch of Colombia's main oil pipeline in Norte de Santander Department, sparking a clash with the army which left two soldiers and seven rebels dead.
02/20/2000: Members of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) threw petrol bombs at a jeep in Bishram Ganj, India, killing two and injuring 15 others.
02/20/2000: One person was killed and 17 were injured as a result of three simultaneous bomb attacks by suspected Muslim rebels Isabela, Philippines. The first bomb at exploded outside a jail. About five minutes later, another bomb ripped through a restaurant just several meters from where village officials were holding a meeting, killing a waiter. The third bomb exploded almost simultaneously outside the police headquarters. The police suspected that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) or Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was responsible for the attack.
02/20/2000: Seven Angolan soldiers were killed in an attack by National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels on an Angolan Armed Forces base in Biro, Angola.
02/20/2000: Twenty-eight Angolan soldiers in an ambush by National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels in the Mayara district. Three of the rebels were also killed in the incident.
02/20/2000: Twenty-two police officers were killed by a land mine suspected to have been by People's War Group rebels in Bustar, India.
02/20/2000: Unknown rebels attacked the Burundi city of Bujumbura, resulting in the death of one rebel and one civilian as well as three wounded and damage to a number of vehicles.
02/20/2001: The Earth Liberation Front (ELF) claimed responsibility for setting fire to a cotton gin, owned by Delta & Pine Land Company, the largest seller and developer of transgenic cotton in the U.S.A.. The attack took place in Visalia, California when unknown perpetrators cut through a padlocked door, placed five gallon buckets of gasoline inside and set the cotton gin alight. ELF said that they perpetrated the attack to rid the environment of genetically altered cotton. In a written statement, the group wrote, "we choose this warehouse because it contained massive quantities of transgenic cotton seek in storage. But now, this seed will no longer exist to contaminate the environment, enrich a sick corporation or contribute to its warped research programs." Authorities are unsure if ELF is truly responsible or if they are just taking credit for the incident.
02/20/2001: Unknown perpetrators used four gas cylinders in an attack against the Jose Maria Cordova Military Academy for Cadets in Bogota, Colombia. The explosions resulted injuries to at least 20 civilians. Six city blocks sustained damage in the attack. A wall and some windows were damaged on the Academy’s campus. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although local authorities suspected the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC).
02/20/2002: Suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) guerrillas hijacked a domestic airliner and forced it to land near the town of Hobo, Colombia. They then kidnapped Senator Jorge Eduardo Gechem Turbay from the plane.
02/20/2003: At 2:35PM local time, a bomb exploded inside a Mitsubishi L-300 van that was parked outside Cotabato airport in Cotabato, Philippines.  One person inside the Pampangue restaurant nearby was killed by the blast.  The police had received warning of the blast via text message on airports and bridges in the area.  The military blamed the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for the attack, however a spokesman for MILF later denied responsibility for the bombing and the Abu Sayyaf Group claimed responsibility in a statement.
02/20/2003: At 9:45AM local time, Imaran Makalogi, age 17, attempted to detonate a bomb strapped to his stomach in a public market near the Spectrum Alliance Center in Kabacan town, North Cotabato Province, Philippines.  He detonated himself at a small bookstore called Spectrum Merchandising inside the market.  According to police reports, he detonated prematurely in the market, and killed himself and injured 10 nearby civilians.  A Philippine Military spokesman said that local residents identities Makalogi as a Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) member.  From evidence recovered at the site, the explosive device was a mortar shell wired to a timing device.
02/20/2003: At around 11:00AM local time, an IED exploded at the main public market of Tehsil Chowk, Baramulla District, Kashmir.  Four to five people were killed, and four more were injured.  The police said no militant organizations had claimed responsibility, but suspected that militants planted the IED in order to target a military convoy that passed by the town earlier.  The IED was hidden under the snow, and detonated when a snow-cleaning machine was clearing the road.
02/20/2005: Members of the Colombian Army’s 17th Brigade entered a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) minefield near Dabeiba, Colombia. One of the group stepped on a mine that exploded killing four soldiers and wounding five others.
02/20/2005: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) detonated a car bomb outside of the Radio Cadena Nacional (RCN) building in Cali, Colombia. The blast destroyed 70% of the installation and resulted in the injuries of at least two people.
02/20/2005: Two unidentified gunmen shot and killed press photographer Hernando Marne, employed with El Pais, in Tulua, Colombia. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the murder.
02/20/2006: A bomb blast destroyed a 2-room primary school in Angoor Adda in the South Waziristan tribal district of Pakistan, but injured no one. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2006: A bomb exploded near a police patrol in the Karradah neighborhood of central Baghdad, Iraq, injuring four Iraqis, including three policemen.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2006: A bomb exploded near Liberation Square in central Baghdad, Iraq, killing four day laborers waiting for work and injuring 15 more. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2006: A bomb, targeting a convoy of SUV's on the main road in eastern Baghdad, exploded and injured nine civilians.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2006: A car bomb exploded near the convoy of the mayor of Madain, Iraq, killing two civilians and injuring 11 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2006: A group of 15 vehicles, armed with automatic weapons and rocket-propelled grenades, attacked a truck convoy carrying building materials in Nibaie, north of Baghdad, Iraq. Five of the truck drivers were killed, three more were wounded and six vehicles were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2006: A suicide bomber blew himself up in a restaurant frequented by Iraqi policemen in the city center of Mosul, Iraq, killing five Iraqis, including one policeman, and injuring 21 others, 14 of whom were also policemen. The Mujahedeen Shura Council claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2006: A suicide bomber blew himself up in the Kadhimiya neighborhood of northern Baghdad, Iraq, killing 12 commuters in a minibus and injuring at least 8 more. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2006: An explosion rocked the Philippine presidential palace, Malacanang Palace, in Manila, but caused no injuries or damage. The Young Officer Union of the New Generation and Reformist Armed Forces of the Philippines (YOU-RAFP) claimed responsibility for the attack and said that the blast had started a "series of explosive protest activities that will continue and even escalate until Gloria Arroyo leaves the presidency." However, police said that the blast was not caused by explosives, but by chemical combustion in a garbage can. On the same day, another explosive device exploded in Manila's financial district of Makati and injured a boy, while a grenade found outside of the National Printing Office was detonated safely by police. It was unknown if the three attacks were connected.
02/20/2006: An explosive device exploded on a street in Manila's financial district of Makati in the Philippines, wounding the boy that had picked up a tennis ball, which turned out to be packed with explosives. On the same day, an explosion rocked the presidential palace in Manila that caused no injuries or damage, while a grenade found outside of the National Printing Office was detonated safely by police. It was unknown if the three attacks were connected. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2006: Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) guerillas killed civilian Surya Bahadur Tamang in the Kalyanpur area of Nuwakot district, Nepal, after kidnapping him from the area; his body was found near the village two days later.
02/20/2006: Police safely detonated a grenade found in a trashcan outside of the Philippine government's National Printing Office in northern Manila's suburban city of Quezon, Philippines. On the same day, an explosion rocked the presidential palace in Manila that caused no injuries or damage, while another explosive device exploded in Manila's financial district of Makati and injured a boy. It was unknown if the three attacks were connected. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/20/2006: Suspected Taliban rebels set fire to a boys' high school in Nad Ali district in Afghanistan's Helmand province, destroying three classrooms, including all the books, desks and chairs.
02/20/2006: The United Nations envoy to Baghdad, Ashraf Qazi, escaped an assassination attempt in Ramadi, Iraq, after a roadside bomb exploded near the first vehicle of Qazi's convoy. There were no injuries or damage and the perpetrators were unknown. Qazi had been leaving a meeting with the provincial governor and his office staff. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Hikmat Hassan Hamash, Imam of Abu Bakr al-Sidiq Mosque, and injured his brother in Dhuluiya, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a civilian driving his car in Balad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2006: Unknown assailants fired a Qassam rocket at the western Negev in Israel, where it landed in an open field, causing no damage or injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2007: A bomb ripped through a tanker carrying chlorine gas in Baghdad, Iraq. Nine people were killed and more than 150 were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2007: A suicide attacker blew up a car bomb at a joint Iraqi army and police checkpoint in southern Baghdad, Iraq. Five people were killed and 20 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2007: A suicide bomber blew himself up in Khost Province, Afghanistan. The bomber attempted to enter the premises of a hospital in Khost where a meeting was continuing. Police denied him permission and he detonated himself. Three foreign soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2007: A suicide bomber dressed in a doctor's white coat in a hospital compound was challenged by police and NATO soldiers before detonating his explosives in the city of Khost, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2007: A suicide bomber exploded a fuel tanker against a joint U.S. and Iraqi outpost in Baghdad, Iraq. Two U.S. soldiers were killed and 17 were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2007: A suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt blew himself up in a mourning hall in Palestine Street in Baghdad, Iraq. Seven people were killed and 20 were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2007: A suspected Islamic militant shot dead a female provincial minister (Zill-e Huma, the Punjab province minister for social welfare) at a political meeting in Gujranwala city, Pakistan. The militant killed her because she was not observing the Islamic code of dress and was campaigning for emancipation of women. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2007: At 7:30 am local time, a bomb hidden at the entrance to two schools exploded in Tambon Yi-ngo in Yi-ngo district of Narathiwat province, Thailand. No one was killed or injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2007: Militants opened fire at two paramilitary CRPF [Central Reserve Police Force] personnel in south Kashmir district of Islamabad, Pakistan. Two soldiers were killed. Al-Mansoorian has claimed responsibility for the assault.
02/20/2007: Three American women were briefly kidnapped in the West Bank city of Nablus, Palestine, and were released later that day. A man calling himself Hadi Saud contacted The Associated Press in Nablus and said he was the kidnapper. He demanded to be given a job in the Palestinian security forces and medication for a shooting injury sustained last year, in exchange for releasing the hostages.
02/20/2007: Unknown miscreants blew up a 16-inch-diameter gas pipeline (Sui Southern Gas Company, or SSGC) in Akhtarabad at Western Bypass, Pakistan. The blast caused disruption of gas supply to a number of areas in Quetta, Kalat and Mastung. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2008:  At approximately 5:30 a.m., a suspicious package was discovered and had to be dismantled by the British Army bomb disposal unit in a major mail-sorting facility in Mallusk, Antrim County, Northern Ireland.  Although the facility had to be evacuated for six hours, no casualties or property damage resulted from this package, which was successfully dismantled.  Authorities believe this package was most likely sent by Irish Republican Army (IRA).
02/20/2008:  At approximately 7:30 a.m. local time, Deputy Minister Samir al-Attar, a senior official with Iraq’s Ministry of Science and Technology, was injured when two roadside bombs detonated in Baghdad when his convoy passed.  Mr. al-Attar, two of his guards and three civilians were injured in this attack.  No group has claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/20/2008:  In Muqdadiya, Diyala Province, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive belt he was wearing at a checkpoint near a busy marketplace.  This explosion killed 10 Iraqi civilians and injured 18 civilians.  As the targeted checkpoint was manned by both Iraqi police officers and members of a local Awakening Council, it is presumed that the perpetrators of this attack were members of al-Qa’ida, although same has not claimed responsibility.
02/20/2008:  In Pula, Croatia, two vans owned by ethnic Albanians were blown up one minute apart overnight.  No casualties were reported and only minor property damage resulted.  No group claimed responsibility for these attacks.
02/20/2008:  Two children, one having lost her arm while the other sustaining serious head wounds, were injured when insurgents attacked an area with rockets that was being patrolled by the Royal Marines in Sangin, Helmand Province, Afghanistan.  Eyewitnesses to this attack claim that the perpetrators seemed to target innocent civilians, rather than military forces.  Although no group claimed responsibility for this attack, it is believed that this attack was perpetrated by the Taliban. A Ministry of Defense spokesman claimed the attack was out of the Taliban's frustration "at being unable to contain the Marines or have any influence on their achievements in the area."
02/20/2009:  On Friday, armed assailants attacked a village in Jebel Nakua, Gharb al Istiwa'iyah, Sudan, and fired upon residents killing one game ranger and wounding one civilian. No claim of responsibility was reported, although it was widely believed the Lord's Resistance Army was responsible.
02/20/2009: On Friday at 2130, two Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) airplanes, flew into Colombo, Western, Sri Lanka on a suicide attack mission. One plane dropped a bomb over the city. Both planes were shot down by anti-aircraft fire, but one struck the 13th floor of the Revenue Department. Two civilians were killed and 50 injured. The two LTTE pilots were also killed. The LTTE claimed responsibility.
02/20/2009: On Friday morning in Bannang Sata district in Yala, Thailand, two military rangers were shot dead and beheaded by insurgents as they were patrolling a local road to give protection to teachers. The heads of Pte 1st Class Samanmit Pijit and Pte Piyasak Chuklaithai were left near their bodies. Some of about 20 ambushers sprayed bullets at the two while others opened fired at their fellow rangers to block them from providing any help. No group claimed responsibility.
02/20/2009: On Friday, a suicide bomber detonated his device targetting a Shiite funeral procession in Dera Ismail Khan, North West Frontier, Pakistan. The blast killed 27 and wounded 65. The suicide bomber was dropped off by a motorcyclist and then ran among the mourners before detonating his explosives.
02/20/2009: On Friday, at 0100, in El Kfour, Mont-Liban, Lebanon, assailants detonated one grenade in the office of the Lebanese Forces, damaging the building but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
02/20/2009: On Friday, in Afgooye, Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia, armed assailants fired upon the home of the head of non-governmental organization (NGO) Asal, killing one security guard and damaging the house.Armed assailants also fired upon a patrol of Asal security forces, wounding two guards.No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Somali Islamic Front was responsible.
02/20/2009: On Friday, in El Kfour, Mont-Liban, Lebanon, assailants detonated one grenade in the office of the Phalange Party, damaging the building but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
02/20/2010: On Saturday afternoon around 1600, in Hashtnagri, Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a store at Gur Mandi, killing two civilians, injuring two others, and damaging the store. No group claimed responsibility.
02/20/2010: On Saturday morning at 1145, in Surkh Rod, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired a rocket into the city, killing one civilian, injuring three others, and damaging a residence . No group claimed responsibility.
02/20/2010: On Saturday morning between 0600 to 0700, in the third of three related attacks, members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 6th Front and Jacobo Arenas Mobile Column attacked the town of Caldono, Cauca, Colombia, and took an unknown number of indigenous civilians hostage. Police and military soldiers responded shortly after the attack at which point the FARC rebels then began throwing unknown explosives into urban areas, wounding one soldier and four civilians. The attacks, which also took place in the towns of Jambaló and Cajibio, caused damage to an unspecified number of homes, a hospital, and an Air Force helicopter, although it is unclear in which attack the hospital and helicopter was damaged. No group claimed responsibility and the status of the hostages is unknown.
02/20/2010: On Saturday morning, in Nahr e Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan , an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a motorcycle, killing two civilians and damaging the motorcycle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/20/2010: On Saturday night at 0330, in the first of three related attacks, members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 6th Front and Jacobo Arenas Mobile Column attacked the town of Jambaló, Cauca, Colombia, and took an unknown number of indigenous civilians hostage. Police and military soldiers responded shortly after the attack at which point the FARC rebels then began throwing unknown explosives into urban areas, wounding one soldier and four civilians. The attacks, which also took place in the towns of Caldono and Cajibio, caused damage to an unspecified number of homes, a hospital, and an Air Force helicopter, although it is unclear in which attack the hospital and helicopter was damaged. No group claimed responsibility and the status of the hostages is unknown.
02/20/2010: On Saturday night at 0430, in the second of three related attacks, members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 6th Front and Jacobo Arenas Mobile Column attacked the town of Cajibio, Cauca, Colombia, and took an unknown number of indigenous civilians hostage. Police and military soldiers responded shortly after the attack at which point the FARC rebels then began throwing unknown explosives into urban areas, wounding one soldier and four civilians. The attacks, which also took place in the towns of Jambaló and Caldono, caused damage to an unspecified number of homes, a hospital, and an Air Force helicopter, although it is unclear in which attack the hospital and helicopter was damaged. No group claimed responsibility and the status of the hostages is unknown.
02/20/2010: On Saturday, in Qurghan district, Faryab, Afghanistan, Afghan forces with the support of the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) explosive ordnance disposal team, disarmed a radio controlled improvised explosive device found at a girls school. No damages or casualties occurred and no group claimed responsibility.
02/20/2011: On Sunday afternoon around 1600, along Sobrecarey Street, Barangay (village) Magugpo Poblacion of Tagum City, Davao del Norte, Philippines, two unidentified militants shot and killed a police officer, identified as Edwin de Guzman. Guzman was riding a motorcycle on his way home during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2011: On Sunday morning, in The Hague, Zuid Holland, Netherlands, a fire was seen at the front door of the Libyan Consulate by a passer-by. Officials were notified and responded to the location. The fire was suppressed before any major damage could occur, although the door and front of the building were scorched black by the fire. The fire may be linked to news of civil unrest and attacks on civilians by the government occurring in Libya. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2011: On Sunday night, in Shirqat, Salah ad Din, Iraq, an improvised explosive device accidentally detonated inside a Corona civilian car killing two suicide bombers that were wanted men and were planning to attack a religious celebration on the occasion of Prophet Mohammed's Birthday occasion in Gayara Mosque. The attack resulted in an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicle and no group has claimed responsibility.
02/20/2011: On Sunday, in Khash Rud, Nimruz, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired three rockets at the office of the district governor, but the rockets missed the office and landed in an unspecified location. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/20/2011: On Sunday, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, an improvised explosive device detonated while it was attached to a pro-government tribal fighter's vehicle on the road linking downtown Kirkuk to Baghdad, damaging the vehicle but causing no casualties. The commander was not in the vehicle whenever the bomb exploded and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2011: On Sunday, in Marivan, Kordestan, Iran, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a police station. Two policemen were killed, and two others were wounded. The amount of damage from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
02/20/2011: On Sunday, in Sankrail in Jhargram, West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, militants shot and killed a civilian for being a suspected police informer. Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) posters claiming responsibility for the crime were recovered from the spot. The posters stated that the victim was a corrupt local worker of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM) and was killed for being a police informer.
02/20/2011: On Sunday, in Wanlaweyyn, Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia, unknown militants amputated the hand of a man that had been accused of theft. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Al Shabaab was thought responsible for the attack.
02/20/2012: A mortar shell was fired at Colombian soldiers in El Palo town, Cauca department, Colombia. Three soldiers were killed and nine more wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but sources suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/20/2012: A sticky bomb rigged to a lieutenant-colonel's vehicle detonated in Tuz Khurmatu town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The lieutenant-colonel was wounded in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the gate of a police station in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, one police officer was killed; three civilians and an officer were also injured in the blast, and surrounding buildings were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2012: An explosive device attached to a gas pipeline detonated in Pirkoh area, Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The pipeline suffered major damage; however, there were no human casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2012: Assailants dressed in police uniforms opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Spin Boldak town, Robat area, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One Albanian soldier was killed and two soldiers injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, 11 of the attackers were detained following the assault.
02/20/2012: Assailants kidnapped 52 people, including 42 United Nations/African Union (UN-AU) peacekeepers and three Sudanese soldiers, in North Darfur state, Sudan. The peacekeepers were released; however, the fate of the soldiers is unknown. The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM) claimed responsibility for the attack and claimed that the peacekeepers entered their territories without permission and that they suspected the soldiers worked for Sudan's intelligence and security service.
02/20/2012: Assailants planted explosives and opened fire on the Baga Fish Market in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. Thirty-eight civilians were killed in the gunfire and explosions. Eight assailants were also killed when security forces returned fire. A spokesperson for Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that traders at the market had previously arrested several of the group's members and handed them over to the Joint Task Force; the attack was in retaliation for the arrests.
02/20/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at Zadibal police station in Srinagar city, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. The device exploded near the station's gate; however, there were no casualties or property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2012: Gunmen broke into a tribal leader's residence near Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. He was killed and a family member wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2012: Two assailants shot and killed a police officer in Khash Rod district, Nimruz province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2013: A civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Tarinkot, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and another was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities blamed the Taliban.
02/20/2013: A petrol bomb was thrown onto a house in Londonerry city, Londonderry district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no casualties from this attack, and police officials believe the intended target was a nearby police checkpoint. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/20/2013: A remote controlled explosive device detonated in Panjur district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. A security forces vehicle was damaged. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2013: A roadside bomb detonated on a vehicle in Ahmed Deen Brohi, Sindh province, Pakistan. The vehicle was carrying Syed Hussain Shah, a religious leader. Shah's grandson, Shafiq Hussain Shah, was killed and 10 others were injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2013: A roadside bomb detonated, targeting a group of defense volunteers in Yupo, Yala province, Thailand. The volunteers were traveling by motorcycles to escort local teachers to work. Two volunteers were injured. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, security officials attributed it to separatists.
02/20/2013: A suicide bomber targeted a Joint Task Force (JTF) patrol team in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. Three people, including the bomber, were killed and two other people were injured. There was no claim of responsibility; however, sources indicate that Boko Haram was suspected.
02/20/2013: An explosive device detonated at a flyover near the Dimapur Railway Station in Dimapur city, Nagaland state, India. One person was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2013: An explosive device detonated at an oil pipeline in an unknown location between Salah ad Din and Nineveh provinces, Iraq. As a result, daily oil supplies were disrupted. This was one of two such attacks on this pipeline, neither of which were claimed.
02/20/2013: An explosive device detonated near a Border Security Force (BSF) fooT patrol in Koreingei, Manipur state, India. There were no injuries or casualties reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the Manipur People's Army (NPA), which is the military wing of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF).
02/20/2013: Armed motorcyclists threw two fire crackers at a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) office in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Four MQM members were injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2013: Assailants abducted five wildlife sanctuary officials in West Phaileng, Mizoram state, India. The attackers then crossed into Bangladesh and the captives were released on March 28, 2014. There was no claim of responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Biswa Mohan faction of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT).
02/20/2013: Assailants abducted Mohamed El-Sawy from a bus station in Cairo city, Cairo, Egypt. El-Sawy, a Masrawy political news reporter, was injured and released on February 25, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2013: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Gao city, Gao region, Mali. At least eight assailants were killed and three other people were wounded in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed it to the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO).
02/20/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an oil pipeline in the Anshor area of Marib, Yemen. There were no casualties, but the pipe was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/20/2013: Assailants opened fire on a market in Tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. An Aman committee member was killed and two civilians were injured. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
02/20/2013: Assailants planted explosive devices around an oil pipeline in an unknown location between Salah ad Din and Nineveh provinces, Iraq. Sources indicate that the devices were intended to prevent technical teams from teaching and repairing the pipeline. This was one of two such attacks on this line, neither of which were claimed.
02/20/2013: Two border police vehicles struck roadside bombs in Narai District, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and one was injured. A Taliban spokesperson claimed responsibility for this attack, but stated that five police officers were killed.
02/20/2013: Two mortars detonated next to the Tishreen sports stadium in the Baramkeh district of Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. One football player from the al-Wathbah team, Youssef Sleiman, was killed and three others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2014: A gas cylinder bomb detonated in the parking lot of a department store in Kita Ward area, Sapporo city, Hokkaido prefecture, Japan. No casualties were reported. In a letter sent to a news outlet in April, an anonymous individual claimed responsibility for this and four similar blasts that took place betwen January and April, 2014. In the letter, the individual expressed a number of grievances with the local police. In May 2014, police arrested Sanae Nasukawa in connection with the blasts.
02/20/2014: A landmine detonated near a police academy vehicle in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and at least five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: A landmine detonated targeting a police vehicle in Gardez district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: A missile struck a civilian home in Nawzad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Sources suspected that a nearby police checkpoint was the intended target. At least four people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/20/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in the Shawal area of Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One civilian died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a Sahwa Council patrol in Dujail district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least three council members were killed and at least four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: A suicide bomber detonated at Mir Chakar-e-Azam Stadium in Sibi town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The assailant was attempting to enter the stadium, but when he was denied entrance he detonated his explosives, killing only himself. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: A suicide bomber detonated at the Naser Khosraw-e-Balkhi Culture Center in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Sources indicated that the bomber was intending to attack a neighboring hostel, but changed targets when he was denied entry to the hostel. In addition to the bomber, at least one person, a security guard, was killed and at least four people were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the Afghan Interior Ministry attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/20/2014: An explosive device detonated at a private residence in the Maliyah area of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/20/2014: An explosive device detonated at a residence in Dalim village, Babil governorate, Iraq. This was one of two such attacks on homes in Dalim on this day. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/20/2014: An explosive device detonated at an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) officer's residence in the Askari area of Baiji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/20/2014: An explosive device detonated in a market in Aizawl city, Mizoram state, India. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: An explosive device detonated in Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. The device was targeting Syrian soldiers using a building near the Carlton Hotel as a headquarters. The blast killed 11 soldiers and injured 10 others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police station in Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near a polling station in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of four attacks targeting polling centers in Derna on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Muslim fundamentalists were behind the attacks.
02/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Delaram area, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Uriel Boso in Petah Tikva city, Central district, Israel. Boso, the deputy mayor of Petah Tikva, was unharmed in the attack, but his car was damaged as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: An explosive device detonated on a railroad track in Dera Murad Jamali area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the blast destroyed part of the track. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: An explosive device detonated on Behsood Bridge in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least two police trainers were killed and at least five others were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: An explosive device detonated outside of a seminary in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least two seminary students were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a Thahan Phran patrol in Cho-airong district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. At least two rangers were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) soldiers in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) patrol in Kirkuk, Iraq. At least six police officers were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in the Sindh Industrial Trading Estate (SITE) area of Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Sources indicated that the device was intended to target police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside of a Northern League office in Modena city, Emilia-Romagna region, Italy. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a refugee camp in Salameh area, Aleppo governorate, Syria. At least 16 people were killed and at least 44 others were wounded as a result of the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/20/2014: Assailants ambushed a joint African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali National Army (SNA) convoy in Luq town, Gedo region, Somalia. An unknown number of soldiers and assailants were killed or wounded in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that they will continue to fight military forces who steal from Somali citizens.
02/20/2014: Assailants ambushed an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Kured area, Gedo region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
02/20/2014: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Ar Rawdah district, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. At least six soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen).
02/20/2014: Assailants attacked an Iraqi Army base in Sadiyah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. A clash ensued, during which at least two soldiers and five assailants were killed and six soldiers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants attacked an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) vehicle near the Nimrod Ruins in Munirah area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two police officers and two assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants attacked an oil pipeline guarded by soldiers in Shabwah governorate, Yemen. At least four soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants attacked and injured an Islamic Dawah Organisation of Afghanistan campaign worker in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants attacked guards at a liquefied natural gas project in Shabwah governorate, Yemen. An unknown number of people were killed or wounded as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen).
02/20/2014: Assailants attacked Nonhlanhla Biyela in KwaMashu township, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Biyela, an Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) leader, was killed as a result. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants attacked residents in Rapyem village, Plateau state, Nigeria. At least 13 people were killed and at least five people were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Fulani militants were behind the attack.
02/20/2014: Assailants attacked Wahidullah, a prosecutor for a children's training center, in the Kowandi area, Khost province, Afghanistan. Wahidullah was killed and one of his associates was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device at the home of Jumaa Al-Osta in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Al-Osta, the owner of Al-Aseema Television was unharmed, but at least one Al-Aseema journalist was injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting an electricity line in Sohbatpur town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. This incident represents one of at least three incidents involving explosive devices in Sohbatpur on this day. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/20/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting an electricity tower in Sohbatpur town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. This incident represents one of at least three incidents involving explosive devices in Sohbatpur on this day. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/20/2014: Assailants fired at least one missile into a residential area in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least one civilian home was struck, and at least six people were killed and 10 were wounded as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants in military uniforms stopped civilian vehicles in Dikwa village, Borno state, Nigeria. The assailants shot and killed an unknown number of civilians before stealing the vehicles. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was involved.
02/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a French Armed Forces helicopter in Tessalit village, Kidal region, Mali. At least one soldier was wounded as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a group of women at a bazaar in Loralai district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least two women were killed and at least one other was injured in the attack. Jaish as-Saiyouf (Army of Swords) claimed responsibility for the incident, warning women to wear a headscarf when traveling in the city.
02/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a member of the Benghazi Security Directorate in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The member, Maher Hassan Al-Shakmak, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abdelrahman Diab in Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. Diab, a leader for the Arab Democratic Party, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on an anti-polio campaign team in Sherpao area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Egyptian Armed Forces barracks in Zagazig town, Al Sharqia governorate, Egypt. At least two soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on Dr. Israr Gulzar-ul-Haq's vehicle in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Gulzar-ul-Haq, an Awami National Party (ANP) leader, and at least four other people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
02/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on Egyptian National Police (ENP) officers in Al Sharqia governorate, Egypt. At least one police officer was killed and at least three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on Fe Lacbayo in Bulanit village, Zamboanga del Sur province, Philippines. Lacbayo, a teacher at the Bulanit Elementary School, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on Othman Milaiqtah in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Milaiqtah, an Armed Forces of Libya brigade commander, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants planted an explosive device at a polling station in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. This was one of five attacks on polling stations in Libya on this day. At least one person was wounded across this and another such incident. No group claimed responsibility for these attacks.
02/20/2014: Assailants planted an explosive device at a polling station in Zintan city, Jabal Al Gharbi district, Libya. This was one of five attacks on polling stations in Libya on this day. At least one person was wounded across this and another such incident. No group claimed responsibility for these attacks.
02/20/2014: Assailants planted an explosive device at the Badr Al-Kobra school in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The device was discovered and no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants planted an explosive device in a civilian vehicle in Tikrit district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Security forces discovered and successfully defused the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants planted an explosives-laden vehicle in the Mauripur area of Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The vehicle was discovered and defused without incident. Authorities suspected that the device was intended to target Pakistan People's Party (PPP) chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
02/20/2014: Assailants planted at least one explosive device at a polling station in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. This was one of five attacks on polling stations in Libya on this day, for which no group claimed responsibility.
02/20/2014: Assailants planted at least two explosive devices in Sohbatpur town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. This incident represents one of at least three incidents involving explosive devices in Sohbatpur on this day. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/20/2014: Assailants put up a fake roadblock and attempted to extort money out of farmers in Carmen town, North Cotabato province, Philippines. A clash ensued when security forces confronted the assailants. At least one militia member was injured in the firefight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
02/20/2014: Assailants set a polling station on fire in Awbari town, Wadi Al Hayaa district, Libya. This was one of five attacks on polling stations in Libya and one of two such attacks in Awbari on this day, for which no group claimed responsibility.
02/20/2014: Assailants shot and injured an Egyptian Army officer in Al Sharqia governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2014: Assailants shot and killed an Iraqi Army intelligence officer in the Sumer area of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants shot and killed the caretaker of a school in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Muslim fundamentalists were behind the attack.
02/20/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the executive office of the Islamic Reform Group (Islah) in Hajjah governorate, Yemen. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the house of Hajjah Governor Muhammad Hatif in Hajjah governorate, Yemen. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2014: Assailants threw petrol bombs at a local branch office for the Party of the Defenders of the Fatherland in Odessa city, Odessa oblast, Ukraine. The device damaged a window, but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2014: At least one mortar round struck a market in Musayyib town, Babil governorate, Iraq. This was one of three such attacks in the town on this day. At least 22 people were killed and at least 50 other people were injured across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/20/2014: At least one mortar round struck a parking lot in Musayyib town, Babil governorate, Iraq. This was one of three such attacks in the town on this day. At least 22 people were killed and at least 50 other people were injured across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/20/2014: At least one mortar round struck a residential building in Musayyib town, Babil governorate, Iraq. This was one of three such attacks in the town on this day. At least 22 people were killed and at least 50 other people were injured across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/20/2014: Three suicide bombers detonated explosive devices at the central prison in Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. The blast killed eight soldiers and injured 20 other people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Nusrah Front and to Ahrar al-Sham of the Islamic Front (Syria).
02/20/2015: A grenade detonated at a bikini pageant in Bangahan village, Bukidnon province, Philippines. Four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a gas station in Al-Qubbah city, Derna district, Libya. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Al-Qubbah on this date. In addition to the assailants, 47 people were killed and 65 were wounded across all three blasts. The Barqa Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents and stated that the attacks were carried out in retaliation for airstrikes in Derna district.
02/20/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a police headquarters in Al-Qubbah city, Derna district, Libya. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Al-Qubbah on this date. In addition to the assailants, 47 people were killed and 65 were wounded across all three blasts. The Barqa Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents and stated that the attacks were carried out in retaliation for airstrikes in Derna district.
02/20/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated at the residence of Aguila Saleh in Al-Qubbah city, Derna district, Libya. Saleh, the speaker of the House of Representatives, was unharmed. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Al-Qubbah on this date. In addition to the assailants, 47 people were killed and 65 were wounded across all three blasts. The Barqa Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents and stated that the attacks were carried out in retaliation for airstrikes in Derna district.
02/20/2015: An explosive device detonated in Press Club area, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. A rickshaw puller identified as Babul Ahmed was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2015: An explosive device detonated near Emargunda village, Chhattisgarh state, India. Two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Maoists.
02/20/2015: An explosive device detonated near the convoy of General Abdel-Rahman al-Halili near Al-Ghurfah, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Al-Halili, the Yemeni Army first military zone commander, was not harmed; however, at least five people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
02/20/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol vehicle in Totalai area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2015: An explosive device detonated underneath a vegetable shop near Pakistani Chowk area, Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2015: An explosive device detonated while assailants were planting it near an electricity transformer in Samalut, Minya governorate, Egypt. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle and a suicide bomber detonated at the Central Hotel in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The explosions were joined with gunfire that targeted ministers and Members of Parliament (MP) present at the hotel. At least 28 people were killed, including six assailants, and 58 people were injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Members of Parliament were targeted for allowing the involvement of foreign forces in Somalia.
02/20/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in front of a karaoke bar in Bang Nak, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Eleven civilians and two soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, in April, 2015, four university students confessed to being behind the incident.
02/20/2015: Assailants abducted three Egyptian engineers in an unknown location in Libya. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2015: Assailants attacked a 33rd Armored Brigade post in Al-Jamrah, Al Dali governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2015: Assailants attacked a 33rd Armored Brigade post in Al-Mazlum, Al Dali governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2015: Assailants attacked a 33rd Armored Brigade post in Al-Qasha, Al Dali governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2015: Assailants attacked a police station in Arroyito, Concepcion, Paraguay. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP).
02/20/2015: Assailants attacked a village on Karamga island, Diffa region, Niger. At least seven soldiers, one civilian, and 14 assailants were killed, while two soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/20/2015: Assailants attacked Boodu Ramesh in Konta town, Chhattisgarh state, India. Ramesh, a police informant, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Maoists.
02/20/2015: Assailants attempted to kidnap a military commander in Khur Maksar neighborhood, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Three assailants and one soldier were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Tribesmen.
02/20/2015: Assailants detonated two explosive devices near a police camp in Madhubagh neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. Two people, identified as Noor Mohammad and Polash, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at a military position in Berdyanske village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
02/20/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Popasna town, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2015: Assailants launched rockets at a military position in Kurakhovo village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
02/20/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy near Pasni area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two soldiers and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2015: Assailants stabbed Munir al-Jaghoub in Beita village, West Bank. Al-Jaghoub, a senior Fatah official, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement).
02/20/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at a restaurant in tambon Lamphu, Narathiwat, Thailand. The device failed to detonate and no one was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, in April, 2015, four university students confessed to being behind the incident.
02/20/2015: Assailants threw an explosive device in front of Eden University College in Azimpur neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. Four students were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2015: Assailants threw an explosive device near a tea stall in Nilkhet area, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. Five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2015: Assailants threw an incendiary device at a brick and sand shop in Khulshi Colony neighborhood, Chittagong city, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. Two people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2015: Police arrested two assailants attempting to plant an explosive device at the gate of Al-Quds Open University in Gaza Strip. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2015: Security forces found and defused a remote-controlled explosive device planted in a motorcycle at the entrance to a shrine in Bang Nak, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Sources suspected that the device was intended to target police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, in April, 2015, four university students confessed to being behind the incident.
02/20/2015: Security forces found and removed a hand grenade at an under-construction building along London street in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2015: Security forces identified and killed two suicide bombers targeting soldiers in Khalis district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2016: A landmine detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it along a road in Sali area, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/20/2016: A sniper opened fire on the Egyptian Armed Forces Al-Sunbula checkpoint in Rafah, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. A soldier was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near Iraqi Armed Forces soldiers in Amiriyat al-Fallujah, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least 13 soldiers were killed in the blast. This was one of two suicide bombings in and around Amiriyat al-Fallujah on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/20/2016: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of an Iraqi Ministry of the Interior Passports Department officer detonated in Amiriyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2016: An explosive device detonated in Yusufiyah, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2016: An explosive device detonated near a produce shop in Abu Disheer neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2016: An explosive device detonated near a soccer field in Madain, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2016: An explosive device detonated near an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) patrol in Tee, Datu Salibo district, Maguindanao province, Philippines. At least one soldier was killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
02/20/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Al-Alf Dar 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.
02/20/2016: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Hussein "Jeh" Mohamed Barre in Barawe, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Barre, the Barawe district chief, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
02/20/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused on Jagarguda Road near Aranpur, Chhattisgarh state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2016: Approximately 30 explosive devices were discovered and defused in western Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2016: Assailants attacked Ahwar town in Abyan governorate, Yemen. At least three people were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qa ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
02/20/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at a residential area in Qahwa Khana neighborhood, Puli Khumri city, Afghanistan. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/20/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy on Srinagar-Jammu National Highway in Sempora, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Following the assault, the assailants took refuge in the nearby Entrepreneurial Development Institute (EDI) building and engaged the officers in a clash with grenades and firearms that lasted until February 22, 2016. At least nine people, including five officers and three assailants, were killed and 18 other officers were injured in the fidayeen attack. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to the death of two civilians during a prior military operation.
02/20/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Frontier Reserve Police (FRP) constable guarding the Ehtesab Commission in Paharipura neighborhood, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The constable was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Philippine Army (PA) patrol base in Bayabao, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. At least eight people, including two soldiers and six assailants, were killed and six other soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Maute Group claimed responsibility for the attack. Sources also attributed the incident to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which denied involvement.
02/20/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Small Town Lottery employee in Malasin, Nueva Ecija province, Philippines. The employee was killed and another person was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2016: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) patrol in Hurriya neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one officer was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2016: Assailants set fire to a planned refugee center in Bautzen, Saxony state, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2016: Assailants shot and killed Masood Rana, an All India Trinamool Congress (AITMC) block president, in Baharampur, West Bengal state, India. The assailants then threw explosive devices at civilians to scare them away, injuring an unknown number of people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2016: Assailants stopped a vehicle transporting a Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) officer along Tubruq-Ajdabiya Road in Derna district, Libya. The guard was removed from the vehicle before being shot dead. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
02/20/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at a government office building on Old Court Road in Gwadar district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Lashkar-e-Balochistan claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at Somali Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers in Merca, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. At least two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2016: Assailants threw acid in the face of Soni Sori on a road between Bastanar and Geedam in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh state, India. Sori, an Aam Aadmi Party leader, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2016: Security forces identified and killed four suicide bombers driving explosives-laden vehicles before they could detonate near Amiriyat al-Fallujah, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of two suicide bombings in and around Amiriyat al-Fallujah on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/20/2017: A roadside bomb detonated near a market in Bub Al Sham, Baqubah, Diyala, Iraq. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2017: A roadside bomb detonated near a market in Nasr al-Salam, Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. A civilian was killed and four others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2017: An assailant set fire to the Mujdat Gezen Arts Center in Kadikoy neighborhood, Istanbul, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2017: An explosive device carried by a drone detonated in Jazair neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least seven people were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in Mosul on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/20/2017: An explosive device carried by a drone detonated in Muhandiseen neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least four people were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in Mosul on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/20/2017: An explosive device detonated at Ghori Bridge near Lehri, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2017: An explosive device detonated in Bukhtiarabad, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least two shepherds were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh, India. One CRPF officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/20/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a Kenyan African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia. An unknown number of soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
02/20/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting Ibrahim al-Jubouri, a tribal leader, in Haruniya, Khanaqin, Baqubah, Diyala, Iraq. Al-Jubouri and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused along Alignar Road in Bilal Masjid, Safi subdistrict, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2017: Assailant shot and killed Isaq, a traditional elder and electoral delegate, outside Mogadishu, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2017: Assailants abducted Deba Madkami, a civilian, from his residence in Mahupadar, Odisha, India. Madkami was injured and released after more than 12 hours. This was one of two related kidnappings in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and stated that the victims were accused of being police informants.
02/20/2017: Assailants abducted four civilians from Kamarpali, Odisha, India. The four hostages were injured and released after more than 12 hours. This was one of two related kidnappings in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and stated that the victims were accused of being police informants.
02/20/2017: Assailants abducted two Coptic Christian civilians from their residence in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. One hostage was burned alive and the other hostage was shot and killed; their bodies were discovered on February 22, 2017. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2017: Assailants abducted two people, including the son of a district police chief in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan. The hostages were killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/20/2017: Assailants attacked and killed Sunil Yadav, the spouse of a deputy village head, in Champapur, Bihar, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
02/20/2017: Assailants attacked Hashim Pahlawan in Ghaliban, Faryab, Afghanistan. Pahlawan, a tribal elder, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2017: Assailants attacked military positions in Kubaysah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least seven assailants were killed and four 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).
02/20/2017: Assailants attacked pro-government militia members in Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2017: Assailants fired a mortar that struck a house in Al Makaseb area, Baghdad, Iraq. At least five civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2017: Assailants fired projectiles into Al-Tuwal, Jazan, Saudi Arabia. At least three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Houthi extremists.
02/20/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Levies Forces vehicle in Nushki, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/20/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Ijedodo, Lagos, Nigeria. One soldier was abducted in the attack, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2017: Assailants opened fire on Fayez al Sirraj's motorcade in Tripoli, Libya. Al Sirraj, the prime minister of the Government of National Accord, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2017: Assailants raided Asham in Kaura district, Kaduna, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Kaura district on this date. At least 20 people, including, one assailant and 19 villagers, were killed and 50 houses were set on fire across the three assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Fulani extremists.
02/20/2017: Assailants raided Nissi in Kaura district, Kaduna, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Kaura district on this date. At least 20 people, including, one assailant and 19 villagers, were killed and 50 houses were set on fire across the three assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Fulani extremists.
02/20/2017: Assailants raided Zilan in Kaura district, Kaduna, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Kaura district on this date. At least 20 people, including, one assailant and 19 villagers, were killed and 50 houses were set on fire across the three assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Fulani extremists.
02/20/2017: Assailants shot and killed Wilfredo de Vera, a village council member, in Banaoang, Pangasinan, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2017: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at the vehicle of a Sinn Fein election official in Bangor, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2017: Four suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles targeting a military base in Tall Keysoum, Nineveh, Iraq. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/20/2017: Snipers opened fire on civilians in Fuah, Idlib, Syria. This was one of two attacks in the same area on this date. At least three people were killed across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/20/2017: Snipers opened fire on civilians in Kafrayah, Idlib, Syria. This was one of two attacks in the same area on this date. At least three people were killed across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/20/2017: Three assailants shot and killed a traditional elder and electoral delegate at his residence in Xamar Jidid neighborhood, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/1980: In the United States, unknown perpetrator(s) fired a shot through the window of the building housing the Soviet Mission to the UN in New York City, which was the intended target of the shot.  The .38 caliber bullet went through the window of an apartment housing a family of three, where a woman and seven year-old child were lucky to be missed by the bullet, which eventually hit a venetian blind and then fell to the floor.  No one was injured in the incident, but the window was shattered. The Tass news agency claimed the bullet was a link in the anti-Soviet campaign taking place in the US, and the agency denounced US authorities for inadequately safeguarding the Soviet Mission and its staff, despite repeated requests by the USSR.
02/21/1982: Two bombs exploded at the administration building at the University of Puerto Rico campus in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, shattering a window.  There were no casualties and no damages were reported in the incident, which was claimed by a group calling itself the Antonia Martinez Student Commandos (AMSC).  The Associated Press received a communiqué after the explosion, telling students to form military and clandestine groups to fight police repression and American imperialism.  The bombing occurred to protest tuition increases at the University and two days prior to this incident, a riot broke out with student groups protesting the tuition hikes and clashing with police.
02/21/1998: A bomb exploded under a passing train in Algeria, killing 18 people and injuring 25 others. The bomb, planted on the train tracks, was set off near the town of El Affroune, 20 km south of Algiers. There was no claim of responsibility.
02/21/1998: A high-powered bomb exploded without injuring anyone, in the Basque town of Irun in northern Spain, on a railroad as a French high-speed train was passing. The engine and one of the carriages of the train suffered slight damage to the bodywork, and the windows of several buildings in the vicinity were shattered. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/1998: An unknown armed group attacked and killed 19 people riding in a transport truck on a deserted mountain road near Gijel in eastern Algeria. The gunmen set off an explosive in the road and then fired on the truck. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but Islamic militants were suspected.
02/21/1998: One of Algeria’s biggest gas pipelines, located in the western part of the country, was attacked by a bomb. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/1998: Police found a carrier bag containing a bomb on the steps of the Popular Party's offices in the city of Santander, Spain. It was believed that the Basque separatist group Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) had planted the explosive in order to attack members of Spain's governing Popular Party. No one was injured in this incident.
02/21/1998: Unidentified gunmen shot dead two Iranian construction engineers in Pakistan's port city of Karachi. Three people attacked the engineers at their work site and fled on two motorbikes. No one else was injured in the attack.
02/21/1999: Two Spanish citizens and seven Colombians were kidnapped in an unnamed location in Colombia by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC). Eventually one Spanish and two Colombian hostages were released with ransom instructions. On February 28, 1999, the other Spanish hostages was released, even though a ransom was never paid. The fate of the other five Colombian hostages was not known.
02/21/2000: A bomb planted by unknown assailants in the headquarters of the independent Yemeni newspaper Al-Ra'y al-'Am, located in the Ad Dali' governorate, caused damage to the building but no casualties.
02/21/2000: Members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) killed four Algerian women in an attack in Aflou, Algeria.
02/21/2000: The People's Combatants’ Group (Grupo de Combatientes Populares – GCP) claimed responsibility for sending a bomb hidden within a videocassette to indigenous rights leader Marcos Murillo, in Guayaquil, Ecuador. The bomb was found and defused by police before causing any damage.
02/21/2000: The Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) was blamed for killing one and injuring six during a rebel attack against Naranjal, Peru. Police sources reported the action as an attempt to boycott the upcoming elections. The police later arrested one of the alleged attackers in the San Francisco District, located two km away from Naranjal.
02/21/2000: Unidentified persons failed in an assassinate attempt Russian Major General Sergei Bondarev, Commander of the Territorial Department Makhachkala of the Caucasus Regional Directorate of the Federal Security Service. Bondarev was traveling on the road between Makhachkala and Kaspiisk when his vehicle was attacked by an explosive. No casualties resulted from the incident.
02/21/2001: A 14-year-old boy suffered severe injuries including the loss of a hand and blindness after he picked up a torch bomb outside the Territorial Army barracks where he attended school. The device was found to contain the military grade explosive, Semtex, which lead officials to believe that a terrorist organization may have planted the bomb. Local authorities believed that the device could have been planted by members of the Real IRA, although no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2003:  A group calling itself the September 11 group is believed to be responsible for sending a letter containing cyanide to the British diplomatic mission in Wellington, New Zealand.  No injuries were reported in the incident.
02/21/2003: A man carried a bag containing a homemade bomb, intended for destroying a power transmission line near Pagagawan Town, Maguindanao Province, Philippines.  When farmers noticed the man, he panicked and left the bag in a rice field near the power pylon.  The failed attack was blamed on Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), according to remarks by a Philippine Military spokesman.
02/21/2003: At around 5:30PM local time, two homemade mortar shells, rigged to a timer, exploded at a shopping mall in Koronadal, South Cotabato, Philippines. The blast injured three civilians, and damaged two cars beyond recognition. The Police reported that the perpetrators had planned to detonate the bombs at 6PM to coincide with peak shopping hours at the KCC Mall. A third mortar shell was found under a van and removed at around 8:15PM. One of the wounded was the bomber, according to the Mayor of Koronadal, and was captured while trying to escape. He was holding a mobile phone, and had a blueprint on bomb making in his wallet.
02/21/2003: Auckland's main mail delivery center intercepted three letters contained small amounts of cyanide and threatening the Americas Cup sailing competition if Iraq is attacked, claiming that a group named "September 11" had "stockpiled 24kg of weapons-grade cyanide." The letter was sent to the US Embassy and the British and Australian High Commissioner offices in Wellington, the capital. The letter also claims responsibility for a similar letter sent to the US Embassy in Wellington in December 2001. The perpetrator's) were not caught in either incident. In response, local authorities beefed up security in Auckland and cautioned the public on mail and food packages.
02/21/2003: Four members of an Algerian Government Armed Civil Defense Patrol unit were stopped at a fake roadblock set up by Islamic militants in Ouargla Province in southern Algeria. They were then taken by those militants, dressed in military uniforms, driven 20km into the desert, and slit their throats. The militants left after stealing a Toyota car from the guards.
02/21/2003: Suspected Muslim rebels planted four bombs at the electrical transmission tower in North Cotabato town of Carmen, southern Philippines.  Three of the four bombs detonated, and cut off power to large parts of North Cotabato province.  A Major of the Philippine Army believed that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was behind the attack in retaliation to a large Philippine Army offensive the previous week on Mindanao Island.
02/21/2004: Kosovo Environment and Spatial Planning Minister Ethem Ceku and four others were injured in an explosion in Pristina. The culprits were thought to be affiliated with the Serbian government fighting against an independent Kosovo. It was unclear if it was terrorism or a political rivalry.
02/21/2004: Three people were injured by a group of neo-Nazis in Pasewalk, Germany. The owner of a Greek restaurant was hit over the head by one member of the group, while his wife was injured with some sort of irritant gas. A guest was also injured. Police arrested six people. Before the attack the group threw xenophobic fliers into the restaurant.
02/21/2005: A grenade explosion and gun fire  at a courthouse in Embilipitiya, Sri Lanka, resulted in the escape of at least 52 inmates (32 of whom returned voluntarily, and 16 of the escapees were hardened criminals) as well as the death of 3 individuals (the chief jailer, a man, and a woman) and the injury of at least 38 others including prison guards and civilians attending the court proceedings.  The attack was believed to be aimed at setting free several notorious gangsters who were in the court building at the time. The extent of property damage is unknown. The incident occurred 75 kilometers away from where the former US Presidents were inspecting tsunami damage. It is believed that the grenade was hurled by a suspect awaiting trial at the court.
02/21/2005: Nepal Communist Party Maoists blocked highways by attacking convoys, burning trucks, and setting off landmines throughout Nepal killing seven people and injuring 11 others. The attacks were in protest of King Gyanendra’s seizure of power. Specific details on individual attacks were not available in open-source venues.
02/21/2006: A bomb exploded in Tahrir Square in central Baghdad, Iraq, injuring two civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2006: A car bomb exploded south of Baghdad in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2006: A group of gunmen attacked a minibus on its way from Kanaan to Baqubah, Iraq, killing a 12-year-old boy and injuring three others, including Baqubah Court judge Mohammed Abbas Shalaka. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2006: A remote-controlled car bomb exploded in a busy Shi i market in the predominantly Sunni neighborhood of Dora in southern Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least 22 people and injuring 28 more. Police said that the explosion had missed its intended target of a police patrol and that an Iraqi suspected of triggering the device had been arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2006: A roadside bomb exploded near a police patrol in Baqubah, Iraq, wounding three Iraqi policemen. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2006: A roadside bombing in western Baghdad, Iraq, killed one policeman and injured two others as their patrol passed.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2006: A shrapnel bomb exploded in front of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) office in the town of Mezitli in the southern city of Mersin, Turkey, destroying the door, but causing no injuries. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks claimed responsibility for the attack and said that such attacks would continue if the government did not change its policies against the Kurds.
02/21/2006: A truck driver was killed in Baiji, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, and no further details are available.
02/21/2006: At least six Iraqis were injured when a mortar landed in a residential area of Sadr City in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2006: Five officials of the planning department of the Jammu and Kashmir government were wounded after they were attacked as they were traveling in their vehicle from Redwani village in Anantnag district, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2006: Sa'ad al-Janabi, a journalist and member of the Iraqi National Dialogue Council, was kidnapped by men wearing Interior Ministry uniforms in western Baghdad, Iraq, after being stopped at a checkpoint; he was found dead two days later. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2006: Suspected Islamic militants shot and killed a 40-year-old border policeman, Sergeant Major Prapon Suwankota, as he was riding a motorcycle in Yala province, Thailand. One of the militants, 20-year-old Muhamad Hajisamae, was then shot dead by another policeman, while 1-2 more militants escaped.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2006: Suspected militants set fire to the kitchen at the Ban Krong Pinang School in the Krong Pinang district, Yala province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2006: The Minister for the Displaced and Immigrants, Suhaila Abid Jaafar, escaped an assassination attempt in Iraq. Both the location of the attack and number of injuries were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot dead two civilians in a taxi near Baqubah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2007: A roadside bomb planted on the al-Shuhadaa bridge near key parking lot for passengers in the city of Kirkuk, Iraq. Seven people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2007: A roadside mine (a claymore-type bomb) killed three people and injured 16 at Ottamawadi in the district of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. Police said they believed the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were behind the latest bomb attack in the restive eastern coastal district.   No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/21/2007: A suicide car bomber struck an Iraqi police patrol in Mosul, Ninawa province, Iraq. Seven people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2007: Al-Aqsa Brigades launched nine homemade projectiles at the city Sederot, Israel in retaliation for murder of Al-Quds Brigades' leader. There was no information on casualties.
02/21/2007: Around 1:10 am local time, insurgents threw firebombs to set fire to a Yala rubber warehouse owned by Southern Land Rubber Co. in Muang district of Yala Province, Thailand. More than 100 tons of rubber sheet had already been destroyed at this 8,000-square meter warehouse compound. Damage cost was initially estimated at 400 million baht. No one was killed or hurt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2007: Around 10:30 am local time, a suicide car bomber struck a police checkpoint near a market in the Shi i city of Najaf, Iraq. Eight people were killed and 43 were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2007: Around 3:55 pm local time, an unknown number of insurgents opened fire at the convoy of Thanpuying Wiriya Chavakul a confidant to Her Majesty the Queen on 410 Highway in Khuan Din Daen Village in Yala's Krong Penang district, Thailand. One police officer was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2007: Around 8 am local time, Muslim insurgents detonated a bomb targeting a teacher protection unit on a rural road in Khayoh Mahti Village in Tambon Tabing of Sai Buri district, Thailand. Three soldiers were slightly injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2008:  An anarchist group named Conspiracy of Cells of Fire claimed responsibility for committing 13 separate arson attacks with homemade explosives (which contained small propane canisters) throughout Attica, Greece on Thursday between 2:00 a.m. and 2:10 a.m.  In this incident, a Bank of Cyprus in Patissia was attacked.  It was unclear if there were any casualties.
02/21/2008:  An anarchist group named Conspiracy of Cells of Fire claimed responsibility for committing 13 separate arson attacks with homemade explosives (which contained small propane canisters) throughout Attica, Greece on Thursday between 2:00 a.m. and 2:10 a.m.  In this incident, a branch of Proton Bank in downtown Athens was attacked.  It was unclear if there were any casualties.
02/21/2008:  An anarchist group named Conspiracy of Cells of Fire claimed responsibility for committing 13 separate arson attacks with homemade explosives (which contained small propane canisters) throughout Attica, Greece on Thursday between 2:00 a.m. and 2:10 a.m.  In this incident, a car belonging to a private security company in Kolonos was attacked.  It was unclear if there were any casualties.
02/21/2008:  An anarchist group named Conspiracy of Cells of Fire claimed responsibility for committing 13 separate arson attacks with homemade explosives (which contained small propane canisters) throughout Attica, Greece on Thursday between 2:00 a.m. and 2:10 a.m.  In this incident, a Eurobank Open 24 in Piraeus was attacked.  It was unclear if there were any casualties.
02/21/2008:  An anarchist group named Conspiracy of Cells of Fire claimed responsibility for committing 13 separate arson attacks with homemade explosives (which contained small propane canisters) throughout Attica, Greece on Thursday between 2:00 a.m. and 2:10 a.m.  In this incident, a private car in Glyfada was attacked.  No casualties or injuries were reported.
02/21/2008:  An anarchist group named Conspiracy of Cells of Fire claimed responsibility for committing 13 separate arson attacks with homemade explosives (which contained small propane canisters) throughout Attica, Greece on Thursday between 2:00 a.m. and 2:10 a.m.  In this particular incident, a branch of National Bank in Vyronas [Vironas] was the target. No casualties or injuries were reported.
02/21/2008:  An anarchist group named Conspiracy of Cells of Fire claimed responsibility for committing 13 separate arson attacks with homemade explosives (which contained small propane canisters) throughout Attica, Greece on Thursday between 2:00 a.m. and 2:10 a.m.  In this particular incident, a car registered with the Health Services in Piraeus was the target. No casualties or injuries were reported.
02/21/2008:  An anarchist group named Conspiracy of Cells of Fire claimed responsibility for committing 13 separate arson attacks with homemade explosives (which contained small propane canisters) throughout Attica, Greece on Thursday between 2:00 a.m. and 2:10 a.m. In this incident, a branch of Citibank in Petroupolis was attacked.  It was unclear if there were any casualties.
02/21/2008:  An anarchist group named Conspiracy of Cells of Fire claimed responsibility for committing 13 separate arson attacks with homemade explosives (which contained small propane canisters) throughout Attica, Greece on Thursday between 2:00 a.m. and 2:10 a.m. In this incident, a Citibank in Piraeus was attacked.  It was unclear if there were any casualties.
02/21/2008:  An anarchist group named Conspiracy of Cells of Fire claimed responsibility for committing 13 separate arson attacks with homemade explosives (which contained small propane canisters) throughout Attica, Greece on Thursday between 2:00 a.m. and 2:10 a.m. In this incident, a Eurobank in Kallithea was attacked.  It was unclear if there were any casualties.
02/21/2008:  An anarchist group named Conspiracy of Cells of Fire claimed responsibility for committing 13 separate arson attacks with homemade explosives (which contained small propane canisters) throughout Attica, Greece on Thursday between 2:00 a.m. and 2:10 a.m. In this incident, a Millennium Bank in Gerakas was attacked.  It was unclear if there were any casualties.
02/21/2008:  An anarchist group named Conspiracy of Cells of Fire claimed responsibility for committing 13 separate arson attacks with homemade explosives (which contained small propane canisters) throughout Attica, Greece on Thursday between 2:00 a.m. and 2:10 a.m. In this incident, the offices of the Ethniki Asfalistiki insurance company (a subsidiary of the National Bank of Greece) in Kato Halandri were attacked.  It was unclear if there were any casualties.
02/21/2008:  An anarchist group named Conspiracy of Cells of Fire claimed responsibility for committing 13 separate arson attacks with homemade explosives (which contained small propane canisters) throughout Attica, Greece on Thursday between 2:00 a.m. and 2:10 a.m. In this particular incident, a car registered to the Bank of Cyprus in Argyroupolis [Argiroupolis] was attacked.  No casualties or injuries were reported.
02/21/2008:  At approximately 8:30 p.m., another hand grenade was thrown at the UN Court in Mitrovica, which resulted in somewhat significant property damage.  Although no group claimed responsibility for this attack, it is believed to have been perpetrated by Serbians who refused to recognize Kosovo’s independence.
02/21/2008:  In Quetta, Pakistan, unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle fatally shot three traffic police officers.  The victims were Sub-Inspector Abdul Latif, who died instantly, and Constables Bashir and Muhammad Ayub, who died while en route to the hospital.  Baluchistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2008:  In related incidents, a group of purported Serb protesters broke into and torched the Croatian Embassy in Belgrade, which resulted in property damage to the structure.  No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/21/2008:  In related incidents, a group of purported Serb protesters broke into and torched the US Embassy in Belgrade, which resulted in property damage to the structure.  One person, who was believed to be a protester, perished in the blaze and approximately 150 civilians were injured.  No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/21/2008:  The Kuwaiti Embassy in Beirut was evacuated after an employee received an anonymous threat that the embassy would be targeted with two rockets at 10:00 a.m. local time.  This threat came in the wake of a lawsuit filed by Kuwaiti lawyers against Shiite MPs for holding a rally in memory of Imad Muganiyeh, the infamous Hezbollah leader who was killed in a car bomb in Damascus days earlier.  No explosion occurred and no group has claimed responsibility for this threat.
02/21/2009:  On Saturday morning, two Katyusha rockets were fired from southern Lebanon; one hit near a home in Western Galilee town in northern Israel, lightly wounding at least one person and the other landed near a Lebanese town.  There were discrepancies among sources; one source listed that three people were wounded, and in another only one woman was injured.  The house's windows were shattered and the home was damaged.  The spokesperson for Hezbollah, Ibrahim Mussawi, denied that the group had any involvement in the attack.  No other groups claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2009:  On Saturday,  in Ma'alot, Northern District, Israel, assailants fired two Katyusha rockets at a community. Three civilians were injured in the incident and one residence was damaged.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/21/2009: On Saturday morning, in al Hillah, Babil, Iraq, armed assailants broke into the home of a former candidate in the provincial elections from the secular al-Umma party, killing one political affiliate and damaging one residence. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/21/2009: On Saturday, at 1100, in central Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, a sticky bomb targeted police lieutenant Arkan Jabir as he was driving his car, injuring him and causing no reported damage. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/21/2009: On Saturday, four people were killed when a suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device exploded in Dera Ismail Khan, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility.
02/21/2009: On Saturday, in Ghazni, Afghanistan, a landmine exploded, killing two road construction workers. No damage or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
02/21/2010: On Sunday afternoon at 1245, in Caldono, Cauca, Colombia, members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked the helicopter that was transporting military forces including General Freddy Padilla de Leon as the helicopter was taking off. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2010: On Sunday afternoon at 1300, in Afir commune, near Delly, Boumerdes, Algeria, two improvised explosive devices detonated, killing one off-duty soldier and injuring five others. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/21/2010: On Sunday morning around 0615, in Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt, a man threw an improvised explosive device at a Cairo synagogue, causing a fire and damaging the synagogue but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
02/21/2010: On Sunday morning, in one of two related attacks, unidentified assailants destroyed two boys' schools in Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The assailants detonated several improvised explosive devices at the Sindo Khel Public High School and Amarai Kore Public Middle School. No casualties were reported in the attacks. The bomb attacks completely destroyed the two schools. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/21/2010: On Sunday night at 0030, in Dulukti, Puruliya, West Bengal, India, suspected Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants abducted and later shot and killed two local Communist Party of India - Marxist leaders. Baleswar Singh Sardar and Karali Mahato were abducted from their homes and shot and killed in a nearby forest area. The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility. Maoist posters, claiming that Sardar and Mahato used to act as police informers, were recovered from the incident site.
02/21/2010: On Sunday night, in Maheshwari, Jamui, Bihar, India, around 10 to 15 suspected Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants on motorcycles using dynamite blew up a state-run school and then fled. No casualties were reported, but the school was damaged in the attack. Reportedly, the local administration planned to set up a police camp in the school building to launch an operation against the Maoists. No group claimed responsibility.
02/21/2010: On Sunday, a Pakistani Sikh was kidnapped by unidentified militants in the Bezot area of Orakzai Agency and was beheaded when a ransom demand was not met. No group has claimed responsibility.
02/21/2010: On Sunday, in Al Mada'in, Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a residence where tribal leaders were meeting, wounding three people and damaging the home. No group claimed responsibility.
02/21/2010: On Sunday, in central Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown gunmen shot and killed a policeman while off-duty near his home. No group claimed responsibility.
02/21/2010: On Sunday, in Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, assailants fired upon and wounded a police officer and threw a grenade at a mosque, Zain-ul-Abideen, causing no further injuries or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
02/21/2010: On Sunday, in Hawija, At Ta'mim, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device, wounded one civilian. No group claimed responsibility.
02/21/2010: On Sunday, in Khanaqin, Diyala, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeted a police patrol assigned to protect power installations, killing five police officers, and wounded one other police officer. No group claimed responsibility.
02/21/2010: On Sunday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeting a political candidate in the upcoming March 2010 elections, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) was responsible.
02/21/2010: On Sunday, in Sadda, Kurram, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants fired mortars at the Sadda Degree College, damaging the college but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
02/21/2010: On Sunday, in Taji, Salah ad Din, Iraq, unknown gunmen opened fire on a minibus carrying Shi'ite Muslim pilgrims, killing one pilgrim, wounding seven others, and damaging the bus. No group claimed responsibility.
02/21/2010: On Sunday, in the Mandan area of Kurram, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants kidnapped six civilians. No group claimed responsibility. The status of the hostage is unknown.
02/21/2010: On Sunday, in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, armed assailants fired upon and wounded the Al-Uqaydat tribal chief, Ali Mahmud al-Hashim, in the southern Durah neighborhood. No group claimed responsibility.
02/21/2010: On Sunday, in the village of Quetambu, in the area of Colimba, Guachucal, Nariño, Colombia, members of an unknown guerrilla group attacked the Trasandino oil pipeline in two sections with explosives containing dynamite. The attack caused the pipeline to leak hydrocarbon, contaminating the water from the river Las Tolas, which feeds in to the municipalities of Sapuyes, Tuquerres, and Guachucal, Nariño. The attack also damaged potato and grass farms. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2010: On Sunday, in Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device inside a store, killing one civilian, wounding two others, and damaging the store. No group claimed responsibility.
02/21/2010: On Sunday, in Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated his improvised explosive device near the Imam al-Bukhari Mosque, wounding two civilian men, and causing severe damage to stores of the mosque. No group claimed responsibility.
02/21/2010: On Sunday, in Wanlaweyn, Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia, assailants kidnapped one journalist, Ali Yusuf Adan, 47, from Somaliweyn Radio Station. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed al-Shabaab al-Islamiya was responsible.
02/21/2010: On Sunday, unidentified militants kidnapped a Pakistani Sikh in Khyber Agency of the Federally Administered Tribal Areas and was killed when his family failed to pay a USD235,000 ransom. No group has claimed responsibility.
02/21/2010: On Sunday, Yingo, Narathiwat, Thailand, armed assailants fired upon Muhamad Sofia, 57, assistant chief of Lubo Tasae village, causing no casualties or damage. A pickup truck with one man sitting in the back overtook him while he was riding his bicycle. The man fired three shots at him and the truck sped off. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
02/21/2011: On Monday afternoon at 1300, in Corso Sempione in Milan, Lombardy, Italy, a parcel improvised explosive device (IED) was left by unknown assailants in front of the Eni Energy Store. A state owned television station and II Fatto Quotidiano newspaper offices are located nearby and may have also been targeted. Bomb disposal experts were able to safely defuse the IED before it could detonate, which was set to go off at 1350. The IED contained three low intensity explosive devices linked to bottles of petrol and batteries, which were directly connected to an egg-timer. An E-mail claiming responsibility has been sent to a website connected to subversive anarchist circles, but the name of the group was unreported.
02/21/2011: On Monday morning around 0930, in Samarra, Salah ad Din, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated his vehicle borne improvised explosive device targeting police that were part of a special unit tasked with protecting Shiite Muslim pilgrims during a religious ceremony. Thirteen policemen were killed, and 25 others wounded in the blast. The amount of property damage from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
02/21/2011: On Monday morning, in the Hamar Jajab area of Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, seven policemen and eight civilians were killed and 35 people were injured when four militants detonated a suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device targeting a police training camp. The improvised explosive device was planted in a small Toyota truck with oil barrels and was disguised as a civilian transportation vehicle. The police training building and several nearby cars were damaged in the attack and the militant group Al Shabaab claimed responsibility.
02/21/2011: On Monday morning, in the Ogbia area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria, unidentified armed militants threw an improvised explosive device, thought to be made of dynamite, in the office building of the Nigerian Labor Party. No casualties were reported but all the windows in the office building were shattered and a nearby tin shack was destroyed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility.
02/21/2011: On Monday night, in Nungthar village in Ukhrul district, Manipur, India, unidentified militants from a suspected rival group detonated a bomb, injuring two suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadres. One of the two injured in the blast was identified as Philip, a resident of Lungphu village in Ukhrul district while the other’s identity could not be ascertained. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
02/21/2011: On Monday, in an unknown city, Ma'rib, Yemen, unknown gunmen attacked a security checkpoint near an oil installation owned by Safer Oil Company. Three soldiers were killed, and five others were wounded. They also set a police vehicle on fire. The amount of property damage from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
02/21/2011: On Monday, in Baghdad, Iraq, an improvised explosive device detonated against a motorcade of a Internal Security Forces' Appeals Judge wounding two of his bodyguards, but not wounding the judge. Some of the motorcade vehicles were damaged and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2011: On Monday, in Fallujah, Al-Anbar, Iraq, a bomb stuck to a civilian car detonated near Othman mosque killing the civilian and damaging the car as well. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2011: On Monday, in Imam Sahib, Konduz, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated his improvised explosive vest in an Afghan Census office. There were 31 civilians killed and 40 wounded, and an unknown amount of property damage reported in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2011: On Monday, in Rajbiraj, Saptari, Sagarmatha, Nepal, unidentified militants kidnapped a five year-old boy, identified as Ayush Sah. On 03/07/2011 (default date) on Monday, a police team rescued the boy, who was locked in an abandoned house in Arariya district, Bihar, India. The assailants initially demanded a ransom of $110,076 USD (RS five million), but then reduced the amount to $33,023 USD (RS 1.5 million). No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping. Two unidentified assailants were arrested in connection with the kidnapping.
02/21/2011: On Monday, in the Hazar Ganji area of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device in a washroom inside a roadside hotel, killing one civilian truck driver, identified as Hafeezullah Lango, and wounding the owner of the hotel, Abdul Baseer. The Baloch Liberation Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack by unknown means.
02/21/2011: On Monday, near the Garamba National Park in an unknown area of Kasai Oriental, Congo (Kinshasa), unidentified militants attacked a truck that was carrying food and supplies for the non-governmental organization, Solidarités International, by unknown means. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but the militant group Lord’s Resistance Army was thought to be responsible for the attack.
02/21/2012: A Muslim cleric was shot dead in his home in Damaturu area, Yobe state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2012: A police officer was shot and killed at a polling place in Mansura, Adan, Yemen. This was one of five similar attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen).
02/21/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Dharkenleey district, Banaadir region, Somalia. One soldier was killed and another injured in the attack, which targeted Transitional Federal Government (TFG) forces in a camp for internally displaced peoples. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2012: An Arabic teacher was shot dead in Ajari quarters, Damaturu area, Yobe state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2012: An explosion occurred in a vehicle in Bardaale district, Bay region, Somalia. Six passengers were killed and 10 wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no casualties, but the vehicle was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Bagzai area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. There were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2012: An explosive device was found and defused in Ungwar Sarki area, Kaduna city, Kaduna state, Nigeria. There were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Spin Masjid area, Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Panjgur district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One police officer was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2012: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in a school in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One assailant and a security guard were killed, and one assailant was wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police convoy in East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya, India. There were no casualties. The Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2012: Assailants opened fire on a polling booth while a British House of Lords member was visiting in Crater neighborhood, Adan governorate, Yemen. One soldier was injured. The Southern Mobility Movement claimed responsibility for the attack; they had previously criticized and boycotted the upcoming presidential election.
02/21/2012: Assailants opened fire on a polling station in Mualla district, Adan governorate, Yemen. The assailants seized control of the ballot booths. This was one of five similar attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen).
02/21/2012: Assailants opened fire on a polling station in Mukalla city, Hadramawt, Yemen. At least one soldier was killed and two assailants were wounded in the assault. This was one of five similar attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen).
02/21/2012: Assailants opened fire on a polling station in Sheikh Othman, Adan, Yemen. The assailants seized control of the ballot booths. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of five similar attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen).
02/21/2012: Assailants opened fire on police officers outside a polling place in Dar Saad, Adan governorate, Yemen. At least one officer was killed and two other officers were injured in the assault. This was one of five similar attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen).
02/21/2012: Assailants set fire to and damaged Kulagumna Primary School in Ali Kotoko area, Borno state, Nigeria. There were no casualties. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that this was part of their response to attacks on Quranic schools and local clerics being arrested.
02/21/2012: Explosives rigged to a motorcycle detonated in Mathani area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2012: Five assailants attacked a crane truck in Sigma town, Capiz province, Philippines. There were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a group of people, including a former Taliban commander, in Pachak area, Sarkano district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed, and two former members of the Taliban were injured. The former commander was not harmed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2012: Gunmen shot at a Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) member in Basud town, Camarines Norte province, Philippines. The off-duty officer was unharmed and fired back. One assailant was killed, and the other escaped. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2012: Police defused an explosive device found at the Baghdada bridge in Mardan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2012: Seven assailants opened fire on soldiers in Panare-Saiburi road in Moo 2, Tambon Thakham, Panare district, Pattani province, Thailand. The soldiers were setting up a checkpoint at the time of the attack. Three assailants were killed and three soldiers wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2012: The head of Melma radio station was shot dead in Gardez city, Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2013: A roadside bomb detonated along a street leading to the University of Diyala in Baqubah, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and seven others were wounded. No claims of responsibility were made.
02/21/2013: A roadside bomb targeted a provincial council chief in Hesa Awal Kohistan district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Muhammad Hussain Sanjni, the council chief, was not harmed in the explosion; however, his son and guard were both injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2013: A rocket was fired at a military point in Gao city, Gao region, Mali. This is one of two rocket attacks on this city on this day and one of three attacks on military targets. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities suspect the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) carried out the attack.
02/21/2013: A rocket was fired at military points in Gao city, Gao region, Mali. This is two of two rocket attacks on this city on this day and one of three attacks on military targets. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities suspect the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) carried out the attack
02/21/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the Baath party offices in Damascus, Syria. In addition to the assailant, at least 61 people were killed and over 200 other people were injured in the blast. Several surrounding buildings and vehicles were damaged including a bus station and school. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2013: A suicide bomber detonated his vest at a joint military-police checkpoint in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The assailant was killed and four police officers and two soldiers were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
02/21/2013: A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into a police checkpoint in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2013: An explosive device detonated at a market in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. There was one casualty reported, however it is unclear whether it was a suicide bomber, or a civilian killed by troops responding to the incident. No group took responsibility for the incident; however, sources indicate that Boko Haram was suspected.
02/21/2013: An explosive device detonated in a CD mobile market in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least one person was killed and 16 others were injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2013: An explosive device detonated in a crowded area during rush hour in the Dilsukh Nagar suburb of Hyderabad city, Andhra Pradesh state, India. This was one of two explosions, across which 16 people were killed and over 100 were injured. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources indicate that the Indian Mujahideen was also suspected.
02/21/2013: An suicide bomber drove an explosive laden vehicle into a police checkpoint in Mosul, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The assailant and a police officer were killed. No group claimed responsibility for this incident
02/21/2013: Approximately 30 masked assailants threw Molotov cocktails at a police station in the Exarchia neighborhood of Athens, Attica Region, Greece. There were no casualties reported; however, the police station and a patrol car were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2013: Assailants attacked a police post in Siagerd district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. In the ensuing clash, one police officer and an attacker were killed and six police officers and three assailants were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
02/21/2013: Assailants attacked an Iraqi army base in Albu-Sulaibi area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Eight soldiers died in the attack and four more soldiers and two civilians were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
02/21/2013: Assailants clashed with the military at Town Hall in Gao city, Gao region, Mali. 16 perpetrators were killed and six soldiers were wounded between this attack and an attack that occurred on the previous day. This was one of three attacks on military targets in Gao on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities claim the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa carried out the attack.
02/21/2013: Assailants fired on an Iraqi Army checkpoint in Al-Dulaya, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were killed and five were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
02/21/2013: Assailants fired on an oil pipeline in an unknown location in Marib, Yemen. The pipeline was slightly damaged. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
02/21/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military post in Puncak Jaya district, Papua province, Indonesia. One soldier was killed and another was injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks on military targets in Puncak Jaya district on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect the involvement of members from the Free Papua Movement (OPM).
02/21/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military vehicle in Tingginambut, Papua province, Indonesia. Seven soldiers and four civilians were killed and while four civilians were injured. This was one of two attacks on military targets in Puncak Jaya district on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect the involvement of members from the Free Papua Movement (OPM).
02/21/2013: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a police vehicle in Dand Square, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two more were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2013: Assailants threw an explosive device and then opened fire on a security convoy in Dhadar, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Three Levies personnel were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2013: Gunmen attacked the area command office of the Nigeria police on Baga Road in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. An unknown number of assailants were killed in the ensuing firefight with police. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/21/2013: Gunmen opened fire inside a mosque in Malele town, North Eastern, Kenya. Seven worshipers were killed in the attack, and several homes were burned as the assailants fled the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect the involvement of Al-Shabaab.
02/21/2013: Militants planted 13 explosive devices near a girl's primary school in Bangashkhel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. A bomb disposal squad safely defused all the devices, and no casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2013: Suicide bombers detonated an explosives laden car at a garage near a French and Chadian military base in Kidal town, Kidal region, Mali. Two people, including an assailant, were killed, and two others were injured. Al-Qa'ida-linked Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2013: Two mortar rounds hit the Syrian Armed Forces General Staff headquarters in Umayyad Square in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties or injuries. Liwa al Islam claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2014: A group of nine assailants, including two suicide bombers in an explosives-laden vehicle, attacked the Somali presidential compound, in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. At least 11 people, including all nine of the attackers, were killed in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: A landmine detonated in Shegi Band Barq area of Surobi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The blast struck an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle, killing three soldiers and injuring another two soldiers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and then two other assailants opened fire at a police compound in Surobi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. All three assailants and one police officer were killed in the attack, and at least three police officers were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: An assailant opened fire on an Iraqi Army checkpoint in Yathrib area of Balad district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: An explosive device detonated at a gas pipeline in Sui town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The pipeline was damaged in the blast. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: An explosive device detonated at the residence of Colonel Karim al-Allawi, the head of the Al-Wala Center, in Albu-Diab area, Al Anbar province, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Addezai village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties or damages as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: An explosive device detonated outside the home of a mayor in the Al Nur area of Zab district, Kirkuk, Iraq. One child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting an oil pipeline in Fortul district, Arauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties or damages as a result of the blast. This was one of two attacks targeting the pipeline on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents; however, sources speculated that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) were involved.
02/21/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting an oil pipeline in Tame district, Arauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties or damages as a result of the blast. This was one of two attacks targeting the pipeline on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents; however, sources speculated that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) were involved.
02/21/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused on a railway track in Kot Mittan city, Punjab province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: Assailants attacked a group of border police en route to a checkpost in Lalpura district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties and three assailants were captured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: Assailants attacked a police vehicle in the Sarband area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Police defused a suicide vest left behind as the assailants fled. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: Assailants attacked a Somali National Army (SNA) checkpoint in Afgoye town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Three assailants and two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
02/21/2014: Assailants in neighboring Syria fired two rockets that landed near a public school near Younin village, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. Although there were no reported casualties, unspecified property was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: Assailants on a motorcycle threw grenades at a mosque in the Wom area, Khost province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and another four were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a group of soldiers and government officials conducting development projects in Guinobatan town, Albay province, Philippines. One soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on Ehsanollah Kamawal's vehicle in Chinargi area of Narang district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Kamawal, the head campaign manager for presidential candidate Doctor Ashraf Ghani Ahmadzai, was not injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on Maheswar Mohanty, the Oshida Minister of Law, Tourism and Culture, in Puri city, Odisha state, India. Mohanty was seriously injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on Waseem Mehraj Malla outside a mosque in Sopore town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Malla, a post-graduate student, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: Assailants threw an unknown number of grenades near a political rally in Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. Six people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: At least seven assailants opened fire on two soldiers in Barangay Alegria, Sarangani province, Philippines. One soldier was killed and one was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/21/2014: Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire in a market in Rawalpindi city, Punjab province, Pakistan. At least two people killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2014: Security forces arrested two assailants and defused two explosive devices targeting houses in Mosul district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2015: A projectile landed on Benghazi Medical Center and detonated in Northern Al Fwayhat neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the border customs office in Quzaniyah region, Iraq. The assailant was killed and four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2015: An explosive device delivered to a businessperson was defused in Ciketing Asem neighborhood, Bekasi city, West Java province, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: An explosive device detonated in Banga Bazar neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. An Awami League activist, identified as Shahidul Islam Shahid, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: An explosive device detonated near a church in Las Condes neighborhood, Santiago city, Santiago Metropolitan department, Chile. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: An explosive device detonated near a National Transmission and Dispatch Company Limited (NTDC) power pylon in Chattar town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two bombings targeting power pylons in Chattar on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistan Muslim League: Nawaz (PML-N) office in Kholu town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: An explosive device detonated near a residential building designated for police officers in Beni Suef city, Beni Suef governorate, Egypt. At least two people, including a police conscript, were injured in the blast. The Revolutionary Punishment Movement claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: An explosive device detonated near Puntland Security Force (PSF) soldiers in Sugure near Karin town, Bari region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: An explosive device detonated near the convoy of Muhammad Noor Meskanzai in Reko Anjeri village, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Meskanzai, the chief justice of the High Court of Balochistan, was not harmed, as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: An explosive device detonated on the railway tracks near a Pakistan Railways Akbar Express train in Dera Allah Yar town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, two train cars were derailed in the blast. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: An explosive device planted outside the residence of Gul Muhammad Khan, a local leader of the Awami National Party (ANP), was discovered and defused in Bhains Colony neighborhood, Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Kohat town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near the Old Customs House in Chaman town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: Assailants abducted Nasser Ahmed Mansour Hadi in Ibb governorate, Yemen. The fate of Hadi, the nephew of President Hadi, is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
02/21/2015: Assailants attacked a Central Security Forces (CSF) Headquarters in Al-Sabahah, Sanaa governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
02/21/2015: Assailants attacked a Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) detachment in Datal Biao village, Tampakan district, South Cotabato province, Philippines. At least one soldier was killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/21/2015: Assailants attacked Balochistan Constabulary police officers stationed at the Shadi Kor Dam project in Shadi Kor town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties but several weapons and ammunition were stolen in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Bustan Al Qasr neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. At least two people were killed in the blasts. This was one of two projectile attacks in Aleppo neighborhoods on the same day. Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Midan neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. At least six people were killed and 10 others were injured in the blasts. This was one of two projectile attacks in Aleppo neighborhoods on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: Assailants fired rockets at Armed Forces of Libya personnel stationed at Labraq International Airport in Labraq town, Jabal Al Akhdar district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. The Barqa Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: Assailants kidnapped Dr. Taj Mohammad in Qoching village, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of Dr. Mohammad, the director of a health clinic, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Military of Colombia patrol with guns and projectiles near San Calixto town, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. At least six assailants were killed and two soldiers were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Myanmar Red Cross Society vehicle near Laukkaing town, Shan state, Myanmar. At least five people, including an aid worker and a journalist, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA-ESSA) was behind the attack. The NDAA-ESSA denied any involvement in the incident.
02/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistan Armed Forces checkpost in Patala, Kurram district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least three assailants were killed and five others were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Nueva Esperanza, Canindeyu, Paraguay. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspect the involvement of the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP).
02/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle transporting a polio vaccination team in Shalman area, Khyber district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least one person, the driver of the vehicle, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on Roly Diaz in San Pablo city, Laguna province, Philippines. Diaz, a lottery operator and the father of the city councilor, was killed and his driver was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on the chief warden of Domokos Prison in Kouvela town, Central Greece region, Greece. The warden was killed in the attack. Anarchists claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2015: Assailants riding in a car attempted to throw an explosive device at an Egyptian National Police (ENP) vehicle on a bridge in Beni Suef city, Beni Suef governorate, Egypt. The explosive device detonated inside the vehicle of the assailants, which then crashed into another civilian vehicle. The two assailants were killed and another two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2015: Assailants set fire to a tea garden in Rankhom Gaon village, Assam state, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
02/21/2015: Assailants shot and killed a civilian identified as Ijaz Ahmed in Turbat town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility and stated that the victim was targeted due to his involvement in criminal activities.
02/21/2015: Assailants threw a grenade that landed near the private residence of T.R. Zeliang and detonated in Kohima city, Nagaland state, India. Zeliang, a member of the Nagaland Legislative Assembly, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: Security forces discovered and disposed of two explosive devices and three incendiary devices in front of a radio station in Dhap neighborhood, Rangpur city, Rangpur division, Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2015: Two suicide bombers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a hospital parking lot in Qardahah town, Lattakia governorate, Syria. In addition to the two bombers, at least two people, including Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers, were killed and several others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Gathering to Aid the Oppressed carried out the attack.
02/21/2016: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosives-laden vehicle targeting People's Protection Units (YPG) members in Al-Shaddadi, Al Hasakah governorate, Syria. The vehicle was destroyed before reaching the intended target, killing the assailant. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/21/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in Zahra neighborhood, Homs city, Homs governorate, Syria. This was one of two suicide bombings in Zahra on the same day. In addition to the two bombers, at least 34 people were killed and more than 100 others were injured across both blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/21/2016: A suicide bomber detonated near a Shia shrine in Sayyidah Zaynab, Damascus governorate, Syria. This was one of two attacks near the same shrine within minutes. In addition to the bomber, at least 83 people were killed and 178 others were injured across both blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/21/2016: An assailant attempted to stab Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers in Tapuah, West Bank. Soldiers apprehended the suspect before she could carry out the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant as a Palestinian extremist.
02/21/2016: An assailant attempted to stab Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers near a checkpoint in Bitot, West Bank. The assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however sources identified the assailant, Qusay Diab Abu al-Rub, as a Palestinian extremist.
02/21/2016: An assailant attempted to stab Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers near Bani Naim, West Bank. Soldiers apprehended the suspect before he could carry out the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant as a Palestinian extremist.
02/21/2016: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Colonel Halid al-Karkhi detonated in Baqubah, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two people, including al-Karkhi, the Iraqi Police Service (IPS) commander, and one of his guards, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2016: An explosive device detonated in Hamamiyat, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2016: An explosive device detonated in Talaat Qleibo, Gaza Strip. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2016: An explosive device detonated near a fleeing family in Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five 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).
02/21/2016: An explosive device detonated near an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Buufow, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Following the blast, a clash ensued between the soldiers and the assailants. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
02/21/2016: An explosive device detonated near an Egyptian National Police (ENP) patrol in Arish, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. At least two civilians were killed and 10 other people, including four police officers, were injured in the blast. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2016: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Army patrol in Latifiyah, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused along Chithar Road in Nasirabad district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle and a suicide bomber detonated near a Shia shrine in Sayyidah Zaynab, Damascus governorate, Syria. This was one of two attacks near the same shrine within minutes. In addition to the two bombers, at least 83 people were killed and 178 others were injured across both blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/21/2016: Assailants abducted a civilian in Cogtong, Claveria district, Masbate province, Philippines. The hostage was killed and his body was discovered later the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/21/2016: Assailants abducted a journalist in an unknown area in Assam state, India. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
02/21/2016: Assailants abducted four tribal elders from Spin Jumat area, Azra district, Logar province, Afghanistan. All four hostages were released on February 22, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban, which denied carrying out the attack.
02/21/2016: Assailants abducted three Anatolia News Agency journalists in Nusaybin, Mardin province, Turkey. All three hostages were released unharmed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
02/21/2016: Assailants armed with explosive devices, firearms, and cleavers attacked Jogeswar Roy at a temple complex in Debiganj subdistrict, Panchagarh district, Rangpur division, Bangladesh. Roy, a Hindu priest, was killed and at least two worshippers were injured in the assault. The Islamic State in Bangladesh and Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) separately claimed responsibility for the attack. However, sources questioned the veracity of the claim made by the Islamic State in Bangladesh. A member of Jamaat-E-Islami (Bangladesh) was also arrested in connection with this incident.
02/21/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of military checkposts in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Three Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers and 10 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/21/2016: Assailants attacked police officials in Khan village, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/21/2016: Assailants attempted to attack a primary school in Dabra, Tank district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least two people, including a Pakistani Police constable, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2016: Assailants beheaded two Afghan National Army (ANA) officers, identified as Rahmatullah and Fayaz, in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/21/2016: Assailants fired a rocket that landed and detonated in Synia neighborhood, Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. Several people, including two children, were killed and an unknown number of other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
02/21/2016: Assailants opened fire on a bar in Gisozi, Mwaro province, Burundi. At least two people were killed and two others were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2016: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Khuan Nori subdistrict, Khok Pho district, Pattani province, Thailand. At least two people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2016: Assailants set fire to a Reliance Industries Limited cell phone tower generator room in Balu village, Jharkhand state, India. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks in Balu on the same day. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/21/2016: Assailants set fire to the Denya Mosque in Denya, Nicosia district, Cyprus. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2016: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Amil neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2016: Assailants shot and killed a Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) soldier in Idil, Sirnak province, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
02/21/2016: Assailants threw grenades at a carnival in Poblacion neighborhood, Esperanza, Sultan Kudarat province, Philippines. At least one person was killed and 47 others were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
02/21/2016: Dozens of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Tee, Datu Salibo district, Maguindanao province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
02/21/2016: Multiple explosive devices detonated at a government building in Balu village, Jharkhand state, India. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks in Balu on the same day. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/21/2016: Multiple explosive devices were discovered and defused in Leine, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2016: Multiple explosive devices were discovered and defused in Ramadi district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2016: Security forces identified and killed five suicide bombers driving explosives-laden vehicles before they could detonate near Federal Police officers in Ramadi district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/21/2017: A roadside bomb detonated in Ghadeer, Baghdad, Iraq. A civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2017: A suicide bomber detonated at the gate of the court complex in Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Following the blast, two additional suicide bombers armed with grenades and firearms attacked the complex. At least 10 people, including all three assailants, were killed and 22 other people were injured in the incident. The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2017: A suicide bomber was identified and detained before detonating his explosives targeting the Sari Pul governor, Mohammad Zahir Wahdat, in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2017: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and a second assailant was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/21/2017: An explosive device detonated in Taji, Saladin, Iraq. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2017: An explosive device detonated near a civilian motorcycle in Pir Koh, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least two people were killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle along Sakran Road in Hub, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least three soldiers were injured in the blast. Lashkar-e-Balochistan claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2017: An explosive device dropped by a drone detonated near the University of Mosul in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least three people, including a volunteer fighter, were injured in the blast. This was one of eight similar attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/21/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Amiriyah area, Baghdad, Iraq. At least seven people were killed and 30 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2017: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Alasay, Kapisa, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/21/2017: Assailants attacked a military post in Al-Mashayesh, South Kordofan, Sudan. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, at least one soldier was killed and ten soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement - North claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2017: Assailants attacked Cammaara, Mudug, Somalia. Several restaurants were set on fire and at least 20 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 Al-Shabaab.
02/21/2017: Assailants attacked Free Syrian Army (FSA) positions in Tasil, Daraa, Syria. At least 24 civilians were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khaled Ibn al-Walid Army.
02/21/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Shah Mansour, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least four police officers and 10 assailants were killed and five officers and 10 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2017: Assailants attempted to set fire to construction equipment in Catanauan, Quezon, 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).
02/21/2017: Assailants detonated an explosives-laden drone in Baladiyat neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. Three children were injured in the blast. This was one of eight similar attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/21/2017: Assailants detonated an explosives-laden drone in Baya al-Mobasher area, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of eight similar attacks in the area on this date. At least seven people were killed across three of the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/21/2017: Assailants detonated an explosives-laden drone in Karaj, Nineveh, Iraq. At least two children were killed and three children were injured in the blast. This was one of eight similar attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/21/2017: Assailants detonated an explosives-laden drone in Ninawa al-Sharqia neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of eight similar attacks in the area on this date. At least seven people were killed across three of the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/21/2017: Assailants detonated an explosives-laden drone in Nur neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of eight similar attacks in the area on this date. At least seven people were killed across three of the blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2017: Assailants detonated an explosives-laden drone targeting a medical unit in Al-Sukar neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. This was one of eight similar attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/21/2017: Assailants executed seven civilians in Tanak neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and claimed that the victims were targeted for using a mobile phone.
02/21/2017: Assailants fired cluster bombs at a military headquarters near Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and one soldier was injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/21/2017: Assailants fired missiles into Baladiyat neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least two people were killed in the blast. This was one of eight similar attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/21/2017: Assailants opened fire on Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) personnel in Basak, North Cotabato, Philippines. One CAFGU member was killed and four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/21/2017: Assailants opened fire on Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam's motorcade in Thingkhongjang, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of four related attacks targeting Gaikhangam's motorcade on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Zeliangrong United Front. Additionally, sources suspected that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) may have carried out the attacks.
02/21/2017: Assailants opened fire on security personnel escorting Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam in Lubanglong Khunou, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of four related attacks targeting Gaikhangam's motorcade on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Zeliangrong United Front. Additionally, sources suspected that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) may have carried out the attacks.
02/21/2017: Assailants opened fire on security personnel escorting Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam in Noney district, Manipur, India. One police officer was injured in the assault. This was one of four related attacks targeting Gaikhangam's motorcade on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Zeliangrong United Front. Additionally, sources suspected that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) may have carried out the attacks.
02/21/2017: Assailants opened fire on security personnel escorting Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam in Nungkaolong, Manipur, India. One police officer was injured in the assault. This was one of four related attacks targeting Gaikhangam's motorcade on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Zeliangrong United Front. Additionally, sources suspected that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) may have carried out the attacks.
02/21/2017: Assailants opened fire on United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) personnel in Ippy, Ouaka, Central African Republic. At least two assailants were killed and four peacekeepers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Front for the Renaissance of the Central African Republic (FPRC).
02/21/2017: Assailants set fire to the Islamic Cultural Association of Kungalv in Gothenburg, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2017: Assailants shot and killed a Pakistan Qaumi Razakar (PQR) police officer in Gulistan-e-Johar neighborhood, Karachi, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/21/2017: Assailants shot and killed Rommel Oliveros, a Makati Public Safety Assistance (MAPSA) officer, in Makati City, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Oliveros of being an extortionist.
02/21/2017: Assailants shot and killed two soldiers in Shalan Bood, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vehicles, attacked Iraqi Volunteer Forces in Ayn al-Hisyan, Nineveh, Iraq. Nine assailants were killed as security forces repelled the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2017: Five suicide bombers attacked a security checkpoint in Ishaqi, Saladin, Iraq. The five assailants were killed as security forces repelled the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2017: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in Cork, Ireland. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2017: Security forces identified two suicide bombers in an explosives-laden vehicle in Mansour, Ghazni, Afghanistan. The security forces destroyed the vehicle, killing the assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/21/2017: Two assailants opened fire on Sergeant Zaldy Caliman's vehicle near Guindulungan, Maguindanao, Philippines. Caliman, a military officer, was killed and his wife was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
02/22/1981: A bomb exploded at the Hollywood Palladium Live Nation Venue on Sunset Boulevard, in Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, United States.  At the time the blast occurred, the venue was holding a banquet which was sponsored by the American National Committee to Aid Homeless Armenians.  No casualties resulted from the incident; however, minimal damage occurred.  The Armenian Secret Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA) later claimed responsibility for the incident in a communiqué.
02/22/1981: Two bombs exploded at the Carpeteria flooring store on North Vine Street in Hollywood in Los Angeles, California, United States.  No casualties resulted in the incident, but the blasts caused minor damage.  Prior to the bombing, the owner of the store, an Armenian American, had received an extortion letter from the Armenian Army for the Liberation of Armenia (ASALA), demanding a $150,000 contribution and stating that the money would help finance the group's cause of liberating their enslaved land and giving their people its national honor and dignity. In 1987, ASALA member, Vicken Tcharkhutian, was eventually arrested for this attack, admitted his involvement in court, and was sentenced to 12 years in prison for this as well as other incidents.
02/22/1998: A powerful bomb exploded outside a Shiite Mosque in Karachi, Pakistan, injuring several people. The bomb, which was planted on a parked motorbike outside the mosque, went off as hundreds of people gathered inside to worship. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but Islamic militants were suspected.
02/22/1998: Unidentified gunmen opened fire in an eastern district of Pakistan's port city of Karachi killing at least eight people. The victims were sitting near a mosque in the Korangi district when a group carrying automatic weapons sprayed bullets and fled in a waiting car and motorcycles. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but Islamic militants were suspected. The number of injured was unknown.
02/22/2000: A bomb, planted by unknown perpetrators, exploded in Masohi, Indonesia, damaging a church and preacher's home but causing no casualties.
02/22/2000: A homemade bomb, planted by unknown perpetrators, exploded at a funeral service in Berradjaa, Algeria, killing one person, Chadouli Ahmed.
02/22/2000: A local Spanish Socialist Party leader, Fernando Buesa Blanco, and his bodyguard were killed in a car bomb attack in Vitoria-Gasteiz, Basque country, Spain. The Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) was suspected responsible for the assassination. Fernando Buesa, the leader of the Alava provincial chapter of the Socialist Party, opposed Basque independence.
02/22/2000: A police officer, Ammi Khellaf, was killed by four unknown assailants who fired at him in point blank range near his home in New Town, Algeria.
02/22/2000: Albanian youths attacked a convoy of Serbs under UN escort with rocks in Donji Livoc, Kosovo. No casualties resulted from the incident.
02/22/2000: In a series of related incidents, the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) was suspected of setting fire to three buses in three different areas of Bogota, Colombia.
02/22/2000: In a series of related incidents, the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) was suspected of setting fire to three buses in three different areas of Bogota, Colombia. No passengers were hurt, but one driver suffered third degree burns as a result of the incident.
02/22/2000: Several Russian border guards were killed (unspecified) by Chechen rebels in an attack near Omi-Chu in Chechnya’s Argun gorge.
02/22/2000: Suspected members of the Casamance Movement of Democratic Forces (MFDC) killed two Senegalese soldiers and injured two more in a clash after the group attacked a transport vehicle and robbed its passengers of their property near Koda, Senegal. After clashing with the soldiers, the attackers fled towards the frontier with Guinea Bissau, taking the bus and several hostages (unspecified) with them. The hostages were later freed.
02/22/2000: Tribal rebels opened fire at a poling place in Manipur, India, killing three soldiers and wounding seven others, including four voters. One perpetrator involved in the incident was later arrested.
02/22/2001: A powerful bomb exploded in the West Bank town of Hebron, Israel, in a sector controlled by the Palestinians. The bomb went off near an area where approximately 400 Jewish settlers lived in heavily guarded enclaves. No casualties resulted from the explosion. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, regional Israeli commander for Hebron, Colonel Noam Tibon believed that members of Tanzim were behind the attack.
02/22/2001: Three armed attackers raided the youth living facility in the town of Zumarraga, Spain. The youth center did not have any residents as yet. The attackers tied up the guards in their respective cars and placed two bombs with timing devices in structures belonging to the center. The bombs exploded causing major damage to the structure. Police arrested 10 people in connection to the attack, believing that at least one had connections to Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA). No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2001: Two attackers, Saeed Ahmed and Wasim Ahmed, shot and killed a policeman and his father, Abid Shah and Sadiq Shah, near a market in eastern Karachi, Pakistan. The perpetrators were riding on a motorcycle and fired at the Shah's car. Paramilitary rangers followed and arrested the two perpetrators. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2001: Two people were killed and at least five others injured when a remote-controlled bomb exploded near a railway station under the car of a Socialist Party town council member in the northern Basque city of San Sebastian, Spain. Ignacio Dubreil Churruca, who was one of the injured, was believed to have been the assassin’s intended target. Churruca sits on the council of the Basque town of Ordizia. Local authorities suspected that members Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) perpetrated the attack.
02/22/2002: As part of a series of nationwide infrastructure attacks, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels attacked a power station in Altamira, in the Huila Department of Colombia. The attack cut power in the Huila as well as the Caquetá Departments. One worker at the station was killed as a result of the blast.
02/22/2002: Five Nepalese were killed in Bhandara, Nepal when suspected Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) rebels threw a petrol bomb onto a passenger bus carrying mostly Indian laborers. It was suspected that the bus was attacked because it was heading out of Katmandu toward the southern border town of Birgunj, defying a rebel call for a nationwide general strike.
02/22/2002: One Israeli civilian was injured when an unidentified Palestinian suicide bomber blew himself up outside a crowded supermarket in Efrat, in the West Bank. The bomber's explosives malfunctioned and only created a small blast that injured him and a nearby civilian. The wounded bomber then tried to detonate the remaining charge, but was killed by a settler. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/22/2003: At around 3AM local time, a number of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) gunmen attacked a military detachment of the Philippine Army's 57th Infantry Battalion at Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao Province, Philippines. MILF fired seven RPGs toward the detachment, followed by automatic fire from assault rifles. The ensuing firefight was located 3 km from the Philippine Army's 6th Infantry Division headquarters in Barangay Awang, on the highway between Cotabato City and Isulan in Sultan Kudarat Province. Four soldiers and six MILF militants were severely wounded in the attack. The MILF militants withdrew when reinforcements arrived. The Philippine Army recovered several containers of gasoline, possibility intended to burn the detachment's equipment. A MILF spokesman confirmed the attacks and claimed responsibility in an interview with the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
02/22/2003: At sunset, two gunmen on a Hondo CG-125 motorbike rode by a Shiite mosque (called an Imambargah) in the suburb of Malir, east of Karachi and opened fire with an AK-47 on a number of worshippers watching a cricket match on television. Nine of the worshippers died. Police officials strongly suspected the terrorist organization Lashkar-e-Jhangvi of perpetrating the attack. Police and anti-terrorism units carried out a number of raids across Karachi in investigating the incident, though none arrested were suspected of being behind the attack.
02/22/2004: A suicide bomber blew himself up on a Jerusalem bus killing at least eight people. The attack occurred the day before hearings were to start in Israel regarding building a wall to keep out attackers. The bomber was identified as Mohammad Zuhul. Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility. About 60 people were injured.
02/22/2004: Two potential attackers were arrested at the funeral procession of Shaykh Damir al-Dari, an Iraqi judge. The men looked suspicious and were detained by a security guard. They confessed they intended to blow up grenades and then flee. They said they were paid one-thousand dollars by an unnmaed group.
02/22/2006: A bomb exploded outside of a factory in Bilbao, Spain, after a spokesman from Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) made a warning call to a local newspaper and police evacuated the building. The explosion caused material damage, but no injuries.
02/22/2006: A bomb exploded outside of a shop as a police patrol passed by in downtown Iskandariya, Iraq, killing two Iraqi civilians and injuring four others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2006: A group of seven men dressed in paramilitary uniforms detonated 2 bombs inside of the Askariya shrine, one of Shi i Muslim's holiest shrines, causing extensive damage to the 1,200-year-old structure and triggering sectarian violence throughout the country. The explosion collapsed the dome and damaged the northern wall of the shrine, located in Samarra, Iraq, but injured no one. The shrine contains the tombs of two revered Shi i imams, who are considered by Shi is to be among the successors of the Prophet Muhammad. The attack triggered Sunni-directed violence throughout the country as thousands of demonstrators took to the streets and more than 90 Sunni mosques were attacked. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but Iraq captured Abu Qudama, an Al-Qaida suspect from Tunisia who was believed to be one of the attackers, in June 2006.
02/22/2006: Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility for the firing of three rockets from northern Gaza Strip into Sderot, Israel, which caused no injuries or damage.
02/22/2006: Suspected militants shot and killed Malik Arsala Khan, a pro-government tribal elder, in Wana, Pakistan, after opening fire on his vehicle as he was leaving a meeting. Two other men were also injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2006: Two suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels shot dead 28-year-old M. Mohinudeen, a Muslim man, in eastern Sri Lanka. The motive and exact location of the killing was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2006: Unidentified armed men kidnapped Sunni cleric Sheik Abdul Qadir Sabih Nori after storming the Amjed al-Zahawi mosque in the Karradah neighborhood of southern Baghdad, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2006: Unidentified gunmen dressed in police uniforms broke into a prison in Basra, Iraq, and kidnapped 12 inmates, including two Egyptians, two Tunisians, a Libyan, a Saudi and a Turk, shooting all of them dead in retaliation for the Askariya shrine attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2006: Unidentified gunmen injured Judge Abd-al-Rida Husayn and killed two of his bodyguards as he was headed to work at the Baqubah Courthouse in Baqubah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2006: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped three Iraqi journalists covering the explosion at the Al-Askari mosque in Samarra, Iraq. Police discovered the bodies of Al-Arabiya Satellite Channel correspondent Atwar Bahjat, cameraman Adnan Abdallah and sound engineer Khalid Muhsin a day later.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2006: Unidentified gunmen opened fire at the al-Rashidi mosque in northeastern Baghdad, Iraq, killing the Imam of the Sunni mosque. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Shiekh Hassan Hadith Hassan, a Sunni Imam of the al-Yamani mosque in southern Baghdad, Iraq.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed two police officers, who were also brothers, as they were headed to work in Baqubah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2007: Gunmen fired explosives into the main airport in the Somali capital Mogadishu, Somalia. There were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2007: Unknown gunmen attacked a police station in Beji City, some 200 km north of Baghdad, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and 6 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2008:  At approximately 10:00 a.m. local time, a five-kilogram bomb was detonated via remote control at Yala Rajabhat University in Yala, Thailand.  Three civilians were injured.  Although no group has claimed responsibility for this attack, it is believed that same was carried out by local insurgents.
02/22/2008:  At approximately 7:30 a.m. local time, an explosive device hidden underneath a horse-drawn cart was detonated via a remote control in Karrada District of Baghdad.  Two civilians were killed, six civilians were injured and property damage resulted from this attack.  No one has claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/22/2008:  At approximately 8:00 a.m. local time, a booby-trapped car with damage such as bullet holes and bloodstained seats was being towed by police when the car exploded in Tikrit.  Two police officers were killed and 4 police officers were injured.  No one has claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/22/2008:  In Amiriyah, Anbar Province, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive outside a Sunni mosque while weekly prayer services were being let out.  Four civilians were killed and four civilians were injured.  No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/22/2008:  In Arab Jabour, an attack by insurgents wounded eight civilians, including four women and three children, and an Iraqi soldier.  It is believed that this attack was perpetrated by al-Qa’ida, but same has not claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/22/2008:  In Cho Airong district, Thailand, six soldiers were injured when a roadside bomb was detonated when their patrol passed at approximately 8:30 p.m. local time.  The significance of this attack is that the bomb was detonated outside of a mosque near the city’s train station, a location frequented with civilians, although no civilians were injured in this attack.  No group has claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/22/2008:  In Roonyal area of Matta, Swat District, Pakistan, a truck filled with members of a wedding party was targeted by militants while it was en route from Ochray village to Dorkat village.  Sixteen people, including 6 children, were killed and 12 were injured when a remote-controlled improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated also destroying two cars in the process.  No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/22/2009:  On Sunday, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a bus in the Tor Kas area in Kurram, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Four civilians were injured in the incident and one bus was damaged. No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/22/2009: On Sunday evening between 2100 and 0200, in one of four linked attacks, 40 Communist Party of India- Maoist militants attacked the house of a contractor, P.K. Swain in Govindpali village in Malkangiri, Orissa, India. The militants dragged Swain from his house and shot and killed him before detonating explosives on his house and setting four vehicles on fire. Later, the militants ransacked a police outpost and then set it on fire. The militants also triggered explosives in two mobile phone towers belonging to the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and damaged another. Several vehicles parked on the road were also set on fire. No other casualties were reported in the attacks. The ultras had left behind leaflets and posters asking the Central Reserve Police Force to leave the place and the contractors and officials to stop 'exploiting' the poor tribalâs. Police suspected the role of the Malkangiri unit of the Maoist.
02/22/2009: On Sunday evening between 2100 and 0200, in one of four linked attacks, 40 Communist Party of India- Maoist militants ransacked a police outpost and then set it on fire in Govindpali village in Malkangiri, Orissa, India. The militants also triggered explosives in two mobile phone towers belonging to the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and damaged another. Several vehicles parked on the road were also set on fire. Prior to that, Maoists attacked the house of a contractor, P.K. Swain in Govindpali village in Malkangiri. The militants dragged Swain from his house and shot and killed him before detonating explosives on his house and setting four vehicles on fire. Several vehicles parked on the road were also set on fire. No other casualties were reported in the attacks. The ultras had left behind leaflets and posters asking the Central Reserve Police Force to leave the place and the contractors and officials to stop 'exploiting' the poor tribalâs. Police suspected the role of the Malkangiri unit of the Maoist in the attack.
02/22/2009: On Sunday evening between 2100 and 0200, in one of four linked attacks, 40 Communist Party of India- Maoist militants set fire to several vehicles parked on the road in Govindpali village in Malkangiri, Orissa, India. The militants also triggered explosives in two mobile phone towers belonging to the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and damaged another. Several vehicles parked on the road were also set on fire. Prior to that, Maoists attacked the house of a contractor, P.K. Swain in Govindpali village in Malkangiri. The militants dragged Swain from his house and shot and killed him before detonating explosives on his house and setting four vehicles on fire. No other casualties were reported in the attacks. The ultras had left behind leaflets and posters asking the Central Reserve Police Force to leave the place and the contractors and officials to stop 'exploiting' the poor tribalâs. Police suspected the role of the Malkangiri unit of the Maoist in the attack.
02/22/2009: On Sunday evening between 2100 and 0200, in one of four linked attacks, 40 Communist Party of India- Maoist militants triggered explosives in two mobile phone towers belonging to the Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited and damaged another in Govindpali village in Malkangiri, Orissa, India. Prior to that, Maoists attacked the house of a contractor, P.K. Swain in Govindpali village in Malkangiri. The militants dragged Swain from his house and shot and killed him before detonating explosives on his house and setting four vehicles on fire. Later, the militants ransacked a police outpost and then set it on fire. Several vehicles parked on the road were also set on fire. No other casualties were reported in the attacks. The ultras had left behind leaflets and posters asking the Central Reserve Police Force to leave the place and the contractors and officials to stop 'exploiting' the poor tribalâs. Police suspected the role of the Malkangiri unit of the Maoist.
02/22/2009: On Sunday morning in Raman, Yala, Thailand, a number of armed insurgents shot and then beheaded Kongphet Janyarerk and his wife Yenjai, who were traveling to a rubber plantation in Raman district, Yala province. No group claimed responsibility.
02/22/2009: On Sunday night, suspected New People's Army rebels raided the Hacienda Golez sugar farm in Barangay Andres Bonifacio village,in Cadiz, Negros Occidental, Philippines. The rebels set fire to two tractors, damaging them both. The New People's Army/Communist Party of Philippines claimed responsibility.
02/22/2009: On Sunday, around 2115, in Harioun, Sarlahi, Nepal, assailants detonated a bomb in front of the guest room of the mill at the Indu Shankar Sugar Mill, damaging the mill but causing no casualties. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/22/2009: On Sunday, in Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near the vehicle of Jamal al Kilani, the local head of the Sunni Iraqi Islamic Party, wounding his driver and damaging the vehicle. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/22/2009: On Sunday, in Tumaco, Narino, Colombia, assailants threw a grenade into a hospital building, injuring two security guards, one of them was identified as Mario Alfonso Godoy. The attack also slightly damaged the hospital.  No group claimed responsibility.
02/22/2009: On Sunday, Taliban militants kidnapped Khushal Khan, a top government administrator, and six of his guards while they were travelling to Mingora in Swat, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. A spokesman for the Taliban claimed responsibility. Khan and his men were released on 02/23/2009 in exchange for the release of two Taliban militants.
02/22/2009: On Tuesday,  in the Khan al-Khalili market in Cairo a bomb targeted a Cairo Bazaar on a street lined with cafes and restaurants.  The blast was an improvised explosive device that was set off by a washing machine timer and placed under a concrete bench, which was shattered by the explosion.  The bomb was reportedly made of gunpowder, rocks, and metal and was located near the Hussein mosque.  French students that were on a school trip had gathered near the site when the device detonated.  One French student was killed in the blast, and at least 25 other civilians were injured.  No claim of responsibility has been reported.
02/22/2010: On Monday afternoon at 1600, a senior tribal chief and former mujahideen leader, Mohammad Haji Zaman, was killed alongside 14 other people while another 15 were injured, when a suspected Taliban suicide bomber targeted a tribal ceremony distributing land to returning refugees in the Khogyani district of Afghanistan's Nangarhar province. The group has not officially claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2010: On Monday evening at 2030, near the Kantapahari camp in Lalgarh, West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist)-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA) president Lalmohan Tudu and at least two other PCPA cadres, Suchitra Murmu and Yubaraj Murmu were killed; however only the body of Tudu (53) was recovered. Superintendent of Police Manoj Verma said that around 100 armed men of the PCPA assembled near the camp of the Central Reserve Police Force and fired, prompting the security forces to exchange fire with the assailants. Locals claimed that five persons were killed in the exchange of fire and that the missing corpses were dragged into the five kilometer long Jhitka forest at the edge of Badapelia, one kilometer from the encounter spot. It has not been confirmed whether or not there were more casualties on the side of the PCPA. The PCPA; however claimed that Tudu was drug from his home by security forces and shot and killed near his home in Narcha village. Unconfirmed reports said that Tudu's body was recovered from Narcha rather than Katapahari. No group claimed responsibility.
02/22/2010: On Monday morning, in Al Karkh district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants fired three mortar rounds that landed inside the International Green Zone, wounding five civilians and damaging several residences and vehicles. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed Shia militia groups were responsible.
02/22/2010: On Monday morning, in Al Mada'in, Baghdad, Iraq, assailants shot eight family members with silencer pistols, then beheaded some of the family members. All eight members were killed. No group claimed responsibility.
02/22/2010: On Monday morning, near al-Hodood Club, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, an unknown gunmen killed a university professor, Thamir Kamel, with a silencer-equipped firearm. No group claimed responsibility.
02/22/2010: On Monday night around 2240, in Newry, County Down, Northern Ireland, a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device was abandoned close to the gates of the courthouse and police were evacuating the area when the bomb went off, damaging the government facility. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but dissident republicans are suspected to be behind the attack.
02/22/2010: On Monday night at 2300, in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, in one of three related attacks targeting offices belonging to the headquarters of the ruling Social National Unity Party (Party U), suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), attacked the office of Dilian Francisca Toro with a medium scale bomb activated with a cellular phone. No casualties or damage was reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2010: On Monday night at 2300, in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, in one of three related attacks targeting offices belonging to the headquarters of the ruling Social National Unity Party (Party U), suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), attacked the office of Elmer Arenas with a medium scale bomb activated with a cellular phone. No casualties or damage was reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2010: On Monday night at 2300, in Cali, Valle del Cauca, Colombia, in one of three related attacks targeting offices belonging to the headquarters of the ruling Social National Unity Party (Party U), suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), attacked the office of Tyrone Carvajal with a medium scale bomb activated with a cellular phone. No casualties was reported and the attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2010: On Monday, a Shia community leader, Dr Saqlain, was killed and an associate was wounded when unidentified militants opened fire on them in the Yakatoot area of Peshawar in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province. An alleged attacker was arrested while fleeing from the spot. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2010: On Monday, in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, armed assailants fired upon a vehicle, wounding one police officer and one Interior Ministry official and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
02/22/2010: On Monday, in Bosaso, Bari, Somalia, a masked assailant attacked a member of the janitorial staff for Puntland Intelligence Service and one other person by unknown means, killing the government employee and one person. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/22/2010: On Monday, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in front of a police officer's residence, wounding one civilian family member and damaging the residence. No group claimed responsibility.
02/22/2010: On Monday, in northern Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen in a speeding car shot at a convoy of occicials working for the Ministry of Defense, killed two military personnel. No group claimed responsibility.
02/22/2010: On Monday, in the 'Azamiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to a vehicle of a physician, wounding the physician and damaging his vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
02/22/2010: On Monday, near Pillar No. 63 in an area between Chak Fakira and Benglard villages in Samba, Jammu and Kashmir, India, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) causing damage to a section of border fence. No casualties were reported. Two other IEDs were later discovered and defused. No group claimed responsibility.
02/22/2011: An arson attack occurred at 4:00 a.m. targeting a townhouse under construction in the East Hills neighborhood of Grand Rapids, Michigan, United States. At the time of the arson, area residents received a letter claiming responsibility for the attack, demanding a return to low-income housing in the area, and indicating that additional attacks will take place. The letter was signed "The Old Neighbors."
02/22/2011: On Tuesday afternoon at 1230, in Juraebong village in Taluboh, Muang, Pattani, Thailand, two unidentified militants on a motorcycle killed a Muslim member of the village committee in a drive-by shooting. The victim was identified as Manase Kortae. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/22/2011: On Tuesday at 0000 midnight, in Ganganametta village in Chintur, Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, India, unidentified armed militants set ablaze a stone crusher, damaging a conveyer belt and some other equipment. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, it is believed that the attack was carried out in an attempt to scare away contractors and to thwart the attempts by the government agencies to take up road construction under the integrated development plan for Left wing extremism-affected areas. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
02/22/2011: On Tuesday evening at 1845, at a private residence in Kalaiya, Bara, Narayani, Nepal, two militants shot and killed a junior officer of District Land Revenue Office, identified as Madhav Thapa. Sultan Mirja, the Bara leader of the Akhil Terai Mukti Morcha (ATMM) claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/22/2011: On Tuesday morning around 0930, at the Khairsuti village in Pangsha, Rajbari, Dhaka, Bangladesh, unidentified militants hacked to death a Pabna Banglar Communist Party-Lalpataka (PBCP-L) militant, identified as Abdul Aziz. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/22/2011: On Tuesday night at 0400, in Moriani Beach, San Nicolao, Corsica, France, unidentified militants detonated an explosive device at a hotel under construction. No casualties resulted as the building was unoccupied at the time of the attack but did cause significant property damage to the building, especially on the ground level in which the hotel recently underwent a full renovation. A second bomb, which had not detonated, was later discovered and safely removed by security forces. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) separatists are responsible.
02/22/2011: On Tuesday, at Chatti village in Chintur, Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, India, unidentified militants set ablaze a thatched hut store room at a stone crushing plant, causing an unknown amount of property damage. No casualties were reported no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
02/22/2011: On Tuesday, in the al-Muthanna neighborhood of Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in a market, wounding 10 civilians, including three women, and three children. The amount of damage from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
02/22/2011: On Tuesday, in the Shafi market of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified militants riding on a motorcycle threw a hand grenade at an electricity pole, injuring at least 14 people. A transformer at the pole and some nearby shops were destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
02/22/2012: A remotely detonated roadside bomb targeting a Khassadar Force vehicle exploded near Dando Bridge in Shabqadar tehsil, Khyber Paktunkhwa province, Pakistan. The vehicle was destroyed; however, there were no human casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near Sukhumi city in Abkhazia territory, Georgia. The blast targeted Alexander Ankvab's convoy; Ankvab was the president of Abkhazia. Assailants also opened fire following the explosion. Ankvab was unharmed in the attack; however, one of his guards was killed and at least two more were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2012: A roadside landmine detonated in Tankbar area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. Three people were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2012: An explosive device detonated outside a residence in Spin Qabar area, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. Two people were killed and another was injured in an attempt to remove the device. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2012: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint with explosives and firearms in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. There were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
02/22/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol on Mathra Road in Batatal area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2012: Assailants opened fire on civilians, set three houses on fire and destroyed a water station in Alawna area, North Darfur state, Sudan. At least six people were killed and four others were wounded in the assault. Sudan Liberation Army-Minni Minawi (SLA-MM) claimed responsibility, stating that the attack was intended to intimidate residents into relocating from the area.
02/22/2012: Assailants set fire to Budun Primary school in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. There were no casualties in the attack, but a security guard was held hostage. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that it was in response to government raids on an Islamic seminary and arresting Koranic school students.
02/22/2012: Two assailants shot at police officers on patrol on a highway in Lapai area, Niger state, Nigeria. Two officers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but sources suspected Boko Haram.
02/22/2012: Two explosive devices detonated in Baidoa city, Bay region, Somalia. The outcome of the attack is unknown. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2012: Two explosive devices targeting paramilitary rangers detonated on Cho Irong-Pa Phai Road in Ban Buloyoh, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Four rangers were wounded, and their vehicle and the bridge where the explosives were planted were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a military patrol in Kapho district, Pattani province, Thailand. No one was injured in the blast. This was one of two roadside bombs targeting soldiers on patrol in Pattani on February 22nd. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/22/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a military patrol protecting teachers in Ban Koh Ta district, Pattani province, Thailand. Two soldiers were injured in the blast. This was one of two roadside bombs targeting soldiers on patrol in Pattani on February 22nd. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/22/2013: A roadside landmine detonated on a civilian car in an unknown location in Herat, Afghanistan. One person was killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2013: An explosive device detonated in an unknown location in Helmand province, Afghanistan. One North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier was killed. A United States Department of Defense press release identified the soldier as American Marine Staff Sargent Jonathan D. Davis. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
02/22/2013: An explosive device detonated in Majhaulia village, Bihar, India. The blast targeted a police patrol and killed six police officers, a police informer, and a village elder. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to Maoists.
02/22/2013: An explosives laden vehicle detonated in Baqubah city, Diyala province, Iraq. One civilian was killed and three other people were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
02/22/2013: Assailants attacked the Philippine National Police's Regional Public Safety Battalion headquarters in Barangay Dampil, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/22/2013: Assailants launched grenades at a police station in Kapho district, Pattani province, Thailand. Eight police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2013: Assailants planted an explosive device near a mosque in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Acting on a tip, police officers recovered and safely defused the device. There was no claim of responsibility for this incident.
02/22/2013: Gunmen attacked a military helicopter in Sinak, Papua province, Indonesia. The Super Puma helicopter was en route to pick up deceased soldiers from incidents the previous day. Three members of the helicopter crew were injured, and the mission was cancelled. No group claimed responsibility for the attack
02/22/2013: Gunmen shot and used melee weapons to kill people in Kogom Village, Plateau state, Nigeria. Ten deaths were reported, and two additional victims sustained gunshot injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2013: Perpetrators attacked a military checkpoint with grenades and gunfire in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. One soldier died and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Southern Yemen Separatists.
02/22/2013: Twenty assailants used a rocket launcher, explosive devices, and gunfire to attack the Taiwo Divisional Police Headquarters in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. The police returned fire, and both sides exchanged gunfire for several minutes. Fifteen people were killed and the number of wounded is unknown. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to Boko Haram.
02/22/2013: Two children were killed when a device they were playing with detonated in Tapi village, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The children had found the device while collecting wood. There was no claim of responsibility for this incident.
02/22/2013: Two suicide bombers in cars detonated their explosive devices at a National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad (MNLA) base in Tessalit village, Kidal region, Mali. Five people, including two attackers, were killed. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
02/22/2013: Two unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle attack a small group of people playing cards in Gombe city, Gombe state, Nigeria. Five people were killed and seven more were wounded. No group has claimed responsibility.
02/22/2013: Unidentified gunmen in military uniforms shot and killed Sahwa Council members in Halaiwat, Saladin province, Iraq. The assailants took the victims from their beds in the early morning. Seven Sahwa members were executed, and one survived with severe injury. The dead bodies were then dragged around on motorbikes. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, however Sahwa are frequent targets of Sunni insurgents, according to reports.
02/22/2014: A land mine detonated targeting a Raskamboni Movement vehicle in Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. One civilian was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
02/22/2014: A landmine detonated on a vehicle in Dawlatabad district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One police constable and one civilian were killed in the blast, and two other people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near the home of Izz al-Din Saleh, the head of the local council, in Jalula city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, property was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: A sticky bomb was found inside the car of a member of the Iraqi Army in the Dhuluiya town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The bomb detonated while it was being defused, and the soldier's son was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military base in Ramadi city, Al-Anbar province, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least five military personnel were killed and another four were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: A suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a Lebanese Army checkpoint on Al-Assi Bridge at the entrance to Hermel city, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. In addition to the bomber, three people, including one civilian, were killed and at least 15 people, including several civilians, were injured. Both the Al Nusra Front in Lebanon, as sub-group of Al Nusra Front, and the Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was in response to Hezbollah involvement in Syria.
02/22/2014: An assailant shot and killed an assistant village head in the Raman district of Ban Pulamong town, Yala province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: An explosive device detonated in Nawa-i-Barakzayi district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: An explosive device detonated near a Sahwa Council headquarters in Dibis district, Kirkuk, Iraq. The headquarters was destroyed in the blast; however, there were no reported casualties. This was one of three bombings targeting Sahwa headquarters in Dubas district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
02/22/2014: An explosive device detonated outside of a compact disc (CD) shop in Kulachi town, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the shop was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: An explosive device detonated prematurely as an individual was planting it in the Nasir Bagh area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: An explosive device detonated prematurely, killing two assailants who were planting it in the Taji area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting Juba Administration forces in Via Afmadow neighborhood, Kismaayo town, Lower Juba region, Somalia. Although the security forces did not sustain any casualties, four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Al-Shabaab was involved.
02/22/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting Kamal Abbas al-Ashraf's convoy in the Al-Karaj area of Samarra district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Ashraf, a governorate council member, was not harmed in the blast; however, two of his guards were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: An explosive device outside of a private clinic was discovered and defused in the Gali Shah Jahan area of Tank district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: An explosive device targeting a police vehicle detonated in Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and three injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: An explosive device that had been planted under a soldier's vehicle detonated in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of three explosives-laden vehicles to detonate near the homes of security and civilian officials in Tikrit on this date. At least three people were killed and 17 injured across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
02/22/2014: Approximately 20 assailants from Liberia attacked a security forces post in Grabo town, Bas-Sassandra region, Ivory Coast. At least four soldiers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Assailants abducted and then executed groups of Muslims in Guen town, Mambere-Kadeï prefecture, Central African Republic. Twenty-seven people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, witnesses attributed the attack to Anti-Balaka Militia.
02/22/2014: Assailants abducted Malik Amanullah Khan, a tribal elder, in the Hassu Khel area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. Khan was released on March 22, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Assailants abducted Saddique Hussain Touri, an employee of the governmental Veterinary Department, from the Alizai area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Touri was killed and his body was discovered in Zarana on February 26, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Assailants attacked a police base and surrounding outposts in Imam Weis district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least four assailants and six police officers were killed and another six officers were 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).
02/22/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Siniyah town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of at least two attacks on checkpoints in Siniyah on this date. Four police officers were killed and six more were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
02/22/2014: Assailants attacked a police station in Sinniah sub-district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were injured in the assualt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Assailants attacked a police station in the Amas area, Bihar state, India. One person was killed in the exchange of fire between authorities and assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
02/22/2014: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Obe district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer, one civilian, and two assailants were killed, while four assailants were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Somali National Army (SNA) bases in Mahaday town, Middle 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.
02/22/2014: Assailants detonated a remote-controlled explosive device, targeting the vehicle of local Qaumi Watan Party (QWP) leader Adalat Khan in the Gokand area of Buner district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Khan and two people were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Assailants detonated two explosive devices and then opened fire on an Iraqi Army patrol in Saadiyah town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least nine soldiers were killed and four soldiers injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Assailants fired rockets and opened fire on a police station in the Yaaqshid district of Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. There were no reported casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
02/22/2014: Assailants in trucks opened fire and threw grenades at a People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) rally in Khao Saming district, Trat province, Thailand. At least two people were killed and thirty were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Assailants kidnapped a Czech doctor as she was walking to work in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. The doctor was released unharmed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Assailants kidnapped two construction workers in Taong village, Sulu province, Philippines. The two victims were released several hours later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the incident to Abu Sayyaf.
02/22/2014: Assailants launched a rocket-propelled grenade at a police vehicle near the Tunisian consulate in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Baquba district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least five police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Kohja Dukoh district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Omar Jalaato in Dharkenley neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Jalaato, a Somali National Army (SNA) official, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
02/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on Khawand Kandao security checkpoint in Sadda town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least four soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
02/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on Khawand Kandao security checkpoint in Sadda town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least one soldier was injured in the assualt. This was one of two attacks targeting this checkpoint within a few hours on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
02/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on Lieutenant Colonel Mohamed Eid outside his residence in Zagazig town, Al Sharqia governorate, Egypt. Eid, a national security officer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on villagers at a latex shop in Kabang district, Yala province, Thailand. At least three people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to separatists.
02/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on women lined up to receive supplies at a maternity clinic in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. At least three people, including two police officers, were killed and four women were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Assailants shot and killed Colonel Ahmed Hashim, an intelligence officer, in Ataq city, Shabwa governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
02/22/2014: Assailants shot down an Iraqi military reconnaissance helicopter of Karma town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Four helicopter crew members were killed. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/22/2014: Assailants stormed an Iraqi Army barracks in the Muhallabiyah town, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and 11 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at the home of Arambam Binodini, Deputy Director of Manipur Tribal Welfare Department, in the Sagolband area of Imphal city, Manipur state, India. There were no damages or casualties reported in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Assailants waylaid a taxi and killed three Muslim civilian passengers in Bangui city, Bangui prefecture, Central African Republic. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Four assailants were killed by security forces while they were attempting to plant explosive devices in the Um Najem neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Security forces found and defused three explosive devices in Baiji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: Security forces found and defused three explosive devices in Balad district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2014: The Shuhada district police chief's vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Qalbar area of Baharak district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the blast; however, the vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2015: A explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated near a Hindu temple in Chaman town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least one person was killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint near Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, eight volunteer fighters were killed and 15 volunteers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2015: A young female suicide bomber detonated near the Global System Communication (GSM) market in Potiskum city, Yobe state, Nigeria. In addition to the bomber, at least five people were killed and 19 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was behind the attack.
02/22/2015: An assailant stabbed a Jewish civilian at Tzahal Square in Yerushalayim neighborhood, Jerusalem city, Jerusalem district, Israel. The civilian was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, a Palestinian extremist was arrested in connection with the attack.
02/22/2015: An explosive device detonated along the railway tracks near the train station in Kafr al-Zayat city, Gharbia governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Security forces responding to the scene of the attack discovered and defused another explosive device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2015: An explosive device detonated at a market in Yusufiyah area, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and 10 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near a pro-Ukraine rally in Kharkiv city, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. At least four people were killed and nine others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspect that the Kharkiv Partisans were behind the attack. The group denied any involvement in the incident.
02/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near a water pipeline in Nokani, Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) vehicle in Danlag village, South Cotabato province, Philippines. At least two soldiers were killed and 11 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near the gate of the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two attacks on the embassy; this first bombing was meant to draw a crowd. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two attacks on the embassy; this later explosion targeted a crowd that had gathered near the site of an earlier bombing. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near the Teacher-Student Center (TSC) on the University of Dhaka campus in Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. At least four people, including Sheikh Rasel, a secretary of the Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2015: An explosive device detonated on a commercial street in Zafraniya 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.
02/22/2015: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it on a road in Khalis district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/22/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Al-Buhayrat area, Babil governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2015: An explosive device planted underneath a Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) gas pipeline detonated near Pir Koh town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused along the Dera Bugti-Sui Road in Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Odessa city, Odessa oblast, Ukraine. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near auto repair shops in Bayaa area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2015: Approximately 12 explosive devices detonated near St. Gregory's High School in Sutrapur neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. At least one person was injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, a leader of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) was arrested in connection with the attack.
02/22/2015: Assailants attacked a Puntland Security Force (PSF) base in Galgala town, Bari region, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
02/22/2015: Assailants attacked Tikrit Hospital, which was being used as a military base, in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Eight assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/22/2015: Assailants detonated multiple explosive devices and opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) joint logistics convoy in Anar Joy village, Tagab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. At least six people, including soldiers, civilians, and three assailants, were killed and four others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2015: Assailants kidnapped 127 males from Rubaydah village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Twenty-one of the hostages were released on February 25, 2015 and another 30 hostages were released on February 26, 2015. The fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Touheed-ul-Islam (TuI) bunker in Nari Baba, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least one volunteer was killed and another was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) truck transporting soldiers along with a former New People's Army (NPA) member in Santo Nino village, Montevista district, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. At least one person, the former NPA member, was killed and two soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/22/2015: Assailants set fire to a Nigerian Armed Forces camp, a grain trailer, and multiple shops in Ngelzarma town, Yobe state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
02/22/2015: Assailants shot and killed an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) officer in Khanabad district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2015: Assailants shot and killed Riaz Ahmed in Kalat town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim was targeted because he was a police informant.
02/22/2015: Assailants threw a grenade that landed near a joint patrol of Pakistan Armed Forces and intelligence officers and detonated near a gas station in Bannu town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least one assailant was killed and another was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2015: Assailants threw six incendiary devices at a telecommunications center in Fifteenth of May town, Cairo governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2015: Assailants threw two explosive devices at Bangladesh Police officers guarding the residence of Rowshad Ershad, a member of parliament, in Mymensingh district, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. At least one assailant was wounded when the officers returned fire. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
02/22/2015: Assailants threw two explosive devices that landed near a University of Dhaka bus and detonated in Mirpur neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. At least one person was injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2015: At least four explosive devices detonated in front of a building in Karwan neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. At least six people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to pro-hartal activists.
02/22/2015: Two explosive devices detonated at an Awami League rally in Joypurhat town, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. At least 19 people were wounded in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) and Jamaat-E-Islami (Bangladesh).
02/22/2015: Two explosive devices detonated in Nawabpur neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. At least one person was wounded in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2015: Two explosive devices detonated near a Khassadars checkpost in Jamrud town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least two soldiers were wounded in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and additional assailants attacked an Iraqi Armed Forces base in Hamidhiyah, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least 47 people, including six soldiers and 41 assailants, were killed and 10 other soldiers and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the blast and the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/22/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander at a market in Ghorband district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, 14 people were killed and 11 people were injured in the blast. The commander was not harmed and the victims included civilians and police officers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and the bomber was identified as Mohammad Rasoul.
02/22/2016: An explosive device attached to a government employee vehicle detonated in Karada neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2016: An explosive device detonated at a power pylon in Quebradanegra, Cundinamarca state, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Quebradanegra; this earlier incident proceeded an explosion targeting responding police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/22/2016: An explosive device detonated at Shallal Market in Shaab neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2016: An explosive device detonated at the at the Al-Amiriyah crossroads in 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.
02/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Border Security Force (BSF) patrol in Samba district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. A soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near a bus transporting Iraqi Ministry of Electricity employees in Dariyah, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two employees were killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy of Ethiopian troops in Yaaq Bari Weyne, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Following the blast, a clash ensued between the soldiers and the assailants. At least 11 people, including soldiers and assailants, were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near Iraqi Volunteer Forces members in Duwayzat, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least four members, including the son of a commander, were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near National Police of Colombia officers in Quebradanegra, Cundinamarca state, Colombia. At least one officer was killed and another was injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Quebradanegra; this later incident targeted police officers responding to an earlier explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Al-Bakriyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Bayaa neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in New Lodge neighborhood, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2016: Assailants abducted a civilian from her residence in Sirte district, Libya. The hostage was released unharmed the following day, on February 23, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
02/22/2016: Assailants abducted Muhammad 'Umar Ba'lawi in Mukalla, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. The whereabouts of Ba'lawi, the Hajar district general director, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
02/22/2016: Assailants attacked an Iraqi Army headquarters in Zanqurah, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least 15 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/22/2016: Assailants attacked the Bayat Al-Radwan Mosque in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. At least three people and unknown number of assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
02/22/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a police vehicle in Sawo locality, Jabba area, Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At two police officers and three assailants were killed and two police officers and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2016: Assailants detonated explosives-laden vehicles and opened fire in Khanaser, Aleppo governorate, Syria. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack, which lasted until February 26, 2016. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2016: Assailants executed four people in Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. Some of the victims were stoned to death while the others were killed by firing squad. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
02/22/2016: Assailants executed three civilians in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. The individuals were stoned to death before being shot in the head. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
02/22/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at the deputy governor's office in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The deputy governor was not harmed; however, one person was killed and four others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Al Dawa neighborhood, Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. This was of three projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Taizz on the same day. At least one person was killed and ten others were wounded across all three incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthi extremists.
02/22/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Al-Kamb neighborhood, Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. This was of three projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Taizz on the same day. At least one person was killed and ten others were wounded across all three incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthi extremists.
02/22/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Thabat neighborhood, Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. This was of three projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Taizz on the same day. At least one person was killed and ten others were wounded across all three incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthi extremists.
02/22/2016: Assailants opened fire on a First Scout Ranger Regiment and Philippine National Police (PNP) joint patrol in Boheibu, Lamitan district, Basilan province, Philippines. At least two civilians were killed and one assailant was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
02/22/2016: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Jabal Amras and Hussein Abdo Rabu in Al-Mamdara neighborhood, Shaykh Uthman, Adan governorate, Yemen. Both Amras, the Political Security Organization (PSO) director, and Rabu, a Yemeni Army general, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
02/22/2016: Assailants opened fire on Eze James Nwabekee inside his residence in Ikeala Ahiaba, Abia state, Nigeria. Nwabekee, a traditional leader in Abia, was killed and his spouse was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2016: Assailants opened fire on Volodymyr Zhyvaga at his residence in Starobilsk, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. Zhyvaga, the town mayor, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2016: Assailants set fire to GIIS Private Limited construction equipment in Sevanan, Jehanabad district, Bihar state, India. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of two attacks targeting construction equipment in Jehanabad overnight. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incidents and demanded the company halt construction in the area.
02/22/2016: Assailants set fire to the Assuage My Sorrows Icon of the Godmother Church in Mykolaiv, Lviv oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2016: Assailants shot and killed a Municipal Social Welfare and Development officer in Timbabawan village, Tungawan district, Zamboanga Sibugay province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at the Kamenge Market in Kamenge neighborhood, Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie province, Burundi. At least one person was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. This is one of two grenade attacks at markets in Bujumbura on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/22/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at the Kwa Siyoni Market in Ngagara neighborhood, Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie province, Burundi. At least one person was killed and seven others were wounded in the blast. This is one of two grenade attacks at markets in Bujumbura on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/22/2016: Assailants threw an incendiary device at a Sberbank branch in Chornovil Prospekt, Lviv city, Lviv oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties as the device failed to ignite. This was one of three attacks targeting Russian banks in Lviv on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/22/2016: Assailants threw an incendiary device at a Sberbank branch on Ivano Franko Street in Lviv city, Lviv oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks targeting Russian banks in Lviv on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/22/2016: Assailants threw an incendiary device at a VTB bank branch on Striyska Street in Lviv city, Lviv oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks targeting Russian banks in Lviv on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/22/2016: Assailants threw six grenades at National Defense Force (FDN) soldiers in Musaga neighborhood, Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie province, Burundi. At least one soldier was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2017: A roadside bomb detonated in Al-Furat, Rasheed, Baghdad, Iraq. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2017: A suicide bomber detonated in Am Chide, Extreme-North, Cameroon. In addition to the assailant, one person was killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/22/2017: An assailant opened fire on two Indian civilians at a bar in Olathe, Kansas, United States. Srinivas Kuchibhotla was killed and Alok Madasani was injured in the attack. In addition, Ian Grillot, a United States citizen, was shot and injured when he tried to intervene. Adam W. Purinton, a white extremist, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that he had killed "two Middle Eastern persons." Moreover, prior to the attack Purinton screamed "get out of my country" at the victims.
02/22/2017: An explosive device detonated at a police officer's residence in Culmore, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The New Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2017: An explosive device detonated between Timmapur and Murdanda, Chhattisgarh, India. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/22/2017: An explosive device detonated in an electric company office in Derna, Libya. One civilian was killed and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
02/22/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Bakriyah, Mansour, Baghdad, Iraq. One person was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2017: An explosive device detonated outside the residence of Bahadur Khan in Dawezai, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Khan, a tribal elder, was killed and his wife was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting civilians fleeing the area in Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq. Three people were killed and six 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).
02/22/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting Peshmerga forces in Lazaka, Saladin, Iraq. One Peshmerga fighter was killed and another fighter was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at the residence of Mary McCrea, a former Strabane district Policing and Community Safety Partnership member, in Sion Mills, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to dissident republicans.
02/22/2017: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated at a market in Jani Khail, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and 19 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/22/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting Colonel Saleh Hweidi's motorcade in Benghazi, Libya. Hweidi, the head of security for Benghazi, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2017: Assailants attacked a military patrol near Tiloa, Tillaberi, Niger. At least 15 soldiers were killed and 19 soldiers were injured in the assault. The Islamic State in the Greater Sahara (ISGS) claimed responsibility for the incident. In addition, sources suspected the involvement of the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO).
02/22/2017: Assailants attacked internally displaced civilians near Gajiganna, Borno, Nigeria. An unknown number of people were killed in the assault. In addition, an unknown number of people were abducted, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/22/2017: Assailants attacked military forces in Gajiram, Borno, Nigeria. At least three assailants and seven soldiers were killed in the assault and ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/22/2017: Assailants fired a missile targeting a military camp in Mukha, Taizz, Yemen. Major General Ahmed Saif al-Yafei, the Army's Deputy Chief of Staff, and six other soldiers were killed and 25 soldiers were injured in the attack. Houthi extremists claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2017: Assailants fired mortars that struck a residence in Wadajir neighborhood, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. At least four civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that Al-Shabaab carried out the attack.
02/22/2017: Assailants fired projectiles into Najran, Saudi Arabia. Four Pakistani civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists.
02/22/2017: Assailants hijacked a vehicle and killed its driver in Ragayan, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. The Maute Group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on a National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) office along Tangi Road in Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Arab Ejbur area, Baghdad, Iraq. One Sahwa Council member was killed and another member was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on Maulana Adam Khan in Ittehad Town neighborhood, Karachi, Pakistan. Khan, the Allahwala Mosque prayer leader, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on Mayor Flora Villarosa's residence in Siayan, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2017: Assailants shelled Dhahran al-Janub, Asir, Saudi Arabia. A police officer was killed and a civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists.
02/22/2017: Assailants shot and injured Rustico Arnoza, a former municipal councilor, in Midsalip, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2017: Assailants shot and killed two former police officers in Khalozai, Baghlan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/22/2017: Assailants stopped and set fire to a dump truck near Tigbao, Compostela Valley, 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).
02/22/2017: Assailants stormed Dan Daradal's residence in Jiabong, Samar, Philippines. Daradal's family members were held hostage while Daradal, the Municipal Planning and Development officer, was shot and killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2017: At least 14 explosive devices were discovered and defused at a park along University Road in Loralai, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2017: Security forces discovered and defused 21 explosive devices in Garmsir, Helmand, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/22/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Limerick, Ireland. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/22/2017: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle near Karbala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/1982: Members of the United Freedom Front robbed Marine Midland Bank in Utica, New York, United States. $100,000 were stolen.  It is unknown if anyone was injured in the incident.
02/23/1998: At least 46 soldiers and sailors were presumed killed after Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide boats smashed into a Navy convoy off the northern coast of Sri Lanka. At least eight small boats packed with explosives rammed and blew up against a Navy cargo ship and a landing craft carrying 108 soldiers and sailors. Both vessels sank after the attack.
02/23/1998: At least four people were killed and dozens injured when a powerful bomb tore through the bustling center of San Vicente del Caguan in southern Colombia. The bomb was believed to be the work of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels.
02/23/1999: A bomb was thrown at participants of an Awami League Worker's March in central Dhaka, Bangladesh. The attack killed one person and injured another. Officials suspected that the Bangladesh opposition targeted government supporters in an effort to disrupt local elections and destabilize the region.
02/23/1999: An bomb exploded at an American Bible Center in Librazhd, Albania, but failed to cause significant damage or casualties. The explosives were planted in the chimney of the building. Islamic extremists were suspected for carrying out this attack in order to force the American missionaries to leave town.
02/23/1999: Ethnic Albanians attacked a Serbian-owned house in Mitrovica, Albania. The house sustained some fire damage, but there were no casualties. The attack was believed to be aimed at intimidating resident Serb families and force their evacuation.
02/23/2000: A group of Chechens attacked federal police officers in Urus-Martan, Chechnya. One police officer, Senior Warrant Officer Igor Uzlovoy, was beaten badly as a result of the incident.
02/23/2000: The residence of the Rufisque Socialist Mayor, Mbaye-Jacques Diop, was burned down by unknown perpetrators in Rufisque, Senegal. No casualties resulted from the incident.
02/23/2000:Five suspected Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members attacked a patrol of security personnel in Indonesia, killing one and injuring another.
02/23/2001:  Unknown assailants attacked the Cung Kiem Elementary-Junior Secondary School with cyanide in Dak Lak Province in Vietnam to protest the political and social situation in Vietnam.  No injuries were reported in the incident.
02/23/2002:  FARC rebels introduced an unknown agent into the Pitalito water treatment plan.  No injuries were reported in the incident.
02/23/2002: A Palestinian suicide bomber, Mohammed Tawfiq Shamali, attempted to blow up a crowded supermarket in Etrat, West Bank. The bomb failed to explode and the bomber was shot and killed by a civilian. A woman was also injured in the process. The Al Aqsa Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement.
02/23/2002: As part of a series of nationwide infrastructure attacks by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), telecommunications towers and electricity pylons were targeted in Florencia, Caquetá Department, Colombia. As a result of the attack, the city was without power and communication was cut off between Florencia and the rest of the country.
02/23/2002: As part of a series of nationwide infrastructure attacks by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC), two bridges were destroyed on the road connecting the towns of Florencia, in Caqueta Department, and Neiva, in Huila Department.
02/23/2003: Before dusk local time, HAMAS fired three Qassam rockets from the northeastern Gaza Strip into Israel. The rockets landed in the Israeli border town of Sderot. One landed near a crowded shopping center but did not explode. Each rocket carried a warhead with 12 pounds of explosives and has a range of around three miles. No one was injured in the attack.
02/23/2003: During the night local time, Omar Ahmed al-Qabbas, a judge in the San'a Specialized Court for Urgent Matters, was assassinated in his home while on vacation in Shabwa Province, eastern Yemen. According to the Deputy Governor of Shabwa, the killer sneaked into the judge's home, turned off the lights, and fired five shots from a sub-machine gun at the judge's head, killing him. The perpetrator fled. A Yemeni official said he did not know the motivation for the act, but the judge sat on many cases involving suspected terrorism.
02/23/2003: During the night, a number of mortar bombs were hurled at an Indian Air Force base near the Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport in Guwahati, Assam State, India. The mortar bombs were thrown in a vacant area near the Air Base's boundary wall, went through the asbestos roof of the mess hall, and landed on a veranda. Local police described the mortars as those that the Pakistani and Chinese militaries used, and surmised that the mortars were acquired from Pakistani intelligence, and smuggled from Bangladesh. Police also suspected that the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) was behind the attack. 20 people were arrested who were suspected of association with the attack, and recovered a live mortar believed to be left heading from a village near the airport.
02/23/2003: Suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) gunmen burned a bus near Fuentes, Pantukan town, Compostela Valley Province, Philippines. At the Pantukan bus terminal, six armed men boarded a bus bound for Mati, Davao Oriental, from Davao City. Once on the highway to Mati, the perpetrators ordered the driver at gunpoint to go to Fuentes. Once they ordered the passengers to leave the bus, the perpetrators set the bus on fire with gasoline.
02/23/2004: A suicide bomber killed at least ten police officers at a police station in Kirkuk, Iraq. At least 50 people were injured. A witness said a man with a shaved head drove up in a white Oldsmobile and detonated his bomb, killing everyone nearby.
02/23/2004: An Indian Border Security Force officer was killed by a roadside bomb in Kashmir, India. Another officer was injured. Muslim militants were believed to be responsible. That was one of many attacks in Kashmir around the same time.
02/23/2005: Suspected Taliban members ambushed a police patrol in the town of Chakul located in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. The policemen were on a routine patrol when the Taliban attacked killing nine of them. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2005: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) shot and killed a Sri Lankan soldier and injured another when the two ventured into a ceasefire agreed upon “no-go” zone in the north part of the island nation. The group claimed responsibility for the shootings on Tamilnet.com.
02/23/2006: A bomb exploded in a market in Baqubah, Iraq, killing 12 people and wounding another 21; senior Iraqi army officer Major Lieutenant Kareem Mughir was among those killed.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2006: A homemade bomb exploded in the El-Gao community of Algeria, killing a National Gendarmerie officer and seriously injuring three others.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2006: Palestinian militants fired five Qassam rockets from the Gaza Strip at the western Negev of Israel, where they landed in open areas, causing no damage or injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2006: Suspected Muslim militants opened fire on a member of the Pak Lao tambon administrative organization, Somboon Putdokkhao, 42, and his wife Rassameemarn Putdokkhao, 39, as they were riding a motorcycle to their plantation in Khok Pho district, Pattani province, Thailand, killing the wife and seriously injuring the husband. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2006: Suspected Taliban members shot and killed the administrative head of Nawa district, Mohammed Zarin, in the Helmand province of Afghanistan, after dragging him from his vehicle as he was driving to work.
02/23/2006: Suspected tribal rebels blew up a gas pipeline in the Pesh Bogi area, near the town of Dera Bugti in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2006: Suspected tribal rebels blew up a gas pipeline running from the Pirkoh field to the main reservoir at Sui in the Balochistan province of Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2006: Unidentified gunmen forced Iraqis, who had most likely traveled to Baqubah to participate in protests over the bombing of the Askariya shrine, out of their vehicles in Nahrwan, Iraq; at least 47 bodies were found in a ditch nearby.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2006: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped Adnan Ahmed Abdullah, a 70-year-old retired policeman, from his home in central Baghdad, Iraq. Five men opened fire on the house, while another five stormed in and asked for two of Abdullah's son which were not present. Relatives believed Abdullah was kidnapped because he was a Sunni with relatives in Samarra. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2007: Rebels detonated explosives targeting an interior ministry unit near the city of Gudermes in eastern Chechnya, Russian Federation. 5 police officers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2007: Two Italians working on new roads and bridges were abducted during a shootout, which took place some 40km from Port Harcourt in the Niger Delta, Nigeria. The two technicians, who were working for Italy's Impregilo construction firm, were doing tests on bridges when a 15-strong band of rebels aboard motorboats appeared and opened fire. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
02/23/2007: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on 2 Lebanese workers in Rivers State, Nigeria. One Lebanese worker was killed and the other worker was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2008:  A bomb threat was called into the emergency services center stating that a bomb was planted next to a Arnotegi television retransmitter outside the northern port city of Bilbao, Spain and would detonate at 10:00 a.m.  The device exploded at approximately 12:00 p.m. when a bomb squad robot attempted to defuse the explosive.  Officials said the explosive, which had about 6 1/2 pounds of explosives, also had a device booby-trapped to it which meant it was intended to cause injury/death to anyone who tried to defuse it.  The anonymous caller that placed the tip claimed that he was a representative of Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) whose probable intention was to create tension in the upcoming elections . There were no casualties or injury. Instead there was damage to a building and the robot.
02/23/2008:  At approximately 6:15 a.m. local time, between 6 to 10 rockets and/or mortars were fired at the Green Zone in Baghdad.  No casualties resulted from this attack, and only minor property damage resulted.  These attacks came the day after Muqtada al-Sadr extended his ceasefire for another 6 months.  No group has claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/23/2008:  In Asadabad, Kunar Province Afghanistan, seven Afghan security guards hired by a construction company were killed when their vehicle was hit by a landmine.  Although no group claimed responsibility for this incident, it is believed that the Taliban was behind same.
02/23/2008:  In Colombo, Sri Lanka, an explosion from a parcel bomb on a private bus injured 18 civilians. The bomb was detonated as the passengers were exiting the bus.  Although no group has claimed responsibility for this attack, authorities suspected the Tamil Tigers.
02/23/2008:  In Ordzhonikidzevskaya, Republic of Ingushetia, Russia, two police officers were shot and wounded by unidentified gunmen at approximately 5:45 p.m. local time while in their police vehicle.   No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/23/2008:  In Saikul village of the Senapati district in Manipur, India, five civilians were gunned down while traveling in a jeep.  Although no group has claimed responsibility for this attack, it is suspected that the perpetrators were Kuki militants.
02/23/2008:  In seemingly related incidents, perpetrators disguised as Somali government police killed four police and injured three civilians in the Yaqshid district of Mogadishu, Somalia.  The perpetrators are believed to be Islamist insurgents, although no group claimed responsibility for this attack.  This was the first known time that suspected Islamist insurgents have used this tactic.
02/23/2008:  In Zabul, Afghanistan, a civilian truck driver was killed and his truck that was used for supplying Western troops was set on fire.  The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack, although they claim that they attacked and destroyed three trucks.
02/23/2008:  On Saturday, February 23, 2008, 74 year-old Shihab al-Timimi, the leader of Iraq’s Journalists’ Union, was shot by unknown assailants while traveling in his car in Baghdad's Waziriya district.  He would pass away in a hospital four days later.  No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/23/2009:  On Monday, assailants detonated two improvised explosive devices targeting two schools in Mamoond, in Bajaur, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No casualties were reported in the incident but two schools were damaged.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/23/2009: On Monday around 0530, Ernesto Rollin, a presenter on local radio dxSY-AM in Ozamiz City, was gunned down at close range in a service station in Oroquieta City. At least two men wearing caps and ski masks aboard a motorcycle shot him, then checked to see he was dead before they drove away. Rollin was on his way to host his 7:30-9:00 a.m. program when he was shot. No group claimed responsibility but a suspect, Joel Jumalon, has been taken into government control.
02/23/2009: On Monday at 0300, outside the Basque Socialist Party headquarters in Lazkano, Guipuzcoa / Gipuzkoa, Spain a bomb planted by the ETA exploded. No casualties were reported, but the blast caused major damage. The bomb was in a rucksack and placed near the building.
02/23/2009: On Monday,  in the jungle,  in the district of Tingo Maria, Huanuco region, Peru, suspected Maoist extremist group Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) reportedly destroyed a large electrical transmission tower, leaving local residents without power. There were no details given as the size, make, or extent of the improvised explosive device used. Damage was caused to the tower, however, no casualties resulted from the explosion.
02/23/2009: On Monday, Communist Party of India- Maoist militants shot and killed a civilian, that they suspected of being a police informer, in his home in Surakonda village of Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, India. The victim was identified as Sode Kannaiah. No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
02/23/2009: On Monday, in Al Mashru', Babil, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device magnetically attached to a vehicle on the Maseeb-Alexandria road, killing one civilian, wounding one other, and damaging one vehicle. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2009: On Monday, in Girishk, Helmand, Afghanistan, two militants shot and killed the chairman of a tribal council outside his office. No damage or motive was reported. No group has claimed responsibility.
02/23/2009: On Monday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device magnetically attached to a vehicle near the local headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in the al Faisaliya neighborhood, causing no casualties but damaging several nearby stores and one vehicle. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2009: On Monday, in the al Jami'ah district of Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device magnetically attached to the vehicle of a candidate in the recent provincial council elections of the Iraqi National List, wounding one political affiliate and damaging one vehicle. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2009: On Monday, Lashkar-e-Jhangvi militants attacked and wounded a senior provincial official in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The driver of the official was wounded and a car was damaged in the attack. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi militants claimed responsibility.
02/23/2009: On Monday, suspected Taliban militants blew up five houses in Adezai village near Darra Adam Khel, North West Frontier, Pakistan. The improvised explosive devices were placed near the houses. Three vehicles were also damaged in the attack. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack, although the Taliban is suspected.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday at 1200 noon, in the Wasti district of southern Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a food distribution center, wounding one police officer and one civilian. No group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday evening at 1900, in the stanitsa of Ordzhonikidzevskaya, Republic of Khakassia, Russia, a FSB employee, Mikhail Shadyzhyev, died in an attack on his Lada Priora service vehicle by unknown gunmen. A resident of Nazran, Amir Albogachiyev, who was in the car with him, was wounded. The shooters were also in a dark colored Lada Priora car. No group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday evening at 2210, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, unidentified militants detonated two improvised explosive devices outside the gate of the office of former prime minister and Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chairperson Khaleda Zia. Abdul Hamid Paban, son of BNP secretary-general Khandaker Delwar Hossain, was injured when the explosives were thrown by the assailants riding in a red jeep. No property damage was reported in the attack. Police arrested Pradip Saha, an activist of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (student wing of the BNP), and Shovan, a friend of BNP Secretary-General's son Paban, in relation to the blast. Two cars were also seized by the police. No group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday in the afternoon, in the Mansur district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device hidden inside a plastic bag in a book market in the western Mutanabbi neighborhood, killing one civilian, wounding three others, and damaging several stores. No group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday morning at 1045, at least seven civilians were killed and 14 others were wounded when unidentified militants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device (RCIED) attached to a bicycle near a bus station in the city of Lashkar Gah in Afghanistan's Helmand province. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday morning at 1145, in Surkh Rod, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device composed with rickshaw , targeting a motorcade of government officials, killing two civilians and wounding one civilian and one child. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday morning at about 1000, two unknown motorcycle-borne gunmen shot and killed Thokchom Farista alias Uttam, 23, from Nambol of Bishnupur district, a surrendered member of the Military Defense Force (MDF) faction of the Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) in Imphal West's Lamphel area. The two people shot him on the campus of the North East Institute of Science and Technology. The former militant was staying at the government rehabilitation center at Lamphel after he surrendered in October 2009. No group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday morning, in the Al Karkh district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants fired three mortar rounds at the International (Green) Zone, causing no casualties or damage. Asa'ib Ahl al-Haqq/Islamic Shiite Resistance claimed responsibility.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday morning, near the Umm ash Shababit village, SInjar, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants fired two mortar rounds at the village, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday night at about 0245, in Barangay Caliguian, Burgos, Isabela, Philippines, assailants threw three improvised explosive devices (IED) inside the town mayor's residential compound, damaging two homes but causing no casualties. Only two of the IEDs exploded and authorities safely defused the third IED. No group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday night, in the Hasanpur area of Motihari in Bihar, India, Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants shot and killed a farmer, Basudeo Singh (55), at his residence on suspicion of being a police informer. Police recovered four posters, 12 empty cartridges of 9 millimeter pistol, two live cartridges and one live cartridge of a Self Loading Rifle (SLR) from the incident site.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday, a tribesman was shot and killed by Lashkar-e-Islam (LeI) militants in the Tirah Valley area of the Khyber Agency in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The militia organized the public execution of a tribesman after pronouncing him guilty of double murder at a self-styled Islamic court. Younas confessed to killing his two cousins and he was shot dead according to Sharia law.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday, in central Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device, wounding one civilian. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday, in eastern Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants shot and killed a woman in front of her house. No group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to a car killing an off-duty policeman. No group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday, in one of two related attacks, in Hawai village, Aurangabad, Bihar, India, vehicles and equipment belonging to a construction company, were set on fire by Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants. There were no casualties in the attack. Reportedly, the attack occurred as the road construction company failed to meet an extortion demand. No group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday, in one of two related attacks, in Mauar Khaira village, Aurangabad, Bihar, India, vehicles and equipment belonging to a construction company, were set on fire by Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants. There were no casualties in the attack. Reportedly, the attack occurred as the road construction company failed to meet an extortion demand. No group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday, in Pedabayalu, Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, a group of 25 suspected Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants and 30 militia members set ablaze a telecommunications tower room. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday, in the Ash Shiffa' district of western Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, three armed assailants stormed a Christian house and fired upon its occupants, killing a father and his two sons and damaging their home. The three assailants fled on motorcycles. No group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2010: On Tuesday, suspected pro-Taliban militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of a local Lashkar (tribal militia) chief in the Adezai area of Peshawar district, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan. The attack damaged the vehicle but caused no injuries. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/23/2011: On Wednesday evening, in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria, two militants riding a motorcycle fired upon and killed a police inspector outside of his home. No group has claim responsibility, but the militant group Boko Haram was thought responsible for the attack.
02/23/2011: On Wednesday evening, in Tbilisi, Georgia, Georgia, police discovered three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) at the Imedi Television Station building, which were meant to target the employees. Police were able to locate the IEDs based on information obtained from an individual identified as Gogity Arkania, in custody for links to a separate incident. One IED was found next to the building's parking lot, and the other in a metal container 10 -15 meters from the door of the station. The third IED was located in a unspecified location. Police sappers were able to disarm the devices before detonation could occur. No casualties or damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
02/23/2011: On Wednesday night at 2330, at kilometer marker 57 in an unspecified location in the state of La Guajira, Colombia, unknown militants detonated explosives on the railroad tracks belonging to the Carbones del Cerrejón company, which is the country's largest coal exporters. Other than the railroad tracks, the bombing did not result in any other property damage nor in any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although previous similar attacks on railroad tracks in La Guajira have been attributed to the 59th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/23/2011: On Wednesday night before dawn, at a private residence in the Hause-Corse department in Saint-Florent, Corsica, France, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a vacation home owned by a French couple. No casualties resulted as the house was unoccupied at the time of the attack but it did cause moderate property damage to the building. No group has claimed responsibility but authorities are blaming Corsican separatists.
02/23/2011: On Wednesday night, in Dhanghori village in Jhargram, West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, unidentified militants triggered a landmine at a panchayat (village level local self-government institution) office. The first-floor balcony of the two storey building collapsed in the attack and the structure of the entire building suffered slight damage. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible. According to police, Maoists targeted this same building two months ago.
02/23/2011: On Wednesday, in Ataq, Shabwah, Yemen, unknown gunmen attacked the Central Security Camp's headquarters. The gunmen hurled grenades and fired upon the building, wounding six soldiers and causing an unknown amount of property damage to the Central Security Camp building. No group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2011: On Wednesday, in Baksan, Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, suspected Islamist militants opened fire on a neighborhood police officer, identified as Senior Lieutenant Aslan Afaszhev, as he was walking home from work. Afaszhev was wounded during the assault and was taken to a nearby hospital. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2011: On Wednesday, in Beersheba, Southern District, Israel, unknown assailants fired a rocket from the Gaza Strip that landed on a residential street. Several vehicles and houses were damaged in the attack. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2011: On Wednesday, in Mandera, North Eastern, Kenya, unidentified militants from Somalia fired a mortar targeting a police station. No casualties or damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2011: On Wednesday, in Sederot, Southern District, Israel, unknown assailants fired five mortar shells from the Gaza Strip. No casualties or damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2011: On Wednesday, in the Karrada sub-district, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants stormed the house of a Christian man, and stabbed him to death. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
02/23/2011: On Wednesday, in the village of Zvyozdny, in an unspecified location in Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, unknown militants opened fired on Russian troops patrolling in the area, killing one service man and wounding two others and four police officers. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2011: On Wednesday, near Sohbatpur tehsil in Jaffarabad, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up the main 18 inch diameter gas pipeline, causing no casualties but disrupting gas supply to Uch Power Plant from Uch gas field. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed the responsibility of the attack and vowed to continue on with it.
02/23/2012: A colonel and a warrant officer were kidnapped in al-Qarabis neighborhood, Homs city, Homs governorate, Syria. Their bodies were found in the same neighborhood the next day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2012: A landmine targeting Ethiopian troops conducting security operations exploded in Baidoa city, Bay region, Somalia. No information is available about casualties or property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2012: A presidential candidate and his bodyguard were attacked near Cairo city, Cairo governorate, Egypt. Three unknown assailants intercepted their car, hit the targets with the butts of their guns, and stole their vehicle. The candidate and his bodyguard were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2012: A primary school was set on fire in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. The fire destroyed 20 classrooms, five offices, and some nearby stores. One security guard was held hostage temporarily by the assailants. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attack, asserting that they were responding to raids on Quaranic schools and security forces arresting local clerics.
02/23/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Madain city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least eight people were injured in the explosion; the majority of the injured were police officers. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Taji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least five people were injured in the blast. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: A senior local government official was shot dead in Wada Jir district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources suspected Al-Shabaab.
02/23/2012: A suicide car bomb targeting al-Sharqi police station exploded in Baqubah city, Diyala province, Iraq. The bomber and another person were killed and three more were wounded. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: An explosive device detonated in a civilian home in Al-Riyadh district, Kirkuk, Iraq. One police officer was wounded. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: An explosive device detonated outside Kohat bus terminal in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The blast killed 15 people and wounded 32 more. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2012: An explosive device detonated outside of a police officer's house in al-Katoun neighborhood, Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The officer was killed in the blast. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: An explosive device targeting soldiers detonated near Idlib city, Idlib governorate, Syria. Three soldiers were killed and seven wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2012: An explosive devie detonated near the Lakson Tobacco Company's gate in Yar Hussain town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The gate was damaged; however, there were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2012: An explosive deviec detonated near Al-Riyadh district, Kirkuk, Iraq. One police officer was wounded in the attack. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at an intersection in al-Faris al-Arabi Square, al-Yarmouk region, Mansour district, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and five more injured in the blast. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Al-Dejail city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and three more were injured in the blast. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a government building in Hillah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and another five injured in the blast. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police checkpoint in Karadah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed in the blast and 11 more were injured. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the same location and one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police checkpoint in Karadah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed in the blast, and six more were injured. This was one of two coordinated explosions at the same location and one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a restaurant in Shia area of Kadhimiyah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Six people were killed in the blast and another 15 were injured. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near police headquarters in Balad city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Seven people were killed in the blast and another 32 were injured. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near security headquarters in Balad Ruz town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Seven people were injured in the blast. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the courthouse in Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed in the blast, and another five were injured. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of the Kohat bus terminal in Bahadur Kalay town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least 12 people were killed and 36 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
02/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) office in Tuz Khurmatu city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Five people were injured in the blast. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a police patrol at al-Taseen market in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Eight people were injured in the blast, and several vehicles and stores were damaged. This was one of two similar car bombings in the city and one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated, targeting a police patrol in western Mansour district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed in the blast, and another five people were injured. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated, targeting a police patrol near al-Hajja Sabriya mosque in Kirkuk city, Kirkuks, Iraq. Ten police officers and civilians were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar car bombings in the city and one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle targeting an Asiacell Communications tower detonated in al-Quweisat area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no casualties; however, the tower was damaged. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle targeting an Asiacell Communications tower detonated in al-Shalalat area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no casualties; however, the tower was damaged. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: An individual assailant shot two International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers dead in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The gunman was wearing an Afghan National Army (ANA) uniform at the time. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the Taliban had recently urged citizens to attack foreign troops in revenge for an incident in which Korans were burned at Bagram base.
02/23/2012: An outdoor market was attacked in Dora neighborhood, Al Rashid district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and nine injured. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: Assailants attacked a police station in Latehar district, Jharkhand state, India. One villager was killed. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2012: Assailants fired a mortar round, striking a water facility in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One security guard was killed in the attack, and the facility was damaged. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: Assailants opened fire on a government office in Sulaiman Pek district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and three people were injured, including the police chief and head of the municipal council. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: Assailants opened fire on a miltiary checkpoint in al-Arabi district, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Adhamiyah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Six people were killed and three more injured in the attack. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. Four people were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
02/23/2012: At least one explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and another eight were injured in the blast. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: At least one explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of a primary school in Musayyib city, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed in the blast, and another 60 were injured; most of the victims were schoolchildren. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: Five explosive devices detonated in the Kurdish area of Jalawla city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed in the blast, and another eight were injured. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: Ten assailants attacked civilians with guns and explosive devices in Sitio Bihing area, Tininghalang town, Zamboanga del Sur province, Philippines. Six people were killed, and nine more were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources note that the assailants suspected that the targets provided information which police used to find a bandit leader.
02/23/2012: The auditor and assistant general manager of the State Bank of India was kidnapped in East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya state, India. His fate is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources suspected the Rabha Viper Army, part of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
02/23/2012: Three explosives detonated simultaneously in a shelter located on school grounds in tambon Patae, Yaha district, Yala province, Thailand. Four soldiers who were resting in the shelter at the time were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2012: Two explosive devices detonated near a restaurant in the Abu Dsheer neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed in the blast, and another 10 were injured. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: Two roadside bombs detonated in Al Nile area, Babil governorate, Iraq. The explosion was targeting a police patrol; one police officer was killed and another two were injured. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: Two roadside bombs detonated in the vicinity of a police checkpoint in Karadah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Assailants also opened fire following the explosion. Two people were killed and nine more were injured in the attack. This was one of 32 coordinated incidents across Iraq on the same day. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attacks, stating that they were in retaliation for the torture and genocide that Sunni civilians face in Iraqi prisons.
02/23/2012: Two teachers from Don Bosco Institute were kidnapped in Kokrajhar city, Assam state, India. The hostages were rescued on February 25, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
02/23/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in an unknown location in Kunduz, Afghanistan. The blast struck a police vehicle, injuring three police officers. Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2013: A roadside bomb exploded, killing two soldiers in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No further information provided.
02/23/2013: A roadside bomb targeted the vehicle of an Islamic Dawa Party member in Madain town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The member, Ali Hussein, was injured along with four others. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2013: A sticky bomb detonated, killing three in an unknown location south of Baghdad, Iraq. The target, Sheikh Hassan Hadi al-Janabi, a provincial elections candidate, was killed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2013: A suicide bomber car attacked the home of the provincial governor in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and seven others, including Governor Omar al-Humairi, were injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources indicated that this attack bears the hallmarks of an Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) attack.
02/23/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated at a 7-11 in Tanyongmas, Narathiwat province, Thailand. This was one of two bombings at the 7-11 on the same day; this second explosion was designed to attack first responders. There were no reported injuries in this second explosion. There was no claim of responsibility for these attacks.
02/23/2013: An explosive device detonated at a 7-11 in Tanyongmas, Narathiwat province, Thailand. This was one of two bombings at the 7-11 on the same day; this first explosion was designed to draw first responders to the scene. Three were injured in the first explosion, including a defense volunteer and a military ranger. There was no claim of responsibility for these attacks.
02/23/2013: An explosive device detonated in Anohru, Pattani province, Thailand. There were no casualties. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
02/23/2013: An explosive device detonated in front of the Had Thip Co building in Talubo, Pattani province, Thailand. As a result of the blast, six defense volunteers and an assistant district chief were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2013: An explosive device detonated near a telephone booth in Bannang Sata district, Yala province, Thailand. No one was injured as a result of the blast, but the telephone booth was damaged. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
02/23/2013: An explosive device detonated outside the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) office in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. A WAPDA vehicle and the boundary wall of the office were damaged in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2013: Approximately nine assailants on motorcycles fired on villagers in a beer parlor in Ngalda, Yobe State, Nigeria. Six people were killed. There was no claim of responsibility; however, authorities suspect Boko Haram.
02/23/2013: Assailants abducted a senior lecturer from a Federal Low-cost Estate in Maiduguri city, Borno State, Nigeria. Dr. Abba Kuru lectured at the University of Maiduguri. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
02/23/2013: Assailants attacked a joint Israel Defence Force (IDF) and civilian convoy on the road from Dolev to Yad Yair at Ein Tina, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. No injuries were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack
02/23/2013: Assailants firebombed the house of a Movement for Democracy and Change (MDC) party official in Headlands village, Manicaland province, Zimbabwe. The official's son was killed. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, MDC officials attributed the incident to the Zimbabwe African National Union-Patriotic Front (ZANU-PF).
02/23/2013: Assailants set a Dtac telecommunications tower on fire in Barahom, Pattani province, Thailand. There were no casualties reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2013: Assailants set a truck on fire in Aclan, Agusan del Norte, Philippines. There were no casualties reported. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources indicate that the New People's Army (NPA) is suspected.
02/23/2013: Assailants set Ban Thadan School on fire in Talo Kapore, Pattani province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties, but the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2013: Assailants set the Tayong Lado Tambon Administration Organization (TAO) office on fire in Tanyong Dalo, Pattani province, Thailand. There were no casualties reported, but the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2013: Assailants shot and killed two police officers at a polling station in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No further information provided.
02/23/2013: Assailants shot at a power transformer in Ta Kae, Pattani province, Thailand. The transformer was damaged in the shooting, resulting in a blackout in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2013: Assailants shot at an Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) councilor in KwaMashu township, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Councilor Sakhi Ngcamu was not harmed, but a civilian was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2013: Assailants shot at the head of central security in Mukalla town, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Abdulwahab al-Wali, the security chief, was not harmed but two of his bodyguards were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources indicate that Southern Yemen Separatists were suspected.
02/23/2013: Assailants used gunfire and a grenade to attack a police patrol in Akora Khattak city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The police returned fire, and in the ensuing firefight one police officer and three assailants were killed and at least two police officers were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
02/23/2013: Gunmen opened fire on civilians shopping at the Liaquat Bazaar in Quetta city, Balochistan, Pakistan. The shooting caused a stampede as people panicked. Seven people were injured and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2013: Gunmen shot and killed Dr. Aliyu Damburam at his office in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. Damburam was the district head of Gulak in Adamawa state. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2013: Gunmen shot and killed mayoral candidate Alfred Arce in Marcos municipality, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
02/23/2013: Gunmen used grenades to attack a police checkpoint in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Police returned fire, killing five assailants. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: A grenade was launched at a People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) rally in Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. The blast killed three people, including two children, and injured 21 others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: A grenade was launched at the Civil Court courthouse in Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. The grenade failed to detonate and was successfully defused by police. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Shirqat city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The blast struck a vehicle carrying off-duty soldiers; at least one solider was killed and four more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in the Hurriyah district of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a military patrol in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police patrol at Palestine Street in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three police officers were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police patrol in Tuz-Khurmato city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives near a military support unit in Ghaziabad district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. The targeted soldiers were responding to an earlier attack on the nearby military checkpost. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks on Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Ghaziabad district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: A vehicle carrying a wedding procession struck a landmine in the Zain Koh area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One person was killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Ali Al-Maadhidy, a district council member, detonated in Haditha city, Al Anbar province, Iraq. Maadhidy was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: An explosive device detonated at a bus stop on Hangu Road in Kohat city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least 12 people were killed and 12 injured in the blast. Mast Gul group, a sub-group of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: An explosive device detonated at a gas station in Mardan city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, the station's electricity transformer was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: An explosive device detonated on a busy street in the Waziriyah area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and another twelve others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: An explosive device was thrown near the office of the Social Democratic Alliance of Macedonia (SDSM) in Karpos district, Skopje city, Skopje region, Macedonia. No one was injured in the blast; however, the building and five nearby vehicles were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a hospital tent near the Syrian-Turkish border in Syria. Twelve people were killed and 65 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a market in the Sadr City area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least six people were killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of the Orient Hospital in Atmeh town, Aleppo governorate, Syria. At least 14 people were killed and 65 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, activists attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/23/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Fallujah city, Al Anbar province, Iraq. At least five civilians were injured and four houses were set on fire during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: An unknown number of mortar shells struck a residential area in the Ghareza area of Jamrud tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, at least two houses were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: Assailants assaulted residents and buildings in Izghe village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least four people were killed and one person was injured in the attack; the village was also set on fire. This was one of two attacks on villages in Borno state on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/23/2014: Assailants attacked a checkpost of the Afghan National Army (ANA) in Ghaziabad district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least 24 people, including 21 soldiers and three assailants, were killed and three other soldiers were injured in the assault. In addition, six soldiers were kidnapped by the assailants. All six hostages were released unharmed on March 13, 2014. This was one of two coordinated attacks on ANA soldiers in Ghaziabad district on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
02/23/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One person, a child, was killed in the assualt. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
02/23/2014: Assailants attacked groups of Muslims in Guen, Mambere-Kadeï prefecture, Central African Republic. At least forty-three people were killed in the assualt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, witnesses attributed the attack to Anti-Balaka Militia.
02/23/2014: Assailants attacked members of the International Support Mission to the Central African Republic (MISCA) in Bangui, Bangui prefecture, Central African Republic. Two Chadian peacekeepers and two assailants were killed and another peacekeeper was injured in the assualt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a military officer attributed the attack to Anti-Balaka Militia.
02/23/2014: Assailants attacked police forces guarding oil pipelines in Ghazil village, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least 26 police officers were killed and ten injured in the assualt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Mairari village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least two people were killed and ten buildings were set on fire in the incident. This was one of two attacks on villages in Borno state on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was behind the incidents.
02/23/2014: Assailants attacked Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) positions in the Gadiang area, near Bor city, Jonglei state, South Sudan. This was one of three attacks against SPLA forces in Gadiang on the same day. At least 185 people, twelve SPLA soldiers and 173 assailants, were killed and 16 SPLA soldiers were injured across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents; however, South Sudanese authorities attributed the attacks to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) forces loyal to Riek Machar, the former vice president.
02/23/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a police convoy near the Siniya area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least three police officers and four detainees were killed and four police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: Assailants flagged down a vehicle and abducted two women in Barangay Latih, Sulu province, Philippines. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
02/23/2014: Assailants kidnapped Khudai Noor, the leader of Labors Union, in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was found beheaded on February 24, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
02/23/2014: Assailants launched grenades at a checkpoint near Raman Train Station in Kayuboko town, Yala province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, investigators suspected that the Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) may have been involved.
02/23/2014: Assailants launched three rockets at a Frontier Works Organization (FWO) camp in the Chankan area of Panjgur district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: Assailants on motorbikes opened fire on Houthi teachers in Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. Two teachers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Ansar al-Sharia, a sub-group of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
02/23/2014: Assailants opened fire inside the Khyber Mosque in the Orangi Town area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. One person was killed and another three were injured in the attack while one of the assailants was injured and captured by police. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
02/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Tarmiya town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and three police officers injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on and threw hand grenades at a joint Frontier Corps (FC) and police patrol in the Chah Sar area of Turbat City, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Five assailants were killed and three injured by return fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) party workers sitting at a roadside restaurant in Korangi neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least one person was killed and another was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of the Borno State Governor in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. There were no reported injuries, though the vehicle of the Borno State Commissioner for Higher Education was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
02/23/2014: Assailants opened fire outside a police station in Awamiya village, Eastern province, Saudi Arabia. Three police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: Assailants opened fire the convoy of Patriotic Union (UP) presidential candidate Aida Avella in Arauca department, Colombia. There were no reported injuries as a result of the attack. The National Liberation Army (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident and later apologized for the attack.
02/23/2014: Assailants shot and killed the brother of a member of the Nineveh provincial council in Mosul city, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: Assailants shot and killed the son of a prominent doctor in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at Hotel Kulmiye in Baidoa city, Bay region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that Al-Shabaab was involved.
02/23/2014: Assailants threw an explosive device at the Assemblies of God Church in the Kijitoupele area of Zanzibar city, Zanzibar West region, Tanzania. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to The Association for Islamic Mobilisation and Propagation (UAMSHO).
02/23/2014: Assailants threw explosive devices at and opened fire on a prison van in Trishal sub-district, Mymensingh district, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. A police officer was killed and another two were injured in the attack; in addition, three convicted members of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) escaped during the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a Bangladeshi police official claimed that members of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) carried out the attack in order to liberate the three aforementioned prisoners.
02/23/2014: At least 15 assailants opened fire on two houses in Bannang Sata district, Yala province, Thailand. Two people were killed in the attack and a home and several vehicles were set on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: Israeli Defense Forces personnel arrested two Palestinians found with six pipe bombs near Huwarah city, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The two admitted that they intended to carry out an attack against Jewish civilians.
02/23/2014: Security forces found and defused an explosive device planted in the home of an officer in Tikrit district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: Security forces found and defused an explosives-laden motorcycle in the Al-Waziriyah neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: Three rockets were fired at a security forces camp in the Miranshah area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported injuries as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2014: Two explosive devices detonated near a police patrol in Saar residential area, Northern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported injuries as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2015: A suicide bomber detonated near a security forces checkpoint in Sayyidah Zaynab town, Damascus governorate, Syria. A few seconds later a second suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle that the first bomber had previously exited. In addition to the two bombers, at least seven people were killed and 10 others were injured in the blasts. The casualties included members of the Syrian Armed Forces (SAF), the National Defense Force, and Hezbollah. Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to recent military operations.
02/23/2015: An assailant shot and killed a Philippine Army (PA) soldier outside of his computer shop in Naga city, Camarines Sur province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2015: An assailant threw a grenade that landed near the private residence of a Fatah member and detonated in Ein el-Hilweh, South governorate, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2015: An explosive device detonated in Panthapath neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2015: An explosive device detonated in the children's play area at ITC Depok Mall in Depok city, West Java province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Mahmudiyah district, Babil governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and 10 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2015: An explosive device detonated near a military academy in Sanaa, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Somali Armed Forces (SAF) convoy that stopped at a tea kiosk in Afgoye town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. At least five people, including four soldiers, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2015: An explosive device detonated near the Libyan State Property and Urban Planning building in Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2015: An explosive device detonated near the Sheikh Sayd Shrine in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2015: An explosive device planted in a toilet inside a mosque detonated in Maqsha village, Capital governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, an individual was arrested in connection with the attack.
02/23/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a health clinic in Heingang neighborhood, Imphal city, Manipur state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2015: Assailant attacked a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Arab Ebjur area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two Sahwa members were killed and three members 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).
02/23/2015: Assailants abducted an internally displaced person in Numeria, North Darfur state, Sudan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibilityfor the attack.
02/23/2015: Assailants attacked a Puntland Security Force (PSF) base in Galgala town, Bari region, Somalia. At least two soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the incident. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed near Ukrainian Army Anti-Terrorist Operation soldiers in Shryokyne village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. At least two soldiers were killed in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
02/23/2015: Assailants in military uniforms stopped two buses on the Kabul-Kandahar Highway and abducted 31 male Hazara passengers in Shahjoy district, Zabul, Afghanistan. As of November 10, 2015, 28 of the hostages were released or rescued, two hostages were killed, and the final victim died of natural causes. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU) claimed responsibility for the attack. However, sources and authorities attributed the incident to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State, the Taliban, and Lashkar-e Jhangvi (LEJ).
02/23/2015: Assailants kidnapped 74 Egyptian civilians in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. An unknown number of hostages were rescued later the same day. The fate of the remaining victims is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the abduction to Muslim fundamentalists.
02/23/2015: Assailants kidnapped a civilian in Ez Zuwarah town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. The hostage was found beheaded on March 9, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
02/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) detachment in Labaan village, Abra province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of two attacks targeting CAFGU personnel in Abra on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incidents to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) detachment in Maguyepyep village, Abra province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of two attacks targeting CAFGU personnel in Abra on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incidents to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Myanmar Correctional Department female prisoner convoy near Long Htan village, Shan state, Myanmar. At least 46 people, including 44 prisoners, one prison officer, and one soldier, were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on a wedding party in Adeila town, East Darfur state, Sudan. At least three people were killed and four others were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on Bangladesh Police officers in Kallyanpur neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. At least one assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on Haji Zahoor in Manghopir neighborhood, Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan. Zahoor, a leader of the Pakistan Muslim League: Nawaz (PML-N), was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on Mawlawi Sherin in Char Rahi Qambar neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Sherin, a member of the National Ulema Council, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2015: Assailants opened fire on Samuel Dacayo in Roxas neighborhood, Solano town, Nueva Vizcaya province, Philippines. Dacayo, a government prosecutor and a cousin of the mayor, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2015: Assailants set fire to a shrine and several private residences in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
02/23/2015: Assailants set fire to two Reserve Officers' Training Corps (ROTC) vans at Kent State University in Kent, Ohio, United States. There were no reported casualties, although both vehicles were damaged in the attack. Anarchists claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2015: Assailants stormed an Armed Forces of Libya Chemical Weapons Plant and stole caches of weapons in Jufra district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2015: Assailants threw explosive devices that landed near a medical supply van and detonated in Chandpur district, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to pro-hartal activists.
02/23/2015: Assailants threw two explosive devices at the private residence of Suranjit Sengupta in Jigatala neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. Sengupta, an Awami League leader, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2015: Two assailants threw a grenade at security forces in Janikhel village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. An assailant blew up as they were attempting to escape. There were no reported casualties aside from the death of the suicide bomber. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2015: Two explosive devices detonated targeting a volunteer fighter patrol in Abu Ghraib district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One volunteer was killed and nine volunteers were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: An assailant was killed by security forces while attempting to detonate a grenade in Kajiji neighborhood, Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Hajji Abdul Qadir, a pro-government leader, detonated in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and seven people, including Qadir, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: An explosive device detonated at the residence of B.B. Sharma in Uripok Yambem Leikai, Imphal, Manipur state, India. Sharma, a former joint director for All India Radio (AIR), was unharmed and there were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: An explosive device detonated in Hur Rajab area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: An explosive device detonated near a cafe in Jaarah, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) patrol in Kaundsarai, Tayarza subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least seven soldiers were injured in the blast. Halqa-e-Mehsud claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2016: An explosive device detonated near a produce shop in Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least one person was killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Suwaib, 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.
02/23/2016: An explosive device detonated near the Sammun Bakery in Jisr Diyala, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Taji, Saladin, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and five soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Bodapath village, Jharkhand state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
02/23/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: Assailants abducted a police officer from Shibirghan city, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The officer was killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked a National Uprising Movement (NUM) patrol in Aqcha, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. One uprising member was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpoints in Fayzabad district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed and injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked Chahar Bolak district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Thirteen assailants were killed in ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked Chapak village in Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of seven related attacks targeting different villages in or near Pusht Rod district on this date. Two assailants were killed across the seven attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked Charmas village in Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of seven related attacks targeting different villages in or near Pusht Rod district on this date. Two assailants were killed across the seven attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked Dukin village in Farah, Afghanistan. A civilian was injured in the attack. This was one of seven related attacks targeting different villages in or near Pusht Rod district on this date. Two assailants were killed across the seven attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked Faizabad village in Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of seven related attacks targeting different villages in or near Pusht Rod district on this date. Two assailants were killed across the seven attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked Gajgin village in Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of seven related attacks targeting different villages in or near Pusht Rod district on this date. Two assailants were killed across the seven attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked Gosha village in Pusht Rod district, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of seven related attacks targeting different villages in or near Pusht Rod district on this date. Two assailants were killed across the seven attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked Hayakil al-Jamiyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing scores of assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked Kudar village in Pusht Rod district, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of seven related attacks targeting different villages in or near Pusht Rod district on this date. Two assailants were killed across the seven attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Karma district, Al Anbar, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing nine suicide bombers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked the security directorate building in Sabratah city, Nuqat Al Khams, Libya. At least 11 officers were beheaded in the attack. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: Assailants attacked Wawouli village, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. No casualties were reported, but houses were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/23/2016: Assailants executed 12 civilians in Jammhoria neighborhood, Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/23/2016: Assailants executed four young civilians in Al-Abbasi, Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/23/2016: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at a gendarmerie station in Kemalpasa district, Izmir province, Turkey. The projectile missed the station and struck a nearby building; there were no reported casualties. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Sheikh Maqood neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. At least five people were killed in the attack. The Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: Assailants fired three mortars at a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpost in Qaimatay, Kurram district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2016: Assailants in Yemen opened fire on a Saudi Border Guard patrol in Khubash district, Najran province, Saudi Arabia. One border guard was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Lere town, Timbuktu region, Mali. Three soldiers were killed and four people, including two soldiers and two assailants, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim extremists.
02/23/2016: Assailants opened fire on a military convoy in Cadapaan, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. At least one soldier was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), which denied involvement. In addition, sources also attributed the attack to the Maute Group.
02/23/2016: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Jebel Marra, North Darfur, Sudan. Two people were killed, five people were injured, and five people were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: Assailants set fire to construction equipment in Baraua, Jehanabad district, Bihar state, India. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of two attacks targeting construction equipment in Jehanabad overnight. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incidents and demanded the company halt construction in the area.
02/23/2016: Assailants shot and killed a civilian along Baghdad Road in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: Assailants shot and killed a military officer in Ghazaliyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: Assailants shot and killed Rogelio Evangelista Junior, a village watchperson, in Bongabon city, Nueva Ecija province, Philippines. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: Four assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Purok 8, Kalagangan village, Bukidnon province, Philippines. An assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/23/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Husseiniyah, Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2016: Two grenades detonated in Husseiniyah area, Diyala, Iraq. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint near Khalis, Diyala, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated suicide attacks targeting checkpoints in the area on this date. In addition to the assailants, at least four people were killed and nine people were injured across both events. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/23/2017: An explosive device attached underneath a civilian vehicle detonated in Rashdiya, Adhamiyah, Baghdad, Iraq. One person was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2017: An explosive device attached underneath a civilian vehicle detonated in the Safarat area near the University of Iraq, Baghdad, Iraq. One person was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2017: An explosive device detonated at a market in Khan area, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2017: An explosive device detonated in Radhwaniyah, Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. A civilian was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a Kenyan African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Hawina, Lower Juba, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police personnel in Manama, Capital, Bahrain. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2017: An explosive device planted under a vehicle detonated in Rostomiya area, Baghdad, Iraq. The driver of the vehicle was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2017: Assailants abducted Al-Sanussi Muhammad Halil al-Qaddhafi, an army officer, outside a medical center in Tubruq, Butnan, Libya. Al-Qaddhafi was injured in the attack, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2017: Assailants abducted at least three Save the Children aid workers in Hajub, Hiiraan, Somalia. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
02/23/2017: Assailants abducted five people from their farms in Kibende, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2017: Assailants abducted Gholamoddin Munib in Khogyani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Munib, the executive officer of Khogyani, was executed on February 24, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2017: Assailants abducted Mohamed Abdulqader Sbeh in Kafrasjana, Idlib, Syria. Sbeh, a Madar Today journalist, was released on March 9, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham.
02/23/2017: Assailants attacked volunteer forces in western Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least 32 assailants were killed as security forces repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/23/2017: Assailants fired rocket-propelled grenades targeting United States and Kenyan soldiers near Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
02/23/2017: Assailants fired rockets targeting military forces near the airport in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least 24 soldiers were killed the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police station in La Playa de Belen, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/23/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles (RR) patrol in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Three soldiers and one civilian were killed and five soldiers were injured in the attack and ensuing clash. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to General Bipin Rawat's statement urging citizens to stop facilitating the escape of armed group members during military operations. Sources also attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
02/23/2017: Assailants set fire to the office of the assistant chief of Thakur Ram Multiple College in Birgunj, Province 2, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) and claimed that the assailants opposed the "mixed electoral system" at Tribhuvan University.
02/23/2017: Assailants shelled a water filtration plant in Yasynuvata, Donetsk, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2017: Assailants shot and killed Kamel Youssef, a Coptic Christian civilian, at his residence in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at an Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) office in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/23/2017: Assailants threw an explosive device targeting Israel Defense Forces (IDF) personnel providing security at Joseph's Tomb in Nablus, West Bank. A soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Palestinian extremists.
02/23/2017: Security forces discovered and destroyed 11 explosives-laden vehicles near Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2017: Security forces discovered and destroyed 12 explosives-laden vehicles in western Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2017: Security forces discovered and destroyed five explosives-laden vehicles in western Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/23/2017: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle in Jurf Naddaf, Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/1974: Suspected Chicano radicals bomb Flatiron Elementary School in Boulder, Colorado, United States, causing thousands of dollars worth of damage. It is unknown whether there were any casualties.  This event occurred during a time of fear and racial tension in the Boulder metropolitan area.
02/24/1998: A car bomb exploded in the center of Portadown, a staunchly Protestant town in Northern Ireland. The attack, which leveled parts of two buildings, started a fire and wrecked roofs and windows across town. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing, but police received telephone warnings, including one purportedly from the Irish Republican Army (IRA), and safely evacuated people from downtown Portadown minutes before the explosion on Edward Street. There were no casualties in this attack.
02/24/1998: Rebels from the Lord's Resistance Army raided Kitgum town in Uganda, abducting 15 people and looting shops in the town. There were no reported casualties, but the fate of the hostages was unknown.
02/24/1999: Four people were killed and four cars burnt when Hutu rebels attacked a civilian convoy of 10 vehicles on the Goma-Rutshuru road near Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo.
02/24/1999: Members of Ansar Sarallah used automatic weapons to attack the Tehran offices of the Executives of Construction Party in Tehran, Iran. Three people were injured in the attack.
02/24/1999: The Red Hand Defenders threw a pipe bomb at a Catholic family's household in the Ardoyne district of North Belfast, Northern Ireland. Twenty households were subsequently evacuated by police as experts dismantled the explosive device. No one was injured in the attack and there was no property damage.
02/24/2000: A young man, Sheikh Farid, was bound and burnt to death inside of a local business, which was burnt to the ground, in Feni, Bangladesh. There was no claim of responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2000: Unknown urban rebels were believed responsible for bombing the Bancafe bank in Cazuca at the entrance of Soacha, in southern Bogota, Colombia. This was one of six bank bombings in Bogota that causing 13 injuries and major damage on 02/24/2000.
02/24/2000: Unknown urban rebels were believed responsible for bombing the Bancafe bank on 24th Avenue and 58th Street, in the Siete de Agosto district, Bogota, Colombia. This was one of six bank bombings in Bogota that causing 13 injuries and major damage on 02/24/2000.
02/24/2000: Unknown urban rebels were believed responsible for bombing the Bancafe bank on 58th Street and 13th Avenue in the Chapinero district of Bogota, Colombia. This was one of six bank bombings in Bogota that causing 13 injuries and major damage on 02/24/2000.
02/24/2000: Unknown urban rebels were believed responsible for bombing the Granhorrar bank on 24th Avenue and 58th Street, in the Siete de Agosto district, Bogota, Colombia. This was one of six bank bombings in Bogota that causing 13 injuries and major damage on 02/24/2000.
02/24/2000: Unknown urban rebels were believed responsible for bombing the Las Villas bank, at the intersection of 92A and 82nd Street in Bogota, Colombia. The bank was totally destroyed and shrapnel struck several people in the incident. This was one of six bank bombings in Bogota that causing 13 injuries and major damage on 02/24/2000.
02/24/2000: Unknown urban rebels were believed responsible for bombing the Megabanco bank, at the intersection of 92A and 82nd Street in Bogota, Colombia. The bank was totally destroyed and shrapnel struck several people in the incident. This was one of six bank bombings in Bogota that causing 13 injuries and major damage on 02/24/2000.
02/24/2003: A group of armed man stopped a bus on its way from Maliana to Dili, and on the main road between Dili and the border town of Batugade. The bus was sprayed with automatic rifle gunfire from SKS rifles, killing one man and injuring five more. UN peacekeepers quickly swooped onto the area and secured it from further incursions. The Indonesian Government denied any connection to the incident, and also denied that any pro-Indonesian militias were behind the incident.
02/24/2003: At around 8:15PM local time, a bomb exploded in front of the residence of Dawood Barak, the Director of Education for Kandahar Province, in Kandahar. There were no casualties, but there were conflicting reports over whether there was property damage. Kandahar's Deputy Governor, Khan Mohammad, stated that the explosion was caused by a landmine or bomb in a ditch in front of the building. He went on to accuse anti-government extremists of perpetrating the incident, in particularly Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's Hezb-i-Islami group, and the Taliban.
02/24/2005: An unidentified suicide car bomber wearing a police uniform targeted police headquarters in Tikrit, Iraq. The explosion killed 10 people and wounded 35 others. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
02/24/2005: Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) members attacked and mutilated eight women in Uganda’s Kitgum (District). The women left a camp they were living in to get water from a nearby well when LRA members accosted them and proceeded to cut off their lips.
02/24/2005: Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) members ambushed a truck belonging to the Ugandan military in Uganda’s Pader (District). The perpetrators killed six people including four soldiers and two civilians.
02/24/2005: Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) members killed 10 farmers in Uganda’s Apac (District).
02/24/2005: Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) members killed three civilians in Gulu, Uganda.
02/24/2005: Suspected Taliban militants killed two Afghan relief workers on a road in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. A Taliban spokesman denied his organization's involvement in the killings.
02/24/2005: Three unidentified perpetrators shot and killed a police sergeant in Thailand’s Mayo (District) located in Pattani Province. No group claimed responsibility for the killing.
02/24/2005: Two Islamic militants attacked Indian Kashmir’s Administrative Headquarters in Srinagar, India. The perpetrators stormed the complex trapping more than 250 employees inside. Indian police rescued the trapped civilians after two hours of captivity inside the complex. The two perpetrators, three policemen and two civilians were killed in the fighting. Both Al-Mansoorian and Al-Badr claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2005: Unidentified perpetrators shot and killed the Deputy Chief of Banang Star, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
02/24/2006: A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol exploded and killed at least one officer in the Al-Hadi neighborhood of Samarra, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2006: A small explosive device exploded outside of a National Bank of Greece branch in Thessaloniki, Greece, causing minor damage but no injuries. Police suspected anarchists in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2006: Al-Qaida claimed responsibility for an attempted suicide attack on the world's largest oil-producing center in Saudi Arabia's oil-rich Eastern Province that left at least four people dead and eight more wounded. Two Aramco-marked vehicles driven by suicide bombers exploded after they drove up to the gates of Aramco's Abqaiq complex and security officials shot at the cars, detonating the bombs. The two attackers and two security guards were killed.
02/24/2006: In Salman Pak village, southeast of Baghdad, Iraq, unknown perpetrators fired two rockets at the tomb of Salman al-Farisi, a religious figure sacred to Shi is, causing damage but no injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2006: Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) rebels shot and injured the general manager of Ganga Udyog, Laxmipati Jain, in Parawanipur, Parsa district, Nepal.
02/24/2006: Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) rebels shot dead Nepali Congress activist Bindeshwor Yadav in the Shantipur area of Dhanusa district, Nepal.
02/24/2006: One police officer was killed and three more wounded after a roadside bomb exploded and a 10-minute gunfight ensued in Ibatu village, Narathiwat province, Thailand, as the police were arriving to investigate the murder of a Buddhist villager. Islamic militants were suspected in the attack, but there was no claim of responsibility issued.
02/24/2006: Palestinian militants fired a rocket from the northern Gaza Strip, which landed in an open field near the southern community of Nativ Haasara, Israel, and caused no damage or injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2006: Palestinian militants fired a rocket from the northern Gaza Strip, which landed south of Ashkelon, Israel, and caused no damage or injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2006: Palestinian militants fired two rockets from the northern Gaza Strip, which landed in an open field near Sderot, Israel, causing no damage or injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2006: Suspected anarchists destroyed a bank branch in the central Gyzi district of Athens, Greece, after breaking the glass door and tossing in petrol bombs; no one was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2006: Two diplomatic vehicles belonging to a Swedish official working with the Balkan Reconstruction Organization were severely damaged after a bomb exploded in Thessaloniki, Greece. A third car parked nearby was also damaged, but no one was injured. Police suspected anarchists.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2006: Unidentified gunmen blew up an oil pipeline running between Baiji and Al-Dawrah, Iraq. The extent of the damage and further details of the attack were unknown.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2006: Unidentified gunmen kidnapped two daughters and a son of Shi i legislator Qasim Attiyah Al-Jbouri near their home in the Hayaniyah neighborhood of Basra, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2006: Unidentified gunmen stormed into a Shi i home in Latifiyah, Iraq, separated the men from the women, and killed five of the men.S692+S734
02/24/2006: Unknown assailants fired a rocket at the Al Muthannna provincial government building in Samawah, Iraq, which landed at a home near the building and caused no damage or injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2006: Unknown assailants fired two rockets at a Shi i mosque in Tuz Khormato, Iraq, causing material damage.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2006: Unknown perpetrators fired two rockets at the British Embassy compound in Baghdad's Green Zone in Iraq, injuring two British workers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2007: A car bomb went off in the crowded commercial district of al-Alawi in Baghdad, Iraq. The attack targeted a passing police patrol. Sporadic gunfire resonated in the area after the blast. Two people were killed and 5 were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2007: A suicide car bomber attacked a checkpoint protecting the home of one of Iraq's most powerful Shi ite leaders, Abdel Aziz Hakim in Baghdad, Iraq. Three civilians were killed and 7 were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2007: A truck exploded at a Sunni mosque in Habbaniyah, about 50 miles west of Baghdad, Iraq. Thirty five people were killed and 60 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2007: In the middle of the afternoon, two homemade bombs exploded as an army convoy drove past in Thenia, Algeria. One soldier was killed and two others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2007: Suspected communist insurgents shot dead a police official (Superintendent Vicente Mendenilla) in Pili town, about 260 kilometers (160 miles) southeast of Manila in the Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2007: Suspected rebels ambushed a convoy of 69 armed police officers with automatic weapons in the district of Bishenpur in Manipur state, India. Fifteen police officers were killed and 7 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2007: The Fatah-affiliated Al-Aqsa Brigades and the Islamic Jihad-affiliated Al-Quds Brigades launched three mortar shells at the Nahal Oz Israeli military post, east of Gaza City. The attack was in retaliation for the Israeli aggression against the Al-Aqsa Mosque.
02/24/2007: Unidentified armed men attacked two people riding on a motorcycle in Maqur district of Badghis province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the governor of Badghis province suspected that the Taliban were involved in the attack. Two civilians were killed.
02/24/2008:  A roadside bomb detonated an explosive that killed four and wounded 26 Shiite pilgrims, all of whom were en route to Karbala to celebrate Arbaeen.  No group claimed responsibility for this attack, although US and Iraqi forces believe al-Qa’ida was behind this attack.
02/24/2008:  In Athens, Greece, a homemade bomb was thrown outside the office of the environment ministry.  Twenty minutes prior to the detonation, an anonymous individual called the Greek newspaper Eleftherotypia and stated the location and time that the bomb would go off.  No casualties resulted from this attack and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/24/2008:  In Batticaloa district, Sri Lanka, three individuals were killed in a motorcycle crash that was the direct result of a motorcyclist running into another motorcycle carrying two riders on it.  The former individual was a suspected Tamil Tiger and the latter individuals were believed to be members of a rival faction.  The suspected group, the Tamil Tigers, did not claim responsibility for this attack.
02/24/2008:  In Caracas, Venezuela,  44 year old Hector Amado Serrano Abreu who was a former police officer was killed when he accidentally triggered  an explosive near the entrance of the Fedecamaras business chamber headquarters at around 1:00 a.m. (0530 GMT).  Although no group claimed responsibility, pamphlets scattered throughout the scene of this attack read "Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. The guerilla front will win. The People's Left-wing Army. Caracas. Feb. 24."
02/24/2008:  In Garmabak district about 100 kilometers (60 miles) west of Kandahar city, Afghanistan, a landmine triggered by a convoy escorting Asadullah Khalid, the governor of Kandahar, was detonated at 4:30 pm.  Three police officers were killed while two were injured when the lead vehicle set off the landmine. Khalid and his vehicle were unharmed. The convoy was en route to a meeting with tribal elders to discuss opium poppy eradication programs.  The Taliban is suspected of being responsible for this attack and targeting the governor.
02/24/2008:  In Iskandariyah, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest he was wearing in the midst of a pilgrimage of Shiites on their way to Karbala to celebrate Arbaeen.  Fortyfive pilgrims were killed in this attack, and 68 civilians were injured according to Iraqi police. The US military, however, says there were 40 deaths and 60 injured. These individuals were members of the Sadrist movement and it is believed that the perpetrators of this attack were members of al-Qaeda, and the motivation behind this attack was to have al-Sadr terminate the ceasefire he extended.  Five suspects were arrested in connection with the attack.
02/24/2008:  In Port Harcourt, Nigeria, Celestine Eli Odili, the personal assistant to the former state governor Celestine Omehia, was kidnapped by unknown gunmen as he was exiting church. He is a cousin of Omehia's predecessor Peter Odili. Although he was safely freed on February 27th, little is known about this incident, other than that no ransom was paid for the abducted.
02/24/2008:  Two men were gunned down in their home in Dora neighborhood southern Baghdad.  The victims were Khamis Ali al-Zobaie, a leader of the Awakening Council in Baghdad, and his son.  Although no group has claimed responsibility for this attack, it is believed that members of al-Qaeda were the perpetrators because their targets were affiliated with Awakening Council which is made up of former insurgents now siding with the US military to fight al-Qaeda.
02/24/2009: On Tuesday evening, assailants threw a grenade outside the offices of the Network for Civil and Social Rights organization. The incident took place in Athens, Attiki, Greece. No casualties were reported but damage was caused to the building. No group claimed responsibility.
02/24/2009: On Tuesday in Yala province, Thailand, a 41-year-old woman, an alleged government informant, was shot and killed. No group claimed responsibility.
02/24/2009: On Tuesday, a civilian, identified as Sahiram Parekh, was shot and killed by suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland militants in the Panbari area of the Diphu town in Karbi Anglong district in the Indian state of Assam. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was responsible.
02/24/2009: On Tuesday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants threw a hand grenade at an office of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan in the al Jazaer region, wounding two civilians. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/24/2009: On Tuesday, in Tatarszentgyorgy, Hungary, Robert Csorba and his five-year-old son were shot and killed while they were trying to escape their house, which had been set on fire. It has not been known if the attack was racially motivated. No group claimed responsibility.
02/24/2009: On Tuesday, in the Wardhigley district in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, assailants fired mortar rounds at the presidential palace but caused no injuries or damage. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/24/2009: On Wednesday at 0825, in Nazran, Ingushetiya, Russia, assailants fired upon the automobile of the senior aide to the chief Ingush prosecutor, Akhmed Torshkhoyev, 54, killing him and wounding his wife, and causing minor damage to the automobile. No group claimed responsibility.
02/24/2010: On Wednesday evening around 2115, unknown gunmen fired automatic rifles and grenade launchers targeting the Operational-Search Bureau (ORB) building on Nuradilova Street in Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia. No injuries or damages were reported, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2010: On Wednesday evening at 2000, on the Khasavyurt-to-Novalakskoye highway in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia, unknown gunmen attacked Senior Lieutenant Kairbek Yusupov in his car. Yusupov died at the scene. No group claimed responsibility.
02/24/2010: On Wednesday in As Sa'diyah, Diyala, Iraq, assailants fired upon the headquarters building of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), wounding two security guards and damaging the building. No group claimed responsibility.
02/24/2010: On Wednesday in the evening, in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants fired two rockets at the city damaging several buildings but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
02/24/2010: On Wednesday morning at 1000, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, unidentified motorcyclists shot and killed the head of Kandahar Province Information and Culture Department, Abdol Majid Bobe. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2010: On Wednesday, in Awaran, Balochistan, a bomb was placed near the District Police Officer, Mohammad Ashraf Jatak, office but was found before it caused any harm. The explosive device was placed in a bag near the wall of his office. The bomb was later defused and properly disposed. No group has claimed responsibility for the attempt.
02/24/2010: On Wednesday, in Chahar Darreh, Kondoz, Afghanistan, assailants attacked a former Taliban commander, who joined the government two days prior. The commander, one of his bodyguards and two Taliban militants were injured in the crossfire, also another two bodyguards were kidnapped. The status of the hostages remains unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2010: On Wednesday, in Dobyano village, Ambar, Mardan, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting civilians. One woman and one child were killed. No group claimed responsibility.
02/24/2010: On Wednesday, in North Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, three men were beheaded by Taliban militants on accounts of being spies for the United States. The beheaded bodies were dumped roadside in Mirali town in North Waziristan. Two of those beheaded were Afghan citizens and another was Pakistani tribesman. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/24/2010: On Wednesday, in the morning, in the Rashid district, Ad Dora, Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in the garden of a judge's house in the southern Durah neighborhood, killing the judge and wounding his nine-year-old son. The Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) claimed responsibility.
02/24/2010: On Wednesday, in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants fired upon an Independent High Electoral Commission (IHEC) employee as she was riding in a car in the southwestern Hayy al 'Amil neighborhood, wounding her and damaging the vehicle. The Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) claimed responsibility.
02/24/2010: On Wednesday, on a road between Noor Gram and Do Aab in Nuristan, Afghanistan, four armed assailants kidnapped two engineers working for international organizations, Abdul Basir and Abdul Wahid. On 03/15/2010, after a mediation of tribal leaders and efforts of provincial police chief General Qasim, the hostages were released, one badly injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2010: On Wednesday, three civilians were killed and three others were wounded when suspected pro-Taliban militants opened fire on a train in the Tor Ghar area of Thall sub-division in the Hangu district of Pakistan. The deceased were identified as identified as Rajab Ali, a PhD student, Nazeer Ghulam and Hussain Jan. No group has claimed responsibility.
02/24/2011: On Thursday afternoon at 1730, in a parking garage on Prospekt Shamilkala, in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, the tax chief of the Untsukulsky District, Shamil Sultanov, was abducted. Three armed, masked men exited a dark colored Vaz 2114 with no plates and forced Sultanov inside. Sultanov managed to untie himself and escape early the next morning on 02/25/2011 on Friday when the masked men left the house he was held in the Gergebilskiy district. At 1000, Sultanov approached a police officer and reported the incident. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the hostage taking.
02/24/2011: On Thursday morning, in Al Sa'idiyah, Diyala, Iraq, suspected Al-Qaeda gunmen wearing Army uniforms, stormed a civilian home, shooting and killing a man and his three sons. The man was targeted because he presented himself as a candidate for the mayor post in the al-Mahata region. Security forces arrested two militants after the attack. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
02/24/2011: On Thursday morning, in the village of Banangana in unknown area of Kasai Oriental, Congo (Kinshasa), eight people were killed when unidentified militants attacked civilians in the village with unknown firearms. The militants also kidnapped 30 civilians in the attack. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, but the militant group Lord’s Resistance Army was thought to be responsible for the attack. The status of the hostages is unknown.
02/24/2011: On Thursday, in Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device attached to the car of Lieutenant Colonel Tha'ir al-Obiedi, deputy chief of the provincial operations command. The Colonel was wounded in the blast. The amount of damage from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
02/24/2011: On Thursday, in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq, an unknown suicide bomber detonated his improvised explosive vest during a ceremony at the cultural center. Six were killed, and 15 others wounded, including Hikmat Jasim Zaidan, the deputy governor of Al Anbar. One of Zaidan's guards was among the dead. The amount of damage from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
02/24/2011: On Thursday, in Tall 'Afar, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device attached to the car of Lieutenant Hussein Mohammad Saleh, an officer of the National Affairs Department. Saleh was killed in the blast. The amount of damage from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
02/24/2011: On Thursday, in the al-Rustamiyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting civilians. Two civilians were wounded in the blast. Several civilian cars were damaged as well. No group claimed responsibility.
02/24/2011: On Thursday, near Dadder Landi area in Dalbandin, Balochistan, Pakistan, five kilometers from Dalbandin railway station, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device when a Taftan-bound goods train was passing over, causing no casualties but damaging a section of around 1.5 meters of railway track. Four railway cars of the train were also overturned. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2012: A Frontier Corps (FC) member was shot dead at an FC post in Nala area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2012: A grenade was thrown at a district police station in Nongjik area, Pattani province, Thailand. A child was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities believed that the attack was intended to stir up tension among locals after an incident in which paramilitary troopers killed four civilians, which caused fury among residents.
02/24/2012: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated at the main gate of a government primary school in Khutt Kalay area, Swabi district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The school was partially damaged, but there were no human casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2012: An armored vehicle from Russia was destroyed in Al-Rastan city, Homs governorate, Syria. There were no casualties. The Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it would send Russia's prime minister a message.
02/24/2012: An explosive detonated as two assailants were trying to plant it in Gulshan Colony, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One assailant was injured and arrested, while the other managed to escape. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2012: An explosive device detonated in Jisugittam village, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya state, India. There were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA).
02/24/2012: An explosive device detonated while 15 assailants were trying to plant it in Feloon village, Jabal al-Zawya region, Idlib governorate, Syria. All 15 assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonatd near a police checkpoint in Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One person was killed, three more were wounded, and a police vehicle and local shops were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2012: Assailants attacked a military convoy in Nala area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. Three soldiers were killed in the attack, and another three were injured. Seven assailants were killed in the return fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2012: Assailants attempted to attack a prison and, upon failing, attacked a police station in Gombe city, Gombe state, Nigeria. The assailants opened fire on the station and detonated explosive devices; at least 12 people were killed in the attack, including civilians and police officers, and the police station was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials suspected Boko Haram.
02/24/2012: Assailants opened fire on a United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) patrol in El Daein city, South Darfur state, Sudan. One person was killed and three more wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2012: Explosives planted near a gas pipeline detonated in Pirkoh area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no casualties, but the pipeline was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2012: Explosives rigged to a bicycle were remotely detonated in Faiz Muhammad Khan area, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and six more were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that their target was a Quick Reaction Force patrol.
02/24/2012: Four rockets were fired at Enjani Kali area, Orakzai Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two people were killed, three were wounded, and three houses were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2012: One of two explosive devices planted at a government primary school detonated in Swabi district, Khyber Paktunkhwa province, Pakistan. The other device was removed by officials. Two classrooms were destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2012: Three suicide bombers attacked a police station with grenades and assault weapons, then detonated their explosives in Kotwali area, Peshawar city, Khyber-Paktunkhwa province, Pakistan. Six people, including the bombers, were killed, six more were wounded, and the police station was damaged. Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed responsibility, asserting that the attack was revenge for a drone strike which killed Al-Qa'ida leader Badr Munir. Abu Hafs Katibatul al-Ghurba al-Mujahideen also claimed responsibility.
02/24/2012: Two assailants entered a mosque and opened fire in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. Five people were killed in the attack, including a pro-government militia leader. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected Boko Haram.
02/24/2013: A suicide bomber attempted to enter police headquarters in Baraki Barak district, Logar, Afghanistan. Police stopped the assailant, causing him to detonate his vest. The attacker was killed and one police officer was injured. This was one of three such attacks on this day in Afghanistan, all of which were claimed by the Taliban.
02/24/2013: A suicide bomber detonated outside of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the attacker, two people were killed and three others were wounded. This was one of three such attacks on this day in Afghanistan, all of which were claimed by the Taliban.
02/24/2013: A suicide bomber in a car detonated their explosives in Pol-e-Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. The attacker was killed and three police officers were wounded. This was one of three such attacks on this day in Afghanistan, all of which were claimed by the Taliban.
02/24/2013: An explosive device detonated in Karachi city, Sindh, Pakistan. As a result of the explosion, two children were injured and a house was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2013: Assailants ambushed soldiers in an unknown location in the southern part of Thailand. This was one of two such attacks, across which five soldiers were killed and at least two were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for either attack.
02/24/2013: Assailants attacked a Cerrejon mining compound in Mina Sur, La Guajira department, Colombia. Four trucks were set on fire and destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown; however, sources note that the attack occurred the day before striking workers were required to resume work.
02/24/2013: Assailants attacked a police team in a market in Sopore town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. A civilian was killed and a police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2013: Assailants attacked security forces in Bara Tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Six of the assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, the security forces attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Islam (LI).
02/24/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a residence in Belfast city, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. One woman and two dogs were injured. The Real Ulster Freedom Fighters (Real UFF) claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources indicate that the Loyalist Volunteer Force was also suspected.
02/24/2013: Assailants detonated several explosive devices around an army captain's residence in Khalidiyah, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One woman was killed and two members of the captain's family were injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2013: Assailants killed General Hamid Tabatabaei in an unknown location in Iran. The general was a commander of the Revolutionary Guards. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources indicate that the Free Life Party of Kurdistan (PEJAK) was suspected.
02/24/2013: Assailants planted an explosive device under a bridge in Mamash khel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The device was safely defused by police officers. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2013: Assailants shot and killed a sarpanch, a local elected official, in Kalantra, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Javed Amed Wani was killed in front of his home. This is one of two attacks on sarpanches in this district on this day, neither of which was claimed by any group.
02/24/2013: Assailants shot and killed sarpanch Javid Amed Khan, a local elected official, in an unknown location in Jammu and Kashmir state, India. This is one of two attacks on sarpanches in this district on this day, neither of which was claimed by any group.
02/24/2013: At least two suicide bombers in an explosives laden vehicle attempted to approach a National Security Directorate (NDS) building in Shirpoor, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The would-be assailants were shot and killed by Afghan security forces and the explosives were successfully defused without further casualty. There was no claim of responsibility for this incident; however, sources indicate that the Taliban was suspected.
02/24/2013: Gunmen on motorbikes killed six construction laborers in an unknown location in Balochistan, Pakistan. Gohram Baloch, a spokesperson for the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the construction workers were targeted because their company had been previously warned to halt work on their government sponsored construction projects.
02/24/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a patrol in an unknown location in Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. The patrol included Major Abdulwali Saleh Al-Nihmi, the Thi Naem district security director, and his bodyguard. Both men died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a government official attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
02/24/2013: Police officers arrested three people in Moulvipara area, Brahmanbaria town, Bangladesh. The youths were in possession of petrol bombs, one explosive device, and a knife. The intended target of the attack is unknown. Sources identified the youths as members of the Awami League.
02/24/2013: Police officers arrested three youths in the Gonojagoron Mancha area of Brahmanbaria town, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. The youths were in possession of petrol bombs, cocktails, and bullets. Their intended target is unknown.
02/24/2013: Two assailants on a motorcycle threw a grenade at the Pakistan State Oil gas station in Jamshed Quarters in Karachi city, Sindh, Pakistan. As a result of the explosion, four civilians were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2013: Two explosive devices detonated as a Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) conference was taking place in Brahmanbaria town, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. There is no further information.
02/24/2014: A land mine detonated among civilians in Lower Dawan area, Shahidi Hasas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated in Suliman Khel village, Peshawar district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy in Shagai area, Jamrud town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One Frontier Corps (FC) major was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a soldier in Sabari district, Khost province, Afghanistan. The soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: A roadside mine detonated among civilians in Koshki area, Terwy district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest outside of the Iranian consulate in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, three Frontier Constabulary personnel were killed and ten other people were wounded in the blast. An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered in the suicide bomber's vehicle and safely defused following the attack. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that they would continue to attack Iranian installations and members of the Shia community.
02/24/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives among civilians in Shormano area, Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: An assailant attempted to plant an explosive device in Ghundai area, Jamrud town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The device detonated prematurely and the assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Taji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: An explosive device detonated after civilians picked up the device in Unguja Ukuu village, Zanzibar city, Zanzibar South region, Tanzania. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: An explosive device detonated at a restaurant targeting soldiers in Qansax Dheere area, Bay region, Somalia. At least three people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: An explosive device detonated at the hall of the Iraqi Islamic Party in Hit district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the hall was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military vehicle in Shagai area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Four soldiers, including an army major, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near a shop in Mangochar area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the shop was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: An explosive device detonated near an oil pipeline in Al-Damashqa area, Marib governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: An explosive device detonated outside the residence of Sultan Khan in Orakzai agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Khan was an influential pro-government tribal member. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: An explosive device planted inside a vehicle detonated in the Baghdad Garage in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. A civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Andro town, Manipur state, India. The device was targeting Shyamkumar Thounaojam, a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA). No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants abducted seven Coptic Christian Egyptians from their residence near Benghazi city in Benghazi district, Libya. The seven Egyptians were killed the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants attacked a drinking water factory in Tanyong Mat town, Narathiwat province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties; however, the factory was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants attacked a folk singing performance in Dumdia village, Khulna division, Bangladesh. One folk singer was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants attacked a military position in Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Eleven assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants attacked a Mozambique Armed Defense Forces (FADM) convoy in Gorongosa district, Sofala province, Mozambique. Five soldiers were injured and a vehicle was set ablaze in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
02/24/2014: Assailants attacked at least one military base in Gelguk village, Upper Nile state, South Sudan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO).
02/24/2014: Assailants attacked Dongcak area in Jonglei state, South Sudan. This was one of three similar attacks in Jonglei state on February 24, 2014. Three civilians were killed and two others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO).
02/24/2014: Assailants attacked Duk Padiet area in Jonglei state, South Sudan. This was one of three similar attacks in Jonglei state on February 24, 2014. Three civilians were killed and two others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO).
02/24/2014: Assailants attacked Kamal Hossain Bhuiyan and Ashanur Rahman in Bahadurpur area, Benapole town, Khulna division, Bangladesh. Four people were wounded in the attack, including Bhuiyan, a Lakhkhanpur Union Parishad (UP) chairman, and Rahman, a Jubo League leader. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants attacked Mareng area in Jonglei state, South Sudan. This was one of three similar attacks in Jonglei state on February 24, 2014. Three civilians were killed and two others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO).
02/24/2014: Assailants attacked the convoy of Rasheed Baloch in Gishik area, Awaran district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Baloch, the Deputy Commissioner, was unharmed; however, four people were abducted, including a polio worker and three Levies officers, in the attack. The polio worker and three officers were released on February 26, 2014. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants detonated explosive devices and opened fire on police officers who were escorting Rakib Hasan in Beltail Ceramic area, Mirzapur subdistrict, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. Hasan, a convicted member of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), was killed and three police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
02/24/2014: Assailants kidnapped 19 religious leaders in El Buur town, Galguduud region, Somalia. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab, stating that the captives were abducted because they refused to take part in a meeting with the group.
02/24/2014: Assailants launched a grenade near the Democrat Party headquarters in Phaya Thai neighborhood, Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties; however, a house and two vehicles were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants launched a mortar shell near a gathering of police officers in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and three civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants launched mortars at an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Balli Doogle town, Lower Shebelle 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.
02/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a female government official in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The official was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpost in Mand town, Kech district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Juba Interim Administration official in Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. The official was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Khirbet Aziz village, Riyadh district, Kirkuk, Iraq. Three people, including an officer and two soldiers, were wounded in in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol near Darpora village in Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Seven assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on Ali Khan and Jan Ali in Chatu Chowk neighborhood, Mardan city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Four people, including Khan, an Awami National Party (ANP) leader and Ali, a prominent lawyer, were killed and one person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on Harong Kudu in Ban Nam Yen village, Yaha district, Yala province, Thailand. Kudu, the brother of a local village leader, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on Jose Gerry Uy in Santo Domingo neighborhood, Binan City, Laguna province, Philippines. Uy, a senior police inspector, was killed and his daughter was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on Sarwar Abbas in Orangi Town neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Abbas, a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on Shahid in Chisti Nagar area, Orangi Town neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Shahid, a Dawat-e-Islami member, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants opened fire on the head of the local council's Bani Walid Operations Room in Bani Walid town, Misrata district, Libya. The head of the local council's Bani Walid Operations Room was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at the Mercury restaurant in Stone Town area, Zanzibar city, Zanzibar West region, Tanzania. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in this area on February 24, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Association for Islamic Mobilisation and Propagation (UAMSHO).
02/24/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at the St. Monica Anglican Cathedral in Stone Town area, Zanzibar city, Zanzibar West region, Tanzania. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in this area on February 24, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Association for Islamic Mobilisation and Propagation (UAMSHO).
02/24/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a fitness club in Layari neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Three people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails at the residence of Frietqi Suryawan in Magelang city, Central Java province, Indonesia. Suryawan, a reporter for Radar Yogya, was unharmed in the attack, although some patio furniture was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants threw pipe bombs at the Radar Sulteng publisher's office in Palu city, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants threw seven explosive devices at the entrance of the Elon Moreh settlement in West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Assailants threw three homemade incendiary devices at the Logan Police District Headquarters in Logan City, southeast Queensland state, Australia. There were no casualties in the incident; however, one police vehicle suffered fire damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to anarchists.
02/24/2014: Assailants threw two grenades at the Gasbari market in Kamrup district, Assam state, India. Ten people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was involved in the attack.
02/24/2014: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Sherani area, Zhob district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2014: Two roadside bombs detonated near the convoy of Atheel al-Nujaifi near Mosul city in Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Al-Nujaifi, the governor of Nineveh governorate, was unharmed; however, two government officials 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).
02/24/2015: A suicide bomber detonated in Jisr Diyala neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated blasts in the area in a short period of time; this first explosion was designed to draw responders that were targeted in a later explosion. In addition to the assailant, at least 22 people were killed and 51 people were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2015: A suicide bomber detonated inside a bus at a transit station in Potiskum city, Yobe state, Nigeria. In addition to the bomber, at least 12 people were killed and 20 others were injured in the blast. This was one of two suicide attacks targeting bus stations in the country on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Boko Haram.
02/24/2015: A vehicle of a construction engineer exploded in Hodan neighborhood, Mogadishu, Banaadir region, Somalia. At least two engineers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
02/24/2015: An assailant threw an explosive device that landed near a rickshaw and detonated in Bahaddarhat neighborhood, Chittagong city, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2015: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near an Afghan Police vehicle in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2015: An explosive device detonated in a parking lot at the AMA Computer Learning Center (ACLC) campus in Santo Rosario neighborhood, Angeles city, Pampanga province, Philippines. At least four people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2015: An explosive device detonated in Fakirerpool neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. At least one person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to pro-hartal activists.
02/24/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Jiwani town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least one person was killed and an Iranian national was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) vehicle between Imamganj and Dumariya villages in Bihar state, India. At least two COBRA personnel were killed and 10 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
02/24/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle in Marwaar neighborhood, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least one soldier was killed in the blast. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2015: An explosive device detonated near a gas pipeline in Zain Loti, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast; however, the gas supply was suspended. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Latifiyah area, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people 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.
02/24/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Niger Armed Forces patrol vehicle in Bosso town, Diffa regions, Niger. At least two soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/24/2015: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Shaab 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; however, sources suspected that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
02/24/2015: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Shuala area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and eight people 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.
02/24/2015: An explosive device detonated outside of a hotel in Chaman town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least seven people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a group of volunteer fighters in Amerli region, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least two volunteers were killed and five volunteers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Madain town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. A police officer and a civilian were killed and five people were injured in the last. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
02/24/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting Najat al-Ta'i's convoy in Saad neighborhood, Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Ta'i, a council member, was not harmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2015: An explosive device mailed to Anant Rajegaonkar, a well-known builder, was intercepted and defused by security forces in Nashik city, Maharashtra state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2015: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Shuala area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a Ministry of Industry and Minerals employee, was killed and two of his acquaintances were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a jail outside of Imphal city, Manipur state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near the Education Academy School in Matta town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2015: An explosive device was discovered planted near the gate of the military headquarters and defused in Bayda city, Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
02/24/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a commercial area in Mushahidah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and 12 people 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.
02/24/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Jisr Diyala area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated blasts in the area in a short period of time; this explosion was designed to target rescue workers responding to an earlier explosion. At least 22 people were killed and 51 people were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a mosque in Askari area, Tuz Khormato district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2015: Assailants abducted 234 Assyrian Christian civilians from an unknown number of villages in Al-Hasakah district, Al Hasakah governorate, Syria. The assailants also set fire to churches in the different villages. Over the course of the year, three of the hostages were killed and the other 231 were released by the assailants, with the last 43 victims being released on February 22, 2016. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded a ransom in exchange for the victims.
02/24/2015: Assailants abducted and publicly flogged a civilian in Bardere town, Gedo region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
02/24/2015: Assailants abducted Isabelle Prime and Shereen Makawi in Sanaa, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Makawi, a Yemeni translator for the World Bank, was released on March 19, 2015 while Prime, a World Bank employee from France, was released on August 6, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
02/24/2015: Assailants attacked a Congolese National Police (PNC) station in Kihindo village, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).
02/24/2015: Assailants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpoint with guns and mortars in Tump town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One of the projectiles missed the checkpoint and instead landed on a nearby mosque and detonated. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2015: Assailants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpoint with rockets and guns in Toordag area, Loralai district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2015: Assailants attacked Chadian Multinational Joint Task Force (MNJTF) positions near Gambaru, Borno, Nigeria. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, at least one soldier was killed and nine soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/24/2015: Assailants attacked two fruit trucks on the road between Muse and Pangsai cities, Shan state, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed near a Central Security Forces (CSF) base and detonated in Al-Sabahah, Sanaa governorate, Yemen. At least 10 people were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
02/24/2015: Assailants kidnapped two people, including Intissar al-Hassaeri, in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Al-Hassaeri, a prominent civil society activist, and her aunt were shot and killed and discovered in a car later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Russian Police unit in Sulevkent village, Dagestan republic, Russia. At least three people, including one police officer and two assailants, were killed and another officer was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on residents in Goniri village, Yobe state, Nigeria. At least 44 people, including 40 assailants, were killed and 400 cattle were stolen in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/24/2015: Assailants opened fire on Saif Hassan Zayd Maneh in Lahij city, Lahij governorate, Yemen. Maneh, a police chief, was killed in the assault. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2015: Assailants set fire to a government land office survey room in Charghat, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties; however, several documents were destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2015: Assailants threw multiple explosive devices and brick pieces at a Shyamoli Paribahan bus in Khetlal town, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. After the passengers disembarked, the assailants also set the bus on fire. At least four people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2015: Multiple explosive devices detonated in Banga Bazar neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. At least four people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to pro-hartal activists.
02/24/2015: Multiple explosive devices detonated in Rampura neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2015: Security forces arrested a suicide bomber who was attempting to enter the district compound and attack the police chief in Sar Howza district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2015: Three suicide bombers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle after being stopped at a police checkpoint near shops in Dih Sabz district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The three assailants were killed and at least one other person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2015: Two explosive devices attached to a police vehicle detonated in Albu Amir village, Babil governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2015: Two suicide bombers detonated as they were disembarking from a bus at a transit station in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. In addition to the bombers, at least 12 people were killed and several others were injured in the blast. This was one of two suicide attacks targeting bus stations in the country on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Boko Haram.
02/24/2016: An assailant attempted to stab an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier near Alon Shvut, West Bank. The soldier was killed and the assailant was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the assailant was identified as a Palestinian extremist.
02/24/2016: An explosive device detonated in Amil area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpost in Tani, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least five soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2016: An explosive device detonated near a parking lot in Wihdah, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2016: An explosive device detonated near a power generator in Ad Dawanim neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Mashtal area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of an Ittehad-i-Islami member in Karezak, Paghman district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The member, identified as Naqibullah, was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2016: Assailant set fire to a lumad refugee evacuation center in Davao City, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. Five people were injured in the blaze. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2016: Assailants attacked a vehicle carrying khat in Hajub village, Hiiraan region, Somalia. Two civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to Al Shabaab.
02/24/2016: Assailants attacked Abugbe village in Benue, Nigeria. This was one of six coordinated attacks on villages in Benue on the same day. At least 301 people were killed across the six raids. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
02/24/2016: Assailants attacked Ad Dawayah area, Karma district, Al Anbar, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing three assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/24/2016: Assailants attacked Adagbo village in Benue, Nigeria. This was one of six coordinated attacks on villages in Benue on the same day. At least 301 people were killed across the six raids. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
02/24/2016: Assailants attacked Aila village in Benue, Nigeria. This was one of six coordinated attacks on villages in Benue on the same day. At least 301 people were killed across the six raids. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
02/24/2016: Assailants attacked Akwu village in Benue, Nigeria. This was one of six coordinated attacks on villages in Benue on the same day. At least 301 people were killed across the six raids. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
02/24/2016: Assailants attacked an Internally Displaced Persons (IDP) camp in Dikwa, Borno, Nigeria. At least two security force members and 26 assailants were killed and eight people, including soldiers, civilians, and an assailant, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/24/2016: Assailants attacked and abducted six civilians near Hulong Guri, Assam, India. The six hostage victims were wounded and released by the assailants shortly after their abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2016: Assailants attacked and set fire to a village market in Ndim village, Ouham-Pende prefecture, Central African Republic. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2016: Assailants attacked Okokolo village in Benue, Nigeria. This was one of six coordinated attacks on villages in Benue on the same day. At least 301 people were killed across the six raids. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
02/24/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in the Himrin Mountains, Saladin, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault with no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/24/2016: Assailants attacked Ugboju village in Benue, Nigeria. This was one of six coordinated attacks on villages in Benue on the same day. At least 301 people were killed across the six raids. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
02/24/2016: Assailants attempted to abduct two traders from a market in Gabil, Meghalaya, India. The assailants opened fire on responding police officers and injured one officer. The traders were released following the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Garo National Liberation Army.
02/24/2016: Assailants detonated explosives at a civilian residence south of Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of 20 coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/24/2016: Assailants detonated explosives at the Political Security Organization (PSO) building in Lahij city, Lahij governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
02/24/2016: Assailants fired a mortar at a security checkpost in Dukin area, Farah province, Afghanistan. An Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed and three others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2016: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated in Jamiliyeh neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. At least seven people were killed and 14 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Muslim extremists.
02/24/2016: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Bentuco village, Sorsogon province, Philippines. A soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/24/2016: Assailants opened fire on de-mining personnel in Katili Manda area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two de-miners were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2016: Assailants shot and killed two civilians in Faryab province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/24/2016: Police discovered and defused a crude bomb near Chongpotgre area, Meghalaya state, India. Achik Songna An'pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police patrol in Hurriya, Kadhimiya, Baghdad, Iraq. A police officer was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants opened fire at a Hizam Brigade camp in Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen. In addition to the bomber, five Hizam Brigade members were killed and 11 Hizam Brigade members were injured in the attack. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a Free Syrian Army (FSA) command center in Sousian, Aleppo, Syria. In addition to the assailant, at least 77 people were killed and 100 others were injured in the blast; the victims included FSA members and civilians. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/24/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting an army post in Nahri Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least two soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting security forces near Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. The assailant was the only reported casualty, and three additional explosives-laden vehicles were defused in the area following the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/24/2017: A suicide bomber detonated near Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) soldiers in Bab, Aleppo, Syria. In addition to the assailant, at least two soldiers were killed and three other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/24/2017: An assailant attempted to open fire on a traffic checkpost in Abdul Khel, Achin, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Security forces shot and killed the assailant before he could successfully carry out the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
02/24/2017: An explosive device detonated in Shakhurah, Northern, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties, though police and civilian vehicles were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Nahrawan, Balad Ruz, Diyala, Iraq. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Madain, Diyala, Iraq. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely while being planted in Biyo Cadde district, Middle Shebelle, Somalia. At least three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
02/24/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at the residence of O. Sunil, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) worker, in Thoubal district, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2017: Assailants abducted five road construction engineers in Dawlatabad, Logar, Afghanistan. The five hostages were released on February 28, 2017. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and warned that all development projects must be permitted by the Taliban.
02/24/2017: Assailants abducted Jose Feliciano Yactayo Rodriguez near Lima, Peru. Yactayo, a journalist, was killed and his body was discovered on February 27, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2017: Assailants attacked pro-government tribal fighters in Wald Rabi district, Al Bayda, Yemen. At least 20 assailants and six tribal fighters were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists.
02/24/2017: Assailants beheaded a civilian in Achin, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
02/24/2017: Assailants detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle targeting Territorial Defense Volunteers (TDV) vehicles in Nong Hoi, Pattani, Thailand. Six volunteers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2017: Assailants fired a mortar into Marib, Yemen. Five civilians were killed and four civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists.
02/24/2017: Assailants held an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) patrol at gunpoint in Yasynuvata, Donetsk, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties, though assailants seized a drone in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
02/24/2017: Assailants hijacked the Haci Telli tanker and held 11 crew members hostage in Zuwarah, Nuqat Al Khams, Libya. The outcome of the hijacking is unknown. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the tanker owed the group $430,000 from an oil sale.
02/24/2017: Assailants opened fire on police officers at a mosque in Sardar, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 15 people, including four assailants, 10 police officers, and the spouse of a police commander, were killed and three assailants were injured in the clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident; sources also attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
02/24/2017: Assailants raided Kumuya, Yobe, Nigeria. At least 18 assailants were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/24/2017: Assailants set fire to the Daarus Salaam Mosque in Thonotosassa, Florida, United States. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to anti-Muslim extremists.
02/24/2017: Assailants stopped a pickup truck carrying four civilians in Iligan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. The passengers were forced out of the vehicle and the truck was stolen in the attack. Two assailants were later killed and one assailant was arrested after being intercepted by security forces. The Maute Group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2017: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire on a police post in Kakapora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2017: Assailants threw two grenades at the central bank in Bosaso, Bari, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2017: Assailants threw two grenades at Yusuf Hassan Waceys's residence in Bari region, Somalia. Waceys, the Bari governor, was not harmed in the blasts. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers driving an explosives-laden vehicle, attacked a border guard headquarters near Trebiel, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, at least 15 guards were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/24/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/24/2017: Two assailants shot and killed Mohamed Omar, a National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) official, at a mosque in Waberi neighborhood, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/1998:  Cambodian governmental troops were targeted with bamboo sticks poisoned with an unknown agent in Kev Seima, Cambodia.  No injuries were reported in the incident.
02/25/1998: A letter bomb attack at the Royal Mail center in Belfast injured four postal workers, two of whom were treated for arm and chest wounds, after an explosion in a sorting office. Another 1,800 staff were evacuated and the area was sealed off while Army bomb disposal experts examined the remains of the device and searched for any others. While, no group claimed responsibility for the attack, the Irish Republican Army (IRA) was suspected.
02/25/1998: Sri Lankan sailors beat back an attack by Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) guerrillas, killing four rebels. The perpetrators  mounted a long-range assault on a Navy base at Kilali, a former rebel stronghold, but troops used mortars and artillery to repulse the onslaught. At least four rebels were killed in the attack; the number of injured was unknown.
02/25/1998: Uganda's Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels ambushed a post office bus on the Gulu- Kampala highway, killing one woman and injuring four other people.
02/25/1999: In Colombia, the 45th Front of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for kidnapping three U.S. citizens, identified as Terence Freitas, Ingrid Inawatuk and Larry Gay Laheenge, on a road between Cubara and Saravena (on the border between Boyaca and Cesariare Departments). The hostages, who were working with U'wa culture of Colombia, were found dead with signs of torture in Los Pajaros, Venezuela on March 5, 1999.
02/25/2000: A man was shot and injured by a loyalist gunman as he exited his car in the driveway of his home in Portadown, Northern Ireland. No one else was injured and there was no property damage.
02/25/2000: Five policemen were injured in an attack on their patrol by an unidentified assailants in Tizi Ouzou, Algeria. The attack was blamed on armed Islamists however a specific group was not identified.
02/25/2000: One person was killed in a bomb attack in the cemetery of Youssoufia, Algeria. The attack was blamed on armed Islamists however a specific group was not identified.
02/25/2000: The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed responsibility for placing four incendiary devices into several B&K Universal trucks, a firm which breeds laboratory animals for research, located in Fremont, California in the United States. The trucks were destroyed by the firebombs. There were no casualties in the incident, and the amount of monetary damage is unknown.
02/25/2000: The Continuity IRA (CIRA) bombed the Shackleton Barracks, in Ballykelly, Londonderry, Northern Ireland. No one was killed or injured in the attack however there was minor property damage.
02/25/2000: Two bombs exploded on a bus that was on a ferry en route to Ozamiz from Kolambugan across Panguil Bay, Philippines. 44 people were killed, 50 were injured and 56 were missing after the explosion. The police blamed the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for the attack.
02/25/2002:  Scottish National Liberation Army (SNLA) rebels sent Aroma therapy packages containing sodium hydroxide to Cherie Blair, Margaret Ashcroft, and Tessa Jowell in London, England.  No injuries were reported in the incident.
02/25/2002: Presidential candidate Senator Ingrid Betancourt and campaign manager Clara Rojas were kidnapped by Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) members while traveling from Florencia to the town of San Vicente del Caguan, Colombia. Three civilians traveling with the Senator were set free and no injuries were reported. The outcome of the kidnapping was not known.
02/25/2002: Two Palestinians attacked civilians and police officers at a bus stop in the Jewish settlement district of Neve Yaakov in East Jerusalem, wounding nine people. Three of the wounded were policemen, who were injured when they traded fire with the perpetrators, one of whom, Rami Nu, was killed while the other escaped. The Al Aqsa Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2003: At 1:20PM local time, a homemade bomb exploded at a student dining all at Beijing University. Dining hall windows and a door were destroyed. The Chinese Government vowed to catch those responsible, and dramatically beefed up security around campus, as well as forbidding foreign correspondents access to local reporters' information.
02/25/2003: At 11:55AM local time, a homemade charcoal gunpowder bomb exploded at the teachers' dining hall at Tsinghua University in Beijing. Glass shards from the blast injured six people. No one was found responsible.
02/25/2003: At 2:00AM local time, a bomb exploded near the Spanish Embassy in Caracas' La Castellana neighborhood. There was some structural damage to the Embassy, and surrounding cars were damaged as well. Leaflets supporting a group called the Bolivarian Liberation Force/Simon Bolivar Coordinating Committee, a known radical pro-Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez group, were found on the street in front of the Embassy. The Police Director for the Chacao District of Caracas believed that C-4 explosives were used in the attack. Chavez announced on 02/28/2003 that the Venezuelan Government had identified suspects in the attack.
02/25/2003: At around 7PM local time, around 10 suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) guerrillas attacked a motorized boat of the Philippine Army's Seaborne Unit at Pandelusan Island, off Payao town in Zamboanga Sibugay Province, Philippines. Conflicting reports from the Philippine Army has figures ranging from zero soldier deaths and two civilian injuries to three soldier deaths, one civilian death, and two wounded soldiers. AFP reported five soldiers and a fisherman dead. There were no reports of the militants being captured.
02/25/2003: At around 9:35 PM local time, three youth gunmen attacked a shop owned by Hindus in Rai Sehot village, near Sunderbani town, Jammu and Kashmir Province. The three militants entered a provisional store and asked to buy three pairs of underpants. The store owner's brother-in law and sister, raised the alarm after seeing rifles under the shawls of the militants. A struggle ensued over the guns, ending when the militants opened fire at the shop and killed three civilians, and critically wounding another, who later died in hospital. As the perpetrators fled, they sprayed a passing truck with bullets, injuring the driver and two others on board. The truck managed to safely speed away. The militants fled 20 minutes later.
02/25/2003: At around 9PM local time, a band of Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) guerrillas attacked an outpost of the Philippine Army's 33rd Infantry Battalion in Tungawan town. While the attack continued, a reinforcement of rebels ambushed two trucks and a jeep of soldiers near Tungawan, sent to reinforce the soldiers. Five soldiers and four MILF-turned-Philippine Army members were killed. Three others were wounded, and there was no word on MILF casualties.
02/25/2003: During the morning, a makeshift bomb made from a grenade launcher round was found at a bus stop on Koltsov Street in the Staropromyslovsky District of Grozny. Market workers who found the bomb summoned the Police, and sappers from the District's Military Commandant's Office defused the bomb. Local authorities believed that the bomb was meant to harm civilians at the bus stop.
02/25/2003: During the night, ten vehicles were machine-gunned at a fake roadblock set up by Islamist militants at Ahmeur el Ain village, 45 miles west of Algiers. 12 people were killed, at least some stabbed to death, and several others were injured. No one was caught in the incident.
02/25/2003:At 2:15AM local time, a bomb exploded at the Colombian Consulate on Guaicaipuro St., El Rosal District, Caracas. Serious damage was inflicted on the Embassy building and the building next to it, as well as cars on the street. Leaflets supporting a group called the Bolivarian Liberation Force/Simon Bolivar Coordinating Committee, a known radical pro-Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez group, were found on the street in front of the Embassy. The Police Director for the Chacao District of Caracas believed that C-4 explosives were used in the attack. Chavez announced on 02/28/2003 that the Venezuelan Government had identified suspects in the attack.
02/25/2004: Assailants opened fire on Turkish kebab shop employee Yunis Turgut in Rostock city, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern state, Germany.  Turgut was killed in the attack.  The Nationalist Socialist Underground claimed responsibility on a digital video disc (DVD) later found in a member's house.
02/25/2005: A suicide bomber belonging to Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) targeted a Tel Aviv nightclub killing himself and four Israelis as well as wounding 53 others. PIJ claimed responsibility for the bombing stating that it was a response to Israeli arrests of Palestinians.
02/25/2005: An explosive device damaged a holiday villa in Porto Vecchio, Corsica.  The explosion caused a fire which damaged the front door of the premises.  No one was injured.  No one claimed responsibility.
02/25/2005: An explosive device detonated at a gendarmerie building - i.e. a police building, in Ponte-Leccia, Corsica.  There were no injuries, no damages, and no claims of responsibility.
02/25/2005: Assailants opened fire on a United Nations Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUC) patrol outside Ndoki, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least nine Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and 11 other peacekeepers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Nationalist Integrationist Front (FNI).
02/25/2005: Suspected Islamic militants bombed a truck carrying teachers in Thailand’s Si Sakhon (District) located in Narathiwat Province. The bomb failed to detonate properly and missed the truck. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
02/25/2006: A car bomb exploded in a market in Karbala, Iraq, killing eight people and injuring 31 others. A suspect arrested after the explosion said that the intended target was the holy shrine of Imam Hussein, but parked the vehicle on a main road after he could not penetrate the checkpoints. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2006: A homemade bomb exploded at a BNP Paribas Bank branch in Maroussi, a suburban city north of Athens, Greece, causing no injuries. An half hour before the explosion, an anonymous caller claimed responsibility for the attack to a Greek newspaper; police said that two other anonymous calls had also preceded the explosion. "Solidarity with imprisoned members of Action Directe" (AD) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2006: A homemade bomb exploded in front of the Renault car dealership in Athens, Greece, damaging four vehicles. "Solidarity with imprisoned members of Action Directe" (AD) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2006: A rocket slammed into a family’s home in Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, killing three people, including a child, and injuring at least six more. The perpetrators were unknown.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2006: About 200 suspected Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-M) rebels stormed a government-run refugee camp in Dantewada district in Chhattisgarh state, India, killing two people and injuring 25 others. The rebels fled after engaging in a gun battle with police, who were among the most injured in the attack.
02/25/2006: An explosive device exploded at the doorway of a bank in the Basque city of Vitoria, Spain, injuring two passersby and causing damage to the doorway. Police blamed the attack on Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA).
02/25/2006: An explosive device placed at the doorway of a bank in Vitoria, Spain exploded and injured two passers-by.  Two passers-by were injured.  No one claimed responsibility.  The authorities suspect the Basque separatist group ETA.
02/25/2006: Palestinian militants fired rockets from the Gaza Strip into Israel; the target and details of the attack were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2006: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels opened fire on a passenger bus on a remote highway in the Caqueta department of southern Colombia, causing the driver to hit a wall. Nine people were killed and 11 more were injured in the attack.
02/25/2006: Suspected Islamic militants shot dead two policemen and injured two more after opening fire on a patrol in the Tank district of the North Waziristan region, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2006: Suspected tribal rebels fired two rockets on the home of livestock minister Mir Qudoos Biznejo in Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan, killing one and injuring eight others. Biznejo was not in the house at the time and the attackers fled after security opened fire on them. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2006: Unidentified gunmen broke into a house in Buhriz, Iraq, killing 13 members of a Shi i family. The victims were all males from three generations of one family. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2006: Unidentified gunmen stormed a tannery in the Nahrawan area in southern Baghdad, Iraq, killing a worker and injuring two others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2006: Unknown perpetrators blew up the optic fiber system in Jacobabad, Sindh province, Pakistan, halting the region's telecommunication system for five hours. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2006: Unknown perpetrators damaged the optic fiber system in the Mastung district of Balochistan province, Pakistan, halting the region's telecommunication system for five hours. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2007: Two rockets slammed into a Shi ite enclave in Baghdad, Iraq after an exchange of artillery and mortar fire between U.S. troops and suspected Sunni insurgents. Ten people were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2008:  A car bomb was detonated in the Karada district of southeast Baghdad, which killed four civilians and injured 9 civilians, all of whom were Shiites on their way to Karbala to celebrate Arbaeen.  This attack was the third in a series of attacks towards Shiites while they were observing this religious holiday.  No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/25/2008:  A group of unidentified gunmen, dressed in uniforms similar to those worn by Burmese drug traffickers, attacked a Chinese patrol boat on the Mekong River near the Lao-Burmese border, 10 km from Chiang Rai's Chiang Saen district. The attackers boarded the patrol boat and shot and stabbed the officers in a span of five minutes. Three Chinese police officers were injured. No group actually claimed responsibility for the incident. It is likely that the perpetrators were trying to protect a drugs shipment on the river as the Chinese officers had received a tip-off on a drug delivery.
02/25/2008:  A teenage suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest right next to Lt. Gen. Mushtaq Ahmad Baig's vehicle at a traffic light in Rawalpindi, Pakistan.  Eight individuals were killed, including Lt. Gen. Mushtaq Ahmad Baig, Pakistan’s Surgeon General, and 20 civilians were injured in this attack.  Property damage also resulted from this attack.  This appears to have been a targeted attack specifically aimed at killing Lt. Gen. Baig; consequently, this was the highest ranking officer killed in Pakistan since the “War on Terror” began.  No group claimed responsibility for this attack. The attack was likely in retaliation for operations against Islamic militants along the Afghan border.
02/25/2008:  About one dozen gunmen opened fire and then threw a hand grenade on the offices of Plan International, a British-based charity for children, in Mansehra northwest Pakistan.  It was reported from a statement from Plan International's Website that the gunmen had three explosive devices. Varying reports claim that either three or four civilians employed at Plan International were killed in this attack. There were 10 injuries.  No group has claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/25/2008:  Brig. Gen. Abdul-Jabbar Rabi, an Iraqi police commander, was killed when a bomb placed underneath the wheelchair of a disabled man was detonated in a police station in Samarra in the process killing the disabled man as well.  There is speculation over whether the disabled man was a suicide bomber and detonated the bomb himself or was unaware of its existence, as he frequently visited the police station to discuss Iraqi security.  If it was a case of the latter, this is an example of the tactic utilized by insurgents known as “sticky bombs” described as small plastic bombs with highly explosive materials that are duct-taped to the undercarriage of a vehicle or in this case, a wheelchair.  No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/25/2008:  In Balad Ruz, Iraq, an improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated in close proximity to an Iraqi security official's house.  This explosion injured two civilians.  No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/25/2008:  In Mogadishu, Somalia, unknown gunmen killed General Abdi Kahiye Farah, the head of Mogadishu’s police academy, as he was on his way home.  It is suspected that the perpetrators were Islamist insurgents despite no claim of responsibility from any group.
02/25/2008:  In the Pirkoh area of Sui, Pakistan, unknown perpetrators blew a hole in a 16-inch diameter gas pipeline, which halted the flow to a purification plant.  No casualties resulted from this incident, and no group claimed responsibility.
02/25/2009: On Wednesday at around 0130 in Muang district, a beauty salon located close to an outpost of soldiers, run by Seri Kaimuk, 49, and his wife, was bombed. Seri, his wife, and three daughters escaped unharmed. Two M67 hand grenades were thrown into the shop, while one exploded and the other was a dud. The blast caused a crater 12.5cm deep and 30cm wide, damaging the shop's outer wall and a motorcycle parked nearby. No group claimed responsibility.
02/25/2009: On Wednesday morning, Ilez Nalgiyev, a policeman, found an improvised explosive device outside his house in Ingushtia, Russia. It was defused before detonating. No group claimed responsibility.
02/25/2009: On Wednesday, in Baghlan, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a group of civilians, wounding three children.  No group claimed responsibility.
02/25/2009: On Wednesday, in Haykota, Gash-Barka, Eritrea, a bomb killed two civilians and injured eight others at a restaurant in the semi-urban centre. The restaurant was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
02/25/2009: On Wednesday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, gunmen threw three grenades in the crowded street of al Korneash, wounding one civilian. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/25/2010: On Thursday afternoon at 1545, in the first of two related attacks, in Davao City, Philippines, an improvised explosive device (IED) was found inside a comfort room for women in Davao City Hall and was immediately reported to the police and defused. The carton box contained two plastic bottles containing what appeared to be ammonium nitrate with white and red electrical wires attached to it and to a suspected cell phone circuit board. Around 1600, an identical IED was found outside a nearby Philippine Central Bank and safely defused by a bomb squad. No casualties or injuries were caused and no group claimed responsibility.
02/25/2010: On Thursday afternoon at 1600, in the second of two related attacks, in Davao City, Philippines, an improvised explosive device was found outside a nearby Philippine Central Bank and safely defused by a bomb squad. The carton box contained two plastic bottles containing what appeared to be ammonium nitrate with white and red electrical wires attached to it and to a suspected cell phone circuit board. No casualties were caused and no group claimed responsibility.
02/25/2010: On Thursday afternoon, in the 'Azamiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, a roadside improvised explosive device exploded in the northern Al Waziriyah neighborhood near the Finance Ministry building, wounding four civilians and damaging two vehicles. No group claimed responsibility.
02/25/2010: On Thursday morning, in the Amaradhalan village on Visunpur and Ghaghra national highway in Gumla district in Jharkhand, India, People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) militants shot and killed a truck driver. Three trucks, transporting bauxite, were also set on fire but the other drivers escaped safely. The bauxite laden trucks were going to Hindalco factory. The People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) claimed responsibility. A pamphlet left by the PLFI area commander Bhushan Lakra claimed that PLFI wanted to resolve some public interest issue with Hindalco, but Hindalco did not come forward to resolve the issue. The incident is the outcome of the indifferent attitude of Hindalco towards PLFI demands. Superintendent of Police Narendra Kumar Singh believes the attack was due to denial of Hindalco to pay a levy to the PLFI.
02/25/2010: On Thursday night, in the Ar Rusafa district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants threw a hand grenade at the Communist Party headquarters on Andalus Street in the central Battawiyeen neighborhood, wounding one security guard and damaging several of the building's windows. No group claimed responsibility.
02/25/2010: On Thursday, at the train station in Harlem, New York City, New York, USA, police arrested Roosevelt Terry, an amputee who planted a bag of small explosives wrapped in shotgun shells, bullets, glue, lug nuts and pens in a waiting area at a station. No group claimed responsibility. There were no reported casualties or damage.
02/25/2010: On Thursday, in eastern Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants fired upon an auto repair shop, killing the two Shabak shop owners and damaging the store. No group claimed responsibility.
02/25/2010: On Thursday, in the Ar Riffai district of northwestern Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants fired upon and wounded a Christian civilian. No group claimed responsibility.
02/25/2010: On Thursday, militants placed an undisclosed amount of improvised explosive devices (IEDs) composed of 50 kilograms of home-made explosive, 100 kilograms of ammonium nitrate, an 82 millimeter mortar fuse, three ammunition-filled vests, and various IED components to include anti-tamper switches, were found at a market in the town of Marjah in the Nad Ali district of Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility, however local officials stated that the IEDs were freshly emplaced, highlighting concerns over continuing Taliban activity in the town.
02/25/2010: On Thursday, pro- Taliban militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a school in the Safi sub-division of Mohmand Agency in Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. There were no casualties but the building was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/25/2010: On Thursday, two civilians were wounded when a rocket fired by unidentified militants struck their residence in the Kohi Shah Haider area of Bara sub-division in the Khyber Agency of Pakistan's Federally Administered Tribal Areas. The attack caused damage to the house but no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2011: On Friday afternoon at 1700, at kilometer marker 418 in El Aserrio village, Teorama, Norte de Santander, Colombia, a section of the Caño Limón-Coveñas oil pipeline owned by Ecopetrol was damaged after guerillas from the Resistencia Bari Company of the 33rd Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) detonated an unspecified amount of dynamite. Approximately 2,500 barrels of oil have spilled into the Catatumbo River 60 kilometers from the blast site. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2011: On Friday afternoon, near Masihatu in Balumath, Latehar, Jharkhand, India, around 30 armed unidentified militants poured fuel on two tractors filled with bricks and set them on fire, causing an unknown amount of property damage. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
02/25/2011: On Friday evening at 1920, in Chegem, Chegemskiy District, Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, in one of two related attacks, a taxi was hijacked just as the driver was finishing his shift by two unidentified militants. The driver was told to drive to the settlement of Yanikoi in the Chegemskiy District. Once there, two more men entered the taxi wearing bullet proof vests. The driver was then kicked out of the car. The men later went back into Chegem and assaulted a traffic officer. The taxi driver was not harmed. No group claimed responsibility for the hijacking.
02/25/2011: On Friday evening at 2000, in Nalchik, Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, in one of four related attacks, during an assault on multiple key locations in the city, including the Regional Federal Security Service (FSB) office, an improvised explosive device was detonated by suspected militants at a local hotel. The hotel served as a health resort for FSB members. No casualties or damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2011: On Friday evening at 2000, in Nalchik, Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, in one of four related attacks, suspected Islamist militants fired four rounds from a grenade launcher at the Regional Federal Security Service (FSB) office, damaging the building and causing an unspecified number of casualties. Two police checkpoints and a hotel were also attacked in the related events. A total of one police officer and 12 militants were injured in the attacks. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2011: On Friday evening at 2000, in Nalchik, Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, in one of four related attacks, suspected Islamist militants opened fire on a police checkpoint. Officers returned fire at the gunmen and wounded an unknown number of militants. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2011: On Friday evening at 2000, in Nalchik, Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, in one of four related attacks, suspected Islamist militants opened fire on a second police checkpoint. Officers returned fire at the gunmen and wounded an unknown number of militants. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2011: On Friday evening, in the Chegemskiy District of Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, in one of two related attacks, four unidentified militants traveled to a traffic post, where they fired on and injured one police inspector and damaged two cars. This attack came after the militants hijacked a taxi with its driver as a hostage on Lenina Street, which they used to pick up two more militants. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2011: On Friday, at the Villa Somalia in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, unidentified militants attacked the presidential palace with unknown firearms, causing an unknown number of casualties. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Al Shabaab was thought responsible for the attack.
02/25/2011: On Friday, in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines, unidentified militants shot and killed an officer of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) at his private residence. The victim was identified as Pierre Gillo. It was suspected that the motive of the attack was in response to the anti-illegal logging campaign in Leyte. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/25/2011: On Friday, in the Mian Essa village near Shabqadar in Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated explosives destroying the Government Girls Primary School, but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
02/25/2012: A landmine was remotely detonated while Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers tried to defuse it in Muqur district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Six soldiers were killed and 16 injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2012: A mortar shell hit a house in Akkakhel area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. Three people were killed and three more wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2012: A parked motorcycle rigged with explosives was found by a bus stand in Dera Murad Jamali city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The motorcycle was successfully defused, and there were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a presidential palace in Mukalla city, Hadramawt government, Yemen. The explosion killed 31 people, including the bomber and Republican Guards, and wounded 50 more. Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility, stating that the attack was intended to warn the United States against getting involved in Yemeni affairs.
02/25/2012: An explosive device detonated at an Ncell tower in Dhading district, Central region, Nepal. The tower was damaged, but there were no human casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Samyukta Jatiya Mukti Morcha (SJMM).
02/25/2012: An explosive device was found under a seat in a subway train and defused at Egaleo train station, Athens city, Attica region, Greece. The Urban Guerrilla War claimed responsibility for the attack. The February 12 Movement also claimed responsibility, stating that they targeted the train to protest transportation costs and other austerity measures.
02/25/2012: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One officer was killed and three more injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2012: Assailants set a house on fire in Thunku village, Khunti district, Jharkhand state, India. Two residents were killed in the attack. The People's Liberation Front of India claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2012: Assailants threw a petrol bomb in Rajabagan village, Ri-Bhoi district, Meghalaya state, India. At least 87 shops, 15 houses, and several motorcycles were damaged, but there were no human casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2012: Explosives planted along railway tracks detonated in Bin Qassim town, Sindh province, Pakistan. The tracks were damaged, but there were no human casualties. This was one of 12 explosive devices planted on railroad tracks in Sindh province on February 25, 2012. The Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA) claimed responsibility, stating that they were fighting for Sindhi rights.
02/25/2012: Explosives planted along railway tracks detonated in Ghotki district, Sindh province, Pakistan. The tracks were damaged, but there were no human casualties. This was one of 12 explosive devices planted on railroad tracks in Sindh province on February 25, 2012. The Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA) claimed responsibility, stating that they were fighting for Sindhi rights.
02/25/2012: Explosives planted along railway tracks detonated in Hussainabad town, Sindh province, Pakistan. The tracks were damaged, but there were no human casualties. This was one of 12 explosive devices planted on railroad tracks in Sindh province on February 25, 2012. The Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA) claimed responsibility, stating that they were fighting for Sindhi rights.
02/25/2012: Explosives planted along railway tracks detonated in Jamshoro district, Sindh province, Pakistan. The tracks were damaged, but there were no human casualties. This was one of 12 explosive devices planted on railroad tracks in Sindh province on February 25, 2012. Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA) claimed responsibility, stating that people were fighting nationally and internationally for Baloch independence.
02/25/2012: Explosives planted along railway tracks detonated in Khairpur district, Sindh province, Pakistan. The tracks were damaged, but there were no human casualties. This was one of 12 explosive devices planted on railroad tracks in Sindh province on February 25, 2012. The Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA) claimed responsibility, stating that they were fighting for Sindhi rights.
02/25/2012: Explosives planted along railway tracks detonated in Mirpur Mathilo town, Sindh province, Pakistan. The tracks were damaged, but there were no human casualties. This was one of 12 explosive devices planted on railroad tracks in Sindh province on February 25, 2012. Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA) claimed responsibility, stating that people were fighting nationally and internationally for Baloch independence.
02/25/2012: Explosives planted along railway tracks detonated in Naushero Feroz district, Sindh province, Pakistan. The tracks were damaged, but there were no human casualties. This was one of 12 explosive devices planted on railroad tracks in Sindh province on February 25, 2012. The Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA) claimed responsibility, stating that they were fighting for Sindhi rights.
02/25/2012: Explosives planted along railway tracks detonated in Nawabshah district, Sindh province, Pakistan. The tracks were damaged, but there were no human casualties. This was one of 12 explosive devices planted on railroad tracks in Sindh province on February 25, 2012. The Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA) claimed responsibility, stating that they were fighting for Sindhi rights.
02/25/2012: Explosives planted along railway tracks detonated in Sanghar district, Sindh province, Pakistan. The tracks were damaged, but there were no human casualties. This was one of 12 explosive devices planted on railroad tracks in Sindh province on February 25, 2012. The Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA) claimed responsibility, stating that they were fighting for Sindhi rights.
02/25/2012: Explosives planted along railway tracks detonated in Shaheed Benazir Abad district, Sindh province, Pakistan. The tracks were damaged, but there were no human casualties. This was one of 12 explosive devices planted on railroad tracks in Sindh province on February 25, 2012. The Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA) claimed responsibility, stating that they were fighting for Sindhi rights.
02/25/2012: Explosives planted along railway tracks detonated in Sukkur district, Sindh province, Pakistan. The tracks were damaged, but there were no human casualties. This was one of 12 explosive devices planted on railroad tracks in Sindh province on February 25, 2012. The Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA) claimed responsibility, stating that they were fighting for Sindhi rights.
02/25/2012: Two assailants shot and killed a police officer in Kakuri area, Kaduna city, Kaduna state, Nigeria. A witness was also wounded in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but sources suspected Boko Haram.
02/25/2012: Two North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers were shot and killed inside the Afghan Interior Ministry in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The two soldiers were from the United States. The assailant, Abdul Saboor, was a junior intelligence officer with connections to a Pakistani madrassa. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was in response to Qurans being burned at Bagram Air Base.
02/25/2013: A civilian vehicle stuck an explosive device in Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed and two more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2013: A gunman shot and wounded council member Rodrigo Guilingan in Cogonan village, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. This was one of two attacks on council members in this province on this day, neither of which were claimed.
02/25/2013: A police force was conducting combing operations when they were fired on by unidentified gunmen in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. The police returned fire and killed two of the attackers. There was no claim of responsibility, but officials named the attackers as Maoists.
02/25/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Baquba, Diyala, Iraq. One civilian was killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in the Bachki area of Khogyani District, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2013: A roadside bomb targeted a military patrol in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and three other soldiers and one civilian were injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2013: A roadside bomb was found and defused by security forces in Tedi bazaar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No other information was available.
02/25/2013: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle targeted the vehicle of a pro-government tribal elder in Hangu, Pakistan. Malik Habibullah Khan, the elder, was not harmed, but two people were killed and nine people were wounded in the blast. Nearby vehicles and shops were also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the blast.
02/25/2013: A suicide car bomber detonated at a Syrian army checkpoint in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. Five soldiers and the assailant were killed. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2013: About 12 assailants attacked an Indian Oil gas station and set off an explosive device in Aurangabad district, Bihar state, India. The assailants held some employees hostage before detonating the device. The explosion did not injure anyone; however, it caused significant damage. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources stated that Maoists attacked the gas station because the owner had not paid them taxes.
02/25/2013: An explosive device detonated in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The device had been attached to the car of Bushra al-Mussawi. The director was not hurt, but five members of her office were injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2013: An explosive device detonated in Tirin Kot, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast and a third officer was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2013: An explosive device detonated inside the Fort Slope paramilitary camp in Bara, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One person was killed, seven were injured, and several rooms were destroyed. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
02/25/2013: An explosive device detonated near the Dargah Hajan Shah Mauri shrine in Warro village, Sindh, Pakistan. Four people were killed and 26 others were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
02/25/2013: An explosive device detonated, targeting a group of self-defense volunteers in an unknown location in Pattani province, Thailand. Seven volunteers were injured. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, security sources attributed the attack to a group of Muslim militants led by Masore Dueramaethe.
02/25/2013: An explosive device was detonated inside the Government Boys Primary School-II Masho Piki in Badhaber village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Two rooms of the school were destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2013: Assailants attacked a police vehicle in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia. No one was injured in the gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device at Kawtali Crossing in Brahmanbaria district, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. This was the second of ten coordinated attacks across the city. No injuries were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks.
02/25/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device at Kumarsheel Crossing in Brahmanbaria district, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. This was the eighth of ten coordinated attacks across the city. No injuries were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks.
02/25/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device at Tenkerpar in Brahmanbaria district, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. This was the ninth of ten coordinated attacks across the city. No injuries were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks
02/25/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device at the Poura Modern Supermarket in Brahmanbaria district, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. This was the fifth of ten coordinated attacks across the city. No injuries were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks.
02/25/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device at the Pouratala Rail Gate in Brahmanbaria district, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. This was the tenth of ten coordinated attacks across the city. No injuries were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks
02/25/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device at the Sadar Hospital in Brahmanbaria district, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. This was the sixth of ten coordinated attacks across the city. No injuries were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks.
02/25/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device at the Tofail Azam Monument in Brahmanbaria district, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. This was the fourth of ten coordinated attacks across the city. No injuries were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks
02/25/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device at the Women's College in Brahmanbaria district, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. This was the seventh of ten coordinated attacks across the city. No injuries were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks.
02/25/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device in front of the Press Club and Circuit House in Brahmanbaria district, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. This was the third of ten coordinated attacks across the city. No injuries were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks.
02/25/2013: Assailants exploded four explosive devices at Ganajagaran Mancha in Brahmanbaria district, Chittagong Division, Bangladesh. Three other explosives were discovered and defused in this area. This was the first of ten coordinated attacks across the city. No injuries were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks.
02/25/2013: Assailants fired on the home of Sakhi Ngcamu, an Inkatha Freedom Party (IFP) councilor in KwaMashu township, KhwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Ngcamu was not injured in the attack, but an IFP member was killed and another was injured. This is the second time that Ngcamu was targeted in 72 hours. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2013: Assailants set fire to a construction site in Seattle, Washington, the United States. There were no casualties, but the fire caused $60,000 in damages. Anarchists claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that they started the fire to protest what they called the myth of sustainable development.
02/25/2013: Assailants shot and killed a member of the Iraqi Education Ministry in Baghdad city, Baghdad, Iraq. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2013: Assailants threw explosive devices into a restaurant where police were having lunch in San Miguel town, Putumayo department, Colombia. One civilian and one police officer were killed, and 13 others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
02/25/2013: Gunmen attacked a Sahwa Council checkpoint in an unknown location in Shirqat district, Saladin, Iraq. One Sahwa Council member was killed. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Shah Nawaz, a peace militia commander, in Pir Koh, Balochistan, Pakistan. Nawaz was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2013: Gunmen shot and killed Dahiru Musa Majiya, a Nigerian Mobile Police (MOPOL) commander, in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram is behind the incident.
02/25/2013: Gunmen shot and killed the Deputy Director General of the Agriculture Ministry, Shamil Khudhair Abbas, in an unknown location in Diyala, Iraq. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2013: One of two car bombs detonated in Homs city, Home governorate, Syria. At least four people were killed and 40 people were injured in the explosions. No group claimed responsibility.
02/25/2013: Seven assailants fired upon a National Power Corporation (NaPoCor) barge in Palar, Barangay Tabuk, Basilan region, Philippines. The barge was damaged in the attack and had to be shut down for several hours, which caused wide-spread power outages. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2013: Two assailants shot and killed city council member Noi Adrino in Tulangan, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. This was one of two attacks on council members in this province on this day, neither of which were claimed.
02/25/2013: Unidentified assailants abducted a polling agent in Amaluma village, Nagaland state, India. The victim was critically injured and was released by the assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2014: A remote-controlled roadside bomb detonated in the Tak Bai district of Narathiwat province, Thailand. The blast targeted an army patrol returning after providing security for teachers; two soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: A roadside bomb struck a passenger bus carrying school teachers in Abu-Khamis village, Buhriz district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least 10 teachers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: A roadside bomb targeting a joint military-police patrol detonated between Amiriyat al-Fallujah and Jurf al-Sakar areas in Iraq. The blast killed one soldier and three police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: A roadside bomb was discovered and safely detonated in Khengjang village, Churachandpur district, Manipur state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside of the Ustad Ramzan Guest House restaurant in Tirin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least seven people were killed and 42 were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated at the Anbar provincial council headquarters in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, three soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: An assailant threw a hand grenade at a group of citizens in Dambar village, Central Darfur state, Sudan. Six people were killed and 11 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: An explosion occurred at the Chief Minister's house in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: An explosive device attached to a police officer's vehicle detonated in Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, the vehicle was damaged. This was one of two coordinated attacks targeting the officer on the same day and one of five attacks targeting police officers' houses in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: An explosive device detonated against an Iraqi military patrol in Ayn al-Baydah area, 35 kilometers south of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. A lieutenant and a soldier were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: An explosive device detonated at a police officer's residence in Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, the house was damaged. This was one of two coordinated attacks targeting the officer on the same day and one of five attacks targeting police officers' houses in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/25/2014: An explosive device detonated in an unknown area in Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/25/2014: An explosive device detonated in Rutshuru town, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. A Spanish nun was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police convoy in Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Hatra town, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least one officer was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2014: An explosive device detonated near the home of Muhammad Altaf in Charchor area, Mardan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Altaf, a Captain in the Pakistan Army, was uninjured; however, the home sustained material damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: An explosive device detonated near the village hall in Pantango Lemba village, Poso district, Central Sulawesi province, Indonesia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: An explosive device detonated outside of Amjad Ali's residence in Godar area of Jamrud town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Ali, a lawyer and former political candidate, was not injured in the blast; however, his house was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a joint Peshawar Electric Supply Company (PESCO) and police team investigating utility theft in Umarzai village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in a mini truck outside a residence in Khongman area, Imphal city, Manipur state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated outside an agriculture high school in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The blast killed three students and injured three others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Taliban.
02/25/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a Ranger patrol in Prakprue village, Maelan district, Pattani province, Thailand. One Ranger was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a crowded market in Himreen town, 50 kilometers northeast of Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a Shia mosque in Karrada district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least 14 people were killed and another 36 were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2014: Assailants abducted Mohammad Ekram from his residence in Aliabad village, Farah province, Afghanistan. The whereabouts of Ekram, a local community council chairman, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
02/25/2014: Assailants attacked an Ethiopian National Defense Forces (ENDF) convoy in Tuulo Barwaqo 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.
02/25/2014: Assailants attacked students sleeping in a dormitory at the Federal Government College in Buni Yadi village, Yobe state, Nigeria. Assailants threw explosive devices, set the building on fire, and shot and cut students who tried to escape. At least 59 students were killed, an unknown number were injured, and 16 girls were abducted during the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
02/25/2014: Assailants attempted to blow up a pipeline in Sirwah district, Marib governorate, Yemen. Authorities repelled the assailants before they could detonate the explosive device, although one soldier was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Al-Amri family.
02/25/2014: Assailants blew up a natural gas pipeline that transports gas to Jordan in Lehfen area, Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: Assailants fired mortars on a neighborhood in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of three related mortar attacks in Fallujah on the same day. Four civilians were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/25/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at Regi Model Town area, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No casualties or damages were reported. This was one of four rocket attacks targeting the Bacha Khan airport this night. The other rockets missed the airport, hitting different targets. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at Tehkal area, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No casualties or damages were reported. This was one of four rocket attacks targeting the Bacha Khan airport this night. The other rockets missed the airport, hitting different targets. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at University Town area, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported; however, the rocket hit a car showroom, damaging several cars. This was one of four rocket attacks targeting the Bacha Khan airport this night. The other rockets missed the airport, hitting different targets. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: Assailants launched two rockets at the Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. While the rockets landed inside of the compound, no casualties or damages were reported. This was one of four rocket attacks targeting the airport this night. The other rockets missed the airport, hitting different targets. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on Mohamed al-Mehlawy near the Zagazig Centre in Zagazig city, Al Sharqia governorate, Egypt. Al-Mehlawy, a police colonel, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem).
02/25/2014: Assailants opened fire on Agustin "Jojo" Abiquebel in the Sandawa Homes area, Kidapawan city, North Cotabato province, Philippines. Abiquebal, an employee of the Environment and Natural Resources Office, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: Assailants set a mosque on fire in Stevenage town, England, United Kingdom. No one was injured in the attack, but the mosque was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: Assailants set a police officer's residence on fire in Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the house was damaged. This was one of five similar attacks on officers' houses in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: Assailants shot and killed a civilian selling tea in Huriwa neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
02/25/2014: Assailants shot and killed a police intelligence officer while he was traveling in Dawrat Qasim al-Khayat area, west of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: Assailants shot and killed a woman administering polio vaccinations in Labo-Dhagax village, Wardhigley district, Mogadishu city, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that Al-Shabaab was involved.
02/25/2014: Assailants shot and killed Arsae Katae, an assistant village chief from Pattani province, at a rubber plantation in Ban Pulamong village, Kehro township, Raman district, Yala province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: Assailants shot and killed two soldiers in Huriwa district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
02/25/2014: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at the home of Tendai Biti in Harare city, Harare province, Zimbabwe. Biti, a prominent opposition politician, was uninjured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an assailant noted that the attack bore the hallmarks of the Zimbabwe African Nationalist Union (ZANU) Patriotic Front.
02/25/2014: Assailants threw grenades and opened fire at, or in the vicinity of, a protest camp in Lumpini Park area, Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. At least two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails at the home of Volodymyr Chepurko in Pyatykhatky district, Dnipropetrovsk oblast, Ukraine. Chepurko, the chairman of the Party of Regions' district branch, was unharmed and no other casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: Four assailants on two motorcycles opened fire at a latex-buying shop on Bannang Dama-Labahoey road in Ban Khlong Tae village, Kabang district, Yala province, Thailand. Three villagers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police suspected that the assailants were members of a group led by Hundum Musordee.
02/25/2014: Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint near Tuz-Khormato city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three police officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2014: Gunmen attacked a police station in Al-Salam refugee camp, South Darfur state, Sudan. At least one police officer was killed in the attack, and at least three officers were wounded. Authorities also reported that a police officer was abducted; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but authorities attributed it to the Sudan Liberation Army-Minni Minawi (SLA-MM) faction.
02/25/2014: Gunmen in a vehicle attacked a police checkpoint in a village west of Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least four police officers were killed and another three were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2015: An explosive device attached to a poster detonated outside of a civilian residence two miles from Crossmaglen town, Newry and Mourne district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Oglaigh na hEireann.
02/25/2015: An explosive device detonated at a market in Amin area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2015: An explosive device detonated in Abu Ghraib district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2015: An explosive device detonated in Bayaa area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Cameroon Armed Forces (FAC) vehicle in Extreme-North region, Cameroon. At least two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was behind the attack.
02/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near a house in Abu Sayda area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Amil area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near a sheep market in Nahrawan region, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near Aden International Airport in Khur Maksar neighborhood, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. The blast was followed by gunfire in the area. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Pul e Proja neighborhood, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least one soldiers was killed and four others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near the government complex in Mualla neighborhood, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2015: An explosive device detonated near the Press Club intersection in Siraganj town, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the convoy of Sadiq al-Husseini, the head of the Diyala security committee, near the Political Science Faculty building at Diyala University in Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2015: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Saydiyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a Defense Ministry officer, and two of his children were injured, while his spouse was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Rafah city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2015: Assailants attacked a Yemeni Coast Guard camp in Hudaydah city, Al Hudaydah governorate, Yemen. At least one soldier was killed and five other people, including two soldiers and three assailants, were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
02/25/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of villages in Kala-Balge district, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of at least four incidents in Kala-Balge on the same day. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Boko Haram.
02/25/2015: Assailants attacked Shuwa civilians at a market in Mudu village, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of at least four incidents in Kala-Balge district on the same day. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Boko Haram.
02/25/2015: Assailants attacked Shuwa civilians in Anguduram village, Kala-Balge district, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of at least four incidents in Kala-Balge on the same day. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Boko Haram.
02/25/2015: Assailants attacked Shuwa civilians in Musine village, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of at least four incidents in Kala-Balge district on the same day. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Boko Haram.
02/25/2015: Assailants fired rockets at the Al Akha residential compound in Amiriyat al-Fallujah area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least 10 civilians were injured and an unknown number of buildings were damaged in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2015: Assailants launched artillery at the house of militia leader, Bai Suoqian, in Laukkaing town, Shan state, Myanmar. One person was killed and four others were wounded in the attack. The National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA-ESSA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on Palestinian residences in Al-Ein neighborhood, Nahalin village, West Bank. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of two coordinated attacks on Palestinian homes in Nahhalin on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Israeli extremists.
02/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on Palestinian residences on Schools Street in Nahalin village, West Bank. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of two coordinated attacks on Palestinian homes in Nahhalin on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Israeli extremists.
02/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on soldiers in Yusufiyah area, Babil governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2015: Assailants opened fire on three masons near a hotel in Mandera town, Mandera county, Kenya. At least one person was killed and two others were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspect that Al-Shabaab was behind the attack.
02/25/2015: Assailants threw a grenade that landed inside a shop and detonated in Goluboy neighborhood, Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. At least one person was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2015: Assailants threw an explosive device that landed and detonated in Chandgaon neighborhood, Chittagong city, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to pro-hartal activists.
02/25/2015: Assailants threw an incendiary device into a mosque in Al-Jabah village, West Bank. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Israeli settlers.
02/25/2015: Assailants threw explosive devices and then stabbed a Communist Party of India: Marxist (CPI-M) party worker in Chittariparamba town, Kerala state, India. The worker was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh.
02/25/2015: Assailants threw explosive devices at the Communist Party of India: Marxist (CPI-M) office located inside the E K Nayanar Memorial Building in Chakkarakkal town, Kerala state, India. At least two CPI-M workers were wounded in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2015: Five explosive devices were discovered and defused in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2015: Security forces arrested two suicide bombers planning to target government offices in Kort village, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2015: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber near a restaurant in Adhamiyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2015: Three mortars struck Al-Hamamiyat area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and six people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2015: Two explosive devices detonated near the Doyel Chattar sculpture on the University of Dhaka campus in Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. The was one of two bombings on different parts of the campus on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2015: Two explosive devices detonated near the University of Dhaka Central Student Union in Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. The was one of two bombings on different parts of the campus on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2016: A landmine detonated in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at a mosque in Shuala area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least 10 people were killed and 34 people were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the mosque in a short period of time. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/25/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting security forces near a mosque in Shuala area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least five people were killed and 14 people were injured in the blast. The victims included soldiers and civilians. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the mosque in a short period of time. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/25/2016: An assailant set off an incendiary device at a Banco Santander automated teller machine (ATM) in La Cisterna neighborhood, Santiago, Chile. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Informal Anarchist Federation and the International Revolutionary Front claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: An explosive device attached to a Ministry of Electricity vehicle detonated in Bayaa neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and a second person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: An explosive device detonated at an oil pipeline in Idil district, Sirnak province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK).
02/25/2016: An explosive device detonated in front of Halal Food Industrial Estate in Panare, Pattani province, Thailand. An area caretaker was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
02/25/2016: An explosive device detonated in Jisr Diyala, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: An explosive device detonated in Nara village, Maguindanao province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack; additionally, four other explosive devices were recovered following the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: An explosive device detonated in Nuayriyah 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.
02/25/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Al-Furat area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Mushahidah area, Saladin, Iraq. At least three people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police commander in Waygal district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. The commander was killed and his guard was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Baramula town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: Assailants abducted 50 civilians in Kotal Koraz area, Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Forty-six of the hostages were released on the shortly after the abduction, while two hostages were killed. The whereabouts of the remaining two hostages are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: Assailants fired chemical-laced rockets in Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq. Scores of security force members and civilians 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).
02/25/2016: Assailants fired mortars at the presidential palace in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. At least seven people were killed and nine others were injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Madain, Diyala, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and five soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Malik, a village development council head, in Shah Zafar neighborhood, Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Malik and his son were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Gireida locality, South Darfur, Sudan. An unknown number of people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: Assailants set fire to a sawmill and other pieces of equipment in Jabonga town, Agusan del Norte, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in south Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Irish National Liberation Army (INLA).
02/25/2016: Assailants shot and killed an off-duty soldier in Omer Kabak square, Sirnak city, Sirnak province, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK).
02/25/2016: Five assailants opened fire at a military detachment in San Ramon village, Daraga town, Albay province, Philippines. A soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/25/2016: Security forces detained two suicide bombers in Yahya Khel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
02/25/2016: Security forces discovered and defused a pipe bomb in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle at Bogazici University in Istanbul city, Istanbul province, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: Security forces identified and arrested an assailant planting an explosive device on a railway bridge between Pavlohrad and Lozove, Kharkiv region, Ukraine. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2016: Security forces shot and killed a suicide bomber before he could detonate in Sabratah city, Nuqat Al Khams, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
02/25/2016: Two assailants attacked two civilians in their home in Khowaja Alwan area, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and both civilians and the other assailant were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/25/2017: A roadside bomb detonated near an arcade hall on the Old Diyala Bridge, Jisr Diyala, Baghdad, Iraq. A civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle at a bazaar in Almar, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and 16 people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/25/2017: An assailant stormed the residence of a tea estate's assistant manager near Naharkatia, Assam, India. There were no reported casualties, though the assailant demanded money and fired his weapon into the air during the assault. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2017: An explosive device detonated in Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey. Two children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2017: An explosive device detonated in southern Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. Shifa Gardi, a Rudaw journalist, was killed and Younis Mustafa, a cameraperson, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting an oil pipeline near Bay Hasan, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the same location within a short period of time. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/25/2017: Assailants abducted Colonel Idris Al-Jali and two relatives in Martuba, Derna, Libya. Two hostages were released later the same day, but the whereabouts of Al-Jali, the 102nd Infantry Brigade commander, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2017: Assailants abducted three civilians from a market in Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. One hostage was killed and his body was discovered shortly after the kidnapping; the fate of the remaining two hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State and stated that the victims were accused of working with military personnel.
02/25/2017: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Waghaz, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2017: Assailants attacked Ab Band district in Ghazni, Afghanistan. An unknown number of assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/25/2017: Assailants attacked soldiers in the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region in Khojavend district, Azerbaijan. Five Azerbaijani soldiers were killed in the attack. Azerbaijan's Defense Ministry attributed the attack to Armenian separatists; however, a spokesperson for the Armenian fighters claimed that Azeri forces launched the assault and that they were acting in self defense.
02/25/2017: Assailants fired a projectile that struck a high school in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied.
02/25/2017: Assailants fired rockets at al-Janub gas factory in Furqlus, Homs, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of two projectile attacks targeting gas factories in and around Furqlus on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/25/2017: Assailants fired rockets at the Ebla gas factory near Furqlus, Homs, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of two projectile attacks targeting gas factories in and around Furqlus on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/25/2017: Assailants opened fire on Dera Sacha Sauda followers at a canteen in Jaghera, Punjab, India. At least two people were killed in the assault. Two Khalistan Liberation Force members were arrested and confessed to carrying out the attack.
02/25/2017: Assailants opened fire on William Villamizar's motorcade in Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Villamizar, the governor of Norte de Santander, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a government official suspected that the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) may have carried out the attack.
02/25/2017: Assailants raided a hydroelectric power plant in Lumbayao, Bukidnon, Philippines. The assailants seized cellphones from workers and planted explosive devices at the site. There were no reported casualties, and the explosive devices were later defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/25/2017: Assailants raided a Tambon Administration Organization (TAO) office in Tak Bai district, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties, although three employees were tied up and the office was set on fire in the assault. This was one of two related attacks in the area overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/25/2017: Assailants set fire to a passenger bus in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/25/2017: Assailants set fire to Altnaveigh Orange Hall in Newry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to dissident republicans.
02/25/2017: Assailants set fire to two agricultural spray trucks in Merangerang, Bukidnon, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/25/2017: Assailants stopped and set fire to a passenger bus in Metlacheruvu, Telangana, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/25/2017: Assailants, including a suicide bomber, raided Mazrah, Saladin, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least five people were killed in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2017: Police forces discovered and safely detonated an explosive device outside a police station in Dafni neighborhood, Athens, Greece. There were no reported casualties. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in honor of Lambros Fountas, a Revolutionary Struggle member.
02/25/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in front of the house of a government official in Ghazni, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-rigged house in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two similar events on the same date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2017: Security forces discovered and defused five explosives-laden vehicles and 34 explosive devices in Mamun neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2017: Security forces discovered and defused six explosives-laden vehicles and 30 explosive devices near Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2017: Security forces discovered and defused two explosives-laden vehicles and 30 explosive devices in Atshanah, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2017: Security forces discovered and defused two explosives-laden vehicles and ten explosive devices in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2017: Three explosive devices detonated targeting an oil pipeline near Bay Hasan, Kirkuk, Iraq. One Peshmerga member was killed and two members were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the same location within a short period of time; this incident targeted security forces responding to an earlier blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/25/2017: Three suicide bombers opened fire on the Government of Syria State Security headquarters before detonating in Ghouta neighborhood, Homs, Syria. In addition to the three assailants, at least 12 people were killed in the incident. This was one of two attacks targeting security headquarters in different Homs neighborhoods on the same day. Additionally, at least 34 people were injured across both incident. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also suspected that the incidents may have been carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/25/2017: Three suicide bombers opened fire on the Military Intelligence Directorate headquarters before detonating in Mahatta neighborhood, Homs, Syria. In addition to the three assailants, at least 30 people were killed in the incident. This was one of two attacks targeting security headquarters in different Homs neighborhoods on the same day. Additionally, at least 34 people were injured across both incident. Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also suspected that the incidents may have been carried out by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/25/2017: Two assailants set fire to an automated teller machine (ATM) in Qatif, Eastern, Saudi Arabia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/25/2017: Two assailants shot and injured Osman Kheyre, a clan elder and electoral delegate, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/25/2017: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused at Israfil Market at Bannuy Chowk in Thal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/1979: A bomb exploded outside of a parochial elementary school of the Sacred Heart Church in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States, injuring a police officer who was attempting to dismantle the device.  The bomb was sent in a book, mailed to Reverend Timothy Majic, a Roman Catholic pastor of Sacred Heart Church, who also worked as an editor for the Morning Star, a Croatian-language newspaper published in Chicago. In the book, there were three batteries and what appeared to be dynamite in a hollowed out section.  While disarming the device, detective George Timm lost part of his right index finger, and suffered cuts on his hand, face, and chest. Croatian nationalists are suspected to be responsible for the incident.
02/26/1998: A bus hit a mine planted on a road near the town of Medea, about 60 miles south of Algiers, Algeria, killing 10 people and wounding 13 others. Unidentified attackers put the mine on the road just before the bus passed.
02/26/1998: At least 30 Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fighters and seven Sri Lankan soldiers were killed when fierce fighting broke out for the control of strategic Mankulam in the Vanni war zone. Thirty military personnel were said to have been wounded in battle.
02/26/1998: Four people were killed and more than 30 injured when a powerful bomb exploded in a passenger train near the city of Faisalabad in Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/1998: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) members killed four people, among them a national police officer, in an ambush near the municipality of Xa- Muteba in Angola. The number of injured was unknown.
02/26/1999: The Colombian Daily Company office was bombed, causing damage but no injuries. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2000: Five people were murdered and a sixth was kidnapped at the Youssoufia cemetery in Remka, Algeria. The kidnapped individual was never found. No group claimed this attack.
02/26/2000: Shantha Premaratne, Deputy Minister of Plan Implementation and Parliamentary Affairs, was injured when two unidentified people lobbed two hand grenades at him at the Mihintale temple in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. No one claimed responsibility for the attack however the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was suspected.
02/26/2000: Suspected communist rebels burned a passenger bus in Davao City, Philippines after the bus operator failed to pay "revolutionary" taxes. The suspects were believed to be members of the communist New People's Army (NPA). No one was killed or injured in the attack.
02/26/2001: A Nigerian member of the UN Mission in Guinea Bissau (UNOGBIS), Ademola Araoyeb, escaped an assassination attempt for which responsibility has not been claimed. His vehicle was riddled with bullets fired by a gunman who was hiding in Bissau’s city center.
02/26/2001: Unknown perpetrators fired a rocket in Quetta, Pakistan, which fell on the roof of the Qasim Book Depot. No casualties resulted from the attack, but the rocket pierced into the roof badly damaging the store’s building. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2002: At approximately 7:00pm local time, two unidentified militants attacked Shah Najaf Mosque in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Ten Shi ite Muslims were killed and another nine were wounded in the incident. After the approximately two-minute attack, both perpetrators fled the scene on motorcycles.
02/26/2003: A suicide bomber detonated himself at a military checkpoint in Halabja, Iraq.  He killed himself, the driver of his car, and two checkpoint guards.  The bomber was traveling in a taxi toward Halabja when he was stopped at the checkpoint.  The guards became suspicious of the bomber, and when asked to step out of the car for inspection, he detonated himself.  The bomb was made of about 10 pounds of explosives stuffed with metal shards.  Local authorities blamed the attack on Ansar-al-Islam, a militant Islamist group.
02/26/2003: At 10:15 AM local time, Mahamaromuli Kora, the Vice Chairman of the Provincial Islamic Committee of Yala, the owner of a school, and an advisor to Thailand's Interior Minister, was shot by a gunman outside the Provincial Islamic Committee of Yala's offices in Yala, Thailand. Mahamaromuli drove the station wagon from his residence in Tambon Chakwa, Raman District, Yala Province, to the Committee's office. As he turned to park at the office's garage, he was attacked by two men who were dressed in Muslim missionary attire.  The perpetrators were traveling on black motorcycles, and shot the victim seven to eight times.  The gunman ran back to his motorcycle, joined his fellow perpetrator, and fled.  Police found four bullet holes on the right side of the station wagon, six empty 45-mm pistol cartridges, and three bullet heads at the scene.  They also found a fully-loaded 9-mm pistol inside the car.  Mahamaromuli was treated for 12 bullet ones, including one to the head.  The gunman was identified by eyewitnesses as a Mahama Maero, alias Mamaero, the leader of a mujahideen group in Muang District of Yala Province.  He was not captured.  Though the Police stated they inspected all avenues for motivation, they suspected that it may be politically motivated.
02/26/2003: At around 11:30PM local time, two improvised explosive devices detonated at two adjacent power transmission towers in Tuminado, Baloi District, Lanao del Norte Province, Philippines.  Only one of the two towers collapsed.  The toppling of the tower caused the power lines to trip, blacking out virtually the entire power grid of Mindanao Island, the largest island in the southern Philippines.  Most power to Mindanao was restored the following morning, and the Philippine Armed Forces' Southern Command blames the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) for the attack, though spokesmen for MILF went on local radio in Mindanao, denying responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2003: Militiamen killed six people of a polling party at a police station at Santarampada Village in Tripura State, India. Five of the killed were Border Security Force (BSF) guards, and officials suspected the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) of being behind the attack.
02/26/2006: A bomb exploded and partially destroyed a newly built girls' secondary school in Nadir Shah Kot district, Khost Province, Afghanistan. Police blamed the Taliban for the attack; four policemen that were responsible for the school's security were arrested for questioning.
02/26/2006: A bomb exploded at a Shi i mosque in Basra, Iraq, injuring at least two people. The perpetrators and motive were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2006: A bomb exploded inside of a minibus at the station parking lot in Hilla, Iraq, killing at least four people and injuring at least three others. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2006: A landmine blast carried out by Maoists in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal state, India, killed four police personnel and injured nine others; West Midnapore (District) Superintendent of Police Ajay Nanda escaped the attack.
02/26/2006: A remote-controlled bomb exploded in the Shiwan area of the Fara Rod district of Farah province, Afghanistan, killing an intelligence operative, injuring two others and damaging the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2006: Security forces foiled an attempt by unknown perpetrators to torch a secondary school in Pashni Tapi village, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The perpetrators poured gasoline and put three shells in the building before the guards and villagers chased them out of the school. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2006: Suspected tribal militants blew up a main pipeline at Shahwal in Punjab province, Pakistan. The pipeline supplied gas from Sui to Punjab and the North West Frontier Province; no injuries were reported in the attack.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2006: Unidentified gunmen ambushed the home of a Shi i family in Baqubah, Iraq, killing two men and injuring one woman. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2006: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on a group of teenagers playing soccer in Baqubah, Iraq, killing two boys and wounding six others.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2006: Unidentified gunmen seriously wounded Iraqi journalist Nabila Ibrahim in a drive-by shooting in Kut in southeastern Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a policeman as he was returning home from work in Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a doctor in his surgery in Mosul, Iraq.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2006: Unknown assailants fired mortars into a Shi i neighborhood in southern Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least 16 people and injuring at least 45 others.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2007: A bomb exploded inside the headquarters of the Iraqi Ministry of Public Works in an unidentified city in Iraq. Five people were killed and the Iraqi vice president and the minister were wounded. The attack came as the Iraqi cabinet approved a draft oil law crucial to regulating how wealth from the country's vast oil reserves will be shared by its ethnic and sectarian groups. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2007: A female suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with explosives blew herself up in the lobby of the Baghdad College of Economy and Administration in Baghdad, Iraq. Forty students were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2007: A roadside bomb detonated near a passing police patrol in the Rustamiyah area in southern Baghdad, Iraq. A police vehicle was damaged and two police officers were killed. One person was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2007: A suicide bomber blew himself up at a police checkpoint in Pirkali area of Khost city in Khost province, Afghanistan. One policeman was killed and seven people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2007: Around 11 am local time, a hand grenade bomb targeting police officers guarding Sinai area exploded in Mogadishu, Somalia. Six people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2007: Five police officers were killed in a blast at the Chechen Interior Ministry base in the Gudermes district, Chechnya. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2007: Militants shot dead 3 French travelers in the Saudi Arabian desert north of Medina, Saudi Arabia. One person was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2007: Suspected insurgents detonated a roadside bomb by remote control as the teacher-protection police unit arrived at the scene in Sri Sakhon district of Narathiwat, Thailand. Four police officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2007: Suspected rebels attacked patrolling soldiers in Cassamance region, Senegal. One soldier was killed and 13 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Armed rebels tried to disrupt the voting process in an area located between the villages of Samboulandiang, Wangara and Diouloulou.
02/26/2008:  Dr. Riaz Hussain, the candidate for the Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), was injured when an improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated near Sadda Kurram Agency nearby Parachinar town severely damaging his vehicle.  Three of his associates were also injured in the attack.  No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/26/2008:  Gulab Hussain Toori, a leading Shiite scholar and tribal elder from Parachinar (Kurram Agency) was killed by unknown gunmen in the crowded Khyber Bazar in Peshawar, Pakistan.  As the gunmen fled, one of them fired a shot into the crowd which injured a civilian.  No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/26/2008:  Gunmen set up a fake security checkpoint in the Adeim area, 45 miles (72 kilometers) north of Baqouba, Diyala Province, stopped two minibuses of civilians and collectively kidnapped 21 civilian passengers; the gunmen eventually released three female passengers.  Although no group claimed responsibility for this attack, it is suspected that members of al-Qa’ida were the perpetrators of same.
02/26/2008:  In Sabrio District of Khost Province, Afghanistan, 5 police officers, all related, were on their way to work when a remote-controlled roadside bomb exploded, killing them all.  A police unit commander, one of his two sons, and three of his nephews were the victims. Also killed in this attack was a 9 year old boy, the police unit commander's second son.  Taliban spokesman Zabeehullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/26/2008:  In Tuz-Khurmato, Salah ad Din Province, unknown gunmen broke into a residence, killed an off-duty soldier and kidnapped a civilian inside the residence who was a relative of the slain soldier.  No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/26/2008:  Unknown gunmen attacked a security checkpoint manned by Sunni volunteers who were also members of a local Awakening Council in Kirkuk.  Three civilians were killed in this attack.  Although no group claimed responsibility for this attack, it is believed that members of al-Qaida were the perpetrators of same and this attack was a form of retaliation against the former insurgents who are now sided with Awakening Council.
02/26/2008:  While en route to Mosul, Iraq, a suicide bomber traveling on a bus exited the vehicle for a routine security check and detonated an explosive belt he was wearing.  At least eight civilians were killed and eight others were injured.  Although no group claimed responsibility for this attack, it is believed that members of al-Qa’ida were the perpetrators of same.
02/26/2009:  On Thursday morning,  in Sodertalje, Stockholm, Sweden assailants set fire to four supermarkets. An Ica, Tempo, and one Willy's supermarket were destroyed and extensive damage was caused to another Willy's supermarket.  No casualties were reported in the incident.  Global Intifada claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/26/2009:  On Thursday, assailants fired two rockets at a community.  The incident took place in Sederot, Southern District, Israel.  One residence was damaged in the incident but no casualties were reported.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
02/26/2009:  On Thursday, in Caracas, Distrito Federal, Venezuela, assailants threw an improvised explosive device, resembling a pipe-bomb, at a Jewish community center.  No casualties were reported but slight damage to the doors were caused to the center and to an automobile. No claim of responsibility was reported, but authorities arrested 11 suspects..
02/26/2009: On Thursday at around 0930, in Dimataling, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines, a village chief in the province of Zamboanga del Sur was shot dead by still unidentified men. Romeo Estodillo, alias Boy, village chief of Barangay Cudilog, Dimataling town was shot dead at Purok. No group claimed responsibility.
02/26/2009: On Thursday, a "live" rifle grenade was found inside the office of a vice mayor in Negros Oriental town. The discovery of the rifle grenade inside the comfort room of the office came in the wake of text messages that a bomb was planted in government offices. No group claimed responsibility.
02/26/2009: On Thursday, in Baghdad, Iraq, an improvised explosive device, planted by unknown gunmen on al-Nedal street, went off wounding three civilians. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/26/2009: On Thursday, in Langting, Maibong, North Cachar Hills, Assam, India, assailants fired upon a police patrol, killing one police officer and wounding one civilian. Official sources said police personnel Mahendra Baglari was killed while railway gangman Anil Dey was injured when the militants opened indiscriminate fire. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Dima Halim Daogah-Jewel Garlossa (DHD-J) was responsible.
02/26/2009: On Thursday, in one of three related attacks, assailants detonated a bomb at the Congress Party office in Bishnupur, Manipur, India, damaging the office but causing no injuries. A second bomb was detonated at the Congress Party office in Imphal East, Manipur, India; and a third bomb was detonated at the Congress Party office in Thoubal, Manipur, India. The Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) claimed responsibility.
02/26/2009: On Thursday, in one of three related attacks, assailants detonated a bomb at the Congress Party office in Imphal East, Manipur, India, damaging the office but causing no injuries. A second bomb was detonated at the Congress Party office inBishnupur, Manipur, India; and a third bomb was detonated at the Congress Party office in Thoubal, Manipur, India. The Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) claimed responsibility.
02/26/2009: On Thursday, in one of three related attacks, assailants detonated a bomb at the Congress Party office in Thoubal, Manipur, India, damaging the office but causing no injuries. A second bomb was detonated at the Congress Party office in Imphal East, Manipur, India; and a third bomb was detonated at the Congress Party office in Bishnupur, Manipur, India. The Kangleipak Communist Party-Military Council (KCP-MC) claimed responsibility.
02/26/2009: On Thursday, unknown gunmen shot at a civilian Aero Contractor helicopter working for the Nigerian Agip oil Company at the Tebidabe flow station in the Southern Ijaw Council area of Bayelsa State.  One civilian was wounded and the helicopter was damaged in attac. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) claimed responsibility.
02/26/2010: On Friday evening at 2049, in Athens, Attiki, Greece, an incendiary device comprised of four gas canisters exploded at the political office of PASOK party deputy Pemy Zouni, located on the fifth floor of a building on Voulis street. The political party office suffered light material damage from the fire which caused no casualties. Zero Tolerance claimed responsibility.
02/26/2010: On Friday in the afternoon, in Baghlan, Baghlan, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a bridge, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Taliban was responsible.
02/26/2010: On Friday morning at 0630, in Shahr-e Naw, Kabul, Afghanistan several suicide bombers and armed militants targeted a shopping area and guest homes where foreigners frequently stay. One bomber exploded in front of a kebab shop near the Safi Landmark, and the other outside the guest homes. Two other suicide bombers were shot dead by officials. The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack. A supplemental source has indicated that an Afghan intelligence official has blamed the Lashkar-e-Taliban for the attack.
02/26/2010: On Friday night around 2300, in Nazran, Ingushetiya, Russia, assailants fired upon a liquor store, killing the store owner, injuring a salesperson, and damaging the store. No group claimed responsibility.
02/26/2010: On Friday night, at Alka village in Fultola, Bangladesh, unidentified criminals threw two or three bombs at Amzad Ali Gazi, a fish trader, when he was entering his house. Gazi was killed. Police official, Kamruzzaman, said that earlier a group of local miscreants demanded a money from him. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/26/2010: On Friday, in an unspecified city in eastern Anbar province, Iraq, near a checkpoint, an unknown gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of the head of the Iraqi powers alliance, Sheikh Mohammad, Ali Salman. No casualties, or damage were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
02/26/2010: On Friday, in Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants fired upon and killed a Hindu business owner. No group claimed responsibility.
02/26/2010: On Friday, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, a remote-controlled landmine exploded near a vehicle carrying a Somali government delegation while on a security mission at Mana-bolyo intersection. Four Somali soldiers were killed and five others were seriously injured. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that al-Shabaab fighters were responsible.
02/26/2010: On Friday, in Sunzhensky, Russia, a radio-controlled roadside bomb detonated on the Kavkaz federal highway near the Stanitsa of Troitskaya. No casualties or damages were reported and group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2010: On Friday, in the Rashid district of Al Amiriyyah, Baghdad, Iraq, in a drive-by shooting in the southwestern Jihad neighborhood, assailants fired upon and killed the imam of the Abu Bakr al-Siddiq mosque. No group claimed responsibility.
02/26/2010: On Friday, in Towraghondi, Herat, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device planted on a motorcycle, targeting the car of the Minister for Water and Power Mohammad Ismael Khan, damaging the car and injuring the minister and two civilians . No group claimed responsibility but the Taliban is suspected responsible.
02/26/2010: On Friday, military troops located and safely defused seven mines at a camp in the Cano Seco rural area of Arauquita municipality, Arauca, Colombia. The mines were placed by members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 10th Front to be activated when the civilian population transited the area. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2010: On Friday, near the border village of Todonyang, Eastern, Kenya, around 500 suspected Merille militiamen from Ethiopia fired upon Kenyan forces from the paramilitary General Service Unit. One Kenyan security officer was killed in the attack and five officers are missing that are believed to have been abducted. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and the status of the hostages is unknown.
02/26/2011: On Saturday afternoon at 1320, in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan, on a sports field, a suicide bomber detonated his improvised explosive vest during a Buzkashi game, killing at least three people and wounding 30 others. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/26/2011: On Saturday morning around 0630, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, unidentified militants fired a rocket into the central part of the city. The attack left no casualties but caused damages to a few buildings. The rocket struck near the presidential palace. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/26/2011: On Saturday morning around 0630, in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan, in one of two related attacks, unidentified militants fired two rockets into the central part of the city. The attack left no casualties but caused damages to a few buildings. The rockets struck near a residential area. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/26/2011: On Saturday morning around 0900, in Lakan, Khost, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device planted by unidentified militants detonated when a civilian van struck it. The blast killed three women, four children and two men, and damaged the van. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2011: On Saturday morning at 1035, in Caoayan village in Asipulo, Ifugao, Philippines, unidentified militants attacked troops from the 86th Infantry Battalion who were on a humanitarian mission. Three soldiers were killed and four others were injured. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that New People’s Army militants were responsible.
02/26/2011: On Saturday morning at 1120, at Sitio Subok in Tangbo village in Arteche, Philippines, unidentified militants fired on the convoy of Mayor Rolando Evardone while escorting the mayor’s cousin. One policeman, identified as Al Lianza Tantiado, was killed and four others, including a civilian motorist, were injured. The mayor and other civilian escorts were unharmed. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that New People’s Army militants were responsible.
02/26/2011: On Saturday morning, in Barangay Colonsabac of Matanao, Davao del Sur, Philippines, militants killed a civilian, identified as Jun Sal. Macario Dilaab, a New People’s Army (NPA) spokesperson, said they had "long targeted Sal for his active role in the government’s anti-communist campaign. "He has always been a target of our comrades because of his active affiliation to the military,” Dilaab said in a text message.
02/26/2011: On Saturday night at 0400, in Nalchik, Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, unidentified militants opened fire on a cafe that was located inside a gas station. The attack sparked a fire but it was quickly put out. No casualties were reported and the attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2011: On Saturday night, in an unspecified location in Manipur, India, unidentified militants lobbed a hand grenade at the residence Konjengbam Onbi Leima, the president of a local government institution. However, the bomb failed to explode, causing no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/26/2011: On Saturday night, in Jaffarabad, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified men kidnapped two lower court judges, identified as Jan Muhammad Gohar and Muhammad Ali, along with their driver and body guard. The status of the hostages is unknown and no group claimed responsibility.
02/26/2011: On Saturday, in an unknown area of Ziguinchor, Senegal, three Senegalese soldiers were killed and several others were injured when militants attacked them with unknown firearms. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance was thought responsible for the attack.
02/26/2011: On Saturday, in Baiji, Salah ad Din, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated multiple improvised explosive devices targeting the al-Shamal Oil Refinery. Four employees were killed in the blasts, which also started a large fire, and caused severe damage to three production units. No group claimed responsibility.
02/26/2011: On Saturday, in Keri forests in Budhal, Rajouri, Jammu and Kashmir, India, two militants fired upon five to six Village Defense Committee (VDC) members. One VDC member, identified as Raj Kumar was seriously injured. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/26/2011: On Saturday, in Moscow city, Russian Republic, Russia, a suicide bomber detonated a grenade and blew himself up outside a busy supermarket, killing himself but causing no other casualties or damages. The man was identified as Yevgeny Yurov. No group has claimed responsibility.
02/26/2011: On Saturday, in the al-Sayyediya area near Commercial Street, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen with silenced weapons opened fire on Saad Abduljabbar, a professor in the Technological University. The professor was killed in the attack. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
02/26/2011: On Saturday, in the Gaid area of Dimasalang, Masbate, Philippines, unidentified militants opened fire on a teacher’s vehicle, killing the teacher. The victim was identified as Genieve V. Arizala. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/26/2011: On Saturday, near Rax Cinema in Gilgit, Gilgit-Baltistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants on a motorcycle shot and killed a senior politician of Pakistan People's Party (PPP), Mir Nawaz Khan. No group claimed responsibility.
02/26/2012: A customs official was abducted in Maulvi Khalis area, Jalalabad City, Nangarhar Province, Afghanistan. His fate remains unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
02/26/2012: A kerosene bomb was thrown at the Bharatiya Janata Party office in Sandarpuram city, Tamil Nadu state, India. There were no human casualties, but a party banner was burnt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however authorities suspected extremists trying to re-establish their presence in the city.
02/26/2012: A police vehicle hit a roadside bomb in Speelangi area, Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One officer was killed and two more wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2012: A roadside bomb targeting a military patrol exploded on Jandula-Sararogha road in Sararogha area, South Waziristan Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two soldiers were killed and another wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside the Christian Church of Nigeria in Jos city, Plateau state, Nigeria. Five people, including two assailants, were killed, and 38 people were wounded. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was to avenge Muslims who were killed and dehumanized over the past decade.
02/26/2012: An explosion targeting the Afghan National Army (ANA) occurred in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2012: An explosive device at Nazim al-Tabqajli square in Adhamiyah neighborhood, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Six people were wounded, and nearby shops were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2012: Assailants attacked a police department with explosives and guns in Madagali locality, Shuwa village, Adamawa state, Nigeria. Three officers were killed and three more wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but sources suspected Boko Haram.
02/26/2012: Assailants fired rocket-propelled grenades at a military checkpost in Sarawakai area, South Waziristan Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. Two soldiers were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2012: Assailants fired three rocket launchers at the Ghauriwala Police Station in Bannu district, Khyber Paktunkhwa Province, Pakistan. There were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2012: Assailants opened fire in Kukum Gida village, Kaura locality, Kaduna state, Nigeria. Two civilians were killed and another wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but sources suspected Boko Haram.
02/26/2012: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in al-Hai al-Ziraie area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed in the attack, which occurred near the grand mosque. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2012: Assailants opened fire on an army colonel in Dora area, Al Rashid district, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The colonel was killed, and his brother was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2012: Assailants opened fire on soldiers in Buhayrat Abyad area, Unity state, South Sudan. There were no casualties. The Revolutionary Front claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2012: Assailants threw a grenade into a military base during a protest in Imam Sahib district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The protest was against the recent burning of Qurans at Bagram Air Base. Seven United States soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2012: Explosives planted along a railroad track detonated in Sariab area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The blast damaged a two-foot section of the tracks. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2012: Four assailants were killed while planting a roadside landmine in Bar Sabar area, Pachiragam district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. They were the only casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
02/26/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a polling station as officials were counting ballots in Bonon town, Bouafle department, Marahoue region, Ivory Coast. Five people were killed and an unknown number owounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a tribal elder in Qarghaie district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. The elder and two of his relatives were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2012: Gunmen opened fire outside an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Mershing area, South Darfur state, Sudan. After they shot at the camp, the assailants physically attacked the victims. There were no human casualties, but a donkey was killed in the attack. The Liberation and Justice Movement (LJM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2012: Police found a vehicle rigged with explosives in Badamo Sarai area, Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The explosives were successfully defused. No group claimed responsibility for the thwarted attack.
02/26/2012: Six explosives hidden in a plastic bucket were found near a bus stand in Nadapuram constituency, Kerala state, India. The devices were successfully defused. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2012: Three explosives were thrown at a residence in Mathamangalam area, Kerala state, India. Three people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the Communist Party of India (Marxist).
02/26/2012: Three gas pipelines were blown up in Pirkoh area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Each was damaged by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that Baloch nationalists, who want a greater share of Balochistan's resources, were responsible.
02/26/2012: Two gunmen shot and killed a former police constable in Bansamawe village, East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya state, India. The Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that they suspected the victim of being a police informer. However, the police denied this.
02/26/2013: A car bomb exploded in a public market in Bani Saad, Diyala, Iraq. Four civilians were killed and 15 others were injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility; however, local authorities suspect Al-Qaida in Iraq (AQI).
02/26/2013: A grenade was thrown at the Deputy Commissioner's office in Phek district, Nagaland state, India. The office held voting machines that were set to be counted as part of the state election process. One Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) member was injured in the attack and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2013: An explosive device detonated on a oil pipeline in and unknown location in Saladin, Iraq. The pipeline connected the Baiji refinery to Nineveh province. The attack caused a fire to start on the pipeline. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2013: An explosive device in a culvert targeted a group of soldiers in Churachandpur district, Manipur state, India. One soldier was killed and two others were wounded. The People's Liberation Army (PLA) claimed responsibility for the attack in a press release.
02/26/2013: Assailants attacked a market in Nganzarma, Yobe state, Nigeria. Seven security guards were killed and one person was injured. There was no claim of responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/26/2013: Assailants fired a rocket from the Gaza Strip into Ashkelon city, Southern, Israel. No one was injured, although a road was damaged in the attack. Fahd El-Lil, an offshoot of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack, stating it was carried out in response to the death of Arafat Jaradat, who died two days earlier in Israeli prison.
02/26/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Egyptian National Police (ENP) convoy in North Sinai, Egypt. At least one officer was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2013: Assailants planted an explosive device at the Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) oil refinery's main gate in Noonmati area, Assam state, India. The device was successfully defused by a bomb squad. No group claimed responsibility for the unsuccessful attack.
02/26/2013: Assailants planted an explosive device in Banke district in Bankatuwa, Mid-western Developmental Region, Nepal. This was the first of four explosive devices discovered in the Terai area, all of which were safely defused by police. The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Baidya) claimed responsibility for the attack via pamphlets left at the scene. The pamphlets stated that group was formed to continue a long-term people's war.
02/26/2013: Assailants planted an explosive device in Biratnagar, Eastern Developmental Region, Nepal. This was the first of four explosive devices discovered in the Terai area, all of which were safely defused by police. The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Baidya) claimed responsibility for the attack via pamphlets left at the scene. The pamphlets stated that group was formed to continue a long-term people's war.
02/26/2013: Assailants planted an explosive device in Kailali district, Dhangadhi, Far-western Developmental Region, Nepal. This was the first of four explosive devices discovered in the Terai area, all of which were safely defused by police. The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Baidya) claimed responsibility for the attack via pamphlets left at the scene. The pamphlets stated that group was formed to continue a long-term people's war.
02/26/2013: Assailants planted an explosive device in Pushpalal Park in Butwal Municipality, Western Developmental Region, Nepal. This was the first of four explosive devices discovered in the Terai area, all of which were safely defused by police. The Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (Baidya) claimed responsibility for the attack via pamphlets left at the scene. The pamphlets stated that new group was formed to continue a long-term people's war.
02/26/2013: Assailants planted an explosive device near the Border Roads Task Force in Lamphelpat, Manipur state, India. The device was discovered and defused by police bomb squads. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/26/2013: Assailants set fire to a banana plantation warehouse owned by Sumifru Corporation in Santa Fe, Surigao del Sur, Philippines. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army.
02/26/2013: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) office in the Saddar area of Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. There were no reported injuries resulting from the attack and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2013: Assailants used rocket-propelled grenades to attack a local council building in Houta, Lahij governorate Yemen. Five security guards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Southern Yemen Separatists.
02/26/2013: Gunmen opened fire on three journalists in Mingora city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The journalists, who were identified as Fayyaz Zafar, Shahzad Alam and Murad Ali, were unharmed. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
02/26/2013: Perpetrators attacked a joint Frontier Corps (FC) and military checkpost in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2013: Two assailants riding bicycles tossed a grenade at a police patrol in Jorhat city, Assam state, India. Two police officers were injured. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources indicate that the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) was suspected.
02/26/2013: Two gunmen attacked the car of a tribal chieftain in Kimlawis village, Sultan Kudarat province, Philippines. No one was injured in the attack. The Chieftain believes the attack may be due to his support of a foreign mining project. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2013: Two gunmen hiding in a field opened fire on a police officer in Ghalla Dera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The officer was guarding polio vaccination workers. The police officer died in the attack, but the vaccine administrators were uninjured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources indicate that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was suspected.
02/26/2013: Unidentified assailants planted explosive devices underneath an oil pipeline in Sirwah area, Ma'rib governorate, Yemen. The pipeline was damaged in the blast and the subsequent fire. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack; however, sources indicate that such attacks are often carried out by Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
02/26/2013: Unidentified gunmen attacked an unknown number of neighborhoods in Baydhabo, Bay Region, Somalia. Four people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed that attack to al-Shabaab.
02/26/2014: A grenade was thrown near the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party (KDP) in Faysaliyah neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least five civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: A land mine detonated targeting an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Yaqshid neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
02/26/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Abu Dshir area, south of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Al-Ealam neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a Medecins du Monde aid vehicle in Kidal city, Kidal region, Mali. Two Malian aid workers were wounded by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: A roadside bomb targeted the vehicle of General Rustom Ghazaleh in Daraa governorate, Syria. The blast killed Ghazaleh, a senior intelligence official. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: A sticky bomb attached to a car detonated in Bani Saad area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least four people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: A sticky bomb attached to a mini bus detonated in Kanaan village, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Four people were killed and five were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: A sticky bomb attached to the vehicle of First Lieutenant Mohammed Abdul-Hussein, a senior officer for the anti-terrorism forces, detonated in Al-Ghazaliya district, west of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Abdul-Hussein was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: A sticky bomb detonated in Mahmudiyah district, Babil governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosives-laden vehicle at a checkpoint in Tikrit city, Saladin province, Iraq. Police forces managed to detonate the vehicle, killing at least the attacker in the car. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into a military checkpoint in Al Haramat area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers and a civilian were killed and five soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: A suicide bomber was identified and arrested in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The bomber's explosives-laden vest was defused by security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: An explosive device detonated at a market in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Although there were no reported casualties, several nearby shops were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: An explosive device detonated at a supermarket in Quibdo district, Choco department, Colombia. Four people were killed and 10 others 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).
02/26/2014: An explosive device detonated in Al-Hurriyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: An explosive device detonated in Krishnanagar village, Jhhikargachha upazila, Jessore district, Khulna division, Bangladesh. Three people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: An explosive device detonated inside a private school in Darpakhel area, North Waziristan agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One person was injured and the main gate of the building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Al-Sa'ud area, 80 kilometers south of Tikrit city, Balad district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: An explosive device detonated near a girls' private school in Ratta Amral area, Rawalpindi city, Punjab province, Pakistan. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Az-Zanjili area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: An explosive device detonated near a taxi cab in Hay al-Sihah area, west of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The driver and a soldier were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: An explosive device detonated outside the residence of Amjad Khan, a member of the Khasadar Forces, in Jamrud tehsil, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the main gate of the house was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) vehicle in Arafat neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting an armored police pickup truck in Ache village, Phadungmat subdistrict, Chanae district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. No casualties were reported from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: An explosive device placed under the bus of the Latin Church detonated in Zeitoun neighborhood, Gaza City, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The assailants also wrote an anti-Christian slogan on the walls of the church. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Hay al-Sina'I area, Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Assailants attacked a Somali National Army (SNA) base in Dayniile neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
02/26/2014: Assailants attacked border police guards in Mary province, Turkmenistan. Three security officers were killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Taliban members who crossed over from Afghanistan. The Taliban denied responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Assailants attacked Rashad Bin-Atiyyah al-Kuldi in Mukalla city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Al-Kuldi, a Political Security Agency employee, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Nurgaram town, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed when the bomb detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility; however, a spokesperson attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/26/2014: Assailants attempted to set fire to the home of a pro-government Party of Regions member in Komsomolsk town, Poltava oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Assailants fired two grenades at the Royal Thai Police Sports Club compound in Bangkok, Bangkok province, Thailand. No casualties were reported; however, material damage was done to the club. This incident represents one of two coordinated grenade attacks in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Assailants fired two grenades at the Thai Public Broadcasting System (PBS) station in Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. No casualties were reported from the blasts; however, three cars sustained damages. This incident represents one of two coordinated grenade attacks in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Assailants in a vehicle opened fire on a military checkpoint in Garage al-Shamal area, east of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers and a civilian were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Assailants kidnapped at least 75 tribal elders and residents from Ghoshta district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one elder was killed and at least 15 others were released around March 2, 2014. On March 4, 2014, an additional 20 hostages were released. Thirty-one hostages were released at an unknown date. The fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban. The assailants demanded that the abducted tribal elders stop cooperating with the government and that their relatives leave their positions with the Afghan police.
02/26/2014: Assailants killed a village headman in Vishakhapatnam village, Andhra Pradesh state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/26/2014: Assailants opened fire on a supporter of an Awami League (AL) Chairman candidate in Jhhikargachha subdistrict, Khulna, Bangladesh. The person, Shahidul Islam, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Assailants set a building of the University of Southern Mindanao Agricultural Research Center (USMARC) on fire in Kabacan village, North Cotabato province, Philippines. No casualties were reported in the attack, although the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Assailants set the Defense Ministry headquarters building on fire in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Assailants shot and injured two female defense volunteers in Ban Lamoh Nok village, Rueso district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to separatists.
02/26/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at an outpost in Mauway village, Mandaluyong city, Metropolitan Manila province, Philippines. Two Bantay Bayan Foundation village watchmen were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a military checkpoint in Zahrieh neighborhood, Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. An exchange of fire ensued, wounding at least one assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the Industrial Bank headquarters in Al-Majmu'ah al-Thaqafiyah area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Four people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Assailants threw a Molotov cocktail and assaulted police officers guarding a polling center in Sadar upazila, Gopalganj district, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. One police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Assailants threw bombs at a group of people on their way to a polling center in Gangni upazila, Meherpur district, Khulna division, Bangladesh. Five people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Assailants used explosive devices to attack a camp of Special Security forces in Ba-Ma'bad area, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the attack was attributed to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
02/26/2014: Eighteen roadside bombs were discovered and defused in Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the government attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/26/2014: Gunmen attacked a military checkpoint in Karaj area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and another was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Gunmen attacked a police station in Tal al-Dhahab area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least three police officers, including the chief of police, were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on a couple riding on another motorcycle in tambon Riko, Sungai Padi district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. One person was killed and one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the police attributed the attack to separatists.
02/26/2014: Gunmen opened fire on a doctor near a private hospital in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Dr. Faiq Ali was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Gunmen opened fire on a Saiqa Brigade Special Forces officer in Benghazi, Benghazi district, Libya. The officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Gunmen opened fire on Ali Mohammed Al-Barrat, a retired judicial officer, in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Barrat was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Gunmen opened fire on Hameedullah in the Kharwali Chowk area of Lashkargah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Hameedullah, an officer with the National Directorate of Security (NDS), was killed and one person was injured by the gunfire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2014: Gunmen opened fire on Siddik Sultan Suleiman in Majouri district, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Suleiman, an Isned Al-Amni force member, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Gunmen opened fire on two Alawite men in the Kandarjiyeh Souk in Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. The two men and two bystanders were wounded in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Three gunmen attacked a police checkpoint in Abu Fishkah area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The three assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Three pipe bombs were discovered and defused in Cushlawn area, Tallaght city, South Dublin district, Ireland. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Two assailants attacked Kevin Lau, a former newspaper editor, with a meat cleaver in Chai Wan neighborhood, Hong Kong city, Hong Kong special administrative region, China. Lau was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2014: Two explosive devices detonated simultaneously at the gate of the Sonargaon Hotel in Karwanbazaar area, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: A suicide bomber detonated at a motor park in Bui town, Borno state, Nigeria. In addition to the bomber, at least 18 people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. A second bomber was also identified and killed by civilians in the motor park. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
02/26/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a Turkish diplomatic vehicle in Wazir Akbar Khan neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, a Turkish national and an Afghan civilian were killed, and a Turkish national was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the intended target was a convoy of United States soldiers.
02/26/2015: An assailant attempted to stab an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier in Gush Etsyon, West Bank. Soldiers apprehended the assailant before he could carry out the attack and no one was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities identified the assailant as a Palestinian Extremist.
02/26/2015: An explosive device detonated at a restaurant in Imbaba neighborhood, Giza city, Giza governorate, Egypt. One person was killed and two others were injured in the blast. This was one of five related attacks in Giza on this date. The Popular Resistance Movement (Egypt) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to disrupt an upcoming investment conference.
02/26/2015: An explosive device detonated at a Vodafone mobile phone shop in Muhandisin neighborhood, Giza city, Giza governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of five related attacks in Giza on this date. The Popular Resistance Movement (Egypt) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to disrupt an upcoming investment conference.
02/26/2015: An explosive device detonated at an Etisalat mobile phone shop in Muhandisin neighborhood, Giza city, Giza governorate, Egypt. No one was injured in the blast. This was one of five related attacks in Giza on this date. The Popular Resistance Movement (Egypt) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to disrupt an upcoming investment conference.
02/26/2015: An explosive device detonated at the Al-Khudr Mosque in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties, although the mosque was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/26/2015: An explosive device detonated in Akr, Central governorate, Bahrain. One police officer was killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: An explosive device detonated near a liquor store in Bataween area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: An explosive device detonated near a soccer stadium in Nahrawan area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: An explosive device detonated outside the residence of Sardar Momad in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Momad, the president of the Pakistan Muslim League: Nawaz (PML-N) youth wing, was unharmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Dera Bugti, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a court building in Mahmudiyah district, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near Kangar bridge as a police van passed in Sponi Killay, Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Seven police officers were wounded in the blast, and police shot and killed an assailant who fled the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: An unknown number of explosives-laden vehicles and explosive devices were discovered and defused in Al-Baghdadi town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: Assailants abducted Ibrahim Awad, the head of a water distribution company, in Sheikh Zuweid town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Awad's body was found on March 1, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
02/26/2015: Assailants abducted Sanasam Ranjit Singh, a head mason for a road construction project, from Chawangkining village, Kangpokpi tehsil, Senapati district, Manipur state, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown; the assailants demanded a ransom payment in exchange for Singh. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Kuki Tribal Militants.
02/26/2015: Assailants armed with machetes attacked Avijit Roy and his wife in Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. Roy, a prominent blogger, was killed and his wife was wounded in the attack. Ansarullah Bangla Team claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Roy was targeted for his alleged acts against Islam. Al-Qa'ida in the Indian Subcontinent also claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: Assailants attacked a military patrol in Lahij city, Lahij governorate, Yemen. Four soldiers were killed in the attack. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: Assailants attacked pro-Hadi protestors on Zubairi Street in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Five protestors were injured and 15 others were abducted during the attack. One of the hostages, identified as Naif Al-Nashri, was tortured and released on February 27, 2015; the fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
02/26/2015: Assailants attacked the residence Abdisamad Mohamed Galan in Bosaso city, Bari region, Somalia. Galan, the governor of Bari region, was unharmed, but at least one soldier was killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: Assailants detonated explosive devices on the runway at the Mosul International Airport in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/26/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a military vehicle in Ras Baalbek town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. Five soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: Assailants fired mortars at the presidential palace in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. One person was killed and another was injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: Assailants fired three rockets at a Frontier Corps (FC) security camp in the Hoshab area, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: Assailants in the Gaza Strip opened fire on a conscript in Rafah, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. The conscript was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: Assailants on motorcycles opened fire on Anwar-e-Sahaba seminary in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Philippine Army (PA) convoy near Barangay Legleg, Ilocos Sur province, Philippines. At least five soldiers were killed and six others were wounded in the assault. During the attack, assailants also used an unknown number of hostages as human shields while fighting with security forces. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/26/2015: Assailants set fire to a Greek Orthodox seminary building in Jerusalem city, Jerusalem district, Israel. There were no reported casualties, but the building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Israeli extremists.
02/26/2015: Assailants set fire to a piece of construction equipment near the Sitio Alsum area, Barangay Buluang, Camarines Sur province, Philippines. A backhoe was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/26/2015: Assailants set fire to the record room of a land office and a secondary education office in Bagha upazila, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but over 500 textbooks and documents were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to pro-hartal activists.
02/26/2015: Assailants threw an explosive device at the Bauchi Motor Park in Jos city, Plateau state, Nigeria. At least 12 people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks carried out by the assailants on the same roadway on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/26/2015: Assailants threw an explosives device at a car park in front of the University of Jos in Jos city, Plateau state, Nigeria. At least five people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks carried out by the assailants on the same roadway on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/26/2015: At least one explosive device detonated near a police station in Al Waraq neighborhood, Giza city, Giza governorate, Egypt. Six people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast; in addition, two other explosive devices were discovered and defused at the scene. This was one of five related attacks in Giza on this date. The Popular Resistance Movement (Egypt) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was intended to disrupt an upcoming investment conference.
02/26/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosives-rigged houses in Al-Baghdadi town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: Security forces found and defused an explosive device in Damietta city, Damietta governorate, Egypt. This was one of two devices discovered in Damietta on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2015: Suicide bombers in a military vehicle attempted to attack Ayn al-Asad Airbase near Al-Baghdadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault before the assailants could reach the base. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/26/2015: Two explosive devices detonated at a bus station in Aga city, Al-Daqahliya governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties; however, several vehicles were damaged in the blasts. A third explosive device was discovered and defused at the scene following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2016: A 15-year old assailant stabbed a police officer in Hanover, Germany. The police officer was injured as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources stated that the assailant had recently joined the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) during a trip to Turkey.
02/26/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting soldiers in Hawari district, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. In addition to the assailant, four soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. The Barqa Province of the Islamic State and claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2016: An assailant armed with an ax and a knife attacked a security guard at a mall in Maale Adumim city, West Bank. The security guard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities arrested Saadi Ali Abu Hamad, a Palestinian extremist, in connection with the attack.
02/26/2016: An assailant attempted to stab Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers near Beit El, West Bank. The soldiers shot and killed the assailant before he could carry out the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Mahmoud Muhammad Shaalan, a Palestinian extremist.
02/26/2016: An assailant threw a grenade at Dunya-e Nawin radio station in Parwan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2016: An explosive device detonated near a billiard hall in Sahirun neighborhood, Jisr Diyala area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2016: An explosive device detonated near a cafe in Al Iskan 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.
02/26/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Shaab neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2016: An explosive device detonated outside the residence of Christos Simorelis, a Member of Parliament, in Mouria Thessaly, Greece. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Hawr Rajab area, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police truck in Casanare Department, Colombia. Three police officers were killed and seven officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
02/26/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at Peace Garden Park behind the Somali Youth League (SYL) Hotel in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. This was one of two coordinated attacks in or near the hotel within a short period of time. At least 25 people and five assailants were killed and 60 people were injured across both attacks. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/26/2016: Assailants abducted Biswanath Khilo in Panasput, Odisha state, India. Khilo, an alleged police informant, was found dead the following morning. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/26/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) post in Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a police vehicle in Kibia village, North Cotabato province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/26/2016: Assailants detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and stormed the Somali Youth League (SYL) Hotel in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. This was one of two coordinated attacks in or near the hotel within a short period of time. At least 25 people and five assailants were killed and 60 people were injured across both attacks. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/26/2016: Assailants fired 13 rockets at Taza Khurmatu, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/26/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Damietta city, Damietta governorate, Egypt. 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 Muslim Brotherhood.
02/26/2016: Assailants opened fire on Adham Mohammed Al Ga'ari in Khur Maksar district, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Al Ga'ari, an intelligence official, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2016: Assailants opened fire on Al-Marazeek police checkpoint in Giza governorate, Egypt. A police officer was killed and a civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2016: Assailants opened fire on Aleksi Petriashvili in Tbilisi, Georgia. Petriashvili, a former state minister and leader of the Free Democrats party, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2016: Assailants opened fire on Ledna Semona in Barangay Ubay, Zamboanga del Norte province, Philippines. Semona, barangay chair, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2016: Assailants opened fire on military personnel in Sitio Kitondaw, Sangay village, Buenavista town, Agusan del Norte province, Philippines. A soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/26/2016: Assailants set fire to the vehicle of Jon Rathmell, a local councilor, at his residence in Nunthorpe, England, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at an administrative building in Khada, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. Specific casualties were not reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2016: Police personnel defused an explosive device planted outside of a house in Shangan area of Ballymun, Dublin, Ireland. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2016: Security forces defused two explosives-laden vehicle on Faisal Street, Giza city, Giza governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
02/26/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device on Santo Nino Street in Poblacion 6 village, Midsayap town, North Cotabato province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2016: Security forces identified and stopped a suicide bomber from detonating an explosives-laden vehicle in Bayji, Saladin, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting an Al-Saiqa military convoy in Al-Qawarishah, Benghazi, Libya. In addition to the assailant, at least two soldiers were killed and seven soldiers, including Colonel Mahmoud Al-Warfalli, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Aybak, Samangan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: An explosive device carried by a drone detonated in Muhandiseen neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/26/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Suwaib area, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Arab Ebjur, Baghdad, Iraq. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: An explosive device detonated outside the residence of two newspaper editors in Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast, and a second explosive device was discovered and defused at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Mutaybijah, Saladin, Iraq. At least three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/26/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle near Jaww, Southern, Bahrain. At least one police officer was killed and five officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting families fleeing the area in Sayyid Khalaf, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least one person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: An explosive device detonated underneath a vehicle in Himreen, Khanaqin, Diyala, Iraq. A police officer was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: An explosive device planted under a vehicle detonated in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a police officer, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a gas station in Sarmujwa, Province 2, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a vacant Frontier Corps (FC) checkpost along Sabzal road in Pod Kalli neighborhood, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: An explosives-rigged house detonated in Masayed, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks in the area on the same day. Two volunteer fighters were killed across both blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/26/2017: An explosives-rigged house detonated in Tall Zalat, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks in the area on the same day. Two volunteer fighters were killed across both blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/26/2017: Assailants abducted Ahmad Hamid al-Sakadirah, a civilian, in Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. Al-Sakadirah was tortured and killed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State and stated that the victim was accused of working with military personnel.
02/26/2017: Assailants abducted Manoj Kumar Mahto, a construction company driver, in Hazaribagh district, Jharkhand, India. The hostage was rescued by security forces the following day on February 27th, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the kidnapping to Maoists.
02/26/2017: Assailants attacked Anyuak civilians in Gambela, Ethiopia. At least four people were killed and four children 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 Murle tribe.
02/26/2017: Assailants attacked military checkpoints in Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the assault, killing 14 assailants and injuring an additional nine assailants. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: Assailants attacked students in Sirba, West Darfur, Sudan. An unknown number of students were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: Assailants attacked Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) positions near the Lebanese border in northwestern Rif Dimashq, Syria. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham.
02/26/2017: Assailants attempted to attack Bambari, Ouaka, Central African Republic. Peacekeepers intervened before the assailants reached the city, killing one assailant and injuring seven others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Front for the Renaissance of the Central African Republic (FPRC).
02/26/2017: Assailants fired a chemical-laced projectile at Jazair neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. 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 the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/26/2017: Assailants hijacked the vehicle of the North Sinai general secretary in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. The secretary general was not present, but the driver was forced out of the vehicle at gunpoint. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim extremists.
02/26/2017: Assailants in Afghanistan opened fire on a Pakistan Army checkpost in Mangrotai, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least one soldier was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2017: Assailants opened fire on Abdiqadir Qasim Mursal in Dharkenley neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. Mursal, a Speaker of the Federal Parliament official and former member of parliament, was killed in the assault. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2017: Assailants opened fire on Azaruas Massingue, a community leader, at his residence in Funhalouro, Inhambane, Mozambique. Massingue was injured while his wife, Fatima Meutui, was killed in the assault. This was one of two related attacks in Funhalouro on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
02/26/2017: Assailants opened fire on Ernesto Govene at his residence in Funhalouro, Inhambane, Mozambique. Govene, a local Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) secretary, was killed in the assault. This was one of two related attacks in Funhalouro on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
02/26/2017: Assailants opened fire on Shia civilians in Ghosar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least three people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2017: Assailants set fire to the Resta Gard refugee center in Vanersborg, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden. At least 15 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: Assailants set up a checkpoint and stopped a bus transporting female teachers in Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. The assailants warned the teachers to begin wearing veils and to travel with male guardians before releasing the bus. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the group was enforcing Islamic law.
02/26/2017: Assailants shot and killed two Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) community leaders in Kabasalan, North Cotabato, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: Assailants stopped and set fire to a passenger bus near Gatam, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks in Dantewada district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Maoists.
02/26/2017: Assailants stopped and set fire to a vehicle transporting Chhattisgarh State Renewable Energy Development Agency employees in Karcheli, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks in Dantewada district on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Maoists.
02/26/2017: Assistants opened fire on barangay officials in Midsayap, North Cotabato, 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).
02/26/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Paluru, Narathiwat, Thailand. This was one of two related attacks in the area overnight; the vehicle had been hijacked in an earlier incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/26/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosives-rigged houses in Tayaran neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: Security forces discovered and destroyed five explosives-laden vehicles in Tayaran neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/26/2017: Security forces identified and opened fire on a suicide bomber targeting a police station in Bab al Kantara area, Constantine, Algeria. The bomber detonated, killing himself and injuring three police officers. The Algeria Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/26/2017: Two assailants opened fire on a police station in Boudjenana area, Constantine, Algeria. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Algeria Province of the Islamic State in the attack.
02/26/2017: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused under a bridge near a government high school in Dubai Adda, Mardan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/1998: A bomb killed one person and injured 13 others, seven of them seriously, at a railway station in the north of Mumbai, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/1998: A bomb, concealed in a briefcase, went off in a slum near a city railway station in Mumbai, India, killing two people and injuring five others. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
02/27/1998: A fierce firefight broke out when Hizballah guerrillas attacked an Israeli position in the western sector of the security zone in southern Lebanon. Israeli warplanes and artillery pounded Hizballah positions in southern Lebanon after heavy clashes that left three Hizballah fighters dead and four Israeli soldiers wounded.
02/27/1998: A military vehicle carrying 27 soldiers was blown up close to the Chechen-Dagestani border near the town of Kizlyar in Russia. One serviceman died and two were injured as a result of the powerful explosion. The vehicle and the middle span of a bridge where the explosives were laid were badly damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/1998: At least five people were killed and 16 injured when a bomb exploded in a bus at Gujranwala in the Pakistani province of Punjab. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/1998: Eight policemen were injured in a grenade attack from unknown perpetrators on a police station in Istanbul, Turkey. Besides hurling two grenades, the three unidentified assailants opened fire on the station in the Gaziosmanpasa district of the city. There were no fatalities in the attack.
02/27/1998: One person died and another two were injured in a suicide bomb attack near a railway station in Virar, India, a Mumbai suburb about 35km north of the city. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2000: A civilian car on the Trans Caprivi Highway, in western Caprivi, Namibia was attacked by armed robbers, who killed the driver and a young girl, stole cash and valuables, abducted a 15-year-old boy and injured three others. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2000: A group of hooded individuals tried to burn a carriage belonging to the Basque railway company Eusko Tren while it was at the station in Renteria, Spain. Several passengers were inside the carriage however there were no casualties.
02/27/2000: A powerful bomb ripped trough a vehicle killing the Assam forest and PWD [Public Works Department] Minister, Mr. Nagen Sharmaand and four others in Bahajan, India. The bomb, which was planted by the side of the road, was suspected to be the work of the United Liberation Front of Assam.
02/27/2000: Eight people were injured after a powerful bomb exploded inside the Kailash guest house in Paharganj main market in New Delhi, India. There was extensive property damage. The bomb was left in the guest house by Manjit Singh.
02/27/2000: One woman was killed when a vehicle belonging to a community game guard in western Caprivi, Namibia was ambushed by unknown assailants. The driver ran away. Police suspected the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) for carrying out this attack.
02/27/2000: Seven people were injured when a homemade bomb exploded outside of a Roman Catholic radio station (DXMS) in Cotabato, Philippines. The attack was blamed on Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), however MILF denied any involvement in the attack.
02/27/2000: Unknown persons set fire to the entrance door of the offices of the Party of the Socialists of Catalonia (PSC) in Figueres, Spain. The assailants sprinkled flammable liquid over the offices. No one was killed or injured in the attack.
02/27/2001: Five people in a crowded market were injured in a bomb blast in Lahore, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
02/27/2002: As part of a series of nationwide infrastructure attacks, Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) members blew up the power substation in the city of Arauca, Colombia, which resulted in wide-scale power outages and water service disruptions throughout the country.
02/27/2003: A device was thrown at the Colombian Ambassador's residence in the Campo Alegre neighborhood in north Caracas.  The device exploded, and the powerful blast was felt three blocks away.  Private security employees described the device as a "bin Laden" or "Bolivarian pinocchio," later identified by the local police as a powerful firecracker.  The firecracker did no damage and caused no injuries.  Witnesses said that a Chevrolet Malibu had stopped near the Ambassador's residence then took off, after which the device exploded.  No arrests were made.
02/27/2003: During the night, Chechen rebels with a large-caliber machine gun shot down a Russian military MI-8 Hip multi-session helicopter.  The helicopter suffered heavy damage as it crash landed in inclement weather near Kharachoi village in Vedeno District.  The helicopter had 10 bullet holes.  The 16 soldiers and 3 crew members on board were not injured, and were safely rescued.
02/27/2003: Late in the day, three men on a motorcycle opened automatic fire at two men of Iranian origin outside their bakery in Karachi.  Both men died on the spot, and the one gunman out of the three men on the motorcycle fled.  Police believed that the Iranians were deliberately targeted as a part of sectarian violence.  They were not caught.
02/27/2004: One person was killed and three more injured in a grenade attack in Kashmir, India. The people were attending a government rally. The explosives were described as rifle grenades. Muslim militants were believed to be responsible.
02/27/2006: A Basque police officer was injured by a parcel bomb in Munguia, Spain.  The parcel bomb was placed in a bag left on a window of a courtroom.
02/27/2006: A bomb exploded at a busy market in Pokhara in the Gandaki zone of Nepal, injuring 12 people, including an 11-year-old boy. Police suspected Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) rebels in the attack.
02/27/2006: A bomb exploded in Malashi village, Khuzestan province, Iran. Two other bombs exploded in the governor's office in Khuzestan province on the same day, one in Dezful and another Abadan. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/27/2006: A bomb exploded in Mungia in the Basque Country of Spain and injured two policemen. Authorities suspected Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) in the attack.
02/27/2006: A bomb exploded in the governor's office in Abadan, Khuzestan province, Iran, injuring two people. Two other bombs exploded in Khuzestan province on the same day, one in the governor's office in Dezful and another in Malashi village. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/27/2006: A bomb exploded in the governor's office in Dezful, Khuzestan province, Iran, injuring two people. Two other bombs exploded in Khuzestan province on the same day, one in the governor's office in Abadan and another in Malashi village. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/27/2006: A bomb exploded outside of a Sunni mosque in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, killing four people and injuring 15 others. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2006: A rocket attack in the Kazmiyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, killed four people and wounded at least 13 others. Two civilian vehicles and a residential building was also damaged in the incident. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2006: An bomb exploded on the main road between Kirkuk and Al-Riyad in northern Iraq, killing three people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2006: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels, dressed as police and armed with assault rifles, stormed into a city council session at Los Gabrieles hotel in Rivera, Huila department, Colombia, and killed nine council members. Four others, including two city officials, a police officer and the council secretary were injured in the attack.
02/27/2006: Several bombs exploded at the customs office in Kailali district, Seti zone, Nepal, causing damage to several rooms of the office. Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) guerillas also kidnapped five employees, although they had warned employees living in the residential buildings before the blast. The outcome of the kidnapping was unknown.
02/27/2006: Suspected Taliban militants ambushed the office of the Indian road construction company, Border Roads Organization, in Khashrod district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan, destroying furniture and some vehicles, but injuring no one.
02/27/2006: Suspected tribal militants opened fire on the Chalpan Express train traveling from Quetta to Lahore in the Much area of Pakistan and then exploded a bomb, making the train derail but causing no injuries.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2006: Suspected tribal rebels blew up a rail track in the Duki area of Ziarat district in the Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2006: Three suspected Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) rebels shot and killed taxi driver Balaram Shrestha in Dulegauda, Tanahu district, Nepal.
02/27/2006: Two unidentified gunmen killed civilian Thep Petchkuat in a drive-by shooting in Cho Airong district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2006: Two unidentified gunmen shot dead Hussein Abdulloh, a Myanmar Muslim, as he was standing outside of his home in the Sungai Padi district of Narathiwat province, Thailand.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2006: Unidentified gunmen killed two people in Baqubah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2007: A bomb went off inside the Abu Ali Restaurant near the Taiyran Square in the Bab al-Sharji area in central Baghdad, Iraq. Two people were killed and 11 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2007: A car bomb exploded near a park popular with young soccer players in Baghdad, Iraq. Eighteen boys were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2007: A car bomb went off near the Dajaj al-Faris Restaurant in the Karradah neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. One civilian was killed and 3 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2007: A car bomb went off near the Hurriyah Square in Karradah district of Baghdad, Iraq. Five people were killed and 10 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2007: A group of armed men opened fire on a vehicle carrying passengers in an attempt to rob the passengers in Hiiraan Region, Somalia. Two people were killed and 4 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2007: A suicide bomber blew himself up in an attempt to target NATO convoy outside Kandahar City in Kandahar, Afghanistan. Three people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2007: A suicide bomber wearing an explosive belt blew himself up at the checkpoint of the Mosul Company specialized in manufacturing cement barriers for the Iraqi security forces in Baaj town, about 140 km west of the northern city of Mosul, Iraq. Four workers were killed and 4 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2007: A suicide car bomb struck a police station in Mosul, Iraq. Seven people were killed and 28 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2007: About 6 am local time, a suicide car bomb exploded at a joint checkpoint of Iraqi army and police in western Baghdad, Iraq. Three people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2007: Armed bandits ambushed police officers and kidnapped 4 others near Iranian border with Pakistan in Negor district of Sistan-Baluchestan province, Iran. Two police officers were killed and 4 others were taken as hostages. The bandits fled into Pakistan after being chased by the Iranian police forces. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2007: Around 10 am local time, a suicide bomber blew himself up at an entry gate at Air Base in Bagram, Afghanistan. 23 people were killed and 27 were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack. The Vice President of the United States Dick Cheney was the target.
02/27/2007: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) launched a mortar attack against two helicopters carrying diplomats around 8:55am in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.  The diplomats included the US, Canadian, Italian, Japanese, German and EU ambassadors, and the UN head of mission.  The US and Italian ambassadors were injured in the attack, as were four policemen, 5 military personnel, and a child.  The LTTE said in their claim of responsibility that they were unaware of who was onboard, and that they had thought they were retaliating against Sri Lankan forces who were presumed to be in the area.  However, multiple sources refute the LTTE claims that they were unaware of who was onboard the helicopters.
02/27/2008:  At approximately 8:00 a.m. in Baghdad, a roadside bomb targeted a bus full of Shiite pilgrims en route to Karbala to celebrate Arbaeen.   This attack killed one Shiite pilgrim and wounded two others.  No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/27/2009: On Friday around 1930 in Cubao, Quezon City, nine people, including a 13-year-old boy, were injured when two motorcycle-riding men lobbed a hand grenade at a group of bystanders at No. 231 Fermin Garcia Street, at the corner of Notradame Street in the village of Silangan, Cubao. No group claimed the responsibility.
02/27/2009: On Friday morning, in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan, Philippines a sugar plantation owner and former regional chief of the Intelligence Service of the Armed Forces of the Philippines, Lauro Parallag, was killed after being shot. Dayag said Parallag was driving his Vox Wagen vehicle along Bagay Road corner Diversion Road in San Gabriel village when the assailant assaulted him and shot him once in the head. Two vehicles were also damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
02/27/2009: On Friday night, 30 Communist Party of India- Maoist militants blew up the Panchayat (village-level local self Government) building in Mahdand village in Palamau, Jharkhand, India. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
02/27/2009: On Friday, FSB sappers defused an improvised explosive device on the Mozdok-to-Kazmalyar gas pipeline at 18:57 that was set to detenate at 1900 in Kayakentsky District, Russia. Security found the five liter container filled with ammonium nitrate and shrapnel, that was connected to a timer at 1400. No group claimed responsibility.
02/27/2009: On Friday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, a roadside bomb planted near the home of an Iraqi police officer wounded one policeman and one civilian. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/27/2009: On Friday, unidentified militants attacked the home of Mohammed Ziauddin, a cashier of the Ukhrul District Revenue office, with fire arms and a hand grenade in the Kyamgei Muslim Awang Leikai area of Ukhrul, Manipur, India. The hand grenade failed to detonate and was later defused by the Manipur Police. No group has claimed responsibility and no casualties were reported.
02/27/2010: On Saturday evening at 1930, in Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia, a court bailiff, Magomed Buzurtanov, was shot dead by unidentified militants. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/27/2010: On Saturday evening, near al-Sadreen Square, in the Al Kazimiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device attached to a civilian car in the western Shu'lah neighborhood, wounding four civilian passengers and damaging their car. No group claimed responsibility.
02/27/2010: On Saturday morning around 0830, in Parang, Maguindanao, Philippines, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device hidden under the vehicle belonging to Razak Kasim, a candidate for Councilor, killing one child, injuring four others, and damaging the vehicle. The candidate escaped unharmed and no group claimed responsibility.
02/27/2010: On Saturday morning, in Tambon Barahoh of Pattani’s Maung district, Mayusoh Malee, a 70 year old Muslim man, was attacked on a local road in front of Islam Pattana school at Moo 1. He was shot several times in his body and died at the scene. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed that Muslim separatists were responsible.
02/27/2010: On Saturday morning, in Tuburan, Basilan Province, Philippines, about 70 suspected militants of Abu Sayyaf and former Moro Islamic Liberation Front raided Tubigan village. The militants burned down houses and fired at the villagers. The raid resulted in 11 deaths, including a nine year old boy, and 20 others were injured. The villagers were asleep when the militants began the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
02/27/2010: On Saturday, in Al Qa'im, Al Anbar, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the house of a State of Law coalition electoral candidate, damaging the house but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, but police suspected the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) was responsible.
02/27/2010: On Saturday, in one of four related attacks, authorities safely disarmed a grenade found at a branch of the Bangkok Bank in Bangkok, Thailand. A second grenade was also found and safely disarmed by authorities at another branch of the Bangkok Bank. Earlier, suspected members of the Red Shirt movement detonated a grenade at a Bangkok Bank branch in Samut Prakan, Samut Prakan, Thailand. The blast caused damage to the bank windows and doors and one vehicle. A fourth grenade was detonated at a Bangkok Bank branch in Bangkok, Krung Thep Mahanakhon, Thailand, also causing damage to the bank and one other vehicle. A telephone booth was also damaged during the blasts; however, it is unclear during which attack the booth was damaged in. No casualties were reported in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed members of the Red Shirt movement were responsible. The explosion came after supreme court decision on Friday to confiscate $1.4 billion of frozen bank assets belonging to Thaksin Shinawatra, the country's former prime minister, and his family on charges of abuse of power during his dual premiership between 2001 and 2006.
02/27/2010: On Saturday, in one of four related attacks, suspected members of the Red Shirt movement detonated a grenade at a Bangkok Bank branch in Krung Thep Mahanakhon, Bangkok, Thailand. The blast caused damage to the bank windows and doors and one vehicle. A second grenade was detonated at a Bangkok Bank branch in Samut Prakan, Samut Prakan, Thailand, also causing damage to the bank and one other vehicle. A telephone booth was also damaged during the blasts; however, it is unclear during which attack the booth was damaged in. No casualties were reported in the attacks. Authorities safely disarmed two grenades found at two other Bangkok Bank branches. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed members of the Red Shirt movement were responsible. The explosion came after supreme court decision on Friday to confiscate $1.4 billion of frozen bank assets belonging to Thaksin Shinawatra, the country's former prime minister, and his family on charges of abuse of power during his dual premiership between 2001 and 2006.
02/27/2010: On Saturday, in one of four related attacks, suspected members of the Red Shirt movement detonated a grenade at a Bangkok Bank branch in Mueang Samut Prakan, Samut Prakan, Thailand. The blast caused damage to the bank windows and doors and one vehicle. A second grenade was detonated at a Bangkok Bank branch in Bangkok, Krung Thep Mahanakhon, Thailand, also causing damage to the bank and one other vehicle. A telephone booth was also damaged during the blasts; however, it is unclear during which attack the booth was damaged in. No casualties were reported in the attacks. Authorities safely disarmed two grenades found at two other Bangkok Bank branches. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed members of the Red Shirt movement were responsible. The explosion came after supreme court decision on Friday to confiscate $1.4 billion of frozen bank assets belonging to Thaksin Shinawatra, the country's former prime minister, and his family on charges of abuse of power during his dual premiership between 2001 and 2006.
02/27/2010: On Saturday, in the Kotshila area of Puruliya, West Bengal, India, suspected Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants bombed an unspecified number of liquor stores. The Maoists reportedly dressed in civilian clothing and military uniforms told store owners to give up the profession and told them to leave. The store owners were not harmed. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
02/27/2011: On Sunday afternoon around 1330, in the Gombe area of Kinshasa, Congo (Kinshasa), 19 people, including eight Congolese Presidential guards, were killed and one Congolese Presidential guard was injured when sixty unidentified militants armed with rocket propelled grenades, unknown firearms and machetes attacked and fired upon the home of President Joseph Kabila of Congo (Kinshasa). Seven militants were also killed in the attack, which resulted in an unknown amount of property damage to the President's residence. It was believed that the attack was an attempt to assassinate the president; however the president was not home at the time of the attack. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack. Police later captured 126 suspected perpetrators of the attack and paraded them through the city.
02/27/2011: On Sunday at 1200 noon, in Arghandab, Kandahar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated two improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in a span of minutes during a dog fight. One IED targeted villagers watching the fight and the other targeted a police vehicle on the side of the road nearby. Two police officers and eight civilians were killed and five police officers and 12 civilians were wounded. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2011: On Sunday at 1240 noon, at a hardware shop at Hatta in Imphal East, Manipur, India, a bomb detonated in front of the shop, causing an unreported amount of property damage to the shop. Seven people, including two traffic personnel, two non locals and a shop owner, were injured. Fragments of a Chinese made grenade were recovered from the incident site. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, officials suspect that the shop owner was being extorted by the militants. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that People’s United Liberation Front (PULF) militants were responsible.
02/27/2011: On Sunday, in Darra Adam Khel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in one of five linked attacks, unidentified militants blew up a Government high school building, causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2011: On Sunday, in Darra Adam Khel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in one of five linked attacks, unidentified militants blew up a Government middle school building, causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2011: On Sunday, in Darra Adam Khel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in one of five linked attacks, unidentified militants blew up a Government school building, causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2011: On Sunday, in Darra Adam Khel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, in one of five linked attacks, unidentified militants blew up a primary Government school building, causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2011: On Sunday, in the al-Muqdadiya sub-district, Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq, unknown gunmen with machine guns raided the house of Saad Saleh, a former member of the Sahwa force. The gunmen shot and killed Saleh. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
02/27/2011: On Sunday, in the Mangoli area of Dera Murad Jamali town in Nasirabad, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up a railway track causing no casualties. The track was damaged, suspending service between Sibi and Dera Allah Yar. No group claimed responsibility.
02/27/2011: On Sunday, near the Samoun Football Stadium, in Al-Shahr, Hadramawt, Yemen, suspected Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) gunmen shot and killed Mohammed Hassan al-Qarazi, director of the political security agency branch in al-Shahr. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
02/27/2012: A border police checkpost was attacked in Zaisar area, Nazian district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Nine assailants were killed and three more wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2012: A landmine detonated as an army patrol passed by in San Vicente village, Davao del Sur, Philippines. Assailants then opened fire on the patrol. One soldier was killed and three more were injured. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2012: A landmine detonated during a soccer match at Minishiibiya Stadium in Wardhigley district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Ten people were killed and 20 more wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities suspected Al-Shabaab.
02/27/2012: A landmine targeting a convoy of Kenyan and Somali troops detonated, triggering a clash near Bilis Qooqani area, Lower Juba region, Somalia. Nine soldiers and five assailants were killed, and nine more soldiers were wounded. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2012: A mobile unit of soldiers was attacked in Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
02/27/2012: A motorcycle rigged with explosives was remotely detonated as people were leaving an Awami National Party (ANP) rally by Farooq Stadium in Nowshera city, Khyber Paktunkhwa province, Pakistan. Six people were killed and 20 more injured. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack, which was believed to be in retaliation for military operations conducted in the Federally Administered Tribal Areas.
02/27/2012: A petrol bomb exploded at a Nepal Oil Corporation building in Kathmandu city, Central region, Nepal. Three people were killed, seven were injured, and the front gate and several motorcycles were damaged. The United Ethnic Liberation Front (UELF) and Samyukta Jatiya Mukti Morcha (SJMM) both claimed responsibility, respectively asserting that it was a response to recently-announced increased gas prices.
02/27/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Qarghai district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle outside of the Jalalabad airbase in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Ten people, including one assailant, were killed, and 12 more were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was targeting soldiers in retaliation for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops burning Qurans at Bagram Air Base.
02/27/2012: An explosive device detonted while soldiers tried to defuse it near Muqur district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Six Afghan soldiers were killed, and 16 more were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2012: An explosive device targeting a Sahwa council member, Sheikh Hatef-al Jameli, detonated in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Jameli and his companion were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2012: Assailants attacked a Transitional Federal Government (TFG) checkpost in Luuq district, Gedo region, Somalia. The number of casualties is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2012: Assailants opened fire on and threw explosives at a police station in Jama'are town, Bauchi state, Nigeria. One person was killed, another was wounded, and the police station and a bank were severely damaged. Twelve undetonated devices were found in the bank after the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram carried out the attack.
02/27/2012: Assailants opened fire on Frontier Corps (FC) personnel setting up a checkpoint in Chamalang area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Ten assailants were killed in the ensuing firefight. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2012: Explosives detonated as 10 assailants tried to rig them to a vehicle in Nawzad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and three more wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2012: Four assailants were killed while trying to launch a rocket into a military base near Nazian district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
02/27/2012: Fruit and coffee were found to be contaminated with bleach at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base at Torkham border crossing, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no fatalities. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, which occurred soon after Qurans were burned at a NATO base.
02/27/2012: Jajiberi Ward Head Lawan Yawmi was shot dead in Jaiberi ward, Geidam area, Yobe state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
02/27/2012: The Maiduguri Experimental School was set on fire in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. The school was destroyed, though there were no human casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but sources suspected Boko Haram.
02/27/2013: A remote triggered landmine targeted a police vehicle on Barsroor road in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh state, India. A police inspector and three officers were wounded/ No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/27/2013: A suicide bomber detonated under a Defense Ministry bus in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The attacker was killed and at least seven people were wounded. The blast also destroyed the windows of a local bakery. This is one of two attacks claimed by the Taliban in Afghanistan on this day.
02/27/2013: An explosive device attached to a garden fence exploded in Seacort estates in the Britannia Crescent of Larne town, Larne district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. A fence was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials blamed dissident republicans.
02/27/2013: An explosive device detonated at a commercial market in Ghanikhil District, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The explosion killed one person and wounded six others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of a home in Kenilworth Place in Belfast city, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No one was injured; however, the explosion caused a small fire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2013: An explosive device was planted on Kiriburu-Manoharpur main road near an India Reserve Battalion (IRB) camp in Saranda area, Jharkhand state, India. The device was successfully defused, without any casualties reported. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
02/27/2013: Assailants disguised as soldiers enforcing the government's gun ban took weapons from villagers in Malabuan, North Cotabato, Philippines. There were no casualties reported. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2013: Assailants fired a rocket at Camp Bastion, a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military base in an unknown location in Helmand province, Afghanistan. The blast caused damages to the base; however, there were no reported casualties. Taliban spokesperson Qari Muhammad Yousaf Ahmadi claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2013: Assailants killed two police officers in a failed attempt to kidnap three engineers working in Tella town, Taraba state, Nigeria. The engineers were working for Triacta Engineering Firm. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was behind the attack.
02/27/2013: Assailants launched a pre-dawn attack on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Andar District, Ghanzi province, Afghanistan. At least 16 people, including police officers and civilians, were killed by poisoning and gunfire. This was one of two incidents in this area on this day. Zabihullah Mujahid, a spokesperson for the Taliban, claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the checkpoint was targeted because the personnel staffing it were harassing citizens and stealing from them.
02/27/2013: Assailants planted a petrol bomb on a public bus in Somwarpet, Karnataka state, India. The device was discovered and safely removed before it detonated. There were no resulting casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2013: Assailants set fire to six vehicles in Qusra village, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. Arab civilians blamed the attack on Jewish individuals, producing a Jewish identity card as evidence. However, officials determined that the attack was perpetrated by Arabs, but blamed on Jewish individuals, in order to increase tensions. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2013: Assailants shot and killed a senior journalist driving in Miramshah, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The journalist, Malik Mumtaz, worked for the Geo television channel. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Baloch Colony, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No one was injured; however, the building was damaged in the attack. This was one of two hand grenade attacks on police stations in Karachi within 30 minutes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, one person was arrested at the scene.
02/27/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Shah Faisal Colony in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No one was injured; however, the building was damaged in the attack. This was one of two hand grenade attacks on police stations in Karachi within 30 minutes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to the Haqqani Network.
02/27/2013: Two men on a motorcycle opened fire on a vehicle carrying Naval Lieutenant Commander Azim Hussain in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Hussain was severely injured and later died. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2013: Two new recruits shot at their police colleagues in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: A bus struck a roadside bomb in Shaab district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and 11 were injured by the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: A land mine detonated near the convoy of Mayor Jaime Mahimpit in President Roxas municipality, Datu Inda village, North Cotabato province, Philippines. Mahimpit was unharmed; however, three police officers were wounded in the blast. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: A landmine detonated in Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One person was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: A mortar round struck a vehicle near a hospital in Homs city, Homs governorate, Syria. Five people were killed and 13 other people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Panjwayi district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: A roadside detonated targeting a military patrol in Tarmiyah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: A sticky bomb detonated on a civilian car in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. One person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military checkpoint in Mushaada area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. In addition to the suicide bomber, three soldiers were killed and six others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into Fiyaat Restaurant, outside the Security Agency headquarters, located in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. At least 12 people were killed and 17 were injured in the ensuing blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into a guesthouse in Haditha city, Al-Anbar province, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, Sheikh Saeed Fleih al-Osman, a Sahwa Council leader, and six other militia members were killed and at least five civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: An explosive device detonated at a medical center west of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: An explosive device detonated at a primary school west of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: An explosive device detonated at a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Shirqat city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least two Sahwa Council members were killed and four members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: An explosive device detonated at the residence of a former deputy mayor, Shah Qiaz, in Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the gate and boundary wall of the house were destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police station in Tuz Khormato town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and 11 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: An explosive device detonated on a minibus in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Five people were killed and 14 others were wounded in the blast. This was one of two attacks on minibuses in this area on February 27, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: An explosive device detonated on a minibus in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Five people were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. This was one of two attacks on minibuses in this area on February 27, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: An explosive device detonated underneath two pylons in Sobatpur area, Nasirabad district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The two pylons were destroyed in the blast and power supply was partially disrupted. Another explosive device was discovered and safely defused nearby. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated at a bicycle market in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least 31 people were killed and 51 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a military patrol in Tarmiyah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: An unknown number of petrol bombs were thrown at the Naam Tamilar Katchi political office in Chennai city, Tamil Nadu state, India. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: Approximately 50 armed assailants took control of the Crimean Parliament and the Crimean Council of Ministers buildings in Simferopol city, Crimea region, Ukraine, No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed the incident to pro-Russian militias.
02/27/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Yatim village, Chahar Dara district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and four others, including one police officer and three civilians, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/27/2014: Assailants attacked an army checkpoint between Janaale and Mubarak district, Lower Shabelle region, Somalia. At least eight people, including soldiers and assailants, were killed in the ensuing gunfight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the military attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
02/27/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Kirchiga village, Adamawa state, Nigeria. At least eight people were killed and an unknown number of buildings were set on fire during the attack. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in the same area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/27/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Michika village, Adamawa state, Nigeria. At least 12 people were killed and an unknown number of buildings were set on fire during the attack. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in the same area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/27/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Shuwa village, Adamawa state, Nigeria. At least 20 people were killed and an unknown number of buildings were set on fire during the attack. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in the same area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/27/2014: Assailants attacked the village of Diyam-Rim, Plateau state, Nigeria. Two people were killed and two were injured by the attackers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: Assailants attacked the village of Rakok, Barakin Ladi district, Plateau, Nigeria. No casualties were reported; however, 120 homes were destroyed between this and a coordinated incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: Assailants attacked the village of Razat, Barakin Ladi district, Plateau state, Nigeria. No casualties were reported; however, 120 homes were destroyed between this and a coordinated incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: Assailants blew up a gas pipeline in Kashmore city, Kashmore district, Sindh province, Pakistan. The number of casualties from the blast are unknown; however, the pipeline was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: Assailants blew up an oil pipeline in Al-Damashiqah area, Ma'rib governorate, Yemen. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the source attributed the attack to armed tribesmen.
02/27/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device near the Shrine of Sheikh Khaznawi and burnt down a mosque and police station in Tal Marouf village, Al Hasakah governorate, Syria. The assailants also kidnapped 50 villagers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/27/2014: Assailants kidnapped and killed Jasim al-Mahdawi, a former officer of Saddam Hussain's military, in Al-Haruniyah area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on a group of Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers in Huriwa neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
02/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed and another five soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying a Sunni family in Khallis town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Three family members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Maulana Mohammad Jabir, a religious seminary teacher, in Al-Noor Society, Federal B area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Jabir was killed and his driver was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on two Tablighi Jamaat members outside a mosque in Azizabad area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The two Tablighi Jamaat members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: Assailants opened fire on Wazir Khan Afridi, a local Pashto singer, in Faqir Killay area, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Afridi was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources indicated that Afridi had received threats from individuals who were opposed to his singing.
02/27/2014: Assailants shot and injured Nazim Awad Hasani, an employee of the Election Commission office in Nineveh, near his residence west of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: Assailants shot and killed an Afghan intelligence official in Chaman city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the residence of police constable, Rafiullah, in Bannu city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Rafiullah's father was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: At least two assailants on motorcycles opened fire on Allama Taqi Hadi Naqvi as he was traveling in a rickshaw in North Nazimabad area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Naqvi, a prominent Shia Muslim religious scholar and an employee of the government educational board, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: Four assailants on motorcycles opened fire on Maulana Ali Hasan, the administrator of a religious seminary and the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam - Fazlur Rehman (JUI-F) Sachal union council chief, outside of the Madrassa Matiul Uloom Rahmania on Abul Hassan Isfahani Road in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Hasan and his son were killed and another person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2014: Gunmen hijacked the vehicle of Linga Reddy from the Base Resham construction site in Hazaribagh city, Jharkhand state, India. Reddy, a railway construction supervisor, was kidnapped in the incident. Reddy was rescued, unharmed, on March 4, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed the incident to the People's Liberation Front of India.
02/27/2014: Gunmen opened fire on Taha Abdallah Khalaf, a retired police captain, near the al-Sahaji tunnel, west of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Khalaf was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2015: A rocket detonated as assailants were fixing it to target a police headquarters in Sharmat Khel, Paktika, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and two were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/27/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the motorcade of Farhidoon Mohmmand in Kama district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Mohmmand, a Wolesi Jirga member, was not harmed; however, in addition to the bomber, at least two children were killed and 13 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2015: An explosive device attached to a vehicle owned by security official detonated at Al Kamin junction in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Two people were killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Saba al-Bor area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Shaab 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.
02/27/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police station in Damietta city, Damietta governorate, Egypt. No one was injured in the blast, but several cars and houses were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2015: An explosive device detonated near a produce shop in Saydiyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Baghdad al-Jadeeda 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.
02/27/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Al-Ghalibiyah area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Three police officers were killed and three officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting Saint Peter Catholic Church in Lamitan city, Basilan province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties, but the gate of the church was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Urban Terrorist Group (UTG), a subgroup of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
02/27/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused on a railway track in Barigaon area, Goalpara district, Assam state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) was behind the attempted attack.
02/27/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the Bilal Mosque in Dumayr town, Rif Dimashq governorate, Syria. At least 11 people were killed and more than 30 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2015: Assailants attacked a market in Mainok town, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 14 people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Boko Haram.
02/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police station in Faiyum governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of five attacks on police targets in Faiyum on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/27/2015: Assailants attacked a police station in Ibsheway city, Faiyum governorate, Egypt. A police officer was injured in the attack. This was one of five attacks on police targets in Faiyum on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/27/2015: Assailants attacked government soldiers in Wajid town, Bakool region, Somalia. At least four soldiers were killed and seven others were injured in the ambush. Additionally, at least 47 militants were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
02/27/2015: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Sistani area, Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Five assailants and two police officers were killed and seven assailants injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device at the house of Mohamed al-Rutail in Sheikh Zuweid city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the assailants accused Rutail of collaborating with the army.
02/27/2015: Assailants fired a projectile that struck a civilian residence in Rafah city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. One person was killed and one wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2015: Assailants fired a projectile that struck a supermarket in Salmani district, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Injuries were reported, but the exact number is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2015: Assailants fired mortars at a group of Libyan army supporters gathered at Al-Kish square, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Ansar al-Sharia (Libya).
02/27/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Avdiivka town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Donetsk People's Republic.
02/27/2015: Assailants fired three projectiles that landed and detonated in Dora neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2015: Assailants launched mortars targeting a military checkpoint in Novotoshkivske area, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Luhansk People's Republic.
02/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Faiyum city, Faiyum governorate, Egypt. One police officer was killed and another was wounded in the attack. This was one of five attacks on police targets in Faiyum on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on Maulana Yasir and Mohammad Ahmad near Taha mosque in Block-7 area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Yasir, a prayer leader and official of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ), was killed and Ahmad, a seminary student, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on Qaisar Hussain in Hayatabad area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Hussain, a member of the Shia Muslim community and a pharmaceutical manager, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on Russian opposition figure Boris Nemtsov on the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky bridge in Moscow city, Moscow oblast, Russia. Nemtsov died a few hours after the attack. Two individuals identified as Zaur Dadaev and Anzor Gubashev were arrested and charged for carrying out the attack; three others were also arrested in connection with the attack. Dadaev claimed responsibility and stated that Nemtsov was targeted in retaliation for his alleged negative comments against members of the Muslim community.
02/27/2015: Assailants opened fire on two hospital employees in Ghausia Chowk, Orangi Town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Both employees, identified as Syed Haider Ali Rizvi and Saleem Asghar Ali, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban, who denied involvement.
02/27/2015: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle near a bridge in Jallam area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2015: Security forces identified and killed five suicide bombers in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State or Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/27/2015: Ten assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on military personnel in San Agustin village, Davao del Norte province, Philippines. An assailant was killed and three soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/27/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle in Teeba, Hamah governorate, Syria. In addition to the bomber, at least four people were killed and several others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) checkpoint in Salamiyah city, Hamah governorate, Syria. In addition to the bomber, at least two soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2016: A suicide bomber detonated in front of the Defense Ministry headquarters in the 2nd police district of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant at least 15 people were killed and 13 people were wounded in the blast; the victims included defense ministry employees, soldiers, and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2016: A suicide bomber detonated outside of the provincial government headquarters in Asadabad city, Kunar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, at least 13 people, including anti-Taliban commander Khan Jan, were killed and 40 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban was involved.
02/27/2016: A tripwire explosive device detonated targeting civilians near Teple, Stanytsya Luhanska district, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. At least two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2016: An assailant threw an incediary device at a mosque in Enschede, Overijssel, Netherlands. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant as a right-wing extremist.
02/27/2016: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Arab Ebjur area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a Sahwa Council member, was killed and three members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2016: An explosive device detonated along Sheikh Omar Street in Rusafa neighborhood, 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.
02/27/2016: An explosive device detonated in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2016: An explosive device detonated in Basmayah area, southwestern Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2016: An explosive device detonated in Kaga Bazaar area, Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and five people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistan Armed Forces vehicle in Karawan, Dattakhel subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least one soldier was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Bolan, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least two officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2016: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Malik Noor Zada in Kamangara, Nawagai subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Zada, a tribal elder, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. At least two soldiers killed and two soldiers were injured in the blast. The Sinai province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Dar Samand, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a Border Patrol Police (BPP) base in Rusa Milae, Muang district, Pattani province, Thailand. At least seven police officer and three civilians were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the district on the same day. Separatists claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2016: Assailants abducted Amrat Hurra and at least one other family member in Ghotha area, Chhattisgarh state, India. Hurra was killed and his family member was released shortly after the abduction. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Amrat Hurra of being a police informant.
02/27/2016: Assailants abducted three Azeri nationals in Sirte, Libya. The three hostages were released on September 2, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
02/27/2016: Assailants armed with mortars and firearms attacked Suluk, Raqqah governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the incident. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2016: Assailants armed with mortars and firearms attacked Tall Abyad, Raqqah governorate, Syria. At least 75 people, including 20 People's Protection Units (YPG) soldiers, 10 civilians, and 45 assailants, were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2016: Assailants attacked a police post in Baghawa village, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. At least four police officers and one assailant were killed in the ensuing clashes that lasted for several hours. This was one of two consecutive attacks carried out by the same assailants on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/27/2016: Assailants attacked an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Suuqa Xoolaha area, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. At least one soldier was killed and three soldiers were injured, while the assailants sustained an unspecified number of casualties in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Al-Asriyah, Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated assaults involving six explosives-laden vehicles in the area on the same day. Security members repelled the three attacks, killing 11 assailants, including two suicide bombers. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/27/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Al-Hamadaniyah, Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated assaults involving six explosives-laden vehicles in the area on the same day. Security members repelled the three attacks, killing 11 assailants, including two suicide bombers. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/27/2016: Assailants attacked security forces near Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated assaults involving six explosives-laden vehicles in the area on the same day. Security members repelled the three attacks, killing 11 assailants, including two suicide bombers. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/27/2016: Assailants attacked Turkoman Mobilization Forces (TMF) in Bashir area, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least one TMF member and 35 assailants were killed and four TMF members and 20 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/27/2016: Assailants detonated explosives at a security building in al Lahij city, Lahij governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
02/27/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Jorah neighborhood, Deir ez-Zor, Syria. At least two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/27/2016: Assailants fired rockets at the Khan Al-Sheikh Refugee Camp in Khan ash-Shih, Rif Dimashq governorate, Syria. At least two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2016: Assailants hijacked seven de-mining company vehicles and abducted seven drivers in Abchakan area, Puli Alam city, Logar Province, Afghanistan. Security forces rescued the hostages in two separate operations on February 29, 2016. A Taliban flag was recovered at the scene of the abduction; however, the Taliban denied involvement in the attack.
02/27/2016: Assailants opened fire on a civilian and stole his car in Talubo, Muang district, Pattani province, Thailand. The vehicle owner was injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in the district on the same day; the stolen car was later used as a car bomb. Separatists claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2016: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle between El Fashir and Melit, North Darfur state, Sudan. The driver was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2016: Assailants opened fire on a planned refugee housing in Grafenhainichen, Saxony, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however sources attributed the attack to right-wing extremists.
02/27/2016: Assailants opened fire on a van carrying police commander Juma Khan in Chesima Shifa area, Sari Pul city, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Khan and six civilians were killed in the attack. This was one of two consecutive attacks carried out by the same assailants on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/27/2016: Assailants opened fire on Fazal Khan in Mala Said Banda, Salarzai subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Khan, a tribal elder and Aman Lashkars member, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/27/2016: Assailants opened fire on Mousa Mohammed Haroun in El Shuhada district, North Darfur state, Sudan. Haroun, a civilian, and two other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2016: Assailants shot and killed Badr Hamdi al-Rashidi, a soldier, in an unknown location in Saudi Arabia. In a video posted after the incident, the assailants pledged allegiance to the Islamic State of Iraq in the Levant (ISIL) and claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities stated that it was unclear if the assailants were actually members of ISIL. Sources also noted that the attackers were relatives of al-Rashidi.
02/27/2016: Assailants shot and killed Sukhram Poyam in Kundla area, Chhattisgarh state, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists, who accused the victim of being a police informant.
02/27/2016: Assailants threw a grenade inside of Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp in South governorate, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three related grenade attacks that occurred in separate areas of the camp on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/27/2016: Assailants torched a planned refugee center in Giannitsa, Central Macedonia, Greece. There were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2016: Security forces discovered and defused four explosive devices in Tubed, Jharkhand state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
02/27/2016: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in Musayi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2016: Security forces found and defused an explosive device in Sitio Butay, Pamintaran village, Maragusan town, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
02/27/2017: A roadside bomb detonated near a market in Zaidan, Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. One person was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2017: A roadside bomb detonated near shops in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. The assailant was killed and four soldiers were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Mogadishu on this date; this vehicle had been used in a previous assault. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/27/2017: An assailant detonated an explosive device at Pandawa Park in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia. The assailant then fled to a nearby government building, which he set on fire before being shot and killed by security forces. No other casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant, Yayat Cahdiyat, as a member of Jamaah Ansharut Daulah. Additionally, sources suspected that Cahdiyat may have been a member of Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT).
02/27/2017: An explosive device attached underneath a civilian vehicle detonated on Old Diyala Bridge, Jisr Diyala, Baghdad, Iraq. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2017: An explosive device detonated at Dravya Shah Multiple Campus in Gorkha, Province 4, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2017: An explosive device detonated at the Independent Democratic Union (UDI) office in Santiago, Chile. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a pamphlet at the scene expressed anti-government sentiment.
02/27/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Madain, Balad Ruz, Diyala, Iraq. A civilian was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Madain, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India. One assailant was killed and another assailant was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/27/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a freight train in Dicle, Diyarbakir, Turkey. There were no reported casualties, though several train cars derailed following the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
02/27/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Zalmai Zabuli n Tarnak Wa Jaldak, Zabul, Afghanistan. Zabuli, a member of the Meshrano Jirga, was unharmed as no casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2017: An explosive device planted under a civilian vehicle detonated in southern Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Kingzing, Awaran district, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2017: Assailants abducted Azanur Islam, a coal laborer, from Era Aning, Meghalaya, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2017: Assailants abducted Kailal Gangte Kuki in Longpi, Manipur, India. Kuki, a village chief, was released the following day on February 28, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM).
02/27/2017: Assailants abducted six civilians from Kabare district, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Raia Mutomboki Militia.
02/27/2017: Assailants attacked a military outpost in Qush Tepa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/27/2017: Assailants attacked a slurry pipeline in Gadiras, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties, though the pipeline was damaged in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
02/27/2017: Assailants attempted to extort civilians in Kaulayanan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. A soldier was killed in a clash that ensued after security forces responded to the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed to the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/27/2017: Assailants attempted to extort money and food from civilians in Lumanag Lipa, Batangas, Philippines. At least one assailant was killed in an ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed to the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/27/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire targeting military personnel in Tinago, Surigao del Norte, Philippines. A soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA), which denied involvement.
02/27/2017: Assailants detonated explosives targeting a culvert in Pedakurti, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/27/2017: Assailants opened fire on a central bank official in Bondhere neighborhood, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. At least three soldiers were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Mogadishu on this date. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/27/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police station and city hall in Baraboule, Sahel, Burkina Faso. This was one of two related attacks targeting police stations in the area on this date. At least one person was injured across both attacks. Ansar al-Islam (Burkina Faso) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/27/2017: Assailants raided Rafin Dadi, Kaduna, Nigeria. It is unknown if the attack resulted in any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2017: Assailants set fire to a police station in Tongomayel, Sahel, Burkina Faso. This was one of two related attacks targeting police stations in the area on this date. At least one person was injured across both attacks. Ansar al-Islam (Burkina Faso) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/27/2017: Assailants set fire to a vehicle outside the French School at Athens (EfA) in Athens, Greece. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Cells of Direct Attack - Living Waste Group claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in opposition to "police brutality" and to bring about "solidarity with French youths."
02/27/2017: Assailants set fire to road construction machines in Mankidi, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
02/27/2017: Assailants shelled a water pumping station in Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties, though the station was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2017: Assailants shot and injured Sheikh Abdirahman Kilwe, a district judge, outside his residence in Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/27/2017: Assailants shot and killed Danta Bahala, a suspected criminal, in Montilla, Negros Occidental, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the New People's Army (NPA) carried out the attack.
02/27/2017: Assailants tied up two workers and set fire to a timber depot in Rompalli, Maharashtra, India. The two hostages were later rescued after assailants left the scene. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/1992: Members of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) were responsible for breaking into two animal research buildings on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, Michigan, in the United States, and vandalizing and setting fire to the offices of animal science professors Richard Aulerich and Karen Chou, releasing mink, and destroying research documents and pouring sulfuric acid into feeders at the poultry research facility of professor Aulerich , causing $125,000 in damages and destroying 32 years of laboratory research.  Two other offices, a conference room, and a reception area were also damaged by the spreading fire. There were no casualties in the incident.  ALF member, Rodney Coronado was indicted for the incident, and pled guilty.  He ultimately spent three and a half years in prison for fur industry arsons during his Operation Bite Back.
02/28/1998: A small improvised devise was exploded at an integrated school in North Belfast in Northern Ireland. Two policemen and two civilians were treated for shock after the blast. The Irish National Liberation Army claimed responsibility in a coded message to the BBC in Belfast.
02/28/1998: In one of two related incidents, two simultaneous bombs went off in Karachi, Pakistan, collectively killing eight and injuring twenty-three. This bomb exploded in a hardware store. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/1998: In one of two related incidents, two simultaneous bombs went off in Karachi, Pakistan, collectively killing eight and injuring twenty-three. This bomb exploded in a music store. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/1999: A bomb exploded along a railway line near downtown Lusaka, Zambia. There were no casualties reported, but the track sustained minor damage. Authorities suspected that the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) was responsible for this attack. In addition to this bombing, four other areas were also attacked on this day.
02/28/1999: A bomb exploded at the Angolan Embassy in Lusaka, Zambia, killing a security guard and wounding another. Authorities suspected that the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) was responsible for this attack. In addition to this bombing, four other areas were also attacked on this day.
02/28/1999: A bomb exploded in a residential neighborhood in Ibex Hill, a northern suburb of Lusaka, Zambia. Reports did not specify where the bomb exploded within the neighborhood. There were no casualties reported. Authorities suspected that the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) was responsible for this attack. In addition to this bombing, four other areas were also attacked on this day.
02/28/1999: A bomb exploded in a residential neighborhood in Rhodes Park, a northern suburb of Lusaka, Zambia. Reports did not specify where the bomb exploded within the neighborhood. There were no casualties reported. Authorities suspected that the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) was responsible for this attack. In addition to this bombing, four other areas were also attacked on this day.
02/28/1999: A bomb exploded on a water pipeline along the Great North Road in Lusaka, Angola. There were no casualties reported. Authorities suspected that the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) was responsible for this attack. In addition to this bombing, four other areas were also attacked on this day.
02/28/1999: Hutu Rebels killed three people and kidnapped at least 13 tourists when they raided the Buhoma campsite in the Bwindi National Park. Eight of the hostages were later found dead, but there was no further information on the fate of the other victims.
02/28/2002: A woman suicide bomber detonated a bomb after being stopped by Israeli police at a checkpoint at an entrance to the West Bank. After being asked for identification at the checkpoint, the woman got out of her car and exploded her bomb. Nearby soldiers then fired upon the perpetrator's car, in which two Palestinians were still sitting. The two men, one of whom had a bomb strapped to his body, were later found dead, but it was unclear whether they died as a result of the explosion or the gunfire. Two police officers were also wounded in the attack, for which no group claimed responsibility. It was unclear from reports whether this checkpoint was the intended target, but the presence of a second bomber in the car suggested that the perpetrators were heading to a different target or targets.
02/28/2002: As part of a series of nationwide attacks by Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) guerillas, nearly 100 Colombian towns in the departments of Caqueta, Huila, Meta, Narino, Arauca and Boyaca provinces suffered electricity outages and many other towns have suffered from attacks on their telephone communication systems. It was not clear from reports which specific pylons and telecommunications systems targeted by the FARC caused which aspects of the damage.
02/28/2002: At approximately 9:10 am local time, a bomb exploded near the town hall of Portugalete, a suburb of Bilbao, Spain. The bomb, which was detonated as town council member and deputy mayor, Esther Cabezudo, and her bodyguard were walking by, injured five people, including Cabezudo. The bomb failed to kill the Councilor due to the fact that a large van shielded her from the blast at the last minute. Government officials believed that the Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) was responsible for the blast.
02/28/2003: During the morning, two rockets exploded in Kandahar city's Sheh-e-Nau District.  A guard at the Foreign Affairs Ministry Office in Kandahar found four rockets in a bag at around 7AM local time.  Before the bomb squad could arrive, however, two had exploded.  The other two were defused.  There were no immediate suspects,  there was no damage and no casualties.
02/28/2003: Just before midday prayers local time, a lone gunman fired upon a police post guarding the U.S. Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan.  The gunman was firing from a park near the police post outside the Consulate.  Two policemen were killed and five civilians were injured.  No Americans were injured.  One of the perpetrators, Zulfiqar Ali, a Pakistani national, was arrested after being chased by police through a park.  Police recovered two pistols and a submachine gun seized from a police guard during the attack.  A note was found in his pocket which read: "I am going to kill the police officers who are protecting the infidels ... this is my religious obligation."  He was quickly thrown in jail and sentenced to death by an anti-terrorism court in Karachi on March 29, 2004.  He appealed the sentencing by claiming he was mentally retarded, which was rejected by the Sindh High Court on March 2, 2006.
02/28/2004: Sinnathamby Sunderapillai, a Tamil electoral candidate, was shot by intruders in his home in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.
02/28/2005: A suicide bomber blew up his car in the middle of a town square in the Shi i town of Al-Hilla, killing 110 people and wounding at least 133 others. Most of the victims were former civil servants trying to reclaim their jobs lost when Saddam Hussein fell from power.
02/28/2005: In Batticaloa town, Sri Lanka, a former government soldier was shot and critically injured.  It is possible that the attack was related to a previous attack that injured three Tamil Tigers.  Although no group has claimed responsibility, the victim claims to be able to identify the attackers as members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam.
02/28/2005: People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) members kidnapped 17 people along the Magdalena River in Colombia. The kidnapping appeared to be financially motivated. The outcome of the kidnapping remains unknown.
02/28/2006: A blast severely damaged the Sunni mosque in which the tomb of Saddam Hussein's father, Hussein al-Majid, was located in Tikrit, Iraq. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2006: A bomb exploded at the navy's social club in Mutriku, Guipuzcoa province, in the Basque Country of Spain, after Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) made a warning call to a local newspaper and highway police. No one was injured in the attack.
02/28/2006: A bomb exploded at the Sunni Thou Nitaqain mosque in the Hurriyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, killing three people and injuring 11 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2006: A car bomb exploded at a market across from the Shi i Timimi mosque in the Karradah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, killing six people and injuring at least 16 others. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2006: A car bomb exploded outside of the Shi i Abdel Hadi Chalabi mosque in Baghdad's northeastern Hurriyah neighborhood, killing 23 and injuring 55 others. The perpetrators were unknown.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2006: A car bomb, targeting a police patrol, exploded in Baghdad's southeastern district of Jadida and killed five civilians and injured 17 more. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2006: A homemade bomb exploded in front of a bus counter of Hanif Paribahan at Shibbari crossing in Khulna, Bangladesh, causing no injuries. The perpetrators were unknown.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2006: A roadside bomb, targeting a police patrol in central Baghdad, Iraq, exploded and injured three policemen. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2006: A single unidentified extremist detonated a bomb in a market on the Thailand side of the Thai-Malaysian border injuring nine people. There was no responsibility immediately taken for the attack.
02/28/2006: A small bomb, hidden under a vegetable stall, exploded at a food market in Narathiwat province, Thailand, injuring at least eight people. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2006: A suicide bomber blew himself up at a gas station near a line of people waiting to buy kerosene in the Amin neighborhood of southeastern Baghdad, Iraq, killing 23 people and injuring 51 more. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2006: A timed explosive device exploded near a busy street in Guwahati, Assam state, India, killing one person and injuring five others. Police suspected United Liberation Front of Assam rebels in the attack.
02/28/2006: ETA detonated a bomb outside the Labor Ministry building in the Basque region of Spain, no deaths or injuries reported. In a warning issued prior to the explosion ETA was named as the responsible group.
02/28/2006: Lieutenant General Daham Radi al-Assal, advisor to the Iraqi defense minister, escaped an assassination attempt when a roadside bomb exploded underneath his convoy in the Zayyuna area of Iraq, east of Baghdad. Five of al-Assal's bodyguards were killed and seven others were injured in the attack. The perpetrators were unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2006: Perpetrators attacked a security patrol in Arghakhanchi/Palpa Districts, Nepal, killing nine Royal Nepalese Army soldiers, one police officer, and wounding two civilians. No claim of responsibility was reported, but it was believed that the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist)/United People's Front was responsible.
02/28/2006: Suspected Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-M) militants blew up a group of trucks carrying villagers who were returning home from an anti-Maoist rally led by the state's ruling Bharatiya Janata Party in Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh state, India. At least 55 people were killed and 20 more injured in the attack.
02/28/2006: Suspected tribal militants fired two rockets at a telecommunications tower in Bolan district, Balochistan province, Pakistan, missing the tower but shattering windows in a nearby building.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2006: Unidentified gunmen killed two policemen in Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2006: Unidentified gunmen opened fire on the Sunni al-Salam mosque in the Baghdad's Mansour district, killing a guard. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2007:  In Goz Amer, Chad, assailant armed with unspecified firearms attacked a refugee camp.  Seventeen refugees were killed and the camp was damaged.  The assailants also stole all of the camp's livestock.  No group claimed responsibility although it is widely believed the Janaweed Militia was responsible.
02/28/2007: Around 10 am local time, a car bomb went off at a busy wholesale food market in Baghdad, Iraq. 10 people were killed and 7 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2007: Around 3 pm local time, a suicide car bomber struck the Bab al-Shiekh police station in a busy area in central Baghdad, Iraq. The guards shot the driver dead while the explosives partially detonated. Two police officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2007: Around 7:30 am local time, insurgents detonated the remote control device as patrolling soldiers were escorting villagers to their work on a rubber plantation in Sungai Padi district in Narathiwat province, Thailand. Three soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2007: Five mortar rounds exploded at a crowded market in the Shurta al- Rabia neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. Four people were killed and 20 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2007: Gunmen kidnapped a Lebanese worker in Rivers State, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
02/28/2007: Unidentified gunmen shot dead Iraqi MP Selim Abdullah's two brothers in Shahrban area in al-Muqdadiya district of Diyala, 110km northeast of Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2007: Unknown gunmen attacked a police vehicle in Beji City, some 200 km north of Baghdad, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and 2 others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2008:  In General Santos City, Philippines, a suicide bomber detonated an explosive device and killed himself and injured six civilians.  The device was detonated in the midst of a civilian crowd that was celebrating the founding of the City.  Although no group claimed responsibility for this attack, previous attacks on the City have been linked to al-Qa’ida-affiliated groups such as Abu Sayyaf and the Jemaah Islamiyah.
02/28/2008:  In South Ossetia, Russia, a bomb hidden inside a television set at a polling station detonated and killed 2 civilians and injured 15 civilians.  This incident occurred a couple days prior to the presidential election in Russia and authorities believe the intended target was South Ossetia's "alternative premier" Dmitry Sanakoyev.  No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
02/28/2009:  On Saturday, assailants fired two Grad-type rockets at a community.  The incident took place in Ashqelon, Southern District, Israel.  One school was damaged in the incident.  No casualties were reported, and no group claimed responsibility.
02/28/2009: On Saturday morning at 08:25,  in Ordzhonikidzevskaya, Ingushetia, Russia the chief of police for the Sunhensky ROVD, Magomed Yevloyev's UAZ-469 vehicle was attacked by unknown gunmen with grenade launchers and automatic rifles. Magomed, Rashid Yevloyev, and Adam Zugayev were all wounded in the attack. The unknown gunmen abandoned their VAZ-2107 for a second car to escape from the scene. There was no reported damage nor claim of responsibility.
02/28/2009: On Saturday night, in Spin Buldak, Kandahar, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on and killed a religious cleric of the Ulema Council when he was on his way home from a mosque.  No damage or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility, but the Taliban is suspected of the attack.
02/28/2009: On Saturday, at 0930, in Popayan, Cauca, Colombia, assailants kidnapped  primary healthcare worker for  The East Health Center of Cauca, 42 year old Tomas Vernaza NiÃ±o. No injuries or damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility, although it was suspected that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
02/28/2009: On Saturday, in Baghdad, Iraq, a car bomb detonated near the al Sayer restaurant in the al Mansour neighborhood, killing a senior Iraqi police officer and three civilians and wounding nine others. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/28/2009: On Saturday, in Kotani, Kher Kot, Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED), killing a road construction engineer and injuring a security guard while they were on their way to a construction site. No damage or motive were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
02/28/2009: On Saturday, just past midnight, around 12 Communist Party of India- Maoist militants set fire to the Ratanpur railway station on Kiul-Bhagalpur section of Eastern Railway in adjoining Munger, Bihar, India. The militants ran off the station master Lalit Kumar and cleared people out before setting fire to the building. The track-changing panel and documents kept in the cabin of the station master was destroyed. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2010: On Sunday evening around 2215, in the second of three related attacks in Nazran and Pliyevo, Ingushetiya, Russia, unidentified assailants opened fire with grenade launchers on a local residence, causing no casualties but damaging the home. Around the same time, there were two other attacks with grenade launchers on a freight railway carriage and a police officer's house in Pliyevo, which injured one civilian and damaged the house and railway carriage. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/28/2010: On Sunday evening at about 2200, in the first of three related attacks in Pliyevo, Ingushetiya, Russia, unidentified assailants opened fire with grenade launchers on a local police officer's home, causing no casualties but damaging the home. Soon after at 2215, there were two more simultaneous attacks with grenade launchers on a residential house and a freight railway carriage, which injured one civilian and damaged the house and railway carriage. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/28/2010: On Sunday evening at about 2215, in the last of three related attacks in Nazran, Ingushetiya, Russia, unidentified assailants opened fire with grenade launchers on a freight railway carriage, causing no casualties but damaging the carriage. Around the same time there were two other attacks with grenade launchers on a police officer's house and a civilian's house, which injured one civilian and damaged both of the houses. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/28/2010: On Sunday evening, in downtown Tozkhurmato, Salah ad Din, Iraq, assailants fired upon and killed a member of the Kurdistan Islamic Group in front of his house. No group claimed responsibility.
02/28/2010: On Sunday night at 0246, in Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, an incendiary device comprised of three gas canisters exploded at a Millennium Bank branch, causing minor damage to the glass exterior of the bank but causing no casualties. Only one of the three canisters exploded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although anarchists were suspected to be responsible.
02/28/2010: On Sunday night, in Jowhar, Gobolka Shabeellaha Dhexe, Somalia, six gunmen armed with AK47 Riffles stormed into a house and abducted the prominent traditional elder, Abdullahi Siyad Qanyare. Abdullahi was also the chairman of the parents committee at the biggest school in Jowhar, Kulmiye Secondary School. No casualties or damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed al-Shabaab al-Islamiya was responsible.
02/28/2010: On Sunday, in Al Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a market, wounding three civilians and damaging the market. No group claimed responsibility.
02/28/2010: On Sunday, in Craigavon, County Armagh, Northern Ireland, a mortar was fired at a police station. The mortar missed the station, though, and caused no injuries or damages. No group claimed responsibility, but dissident republicans were blamed for the attack.
02/28/2010: On Sunday, in Khadilyah, Al Anbar, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near a convoy of vehicles carrying out an election campaign, killing two people, and wounding three others. The blast targeted the elections campaign of Ashur al-Karbouli, a Sunni candidate for the al-Iraqia List. No group claimed responsibility.
02/28/2010: On Sunday, in Khalidiyah, Al Anbar, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near a convoy of election campaign vehicles for a provincial council member from the al-Iraqiya List, killing one civilian and wounding six others. No group claimed responsibility.
02/28/2010: On Sunday, in Now Zad, Helmand, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing ten civilians and two children, injuring 22 civilians and children, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
02/28/2010: On Sunday, in the Ar Rusafa district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a liquor store in the central Bab as Sharqi neighborhood, wounding the store owner and damaging the liquor store and several adjacent shops. No group claimed responsibility.
02/28/2010: On Sunday, in Tuz Khurmato, Iraq, unknown gunmen shot dead a member of the Kurdistan Islamic Group in front of his house. No group claimed responsibility.
02/28/2011: On Monday afternoon at 1700, in Barangay Bolila of Malita, Davao del Sur, Philippines, unidentified militants shot and killed a government employee, identified as Rey Marquez. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/28/2011: On Monday evening around 1900, near a fire and emergency department in Batamaloo area in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, unidentified militants hurled a grenade towards police and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) paramilitary personnel. Two policemen and a civilian, identified as Showkat Ahmad Khan, were injured. Khan later died from his injuries on 03/01/2011. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/28/2011: On Monday evening around 2030, in the Ballygore Road area of County Antrim, Northern Ireland, a man was attacked by unidentified militants with hammers, injuring him in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2011: On Monday evening, in the Wah cantonment area of Rawalpindi, Punjab, Pakistan, unidentified militants set an oil tanker carrying fuel for the International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) in Afghanistan on fire. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2011: On Monday night, at Lakrai More in Tandua area in Chatra, Jharkhand, India, unidentified militants triggered a landmine as a jeep carrying seven policemen drove by. Three policemen were killed, four others were injured and the jeep was damaged in the attack. The Maoists also seized the weapons from the Policemen before escaping. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
02/28/2011: On Monday, at a shop in the Kreeri area of Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India, unidentified gunmen fired twice from point blank range and injured a shopkeeper, identified as Nazir Ahmad. The victim later died from his injuries. Reportedly, Ahmad was a People’s Democratic Party (PDP) political activist. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
02/28/2011: On Monday, between the municipalities of Apartado and Mutata, Antioquia, Colombia, militants from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked a group of military troops who were escorting public officials of the national government who were in route to an indigenous community in the area of Uraba. The attack resulted in the death of one soldier and one civilian. No property damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/28/2011: On Monday, in Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device attached to a vehicle targeting Colonel Ali Saleh. Saleh was unharmed in the blast, but two nearby civilians were wounded. The amount of damages from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
02/28/2011: On Monday, in Ramzan Kanta area situated at Ghass Mandi under Ran chore lane in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, in the Ramzan Kanta area of the city, unidentified militants fired on and killed an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified as Arsalan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2011: On Monday, in the Doura sub-district, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting a petrol tanker. One civilian was wounded in the blast. The amount of damage from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
02/28/2011: On Monday, in the Muhammad Bux Malik village near Thull in Jacobabad, Sindh, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device, destroying a section of a gas pipeline. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
02/28/2011: On Monday, in the town of Al-Mahfad, Ataq, Shabwah, Yemen, armed Al-Bakazim tribesmen kidnapped a Tajik doctor, Abdul-Hamidjon Ochilov, who was working for Russian Tekhnostroyeksport Hospital. Authorities claim the kidnappers demanded compensation from the government for the 45 families who were killed by a suspected U.S. airstrike against a supposed Al Qaeda training camp in Al-Majala district of Abyan in late 2009 among other unstated non-monetary demands. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility. As of 03/03/2011, Ochilov was reported to be in good health but still under custody of his kidnappers.
02/28/2011: On Monday, in the village of San Pablo, Teorema, Norte de Santander, Colombia, guerrillas attempted to kidnap a medical team consisting of a doctor, a nurse and the driver of the ambulance in order to force them to treat wounded FARC militants. However, the intervention of local villagers prevented the kidnapping from being carried out. No group has claimed responsibility although authorities suspect the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is responsible.
02/28/2011: On Monday, in Zikri sect in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified assailants opened indiscriminate fire on Mir Allam, son of religious scholar, and killed him. No group claimed responsibility.
02/28/2012: A bomb detonated near a truck carrying six soldiers in Bacho District, Narathiwat Province, Thailand. Three soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2012: A former member of the Galmudug parliament, Abdullahi Shirwa'a, was shot dead in Galkayo city, Mudug region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2012: A military base was attacked outside Mandera town, North Eastern province, Kenya. One soldier and one assailant were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources suspected Al-Shabaab.
02/28/2012: A missile was found near Gurguri oil and gas plant in Karak district, Khyber Paktunkhwa province, Pakistan. It was successfully defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2012: A police reservist was shot dead in Mandera town, North Eastern province, Kenya. Bystanders then chased after the assailants, who threw a grenade at them. Two people, including one assailant, were killed, and eight people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected Al-Shabaab, who had been carrying out similar attacks since Kenya deployed troops to Somalia in October 2011.
02/28/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Adhamiyah district, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and five more wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2012: A roadside bomb targeting police officers detonated in Garma town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One officer was killed and three more injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2012: A socket bomb found by the Internal Revenue Office was defused in Janakpur city, Central Region, Nepal. There were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2012: A sticky bomb rigged to a civilian vehicle exploded in Kadhmiyah district, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2012: A sticky bomb rigged to a civilian vehicle exploded in Kadhmiyah district, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2012: An explosive device concealed in a ghee canister exploded at Abdul Wali Khan University in Palosa area, Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The building was damaged, but there were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2012: An explosive device detonated at a primary school in Muradabad city, Razzar Tehsil, Swabi district, Khyber Paktunkhwa province, Pakistan. The building was destroyed, but there were no human casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2012: An explosive device detonated at Gomari Costain Primary School near Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. There were no casualties, but the school was destroyed. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident. This was one of a series of Boko Haram attacks on schools, perpetrated as revenge for the state discriminating against Islamic schools.
02/28/2012: An explosive device targeting a patrol of prison guards detonated in al-Islah al-Ziraie neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One guard was killed and three more wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2012: An explosive device was found and defused at a primary school in Muradabad city, Razzar Tehsil, Swabi district, Khyber Paktunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2012: An explosive device was found in the cargo area of Kalibo International Airport in Kalibo district, Aklan province, Philippines. Police later detonated the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2012: An explosive device was remotely detonated at a government primary school in Amankot village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The school was damaged, but there were no human casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2012: An imam and Bangladesh Nationalist Party local leader, Rakibul Islam Rakib, was shot dead in Kafrul area, Dhaka district, Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2012: An immigration officer was shot dead on his way to work in Gwange area, Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. His laptop and briefcase were then taken. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
02/28/2012: Assailants attacked a joint checkpoint near Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Two people were killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2012: Assailants attacked civilians with knives and hatchets at a market outside Yeching town, Xinjiang province, China. Twenty-two people, including seven assailants, were killed, while 14 other people were injured in the assault. Uighur separatists claimed responsibility for the incident. The Uighur minority had previously complained about state discrimination and policies that put them at an economic disadvantage. Most of the victims were part of the Han majority.
02/28/2012: Assailants dressed in army uniforms intercepted a bus carrying Shia Muslims, took 18 off the bus, and shot them dead on the Karakoram Highway in Harban Nala area, Kohistan district, Khyber Paktunkhwa province, Pakistan. Eight other people were wounded. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Jundallah both claimed responsibility for what authorities suspected was a sectarian attack.
02/28/2012: Assailants kidnapped 11 workers on their way to work on the Bicentennial Pipeline in an unknown location in Arauca department, Colombia. All eleven hostages were released on March 6, 2012. The Domingo Lain front of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2012: Assailants opened fire on Sahwa Council members at a checkpoint near Baqubah city, Diyala governorate Iraq. One person was killed and two more wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2012: Assailants opened fire on the Demsa Divisional Police office in Demsa Local Government Area, Adamawa state, Nigeria. A corporal and an assailant were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2012: Assailants shot and killed two people, including a Chinese citizen, in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. A spokesperson for Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the Chinese citizen was killed in retaliation for atrocities committed against Muslims in the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of China.
02/28/2012: Assailants threw a grenade from a moving vehicle in Ganeshguri area, Guwahati city, Assam state, India. Two civilians were wounded. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2012: Gamboru Primary School was set on fire in Gamboru town, Borno state, Nigeria. The school was destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected Boko Haram, who had been attacking schools as revenge for actions taken against Islamic schools and local clerics.
02/28/2012: Gunmen opened fire on civilians in Bundun Kahuga in Pingiriga Chiefdom, Lere Local Government Area, Kaduna state, Nigeria. Four people were killed and six more were injured. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2012: Radio director and journalist Abukar Hassan Kadaf was shot dead in front of his residence in Hawo Tako neighborhood of Wada Jir district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources noted that Kadaf was trying to relaunch his radio station, which Al-Shabaab seized in 2010.
02/28/2012: Six assailants were killed by a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) airstrike while attempting to attack a foreign military base in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2012: Ten assailants opened fire on Sub-Divisional Police Officer Sacheng R. Marak's vehicle on Ramdapara area, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya state, India. A clash ensued, but there were no casualties. The Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) claimed responsibility for the incident; sources noted that they had been fighting for a Garoland state to be created from three districts in Meghalaya.
02/28/2012: Twenty rockets were fired into Darra Adam Khel town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One person was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2012: Two assailants opened fire on a Chinese tourist and a Pakistani civilian in Kohati bazaar in Peshawar city, Khyber Paktunkhwa province, Pakistan. Both were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police suspected that the Chinese woman was targeted because an attack on a foreigner would receive more news coverage.
02/28/2013: A booby-trapped car exploded near a residential compound in Homs city, Homs governorate, Syria. One person was killed and 30 others were injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2013: A car bomb detonated at a livestock market in Aziziyah, Wasit governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and over 16 were injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2013: A car bomb detonated outside a restaurant in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least ten civilians were killed and 30 were wounded in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks. There was no claim of responsibility; however, sources indicate that the attacks bear the hallmarks of Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI).
02/28/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Deraki, Kunar, Afghanistan. The blast struck a vehicle, killing 10 people, including Border Police Force officers, and wounding at least one civilian. This was one of two similar blasts targeting the same group of police officers on the same day. The police officers had been wounded in an earlier attack, and were being transported to a hospital when their vehicle was targeted by this second explosion. There was no claim of responsibility for either of the attacks; however, police officials attributed them to the Taliban.
02/28/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a soccer field in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least nine people were killed and at least 10 others were wounded. This was one of two coordinated attacks on this road, and was likely meant to target those responding to the first incident. There was no claim of responsibility; however, sources indicate that the attacks bear the hallmarks of Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI).
02/28/2013: A roadside bomb targeted a police patrol in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The blast missed the patrol, and instead killed a civilian. Eight other people were wounded. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2013: An explosive device detonated at the Abdul Baqi Ayee Kore Qandahri Middle School in Mohmand agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported injuries resulting from the blast, but the building was destroyed. This was one of four coordinated bombings of schools in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks; however, sources attributed them all to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
02/28/2013: An explosive device detonated at the Government Middle School Mula Khel in Mohmand agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported injuries resulting from the blast, but the building was destroyed. This was one of four coordinated bombings of schools in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks; however, sources attributed them all to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
02/28/2013: An explosive device detonated at the Government Primary School Haji Adam Kamal Khel Qandahri in Safi, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported injuries resulting from the blast, but the building was destroyed. This was one of four coordinated bombings of schools in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks; however, sources attributed them all to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
02/28/2013: An explosive device detonated at the Government Primary School Malik Ghulam Qandari Shrab Kor in Mohmand agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported injuries resulting from the blast, but the building was destroyed. This was one of four coordinated bombings of schools in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks; however, sources attributed them all to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
02/28/2013: An explosive device detonated in Deraki, Kunar, Afghanistan. The blast struck a Border Police Force vehicle, injuring four officers. This was one of two similar blast targeting the same group of police officers on the same day. There was no claim of responsibility for either of the attacks; however, police officials attributed them to the Taliban.
02/28/2013: An explosive device detonated in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of four coordinated bombings in the city on the same day, across which at least three people were killed and at least four others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was behind the attack.
02/28/2013: An explosive device detonated in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of four coordinated bombings in the city on the same day, across which at least three people were killed and at least four others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was behind the attacks.
02/28/2013: An explosive device detonated in the Customs area of Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of four coordinated bombings in the city on the same day, across which at least three people were killed and at least four others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was behind the attacks.
02/28/2013: An explosive device detonated near a mechanical college in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2013: Assailants attacked a Coptic church and injured two priests in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2013: Assailants attacked the army base in Sido town, Ouham prefecture, Central African Republic. This was one of five attacks in the town on this day. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the incident to the Convention of Patriots of Peace and Justice.
02/28/2013: Assailants attacked the local administrative headquarters in Sido, Ouham prefecture, Central African Republic. This was one of five attacks in the town on this day. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the incident to the Convention of Patriots of Peace and Justice.
02/28/2013: Assailants attacked the paramilitary police post in Sido town, Ouham prefecture, Central African Republic. This was one of five attacks in the town on this day. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the incident to the Convention of Patriots of Peace and Justice.
02/28/2013: Assailants attacked the police station in Sido, Ouham prefecture, Central African Republic. This was one of five attacks in the town on this day. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the incident to the Convention of Patriots of Peace and Justice.
02/28/2013: Assailants kidnapped Balochistan Prosecutor General Abdul Wassay Tareen from his car in Zhob district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Tareen was released on March, 17, 2013. There was no claim of responsibility for his abduction.
02/28/2013: Assailants planted a grenade in Admirals Park in Chelmsford city, England, United Kingdom. The grenade was activated but did not detonate and was successfully defused by a bomb squad. No other information was provided.
02/28/2013: Assailants planted an explosive device under a bridge in Sarokhel area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The device, which was likely meant to target a Thrall Scouts convoy, was successfully defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2013: Assailants shot and killed a government employee in Mosul, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No further information is available.
02/28/2013: Assailants shot and killed members of the Sahwa Council in Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of two such attacks in Saladin governorate on this day, across which four Sahwa Council members were wounded. No further information is available.
02/28/2013: Assailants shot and killed members of the Sahwa Council in Balad city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of two such attacks in Saladin governorate on this day, across which four Sahwa Council members were wounded. No further information is available.
02/28/2013: Gunmen shot and killed a Sahwa Council commander in Sabbaghiyah, Kirkuk, Iraq. Another Sahwa Council member was also killed. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2013: Two assailants shot and killed Afroze Zafar, a leader of the Ahle Sunnat wal Jamaat, in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2013: Two roadside bombs detonated in the Shurta al-Rabea area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Eight civilians were wounded and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2013: Unidentified assailants detonated a number of explosive devices under a pick-up truck in Mahmoudiya city, Babil governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and five others were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack, but sources indicate that an assailant was apprehended at the scene.
02/28/2014: A grenade planted in the vehicle of Nestor Rodriguez detonated in Laurel town, Batangas province, Philippines. Two people were killed, including Rodriguez, the chair of barangay Buso-Buso, and his wife, and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: A pipe bomb was discovered and safely detonated in a controlled explosion in Londonderry city, Londonderry district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated near the Jehangir Public School in Sarai Darpa Khel area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the building was damaged in the blast. This was one of two simultaneous blasts at schools in Sarai Darpa Khel area on February 28, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated next to the Waziristan Cadet School in Sarai Darpa Khel area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. This was one of two simultaneous blasts on schools in the area, causing damages to the buildings. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/28/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden belt near a police checkpoint in Al-Bakr neighborhood, Hit district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. In addition to the suicide bomber, two police officers were killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives near a military vehicle in Shavol Manda area, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, one United States (US) soldier was killed and three other soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: An assailant threw a hand grenade at a police vehicle transporting two people who were recently arrested in Kot Addu city, Punjab province, Pakistan. Six people were wounded, including one assailant, in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: An assailant threw a pipe bomb at the residence of Nataphol Teepsuwan in Khlong Toei area, Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. Teepsuwan, an anti-government whistleblower, was unharmed since the device failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: An explosive device detonated at a civilian residence in Albu Sayf, Nineveh, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the house was damaged in the blast. This was one of four attacks on houses in Albu Sayf village on February 28, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: An explosive device detonated at the residence of a police officer in Albu Sayf, Nineveh, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the house was damaged in the blast. This was one of four attacks on houses in Albu Sayf village on February 28, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near a gas pipeline in Abdul Rahim Bijarani village, Kashmore district, Sindh province, Pakistan. The pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Al-Bir area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Five people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near the campaign vehicle of presidential candidate, Dr. Abdullah Abdullah, in Shah Qasem town, Almar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One guard of the campaign team was killed and one other person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of Khalil Diyab detonated in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Diyab, a Sunni Endowment employee, was killed and his son was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused near a continental bakery in Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused near the Metropolitan Waterworks Authority in Sanam Binnam area, Nonthaburi province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused on a bridge in Cairo city, Cairo governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
02/28/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused on the ring road of Sixth of October city, Giza governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: An explosive device, targeting a gas pipeline, was discovered and safely defused in Malguzar district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: An explosive device, targeting Assam Rifles personnel, detonated outside a restaurant in Langthabal Kunja village, Imphal West district, Manipur state, India. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: An explosive device, targeting Malik Nekam Khan, detonated in Eedak village area, Mir Ali district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Khan, a tribal elder, was unharmed; however, two people were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: An explosive device, targeting the convoy of Bir Ahmad, detonated near Tuz Khormato town in Saladin governorate, Iraq. Ahmad, a deputy chief of police, survived the attack; however, a member of his security team was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a Peshmerga convoy in Al Qahirah neighborhood, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and one other was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: Assailants abducted Abdurrahman Ecer, a village head, in Cigli village, Hakkari province, Turkey. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, security officials attributed the abduction to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
02/28/2014: Assailants abducted three people from Bulo Marer town, Lower Shabelle region, Somalia. The hostages were publicly executed a few months later on May 29, 2014. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the victims were government spies.
02/28/2014: Assailants ambushed a military convoy in Tuulo Barwaqo town, Gedo region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
02/28/2014: Assailants ambushed a police patrol in Kuakonda area, Chhattisgarh state, India. Seven police officers were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
02/28/2014: Assailants attacked a military headquarters in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. Three assailants were killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: Assailants attacked a Nineveh Emergency Police building in Sehaji area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Five people were killed, including three police officers and two assailants, and eight others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Klata Nazar locality, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: Assailants attacked farmers in Shafta neighborhood, Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least four farmers, belonging to the Al-Azzah tribe, were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2014: Assailants attacked Hijer Tunja area in South Darfur state, Sudan. At least 31 people were killed and 23 others were wounded and 35 villages were set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
02/28/2014: Assailants attacked police officers at a makeshift roadblock in Leshka area, Pachir Wa Agam district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five people, including a police officer and four assailants, were killed and six others, including a police officer and five assailants, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/28/2014: Assailants destroyed the cables of telecommunication nodes in Crimea republic, Ukraine. Telephone and data services were disrupted as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: Assailants fired a rocket propelled grenade at a transmission tower in Merapin area, Battagram district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. A power pylon was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: Assailants launched a rocket propelled grenade at the government of Ajdabiya council office in Ajdabiya town, Wahat district, Libya. There were no reported casualties; however, the office building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: Assailants launched rockets at Britel town in Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. One person was wounded in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Al-Hazm town, Al Jawf governorate, Yemen. Thirteen people were killed, including three soldiers and ten assailants, and four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
02/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Sahwa Council member in Al-Sahil al-Aysar area, Shirqat district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The Sahwa Council member was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a teacher protection patrol in Piyamumang area, Pattani province, Thailand. One paramilitary ranger was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to separatists.
02/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on Hassan Raza at his office in Garhi Bazaar, Hangu town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Raza, a district revenue official, was killed and his colleague was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on members of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in North Nazimabad area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Two MQM members were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on Murtala Nyako in Shuwa area, Adamawa state, Nigeria. Nyako, the governor of Adamawa state, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on Sergeant Abdallah Metwally in Mansoura city, Dakahlia governorate, Egypt. Metwally, a police officer assigned to guard the judge overseeing the trial of former President Mohamed Morsi, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Muslim Brotherhood.
02/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on the Moroccan Consulate in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reported casualties; however, the building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of George Cho Perrett in Bugo village, Sarangani province, Philippines. Perrett, the Maitum town mayor, was killed and his maid was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Malik Akbar Jan Wazir, a tribal elder, in Khushali village, Mir Ali district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Three people were killed, including Wazir, and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on Wanis Massoud al-Barghathi in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Barghathi, a Libyan Air Force colonel, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the residence of Isfaqullah, the district finance secretary of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML), in Dagi village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting soldiers and volunteer fighters in southern Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated attacks on the city on the same day. At least three assailants and 16 volunteer fighters and soldiers were killed and 31 volunteers were injured across the three assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/28/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a border station on the Iraqi-Saudi border in Arar area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. An unknown number of assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/28/2015: An assailant opened fire on a high school along Khayaban-e-Sir Syed street, Rawalpindi city, Punjab province, Pakistan. One teacher was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: An assailant opened fire on a woman in Mukbi village, Tamenglong district, Manipur state, India. The woman was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the assailant was identified as a member of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
02/28/2015: An explosive device detonated at a under-construction college for men in Dara Mani Khel, Lower Orakzai Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties, but the building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: An explosive device detonated in a field near a mosque in Kadamtoli area, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. A child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: An explosive device detonated in Abu Disheer neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and eight others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: An explosive device detonated in Bayaa area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: An explosive device detonated near a National Uprising Movement (NUM) checkpost in Gurziwan district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Five relatives of militia members were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
02/28/2015: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Shuala area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military convoy in Shin Warsak area, South Waziristan agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least 12 soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the convoy of Provincial Council Head Ata Jan Haqbayan in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Haqbayan was unharmed, but two of his bodyguards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a girls' college in Yakatut neighborhood, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a police roadblock in Hodan neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. At least two police officers were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: Assailants abducted five people, including a journalist, from an anti-Huthi demonstration at Al-Suhool checkpoint in Ibb city, Ibb governorate, Yemen. Two of the hostages were released on March 1, 2015; the fate of the remaining three hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, source attributed the abduction to Huthis.
02/28/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Hisarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
02/28/2015: Assailants attacked Jubaland Forces (JF) near Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. Casualties were reported, but the exact number is unknown. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: Assailants attempted to kidnap a local Awami National Party (ANP) leader in Orangi Town neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The leader's brother called the police, who foiled the attempt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: Assailants detonated four explosive devices in Mouchak neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. No further information is available.
02/28/2015: Assailants executed 32 police officers and Sunni volunteers in Vaddahiyeh village near Al-Baghdadi town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/28/2015: Assailants fired a mortar that struck a civilian residence in Shurta area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: Assailants fired four mortars at a residential area in Saba al-Bor area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and six others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: Assailants fired mortars at a residential compound in Al-Baghdadi subdistrict, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Five people were killed and six people were injured in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: Assailants fired mortars, grenades, and firearms at security forces in western Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated attacks on the city on the same day. At least three assailants and 16 volunteer fighters and soldiers were killed and 31 volunteers were injured across the three assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/28/2015: Assailants fired on soldiers in Barangay Limos, Pinukpuk town, Kalinga province, Philippines. One soldier was killed and three were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/28/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Buhadima neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. At least 13 people were injured in the attack. This was one of two areas in Benghazi targeted on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Sidi Hussein neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Two civilians were killed and seven were injured in the attack. This was one of two areas in Benghazi targeted on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident Ansar al-Sharia (Libya).
02/28/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated near Pisky town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. A journalist identified as Serhiy Nikolayev and a soldier were killed, and one other person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Donetsk People's Republic.
02/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on a military convoy near Habilayn area, Lahij governorate, Yemen. At least three soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen).
02/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpoint in Rafah city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. One conscript was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Ukrainian military position in Luhanske village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Ukrainian military position in Shryokyne village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on a village councilor in Laoang city, Ilocos Norte province, Philippines. The councilor was killed and his son was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on Julie Baay in Lubong village, Bangued district, Abra province, Philippines. Baay, a former village chairperson, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on volunteer fighters near Ishaqi town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two volunteers were killed in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: Assailants publicly executed a Ma'alin Abdiqadir Shaykh Adan in Dinsor town, Bay region, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that Adan had been convicted of practicing witchcraft by one of its courts.
02/28/2015: Assailants threw an incendiary device at a goods-laden truck in Sylhet city, Sylhet division, Bangladesh. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: Assailants threw incendiary devices at a compressed natural gas (CNG) filling station in Mira Bazar neighborhood, Sylhet city, Sylhet division, Bangladesh. No one was injured in the attack, but the filling station was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected pro-hartal activists.
02/28/2015: Assailants threw incendiary devices at a passenger train in Noapara, Habiganj district, Sylhet division, Bangladesh. Three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: Assailants took approximately 400 families hostage by surrounding their houses with explosive devices in Marjah area, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The assailants intended to use the victims as human shields. The outcome of the hostage-taking is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
02/28/2015: Security forces found and defused an explosive device planted along a road in Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2015: Suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles targeting soldiers and volunteer fighters in Sur Shanas, Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated attacks on the city on the same day. At least three assailants and 16 volunteer fighters and soldiers were killed and 31 volunteers were injured across the three assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/28/2015: Two explosives-laden vehicles detonated near a market in Balad Ruz district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least 11 people were killed and 42 people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/28/2015: Two female suicide bombers attempted to board a bus in Ngamdu village, Borno state, Nigeria. After the driver refused them access, one assailant detonated at the bus station, killing herself and her companion, along with two other civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
02/28/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at the Muridi Market in Sadr City, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of two suicide attacks in the market within a few minutes. In addition to the assailants, at least 73 people were killed, 112 people were injured, and five people were unaccounted for across both events. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/28/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at the Beder restaurant in Baidoa town, Bay region, Somalia. This was one of two coordinated bombings in Baidoa on this date. In addition to the bomber, 31 people were killed and 61 people were injured across both blasts. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/28/2016: An assailant threw Molotov cocktails at the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) headquarters in Taipei, Taiwan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. In a note left at the scene, the assailant demanded that the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) return all land and property to Taiwan.
02/28/2016: An explosive device detonated at the Duomo di Fermo rectory in Fermo, Marche, Italy. Two anarchists, identified as Martino Paniconi and Marco Bordoni, admitted responsibility for the attack after their arrest.
02/28/2016: An explosive device detonated in a civilian residence in Zaidan, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2016: An explosive device detonated in An Nuayriyah area, 9 Nissan neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2016: An explosive device detonated in Dora, southern Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Sayid Abdallah, Mahmudiyah district, Babil, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2016: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Siba area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and ten people were injured in the blast; the victims included police officers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a pharmacy in Baidoa town, Bay region, Somalia. This was one of two coordinated bombings in Baidoa on this date. At least 31 people were killed and 61 others were injured across both blasts. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/28/2016: Assailants abducted Ludu Wadeka, a suspected police informant, in Khamesi village, Rayagada district, Odisha state, India. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. This was one of two similar kidnappings in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Maoists.
02/28/2016: Assailants abducted Shyam Sikaka, a suspected police informant, in Dangamati village, Rayagada district, Odisha state, India. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. This was one of two similar kidnappings in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Maoists.
02/28/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers attacked security forces at a barracks near Al Karkh Cemetery in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. At least 12 security members and 10 assailants were killed and 22 security members were injured across both events. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/28/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers attacked security forces in Khan Dari area, Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. At least 12 security members and 10 assailants were killed and 22 security members were injured across both events. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/28/2016: Assailants attacked a factory in Kubayshat area, Karma district, Al Anbar, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing 16 assailants, including seven suicide bombers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/28/2016: Assailants attacked and killed a police officer in Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/28/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Puli Moemin area, Dashti Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One civilian and six assailants were killed and three civilians and ten assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2016: Assailants attacked the Mawlana Jalaluddin Balkhi Airport in Mazari Sharif, Balkh, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2016: Assailants executed a Shabak civilian in Bashiqah, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/28/2016: Assailants fired a missile at an unknown target in Ibb governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Huthi extremists.
02/28/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at a police vehicle in Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey. At least one police officer was killed and two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK).
02/28/2016: Assailants fired shells at joint force barracks in south of Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least 16 soldiers and volunteer fighters were killed in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2016: Assailants flogged three civilians in a public square in Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. The civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State, noting that the victims were accused of selling cigarettes and possessing photos of the former regime.
02/28/2016: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Zaidan, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed and six soldiers were injured in the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2016: Assailants opened fire on Abdullah Khalil in front of his residence in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. Khalil, a police captain, was killed in the assault. The Sinai province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2016: Security forces detained a 14-year-old suicide bomber in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
02/28/2016: Security forces discovered and defused five explosive devices in Azmadbad village, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2016: Security forces discovered and defused five explosive devices planted inside of Adugre School in Adugre, Meghalaya state, India. Enison Ch. Momin, a Garo National Liberation Army member, was arrested and confessed to planting the explosives.
02/28/2016: Three assailants armed with knives attacked a group of Hispanic teenagers playing soccer at Stephen Sorensen Park in Lake Los Angeles, California, United States. At least two people suffered minor injuries in the assault. The three assailants, identified as Ian Justine Plankey, Richard Lawrence Daulton, and Kevin Matthew Stewart, were arrested following the incident. During the attack, they shouted white supremacist statements and racial slurs, including "Heil Hitler, AV Skins."
02/28/2017: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues at a checkpoint in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 11 police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: A roadside bomb detonated in Tajiyat, Baghdad, Iraq. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle carrying prisoners in Nahri Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: An assailant threw firebombs at a United States Armed Forces recruiting office in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three coordinated attacks on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources identified the assailant as Spencer Wayne Allen, an unaffiliated individual.
02/28/2017: An assailant threw firebombs at the Ron de Lugo Federal Building in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three coordinated attacks on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources identified the assailant as Spencer Wayne Allen, an unaffiliated individual.
02/28/2017: An assailant threw firebombs at the United States Coast Guard building in Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three coordinated attacks on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources identified the assailant as Spencer Wayne Allen, an unaffiliated individual.
02/28/2017: An explosive device attached to Abdirahman Afleershe's vehicle detonated in Waberi neighborhood, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. Afleershe, a local official, was killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Bab al-Sham, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. At least six soldiers were injured in the blast. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Bihsud, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at the Peace Zone English Boarding School in Rajbiraj, Province 2, Nepal. The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha- Goit (JTMM-G) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out because the school had disobeyed a Tarai bandh.
02/28/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a residential building in Imphal, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused near a Border Patrol Police (BPP) camp in Thepha district, Songkhla, Thailand. This was one of two related attacks in Thepha district on this date; the vehicle had been hijacked in an earlier incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) may have carried out the attacks.
02/28/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Qala-i-Naw, Badghis, 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.
02/28/2017: Assailants attacked a police post in Khaki Safed, Farah, Afghanistan. At least two officers and four assailants were killed and two officers and three assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in the Kayan area of Dushi, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Dushi on this date. At least four assailants were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/28/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in the Shatar-Jangal area of Dushi, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Dushi on this date. At least four assailants were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/28/2017: Assailants attacked Baghlani Jadid district in Baghlan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/28/2017: Assailants attacked military forces in Maton district, Al Jawf, Yemen. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same night. At least eight soldiers were killed in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Houthi extremists.
02/28/2017: Assailants attacked Tala wa Barfak district in Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least four security personnel were killed and four security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash which lasted until March 1, 2017. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: Assailants fired rockets at and opened fire on an a military supply convoy in Kanjak, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least 30 assailants and two soldiers were killed and 26 assailants and five soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: Assailants hijacked a pickup truck carrying two civilians in Tha Muang, Songkhla, Thailand. The two hostages were killed and their bodies were discovered the following day. This was one of two related attacks in Thepha district on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that Barisan Revolusi Nasional (BRN) may have carried out the attacks.
02/28/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistan Armed Forces checkpost in Charmang, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least one soldier was injured in the assault. The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/28/2017: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Adan Rufle in Nasteho area, Mogadishu, Somalia. Rufle, a Somali National Army (SNA) commander, was not harmed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
02/28/2017: Assailants opened fire on security personnel near Saint Mary, Zamboanga del Norte, Philippines. A soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: Assailants opened fire on two tribal elders in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The two elders, identified as Yar Mohammad and Haji Seddiq, were killed in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: Assailants raided Albu Khado, Saladin, Iraq. There were an unknown number of assailant casualties 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).
02/28/2017: Assailants raided Mbukula, Lomami, Democratic Republic of the Congo. No casualties were reported in the attack. The Kamwina Nsapu Militia claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: Assailants set fire to six Securitas company vehicles at Anhalter railway station in Berlin, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Conspiracy of Vengeful Arsonists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the security vehicles were targeted in retaliation for Securitas' protection of refugees.
02/28/2017: Assailants set fire to the Reign of Islamic Da'Wah mosque in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: Assailants shot and killed a soldier in Dharkenley neighborhood, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: Assailants stopped and set fire to a container van carrying bananas in Rosario, Agusan del Sur, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
02/28/2017: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber targeting a girls' school in Wahidah neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/28/2017: Security forces identified and killed three suicide bombers targeting Iraqi Volunteer Forces in Dhuluiya, Saladin, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/28/2017: Two explosive devices detonated near a playing field in Shuhadah neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/28/2017: Two explosive devices detonated targeting Iraqi Volunteer Forces personnel in Alam, Saladin, Iraq. At least eight volunteer fighters were killed in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/29/2000: An unidentified gunmen shot a United Nations official near Pristina, Kosovo. No group claimed credit for the attack and there was no information on whether the UN official was injured or killed.
02/29/2000: In Srbica, Kosovo, a gunmen shot and killed a Russian soldier from the NATO Kosovo Force (KFOR). The authorities arrested an ethnic Albanian youth in connection with the incident, but no further information on the suspected was reported.
02/29/2012: A remotely detonated roadside bomb exploded soon after a military patrol passed on Yala-Betong road in Moo 9, Bannang Sata district, Yala province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected separatists.
02/29/2012: A remotely detonated roadside bomb targeting a civilian vehicle exploded in Qamberabad area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two people were killed and three more wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident
02/29/2012: A roadside landmine targeting a local shura chief detonated Qeysar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Five people, the chief and four bodyguards, were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle, targeting a British Provincial Reconstruction Team (PRT) detonated in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Six people were wounded, but the bomber was the only fatality. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/29/2012: An explosive device concealed in a bag of narcotics was found in Tatara Park, Hayatabad suburb, Khyber Paktunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, it is believed that assailants were targeting police, who would set off the device while investigating the narcotics.
02/29/2012: An explosive device detonated near a shipping supply company in Kaminia district, Parieus city, Attica region, Greece. There were no casualties, but surrounding buildings were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2012: An explosive device hidden inside a kiosk detonated in Abaganaram ward, Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. A gun battle then ensued. One soldier was wounded, and bikes and tricycles were damaged. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/29/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle targeting a group of workers at a bus stop detonated in 9 Nissan neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed, 10 more were wounded, and nearby stores were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle targeting a joint police-military checkpoint detonated in Tuz Khurmatu town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were killed and one police officer injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle targeting a police patrol detonated in al-Beaaj district, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Three civilians were wounded, and nearby stores were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/29/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle was remotely detonated outside of New Kabul Bank in Taloqan city, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Ten people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2012: Assailants abducted Colonel Ahmed Saleh Jumlani from his car in Shoqra town, Abyan governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources suspected Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP). The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
02/29/2012: Assailants attacked Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Ahlu Subbah wal Jama troops in Garbahaarrey town, Gedo region, Somalia. Fifteen people were killed, 30 more were wounded, and a local hospital was damaged. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2012: Assailants kidnapped a commander on a main road between Aden city and Mukairas town, Abyan governorate, Yemen. The hostage's fate remains unknown. Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident; sources noted that the military had recently attacked AQAP strongholds and killed many of its operatives.
02/29/2012: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2012: Assailants opened fire on an United Nations/African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) patrol in Shearia town, South Darfur region, Sudan. One person was killed and three more wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2012: Assailants opened fire on Quami Lashkar members in Matani village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One person was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2012: Assailants set a school on fire in Gwange area, Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. The school was damaged, but there were no casualties. This was one of three schools set on fire that night in revenge for raids on Islamic schools. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/29/2012: Assailants set a school on fire in Ruwan Zafi area, Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. The school was damaged, but there were no casualties. This was one of three schools set on fire that night in revenge for raids on Islamic schools. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attacks.
02/29/2012: Five officials from the governor's development programme were taken hostage in Maghzai area, Tank region, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Their fate is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
02/29/2012: Four armed assailants intercepted a car taking Pakistani employees of a South Korean-operated hospital to work and abducted two people in Shamsi colony, Orangi town, Sindh province, Pakistan. One of the hostages escaped on April 6, 2015, while the fate of the other victim remains unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2012: Three roadside bombs were found in Dawezai area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Each device was successfully defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2012: Two members of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) were arrested in New Delhi city, Delhi state, India. The two were on the way to carry out one or more attacks in the city.
02/29/2016: A nanny beheaded a young child inside her residence in Moscow, Russia. The assailant set the apartment on fire and took the severed head to a train station. She held the head in the air and claimed to be a suicide bomber. The assailant, identified as Gulchekhra Bobokulova, stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the deaths of Muslim civilians in Russian airstrikes in Syria. Sources also noted that the assailant stated "I hate democracy. I'm a terrorist" during the incident.
02/29/2016: A police officer identified and killed a suicide bomber targeting a National Emergency Response Brigade checkpoint in Haqlaniyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated suicide attacks in the area on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/29/2016: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues at a police checkpoint in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and ten officers were reported missing following the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a joint checkpoint in Subayhat area, near Karma, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least five soldiers were killed and 10 soldiers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a Popular Resistance Committee checkpoint in Mas'abayn neighborhood, Shaykh Uthman district, Adan governorate, Yemen. In addition to the bomber, four militia members were killed and five members were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved.
02/29/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least eight security members were killed and 22 members were injured in the assault; the victims included soldiers and militia members. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest at a Shia funeral in Muqdadiyah, Diyala, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least 30 people were killed and 58 people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2016: An assailant opened fire on a Pakistani Police patrol along GT Road near Haji Camp in Chamkani, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/29/2016: An explosive device detonated in an unknown location in Mali. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim extremists.
02/29/2016: An explosive device detonated in Kurji neighborhood, Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least three children were killed and three children were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
02/29/2016: An explosive device detonated near a cafe in Zafaraniyah, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2016: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Beer Fadhel neighborhood, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. At least two people were killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
02/29/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Turath area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2016: An explosive device detonated near a shops in Hamamiyat, Saladin, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a teacher security patrol in Ban Padang Yor area, tambon Muno, Narathiwat province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2016: An explosive device planted near an electricity pole detonated as a military vehicle passed by in 7th police district of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four civilians, including two children, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/29/2016: An explosive device prematurely detonated while an assailant was carrying it in Diyarbakir city, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. The assailant was killed and four children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2016: Assailants abducted Colonel Nasir al-San'ani in Mukalla, Hadramawt, Yemen. The whereabouts of Al-San'ani, the Criminal Investigation Department deputy director, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
02/29/2016: Assailants abducted Khatib al-Mahmi in Mabar, Dhamar, Yemen. The whereabouts of al-Nahmi, a media activist, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
02/29/2016: Assailants abducted Rady Soliman Abu Sabie and his son in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. Sabie was publicly beheaded and his son was shot and killed shortly after the abduction. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Rady Soliman Abu Sabie and Soliman were targeted because the group believed they were spies.
02/29/2016: Assailants abducted three civilians from an unknown area in Afghanistan. One of the hostages was killed on an unspecified date, while whereabouts of the remaining two hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
02/29/2016: Assailants abducted TS Thangkhogin Hoakip, a school teacher, in Aimol Satu village, Manipur state, India. Hoakip was released by the assailants shortly after the abduction and died from his injuries on March 1, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction; however, sources attributed it to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM), which denied involvement.
02/29/2016: Assailants abducted two civilians in Harawah, Sirte district, Libya. The whereabouts of the victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
02/29/2016: Assailants abducted two laborers working at the dam in Shadi Kaur, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Both hostages were killed and their bodies were discovered the following day, on March 1, 2016. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack. However, sources also attributed the incident to the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).
02/29/2016: Assailants attacked a Somali military base in Laantabuur, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. An unknown number of soldiers were killed in the incident. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/29/2016: Assailants attacked civilians in Mambio village, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 12 people were killed and four people were reported missing in the raid. The Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for military operations against the group.
02/29/2016: Assailants attacked joint forces in Haqlaniyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least five volunteer fighters and seven assailants were killed and two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2016: Assailants detonated explosives at a girls' school in Kecha area, Maqur district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2016: Assailants executed three civilians in Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting the victims were accused of posting anti-ISIL graffiti.
02/29/2016: Assailants fired five rockets at Taza Khurmatu subdistrict, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
02/29/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Aziziyeh neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of four projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Aleppo on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/29/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Barun neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of four projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Aleppo on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/29/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in New Aleppo neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of four projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Aleppo on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/29/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Zahra neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of four projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Aleppo on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
02/29/2016: Assailants fired rockets and firearms at civilian residences in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and eight civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
02/29/2016: Assailants fired rockets at a power plant in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistan Armed Forces checkpost in Zang Sar, Sarwakai subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least four assailants were killed and two soldiers were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on convoy of Sarfaraz Ahmed Bugti in Paish Bogi, Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Bugti, the Balochistan home minister, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on Ibtisam al-Hilali's motorcade in northern Karbala, Iraq. Hilali, a member of parliament, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on Mohammed Rasheed in Korangi neighborhood, Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan. Rasheed, the Pakistan People's Party (PPP) Korangi general secretary, was killed and another person was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/29/2016: Assailants opened fire on Sheikh Abdulrahman al-Adani in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Adani, a Sunni cleric, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Huthi extremists.
02/29/2016: Assailants shot and killed two civilians Banuk area, Adhamiyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
02/29/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at the house of DK Thangboi, the Kangpokpi Additional Deputy Commissioner, in Kangpokpi town, Manipur state, India. There were no reported casualties. The Kuki Independent Organization (KIO/KIA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that DK Thangboi was targeted for allegedly insulting the group.
02/29/2016: Security forces apprehended a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle in Qatn, Hadramawt, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
02/29/2016: Security forces discovered and defused 33 explosive devices in Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident
02/29/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden motorcycle in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
02/29/2016: Security forces found and safely defused an unknown number of landmines in Marib governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Huthi extremists.
02/29/2016: Security forces identified and killed five suicide bombers targeting a National Emergency Response Brigade headquarters in Haqlaniyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated suicide attacks in the area on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/00/1974: In the United States, the Boulder Courthouse in Colorado, is bombed, causing $500 in damages. There were no casualties in this incident.  It is suspected that Chicano activists were responsible for the explosion and that the bombing is related to the blast at the police department at the University of Colorado, just 8 minutes earlier (197403000001). The explosions came during a time of racial tensions in Colorado, especially in Denver and Boulder, where at least 10 bombings had occurred within the last year, primarily directed at public buildings such as schools, police stations, and courthouses.
03/00/1974: The police department at the University of Colorado in Boulder in the United States is bombed, causing $8,000 in damage.  There were no casualties in this incident.  It is suspected that Chicano activists were responsible for the explosion and that the bombing is related to the bombing of the Boulder Courthouse, just 8 minutes later (197403000002). The explosions came during a time of racial tensions in Colorado, especially in Denver and Boulder, where at least 10 bombings had occurred within the last year, primarily directed at public buildings such as schools, police stations, and courthouses.
03/00/2002: An explosive device hidden in a bottle was thrown at the gates of the cemetery in Charlottenburg area, Berlin city, Berlin state, Germany.  No one was injured, but the gates were damaged by the blast.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/00/2012: Sometime between March 11 and March 18, 2012, an army vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Gulistan district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Three military officers were killed in this blast and a similar bombing in the same area. The troops had been conducting a week-long clearing operation in the district. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/00/2013: Sometime between March 11, 2013 and March 16, 2013, assailants hijacked a bus carrying civilians between As Suwayda governorate and Damascus city, Syria. No further information was available.
03/00/2014: Sometime between March 1 and March 8, 2014, at least three assailants hijacked the Morning Glory, a former North Korea-flagged oil vessel, and took its 21 crew members hostage from As-Sidr town, Sirte district, Libya. The 21 hostages were released after United States (US) Navy Seals stormed and took control of the ship near Cyprus on March 16, 2014. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Cyrenaica Self-Defense Force.
03/00/2014: Sometime between March 1, 2014 and March 31, 2014, assailants opened fire on a Traffic Police of Russia (GIBDD) post in Makhachkala city, Dagestan republic, Russia. Two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Makhachkala gang.
03/00/2015: Assailants attacked the Karabudakhkent district deputy police chief in Dagestan republic, Russia. The deputy police chief survived the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to members of the Makhachkala gang.
03/00/2015: Some time between March 23 and March 27, assailants executed seven former Taliban members in Kamdesh district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/00/2015: Sometime between March 1 and 31, assailants abducted two civilians in Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. One of the hostages was shot and then crucified on October 21, 2015, while the fate of the remaining victim is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
03/00/2015: Sometime between March 1, 2015 and March 9, 2015, assailants set fire to a church in Kanazi, Kagera region, Tanzania. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/00/2016: Sometime between February 28 and March 5, 2016 assailants raided Suswam, Benue, Nigeria. At least 41 civilians were killed in the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
03/00/2016: Sometime between February 29 and March 2, 2016, assailants threw a petrol bomb at a house in Shanowen, Ballymena, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/00/2016: Sometime between March 1, 2016 and March 31, 2016, Assailants attacked Kumakoleng, Chhattisgarh, India. At least 13 civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/00/2017: Sometime between February 26, 2017 and March 4, 2017, an assailant abducted a businessperson in Remgre, West Bengal, India. The hostage was released on an unknown date, but no later than March 6, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to William Sangma, the leader of the United Achik National Front (UANF).
03/00/2017: Sometime between March 1, 2017 and March 31, 2017, assailants attacked nomads and stole their livestock in Tuwa Salal, North Darfur, Sudan. At least two nomads were killed seven nomads were abducted in the attack. The hostages were killed on or before April 7, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sudan Liberation Movement.
03/00/2017: Sometime between March 1, 2017 and March 31, 2017, assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Nabih Al Ibrahim in Awamiyah, Eastern, Saudi Arabia. Al Ibrahim, a former Qatif municipal council member, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/00/2017: Sometime between March 2, 2017 and March 4, 2017, an unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Kera Jharia, Jharkhand, India. The device was thought to be targeting Indian Police Service (IPS) officers. This was one of two related incidents in Kisko Thana subdistrict on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
03/00/2017: Sometime between March 2, 2017 and March 4, 2017, an unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in Musaria Khad, Jharkhand, India. The device was thought to be targeting Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers. This was one of two related incidents in Kisko Thana subdistrict on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
03/00/2017: Sometime between March 26, 2017 and March 31, 2017, assailants established checkpoints and extorted money from truck drivers in Shamulzayi, Zabul, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/01/1998: Albanian separatists used firearms and explosives to ambush police near Glogovac in the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). Four police were killed and two were injured from this attack. The police also killed 16 perpetrators, however reports did not provide further details.
03/01/1999: A civilian was killed at a fake road checkpoint in Tizi Larba, Algeria. The Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) was suspected of the attack. Another civilian was able to escape without injury.
03/01/1999: A timed pipe bomb was left in a box of chocolates on the windowsill of a Catholic home in Coalisland, County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Security forces were able to disarm the device. Radical loyalists were suspected of the attack, but a specific group was not identified.
03/01/1999: Molotov cocktails were thrown at the Democratic Left Party headquarters in Bursa, Turkey, causing a fire, but no casualties. Supporters of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) were suspected in the attack.
03/01/1999: Suspected assailants from the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) mutilated and killed a civilian in his home in Zeboudja, Ain Defla Province, Algeria. The man's son was able to escape and alert security forces of the attack.
03/01/1999: Two were injured by a roadside bomb after driving past the device near Oued Djer in Blida Province, Algeria. The perpetrators of this attack were unknown.
03/01/2000: A family was attacked by unknown armed men in Gheraibia hamlet in Ouled Brahim, Algeria. Three people were killed, and three others were wounded.
03/01/2000: Five Southern Lebanonese Army soldiers were killed by a roadside bomb in 'Ayn Qinya, in Hasbayya District, Lebanon. Hizballah claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2000: Krzysztof Suprowicz, the Polish Ambassador to Yemen, was taken from his car in Sana'a, Yemen, by Khawlan tribesmen. The tribe claimed credit for the attack and released the Ambassador on March 4, 2000.
03/01/2000: Two gunmen of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) shot dead Anton Sivalingam, who was a member of both the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) and the Jaffna Municipal Council, at his home on Main Street in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.  Sivalingam was a rival Tamil politician.  The Jaffna Municipal Council had lost two of its mayors in rebel attacks since May 1998. The LTTE had opposed the 1998 elections to local bodies in the peninsula.  The specific gunmen were unidentified.
03/01/2001: Seven civilians were killed in an attack by suspected members of the Movement of Casamance Democratic Forces (MFDC) in the southern Senegalese province of Casamance. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2001: Seven people were shot and four injured in a Lord’s Resistance Army ambush of their truck between Aswa Bridge and Cwero in Gulu, northern Uganda.
03/01/2001: Three people opened fire on the car of Kofarnihon’s administration chief, Ismaildzhon Gulov, seriously wounding his bodyguard. The attack took place in Kofarnihon, Tajikistan, and no group claimed responsibility
03/01/2002:  Scottish National Liberation Army (SNLA) rebels sent Aroma therapy packages containing sodium hydroxide to prominent politicians in London, England.  No injuries were reported in the incident.
03/01/2003: Four bombs exploded at the main entrance to an international trade fair in Khulna, Bangladesh, killing one police sergeant and critically injuring two additional police officers and two female visitors. The perpetrators were unknown, but police arrested 17 suspected Islamic militants the following day.
03/01/2003: Serbian police dismantled a bomb a half hour before it was to detonate after its accidental discovery in Presevo, Serbia. The explosive was located on top of a fence separating a police station and an elementary school. The perpetrators were unknown.
03/01/2004: Ponniah Yogendran, political activist for the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP), was gunned down and killed in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, by suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).  A spokesman for the EPDP stated that Yogendran had been under a serious threat from LTTE and the EPDP had no doubt that LTTE was responsible for his shooting.  Additionally, although no one claimed responsibility for the incident, the US State Department noted the LTTE had made statements that were "clearly intended to discourage Tamil candidates of whom they did not approve."  This incident occurred in the midst of election campaigns.
03/01/2004: Sinnathamby Sunderapillai, an electoral candidate for Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's United National Party (UNP), was shot dead by gunmen in his Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, hospital room.  Sunderapillai was receiving treatment for an attack from two days before, when the gunmen broke in to his room and shot him.  No one claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2005: Approximately 30 Chechen militants attacked a police station in the Chechen village of Sernovodskaya, killing one officer and injuring 19 others. The attackers used guns and grenade launchers after cutting electric and phone lines to the village. Five attackers were killed and three more were subsequently captured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2005: Mahsud tribal militants believed to be connected with Al-Qaida shot a Pakistani soldier in Ladda, Pakistan near the Afghan border.  The soldier was part of a group who had had been hunting Taliban and Al-Qaida fighters in South Waziristan. Two tribesmen were injured and an additional two were captured.
03/01/2005: Members of Hizb-ul Mujahideen kidnapped then killed two Indian soldiers Matribugh, India. Three Indian soldiers were reported to have been injured in the attack as well. Also, three Hizb-ul Mujahideen members were killed in the gun battle. Soldiers belonging to the Indian Army Rashtriya Rifle company were conducting a search operation in the Matribugh village on the night of February 28, 2005 when Hizb-ul Mujahideen members began firing on them. The soldiers were continuing their search of the village the next day when the Hizb-ul Mujahideen fighters again attacked them.
03/01/2005: Suspected members of the Balochistan Liberation Army bombed a police post in Quetta, Pakistan. The explosion shattered windows in nearby houses, left a crater in the ground and damaged a wall, but did not cause any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2005: Two bombs went off in Milan, Italy near a Carabinieri (military police) barracks within 30 minutes of each other. The devices were small, homemade explosives that had been placed in trash cans. No one was injured in either explosion. The Informal Anarchist Federation (FAI) claimed responsibility for the attack and a similar one the same day in Genoa, Italy.
03/01/2005: Two bombs went off near a Genoa, Italy police barracks. The Informal Anarchist Federation claimed responsibility for the two blasts as well as two bomb explosions in Milan occurring on the same day. Italian authorities believed that the bombs were made of pressure cookers filled with chlorate and attached to 12-volt batteries. Although no one was injured in the explosions, the police barracks sustained some minor damage.
03/01/2006: An unknown number of unidentified extremists detonated a car bomb on a road near a market in the Jadid neighborhood in Baghdad killing 23 and injuring 58. The Jadid neighborhood is predominantly Shi i. No responsibility was immediately claimed for the attack.
03/01/2006: An unknown number of unidentified extremists planted a bomb under a car near Tahrir Square in downtown Baghdad. The explosive was detonated as a police patrol passed, killing three civilians and injuring 15 others. No responsibility was immediately claimed.
03/01/2007: A car bomb exploded at a policeman’s wedding in Fallujah, Iraq, killing between seven and ten civilians and wounding seven others. The explosion occurred near a house where guests were gathering. The area had been subjected to attacks by insurgents with links to al-Qaida and many of those attacks were directed at the police. However, no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2007: An Iraqi Policeman's wedding party was attacked with a car bomb in Baghdad, Iraq.  Information on casualties is unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/01/2007: Five British Embassy personnel, workers and relatives of workers, along with 9 Ethiopian guides & embassy personnel, were taken hostage during a tour of the Afar region in Hamedela, Ethopia, by the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front.
03/01/2007: Jalal Eddin al-Sagheer , a pro- Iraqi government Shi i Cleric, was attacked with a roadside Improvised Explosive Device (IED) while in transit as part of a convoy in Baghdad, Iraq.  Mr. al-Sagheer survived the incident, though several bodyguards were wounded. No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/01/2007: The bodies of fourteen policemen were found in Diyala, Iraq following a statement made by the Islamic State of Iraq/Mujahideen Shura Council (DII/MSM) claiming responsibility. The policemen were captured by armed attackers while leaving the city. The group claiming responsibility posted its claim on the internet, showing the pictures of 18 men allegedly kidnapped. The message said the attack was in response to the raping of a Sunni woman by policemen.
03/01/2008:  A bomb wounded two Filipino soldiers and four women workers at a Minay Videoke Bar a few meters from the gate of Camp Bautista, a southern Philippine military camp, on the island of Jolo where U.S. troops were conducting counter-terrorism training right before 10 p.m. The explosion also caused damaged to the bar. There is reason to suspect that al-Qaida-linked Muslim militant group Abu Sayyaf had a part in the incident in their struggle of self-rule for Muslims in the southern Philippines.
03/01/2008:  A group of members of the same family were travelling in the morning around 9:00 a.m. in Babrak Tana area of Alisher District of Khost province when their tractor in which they were riding was blown up by a remote-controlled device, killing three people and wounding seven. It was found that the bomb was similar to those used by Taliban insurgents to target Afghan and international troops.
03/01/2008:  A Roshan-owned telephone antenna was destroyed in Helmand province's Sangin District during the night.
03/01/2008:  A suicide bomber rammed his explosive-laden car into a van of Bajaur Levies while on patrol on Khar-Toorghundi road when it reached Jaar, killing two persons, including a bomber and a civilian, and injuring 21 others at Khar, Headquarters of Bajaur Agency.
03/01/2008:  Gunmen attacked three vehicles carrying pilgrims returning from Karbala around 9:00 a.m., killing a civilian and wounding ten others.
03/01/2008:  Mrinmoy Chakraborty, a police constable, who was shot in the head and killed by some unidentified gunmen in a mysterious situation inside the police reserve.
03/01/2008:  Taliban militants destroyed an antenna and burned a company generator of mobile phone company Roshan overnight outside Kandahar City in Afghanistan claiming that the U.S. and other foreign troops have used mobile phone signals to track them down.
03/01/2008:  Three persons were injured in a bomb explosion carried out by activists of the Jwala Sing faction of the Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha in a house in Dumraha village in Sunsari district in eastern Nepal.
03/01/2008:  Unknown gunmen kidnapped eleven people on who were traveling near al-Edheim in the volatile Diyala province.
03/01/2009: On Sunday at 2345, a Globe communications facility in Paquibato district, Philippines was set on fire by New People's Army (NPA) rebels. The attack was a punishment for Globe because the company allowed the military to use its compound there to harass residents. No casualties were reported from the attack. The NPA claimed responsibility by text message to the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
03/01/2009: On Sunday morning,in Munger, Bihar, India approximately 12 assailants set fire to a portion of the Ratanpur railway station. The attack damaged a building and there were no reports of casualties. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
03/01/2009: On Sunday,  in Lash, Farah, Afghanistan, unidentified militants kidnapped two employees of a roadside construction company and set fire to eight dump trucks, damaging eight vehicles. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility. The status of the hostages is unknown.
03/01/2009: On Sunday, assailants fired six Qassam rockets at a community in Sederot, Southern District, Israel, one of which damaged a residence but caused no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2009: On Sunday, in Ameriyat al-Fallujah, near the city of Fallujah, Anbad province, Iraq, a suicide bomber blew up his explosive vest at the house of an anti-Qaida tribal leader, Sheikh Khalid al-Eifan. Two people were killed and six were wounded. No damage or motive were reported and no claim of responsibility has been reported.
03/01/2009: On Sunday, in Samarra, Iraq, the mayor of Samarra, Mahmoud Khalaf, was wounded by a roadside bomb that went off as his convoy was passing it. No damage or motive have been reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2010: On Monday afternoon at 1600, in the Bolan area, near Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle, killing three civilians and destroying the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2010: On Monday evening around 1800, in a forested area near the Kherkridih village of Puruliya, West Bengal, India, Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants on motorcycles shot and killed a worker of the ruling Communist Party of India – Marxist. The victim was identified as Kalu Sona (Kalosona) Mondal, village council joint president and younger brother of local CPI-M leader Judhistir Mondal. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and no damages were reported.
03/01/2010: On Monday evening at 2030, in Toril, Davao, Davao, Philippines, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near a freight truck, wounding the truck driver, Gene Recta, and damaging the truck. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the New People's Army/Communist Party of Philippines (NPA-CPP) were responsible.
03/01/2010: On Monday morning at 0830, in the Borkor village, in Tak Bai, Narathiwat, Thailand, Muslim insurgents detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a Buddhist civilian, Suchin Kongsaeng, 47, and six others as they were walking to a rubber plantation. The blast caused Kongsaeng to lose his leg and arm. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2010: On Monday morning at 1100, in the al-Ghazaliya neighborhood of the Mansur district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device attached to the car of Talal Khadr al-Zobaie, an employee of former Prime Minister Iyad Allawi. Two civilian bystanders were wounded and the vehicle was damaged from the explosion but al-Zobaie was not wounded. No group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2010: On Monday night, in Thoubal, Manipur, India, a group of Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP)- Puranthaba Meiraba faction militants attacked the private residence of a computer engineer. The victim was identified as Oinam Tombi Singh, working at the Thoubal Deputy Commissioner’s office. No casualties or damage were reported in the attack. The wife of the engineer alleged that a gunman, who claimed to be a cadre of Puranthaba Meiraba faction of the KCP, came to their house on February 27 and wanted to know why the engineer could not pay INR five lakh as demanded by them through a letter delivered on an unspecified date in the January and was warned that the amount must be paid. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2010: On Monday, in Aliabad, Hangu District, North West Frontier, Pakistan, Taliban militants detonated explosives planted around the house of a pro-government tribal elder, Malik Zaliman Shah, injuring ten family members and damaging the house and a nearby mosque. . Seventy kilograms of explosives were used in the attack. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility.
03/01/2010: On Monday, in Asadabad, Konar, Afghanistan, assailants fired four rockets at the city, wounding four and damaging two homes. No group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2010: On Monday, in front of a hotel in Janakpur, Dhanusha, Nepal, unidentified militants on motorcycles shot and killed the chairman of Janakpur Today Publications, Arun Singhaniya. Three armed groups Terai Janatantrik Madhes Party, Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha, and Terai Army have claimed responsibility for the attack. Callers to local media said Singhaniya, had been killed for defaming the Madhes protest through his media and threatened to execute more media personnel.
03/01/2010: On Monday, in Hokumati Nad-e 'Ali, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped and then fired upon and killed a tribal elder, Haji Mohammad Jan. A tribal elder, who did not want to be named, told Pajhwok, Haji Mohammad Jan was killed because ISAF forces had recently discovered and defused a bomb allegedly planted by Taliban near his house. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
03/01/2010: On Monday, in the Bagdhasba area of Banka, Bihar, India, Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants armed with sharp weapons killed a civilian on suspicion of being a police informer. Rajo Hansda's throat was cut by the assailants. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
03/01/2011 (Default Date): On Tuesday, in the village of Bambangana in an unknown area of Oriental, Congo (Kinshasa), an unknown number of Congolese soldiers were killed and an unknown number of civilians were injured when unidentified armed militants attacked Congolese civilians. No group claimed responsibility, but the militant group Lord’s Resistance Group (LRA) were thought to be responsible.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday afternoon at 1430, in the Pio del Pilar village of Makati, Manila, Philippines, an unidentified militant on board a Honda Wave motorcycle with plate Number ND-9477, shot and killed a government employee, identified as Mario Reyes. Responding policemen chased the suspect exchanging gunfire with him. The gunman was killed and one policeman, Julius Guerrero, was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday at 0000 midnight, in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified militants fired rockets and mortar shells at Adezai, a suburban village, wounding four civilians and damaging 10 houses and a police post. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday evening around 2030, in Garhi village in Jamui, Bihar, India, in one of three linked attacks, over 100 militants damaged a two-storey school building with bulldozers. Reportedly, the militants brought four JCB bulldozers from a private road construction firm and bulldozed three government buildings, including an irrigation office, the two-storey school building and an inspection bungalow of the water resources department. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the school, but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday evening around 2030, in Garhi village in Jamui, Bihar, India, in one of three linked attacks, over 100 militants damaged an inspection bungalow of the water resources department with bulldozers. Reportedly, the militants brought four JCB bulldozers from a private road construction firm and bulldozed three government buildings, including an irrigation office, a two-storey school building and the inspection bungalow of the water resources department. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the bungalow, but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday evening around 2030, in Garhi village in Jamui, Bihar, India, in one of three linked attacks, over 100 militants set ablaze three jeeps of the irrigation department and demolished the office building of the irrigation department with bulldozers. Reportedly, the militants brought four JCB bulldozers from a private road construction firm and bulldozed three government buildings, including the irrigation office, a two-storey school building and an inspection bungalow of the water resources department. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the jeeps, but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday evening around 2145, on D. Silang Street in Village 15 in Batangas City, Batangas Province, Philippines, an unidentified gunman on board a black motorcycle shot and killed a village councilor of Barangay 22. The victim was identified as Noel Lepran. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday morning around 0700, at a field in Diyar Rajapur village in Sadar, Pabna, Bangladesh, unidentified militants killed a regional leader of Pabna Banglar Communist Party- Janajuddho (PBCP-J), identified as Ismail Hossain. Police suspected that his rivals might have killed him following internal feud. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday morning at 0820, in Ban Paen village in Tambon Paen, Saiburi, Pattani, Thailand, a homemade bomb placed at a rubber plantation detonated as a village defense volunteer stepped on it. The defense volunteer, identified as Prakong Deeboontham, was severely injured in the blast. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday morning, in the village of Chorros Blancos in Campamento, Antioquia, Colombia, the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) detonated two explosive devices that were placed in two gas cylinders and filled with shrapnel at a rural school. The blasts completely destroyed the school's cafeteria, left a crater measuring five meters in diameter in the school's ceiling and resulted in minor damage to seven nearby houses. No casualties were reported due to the fact that the professor had cancelled class and no group has claimed responsibility.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday night at 0300, on Chemazokova Street in Baksan, Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, Alim Berkhamov opened fired on policemen with a TT pistol then threw a grenade at police causing no reports of casualties or damage. Berkhamov was then killed in return fire by the police. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday night, in Mahugayen village in Sonu, Jamui, Bihar, India, in one of two related attacks, around 50 armed unidentified militants blew up the control room of telecom facility using dynamite. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the control room, but resulted in no casualties. It was believed the bombing was in protest against the killing of six Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) cadres on 02/26/2011. No group claimed responsibility, but it was believed that Maoists were responsible.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday, at a cafe near Imam Ali Hospital in the Sadr City sub-district of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, wounding four civilians and damaging the cafe. No group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday, at Ghallanai check-post in Jamrud tehsil in Khyber, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants kidnapped four Khasadars (tribal police force), identified as Khewa Jan, Khan Sher, Abbas Khan, and Samad Khan, and transported them to an unknown location in Tirah valley. On 03/06/2011 Khewa Jan was found dead near Ali Masjid in Landi Kotal town of Khyber Agency along with a note and a sharp knife. The message written on a piece of paper warned the locals not to remove the dead body until mid-day. The status of the remaining hostages is unknown and no group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday, at the Chakar Khan Road in Khuzdar, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants shot and killed a coordinator of the Human Rights Commission of Pakistan (HRCP), Naeem Sabir. Baloch Mussalah Diffah Tanzim (BMDT) claimed responsibility for the attack. A BMDT spokesman, Mir Jang Baloch, calling from an unspecified location, said that his organization had carried out the attack and vowed to continue such attacks in the future against those who are involved in targeted killings and torching government offices. He threatened the Baloch people against participating in the activities of the Baloch Student Organization, Baloch Republican Party, Balochistan National Party and Baloch National Movement, otherwise they would meet the same fate.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday, in Adhamiyah neighborhood in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants set fire to an orphanage. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the orphanage, and no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday, in al-Bousief neighborhood in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in front of a civilian home. The blast killed the owner of the home, who was a former translator for the U.S. Army. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday, in Bara tehsil of Khyber, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants beheaded Aqal Mohammad for his alleged involvement in the January 2011 drone attacks in Tirah valley in which At least 26 militants, including an important Taliban commander from Swat, were killed in the three consecutive attacks. Locals found his head in the Qambarkhel area while his torso was dumped at the Nara Baba area. No group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday, in Ghalingar area of Safi tehsil of Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants planted a roadside landmine, killing two tribesmen and injuring another. No group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday, in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, an unidentified militant carrying an explosive was killed as the bomb accidently exploded early, killing him. Police suspected that the bomber was targeting the railway tracks of Bin Qasim Town as the material used in the bomb did not contain ball bearings and other things used for a suicide attack. The bomb samples are the same as found from previous blasts, which occurred at Baloch Colony and Bin Qasim Town railway tracks. The attack caused damage to the walls of a nearby house. No group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday, in Mansor Kor area of Safi tehsil of Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, suspected militants planted a landmine, killing a tribesman, identified as Jaffar Khan when he stepped on it. No group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday, in the al-Rifaie area of Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown gunmen shot and killed a former employee of the al-Mosuliya satellite television channel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday, in the Miranshah area of Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, militants shot and killed four tribesmen accused of spying for U.S. forces in Afghanistan. The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) left a note attached to the body saying "US spies will face the same fate." The Taliban claimed that the alleged spies passed on information about the hideouts of its militants in Pakistan's tribal belt to the U.S. authorities in Afghanistan for drone strikes.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday, in the neighborhood of Gomari in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria, three unidentified militants fired upon and killed Santal Ali, a policeman who was off-duty at home, with a Kalashnikov rifle. No group claimed responsibility, but the militant group Boko Haram was thought to be responsible for the attack.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday, in the Sher Garh area of Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, militants attacked the Lond Khor girls' college with small arms fire and grenades. One schoolgirl was killed and 21 others were injured. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility but the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was suspected.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday, in the village of Porroso, Apartado, Antioquia, Colombia, guerrillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) fired upon a government delegation caravan of seven vehicles being escorted by the Colombian army. The attack left one soldier and one farmer dead and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the caravan. The delegation, which included the national director of Social Action Diego Molano, the commander of the national army's 17th Brigade General Hernan Giraldo Quejadas and several journalists, was travelling to visit an indigenous community in the region. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/01/2011: On Tuesday, near a mosque in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated his improvised explosive device targeting an imam. One civilian was killed, and three others were wounded in the blast. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2012: A gunman opened fire on an army checkpoint in the Al Israh Al Zeraii neighborhood of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Soldiers returned fire, killing the gunman. No other casualties were reported, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2012: A percussion bomb detonated in the perfume department of a shopping mall on Kurtulus Street in Sisli district, Istanbul city, Istanbul province, Turkey. Three civilians were injured, and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2012: A plastic explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated as a minibus filled mostly with police passed by in Istanbul province, Turkey. The attack happened near the offices of the Justice and Development Party (AKP). At least 16 people were injured, most of whom were police officers. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources indicate that the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) was blamed for the incident.
03/01/2012: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the Sarayab Pass, Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured, and their vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2012: A roadside bomb detonated next to a member of the National Assembly in Turlandi village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Usman Khan Tarakai, the assembly member, was unhurt, and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2012: A roadside bomb targeted an army patrol in Dahong Moo 4 village, Si Sakhon district, Pattani province, Thailand. One soldier was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2012: An Afghan civilian and a man dressed as an Afghan soldier opened fire on International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) soldiers on a base in Zhari District, Kandahar Province, Afghanistan. As a result, two soldiers were killed and one was injured. Soldiers returned fire, killing the two gunmen. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was meant as retaliation for the burning of Qurans on an American base.
03/01/2012: An explosive device detonated in the Senjetak area of Qaisar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The blast killed two police officers and three civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/01/2012: An explosive device detonated near the Cotabato Barter Trade Center in Cotabato City, Philippines. As a result, one woman was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2012: An explosive device detonated on a section of railway tracks in Sariab city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no casualties reported; however, service on the Jaffar Express was halted between Quetta and Sibi. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2012: An explosive device hidden in a fire extinguisher detonated in Kuchingruepa village, Rangae district, Pattani province, Thailand. Two army officers were injured, and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2012: An unidentified assailant threw an explosive device from a road over a bridge into a train station in Mithapur town, Bihar state, India. The device fell into the room where train drivers rest and injured a Kosi Express driver. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2012: An unidentified gunman on a motorcycle shot and injured Makruri Mani, an assistant headman of a village in Purong area, Yala province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2012: Assailants planted an explosive device near the wall of Veterinary Hospital Jamrud in Jamrud town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Security officials successfully defused the device. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2012: Assailants set fire to a Big C superstore in Rusamilae city, Pattani province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties, but the building was damaged. This was one of six related attacks, and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/01/2012: Assailants set fire to a KP Minimart convenience store in Khok Pho municipality, Khok Pho district, Pattani province, Thailand. The building was damaged, but there were no reported casualties. This was one of six related attacks, for which no group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2012: Assailants set fire to a Sai Buri Transport District office in Ban Kalapho city, Tro Bon area, Sai Buri division, Pattani province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties, and the attack caused an unknown amount of damage to the building. This was one of six attacks, for which no group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2012: Assailants set fire to a Thanin Parawood Company building in Tha Ruea village, Khok Pho district, Pattani province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties, but the building was damaged. This was one of six related attacks, for which no group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2012: Assailants set fire to an 18-wheeler belonging to the Pattani Sahaphan Kosang construction company in Ban Joh Kuyae city, Tabing area, Sai Buri district, Pattani province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties. This was one of six attacks, for which no group claimed responsibility.
03/01/2012: Assailants threw a grenade into a tea shop in Rueso district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Ten people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, police officials suspected that outlawed group leader Rohpae-in Useng was behind the attack.
03/01/2012: Assailants threw a Molotov cocktail into a department store in Mueang city, Pattani province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties, but the building was damaged. This was one of six related attacks, and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2012: Gunmen attacked a Frontier Corps convoy in the Pir Suri area of Dera Bugti town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two soldiers were injured in the initial attack, and three of the gunmen were killed when soldiers returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/01/2012: Gunmen shot and killed a Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) officer in Aden city, Aden governorate, Yemen. An Ansar al-Sharia spokesperson claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the officer was targeted for cooperating with the Sanaa government. Yemeni security officials rejected the claim, stating that while gunmen fired on a United States security team, no one was injured or killed and only the vehicle was damaged.
03/01/2012: Gunmen shot and killed four Joint Task Force (JTF) soldiers at the Okpoama River junction on the Brass waterway in Brass village, Bayelsa state, Nigeria. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2012: Gunmen shot and killed four police officers on a patrol boat on the Nembe River, Bayelsa state, Nigeria. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they are at war with Nigeria's police force and will accordingly attack whenever the opportunity presents itself.
03/01/2012: In an ongoing series of attacks against schools, assailants burned down the Success Private Secondary School in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was retaliation for the raiding of local Islamic schools.
03/01/2012: In an ongoing series of attacks against schools, assailants burned down the Sunshine Private School in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it was retaliation for the raiding of local Islamic schools.
03/01/2012: Two explosive devices detonated in quick succession at the Yar Hussain Government High School No. 1 in Yar Hussain village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The explosions badly damaged the building but caused no injuries or casualties. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/01/2013: A suicide bomber detonated inside a popular restaurant in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. At least five people died and seven others were injured in the blast. This explosion occurred after an initial suicide car bomb detonated in the same area. The second blast targeted the people who rushed toward the scene of the first car bomb. This was one of two incidents in this area on this day. No group has claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attacks to Al-Shabaab.
03/01/2013: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of a popular restaurant in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This was one of two coordinated explosions in Mogadishu on the same day. In addition to the bomber, there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group has claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attacks to Al-Shabaab.
03/01/2013: An explosive device detonated in a market in Mueang district, Narithiwat, Thailand. At least six people were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police blamed separatists for the attack.
03/01/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of a police post in Muang district, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no casualties, but nearby shops and cars were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2013: Assailants attacked a Dole Stanfilco banana plantation in Anahao Daan village, Surigao del Sur province, Philippines. Approximately 15,000 banana trees were destroyed in the attack. Authorities suspected that the New People's Army (NPA) was responsible for the incident.
03/01/2013: Assailants attacked the customs post in Sido town, Ouham prefecture, Central African Republic. This was one of five attacks in the town on this day. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the incident to the Convention of Patriots of Peace and Justice.
03/01/2013: Assailants detonated homemade explosives at a government boys' school in Wanda Zeran village, Lakki Marwat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no injuries in the attack; however, the blast caused significant damage to three classrooms and a boundary wall. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2013: Assailants opened fire on the Planète FM radio station in the Koloma neighborhood of Conakry city, Conakry region, Guinea. No one was hurt in the attack; however, a bullet damaged a third-floor window of the building. The attack occurred around the same time that Faya Millimo, the leader of the opposition Liberal Bloc, was being interviewed at the station. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities believed that the attack was related to political tensions over upcoming national elections.
03/01/2013: Assailants set a bus on fire in Kathmandu, Central region, Nepal. The bus was evacuated prior to the incident; therefore, no one was injured in the attack, although the bus was damaged. All Nepal National Free Student Union-Revolutionary claimed responsibility for the incident and threatened more action if administrators did not allow them to form a student organization at the university.
03/01/2013: Assailants shot a seminary administrator in Karachi city, Sindh provine, Pakistan. The victim, Qari Abdul Razzak, died in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2013: Assailants threw a grenade into a mosque in Jos city, Plateau state, Nigeria. The grenade failed to detonate and the perpetrators fled the scene after firing their guns into the air. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2013: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a gas station in Shershah area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. One person was injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2013: Perpetrators shot a journalist at a bazaar in Kalat town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The victim, Mehmood Ahmed Afridi, died in the attack. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that Afridi was "working against the Baloch freedom movement under the cover of journalism."
03/01/2013: Two explosives-laden vehicles detonated at a livestock market in Diwaniyah city, Al Qadisiyah governorate, Iraq. Five civilians died and 50 other people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although local police blamed Al-Qaida in Iraq.
03/01/2014: A hand grenade was discovered and safely defused in Sudhnati district, Azad Kashmir province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: A land mine detonated near a civilian vehicle in Ataq city, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. Five civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: A land mine detonated when a chicken stepped on it in tambon Kayu Bokoh, Yala province, Thailand. The device was thought to have been intended to target government officials. No human casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed the attack to Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).
03/01/2014: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated near a vehicle in Isku Filan neighborhood, Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. The vehicle belonged to the security chief of the Raskamboni Movement, Niiniile. Three people were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
03/01/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy in Surab area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Three FC members were killed and another six soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a polio team in Jamrud tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. This was one of two explosions targeting the polio team on this date; the second blast targeted first responders arriving at the scene of this first attack. Twelve Khyber Khassadar Force members, who were providing security for the team, were killed and 10 other people were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan).
03/01/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a polio team in Jamrud tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. This was one of two explosions targeting the polio team on this date; this blast was targeting first responders arriving on the scene of the first attack. Twelve Khyber Khassadar Force members, who were providing security for the team, were killed and 10 other people were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan).
03/01/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle in Kalat district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Three soldiers were killed and six were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: An assailant opened fire on Bonifacio Rebosura outside his residence in Banonong village, Zamboanga del Norte province, Philippines. Rebosura, an education official, was injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2014: An explosive device detonated at a market in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the same location within a few minutes; this first blast was designed to draw a crowd. At least 35 people were killed and an unknown number of civilians were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
03/01/2014: An explosive device detonated at a market in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the same location within a few minutes; this second blast targeted a crowd that had gathered in response to an earlier bombing. At least 35 people were killed and an unknown number of civilians were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
03/01/2014: An explosive device detonated at a pipeline near Kandh Kot city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported; however, the blast damaged the facility and disrupted the flow of oil. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: An explosive device detonated at an outdoor market in Abu Ghraib city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and six others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: An explosive device detonated near a sports stadium in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: An explosive device detonated near a women's perfume and cosmetics shop in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: An explosive device detonated near police officers in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed and one other person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: An explosive device detonated on a rubber plantation in tambon Tanyong Limo, Narathiwat province, Thailand. One farmer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: An explosive device planted inside the vehicle of Nayif Husayn detonated as he was traveling in Al-Abbasi village, Kirkuk, Iraq. Husayn, a former Sahwa Council leader, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: An explosive device was discovered near a hospital in Shireen Jinnah Colony, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Authorities were able to defuse the device without any casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Hit city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused near a hospital in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: An unknown number of artillery shells struck residential areas in Fallujah city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. Three civilians were killed and 12 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: Approximately 20 roadside bombs were discovered and defused in Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: Approximately three assailants opened fire on the residence of Khunying Sasima Srivikorn in Pak Chong district, Nakhon Ratchasima province, Thailand. Srivikorn, the mother of a former deputy governor, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: Assailants abducted Sheikh Majdi Al-Mughrabi in Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip. Al-Mughrabi was found alive, but injured two hours later in Rafah city. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: Assailants attacked a group of protestors outside of the General National Congress (GNC) headquarters in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Approximately 13 protestors were abducted and a number of tents were burnt during the assault; two of the kidnapped protestors were released on March 2, 2014. The fate of the other hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the demonstrators attributed the attack to the Libya Revolutionaries Operations Room (LROR).
03/01/2014: Assailants attacked a joint Sahwa Council and police checkpoint in Maftul area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two Sahwa members were killed and seven other people, including a police lieutenant, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: Assailants attacked a market in Tawilah area, North Darfur state, Sudan. At least two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
03/01/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Khalidiyah town, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and three officers were wounded. This was one of three related incidents targeting checkpoints in Ramadi district on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in the attack.
03/01/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Ramadi city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of three related incidents targeting checkpoints in Ramadi district on this date. Four security personnel were killed across two of the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was behind the incident.
03/01/2014: Assailants attacked a police station in Maftulah village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Lieutenant Colonel Mahdi Hasan, a police intelligence officer, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Ramadi city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of three related incidents targeting checkpoints in Ramadi district on this date. Four security personnel were killed across two of the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/01/2014: Assailants attacked a train station in Kunming city, Yunnan province, China. At least four assailants and 29 other people were killed in the attack. Additionally, at least 143 people were wounded. Uighur separatists claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: Assailants attacked an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Balli Doogle area, 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.
03/01/2014: Assailants attacked Channu Madavi in Kuthegaon village, Maharashtra state, India. Madavi, a suspected police informant, was killed after his throat was slit. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/01/2014: Assailants attacked villagers with grenades and gunfire in Mainok village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 39 people were killed and an unknown number of civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/01/2014: Assailants blew up a house belonging to a Sahwa Council member in Maftulah village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The Sahwa member was killed in the attack. This was one of two attacks against houses belonging to Sahwa members in Maftulah on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/01/2014: Assailants damaged an undersea Shell oil pipeline in the Forcados river, Delta state, Nigeria. No one was injured; however, the pipeline was damaged. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: Assailants fired a Katyusha rocket that landed in a car park in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Although there were no reported casualties, several vehicles were damaged in the attack. This was one of two coordinated rocket attacks in Kirkuk on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/01/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at a civilian home near the Kirkuk hospital in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Three family members were injured in the attack. This was one of two coordinated rocket attacks in Kirkuk on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/01/2014: Assailants kidnapped three Sahwa Council members in Maftulah village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: Assailants launched two rockets near an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) outpost in Mount Hermon area, Golan Heights, Israel. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Hezbollah was involved in the attack.
03/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Tarmiyah town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least two Sahwa members were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on a taxi cab carrying former Seleka Muslim rebels in Bangui city, Bangui autonomous commune, Central African Republic. Three former rebels were killed and another person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to members of the Anti-Balaka Militia.
03/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on Anselmo Malabanan in Darasa neighborhood, Tanauan city, Batangas province, Philippines. Malabanan, a village chief, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Jaldega block, Simdega district, Jharkhand state, India. Two civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Maoists.
03/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on coal trucks in Chamalang area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. A driver was killed and another person was injured in the attack. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Ali Al-Hatabi in Bani Matar district, Sanaa governorate, Yemen. Al-Hatabi, the commander of the vehicles battalion for the Yemeni Air Force, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2014: Assailants planted and detonated an explosive device at an electrical power pylon in Battagram district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported; however, the pylon was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: Assailants set fire to the campaign office of Ibrahim Gobir in Sokoto city, Sokoto state, Nigeria. Gobir, a Senator in the National Assembly, was not injured; however, the building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: Gunmen attacked an army checkpoint in Abu Ghraib city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: Gunmen opened fire on Makhluf Al-Ferjani in Sirte town, Sirte district, Libya. Al-Ferjani, the head of the local military council, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: Gunmen shot and killed Wanees Mohammed, a Libyan army officer, in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2014: Two explosive devices were found and destroyed in tambon Sala Mai, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Authorities suspected that the devices were intended to target government officials who would come to remove a nearby anti-government banner. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: An explosive device detonated at a gas pipeline in Loti area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: An explosive device detonated near a gas pipeline in Pir Koh area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police station and an electrical transformer in Aswan city, Aswan governorate, Egypt. Two people were killed and at least five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Puntland Customs official's vehicle in Galkayo town, Mudug region, Somalia. The official was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Hor Rajab, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least three Sahwa members were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2015: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle of Development Project employees in Kori Manda area, Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two employees were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: An explosive device detonated near Monipur High School and College in Mirpur 11 neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Seven additional devices were discovered and safely defused following the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: An explosive device detonated outside a girls' primary school in Gul Muhammad Goth area, Sindh province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in Sulaykh neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a university lecturer, was killed and his son was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2015: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Khar Kalai area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused near a gas pipeline in Pir Sehwari area, Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused under the vehicle of a former Free Syrian Army commander in Cilvegozu district, Hatay province, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Free Syrian Army may have been involved.
03/01/2015: Assailants attacked Peshmerga forces in Al-Kuwayr, Arbil governorate, Iraq. Dozens of assailants were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/01/2015: Assailants attempted to attack an evacuation site in Shariff Aguak town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. Three assailants were arrested by authorities before they reached their intended target. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
03/01/2015: Assailants attempted to attack security forces in North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: Assailants detonated two explosive devices outside a registry office in Bogra town, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to pro-hartal activists.
03/01/2015: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated in Al Malaab neighborhood, Ramadi, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2015: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated in Kuwayfiyah area, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. A soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: Assailants launched mortars at Sidi Husayn neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Two civilians were killed and 31 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Frontier Corps (FC) patrol in Tareer Nullah area, Lehri town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two assailants were killed and six people, including two assailants and four soldiers, were injured in the attack. The United Baloch Army (UBA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) worker in Shadman Town area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The worker was killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks on Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers in this area on March 1, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan police vehicle in Chaman district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: Assailants opened fire on Apichaya Chaichana in Village 6 area, Rueso district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Chaichana, a defense volunteer, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: Assailants opened fire on Phra Bandit Supanthito in Udon Thani province, Thailand. Supanthito, a monk, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: Assailants opened fire on residents and buildings on an island in Lake Chad area, Ngimi district, Diffa region, Niger. This was one of three coordinated raids in this area on March 1, 2015. Nineteen civilians were killed across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
03/01/2015: Assailants stormed the Islamic Reform Group's (Islah) Students' Department and abducted four party leaders on Rabat Street in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Muhammad al-Sabri was released on March 13, 2015 and Anwar al-Hamairi, Ali al-Hadma and Habib al-Oreiqi were released on March 17, 2015. Huthis claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were targeted because they believed the victims were working with Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
03/01/2015: Two explosive devices detonated at Dhaka University in Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. This was one of two unrelated attacks in Dhaka city on March 1, 2015. Seven people were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: Two explosive devices detonated in Khilgaon neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: Two explosive devices detonated in New Market neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. This was one of two unrelated attacks in Dhaka city on March 1, 2015. Seven people were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2015: Two hand grenades, intending to target security personnel and civilians, were discovered and safely defused in a tree in Lokchao area, Manipur state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2016: A landmine detonated in Khan Aqa, Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting joint security force members in Tikrit district, Saladin, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least four volunteer fighters were killed and 18 security force members were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting security force members in Samarra district, Saladin, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, a security commander and four police officers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2016: A Ukrainian Army vehicle struck a landmine between Novotoshkivske and Hirske in Luhansk, Ukraine. Three soldiers were killed and two soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2016: An explosive device detonated at a soccer stadium in Madain, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2016: An explosive device detonated in Dora, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2016: An explosive device detonated in Saba al-Bor, Saladin, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2016: An explosive device detonated in Suwaib, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2016: An explosive device detonated near a United States State Department vehicle transporting Pakistani employees in Shati Meena, Ambar subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least two people were killed and four others, including a Khassadars soldier, were injured in the blast. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a Somali military convoy in Alamada, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. At least four soldiers were killed and eight soldiers were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) vehicle on a road between Aguelhoc and Tessalit in Kidal, Mali. Six peacekeepers were injured in the blast. Ansar al-Dine (Mali) claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Iraqi Volunteer Forces in Tarmiyah, Saladin, Iraq. At least two fighters were killed and three fighters were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2016: An explosive device planted in a power transformer detonated in Manshiet Nasir neighborhood, Cairo, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Nushki, Balochistan, Pakistan. The device was thought to be targeting a Pakistan Armed Forces convoy. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2016: Assailants attacked a Philippine Army (PA) patrol in Tappa, Isabela, Philippines. Three soldiers and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but sources attributed it to the New People's Army (NPA).
03/01/2016: Assailants attacked a Somali National Army (SNA) base in Merca, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2016: Assailants attacked a village in El-Abdi, Galmudug, Somalia. This was one of two attacks on villages in Galmudug on the same day. At least 10 people, including soldiers, civilians, and assailants, were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the ensuing clashes with security forces. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to Al-Shabaab.
03/01/2016: Assailants attacked and killed four civilians in Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
03/01/2016: Assailants fired a missile at a Yemeni military camp in Marib, Yemen. The projectile was intercepted and no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Huthi extremists.
03/01/2016: Assailants fired a mortar that struck a house in Marawara, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/01/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at a civilian house in Sesad Kota area, Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and two other people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
03/01/2016: Assailants fired mortars at foreign journalists near Kinsibba, Lattakia governorate, Syria. At least four people were injured in the incident. This was one of two projectile attacks near Kinsibba on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Al-Nusrah Front.
03/01/2016: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated near Kinsibba, Lattakia governorate, Syria. At least three people were killed and eight others were injured in the incident. This was one of two projectile attacks near Kinsibba on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Al-Nusrah Front.
03/01/2016: Assailants intercepted a passenger bus and removed Niaz Mohammad in Badaber, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Mohammad, a Pakistani Police assistant sub-inspector, was shot and killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on a bus and a pickup truck in Phoukhoune district, Louangphrabang, Laos. At least five people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on employees of a Chinese company in Phoukhoune district, Louangphrabang, Laos. At least one worker was killed and three others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on military personnel in Tee, Datu Salibo, Maguindanao, Philippines. One soldier was killed and two soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
03/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on Sheikh Aaidh al-Qarni, a Saudi cleric, at Western Mindanao State University in Zamboanga City, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. Al-Qarni and Sheik Turki Assaegh, a religious attache, were wounded in the attack and the assailant was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2016: Assailants raided a soldier's residence in Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq. The soldier was injured and three family members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2016: Assailants shot and killed a Frontier Corps (FC) soldier as he was leaving a mosque in Inayat Qala, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility and stated that the victim was targeted because he was a spy.
03/01/2016: Assailants shot and killed Ipalibo, an All Progressives Congress (APC) leader, in Abonnema, Rivers, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2016: Police personnel discovered and defused an explosive device in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities arrested two individuals in connection with the attempted attack.
03/01/2016: Security forces identified and killed three suicide bombers targeting security personnel in Samarra district, Saladin, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2016: Suicide bombers attacked a military headquarters near Hadithah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least four assailants and six military personnel were killed in the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2016: Two suicide bombers detonated targeting a joint security forces convoy in Jumaylah, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the assailants, at least 25 soldiers and volunteer fighters were killed in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/01/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a police station as additional assailants stormed the station in Kart-i-Seh, Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Kabul on this date. At least 30 people, including seven assailants, were killed and 107 people were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/01/2017: An assailant stabbed and injured an Israeli civilian at his residence in Teneh Omarim, West Bank. The civilian was able to retrieve his gun and shoot and kill the assailant before he could cause any further casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant, Said Muhammad Ali Qisiyeh, as a Palestinian extremist.
03/01/2017: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of a National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) officer detonated in Darkheynley neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. The intelligence officer was killed and at least two other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2017: An explosive device detonated at a National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) power tower in Kayaga neighborhood, Kabacan, North Cotabato, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2017: An explosive device detonated in Amil neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2017: An explosive device detonated near a cattle market in Taji, Saladin, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle on Sariab Road in Kechi Beg neighborhood, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least four people, including three soldiers and a Balochistan Constabulary head constable, were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State and the Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Nahrawan, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Egyptian National Police (ENP) vehicle in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. At least one officer was injured in the blast. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at the Laxmi English Boarding School in Rajbiraj, Saptari district, Province 2, Nepal. The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha- Goit (JTMM-G) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the school was targeted for disregarding the Tarai bandh on December 8, 2016.
03/01/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a Sagolband Development Association office in Sagolband Moirang Leirak neighborhood, Imphal, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2017: An explosives-rigged house detonated in Nuaimiya, Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least two people were killed and two other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2017: An explosives-rigged house was discovered and destroyed in western Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of four similar events on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2017: Approximately 12 explosive devices were discovered and defused along a road in Raghagan, Bajaur district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2017: Assailants abducted Valentyna Buchok in Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. Buchok was released as part of a prisoner exchange on December 27, 2017. The Donetsk People's Republic claimed responsibility for the attack and accused the victim of being a spy.
03/01/2017: Assailants armed with firearms attacked the Ukrtelecom JSC offices in Donetsk city, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties; however, phone service was cut off to approximately 200,000 people. The Donetsk People's Republic claimed responsibility and had previously warned the government to halt its rail blockade or else the group would attack businesses in the area.
03/01/2017: Assailants armed with projectiles and other explosive devices attempted to attack the Grand Renaissance Dam (GRD) in Metekel district, Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia. At least 13 assailants were killed and seven other assailants were arrested after security forces responded to the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Benishangul Gumuz People's Liberation Movement.
03/01/2017: Assailants attacked a Banro Corporation gold mining site in Salamabila, Maniema, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least three people were injured and five other people were abducted in the incident. One hostage was released on April 18, 2017 while the other four hostages were released on May 27, 2017. The Raia Mutomboki Militia claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded a ransom in exchange for the hostages.
03/01/2017: Assailants attacked a joint security outpost in Armal, Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on outposts in Mihtarlam on the same day. At least 20 assailants and two security members were killed and 13 assailants and two security members were injured across the five attacks. In addition, at least six security members were taken hostage in the ensuing clashes; their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/01/2017: Assailants attacked a joint security outpost in Basram, Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on outposts in Mihtarlam on the same day. At least 20 assailants and two security members were killed and 13 assailants and two security members were injured across the five attacks. In addition, at least six security members were taken hostage in the ensuing clashes; their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/01/2017: Assailants attacked a joint security outpost in Katal, Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on outposts in Mihtarlam on the same day. At least 20 assailants and two security members were killed and 13 assailants and two security members were injured across the five attacks. In addition, at least six security members were taken hostage in the ensuing clashes; their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/01/2017: Assailants attacked a joint security outpost in Maydani, Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on outposts in Mihtarlam on the same day. At least 20 assailants and two security members were killed and 13 assailants and two security members were injured across the five attacks. In addition, at least six security members were taken hostage in the ensuing clashes; their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/01/2017: Assailants attacked a joint security outpost in Safiyo Qala, Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks on outposts in Mihtarlam on the same day. At least 20 assailants and two security members were killed and 13 assailants and two security members were injured across the five attacks. In addition, at least six security members were taken hostage in the ensuing clashes; their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
03/01/2017: Assailants attacked an Egyptian Army checkpoint in Rid, North Sinai, Egypt. At least two soldiers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2017: Assailants attacked an oil well in Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of two related attacks targeting oil wells in Kirkuk on this date. Security forces repelled the attacks, killing 16 assailants across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/01/2017: Assailants attacked and killed a civilian in Goreya, Bihar, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC).
03/01/2017: Assailants attacked Bawizah, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two related attacks on villages in Nineveh on this date. Security forces repelled the attacks and the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/01/2017: Assailants attacked Iraqi Armed Forces soldiers in Jawsaq neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. There were an unknown number of soldier and assailant casualties in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2017: Assailants attacked Qubah, Nineveh, Iraq. Security forces repelled the attack and there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/01/2017: Assailants attacked Sadah, near Tallkayf Checkpoint, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two related attacks on villages in Nineveh on this date. Security forces repelled the attacks and the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
03/01/2017: Assailants attacked the residence of M. Bali Sharma in Imphal, Manipur, India. Sharma, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Yuva Morcha Manipur Pradesh vice president, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting a police patrol in Shekhano, Faryab, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2017: Assailants set fire to three vehicles at a bridge construction site in Chatra, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Jharkhand Liberation Tigers (JLT) claimed responsibility and stated that the incident was intended to threaten contractors who refused to respond to extortion demands.
03/01/2017: Assailants shot and killed a Pakistani Police officer at the bypass in Chamkani, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a Municipal Committee office in Pasni, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/01/2017: Assailants threw an incendiary device at an in vitro fertilization (IVF) clinic in Chalandri neighborhood, Athens, Greece. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/01/2017: Two assailants, including a suicide bomber, attacked a National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in Arzan Qimat, Kabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Kabul on this date. At least 30 people, including seven assailants, were killed and 107 people were injured across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
03/02/1999: A bus was attacked by suspected Armed Islamic Group (GIA) members in Larbatache, Boumerdés Province, Algeria. Two civilians were killed and three injured.
03/02/1999: An Air France flight from Marseille to Orly Airport in Paris was diverted to De Gaulle Airport after former Italian police officer Stefano Savorani hijacked the plane in the name of greater European unity. He claimed to have a bomb in his luggage with a remote trigger, but none was found. Eighty-three people were held hostage for 3 hours, until the man gave himself up.
03/02/1999: Five Military conscripts were killed and four people were abducted in Tamalous, Skikda Province, Algeria. The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) was suspected of the attack.
03/02/1999: Suspected members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attacked a Turkish Army patrol in the Seyhan District of Adana Province, Turkey, killing one and injuring five.
03/02/2000: A small bomb was detonated outside the Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka, Bangladesh, by unknown perpetrators. The bombing preceded a visit to Dhaka by President Clinton. No further information was provided.
03/02/2000: Chechen Rebels (non-specific) ambushed a group of riot policemen in Grozny, Chechnya who were being moved from Mozdok to a new deployment location. The militants launched grenades and fired machine guns from the hillsides, killing 16 policemen and injuring 21.
03/02/2000: Ten people were killed and three were wounded when armed Islamic militants attacked a home near Larbaa, Algeria. A young girl was kidnapped by the attackers as well. A local self-defense group intervened and the attackers fled.
03/02/2001: A suspected HAMAS activist set off an explosion inside a packed minibus at a roadblock in northern Israel near the town of Umm al-Fahm, injuring himself, killing one and injuring nine others, including both Palestinians and Israelis. The man was arrested by Israeli police.
03/02/2001: Militants ambushed a joint police party of Jammu and Kashmir Police and Indian Reserve Police killing 16 and injuring nine with hand grenades and rockets at Manjapu, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2001: Six Filipino Marines were wounded when about fifty Muslims separatist guerrillas belonging to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ambushed their convoy in Barira on the island of Mindanao, the Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2001: Six Russian federal servicemen were injured in a land mine explosion in the North Caucasus, Russia. After the land mine exploded, the servicemen were fired on by Chechen rebels. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2001: Sunni Muslims belonging to the group Sipah-e-Sahaba burned cars and buses to protest the execution of Haq Nawaz, a religious extremist, in Karachi, Pakistan.
03/02/2001: The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed responsibility for placing two Molotov Cocktails under a delivery truck that belonged to Shaller & Weber, a meatpacking plant in Astoria, New York U.S.A. One of the devices fizzled while the other failed to ignite at all. Damages caused only totaled about $135. The group claims that the attack was carried out in support of Long Island animal and environmental activists. In a written statement, the group writes, "The ALF activists have taken this action against the meat industry to continue their campaign of economic sabotage against all companies who profit from the misery, torture and death inflicted upon animals in the name of profit."
03/02/2002: An Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade suicide attack killed ten and wounded more than sixty in Jerusalem. The attack was part of the ongoing Intifada.
03/02/2003: A car bomb exploded in front of the home of a controversial figure in Maracaibo, Venezuela, damaging nearby buildings but causing no injuries. The house belonged to Antonio Melian, who participated in the oil workers strike in early 2003 designed to oust President Chavez. The administrative office of the U.S. oil firm Chevron, located in the neighborhood, was also damaged. The perpetrators were unknown and it was unclear if Chevron was also targeted.
03/02/2004: Al-Qaida-associated suicide bombers targeted Shi'ite pilgrims during the holy month of Ashura. Four suicide bombers entered a two-ring security zone in the Khadumiyah District of Baghdad and three detonated their bombs (the fourth was captured before detonating his suicide belt), which killed at least 58 and injured 167 individuals. US officials believed the incident was planned by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi.
03/02/2004: In related incidents, al-Qaida suicide bombers targeted Shi'ite pilgrims during the holy month of Ashura. A suicide bomber and other perpetrators using non-suicide explosive devices targeted the holy shrine of Hussain in Karbala, Iraq. At least 106 people were killed and 233 injured in the attacks. US military authorities believed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi planned the attack.
03/02/2004: Unknown assailants sprayed an unknown gas in a Nefteyugansk, Russia, educational center. The gas caused 11 people to seek medical assistance.
03/02/2004: Unknown assassins killed Valery Maryasov, Deputy Mayor of Novosibirsk, in the door way of his apartment building in Novosibirsk, Russia.
03/02/2004: Unknown Palestinian gunmen assassinated Khalil al-Zaben, a top advisor to Yasser Arafat, outside of his office in Gaza City, Palestine.
03/02/2004: Unknown Sunni militant gunmen perched themselves on porches overlooking a crowd of Shi'ite pilgrims in Quetta, Pakistan and open fired. The attacks killed at least 44 and injured at least 130 people.
03/02/2004: Up to 2,000 armed Maoists raided the town of Bhojpur, headquarters of a district, in an attempt to occupy the area. During the attack, the perpetrators attacked a telecommunications tower and tried to rob a state-run commercial bank. The Nepalese security forces forced the Maoists to retreat, but the incident claimed at least 41 lives (31 security forces and 10 Maoists) and injured at least 12.
03/02/2005: A community leader and his assistant were shot by Pattani separatists in the Yala region of Thailand.
03/02/2005: Suspected Tribal Militants bomb a railroad track linking Pakistan with Iran in Nashuki, Pakistan. This is a key rail line and the attack is the third in a month to hit it. No one was injured in the explosion. No claim of responsibility was reported.
03/02/2005: Three unknown perpetrators shot and killed Iraqi Special Tribunal investigative judge, Barwez Mohammed Mahmoud, and his son, Arayane, in Baghdad, Iraq. The two victims were hit with automatic weapons fire outside of their home in Baghdad’s Adhamiya neighborhood. The Iraqi Special Tribunal was established to try Saddam Hussein and other former leaders of Iraq for crimes committed under the former dictator’s regime. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
03/02/2005: Two explosions rocked Baghdad, Iraq. The first was aimed at a group of citizens waiting to submit documents to join the Iraqi Army. Fifteen people were reported dead while at least thirty others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/02/2005: Two explosions rocked Baghdad, Iraq. The second targeted a bridge connecting the center of Baghdad with A-Dawrah neighborhood and other areas across the Tigris River. The suicide bomber drove a vehicle into an Iraqi Military checkpoint killing at least seven soldiers and recruits. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2005: Two to three incendiary devices were discovered at the KCC Mall in General Santos, Philippines. The bombs were discovered before they exploded avoiding any injuries or property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
03/02/2006: A Sunni Cleric was shot to death as he left a mosque in Basra, Iraq; there was no sign of the assailants and no responsibility was immediately claimed for the killing.
03/02/2006: An unidentified driver detonated a car bomb while driving past the U.S. Consulate in Karachi, Pakistan killing a himself, a U.S. Consulate worker and at least three others. There was no responsibility immediately taken for the attack.
03/02/2006: An unknown group of extremists detonated a bomb in a vegetable market in a Shi i section of Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least eight people and injuring 14. There was no responsibility immediately claimed for the attack.
03/02/2006: An unknown number of suspected insurgents detonated two bombs in Toungoo, Myanmar near a school and an electric power transformer; there were no casualties reported from either explosion. No responsibility was immediately claimed, but authorities arrested a man from the ethnic rebel group Karen National Union in connection with the attacks.
03/02/2006: An unknown number of unidentified extremists attacked and burned power station in Nahrawan, Iraq outside of Baghdad killing 9 security guards and injuring two others. The assailants were armed with guns, grenades and rockets; no responsibility was immediately claimed for the attack.
03/02/2006: An unknown number of unidentified extremists detonated a bomb in a minivan traveling through Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq, killing five and injuring 10. No responsibility was immediately claimed for the attack.
03/02/2006: An unknown number of unidentified extremists gunned down four Iraqi policemen as they drove away from the police academy in Mosul, Iraq. No responsibility was immediately taken for the attack.
03/02/2006: An unknown number of unidentified extremists opened fire on leading Sunni politician Adnan al-Dulaimi’s convoy in Baghdad killing a bodyguard and injuring five others. Al-Dulaimi was not part of the convoy at the time of the attack; no responsibility was immediately taken.
03/02/2006: An unknown number of unidentified gunmen attacked joint police-military checkpoint north of Samarra, Iraq killing 6 soldiers and 4 policemen. The gunmen set the bodies on fire before fleeing. No responsibility was immediately taken for the attack.
03/02/2006: More than 50 unidentified gunmen killed 18 Shi i employees of a brick factory as they slept in shacks near the factory in Maamil, Iraq outside of Baghdad. No responsibility was immediately claimed for the killings.
03/02/2007: A group of 14 Iraqi government workers and soldiers was kidnapped by The Islamic State of Iraq, a Sunni group linked to Al-Qaida in response to the alleged rape of a Shi i woman named Sabrin Al-Janabi by Iraqi police on February 18, 2007. The Iraqi government was given a 24 hour deadline to meet the group's demand of handing over the officers accused in the rape case.  Hours later, 14 bodies were found.
03/02/2007: Perpetrators attempted and failed to assassinate a Pakistani judge in Multan, Pakistan. The judge was selected to hear the case of Malik Ishaq. No claim of responsibility was reported, and the Judge survived.
03/02/2007: Ten people were killed and seventeen wounded when a car bomb exploded in a used car market in the Habibiya district of Sadr City in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2008:  A bomb set by the Tamil rebels exploded in Vavuniya town, wounding four policemen and six civilians.
03/02/2008:  A suicide bomber blew himself up at a peace meeting near Zarghunkhel Khassadar Post of tribal elders in northwestern Pakistan, killing forty-two people and injuring more than one hundred and leaving blood and body parts scattered on the floor.
03/02/2008:  Al-Quds Brigades claimed to fire a Quds rockets at Sederot, hitting a home in the southern town, with nine residents suffering from anxiety in the wake of the attack.
03/02/2008:  Al-Quds Brigades claimed to fire a Quds rockets at Sederot, hitting a transformer that subsequently caught fire, resulting in a power outage in the area.
03/02/2008:  Gunmen shot at a vehicle of a high-ranking Afghan transportation officer, Abdol Baqi, in Gozara District of western Herat Province, as he was on his way to his office, seriously injuring him and a passer-by.
03/02/2008:  Palestinian militants in Gaza fired rockets, including two long range Katyusha-style rockets that hit the Israeli coastal city of Ashkelon (pop. 120,000) on Monday morning. An apartment block was hit by one of the rockets causing damage but no harm to any persons. At least two shorter-range Qassam rockets, which are manufactured in Gaza, fell inside Israel but also caused no casualties.
03/02/2008:  Police in Samarra reported that a car bomb killed at least seven people and  injured ten people.
03/02/2008:  Six Iraqi civilians were killed when their vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb near a checkpoint manned by fighters of the local Awakening Council in the village of al-Khreir.
03/02/2008:  The Shiselweni Regional police headquarters was petrol-bombed when petrol bombs were thrown all over government building Nhlangano office and set alight after the offenders gained entrance through a fence. Police officers managed to contain the fire before the flames could reach the petrol tanks.
03/02/2008:  Unidentified persons in the morning fired rockets at the cantonment area here, and one did explode, and no damage was reported.
03/02/2009: On Monday around 0600, an official of the Philippine National Construction Corporation (PNCC), Rolando Serrano, was shot dead in Cabuyao, Laguna, Philippines while he was on his way to work. Serrano was driving his vehicle when a group of unidentified men blocked his path. The assailants ordered the victim to roll down his window before shooting him twice: once on the neck and once on the jaw. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/02/2009: On Monday at 0700, at least two unidentified motorcycle-riding men shot and killed a principal of an elementary school in Malasiqui, Pangasinan, Philippines. Luisitio Gabat Sr., 65, principal of San Julian Elementary School, was shot after taking his wife to work at the Barangay Payar Elementary School. Two .45 caliber shells were recovered  from the scene. No group has claimed responsibility.
03/02/2009: On Monday at 2045, suspected rebels torched a communications facility of Globe Telecom in Pantukan, Compostela Valley. About 30 armed assailants, clad in military uniform, posed as soldiers to gain entry into the facility in Purok 7 in Sitio (sub-village) Riverside, Napnapan village, then disarmed the lone guard and burned the facility. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the New People's Army/Communist Party of Philippines (NPA-CPP) was responsible.
03/02/2009: On Monday, a suicide bomber detonated his device at a girls' madrassa targeting Maulana Sherani, a senior leader of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F), in Pishin, Balochistan, Pakistan. Six people were killed and 12 wounded. The government official was not harmed.  No group claimed responsibility. A second bomber was seen fleeing the scene following the explosion. Two suspects were arrested in connection with the blast.
03/02/2009: On Monday, at 900, in the Namra neighborhood in downtown Kirkuk, Iraq, unknown gunmen wounded the son of Kirkuk's mayor. No damage or motive were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/02/2009: On Monday, in central Khalis, Iraq, a bicycle bomb went off in front of a Shiite mosque, killing two civilians and wounding 15. No damage or motive were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/02/2009: On Monday, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a vehicle, killing three civilians, wounding one other, and destroying the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
03/02/2009: On Monday, in Ohrid, Macedonia, three Greek tour buses were attacked by 30 Macedonian nationalists, who threw sticks and stones at the tourists, along with spray-painting various anti-Greek slogans on the coaches. One tourist was injured, and the buses were damaged and spray painted. No group claimed responsibility.
03/02/2009: On or around Monday, in Sharan, Paktika, Afghanistan, assailants fired on and killed two civilians. No group claimed responsibility although it is widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
03/02/2010: On Tuesday afternoon at 1540, in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, an improvised explosive device exploded at house No. 33 on Shurinskaya Street. The explosion seriously wounded a suspected Islamist militant who was assembling the bomb; he was detained at the scene. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. Two more bombs were found at the site. No group claimed responsibility.
03/02/2010: On Tuesday evening at 2100, in Khan-e Char Bagh, Faryab, Afghanistan, assailants set fire to the Arabshah Middle School for Girls, damaging the school but causing no casualties. According to the police, the fire extensively destroyed the school building and the extremists broke the equipment and torched important documents. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
03/02/2010: On Tuesday night at about 0034, in Erhoike community of Kokori near Warri, Delta, Nigeria, assailants detonated dynamite on an oil flow station administered by Royal Dutch Shell. There were no casualties but the flow station was damaged. The People's Patriotic Revolutionary Force of the Joint Revolutionary Council, Western Division claimed responsibility.
03/02/2010: On Tuesday night, in central Basra, Al Basrah, Iraq, assailants threw a hand grenade at a cafe. The explosion wounded eight civilians and damaged the cafe. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2010: On Tuesday night, in Khuzdar, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device on the campus of Khuzdar Engineering University, killing two students and wounding nine others. No group claimed responsibility.
03/02/2010: On Tuesday night, in the village of Goghaldiha in Munger, Bihar, India, 200 Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants beheaded a village guard and a civilian on suspicion of being police informers. The victims, identified as Rameswar Mandal and Kailash Pundit, were taken from their homes and dragged through the village before they were beheaded at a Jan Adalat (Kangaroo court). District police chief Ashish Chandra said the Maoists first looked for the village head, but since he was not available, his brother, Ramsundar, was picked up. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
03/02/2010: On Tuesday night, Taliban militants kidnapped a tribal militia commander, Allah Beeri, along with three companions in the Qala-i-Zal District of northern Konduz, Afghanistan. The location of where they were taken has not been reported. The three companions were later killed in a clash between police and the insurgents. Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said they abducted the commander with three others and that the commander was alive, but his partners were killed. The status of Beeri is unknown.
03/02/2010: On Tuesday, in Barangay Gaid, Dimasalong, Masbate province, Philippines, about 10 suspected New People’s Army militants torched Gaid Elementary School. The armed rebels were seen leaving the school before the rooms went on fire. At least three schoolrooms were gutted by the fire and empty gasoline containers were recovered near the scene. No group claimed responsibility.
03/02/2010: On Tuesday, in Muang, Narathiwat province, Thailand, a female street sweeper was wounded when suspected separatist militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a branch of the Krung Thai Bank. The bank was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Pattani State Restoration (RKK) was responsible.
03/02/2010: On Tuesday, in Pattani, Thailand, armed assailants fired upon a motorcycle, killing Sulkiflee Waedorkor, 40, a staff member of the provincial land office, along with his seven-year-old daughter, Haya. Sulkiflee was riding his motorbike home from work with his three daughters who were riding pillion. Attackers on another motorcycle pursued them. A pillion rider fired shots at Sulkiflee who died at the scene. Haya suffered severe injuries and died later in hospital. The two other girls survived the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
03/02/2010: On Tuesday, in the At Ta'mim district of eastern Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants threw a hand grenade at the Zahrat al-Madain School which was doubling as a polling station. Two soldiers guarding the school were wounded and the polling station was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
03/02/2010: On Tuesday, in the Calemegatan area near Buguey in the Cagayan province of the Philippines' Luzon region, the leader of a local community anti-mining group, Gensun Agustin, was shot dead by unidentified militants. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2011: A Kosovar gunman identified as Arid Uka, 21, opened fire on United States Air Force personnel boarding a bus outside Frankfurt International Airport, in Frankfurt, Germany. Two airmen were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. Uka, who was employed at the airport and said he acted on his own, was detained at the scene. He confessed to the attack and was sentenced to life in prison in February 2012.
03/02/2011: On Wednesday afternoon around 1330, in Suleja, Niger, Nigeria, 10 people were killed and 34 others were injured when one man threw an improvised explosive device at a Peoples Democratic Party campaign rally for Niger Governor Babangida Aliyu, at a Nigerian government secondary school. Babangida Aliyu was not injured, but one bus sustained an unknown amount of damage in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2011: On Wednesday evening at 1910, in the village of Yanikoi in Chegemskiy, Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, two unknown gunmen opened fire on a police post with automatic rifles and grenades. No police officers were harmed but a nearby vehicle was damaged. One of the gunmen was killed by police as the assailant returned fire while the other fled the scene. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2011: On Wednesday evening, in Dima Hasao (formerly North Cachar Hills), Assam, India, unidentified militants hurled a grenade at the residence of Subrata Hojai, the Executive Member of Dima Hasao Autonomous Council (DHAC). The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the residence, but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/02/2011: On Wednesday morning at 1115, in Islamabad, Pakistan, four men riding in a white Suzuki car stopped the car of Pakistani Minister for Minorities and Christian, Shahbaz Bhatti, and fired at him with automatic guns, killing him. The bodyguard of the minister was also injured while the driver remained unharmed. Pamphlets found at the scene were signed by a group named 'Fidayeen e Muhammad' and 'Al-Qaeda in Punjab,' stating they killed the minister because he was leading a committee against the blasphemy law. A spokesman for the Taliban, who is based in Punjab, later called Pakistani media and claimed responsibility for the assassination.
03/02/2011: On Wednesday morning, in Mamukhor area of Tull in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, a remote controlled roadside bomb detonated as a passenger bus passed by, injuring four civilians and partially damaging the bus. No group claimed responsibility.
03/02/2011: On Wednesday night, in Jerua village in Latehar, Jharkhand, India, unidentified militants abducted and subsequently killed Neyamat Ansari, a functionary attached to a local organization campaigning for the rights of laborers, by beating him to death with sticks. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
03/02/2011: On Wednesday night, near Glen Road in Derry, County Derry, Northern Ireland, police officers investigating reports of an abandoned car were shot at, while returning to their vehicle, by unidentified militants. No casualties were reported. The car being investigated had been reported stolen. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2011: On Wednesday, in a rural area at the intersection of La Argentina and Gallego Streets between Pitalito and Acevedo municipalities, Huila, Colombia, militants from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set a bulldozer on fire after threatening employees by unknown means. The machinery belonged to the Multilagos company, which had contracts for paving roads in the local area. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
03/02/2011: On Wednesday, in Bosaso, Bari, Somalia, one person was killed and three others, including a tribal elder identified as Husayn Gurhan, were injured when unknown militants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting the tribal elder's vehicle. An unknown amount of material damage was inflicted on the vehicle and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2011: On Wednesday, in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, in the premises of Faizan Kabeer Mosque at Taiser Town, two armed assailants opened shot and killed Abdul Razak, an activist of Dawat-e-Islami (DI), an international, non-political, propagation movement of Quraan and Sunnah. There were no reports of damage and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2011: On Wednesday, in Panjgur, Balochistan, Pakistan, an employee of the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) was shot and killed and another injured in an incident of firing. The deceased was identified as WAPDA supervisor Muhammad Faqar, and the injured as driver Zahid Husain. No group claimed responsibility for the assault.
03/02/2011: On Wednesday, in the Doura neighborhood of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to a mobile oil tanker while passing over a bridge. Two civilians were wounded and the tanker was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility.
03/02/2011: On Wednesday, in the neighborhood of Pompomari in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria, armed militants fired upon and killed a policeman at the policeman’s home. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Boko Haram was thought responsible for the attack.
03/02/2011: On Wednesday, in the Rustimiyah area of Karadah neighborhood, in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown militants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting an oil tanker near a petrol station. Two civilians were wounded in the blast. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
03/02/2011: On Wednesday, in the village of Masagawa in Ceel Dheere, Galgudud, Somalia, militants beat and injured 47 Somali civilians that had been accused of violating orders given by Al Shabaab. The militant group Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2011: On Wednesday, on Exchange Street in Ghazaliya neighborhood in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the Sunni Endowment Diwan Planning Director, Ahmed Saadan. Saadan escaped unhurt, although one civilian was killed and 20 others were wounded in the blast. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
03/02/2012: A roadside bomb detonated and injured two employees of China International Water and Electric Corporation in Pigkawayan town, Cotabato province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in the Sragarhi area of the Tirah Valley, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. A member of a peace militia was killed, and two others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2012: A sticky bomb attached to the personal car of a police colonel detonated in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. It is unknown whether the colonel was killed or injured in the explosion; however, his car was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2012: A suicide bomber on a motorcycle attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Karz village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. As a result, four soldiers, a police officer, a translator, and a civilian were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it was a revenge attack for the burning of Korans at a United States (US) military base in Bagram.
03/02/2012: A suicide bomber targeted Lashkar-e-Islam (LI) members either at an LI camp or an LI-majority mosque in Tirah Valley, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Twenty-three people, including the bomber, were killed, while 20 other people were wounded. A Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesperson claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was revenge for the killing of 11 TTP members by LI.
03/02/2012: An explosive device detonated amidst a protest in an unknown location in Sa'dah governorate, Yemen. The protest was against the involvement of the United States (US) in Yemen. At least 22 people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/02/2012: An explosive device targeted a unit of soldiers providing security for local teachers in Krawa town, Pattani province, Thailand. As a result, one soldier was killed and another was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/02/2012: Assailants ambushed joint Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) and police forces in Arengdo, Meghalaya, India. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed it to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA).
03/02/2012: Assailants attacked a military outpost near Bosaso city, Bari region, Somalia. In the ensuing clash, an unknown number of attackers, military members, and civilians were injured or killed. An Al-Shabaab spokesperson claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2012: Assailants attacked a Pakistani military post in Tirah Valley, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Thirty-three people, including 10 soldiers and 23 attackers, were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2012: Assailants kidnapped three soldiers and took four service vehicles from Tenekou town, Mopti region, Mali. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to Tuaregs.
03/02/2012: Gunmen attacked a military base in Sare Ndiaye village, Kolda region, Senegal. Three soldiers were wounded and one attacker was killed when soldiers returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, sources attributed the incident to the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC).
03/02/2012: Gunmen riding on a motorcycle opened fire on Intelligence Bureau Inspector Bashir Khan and his son in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Khan was killed, and his son was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/02/2012: Gunmen shot and killed a National Directorate of Security (NDS) officer, Mohammad Hashim, while he was working on his farm in Tirin Kut district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
03/02/2012: Gunmen shot and killed a soldier in the Hotoro district in Kiginyu town, Kano state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for this attack. No further information is available.
03/02/2012: Two assailants opened fire on Fernando Gabio outside his private residence in Democracia town, Iloilo province, Philippines. Gabio, a radio journalist, was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2012: Two explosive devices detonated at an oil pipeline in Hamagerah city, Ma'rib governorate, Yemen. The pipeline, which connects the Ma'rib oil fields with the Ras Isa terminal on the Red Sea, was offline at the time. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2012: Two people were killed when the explosive device they were attempting to plant detonated prematurely in Bad Pas district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
03/02/2012: Two soldiers were killed and three others were wounded when an explosive device detonated in the Adhamiya district of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The explosion did an unknown amount of damage to the surrounding area, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2013: A suicide bomber attempted to enter an Afghan National Army (ANA) base near Kandahar Airport, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The explosives worn by the attacker detonated after he was shot by security forces. One ANA soldier was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2013: An assailant opened fire on a bus stop in Musharaf Colony, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. One civilian died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2013: An explosive device along a road detonated in the Sheen Qamar area of Bara tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Three people were injured and a vehicle was damaged in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan) has been keeping supplies from reaching the area for more than two years.
03/02/2013: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Dhilouiya area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Five soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2013: An explosive device strapped to an electric bicycle detonated in Yala, Thailand. The explosion targeted a paramilitary checkpoint. Two military rangers died and at least 11 people, including two civilians, were injured in the blast. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
03/02/2013: An explosive device was discovered outside of a home in the Hollymount Park neighborhood, Londonderry city, Londonderry district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Authorities defused the device before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2013: An explosive device was discovered outside of St. Mary's on the Hill church in Glengormley townland, Newtownabbey district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The device was safely defused before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2013: An explosived device detonated in the backyard of an anti-Posco steel plant protestor's house in Patana village, Jagatsinghpur district, Odisha state, India. Three people died in the attack and another person was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2013: Assailants ambushed an Army patrol in the mountains of Libona town, Bukidnon province, Philippines. At least two casualties were reported. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2013: Assailants fired a rocket that exploded near a police station in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. One police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2013: Assailants opened fire on the home of the chair of the provincial council in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported injuries or damages resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2013: Assailants opened fire on the house of a parliamentary candidate, Levi Makali, in Bukokholo village, Bungoma county, Kenya. No one was injured and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2013: Assailants shot at an administrative officer's vehicle in Mershing city, South Darfur state, Sudan. The officer, Mahjoub Yusuf Mohamed, was not harmed in the attack; however, his driver and bodyguards were injured in the shooting. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2013: Assailants shot three civilians in Orangi Town area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police suspected the victims were targeted for sectarian reasons.
03/02/2013: Explosive devices detonated simultaneously in Mian Mandi Market in Halimzai village, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two mobile shops were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
03/02/2013: Five explosive devices, disguised as cricket balls, were discovered after one detonated in Sohrab Goth area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The four remaining devices were defused and no injuries were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2013: Gunmen shot at a police patrol in Iligan city, Lanao del Norte province, Philippines. Two police officers died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2013: Gunmen shot at and then set fire to a vehicle in Tump town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Four people were killed in the attack. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the victims were targeted because they worked for secret agencies.
03/02/2013: Gunmen shot Police Commissioner Asadu in Amorji Nike area, Enugu state, Nigeria. The commissioner died and two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2013: Gunmen shot the vice-mayoral candidate, Isagani Lupango, in Mobo town, Masbate province, Philippines. The victim later died of his injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
03/02/2013: Perpetrators shot two members of the Indian Reserve Police (IRP) at a bus stop in Handwara town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Both victims died in the shooting. Jamiat ul-Mujahedin (JuM) claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the organization was taking revenge for police harassment of the area's youth.