12/02/2014: Assailants kidnapped two traders in Labdanguri area, Assam state, India. The bodies of the traders were discovered a few hours later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was involved.
12/02/2014: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Dujail district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military vehicle in Morera village, Albay province, Philippines. One 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).
12/02/2014: Assailants opened fire on a peace committee member in Mingora area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The member was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Three police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2014: Assailants opened fire on farmers near Ashige town, Nasarawa state, Nigeria. Nine farmers were killed and nine others were injured in the attack. Additionally, five people were reported missing. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, witnesses attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
12/02/2014: Assailants set fire to the Oberon NSW Slaughterhouse in Oberon town, New South Wales state, Australia. There were no reported casualties in the attack; however, the building was damaged in the attack. The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for profiting from animal abuse.
12/02/2014: Assailants stormed a Touheed-ul-Islam (TuI) checkpost in Khyber district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least seven assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan) was involved.
12/02/2014: Assailants threw grenades at the residential compound of Yasser Ampatuan in Shariff Aguak town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. Ampatuan, a former Maguindanao Board Member, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, military officials attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
12/02/2014: Mortar shells struck a farm in Arab Ebjur area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and seven people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/02/2014: Security forces recovered an explosive device targeting a security convoy in Sheikh Zuweid city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2014: Two explosive devices were discovered planted near the District Rural Development Agency building in Bhagalpur district, Bihar state, India. The devices were safely defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2015: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire on Popular Resistance Committee members in Jaar town, Abyan governorate, Yemen. At least twelve people, including five assailants, were killed in the attack. Additionally, an unknown number of people were abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. This was one of two related incidents in Abyan on the same day. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/02/2015: An explosive device detonated near a bakery in Al-Furat 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.
12/02/2015: An explosive device detonated near a fire brigade station in Bacha Khan Chowk neighborhood, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Zafaraniyah, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) convoy in Mardin city, Mardin province, Turkey. At least one soldier was killed and six other people, including five soldiers and one civilian, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
12/02/2015: An explosive device detonated near Ali Al-Thamen in Sidi Faraj neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Thamen, an Armed Forces of Libya colonel, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2015: An explosive device detonated near Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers outside of Markanar village, Chhattisgarh state, India. At least one soldier was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/02/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Iskan 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.
12/02/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Habib Khan Taniwal in Shamali Darwaza area, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Taniwal, a provincial council member, was unharmed; however, two people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2015: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in Karada neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The driver was killed and two passengers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2015: Assailants abducted a civilian in Ri-Bhoi district, Meghalaya state, India. The hostage was rescued the following day, on December 3, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2015: Assailants attacked Popular Resistance Committee members in Zinjibar city, Abyan governorate, Yemen. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the incident. This was one of two related attacks in Abyan on the same day. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/02/2015: Assailants executed a former Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Khaniqa village, Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/02/2015: Assailants executed two Awlaki Tribe members in Seiyun city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Hadramawt Province of the Islamic State.
12/02/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at a civilian residence in Kohlu district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The assailants also abducted two people from the house and the whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at the Al-Sham Higher Institute for Islamic Sciences, Arabic Language, Islamic Studies and Researches Sheikh Ahmad Kuftaro Compound in Rukn ad Din neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least 14 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Cote d'Ivoire Army base in Grabo town, Bas-Sassandra region, Ivory Coast. This was one of two attacks on bases in and around Grabo on the same day. At least 11 people, including seven soldier and four assailants, were killed and 10 other soldiers were injured across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Cote d'Ivoire Army base near Grabo town, Bas-Sassandra region, Ivory Coast. This was one of two attacks on bases in and around Grabo on the same day. At least 11 people, including seven soldier and four assailants, were killed and 10 other soldiers were injured across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police station in San Calixto municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. A police officer was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Comandante Diego Front of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Somali National Army (SNA) base in Merca town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the assault. This was one of two attacks on military bases in Merca on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Turkish National Police (EGM) checkpoint in Sur district, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. At least one assailants was killed and one police officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
12/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on Angkang Manan in Santa Catalina neighborhood, Zamboanga City, Zamboanga Sibugay province, Philippines. Manan, the Saluping village chief, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on Diseye Dickson in Odi city, Bayelsa state, Nigeria. Dickson, a All Progressives Congress (APC) deputy ward chair, was killed and at least one other person was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2015: Assailants set fire to a German Fox Terrier Club clubhouse in Achtum town, Lower Saxony state, Germany. There were no casualties in the attack. The Animal Liberation Front (ALF) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded the closure of the German Fox Terrier Association clubhouse.
12/02/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at a school in Imphal East district, Manipur state, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the school was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2015: Assailants threw an incendiary device at a civilian residence on Albertbridge Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2015: Assailants threw grenades at a Somali National Army (SNA) base in Merca town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the blasts. This was one of two attacks on military bases in Merca on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/02/2015: Assailants threw incendiary devices at a Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) patrol on Castlereagh Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2015: Security forces discovered and defused four explosive devices in Tel al-Samar area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2015: Two assailants opened fire on a holiday party at the Inland Regional Center for disabled people in San Bernardino, California, United States. The assailants also attempted to trigger an explosive device, which failed to detonate. Fourteen people were killed and at least 17 people were injured in the attack. Both assailants, identified as Syed Rizwan Farook and Tashfeen Malik, fled the scene but were located and killed in a shootout with police later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2015: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused in Gaya district, Bihar state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2015: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused in Sheikh Baba Gulono, Safi subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2016: A sticky bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in the Golayi Dawa Khana, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2016: A suicide bomber detonated in an alleyway in Sirte, Libya. In addition to the assailant, at least 12 people were injured in the blast. This was one of at least two similar attacks in Sirte on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
12/02/2016: An explosive device detonated in Bohe-Piang, Basilan, Philippines. At least two children were killed and two others were injured in the blast. The device was thought to be targeting Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) soldiers. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
12/02/2016: An explosive device detonated in Qanfuda, Benghazi, Libya. A military engineer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistani Police vehicle and a passenger bus at the Karkhano Market in Peshawar, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2016: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Chamkani Abdul Salam in Northern Bypass neighborhood, Peshawar, Pakistan. Salam, the Pakistani Police Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it along a road in Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. Five assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/02/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a fuel truck in El Wak, Mandera, Kenya. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying journalists in Shahr-e Safa, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least three journalists were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2016: Assailants abducted three Pakistan Customs employees in Pasni, Balochistan, Pakistan. All three hostages were released the following day, on December 3, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2016: Assailants attacked a police station in Mongkoe, Shan, Myanmar. At least nine police officers were killed and three officers were reported missing in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), the Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA), and the National Democratic Alliance Army (NDAA-ESSA).
12/02/2016: Assailants attacked a road construction site in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India. During the attack, three workers were held hostage, injured, and later released. Jharkhand Kranti Raksha Dal (Utari Chotanagpur) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) checkposts in Shamal Gah, Farah, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants and five soldiers were killed and 13 assailants and four soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2016: Assailants attacked Nesh district in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 29 assailants and six police officers were killed and four police officers were injured in the ensuing clashes which lasted until December 4, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/02/2016: Assailants fired mortars shells at Rutbah district, Al Anbar, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/02/2016: Assailants kidnapped 55 civilians in Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting that the victims were accused of fleeing and helping others to flee the area.
12/02/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) patrol in Turpunguda, Chhattisgarh, India. Two assailants were killed and one COBRA officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/02/2016: Assailants raided Yangou Pendere, Haute-Kotto, Central African Republic. At least 14 people were abducted in the attack. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
12/02/2016: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Kabkabiya, North Darfur, Sudan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2016: Assailants shot and killed Lalji Singh Kushwaha, the cousin of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Member of Legislative Assembly, in Bhind, Madhya Pradesh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2016: Two female suicide bombers detonated targeting Solid Structure forces in Sirte, Libya. In addition to the two assailants, four Solid Structure members were killed and at least 38 others were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in Sirte on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
12/02/2017: A female suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest at a market in Biu, Borno, Nigeria. This was one of two coordinated suicide bombings that occurred within a few minutes of each other in Biu on this date. In addition to two assailants, 13 people were killed and 53 others were injured across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
12/02/2017: A magnetic explosive device detonated in Bagh-e-Qazir, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2017: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Azad Shafi detonated in Qurah Lus, Diyala, Iraq. Shafi, the Mandali Local Council head, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2017: An explosive device detonated at a garbage collection site in Kathmandu, Province 3,, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2017: An explosive device detonated at a residence belonging to Pradip Paudel, a Nepali Congress Party (NC) provincial assembly candidate, in Janaganapate, Province 4, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2017: An explosive device detonated near stores in Hamamiyat, Saladin, Iraq. At least five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2017: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Malak Ameer Rehman in Olai Shah, Ambar subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Rehman, a pro-government tribal elder, was not harmed as he was not in the vehicle at the time of the blast. The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack and accused the victim of serving American interests in Pakistan.
12/02/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying Left Alliance candidates near Chhathar, Province 1, Nepal. There were no reported casualties, but the vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting Pushpa Kamal Dahal, the Unified Communist Party of Nepal: Maoist (UCPN-M) party chair, at an election rally in Pakadi, Province 5, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Manju Khand in Chandrauta, Province 5, Nepal. Khand, a Nepali Congress Party (NC) parliamentary candidate, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Tularam Ghartimagar in Khulkhule, Province 5, Nepal. Gartimagar, a Unified Communist Party of Nepal: Maoist (UCPN-M) provincial assembly candidate, was not harmed; however, the driver of the vehicle was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2017: An explosive device detonated under a Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) pipeline in Dhadar, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Sinai English School in Madhyapur Thimi, Province 3, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2017: An explosives-laden rickshaw detonated targeting the Inhykhas TV station in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks that took place in Jalalabad on this date. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/02/2017: Assailants abducted a civilian, identified as Abdul Majeed, in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan. Majeed's body was discovered on January 7th, 2018. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2017: Assailants abducted Ahmed al-Sufi, the press secretary for former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, along with his son in Sanaa, Yemen. The two hostages were released on January 3, 2018. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists.
12/02/2017: Assailants abducted Bele Ram Dhruv near Sarandi, Chhattisgarh, India. Dhruv was killed shortly after the kidnapping and his body was discovered the following morning. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victim of being a police informant.
12/02/2017: Assailants abducted two Peshmerga soldiers in northeastern Diyala, Iraq. Both hostages were killed and their bodies were discovered in Qarah Tapah the following day, on December 3, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/02/2017: Assailants attacked a Tamil media worker in Jaffna, Northern, Sri Lanka. It is unknown whether media member was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2017: Assailants attacked security outposts along the Shibirghan-Mazari Sharif highway in Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/02/2017: Assailants attacked the residence of Brigadier Tariq Muhammed 'Abdallah Saleh, the nephew of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh, in Sanaa, Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clashes with pro-Saleh forces. Houthi extremists claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2017: Assailants attacked the Yemen Today station headquarters in Sanaa, Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen. At least seven people, including three guards and four journalists, were injured and 41 employees were taken hostage in the assault. Four hostages died of their injuries on December 12, 2017; the fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists.
12/02/2017: Assailants detonated three explosive devices and opened fire targeting an Assam Rifles (AR) patrol in Konkan, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The People's Liberation Army (India) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2017: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi Army checkpoint in Qabbah, Diyala, Iraq. At least one soldier was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/02/2017: Assailants opened fire on Golam Kuddus Bhiku near his residence in New Town neighborhood, Jessore, Khulna, Bangladesh. Following the assault, the assailants also threw explosive devices at the residence. Bhiku, the Protyasha Samajkalyan Sangstha executive director, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2017: Assailants opened fire on police patrol vehicles in Binuang, Daguit, Camarines Norte, Philippines. A police officer was killed and six others were injured in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to the Communist Party of the Philippines' (CPP) call for increased attacks against the Duterte regime. The NPA also stated that the attack was in retaliation for military operations in Labo, Camarines Norte.
12/02/2017: Assailants raided the house of Dinesh Jayaswal, a Federal Democratic National Forum Party provincial assembly candidate, in Banganga, Province 5, Nepal. The assailants vandalized the house before detonating two explosive devices, but there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2017: Assailants shot and injured Mukhtar Ahmad Bhat, an apple trader, near his residence in Keegam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2017: Assailants shot and killed Carlos Arturo Mena Renteria, a human rights activist, at his residence in Rincon del Indio, Meta, Colombia. Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Carlos Arturo Mena Renteria was targeted "for being a toad and an informant."
12/02/2017: Assailants shot and killed Seydou Guindo, the secretary general for the mayor of Djougani, in Gourti, Mopti, Mali. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/02/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2017: Assailants threw an incendiary device at a residence in Ardglass, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2017: At least 12 explosive devices were discovered and defused in Quzlaq, Balad Ruz district, Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/02/2017: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber wearing an explosives-laden vest in Ghor, Afghanistan. The assailant confessed to being a member of the Taliban.
12/02/2017: Twenty assailants opened fire on Angelo Luis, a municipal councilor, at his residence in Awallan, Baggao, Cagayan, Philippines. Luis was killed in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Angelo Luis of being a military informant.
12/02/2017: Two explosive devices detonated targeting people gathering at the site of an earlier attack near the Inhykhas TV station in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and six others were injured in the blasts. The victims included intelligence personnel, police officers, and civilians. This was one of two coordinated attacks that took place in Jalalabad on this date. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/03/1998: In a series of related incidents, a mail bomb was delivered to the home of a public servant in Queensland. There were no casualties in this incident. Several other mail bombs were also mailed out around Australia and twenty-two additional parcels were discovered at a Canberra mail center. Colin George Dunstan, a disgruntled former Australian Taxation Office employee, was the suspected perpetrator.
12/03/1998: Suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) members kidnapped a United States citizen and two Colombians in El Mango, Colombia. The rebels erected a fake roadblock in order to kidnap wealthy people and foreigners. The guerrillas left with the hostages to an area in the central mountain range. No further information was provided on this incident.
12/03/1999: Unidentified assailants threw a petrol bomb at the home of politician, Fernando Visa, in Vitoria, Spain. There was no damage or injuries as a result of the attack. Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) was blamed for the attack.
12/03/2001: Two people were killed and two girls kidnapped in an attack on a hamlet near Beni Bouateb, Algeria. Islamic militants were suspected in the attack.
12/03/2002: A small group of unknown men threw two grenades into the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in Gardez, Afghanistan. The attack did not cause any causalities, but it did cause slight damage to the office.
12/03/2002: Suspected Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) members exploded a car bomb in an underground car garage at Alfonso XIII square in Santander, Spain. Police were able to evacuate everybody before the explosion; as a result, the explosive caused no casualties.
12/03/2003: An explosion with a charge equal to 300 grams of TNT was set off by unknown assailants between Rustavi-2 studios and the Georgian state TV building in the center of Georgian capital Tbilisi, shattering windows but resulting in no casualties.
12/03/2003: Israeli security forces apprehended two suspected members of Islamic Jihad, Manir Shade Mohammed Rabia, 23, wearing a twenty two pound suicide belt, and Morad Hassan Diab Abu-Zeyton, 20, in a mosque in Bardala village, the West Bank. The two men were on their way to bomb an Israeli school at the Yokneam commercial center.
12/03/2003: Palestinian militants fired two mortar shells at the Israeli settlement of Netzarim in the Gaza Strip. There were no casualties.
12/03/2004: Approximately sixty Jama'at al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad (JTJ) operatives equipped with automatic weapons and rocket propelled grenades stomed a police station in Baghdad, Iraq. There were 13 fatalities and an unknown number of injuries. Responsibility for the incident was posted on a website.
12/03/2004: Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) planted five bombs that simultaneously exploded at gas stations located around Madrid. The explosions resulted in 6 people being injured and caused chaos on the highways leading out of Madrid.
12/03/2004: Five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers were killed when at least two separatists attacked an elite Indian police camp in Kashmir. The attack occurred in the town of Sopore which is located in the Baramullah District of northern India's Jammu and Kashmir state. A terrorist organization calling itself Al-Mansurian [LeT Front] claimed responsibility for the attack after the incident.
12/03/2005: The mayor of Sylhet, Bangladesh, Badrudin Ahmed Kamran, survived an attempted assassination when a grenade, which failed to explode, was thrown at him during a ceremony. Although no one claimed responsibility, the police suspected Islamic militants, mainly the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) militant group, for the attack. During this same day, police reportedly defused over nine bombs elsewhere in the city and arrested over seventy suspected militants.
12/03/2006: A boy was killed and three other people were injured when a bomb set by unknown perpetraitors exploded in Nushki, Pakistan. Police sources said the powerful bomb had been planted on an electricity pylon 200 yards away from the fort of the Chagai Militia, a wing of the Frontier Corps, on the Mess Road. Power supply to half of the town was disrupted because the pylon was destroyed in the blast. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2006: A curfew was imposed in the Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka after a claymore mine attack conducted by unknown perpetraitors in Chavakachcheri on killed two soldiers and injured three others. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2006: A suicide bomb attack against Sri Lanka's top defence official occurred in Colombo, but was not fatal to the official. The bomber was the driver of an auto-rickshaw who detonated his bomb by the BMW of the official. The bomber, two motorcycle outriders, and fourteen others were killed in the blast. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2006: A suicide bomber of unknown affiliation in Kirkuk injured a police director and killed two policemen in Laylan, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2006: A teacher and seven students were wounded when a mortar shell launched by known perpetraitors landed in a secondary school in Bab al-Mu'azzam area in central Baghdad, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2006: An Iraqi soldier was killed and 11 others wounded, including two professors, when mortar rounds launched by uknown perpetraitors landed near the Health Ministry in central Baghdad, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2006: An unknown number of maoist insurgents (Naxalites) blew up vehicles containing security personnel in Kanchkir village near the city of Bokaro in India, killing fourteen policemen and injuring three others. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2006: An unknown number of suspected Taliban perpetraitors killed four abducted road company workers in Konar Province, Afghanistan. President Hamed Karzai condemned the killing of these innocent workers on charges of spying for the Americans. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2006: Eleven people, including three US soldiers were killed in a mortar attack on a Shi'a district in Baghdad, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2006: Five people in police uniforms were gunned down by and unknown number of suspected Taliban gunmen in the Delaram (District), Afghanistan.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2006: Rebels from a coalition led by the Rally of Democratic Forces (RAFD) deployed around the town of Guereda, Chad, after attacking government positions there the previous day. In the attack, UNHCR buildings were attacked and two of their vehicles were stolen.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2006: Sudanese militias burnt down villages such as Maturet, Anqabo, Umm Dhayi and Kalaju in the South Darfur State, Sudan killing dozens of people and displacing thousands of citizens to the towns of Nyala and Al-Dha'in. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2006: The militants also stormed a deep water vessel operated by an Italian oil company and held the workers hostage in Okono, Nigeria.  No claim of responsibility was reported, but the Niger Delta Vigilante organization was suspected to be involved.
12/03/2006: Thirteen police personnel of the Special Task Force [STF] were killed when Naxalities detonated an improvised explosive device [IED] that blew up the vehicle they were traveling in through Kanchkir village near Bokaro in Jharkhand, India. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2006: Three car bomb explosions shocked Central Baghdad, Iraq, on December 3, 2006, killing 48 people and severely injuring 87 people. The attack occurred after the US launched seek & destroy operations in Fadel. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2006: Three car bombs set by unknown perpetraitors detonated coordinately in a commercial area in central Baghdad, Iraq, killing 51 and injuring 90 more. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2006: Three car bombs set by unknown perpetraitors detonated in Al-Sadriyah area and Al-Wathbah square in central Baghdad, Iraq, killing 61 and wounding 90. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2006: Two civilians were killed and 18 others wounded when a suicide bomber detonated himself in Kandahar (Province) Province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2006: Unidentified gunmen abducted Haytham Yasin, advisor to the electricity minister, in Al-Sha'b district in north-eastern Baghdad, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2006: Unidentified gunmen assassinated an assistant to a Mandaean cleric, Salman Uraybi, in Ur district in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2006: Unknown gunman threw a grenade into a residential area in the Yemenese capital Sanaa, severely wounding six people. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/03/2007: A bomb exploded in a madrassa in Pakistan killing six. Five students of the madrassa were also injured in the attack by unknown perpetrators.
12/03/2007: A suicide attacker killed four civilians in an attack in Ghorghory, Afghanistan. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2007: An assistant to the Interior Minister was shot dead in his car in Baghdad, Iraq, by an unknown assailant.
12/03/2007: An education official was shot dead in Samarra, Iraq, by an unknown assailant.
12/03/2007: Sheikh Atallah Iskandar Habib, a member of the pro-government Kirkuk Salvation Front, and his driver were shot dead in al-Hawija, Iraq, by unidentified militants.
12/03/2007: Unidentified gunmen ambushed police in Mosul, Iraq, killing four police officers. Seven of the attackers were killed in the incident.
12/03/2008: On Wednesday afternoon, at 1300, millitants shot dead an entrepreneur in Ignacio de Loyola Square, in the town of Azpeitia in San Sebastian, Spain, two militants fired several shots, one in the head and the other in the chest, at Ignacio Uria Mendizabal, who for a construction company involved in a project to build high-speed railways in the Basque region of northern Spain. Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2008: On Wednesday afternoon, the entrance to the Green Zone was struck by a mortar fired by unknown militants, causing an unspecified number of casualties in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2008: On Wednesday afternoon, the Teofilo Forero Castro mobile column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attempted a bombing against the convoy of former Senator German Vargas Lleras in the municipality of Algeciras. The device was made of pentolite, black powder and shrapnel.  No damages were reported. No casualties were reported.
12/03/2008: On Wednesday evening, at 1750, a bomb exploded at the Agence France-Presse (AFP) office in Athens, Greece causing minor damage but no casualties. The bomb, made up of four small gas canisters, was placed at the front door to the office on the fifth floor of a block in the centre of the Greek capital. The Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2008: On Wednesday evening, at around 1800, in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, a large explosive device was detonated inside an internet cafe called Matrix. The blast damaged the cafe's inventory and windowpanes and several neighboring shops. There were no casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/03/2008: On Wednesday morning, at 0200, in Agishty, Chechnya, Russia, assailants fired upon civilians, killing three civilians, and set fire to their residence, causing damage. Caucasus Emirate claimed responsibility.
12/03/2008: On Wednesday morning, at 0730, near the al Saada Bakery in al Ameen neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq, a roadside bomb exploded as a bus passed by, killing one civilian and injuring five others. The blast caused an unspecified amount of damage to two cars parked nearby. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
12/03/2008: On Wednesday morning, at 1100, near Jalula, Diyala, Iraq, armed assailants fired upon a car transporting a local Sahwa Council leader, Hashim al-Karawi, and three of his cousins, killing the four men. The Sahwa Council leader was taking his cousins to join a Sahwa Council. There was no reported damage or motive and no group has claimed responsibility for this incident.
12/03/2008: On Wednesday night,  near Timergara in Lower Dir, North West Frontier, Pakistan, unidentified men detonated three bombs planted close to video and CD shops at Al-Noor and China markets. The low-intensity improvised explosive devices went off in quick succession after the markets had been closed, damaging several video and CD shops. There were no casualties reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/03/2008: On Wednesday night, at about 2000, in Dhanukha, Janakpur, Nepal, assailants fired upon the acting Mahottari district Local Development Officer (LDO), Krishna Kumar Mishra, wounding him at his home. The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha-Rajan Mukti (JTMM-Rajan Mukti) claimed responsibility.
12/03/2008: On Wednesday night, at about 2200, in Solana, Cagayan, Philippines, armed assailants fired upon a minibus carrying the Mayor of Rizal province and his bodyguards, killing the mayor and three of his bodyguards, wounding four others, and damaging the minibus. Police said that Mayor Raul de la Cruz and his three bodyguards died of gunshot wounds before they arrived at the St. Paul Hospital in Tuguegarao for treatment. De la Cruz and his men fought their attackers, and after 20 minutes the men tried to approach their minibus to make sure the mayor and his men were dead, in which another firefight broke out after the gunmen neared the minibus and its wounded occupants fired back. De la Cruz had been receiving death threats from communist rebels and his political rivals before the ambush. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities initially suspected the New People's Army/Communist Party of Philippines (NPA-CPP) was responsible.
12/03/2008: On Wednesday, in the Muthana district of Tall'Afar, Ninawa, Iraq, a girl was injured when an improvised explosive device exploded in front of a house as she was passing by, causing an unspecified amount of damage to the house. There was no motive reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
12/03/2008: On Wednesday, nine civilians were wounded when mortar shells hit their residence in the Kabbal area of Swat district in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2008: On Wednesday, one civilian was shot dead by unidentified assailants in the Swat district of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP).
12/03/2008: On Wednesday, two civilians were killed and three others were wounded when their house was struck by mortar shells in the militant-controlled Pochar area of Swat district in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP). No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/03/2008: On Wednesday, unknown gunmen attacked a Mobile Producing Nigeria convoy, traveling through the Akwa Ibom state.  According to a statement by Mobile Producing Nigeria, one person was killed in the attack. No group has claimed respomnsiblity for the attack. There was no reported damage.
12/03/2009: Between Thursday and Friday (12/04/2009), overnight, in Treptow district, Berlin, Germany, assailants threw two paint bombs and a Molotov cocktail at a Federal Office of Criminal Investigation (BKA) station, damaging the police station but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
12/03/2009: On Thursday at 1100, assailants detonated two improvised explosive devices (IED) near a bridge in Charkh, Lowgar, Afghanistan. No monetary damage was reported. No casualties were reported. The Hizb-i-Islami claimed responsibility.
12/03/2009: On Thursday morning, at about 1050, in Levashinskiy Rayon, Dagestan, Russia, armed assailants fired upon a police checkpoint, killing two traffic police officers and damaging the checkpoint. No group claimed responsibility.
12/03/2009: On Thursday night, in the Schanzenviertel district of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany, assailants set fire to a police station, damaging the police station and two police vehicles but causing no injuries. They also threw stones at the police responding to the attack, causing no reported damage or injuries. The Hoodie Wearers claimed responsibility.
12/03/2009: On Thursday, a bomb planted in a cart selling fruit juice killed one person and wounded six others in Ad Hamiya, Baghdad, Iraq. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2009: On Thursday, a four-year-old boy was killed when an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near him in al-Tanak neighborhood in western Mosul, Mosul, Iraq. The explosive charge went off automatically and did not target any military facilities or vehicles. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2009: On Thursday, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, a suicide bomber dressed as a women, detonated an explosive device inside Hotel Shamo, killing 23 people, including three government ministers, and wounded more than 60 people. The attack occurred during a graduation ceremony for medical students of the Banaadir University. Higher Education Minister Ibrahim Hassan Addow, Health Minister Qamar Aden were killed on the spot and Education Minister Mohamed Abdullahi Waayel died shortly after the blast. The motive for the attack was to disrupt the Somali Government. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, but Al Shabaab or is thought to be responsible for the attack although Al Shabaab denies the claim.
12/03/2009: On Thursday, in Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated a bomb in a crowded market targeting Lieutenant Colonel Ahmad al-Fahal, head of the city anti-terrorism and anti-riot police. The bomber yelled al-Fahal's name before he detonated. The blast killed al-Fahal, two guards, and two civilians and wounded 10 others. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities blame the attack on Al Qaeda in Iraq.
12/03/2009: On Thursday, unidentified militants kidnapped a local stated government official in the Wangkhei Ayangpali area of Imphal East district, Manipur. No groups have claimed responsibility. No casualties have been reported in the attack and the status of the hostage is unknown.
12/03/2010: On Friday afternoon at 1235, in Dzhnkhatyeka village, Elbruss, Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, a Ural truck transporting military servicemen was targeted with a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) by unknown militants. The IED was planted alongside the Baksan-Azau highway and disguised as a log. Two servicemen on board the truck were injured in the blast and the truck was damaged. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2010: On Friday afternoon, in an unspecified area of Pattani, Thailand, unidentified militants killed a Muslim government worker in a drive-by shooting on his way back from afternoon prayers. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
12/03/2010: On Friday afternoon, in an unspecified area of Yala, Thailand, unidentified militants shot and killed a Muslim man who was returning home from work at a rubber plantation. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
12/03/2010: On Friday evening, in an unspecified area of Narathiwat, Thailand, three unidentified militants broke into a house and shot dead a deputy village headman. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
12/03/2010: On Friday morning, in the Saagi Baala area of Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the Government Primary School for Boys, causing an unknown amount of property damage. No casualties were reported and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
12/03/2010: On Friday morning, in the village of Nwachukwu near Jos, Plateau, Nigeria, unidentified militants armed with firearms and bladed weapons attacked and killed seven Christian civilians. The attack was thought to be related to an earlier attack on a Muslim farmer, but no group has claimed responsibility.
12/03/2010: On Friday night around 2315 to 2330, in one of two linked attacks, between the Tilrath and Begusarai train stations in Bihar, India, militants blew up a section of the East Central Railway track, causing an unreported amount of property damage and no casualties. One of the gatemen claimed that Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) gave him a poster that mentioned two bombs that were placed on the tracks and asked him to inform higher authorities about it. According to the gateman, 10 minutes after receiving the poster, he heard a loud explosion. The explosion had left a large crater in the tracks and destroyed about one meter of tracks. The militants also detonated a bomb on a railway line near Kursela station in Khagaria District, causing no casualties or damages. Maoists claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that the blasts were in retaliation for the death of 10 colleagues in a gun-battle with criminals near the Ganga-Gandak River in Munger on 11/29/2010.
12/03/2010: On Friday night, in one of two linked attacks, in the Kursela area of Khagaria, Bihar, India, a group of militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a section of railway track, causing no casualties. The militants also detonated an explosive on a section of the East Central Railway track between the Tilrath and Begusarai train stations. One of the gatemen claimed that Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) gave him a poster that mentioned two bombs that were placed on the tracks and asked him to inform higher authorities about it. According to the gateman, 10 minutes after receiving the poster, he heard a loud explosion. The explosion had left a large crater in the tracks and destroyed about one meter of tracks. Maoists claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that the blasts were in retaliation for the death of 10 colleagues in a gun-battle with criminals near the Ganga-Gandak River in Munger on 11/29/2010.
12/03/2010: On Friday, in a village in an unspecified area of Yala, Thailand, unidentified militants opened fire in a tea shop, injuring a Muslim civilian. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
12/03/2010: On Friday, in an unspecified area of Narathiwat, Thailand, unidentified militants shot and killed a Buddhist man, who worked with the local irrigation office, at his home. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
12/03/2010: On Friday, in an unspecified area of Pattani, Thailand, unidentified militants shot and killed a security volunteer in a drive-by shooting while driving a motorcycle. His wife, who was a passenger on the vehicle, was also injured. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/03/2010: On Friday, in Suleiman-Stalsky, Dagestan, Russia, three unidentified militants poured petrol and set fire to the Elitnyy (Elite) shop. After, the militants took two shop assistants outside and opened fire on the building using automatic weapons. No casualties were reported in the attack and no group claimed responsibility.
12/03/2010: On Friday, in the neighborhood of Eastleigh in Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya, in one of two related attacks, one policeman was killed and a vehicle was damaged when an improvised explosive device, a grenade rigged inside of a Land Rover carrying Administration policemen, detonated. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Al Shabaab was thought responsible for the attack.
12/03/2010: On Friday, in the neighborhood of Roysambu in Nairobi, Nairobi Area, Kenya, in one of two related attacks, two suspected militants, identified as David Kahuho Wangechi and John Mwanzia Ngui, were riding a motorcycle as they fired upon and killed two policemen and threw a grenade at nearby civilians on the Thika road. No damage was reported and no group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Al Shabaab was thought responsible for the attack.
12/03/2011: A bomb blast in the city of Itahari, Sunsari district, Nepal, injured police superintendent Raju Manandhar and four civilians. According to reports, a disposal team from the Nepal Army arrived at the scene, but the bomb detonated before they had a chance to disarm it. Officials reported that two individuals on motorbikes were seen planting the bomb shortly before the disposal team was called to disarm it. They also reported that the group, Sanyukta Jatiya Mukti Morcha Khumbuwan, claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2011: In eastern Afghanistan, three International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) members were killed in a homemade bomb attack. No additional injuries or property damage were reported, and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2012: A Palestinian motorist attacked Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency) officers near Shavei Shomron, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The assailant crashed his vehicle into a jeep carrying the intelligence officers and attacked them with an axe, shouting "Allahu Akbar". The assailant, identified as Hatem Shadid, was killed and at least two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers from the United States (US), identified as Darren Linde and Tyler Orgaard, were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2012: A roadside bomb was detonated by cell phone in Cabangalan Village, Basilan province, Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, Philippines. One soldier was killed and one other was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was involved.
12/03/2012: A three-kilogram bomb was discovered and defused near the Gomal University police station in Sherani colony, Dera Ismail Khan city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2012: An assailant on a motorcycle opened fire on Birgitta Almeby in Model Town, Lahore city, Punjab province, Pakistan. Almeby, the Swedish director of the Full Gospel Assemblies of Pakistan (FGA) church, was injured in the attack; she died later from her injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attribute the incident to the Punjabi Taliban.
12/03/2012: An assailant threw a grenade into a crowded market in Shembavot town, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least fourteen civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/03/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated targeting a military patrol in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Five people were killed, including Afghan soldiers and civilians, and eight other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that the Taliban was involved.
12/03/2012: An explosive device detonated in Motijheel area of Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. One person, an income tax employee, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Jamaat-E-Islami (Bangladesh) was involved.
12/03/2012: An explosive device detonated near Kantin Kwari market in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. At least four people, including two road and traffic officials, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting a government convoy carrying the ministers of Defense, Interior, and Justice and the chief of police in Shalan Bood town, Afgooye district, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Following the explosion, assailants opened fire on the convoy. An unspecified number of assailants were killed in the return fire and four police officers were injured; moreover, one of the convoy vehicles was destroyed. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Badhber village, Peshawar district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Two police officers, including a sub-inspector, were killed in the blast and three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was involved.
12/03/2012: Assailants opened fire on a military crew in Ad Dali town, Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. Four individuals, including two soldiers and two civilians, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2012: Assailants opened fire on Mahmood Alam's vehicle in Orangi Town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Alam, a Karachi Metropolitan Corporation (MC) employee, and his nephew were both killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2012: Assailants opened fire on Molana Mohammad Ismail in Gulshan Town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Ismail, a cleric and teacher at a seminary school, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2012: Assailants opened fire on Naji Hamad in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Cyrenaica region, Libya. Hamad, a police officer and organizer of the "Save Benghazi" campaign, was unharmed; however, his brother-in-law was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2012: Assailants shot and killed Abdulhami Saha, a government informant, in Sai Buri district, Pattani province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2012: Assailants shot and killed Chatsuda Nilsuwan, a teacher, in Narathiwat province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2012: Assailants threw explosive devices at the private residence of a local government official in Beled Weyne town, Hiiraan region, Somalia. An unspecified number of individuals were killed and injured and the targeted residence was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2012: At least 15 assailants restrained a security guard and set fire to the Ban Thasu School in Panare district, Pattani province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties; however, the school was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2012: At least twelve assailants broke into an Ahmadi graveyard in Model Town, Lahore city, Punjab province, Pakistan. The assailants restrained the caretaker and the security guard and proceeded to damage and destroy more than 100 gravestones. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, locals attribute the attack to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Moreover, the assailants, before fleeing the scene, told the security guard that they were destroying the tombstones because the Bismillah and the Kalima should not be written on infidel Ahmadi gravestones.
12/03/2012: Fifteen assailants attacked two facilitators in San Jose De Buan town, Samar province, Eastern Visayas region, Philippines. The facilitators, who worked for the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), were both injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/03/2012: Four assailants planted a pipe bomb near the telecom office in Banepa town, Kavre (Kavrepalanchok) district, Central region, Nepal. There were no reported casualties or damages resulting from the blast. Biswabhumi Sena Bishal Nepal claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2012: Gunmen opened fire on the convoy of the commander of the seventh security district in Dar Saad district, Adan governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties; however, the vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2012: Three assailants threw a petrol bomb at a police station in the Kiembeni area of Kisauni constituency, Mombasa county, Coast province, Kenya. One police officer and two assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2012: Two gunmen fired at a security patrol in Houta city, Lahij governorate, Yemen. At least three soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved.
12/03/2013: A pipe bomb partially detonated in Glebeview Park, Garvagh village, Londonderry district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: A remote-controlled land mine detonated near a police patrol in the Aurangabad district, Bihar state, India. Six police officers and their driver were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/03/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Amriyah 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.
12/03/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The blast was targeting Dr. Abi Saeed Al-Daywachi, the President of Mosul University. The president was unharmed; however, one person was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Arghandab district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed and three others were wounded, including the police chief of Arghandab district, in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/03/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near an outdoor market in Abu Ghraib city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting the deputy district police chief in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The chief was killed and three other people, including two police officers, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: A suicide bomber attempted to attack a security station in Baladruz subdistrict, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Authorities shot and killed the bomber before the assailant could detonate the explosive device. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2013: A suicide bomber attempted to ram an explosives-laden vehicle into a police station in Mkieshifa area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Security personnel opened fire on the bomber, causing the device to detonate prematurely. The assailant was killed and at least three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at a military-run administrative building in Jisr Al-Abyad neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. In addition to the bomber, at least four people were killed and 17 others were injured in the blast. Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in a parking lot in Baladruz town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four more people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: An explosive device detonated by the funeral procession of a Fatah member in Ain el-Hilweh camp, Sidon district, South governorate, Lebanon. Five people were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2013: An explosive device detonated in Charrah-e-Qambar Square in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Gereshk town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban was involved.
12/03/2013: An explosive device detonated near civilians in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and two others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in Yathrib area, Balad district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The civilian was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of a captain in the Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) detonated in the Salikh area near Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The captain was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of Abdul Basset Al-Barasi detonated in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. Barasi, a former councilor, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2013: An explosive device planted under an activist's vehicle detonated in Derna town, Derna district, Libya. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused in a residential area of Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2013: An explosive device was discovered at the intersection of Pravda and Beibulatov Streets in Khasavyurt city, Dagestan republic, Russia. Bomb disposal experts were able to carry out a controlled explosion on the device without causing injury or property damage. No group claimed responsibility for planting the device.
12/03/2013: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in a bazaar in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and ten others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban was involved.
12/03/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Baladruz town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. A least one civilian was killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Bayaa neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least six people were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police station in Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least two police officers were killed and eight more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: Approximately 50 assailants detonated explosive devices at a school that was under construction in Kurumgarh village, Jharkhand state, India. Although there were no reported casualties, the targeted school was completely destroyed in the blast. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: Assailants abducted 12 people from Yangoukaga village, Central African Republic. The whereabouts of the victims were unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
12/03/2013: Assailants abducted 16 individuals, including 13 nuns, from a Greek Orthodox monastery in Maaloula town, Rif Dimashq governorate, Syria. Free Qalamoun claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that they carried out the abduction in order to exchange the nuns for one-thousand female detainees held by the government. All 16 victims were released on March 9, 2014, after the Syrian government agreed to release 150 female detainees. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Nusrah Front.
12/03/2013: Assailants abducted Marcello Rizzo from the Niger Delta in Nigeria. Rizzo, an Italian engineer for Gitto Costruzioni, was released on December 12, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: Assailants abducted Sheikh Musallam Al-Tamimi in Muqdadiyah district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping of Al-Tamimi, a tribal chieftain, is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: Assailants attacked a Somali National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) base in Huriwa district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Two assailants were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/03/2013: Assailants detonated a land mine near an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy while it was traveling between Baidoa and Awdinle towns in Baidoa district, Bay region, Somalia. Three Burundian soldiers were killed in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: Assailants detonated explosive devices near the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in La Reserva, Toledo district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. No casualties were reported; however, sources reported that the attack resulted in an oil spill that threatened the water supply. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/03/2013: Assailants detonated two land mines targeting Somali National Army (SNA) soldiers at a restaurant in El Wak city, Gedo region, Somalia. Three people, including both civilians and soldiers, were killed, while seven others were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: Assailants fired two rockets at Al-Adalah area, Mahmudiyah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. One civilian was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: Assailants kidnapped Thomas Olsson and Martin Reen, two Swedish missionaries, along the border with Jordan in Syria. The hostages were released on April 24, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to Al-Nusrah Front.
12/03/2013: Assailants kidnapped three people, including Colonel Muhammad Al-Kulaybi, from Mabar city, Dhamar governorate, Yemen. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded that a number of prisoners be released in exchange for Al-Kulaybi, the deputy commander of the Amanat Al-Asimah Police Patrol Camp. The deputy commander was released on January 2, 2014.
12/03/2013: Assailants opened fire on a leader of the peace committee in the Sambat area of Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The leader, Ali Akbar, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: Assailants opened fire on a member of the Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) in Hay Al-Zuhur area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The victim was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: Assailants opened fire on members of Tablighi Jamaat near a mosque in North Nazimabad area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Three members, including two foreign students from Morocco, were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Allama Deedar Ali Jalbani in the Gulshan-e-Iqbal neighborhood of Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Jalbani, deputy secretary general of Majlis Wahdat-e-Muslimeen (MWM), and his guard were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: Assailants opened fire on Yunis Tayban in Al-Haramat area, west of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Tayban, a captain of the border security guards, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: Assailants shot and killed a teacher in Zehri town, Khuzdar district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: Gunmen abducted Dr. Amjad Taqweem in Hayatabad town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Dr. Taqweem was rescued on December 21, 2013 in the Ali Masjid area of Jamrud tehsil. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: Gunmen and a suicide bomber attacked a mayor's office in Tarmiyah town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Six people, in addition to the bomber, were killed in the attack, while 18 people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Nong Chik district, Pattani province, Thailand. Four people were killed and two others were injured in the attack. One additional passenger was reported as missing after the incident; however, it is unknown if he was kidnapped. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Diyab Sarhan in Jazirah village, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Sarhan, the mayor of Jazirah, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: Gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of Mathews Mang'ira in Turkana county, Kenya. Mang'ira, the Turkana East Deputy County Commissioner, was not harmed in the attack; however, one person was killed and three police officers were injured by the gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: Several explosive devices were discovered and defused in Tuz Khormato town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2013: Three suicide bombers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and other devices at a police administrative building in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The assailants held at least 25 people hostage before security forces could retake the building several hours later. In addition to the three assailants, the blasts resulted in the death of four people and the injury of an additional 18 people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2013: Two explosive devices detonated near the motorcade of General Jameel Al-Shimari in Muqdadiyah district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. General Shimari, the local police commander, was uninjured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated at a market in Hangu city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported, but several shops were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated targeting an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Lafoole village, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a United Nations (UN) convoy in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. In addition to the assailant, at least three people were killed and seven others were wounded in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated at the residence of Hossein Niknam in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Niknam, the Iranian ambassador to Yemen, was unharmed; however, in addition to the bomber, at least three people were killed and 17 others were injured in the blast. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: An assailant stabbed two Israeli civilians at the Rami Levi supermarket in Maale Adumim settlement, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The two civilians and the assailant were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a Palestinian extremist.
12/03/2014: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near a girls' high school in Chaman area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: An explosive device detonated and assailants then opened fire on Filipino military personnel in San Fernando town, Bukidnon province, Philippines. At least five people, including assailants and soldiers, were killed, while 17 other people 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).
12/03/2014: An explosive device detonated as military personnel attempted to defuse it near Arsal town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. A soldier was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: An explosive device detonated in Iskan area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military vehicle in Galgalo area, Bari region, Somalia. Twelve Puntland soldiers were killed in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: An explosive device detonated near a Movistar cell phone tower antenna in Algeciras town, Huila department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/03/2014: An explosive device detonated near a produce shop in Amiriyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Al-Habibiyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: An explosive device detonated near Sinai area, Taji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Military Council of the Tribal Revolutionaries (MCTR) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: An explosive device detonated on a railway track in Al Sharqia governorate, Egypt. No one was injured in the blast, but the track was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: An explosive device detonated on the Pan-American Highway in Caloto town, Cauca department, Colombia. Sixteen homes were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, military officials attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/03/2014: An explosive device planted on a bus detonated near the Nahdah bus station in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: Assailants ambushed an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy near Merca town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
12/03/2014: Assailants attacked a doctor's home in Shib Koh district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The doctor's wife was killed and two children were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/03/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown target in Ayn Mana village, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/03/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Lassa town, Borno state, Nigeria. An unknown number of people were killed, 20 girls were kidnapped, and buildings were set on fire in the raid. The whereabouts of the girls remain unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/03/2014: Assailants fired mortars at African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) positions in Bulobarde town, Hiiraan region, Somalia. Two civilians were killed and one was wounded in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: Assailants fired rockets at Ukrainian soldiers in Lomakyne area, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. This was one of five rocket attacks on security forces near Mariupol city on the same day. One soldier was wounded across all of the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
12/03/2014: Assailants fired rockets at Ukrainian soldiers in Talakivka area, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. This was one of five rocket attacks on security forces near Mariupol city on the same day. One soldier was wounded across all of the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
12/03/2014: Assailants fired rockets at Ukrainian soldiers in Vynohradne area, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. This was one of five rocket attacks on security forces near Mariupol city on the same day. One soldier was wounded across all of the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
12/03/2014: Assailants fired rockets at Ukrainian soldiers near Mariupol city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. This was one of five rocket attacks on security forces near Mariupol city on the same day. One soldier was wounded across all of the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
12/03/2014: Assailants kidnapped 12 Ahlu Sunna wal Jamaa (ASWJ) clerics from Burhakaba district, Bay region, Somalia. Nine of the victims were released on December 16, 2014; the remaining clerics were still being held in Buur Eyle village. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/03/2014: Assailants kidnapped 16 members of the Albu Nimr tribe in Hit district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The bodies of the victims were discovered on December 6, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on military personnel in Al-Harish neighborhood, Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. A colonel was killed and a soldier was wounded in the attack. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim, Fakri al-Barawi, was targeted for allegedly complying with Huthis.
12/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on non-Muslim farmers in Mado Gashi district, Isiolo county, Kenya. Fifteen farmers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: Assailants shelled Ben Yunis neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Three people were killed and six others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol in Pahoo village, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. A CRPF officer, identified as Assistant Sub-Inspector Shamsher Singh, was killed and six other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: Assailants threw a grenade into a restaurant in Garissa town, Garissa county, Kenya. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
12/03/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a police checkpoint in Latifiyah area, Babil governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and three officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: Rockets stuck civilian vehicles in Saqlawiyah region, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Ten people were killed and four people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2014: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Konduga town, Borno state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/03/2014: Security forces found and defused an explosive device planted near a boys' high school in Mali Khel area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2015: An assailant opened fire at the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Hizma checkpoint in Pisgat Ze'ev neighborhood, Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The assailant was killed and at least two people, including one soldier, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant, Mazin Hasan Ureiba, as a member of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.
12/03/2015: An assailant stabbed an Israel Police officer near Damascus Gate in Old City neighborhood, Jerusalem, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The assailant was killed and the officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant, Azz a-Din Radad, as a Palestinian extremist.
12/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near a bakery in Al-Wardiyah, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Rashidiyah, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Electricity Generations Authority of Thailand (EGAT) power pole in Tha Kamcham, Pattani province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of four bombings targeting electricity poles in Tha Kamcham on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Bawi, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Al-Fallahat, Taji, Saladin, Iraq. At least five police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a Ukrainian military reconnaissance vehicle near Hnutove, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. One soldier was killed and five were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2015: An explosive device planted on the vehicle of Hindiya Hajji Mohamud detonated in Hodan neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Mohamud, a Somali National Television (SNTV) journalist, was killed in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2015: An explosive device planted under a police vehicle detonated in At Talibiyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Sui, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2015: Assailants abducted Babiker Adam Osman, a merchant, from Kottom district, North Darfur state, Sudan. Osman was beaten and injured, but safely released on December 10, 2015 after an unspecified ransom was paid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Janjaweed.
12/03/2015: Assailants attacked a civilian truck on a road between Bambari city and Bangui city in Central African Republic. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the anti-Balaka militia.
12/03/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Salampur area, Kuz Kunar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2015: Assailants attacked a traffic police vehicle in Chashma Sher area, Puli Khumri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed, one was wounded, and one other was abducted in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/03/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of military checkpoints in Qala-e Naw area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 30 assailants were killed and 15 were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device and attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) military personnel in Zerkoh area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and three assailants were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2015: Assailants dressed as police set fire to the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office in Dekina city, Kogi state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2015: Assailants executed two brothers outside of their residence in Al Khadra, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting that the victims were accused of working with security personnel.
12/03/2015: Assailants fired a mortar shell at the Turkoman Mobilization Forces in Bashir area, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least one member was killed and two members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2015: Assailants fired rockets at the Al Mulawiyah Mosque in Samarra district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of three similar attacks in the district on the same day. At least two civilians were killed and 11 civilians were injured across this attack and one on Al-Mualimin-As Sikak Junction. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/03/2015: Assailants fired rockets at the Al-Mualimin-As Sikak Junction in Samarra district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of three similar attacks in the district on the same day. At least two civilians were killed and 11 civilians were injured across this attack and one on Al-Mualimin-As Sikak Junction. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/03/2015: Assailants fired rockets at the Samarra Hospital in Samarra district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. A baby was injured in the attack. This was one of three similar attacks in the district on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Muslim-owned butcher shop in Ghisonaccia area, Corsica, France. There were no casualties in the attack, but the shop was slightly damaged by the gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Philippine Army (PA) patrol in Anticala village, Butuan district, Agusan del Norte province, Philippines. At least one assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on an internally displaced person (IDP) camp in Ngakobo area, Ouaka prefecture, Central African Republic. At least 13 people, including five assailants, were killed and three others, including two assailants, were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Seleka militia.
12/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Israeli vehicle near Psagot settlement, West Bank and Gaza Strip. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Palestinian extremists.
12/03/2015: Assailants set fire to a passenger bus in Porsam area, Palamu 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).
12/03/2015: Assailants set fire to a school in Kata Chishma area, Lal Wa Sarjangal district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/03/2015: Assailants stormed Hits FM radio station and set it on fire in Zanzibar city, Zanzibar region, Tanzania. No one was injured, but the station was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2015: Assailants threw petrol bombs at the Administration Office and Customs Security Post in Sarlahi district, Janakpur zone, Central region, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2015: Security forces identified and killed at least two suicide bombers targeting them with explosives-laden vehicles in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. Assailants also fired mortars, injuring three soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/03/2015: Security forces identified and killed two suicide bombers targeting Shia pilgrims in Madain, Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/03/2015: Two pipe bombs were discovered and defused in an area two kilometers from Meanus village, County Limerick, Ireland. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attempted attack to Dissident Republicans.
12/03/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in Qadisiyah, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least 12 people were killed and 30 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).
12/03/2016: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire targeting an Assam Rifles (AR) convoy in Nginu, Tirap, Arunachal Pradesh, India. At least two soldiers were killed and eight soldiers were injured in the attack. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K), Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL), and the Kangleipak Communist Party (KCP) all claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
12/03/2016: An explosive device detonated near Philippine Army (PA) soldiers in Balite, Magpet district, North Cotabato, Philippines. At least two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/03/2016: An explosive device detonated on a rail track in Nakardei, Bihar, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities arrested an individual who confessed to carrying out in the attack.
12/03/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting civilians in Aman Khel, Paktika, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Libyan National Army (LNA) forces in Abu Salib area, Benghazi, Libya. At least six soldiers were killed and an unknown number of soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2016: An explosive device planted underneath a Maoist poster detonated in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, India. Vetti Ballu, a former Sarpanch, was injured in the blast which occurred when he attempted to remove the poster. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Ash Shuada square in the Shawaka area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2016: Assailants abducted at least four people, including Zakir Bozdar and his three relatives, in Hashim Bozdar, Sindh, Pakistan. The three relatives were released and Bozdar, the Jeay Sindh Muttahida Mahaz (JSMM) Ghotki Chapter president, was found dead on December 10, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers driving explosives-laden vehicles attacked joint forces in Shariah Ash Shamaliyah, Nineveh, Iraq. At least 13 security force members and 16 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vehicles attacked security forces in Shirqat, Saladin, Iraq. Security members repelled the assault, killing an unknown number of assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/03/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vehicles attacked security forces in Tall Zalat, Nineveh, Iraq. Security members repelled the assault, killing an unknown number of assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/03/2016: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Khalgan, 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 Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/03/2016: Assailants attacked Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) soldiers near the Democratic Republic of the Congo border in South Sudan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2016: Assailants fired mortars at an Ethiopian African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Wajid district, Bakool, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2016: Assailants launched mortars and opened fire on a military base in Cukurca district, Hakkari, Turkey. At least 20 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for military operations.
12/03/2016: Assailants locked two caretakers in a school and set the building on fire in Larnoo, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The caretakers were rescued by civilians shortly after the fire started. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2016: Assailants opened fire on Abu Tawila army checkpoint in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. At least three assailants were killed and two soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
12/03/2016: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Zahra, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least three people 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).
12/03/2016: Assailants opened fire on military forces attempting to defuse explosive devices in Bashaashin, Bari, Somalia. Seven assailants were killed and three soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jabha East Africa.
12/03/2016: Assailants raided Aden, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing 13 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/03/2016: Assailants set fire to a Hindu temple in Kaharol, Rangpur, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2016: Assailants set fire to an unknown number of Hindu houses in Bochaganj, Ranjpur, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2016: Assailants shot and killed three civilians in Kator, North Darfur, Sudan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2016: Assailants shot down a Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) warplane near the airport in Aleppo city, Syria. At least two pilots were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of Leonardo Dangoy in Caritan Norte neighborhood, Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines. Dangoy, a local mayor, was not harmed; however, at least one person was killed and three others, including his son, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2016: Security forces shot and killed a suicide bomber attempting to detonate near a shopping center in Baku, Azerbaijan. The assailant was the only reported casualty. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities identified the assailant as Emin Azizagaoglu Jami.
12/03/2017: A grenade detonated near a ward office in Geetanagar, Province 3, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast, and a second grenade was discovered and defused at the site. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2017: A grenade detonated targeting civilians in Baracayo Grande, Toril, Davao del Sur, Philippines. Three civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the New People's Army (NPA) may have been involved.
12/03/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle targeting a pro-government rally outside of a soccer stadium in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, five civilians were killed and 13 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2017: A suicide bomber was identified and arrested in Tarmiyah, Saladin, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2017: An explosive device detonated near a civilian residence in Dur ar-Rifaq, Daquq district, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2017: An explosive device detonated near a shop in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Volunteer Forces vehicle in Mushahidah, Saladin, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and two other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2017: Approximately 60 assailants attacked a police station in Binuangan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, four police officers were injured in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to an operation in Sugbongcogong town that occurred in August 2017 and Philippine President Duterte's measures to restrict the activities of "legal progressive groups."
12/03/2017: Assailants abducted I. Imtilepden Pongen from his residence in Nagaland state, India. Pongen, the Development Authority of Nagaland secretary, was injured before being released the following morning. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2017: Assailants abducted three civilians from Dawlat Yar district, Ghor, Afghanistan. The three hostages were rescued by security forces on December 4, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/03/2017: Assailants armed with rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and assault rifles attacked a military detachment in Timbangan, Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao, Philippines. Two civilians were killed and seven people, including one soldier, were injured in the attack. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2017: Assailants armed with rocket-propelled grenades and machine guns fired on a military convoy near Balcad, Middle Shebelle, Somalia. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, several soldiers, including Colonel Mohamed Rageh, were killed in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/03/2017: Assailants fired projectiles at a filtration station near Avdiivka, Donetsk, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2017: Assailants opened fire at an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Mashaaley, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/03/2017: Assailants opened fire on Dr. Walter Reopert near the Erta Ale Volcano in Zone 2 district, Afar, Ethiopia. Reopert, a German tourist, was killed and his guide was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Afar Revolutionary Democratic Unity Front.
12/03/2017: Assailants opened fire on Expectacion Baldeo at her office in Lalig, Tiaong, Quezon, Philippines. Baldeo, a Social Security System (SSS) division head, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2017: Assailants shelled the residence of Sheikh Mabkhout al-Mashriqi, a Hashid tribal confederation member, in Sanaa, Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists and stated that al-Mashriqi was a supporter of former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
12/03/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Kralgund, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2017: Assailants threw an explosive device at the vehicle of Gopalman Shrestha in Dhapuk, Province 4, Nepal. Shrestha, the Deputy Prime Minister and a Nepali Congress Party (NC) parliamentary candidate, was not harmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/03/2017: Assailants threw an explosive device targeting Surendra Raj Acharya, a Nepali Congress Party (NC) parliamentary candidate, in Buddhabhumi, Province 5, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks targeting Acharya at separate locations in Buddhabhumi on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/1979: Jet [and] Cruise Travel Agency in Astoria, New York, in the United States, managed by Yugoslavian native, Nadjo Balac of Manhattan, was bombed by the Croatian Freedom Fighters, who claimed responsibility for the incident.  Two women, both employees of the agency, and an off-duty police officer, were slightly injured by shards of flying glass from the explosion.  Additionally, the explosion destroyed the side wall of the agency, causing extensive damage, and also damaged a jewelry store on the first floor and the apartment of an elderly couple on the third floor.  Less than an hour after the blast, a man called the Associated Press and a local TV station, claiming bombing and identifying himself as a member of the Croatian Freedom Fighters.  He also stated that a message was left in a locker at the terminal at 421 Grand Central Station.  The message was written in Croatian and listed a series of demands that the group asked be aired on television and radio between 6pm and 7pm that evening, otherwise 2 more bombs, which were placed in congested areas, would be detonated at 8:30pm that evening. The group's message, which denounced  the Yugoslav Secret Police, and asked that the U.S. stop economic aid to Yugoslavia  and that political and economic ties to Yugoslavia by the U.S. and West Germany be broken, was aired, and no other bombs were detonated.
12/04/1998: Unidentified armed perpetrators ambushed three policemen in the outskirts of Lakhadaria, Algeria. The policemen were killed in the attack.
12/04/1999: A Kosovo-Serbian woman, Blagica Vasic, was killed and her husband and son slightly injured in a bomb attack in Cernice, Kosovo. Local citizens believed the attack was carried out by the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA). Reports stated that Vasic's as well as three other homes were destroyed in the attack and numerous surrounding buildings received minor damage.
12/04/2000: Sabena flight 877, a Belgian Airbus A-330 that originated in Brussels, was attacked moments before landing safely in Bujumbura, Burundi. Two people aboard the flight were wounded when unknown gunmen hiding in bushes near the airport opened fire on the aircraft while it was landing. Hutu Rebels were suspected in the attack.
12/04/2001: A remote-controlled bomb was detonated under the car of Rizvan Lorsanov, a former Chechen mediator at Novye Atagi, Chechnya, Russia. Also killed were two occupants in Lorsanov's vehicle.
12/04/2001: A Russian police vehicle was blown up by a radio-controlled bomb in Grozny, Russia. Two Russian policemen in the vehicle were killed.
12/04/2001: Unknown gunmen killed Chief of criminal investigation department, Imran Termukayev, in Gudermes, Chechnya.
12/04/2002: Suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)members shot and killed Jesus Nunez, mayor of Ambalema, in the city of Beltran, Colombia.
12/04/2002: Three Nepalese policemen were killed and seven more were injured when approximately 1,000 Maoist rebels attacked a police post burnt a few government office buildings in the village of Lahan, Siraha district, Nepal. The Maoists also looted local branches of the state-owned National Commercial Bank and the Nepal Bank, escaping with cash and gold.
12/04/2002: Young Liberators of Pattani (PMP) members set fire to a temple school in Narathiwat’s Ra-ngae district, Thailand. Nobody was injured in the attack, but the school was completely destroyed.
12/04/2003: At 10:30 am local time, Taliban militants armed with AK- 47s and machine guns attacked a convoy of government census workers on a road in Farah Province, Afghanistan, killing one and wounding eleven.
12/04/2003: Russian federal and republican security forces discovered and neutralized an explosive device comprised of four 122- mm artillery rounds, attached to a storage battery in a GAZ-3110 car reportedly intended for a terrorist attack at 3:00 AM 5 December, 2003. In a VAZ 2110 car parked in the same lot, the officials also discovered a black sports bag with eight magazines for assault rifles, a Casio watch with wires attached, nearly 20 hand grenades, 30 grams of plastic explosives, six audio cassettes and a pack of LD cigarettes filled with white powder and two cassettes with records of terrorist attacks.
12/04/2003: Suspected members of Hezbi-Islami launched rockets in the direction of the U.S. Embassy and the nearby International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld had left the U.S. Embassy two hours prior to the incident.
12/04/2003: Suspected members of the Islamist Takfir wal Hijra group attacked the governor of Shabwah Province, Ali Ahmad al-Rasas, and his brother, an intelligence official, in the governorate of Ibb, Rasas Ahmad, in the Al-Baidah governorate desert on the road traveling from the Province of al-Bayda to Shabwah, Yemen, injuring one, and killing the other respectively.
12/04/2003: The number three official at the Saudi Ministry of the Interior on Counterterrorism, Major General Abdelaziz al-Huweirini, and his brother, were shot in Saudi Arabia. The Saudi government has not disclosed any details on the incident. The group Al Haramain Brigades, has claimed responsibility for the attacks. The Al-Haramayn Brigades took credit for the attack.
12/04/2004: A suicide bomber from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) attempted to attack Israeli paratroopers near a refugee camp in Nablus, Israel. The attacker was apprehended and no casualties were reported.
12/04/2004: Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for bombing an Israeli armored personnel carrier in Rafah, Gaza Strip. The claim for the attack, which killed an unspecified number of Israeli soldiers, was posted to a website.
12/04/2005: A bus owned by a Gorani (Muslim Slav) proprietor was struck by two RPGs shot from a launcher on its way from Dragas to Belgrade. No one was injured in the attack since the grenades failed to explode when striking the bus.
12/04/2005: A former Senator and Governor of Huila, Jaime Lozada Perdomo, was attacked and killed by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia’s (FARC) Teofilo Forero Castro mobile column in Los Altares. The perpetrators attacked the former senator’s SUV first with explosives, then with rifle fire, and finally used sniper shots. Three others in Perdomo’s SUV were injured, including Perdomo’s son.”
12/04/2006: A bomb, which had been planted inside a bathroom by unknown perpetraitors, exploded on December 4, 2006 inside a police check post between Peshawar and Khyber Agency. No casualties were reported but there was damage to the building. The blast harassed thousands of busy people the the nearby Karkhanu Market, Peshawar, Pakistan.
12/04/2006: At least eight Iraqis were killed and 40 others wounded in an attack in a marketplace in central Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/04/2007: A female suicide bomber detonated herself in Peshawar, Pakistan. No other casualties were reported in what was believed to have been the first female suicide attack in Pakistan's history.
12/04/2007: A government official was attacked by unknown assailants in Baghdad, Iraq. Although the official was unharmed, three of his body guards were wounded.
12/04/2007: Following a tip from a civilian, the Air Force discovered a 1.5kg bomb designed to be remote detonated outside the residence of Tamil National Alliance (TNA) parliamentarian M.K. Shivajilingham around 8:40am in Keppitipola Mawatha, Jawatta, Sri Lanka.  After being spotted by civilians, the bomb was defused by the Air Force bomb disposal unit without anyone being injured.
12/04/2007: Two police officers were killed in an ambush by Taliban fighters in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan.
12/04/2007: Unidentified gunmen killed one person and seriously injured a second in an attack on a crew boat operated by ExxonMobil. The attack occurred offshore from Onne, Nigeria.
12/04/2007: Unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb in a restaurant in Pattani, Thailand, killing six and injuring 20.
12/04/2008: On Thursday afternoon, at about 12:30, in Nazran, Ingushetiya, Russia, assailants in an automobile fired upon another automobile, killing a former police officer and damaging his vehicle. The car belonged to the head of the Injushetia Interior Ministry's aleter unit, police Lt. Col. Isa Yevloyev. No group claimed responsibility.
12/04/2008: On Thursday afternoon, at about 1500, on Nidhal Street in the central Bab of Sharqi neighborhood, Ar Rusafa district, Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device (IED) attached to a Communications Ministry vehicle. The blast wounded three government employees and one civilian and caused an unspecified amount of damage to the vehicle. There was no motive reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
12/04/2008: On Thursday evening at around 2000, in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device outside the Mercury Drugstore in the town's plaza; wounding six civilians and vendors and damaging the market. The victims, identified as Rowena Durana (38), Diego Sitti Honorata (46),  Ramil Noblieza (25), Aileen Ancatan (33), Rey Tacuyan (21), and Jean Uloy (21), were brought to the Sultan Kudarat Provincial Hospital for treatment. This is one of two linked bombings. No group claimed responsibility, although police blamed Basit Usman, an alleged member of the international terror group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) for the bombings.
12/04/2008: On Thursday evening at around 2005, in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) near the Sukelco Substation of the Sultan Kudarat Electric Cooperative along the national highway in Barangay Kalawag, causing major damage to the perimeter fence of the installation. No casualties were reported. This is one of two linked bombings. Five minutes earlier, in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) outside the Mercury Drugstore in the town's plaza; wounding six civilians and vendors and damaging the market. The victims, identified as Rowena Durana (38), Diego Sitti Honorata (46),  Ramil Noblieza (25), Aileen Ancatan (33), Rey Tacuyan (21), and Jean Uloy (21), were brought to the Sultan Kudarat Provincial Hospital for treatment. No group claimed responsibility, although police blamed Basit Usman, an alleged member of the international terror group Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) for the bombings.
12/04/2008: On Thursday morning, assailants threw one grenade in a retail area in Bitola, Bitola, Macedonia. The attack damaged several shops. There were no reports of casualties and no group claimed responsibility.
12/04/2008: On Thursday morning, at about 0225, in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded, killing a street cleaner, Aishat Nazhmudinova. The attack occurred at the crossroads of the Magidov and Gorky streets. The bomb was stuffed with incapacitation elements and was as powerful as 400 grams of TNT. No group claimed responsibility.
12/04/2008: On Thursday morning, at about 1100, in Ba'qubah, Diyala, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) on a motorcycle near a restaurant, killing three tribal leaders, wounding nine civilians, and damaging the restaurant. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/04/2008: On Thursday, in Bheri, Bardiya,Rajpur, Nepal,  five Nepali police were injured when an unidentified armed group attacked a rally of local farmers who were demonstrating to demand an increase in the price of rice. Some demonstrators were also injured in the incident. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
12/04/2008: On Thursday, in Ekratola Village, Vidarbha, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India, about 25 assailants assaulted and killed one civilian. Militants dragged Santosh Chamaru Kumoti out of his home and slit his throat with a sharp weapon. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible. Kumoti was killed for allegedly being a police informant.
12/04/2008: On Thursday, in Guri Ceel, Galguduud, Somalia, armed assailants kidnapped a Muslim cleric. The assailants then attacked members of at least two local Muslim militias, killing at least seven civilians, including firing upon three civilians as they were trying to escape the fighting in a truck, and several militia members, wounding at least 18 civilians and militia members, and damaging the truck. Al-Shabaab al-Islamiya claimed responsibility.
12/04/2008: On Thursday, in Jumrud sub, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, the Jamrud Elementary College principal and  two doctors were kidnapped. No damage or casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/04/2008: On Thursday, in Khwazakhela,  North West Frontier, Pakistan, unidentified militants killed two civilians on suspicion of being government informers. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident and no damages were reported.
12/04/2008: On Thursday, in Mingora, North West Frontier, Pakistan, a former Awami National Party (ANP) provincial candidate was shot dead by unidentified militants. No group claimed responsibility and no damages were reported.
12/04/2008: On Thursday, in Ordzhonikidzevskaya, Ingushetiya, Russia, an improvised explosive device (IED) placed in a gambling hall exploded, causing heavy damage but no casualties. The bomb was planted in the basement of the slot machine hall. No group claimed responsibility.
12/04/2008: On Thursday, in Takhta Baig, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, suspected militants abducted a foreign NGO's project manager and his driver. No group claimed responsibility.
12/04/2008: On Thursday, in the Karradah district of Baghdad, Iraq,  assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near the motorcade of the Baghdad rescue police chief, Ali al-Yasiri, outside the passports dapartment. Two civilians were injured in the attack as well as one police officer. As a result of the blast, damage was caused to one motorcade vehicle and the government building. There was no motive reported and no claim of responsibility has been reported in the incident.
12/04/2008: On Thursday, the Daniel Aldana column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) planted explosives which detonated in front of a police convoy charged with escorting First Lady Lina Moreno de Uribe, injuring three police officers.  The First Lady was in Tumaco at the time of the attack and was not injured.
12/04/2008: On Thursday, two suicide bombers detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive devices (VBIED) targeting a national intelligence building and a counter-narcotics police office. The Taliban was responsible.
12/04/2008: On Thursday, unidentified militants killed a civilian in the Taj Chow area of Mingora, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No group has claimed reponsibility for the incident.
12/04/2008: On Thursday, unidentified militants killed two civilians in Kabbal sub-division of Swat, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2009: On Friday, assailants fired three rockets at the airport in Herat, Herat, Afghanistan. The airport runway was damaged. The rockets were fired from outside a village in Guzara district. Two of them struck the runway, causing a temporary disruption to flights, district chief Ziauddin Sharifi told Pajhwok Afghan News. He said the police rushed to the launch site where they found and defused three more rockets. The militants had turned a tractor trailer into a mobile launch pad but fled. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/04/2009: On Friday, in El Mango, Cauca, Colombia, assailants fired small arms and grenades at police guarding a coca eradication team, wounding two police officers. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
12/04/2009: On Friday, in Lodhasuli, West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, assailants set fire to vehicles on the National Highway-6 Mumbai Road, destroying two buses and one automobile but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Maoist Communist Centre (MCC) - India was responsible.
12/04/2009: On Friday, in one of two related attacks, in the village of Musenge near Walikale, Nord-Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa), assailants attacked the village by unknown means, killing one civilian, wounding two others, kidnapping three others, and looting and damaging the village. No additional information concerning the hostages health or status was available. No motive for the attack was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) were responsible for the attack.
12/04/2009: On Friday, in one of two related attacks, in the village of Mutakato near Walikale, Nord-Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa), assailants attacked the village by unknown means, killing one civilian, wounding one others, kidnapping three others, and looting and damaging the village. No additional information concerning the hostages health or status was available. No motive for the attack was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) were responsible for the attack.
12/04/2009: On Friday, in Saraf Umra, Shamal Darfur, Sudan, armed assailants fired upon a United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) convoy which was escorting a water truck, killing three peacekeepers, wounding three others, and damaging at least one vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
12/04/2009: On Friday, on Commercial Street in al-Sayediya neighborhood in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, a car bomb exploded wounding five civilians and damaging several stores. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2009: On Friday, one police officer was wounded when Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting his patrol in the Ramgarh area of West Midnapore district of West Bengal. Communist Party of India (Maoist) were responsible.
12/04/2009: On Friday, three people were killed and 13 others wounded when a minibus carrying a wedding party struck an anti-tank mine in Chinari town, in the Safi sub-division, Pakistan. The attack took place 30 miles northwest of Ghalanai in the Mohmand tribal region. The death toll for the incident is said to rise, but no other deaths have been reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2009: On Friday, two suicide bombers, along with other gunmen, targeted a mosque on Parade Lane in Rawalpindi, Pakistan. The death toll of the attack is said to be at 30 people, but no actual numbers have been confirmed. The initial assessment of experts suggests that it was work of banned outfit Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), planned by Qari Hussain, a powerful commander, to kill high-value targets including the son of Corps Commander Peshawar who is leading the military operation in South Waziristan and Swat. According to military sources, four senior military officers and a major general are among those killed and former Vice Chief of the Army staff Gen (Retd) Yousuf was wounded. Also among those killed were Director General Armored Corps Major General Bilal Omar Khan, Brig Rauf, and his son Adil Rauf; Hashim, son of Corps Commander Peshawar Lieutenant General Masood Aslam; Bilawal Riaz, son of Major General Naseem Riaz; and Ayyan Ahsan (9), son of Major Ahsan Waqar. Ahsan Waqar sustained injuries in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
12/04/2009: On Friday, unidentified gunmen killed three Rwandan peacekeepers near a United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) base in Saraf Omra, Darfur, Sudan, and wounded. No group has claimed responsibility.
12/04/2009: On Friday, Unidentified militants shot and wounded Fazl-ul-Haq Qureshi, a senior leader of the Mirwaiz Umar Farooq faction of the All Parties Hurriyat Conference (APHC), outside his residence in the Soura area, Srinagar district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. Al-Nasirin claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2010: On Saturday morning around 1030, near a private residence in the Keishamthong Elangbam Leikai area of Imphal West, Manipur, India, four unidentified militants kidnapped a government assistant engineer of the Public Works Department, identified as Ningthoujam Bimol, at gunpoint. According to Bimol, two unidentified militants had come on a Dio scooter and asked him to go with them on the pretext of official work. They took him to near the Tiddim Oil Pump on Imphal-Churachandpur road, where two other kidnappers were waiting in a white colored Maruti car. They drove away with Bimol towards Moirang. He said the kidnappers demanded a list of sub-contractors of tenders announced by the government. Bimol was released around 0900 in the morning on 12/08/2010. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
12/04/2010: On Saturday, in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, two compartments of India-bound Thar Express derailed due to an explosion that took place 22 minutes before its arrival near Dhabeji. Two improvised explosive devices had been planted; one detonated, damaging five feet of the track, while the other was later defused. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2010: On Saturday, in Khyber, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, the office of a customs clearing agent was partially damaged in a bomb blast at Torkham border area along the Afghanistan-Pakistan border. Another device planted at the same place was later defused. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/04/2010: On Saturday, in Landi Kotal area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, Jamia Benoria Ashkhel Shinwari seminary was blown up by an improvised explosive device, damaging its main gate, windowpanes and the boundary wall. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2010: On Saturday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown gunmen shot and killed a local government worker. He was later found with bullet wounds in his head and chest. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/04/2010: On Saturday, in the Bayaa neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device targeting Iranians. Six were killed and 42 others were wounded in the blast. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
12/04/2010: On Saturday, in the Chatra Bazaar area of Giridih, Jharkhand, India, a group of unidentified militants attacked the vehicle of Nunulal Marandi, the younger brother of former Chief Minister Babulal Marandi. According to police, Nunulal was inaugurating a campaign office of a Zila Parishad candidate for the ongoing panchayat elections at Chatro bazaar when about six cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) opened fire on him. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Maoists were responsible.
12/04/2010: On Saturday, in the Kadhimiya neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting Iranian civilians. Five were killed and 18 others were wounded in the blast. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
12/04/2010: On Saturday, in the Landi Kotal area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, a bomb placed in a mobile market in a bazaar by unidentified militants detonated, destroying two shops and damaging at least 15 others, but causing no casualties. The mobile markets had been warned in the past by unidentified militants to stop selling "vulgar videos.” No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2010: On Saturday, in the Shula neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device when it hit a bus carrying Iranians. Two people were killed and 28 others were wounded in the blast. The amount of damage from the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
12/04/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Mosul city, Mosul district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle at a checkpoint outside of a police station in Bannu city, Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. In addition to the bomber, two police officers were killed and at least six other people were injured in the blast. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the police were targeted because they were killing TTP members.
12/04/2012: An explosion occurred near the residence of Kainat Riaz, a friend of Malala Yousafzai, in Mingora city, Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One person was killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated outside of a compact disc (CD) rental shop in Yaring town, Pattani province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties; however, nearby shops and buildings were damaged in the blast. This was one of two explosions at the same location within a short period of time; this second blast was designed to target the first responders of the first bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2012: An explosive device detonated at a government-run girls' middle school in the Togh Sarai area of Hangu town, Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the school was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2012: An explosive device detonated at the office of Golden Dawn, a Greek neo-Nazi political group, in Aspropyrgos district, Athens city, Attica region, Greece. There were no reported casualties; however, the office and surrounding buildings were damaged in the blast. According to an online statement, the Informal Anarchist Federation claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that they targeted the Golden Dawn party offices because they wanted to attack them first before Golden Dawn attacked them.
12/04/2012: An explosive device detonated in a Determination Youths' (Shabab al-Sumoud) tent in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah administrative division, Yemen. There were no reported casualties; however, multiple tents were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting Rangers in North Nazimabad Town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least two people were killed and another three were injured in the blast; the casualties included soldiers and civilians. Moreover, a motorcycle and a rickshaw were destroyed as a result of the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
12/04/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused on the railroad tracks in Khasavyurt district, Dagestan republic, Russia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside the house of Maulana Amanullah in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Amanullah is the chief of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur Rehman). According to pamphlets found at the scene of the attempted attack, Jundallah, under the command of Ahmad Marwat, claimed responsibility for the incident. In addition, four people were arrested in connection with the attempted attack.
12/04/2012: Assailants attacked Faris Manna in Harf Sufyan district, Amran governorate, Yemen. Manna, the governor of Sa'dah governorate, was unharmed; however, three of his escorts were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2012: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a military convoy in Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. Three soldiers were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to secessionists.
12/04/2012: Assailants from Afghanistan opened fire on a security check-post in Safi tehsil, Mohmand agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One security officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2012: Assailants launched an attack on al-Tilal resort in Beida city, Jabal Al Akhdar district, Libya. The attack was targeting the Libyan Prime Minister, who was staying at the resort at the time of the assault. There were no reported casualties; however, several vehicles were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2012: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on Thirapol Chusongsaeng in Sungai Padi district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Chusongsaeng, a teacher at Ban Boko school, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Zhariri district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One police officer and three assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2012: Assailants opened fire on a special action police patrol in Hikker forests in Gadchirol district, Maharashtra state, India. Police returned fire, killing one of the attackers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attribute the attack to Maoists.
12/04/2012: Assailants threw explosive devices at a luxury bus on Zaria road in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. At least two people were injured and the bus was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2012: Four assailants planted and detonated an explosive device inside a compact disc (CD) rental shop in Yaring town, Pattani province, Thailand. Two people were injured and the building was damaged in the blast. This was one of two explosions at the same location within a short period of time; this first blast was designed to draw first responders who were targeted in the second bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2012: Gunmen opened fire on traffic officers at a roundabout in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. Two officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2012: Three remote-controlled explosive devices detonated at a power pylon in Khairabad village, Nowshera district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One additional explosive device was discovered and defused. There were no reported casualties; however, service to the surrounding areas was interrupted. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2012: Two assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on Qari Mir Wali in Bara Banda village, Nowshera district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Wali, the leader of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (Fazlur Rehman), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: A land mine detonated in Sherin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One civilian transporting food to a police post was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle in Ghundai area, Jamrud town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Four FC officials were injured and the vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in a market in Muqdadiyah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in the vicinity of a police patrol in Fallujah city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and another officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian motorcycle in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/04/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a military patrol in Qaim town, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and four more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near the convoy of Hazim Al-Samit in Mukhaysah village, Diyala Governorate, Iraq. Samit, the leader of the village's Sahwa Council, was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near a security checkpost in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer and the assailant were killed, and another officer was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: An assailant attempted to plant an explosive device in Saidiyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Federal police shot and killed the assailant before the device could be detonated. There was no damage in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated near Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of an employee of the Ministry of Oil detonated in Al-Saydiyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad Governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: An explosive device detonated east of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One police officer was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: An explosive device detonated in Dawlatabad district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least two children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in the Intisar neighborhood of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Three police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: An explosive device was discovered near a watchtower in the Brazil area of Rafah city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Egyptian authorities were able to safely defuse the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near Anwar Al-Dous in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Dous, the head of the Presidential Guards of Benghazi, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the gate of the Police Intelligence Department in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was followed by a suicide bomber detonating inside the building. At least 11 people were killed and 75 others were injured. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the city on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: Armed assailants attacked the former chief of police at his home in Shirqat district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The chief, Colonel Ali Al-Adad, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: Assailants abducted 13 workers from a private power plant as they were traveling from Sukkur to Naseerabad in Mangoli area, Naseerabad district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. It was reported that the workers were abducted without resistance and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: Assailants abducted an Iraqi cameraman, Yasser Faysal Al-Joumaili, in Idlib governorate, Syria. Joumaili was shot and killed by his captors a short time after being kidnapped. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
12/04/2013: Assailants abducted three people in Gumphakonda area, Malkangiri district, Odisha state, India. One of the victims was Padia Madi, the son of a village sarpanch of Gamphakunda. One of the three captives escaped on December 5, 2013 and the two remaining victims were released on December 7, 2013. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
12/04/2013: Assailants abducted two National Party (NP) councilors from Kech district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The councilors were released on December 9, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: Assailants attacked a border police checkpost in the Haska Mena district of Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the attack and nine people, including four police officers, were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed it to the Taliban.
12/04/2013: Assailants attacked a Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base at the College of Agriculture in Lafoole village, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Four people, a soldier and three assailants, were killed and three soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/04/2013: Assailants attacked civilians in New Baguio village, North Cotabato province, Philippines. The assailants came to the village dressed as soldiers and demanded that people pay them taxes. Security forces responded to the scene and clashe with the assailants. Four people, including one soldier and three assailants, were wounded in the violence. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/04/2013: Assailants fired rockets at a residential area in Al-Jamiliye neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of five similar rocket attacks in the city on the same day; at least 17 people were killed and 30 others were injured across all attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2013: Assailants fired rockets at a residential area in Al-Meridian area, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of five similar rocket attacks in the city on the same day; at least 17 people were killed and 30 others were injured across all attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2013: Assailants fired rockets at a residential area in Bustan Kul Abb neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of five similar rocket attacks in the city on the same day; at least 17 people were killed and 30 others were injured across all attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2013: Assailants fired rockets at a residential area in Fayd, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of five similar rocket attacks in the city on the same day; at least 17 people were killed and 30 others were injured across all attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2013: Assailants fired rockets at a residential area in Furqan, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of five similar rocket attacks in the city on the same day; at least 17 people were killed and 30 others were injured across all attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2013: Assailants hijacked a school van in Simaluguri town, Sivsagar district, Assam state, India. Ten students and the bus driver were kidnapped during the assault. The driver convinced the assailants to release the 10 students and then was released himself the following day, on December 5, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2013: Assailants hurled a grenade at the vehicle of Hakim Guma Al-Arabi in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Arabi, an employee of the city's passport office, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: Assailants in military uniforms attempted to take control of a Police Care Department in Saladin governorate, Iraq. Authorities killed the assailants and prevented the building from being seized. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Jbeil area, Fallujah city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. A police officer was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: Assailants opened fire on Al-Musafir Gas Station in Ramadi city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least three people, including police officers, were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: Assailants opened fire on Ali Abbas Mahdi in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Mahdi, the head of the Al-Yarmuk Hospital's Department of Mental Health, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2013: Assailants opened fire on Zaheer Awan in Orangi Town area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Awan, the head constable of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at a military vehicle near Tumaco town, Narino department, Colombia. At least 12 marines were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/04/2013: Authorities discovered and safely detonated a truck bomb in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2013: Gunmen attacked a military convoy in Bazai town, Mohmand agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Three soldiers were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: Gunmen in two civilian vehicles attacked a police checkpoint on the international highway in Al-Hamiziyah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three police officers were killed and three other people were injured, including one police officer and two civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: Gunmen opened fire in the Mochko area of Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Three female seminary students were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Antonio Valdez in Dan-ar village, Ilocos Sur province, Philippines. Valdez, a former police officer and barangay chairperson of Salincob area, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Colonel Abdullah Al-Jobouri near his home in Shirqat district, Saladin province, Iraq. Jobouri, the former police chief of Shirqat district, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Mohammed Abdusalam Al-Rayani outside of his home in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Rayani, a diver in the Libyan Navy, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Ram Mohan Gupta at a chemist shop in Tanda town, Uttar Pradesh state, India. Gupta, a Vishva Hindu Parisad (VHP) leader, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2013: Several suicide bombers and gunmen stormed the Jawahir mall in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. The assailants took shoppers and store owners hostage until security forces regained control on December 5, 2013. At least three assailants were killed in the incident. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the city on the same day. The assailants used their position atop the mall to fire at security forces targeted in the earlier suicide bombing. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/04/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a cafe in Shorijah area, Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least 15 people were killed and 18 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) Al-Masemekeh Building outside of Deir ez-Zor city, Deir ez-Zor governorate, Syria. In addition to the bomber, at least 26 people, including 19 soldiers and eight assailants, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/04/2014: An explosive device detonated as police officials attempted to defuse it near Ain Shams University in Cairo city, Cairo governorate, Egypt. At least four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2014: An explosive device detonated at an Albu-Namr family clan reception hall in Al-Furat area, Hit district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of two similar 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 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/04/2014: An explosive device detonated at Sheikh Na'im al-Kau'd's house in Al-Furat area, Hit district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of two similar 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 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/04/2014: An explosive device detonated in Nawagai area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. An Aman Lashkar member and two of his family members were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2014: An explosive device detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy in Turbat district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, one of the convoy's vehicles was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2014: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Shaab area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and 12 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2014: An explosive device detonated near Touheed-ul-Islam (TuI) peace committee volunteers in Khyber district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two volunteers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying volunteer fighters in Al-Malihah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four fighters were killed in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2014: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated near a restaurant at the entrance to the Green Zone in 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.
12/04/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused between a primary and a secondary school in Jos city, Plateau state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a market in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least seven people were killed and 21 people were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in the area on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near restaurants in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least 11 people were killed and 25 people were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in the area on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a security forces convoy in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The blast occurred near a vegetable market, killing at least one civilian and injuring eight other people. The United Baloch Army (UBA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2014: An unknown number of mortars struck Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least 15 people were killed and 11 people were injured in the attack. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2014: An unknown number of mortars struck Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Five people were injured in the attack. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2014: Assailants attacked a crashed Kenyan military jet in Kismayo district, Lower Juba region, Somalia. The fate of the aircraft's pilot is unknown; in addition, the assailants set fire to the crashed jet. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Grozny city, Chechnya republic, Russia. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the city carried out by the same group. At least 28 people, including assailants and police officers, were killed, while 27 officers were injured across all of the attacks. The Caucasus Emirate claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they were carried out in retaliation for the "oppression of Muslim women".
12/04/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Bajoga town, Gombe state, Nigeria. Dozens of people were killed and government buildings, a private bank, police stations, and political offices were set on fire. This was one of two attacks carried out by the same group in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
12/04/2014: Assailants attacked the mayor of Balad in Rumaylat area, Balad district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three security members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/04/2014: Assailants fired missiles that landed and detonated in Jafrah village, Deir ez-Zor governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/04/2014: Assailants fired mortars at Bulobarde town, Hiiraan region, Somalia. Six assailants were killed, while four assailants and two soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/04/2014: Assailants kidnapped four employees of the Director General of Mines Safety (DGMS) who were inspecting an abandoned asbestos mine in Roro village, Jharkhand state, India. The officials were released on December 5, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the People's Liberation Front of India.
12/04/2014: Assailants kidnapped Mu'ayid Ali Hasan al-Bujari from his home in Huwiyjah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. Al-Bujari, a former election candidate, was killed on December 14, 2014. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2014: Assailants kidnapped three civilians outside of Mahas town, Hiiraan region, Somalia. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/04/2014: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpoint in Ismailia city, Ismailia governorate, Egypt. One assailant was killed and another assailant was wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2014: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying Mustaf Mayow and Liibaan Abdullahi in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Abdullahi, a former Member of Parliament (MP), and his bodyguard were killed, while Mayow, a Somali Member of Parliament (MP), was injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it carried out the attack in order to demonstrate that it was still a threat in Mogadishu.
12/04/2014: Assailants opened fire on Awae Kueji in Ban Khao Din, Pattani province, Thailand. Kueji, a former assistant village chief, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2014: Assailants opened fire on the residence of T.G. Momin in East Garo Hills district, Meghalaya state, India. Momin, a senior police officer, was unharmed, although the outer walls of his residence were damaged in the attack. Additionally, an explosive device was discovered and defused at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Garo National Liberation Army.
12/04/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Zahid Ali in Gwadar district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Ali, the principal of Oasis School, was killed in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that Ali was targeted for promoting an educational system that was contrary to Islamic law.
12/04/2014: Assailants opened fire on two village defense volunteers in Muang Yala district, Yala province, Thailand. One volunteer was killed and the other was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2014: Assailants raided a school in Grozny city, Chechnya republic, Russia. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the city carried out by the same group. At least 28 people, including assailants and police officers, were killed, while 27 officers were injured across all of the attacks. The Caucasus Emirate claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they were carried out in retaliation for the "oppression of Muslim women".
12/04/2014: Assailants raided the Lafarge cement factory in Ashaka town, Borno state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack, although the assailants stole vehicles and dynamite. This was one of two attacks carried out by the same group in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
12/04/2014: Assailants shot and killed a woman in Bango Sato subdistrict, Narathiwat province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2014: Assailants stormed and set fire to the Press House media center in Grozny city, Chechnya republic, Russia. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the city carried out by the same group. At least 28 people, including assailants and police officers, were killed, while 27 officers were injured across all of the attacks. The Caucasus Emirate claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating they were carried out in retaliation for the "oppression of Muslim women".
12/04/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at the house of Javed Ahmad Wani in Srinagar city, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Wani, the cousin of Member of Parliament Tariq Hameed Karra, was unharmed in the attack; however, the home was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2014: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a civilian residence in Coleraine town, Coleraine district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Although the device failed to ignite, the house was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2014: Security forces discovered an explosive device near a gas pipeline in Sui town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The device was safely defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2015: A female suicide bomber detonated at a military checkpoint in Sabon Gari village, Borno state, Nigeria. In addition to the assailant, at least three people, including civilians, were killed in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
12/04/2015: A suicide bomber attempting to target a market detonated prematurely in Kimba village, Borno state, Nigeria. In addition to the assailant, at least two people were killed and two people were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
12/04/2015: An assailant rammed a vehicle into two Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers near Ofra settlement, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The assailant was killed and the two soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant as Anas Basam Hamad, a Palestinian extremist.
12/04/2015: An assailant stabbed an Israeli soldier near Abud village, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The assailant was killed and the soldier was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant as Abed Rahman Barghouthi, a Palestinian extremist.
12/04/2015: An explosive device detonated in front of the residence of Costas Laliotis in Lycabettus area, Athens, Attica region, Greece. Laliotis, a former minister, was not harmed and there were no other reported casualties in the blast. Informal Anarchist Federation claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2015: An explosive device detonated near a car park in Ad Dawanim 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.
12/04/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Sayyid Abdallah, Mahmudiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2015: An explosive device detonated near a medical clinic in An Nuayriyah 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.
12/04/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistan Rangers vehicle escorting gas company engineers on Moenjodaro-Radhan Road in Bindi Lari, Sindh, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Dora area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2015: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in Ghazaliya West area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Sibi district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2015: Assailants abducted a coal trader in West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya state, India. The hostage was released following a ransom payment sometime before January 30, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Al Buhayrat area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing one assailant. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2015: Assailants attacked an Aadhar Card camp and abducted 13 people in Kondre Gram Panchayat area, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh state, India. The victims were released on December 5, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/04/2015: Assailants attacked an Ethiopian military convoy in Baar locality, Beledweyne town, Hiiraan region, Somalia. At least 14 assailants were killed and seven soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/04/2015: Assailants attacked Ukrainian soldiers near Maiorska, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. Two soldiers and 20 assailants were killed and 30 assailants were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Donetsk People's Republic.
12/04/2015: Assailants dressed in police uniforms fired a grenade on the Bujumbura police chief's vehicle in Bujumbura city, Bujumbura Mairie province, Burundi. Christophe Manirambona, the Bujumbura police chief, escaped unharmed; however, three of the assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2015: Assailants fired a mortar shell at a house in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five civilians, including four children, were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2015: Assailants kidnapped and executed members of the Al-'Ubayd and Al-Jabbur tribes in Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks in the district on the same day. At least five people, including an elder, were killed across both events. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting that the victims were accused of collaborating with security forces.
12/04/2015: Assailants launched a mortar at a house in Mast Qala area, Zana Khan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least 10 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/04/2015: Assailants opened fire and threw a grenade at a vice mayor in Masa village, Cebu province, Philippines. An unknown number of people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) vehicle in Southern district, Israel. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on Noel Belena in Canan village of La Paz, Abra, Philippines. Belena, a political adviser for an incumbent mayor and congressional candidate, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Shehak Bugti in Dera Bugti, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Bugti, a former insurgent commander, was not harmed; however, at least one person was killed and two others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Mohamed Hussein Tahlil in Galkayo town, Mudug region, Somalia. Tahlil, a Member of Parliament (MP), was injured while Dahir Akhwan, a tribal elder, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2015: Assailants set fire to a planned refugee reception center in Rauma city, Satakunta region, Finland. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the refugee center was damaged in the blaze. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2015: Assailants threw four grenades at a Pakistan Armed Forces camp in Landi Kotal, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2015: Assailants threw incendiary devices at the entrance of the Culture Ministry in Athens, Attica region, Greece. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2015: Security forces discovered and defused at least 43 explosive devices in Husaybah, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2015: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in Aurahi-Gaushala road section, Mahottari district, Central region, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2015: Security forces identified and arrested five assailants planting explosive devices in Napnapan village, Pantukan town, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailants as five suspected New People's Army (NPA) members.
12/04/2015: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber and destroyed two explosives-laden vehicles in Albu Faraj, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2015: Suicide bombers driving explosives-laden vehicles attacked security forces in Al Aitha, Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. At least 25 joint forces members and five attackers were killed and 23 members were injured across the two blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2015: Suicide bombers driving explosives-laden vehicles attacked security forces in Hamidhiyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. At least 25 joint forces members and five attackers were killed and 23 members were injured across the two blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2015: Two assailants stabbed an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier in Tel Romeida area, Hebron city, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The two assailants were killed and the soldier was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailants as Taher Fanun and Mustafa Fanun, Palestinian extremists.
12/04/2016: A Tunisian female suicide bomber detonated in Sirte, Libya. In addition to the assailant, two people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the blast. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2016: An assailant opened fire inside Comet Ping Pong restaurant in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. There were no reported casualties, and the assailant was arrested at the scene. The assailant, identified as Edgar M. Welch, stated that he targeted Comet Ping Pong because he suspected that the human trafficking of children was occurring at the restaurant.
12/04/2016: An explosive device detonated at a civilian residence in an unknown village in Polomolok district, South Cotabato, Philippines. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2016: An explosive device detonated in Iskenderpasa neighborhood, Diyarbakir, Turkey. Two children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2016: An explosive device detonated in Saba al-Bor, Saladin, Iraq. Two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Jumuma, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and a third civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/04/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting security personnel in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/04/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused at Malek Bennabi High-School in Debadba, Bechar, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Lehri, Balochistan, Pakistan. The device was thought to be targeting Pakistan Armed Forces soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2016: Assailants abducted Julius Tabule in Bori, Yei district, Central Equatoria, South Sudan. The whereabouts of Tabule, a local commissioner, is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO).
12/04/2016: Assailants abducted the children of Muhammad Abd-al-Karim, a civilian, from a school in As Sahul, Ibb, Yemen. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. This was one of two related attacks targeting Muhammad Abd-al-Karim and his family on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthi extremists.
12/04/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers attacked volunteer forces in the Makhul mountains, Baiji district, Saladin, Iraq. At least 20 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Arzo, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Nine assailants were killed and seven others were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2016: Assailants attacked Budhram Mudma in Mandem, Chhattisgarh, India. Mudma, a former Salwa Judum member, was killed in the attack. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Budhram Mudma of killing innocent people and being a police informant.
12/04/2016: Assailants attacked military and popular resistance committee forces at At Tashiraft camp in Taizz, Yemen. 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 Huthi extremists.
12/04/2016: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants and two soldiers were killed and 20 assailants and five soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2016: Assailants attacked the residence of Muhammad Abd-al-Karim, a civilian, in As Sahul, Ibb, Yemen. One assailant was killed and another assailant was injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related attacks targeting Muhammad Abd-al-Karim and his family on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthi extremists.
12/04/2016: Assailants attacked volunteer forces in Ayn al-Hisyan, Nineveh, Iraq. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/04/2016: Assailants fired a grenade launcher at the residence of Ihor Kotvyskyy, a parliamentarian and People's Front party member, in Vysokyi, Kharkiv, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2016: Assailants fired a missile targeting Marib, Yemen. There were no reported casualties as the missile was intercepted by coalition air defense forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
12/04/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at Akha, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of eight similar attacks in the city on the same day. At least 25 people were killed and 80 people were injured in the assaults. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at Hayy al-Bakir, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least three civilians were injured in the assault. This was one of eight similar attacks in the city on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at Muharibin, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of eight similar attacks in the city on the same day. At least 25 people were killed and 80 people were injured in the assaults. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at Qadisiyah, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of eight similar attacks in the city on the same day. At least 25 people were killed and 80 people were injured in the assaults. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at Tahrir, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of eight similar attacks in the city on the same day. At least 25 people were killed and 80 people were injured in the assaults. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at the University of Mosul area in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of eight similar attacks in the city on the same day. At least 25 people were killed and 80 people were injured in the assaults. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at Zahra, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of eight similar attacks in the city on the same day. At least 25 people were killed and 80 people were injured in the assaults. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at Zohour, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of eight similar attacks in the city on the same day. At least 25 people were killed and 80 people were injured in the assaults. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/04/2016: Assailants kidnapped a number of former military intelligence members in Mahus village, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of four coordinated attacks that resulted in the abduction of 35 former officers. The outcome of the kidnappings are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting the victims were accused of working with security forces.
12/04/2016: Assailants kidnapped a number of former military intelligence members in Shariyah village, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of four coordinated attacks that resulted in the abduction of 35 former officers. The outcome of the kidnappings are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting the victims were accused of working with security forces.
12/04/2016: Assailants kidnapped a number of former military intelligence members in Shawuk village, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of four coordinated attacks that resulted in the abduction of 35 former officers. The outcome of the kidnappings are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting the victims were accused of working with security forces.
12/04/2016: Assailants kidnapped a number of former military intelligence members in Tal Ali village, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of four coordinated attacks that resulted in the abduction of 35 former officers. The outcome of the kidnappings are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting the victims were accused of working with security forces.
12/04/2016: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Bqaa Sifrin, North governorate, Lebanon. One soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources arrested members of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in connection with the attack.
12/04/2016: Assailants opened fire on military personnel in Kangarwa, Borno, Nigeria. At least one soldier and 13 assailants were killed and three soldiers and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/04/2016: Assailants opened fire on Teofilo Curato III in Cabadbaran, Agusan del Norte, Philippines. Curato III, the local village chief, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2016: Assailants raided houses and attacked civilians in an unknown number of villages in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 23 civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/04/2016: Assailants raided Nyanzale, Rutshuru, Democratic Republic of the Congo. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Mayi Mayi.
12/04/2016: Assailants set fire to two Jargon Construction Company dump trucks, a cement mixer, and a backhoe and opened fire on the construction site in Muaan, North Cotabato, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2016: Security forces discovered and defused a number of explosives-rigged Korans planted outside of civilian houses in Kanaos, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the unsuccessful attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/04/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-rigged house north of Muqdadiyah, Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2016: Security forces discovered and defused eight explosive devices south of Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
12/04/2016: Security forces discovered and destroyed two explosives-laden vehicles in Hayy al-Bakir, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2016: Security forces identified and killed two suicide bombers attempting to target military headquarters along Bayji-Hadithah road in Al Anbar, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2016: Two suicide bombers detonated in Bunkal, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. The two assailants were the only reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2017: A explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and safely defused in Dara-i-Sufi Payin district, Samangan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/04/2017: An assailant threw a grenade at a crowded bus stop in Bujumbura, Burundi. At least five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2017: An explosive device detonated at the residence of Keshav Poudel in Bansagadhi, Province 5, Nepal. Poudel, a Naya Shakti Party candidate, was not harmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2017: An explosive device detonated in an agricultural field in Kansaram, Chhattisgarh, India. A villager, identified as Kanko Kanna, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Maoists carried out the attack.
12/04/2017: An explosive device detonated in Dawanem neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Arab Jabour neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2017: An explosive device detonated near stores in Zaidan, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2017: An explosive device detonated near the residence of Ramesh Lekhak in Bhimdatta, Province 7, Nepal. Lekhak, a Nepali Congress Party (NC) candidate, was not harmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Khagaraj Bhatta, a Left Alliance candidate, in Mauriya, Province 7, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Narendra Sah near Karmaiya, Province 2, Nepal. Sah, an independent parliamentary candidate, was not harmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2017: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of General Abdiweli detonated near Zoobe junction, Mogadishu, Somalia. Abdiweli, a Somali National Army (SNA) commander, was not harmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused following a Left Alliance campaign rally at the Laldhunga Bazaar bus park in Parshuram, Province 7, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2017: An explosives-rigged house was discovered and defused in Mahasinah, Babil, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2017: Assailants abducted Mahendra Rai from Jaintia Hills district, Meghalaya, India. Rai, a coal quarry manager, was rescued by security forces on December 15, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
12/04/2017: Assailants abducted Sekou Sow in Sougoulbe, Mopti, Mali. Sow, a local mayor, was released on December 7, 2017 after a ransom was paid. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the assailants might be affiliated with Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM).
12/04/2017: Assailants attacked a Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) compound in Mweso, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The assailants threatened the staff and stole money and equipment; however, there were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2017: Assailants attacked and burned down the Savanah Sugar Company plantation in Numan, Adamawa, Nigeria. At least one civilian was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.
12/04/2017: Assailants attacked Dong, Demsa, Adamawa, Nigeria. This was one of three related attacks in Adamawa on this day. There were an unknown number of casualties across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.
12/04/2017: Assailants attacked Kiken, Adamawa, Nigeria. This was one of three related attacks in Adamawa on this day. There were an unknown number of casualties across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.
12/04/2017: Assailants attacked Lawaru, Demsa, Adamawa, Nigeria. This was one of three related attacks in Adamawa on this day. There were an unknown number of casualties across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.
12/04/2017: Assailants attacked police personnel heading to the scene of another attack in Dowaya, Numan, Adamawa, Nigeria. Six police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.
12/04/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device in Laingam neighborhood in Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2017: Assailants detonated explosives targeting the residence of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh in Sanaa, Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists.
12/04/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military convoy near Bonigam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least three people, including two assailants and one soldier, were killed and one soldier was injured in the ensuing clash. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/04/2017: Assailants opened fire on an United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) checkpoint near a displaced persons camp in Bria, Haute-Kotto, Central African Republic. At least one peacekeeper was killed and three other peacekeepers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to an anti-Balaka militia.
12/04/2017: Assailants opened fire on Catholic priest Marcelito "Tito" Paez in Jaen, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Paez was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2017: Assailants opened fire on Iran Water Resources Management Organization engineers and Iran Border Guard Police officers in Maku, West Azerbaijan, Iran. At least two officers were killed and three other people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) and the Kurdistan Free Life Party.
12/04/2017: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of former Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh outside Sanaa, Yemen. Four people, including Saleh and two senior General People's Congress (GPC) members, were killed in the attack. Houthi extremists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that President Saleh was targeted for his decision to work with the Saudi-led military coalition.
12/04/2017: Assailants raided a bank in Noorpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, though money was stolen and computers were damaged during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Ansar Ghazwat-ul-Hind.
12/04/2017: Assailants raided Kutere, Bungoma, Kenya. This was one of two related attacks targeting villages in the area on this date. Eight people, including three assailants and five villagers, were killed across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Sabaot Land Defense Force (SLDF).
12/04/2017: Assailants raided Masaek, Bungoma, Kenya. This was one of two related attacks targeting villages in the area on this date. Eight people, including three assailants and five villagers, were killed across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Sabaot Land Defense Force (SLDF).
12/04/2017: Assailants shot and killed Luis Alfonso Giraldo, the president of the Communal Action Board of La Brasilia village, in La Carmelita, Putumayo, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2017: Assailants threw a Molotov cocktail at the residence of Dunika Prasad Bhusal, the Nepali Congress Party (NC) Kapilvastu district president, in Kopuwa, Province 5, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the attack, and an explosive device was discovered and defused at the site. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2017: Assailants threw an explosive device targeting Nepali Congress Party (NC) House of Representative candidate Gagan Thapa in Chapali, Province 3, Nepal. At least 11 people, including Thapa, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand) carried out the attack.
12/04/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device planted on a bridge in Dhangadhi, Province 7, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2017: Security forces discovered and destroyed an explosive device in Antagarh, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2017: Three explosive devices were discovered and defused in Mahasinah, Babil, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2017: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Abyak, Samangan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/04/2207: A Taliban suicide bomber detonated himself near NATO troops in Kabul, Afghanistan, wounding 22 civilians. The attack occurred just as U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates arrived in Kabul on a surprise trip.
12/05/1979: An explosives-laden van detonated at the intersection of Spencer Road and Duke Street in Waterside neighborhood, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. At least four people were injured and several shops and houses were damaged in the blast. The Irish Republican Army (IRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2000: Shlomo Ratzabi, an employee at the Israeli Embassy in Jordan, was shot by automatic gunfire from a passing car and lightly wounded while driving his car in Amman, Jordan. The attack was claimed by Movement for the Struggle of the Jordanian Islamic Resistance (Mujahidin Jordanian Islamic Resistance).
12/05/2001: A seven-year old boy was killed during a skirmish between rival political supporters at a polling place in Puttalam, Sri Lanka. Also injured in the attack was the boy's grandmother.
12/05/2001: A unit of Macedonian security forces was attacked by unknown assailants on a road between the villages of Bedinje and Lopate, Macedonia. There were no injuries or causalities in the attack.
12/05/2001: Mr. Vijay Kumar Phool, a local judge, was killed in an attack by suspected militants in Krishnaghati, India. Also killed in the attack were two bodyguards of Phool.
12/05/2001: Seven people were killed, and three others injured, in a grenade attack in Katugastota, Sri Lanka. The incidents occurred during local elections throughout the region. It was not known who was responsible for the attack.
12/05/2001: Two soldiers and three communal guards were shot in an ambush in Zekri, Algeria. Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) militants were suspected in the attack.
12/05/2002: Islamic militants exploded a powerful bomb at Macedonia’s consulate office in Karachi, Pakistan. The militants are believed to have executed three people and stole computers and other property from the consulate before detonating a bomb inside the building. Police discovered scrawled messages on a wall inside the consulate referring to Al-Qaida and warned against "infidels" in Pakistan during their investigation. Nine suspected members of Harakat ul-Mujahidin Al-Almi were later arrested and convicted in August 2004 for their roles in the incident.
12/05/2002: Unknown perpetrators exploded a bomb at a McDonald’s restaurant in Ratu Indah shopping mall in Makassar, Indonesia. The attack killed three people and injured 11 more.
12/05/2002: Unknown perpetrators threw a grenade at a patrol of the federal Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) in Pulwama, India, injuring 10 people but killing none.
12/05/2003: At 7:42 AM local time, suicide bomber(s) detonated explosives on the second car of a commuter train approaching Yessentuki station in the Republic of Ingushetia in southern Russia, killing thirty five people instantly and injuring one hundred and seventy. The explosives contained the equivalent of 22 pounds of TNT and were packed with nuts, bolts and barbed wire for maximum damage. The Black Widows claimed resposibility for the attack.
12/05/2003: The home of a an alleged secret agent, Freddie Scappaticci, also known as Stakenknife, was targeted in a gun attack in the Riverdale area of Andersonstown, West Belfast, Northern Ireland.
12/05/2003: Unknown assailants attacked the home of a prominent Lisburn Sinn Fein politician, Paul Butler, with two ball bearings in the Lenadoon area in West Belfast, Northern Ireland. Bullet proof windows were credited with preventing casualties.
12/05/2004: Hizb-ul-Mujahideen claimed responsibility for a explosion that detonated in Pulwama, Kashmir and resulted in 12 fatalities. The bomb was planted in an underground pipe and went off at approximately 5:00pm local time when a jeep carrying security personnel drove over it, killing 11 Indian soldiers and one civilian. Eyewitnesses said the blast created an eight-feet-deep crater on the road, and lifted the vehicle several meters in the air.
12/05/2004: Suspected insurgents fired on a bus carrying contractors on their way to work on a highway near Tikrit, Iraq. The incident resulted in 17 fatalities and 13 injuries.
12/05/2004: Suspected Maoist rebels from an unknown group kidnapped a judge and former advisor to the late King in a small, unnamed, village in the eastern part of Nepal. The outcome of the kidnapping was unknown.
12/05/2005: In one of two related incidents (cf. 200512050002), a member of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) blew himself up at the legal library in Bangladesh’s Gazipur (District) court premise, killing five people and wounding more than 25 others. There was a related explosion by a court building in Chittagong, Bangladesh, where a suicide bomber killed two people and wounded 25 others. These attacks happened within an hour of each other. These two incidents are also related to two previous Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) attacks in December, 2005. (cf. 200512010001, 200512030001).
12/05/2005: In one of two related incidents (cf. 200512050003), a member of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) blew himself up near a police check post by a court building in Chittagong, Bangladesh. Three people were killed and 25 others were injured. There was a related explosion at the legal library in Bangladesh’s Gazipur district court premise, where five people were killed and more than 25 wounded after a similar suicide attack. These attacks happened within an hour of each other. These two incidents are also related to two previous Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) attacks in December, 2005 (cf. 200512010001, 200512030001).
12/05/2005: Six people were killed and at least 40 were wounded when a Palestinian suicide bomber, Abu Saada, blew himself up at Hasharon Mall in Netanya, Israel. Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility for the attack and said it was in retaliation for the assassination of its leaders by Israel. It was the third suicide attack in fours years at the Hasharon Mall, and Islamic Jihad’s fourth bombing since last February.
12/05/2006: A car bomb driven by unknown perpetraitors exploded at the entrance of Baidoa (the seat of the Transitional Federal Government, TFG) in Somalia. The car exploded after having cleared the Ethiopian military spot check and within close proximity to the Ethiopian military's main control area.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/05/2006: A car bomb followed by an armed attack by unknown perpetraitors targeted a bus carrying employees working for the Shi i Waqf Bureau while heading to their work in the area of Al-Bab al-Mu'azzam, Baghdad, Iraq. Fifteen employees were killed and nine others wounded. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/05/2006: A car bomb set by unknown perpetraitors exploded in a parking in Al-Mahmudiyah, south of Baghdad, Iraq. Security sources said that the explosion left scores dead and killed. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/05/2006: A car bomb went off in Al-Amil neighborhood, southwest of Baghdad, Iraq, killing three and wounding five others when a car parked in the area exploded. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/05/2006: A jihadist website reported that three Iraqis kidnapped and held captive were executed by the Salafi Abu-Bakr al-Siddiq Army. The execution of the three hostages was said to be to avenge their "Palestinian sisters" who were raped and whose residences and families in Al-Baladiyat in eastern Baghdad, Iraq, were attacked by the Al-Dajal (Al-Mahdi) Army.
12/05/2006: A suicide-bomber of unknown affiliation detonated himself in the centre of a popular market in the sub-district of the Khanaqin (District), Baghdad, Iraq, killing eight civilians and wounding more than 30 others. It is reported that the suicide-bomber was targeting a police station in Jalawla and killed five security personnel and a civilian, and wounded. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/05/2006: An attack on the Gornji Seher, Bosnia, mosque was condemned. Top Muslim officials in Bosnia urged authorities to identify the perpetrators who remained unknown. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/05/2006: An unknown number of suspected Muslim insurgents detonated a homemade bomb in the streets of downtown Yala Muang district, Thailand, killing tow and injuring 18. The bomb, which was thrown under a table on the sidewalk, exploded at the Ruammitr-Wiphakul intersection while shoppers were doing their morning grocery shopping at roadside foods stalls. The explosion also damaged vehicles. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/05/2006: Five British citizens were abducted by unknown perpetraitors in Baghdad, Iraq. The kidnappers demanded the British Government to withdraw its forces from Iraq before they start killing their hostages, giving Britain a 10-day ultimatum. Britain rejected the demands of the abductors and asked them to release the citizens without conditions. The abductors are linked to Iran. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/05/2006: Three car bombs set by unknown perpetraitors exploded simultaneously at a southwest Baghdad, Iraq, petrol station, killing at least 14 people and wounding about 25 people. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/05/2006: Three cars were blown up in the area of Al-Bayya, Baghdad, Iraq, near a gas station. The explosions left 16 people killed and 25 wounded. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/05/2007 A car bomb went off in Ba'qubah, Iraq, killing five and injuring 15. The perpetrator was unknown. The attack occurred the same day that U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visited Baghdad.
12/05/2007: A bomb that was ostensibly targeting Pershmerga forces instead killed two civilians and injured 10 others in Kirkuk, Iraq. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2007: A car bomb detonated in Baghdad, Iraq, killing 15, injuring 28, and damaging a mosque. The perpetrator was unknown. The attack occurred the same day that U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visited Baghdad.
12/05/2007: A car bomb in Mosul, Iraq, detonated killing one person and injuring seven more. The perpetrator was unknown. The attack occurred the same day that U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates visited Baghdad.
12/05/2007: A Greek journalist was attacked in Istanbul, Turkey, by unidentified men.
12/05/2007: A Taliban suicide bomber rammed his car into a minibus carrying Afghan soldiers killing himself, and 13 soldiers. This attack, in Kabul, Afghanistan, also injured 20 soldiers.
12/05/2007: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was responsible for a roadside bombing that destroyed a bus in the Sri Lankan village of Abhimanapura, killing 15 and wounding 38.
12/05/2007: Three soldiers killed and several injured in an attack by the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Kilaly, Sri Lanka.
12/05/2008: On Friday afternoon, at about 1415, near Rahe Village, Bundu, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India, approximately 40 assailants ambushed and fired upon a police vehicle, killing five police officers and damaging the vehicle. The assailants stole the police officers' weapons after the attack. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
12/05/2008: On Friday, 27 people were killed and over 50 were wounded when a bomb, containing 25 to 30 kilograms of explosives, planted in a van exploded at the Kabari bazaar in Peshawar, North West Frontier, Pakistan. Nearby buildings and shops, including a mosque and a hotel, caught fire and their windows were blown out in the explosion. Over 50 vehicles were destroyed in the attack as well. The blast caused a natural gas pipeline to explode, which caused many of the buildings to catch on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2008: On Friday, assailants set fire to a school in Alamganj area of Khwazakhela, North-West Frontier, Pakistan. The fire damaged the school, although there were no reports of casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
12/05/2008: On Friday, four Indian policemen were kidnapped by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants near the Chitrakonda reservoir in Malkangiri, Orissa, India. The policemen were held for about 18 hours before being released unharmed on 12/06/2008.
12/05/2008: On Friday, in Balad Ruz, Diyala, Iraq, assailants left an improvised explosive device disguised as a tape recorder outside of the home of a Shiite family. The device detonated after a seven-year-old girl took it inside the home and her siblings attempted to play with it, killing three children, wounding one civilian and one child. As a result of the blast, damage was caused to the home.  No claim of responsibility has been reported.
12/05/2008: On Friday, in Jafarabad, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants fired small arms and rockets at a village. No casualties and damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/05/2008: On Friday, in Nazran, Ingushetiya, Russia, assailants fired upon the residence of police officers, causing damage to the residence but no casualties. One shot was made on the house from a grenade launcher and then it was fired on from small arms. No group claimed responsibility.
12/05/2008: On Friday, members of the Domingo Lain Front of the ELN (National Liberation Army) set off two explosive devices in Fortul, Arauca, Colombia when the officers were close to the Fortul cemetery, where they were going to exhume a body.The blast killed nine officers. The wounded officers were killed with a shot to the head. No group claimed responsibility.
12/05/2008: On Friday, Pro-Taliban militants shot and killed a civilian, on suspicions that they were a government spy, in Mir Ali, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. A note attached to the victim's body warned that anyone "found spying against the mujahedeen would face the same fate."
12/05/2008: On Friday, unidentified militants planted an improvised explosive device in front a prayer hall in Parakhowa village under Howraghat police station in Karbi Anglong, Assam, India. No group claimed responsibility and no casualties or damages resulted from the attempted bombing.
12/05/2009: On Saturday afternoon, at about 1600, in Moscow, Moskva, Russia, assailants assaulted and injured a priest on the street on his way to church. No group claimed responsibility.
12/05/2009: On Saturday around 1640, in Samal Darfur, Sudan, two armed assailants who had their weapons hidden under their robes attacked United Nations African Union Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) troops. The attack occurred outside the gate of the Shangil Tobay refugee camp by the assailants who fired upon troops who were distributing water at the camp, killing two peacekeepers and wounding a third. No group claimed responsibility.
12/05/2009: On Saturday, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near a restaurant on University Road in Peshawar's area of Tehkal, North West Frontier, Pakistan, wounding six civilians and damaging the restaurant, several buildings, and several vehicles. The wounded were taken to Lady Reading Hospital for treatment. Soon after the blast, the United Plaza building caught fire and the smokes are seen billowing from the building. The firefighters are busy in extinguishing the fire. People trapped in the building are being evacuated with a ladder. No group claimed responsibility.
12/05/2009: On Saturday, in Beled Weyne, Hiiraan, Somalia, armed assailants fired upon a mosque, killing one prominent businessman and wounding three people. The attack could have been religiously motivated. No material damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2010: On Sunday night, in Bajaur, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants destroyed a government girls' primary school with unknown explosives. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected to be responsible.
12/05/2010: On Sunday, in Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown gunmen shot and killed a Christian couple in their house. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/05/2010: On Sunday, in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, an improvised explosive device that was targeting a civilian residence was found at the intersection of Vinogradnaya and Chernyshevskaya Streets. The device was found by a garbage collector who then notified the police. Federal Security Service sappers responded and used a water cannon to neutralize the device. No casualties or damage was reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the device.
12/05/2010: On Sunday, in the Bachurkhayar area near Nayagram of West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) gunmen shot and killed a Maoist-backed Police Santrash Birodhi Janasadharaner Committee (PSBJC) supporter, also known as the People’s Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA), identified as Ajit Bera. Posters left at the incident site claimed that Bera was a police informer and that he was involved in the arrest of two PSBJC supporters at Nayagram.
12/05/2010: On Sunday, in the Safi tehsil of Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up a girls' school with unknown explosives, destroying the school but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2011: A 25kg improvised explosive device (IED) planted under a bridge on Panem Link Road near Kewat Tola, Amrapara, Jharkhand, India, was discovered by a joint team of police and paramilitary officers after they received a tip alerting them that Maoists were leaving explosives in areas frequented by security forces. The security team was set to cross the bridge the previous evening, but their route was changed after the intelligence tip was received. The next morning, Sunday, they returned to the area and called in a bomb team to disarm the device. No group has claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
12/05/2011: Assailants abducted Warren Rodwell from his residence in Ipil, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. Rodwell, an Australian national, was injured and released after a ransom was paid on March 23, 2013. The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2012: A landmine detonated in Kohlu city, Kohlu district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two civilians were injured and their vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2012: A mortar shell was fired at the presidential palace in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Although the palace was the intended target, the mortar struck a civilian family, injuring at least five family members. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/05/2012: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a military convoy in Sugure area, Puntland region, Somalia. At least ten soldiers were killed in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in the area on the same day. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for both incidents.
12/05/2012: An explosive device detonated at a government-run boys' middle school in Ekka Ghund tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the school was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police station in Al-Amir Junction, Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. At least one civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2012: An explosive device detonated near a supermarket in the Eastleigh area of Nairobi city, Nairobi province, Kenya. At least one person was killed and another seven were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attribute the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/05/2012: An explosive device detonated near the Korea National Oil Company (KNOC) pipeline in Rawdah district, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside of a civilian house in Baguta village, Hangu town, Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2012: Assailants abducted Dr. Dilip Joseph and two of his colleagues in Surobi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Joseph's co-workers were released on December 8, 2012, and a rescue team tried unsuccessfully to rescue Joseph a few hours later. One rescue team member and seven assailants were killed in the failed attempt. Joseph was released on December 9, 2012, after his family paid a ransom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the abduction and subsequent clash to the Taliban.
12/05/2012: Assailants attacked a military base in Sugure area, Puntland region, Somalia. At least seven people were killed in the ensuing clash, including assailants and soldiers. This was one of two attacks in the area on the same day. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for both incidents.
12/05/2012: Assailants attacked Muhammad Hashim Saljoqi in Ghourian district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Saljoqi, a border police officer and relative of an Afghan parliamentarian, was killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2012: Assailants entered a mosque and opened fire on the prayer leader in New Karachi Town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Qari Hassan Naseer, the imam of the mosque, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2012: Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on a security force camp in Turbat city, Turbat tehsil, Kech district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2012: Gunmen shot and killed Kazbek Gekkiyev, a television journalist, in Nalchik city, Kabardino-Balkaria republic, Russia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police suspected that the attack was in response to Gekkiyev's work regarding government efforts in combating armed Islamic extremists.
12/05/2012: Police discovered and defused explosives hidden near banners displayed along a road in the Hindwada forest area of Gadchirol district, Maharashtra, India. Maoists claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2012: Two suicide bombers detonated an explosive-laden vehicle at the Zeri Noor military camp in Wana city, South Waziristan agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least five people were killed, including the two assailants and three soldiers, and nine other soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was involved in the attack.
12/05/2013: A pipe bomb detonated at a residence in Shrigley village, Down district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No casualties were reported; however a house was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a convoy of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The assailant died and at least 29 people, including civilians and four United States (US) soldiers, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: A suicide bomber rammed an explosives-laden vehicle into two trucks of the Puntland Marine Forces in Bosaso city, Bari region, Somalia. The convoy was escorting foreign workers. In addition to the assailant, nine people were killed and 37 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/05/2013: An explosive device detonated in a commercial area in 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 incident.
12/05/2013: An explosive device detonated in a commercial area of Madain town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: An explosive device detonated in the western outskirts of the Qurah Tibah area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Wihdah area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two civilians, including an employee of Al-Salam Hospital, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: An explosive device planted on a motorcycle detonated as bomb disposal units were attempting to defuse it in Chaman town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The device was discovered after an earlier explosion at the same location. Five people, two bomb disposal squad members and three police officers, were injured in the blast. This was one of two related explosions that occurred in Chaman within 90 minutes of each other. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/05/2013: An explosive device planted under the vehicle of Salah Hamouda detonated in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Hamouda, an intelligence officer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: An explosive device was thrown into a group of guards protecting a rally in Bangkok city, Bangkok metropolitan region, Thailand. There were no reports of injuries in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: An explosives-laden motorcycle outside a mosque in Chaman town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The blast killed one person and injured 17 others; nearby shops and vehicles were also damaged. This was one of two related explosions that occurred in Chaman within 90 minutes of each other. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/05/2013: Approximately 13 assailants abducted four National Party (NP) councilors from Dasht tehsil, Kech district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Assailants abducted a Social Welfare Officer, Amir Ali Abro, near the village of Panjudero, Larkana district, Sindh province, Pakistan. The driver of Abro's vehicle is also reported as missing. The whereabouts of the two kidnapping victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Assailants abducted five civilians in the town of Baloi, Lanao del Norte province, Philippines. The whereabouts of the civilians are unknown, but it is believed that they were taken to a camp in Lanao. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the military attributed it to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
12/05/2013: Assailants attacked a base operated by Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces in Lower Shabelle region, Somalia. It is unknown if there were any casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/05/2013: Assailants attacked a mosque in KM-five neighborhood, Bangui city, Bangui prefecture, Central African Republic. The incident killed at least 54 people. No group claimed responsibility for the assault; however, authorities attributed the attack to the anti-balaka militia.
12/05/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Yatimsi village, Musa Qala district, Helmand Province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and one was injured in the attack. Two of the assailants were also killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Ugalingan village, Carmen municipality, Cotabato province, Philippines. One village watchperson was killed, while one watchperson and one police officer were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Assailants attacked an army checkpoint in Panjgow area, Poshtrod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Assailants attacked Manisha Gautam in Mechi Nagar, East development region, Nepal. Gautam, a Radio Saragam news coordinator, was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2013: Assailants attacked the Marawi city police headquarters and abducted police chief Christopher Panapan in Marawi city, Lanao del Sur province, Philippines. Panapan was released several hours later on December 6, 2013. Panapan's brother-in-law, a civilian, was killed in the attack. The Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the attack was intended to free two MILF members who had been arrested by police. The group also stated that the arrest was in violation of an agreement between the organization and the government.
12/05/2013: Assailants attacked the Ministry of Defense in Sanaa city, Amanat Al-Asimah governorate, Yemen. The attack began when a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the entrance of the ministry. Following the explosion, 12 assailants opened fire on the military and civilian personnel within the complex. The assailants then entered the Al-Oradi military hospital and a laboratory facility and continued their attack. In addition to 12 assailants, 56 military personnel and civilians were killed, while 215 others were injured in the attack. Furthermore, three buildings and ten vehicles were damaged in the attack. Al-Qai'da in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the Defense Ministry was targeted because it was being used as a staging area for United States (US) drone operations in Yemen.
12/05/2013: Assailants in military uniforms attacked a police major at his residence in Arej village, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The police official and two of his sons were killed, while two of his nephews were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Assailants kidnapped two civilians from Samanda Megapgre village, Meghalaya state, India. The victims' bodies were discovered nearby on December 7, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Garo National Liberation Army.
12/05/2013: Assailants launched an anti-tank rocket at a gendarmerie police building in Ajaccio city, Corse-du-Sud department, Corsica region, France. No one was injured by the blast; however, a nearby building and a car sustained damage. This was one of two coordinated attacks on gendarmerie buildings in Corsica on December 5, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, several months later police arrested 12 people in connection with the case who they said were Corsican nationalists.
12/05/2013: Assailants launched an anti-tank rocket at a gendarmerie police building in Bastia city, Haute-Corse department, Corsica region, France. No one was injured by the blast; however, the building sustained damage. This was one of two coordinated attacks on gendarmerie buildings in Corsica on December 5, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, several months later police arrested 12 people in connection with the case who they said were Corsican nationalists.
12/05/2013: Assailants on a motorcycle fired six times into a group of guards protecting a rally in Bangkok city, Bangkok metropolitan region, Thailand. One guard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Assailants opened fire and launched rocket-propelled grenades at French troops at an airport in Bangui city, Bangui prefecture, Central African Republic. The French soldiers returned fire, killing four assailants and injuring six other gunmen. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2013: Assailants opened fire on a Shabak civilian in Al-Faysaliyah area, near Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The member of the Shabak community was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Assailants opened fire on Jasim Muhammad in Hay al-I'lam area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Muhammad, an employee of Iraqi Ministry of Industry, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Assailants opened fire on Saad Saleh Bakr Al-Urafi in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Urafi, a Saiqa Brigade parachute trainer, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2013: Assailants opened fire on three police vehicles in Ardoyne neighborhood, Belfast city, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no casualties in the attack; however, two police vehicles and a street sign were damaged by the gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed the attack to The New Irish Republican Army.
12/05/2013: Assailants threw an explosive device at a minority education institution in Hassanganj area, Lucknow city, Uttar Pradesh state, India. No information with regards to casualties or damages is available. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Assailants threw an explosive device at an elections office in Rangpur district, Rangpur division, Bangladesh. No casualties or damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Gunmen opened fire and threw grenades at a police post in Bannu town, Khyber Paktunkhwa province, Pakistan. One officer was killed and one officer was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a journalist, Kawa Kirmiyani, in Kalar city, Sulaymaniyah governorate, Iraq. Kirmiyani was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a Levies Force vehicle in the bazaar in Sakhakot area, Malakand district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least two Levies members were killed and two others were injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Ahmed Hamadi in the Hay Al-Salam area of Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Hamadi, a Libyan soldier, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Ma. Victoria Montano in Tetuan neighborhood, Zamboanga city, Zamboanga del Sur province, Philippines. Montano, the assistant to the president of Ateneo de Zamboanga University, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Ronald Smith as he was jogging in the Al-Fwihet neighborhood of Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Smith, an American school teacher, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Salah Werfalla in Selmani district, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Werfalla, a Libyan soldier, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Three explosive devices were discovered and defused at the Raihana mosque in the Anah area, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2013: Two gunmen opened fire on a female police officer in near Zaranj city, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Officer Masooma was killed and three others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device inside the National Bar and Restaurant in Baidoa city, Bay region, Somalia. This was one of two coordinated suicide attacks at the aforementioned restaurant in Baidoa on the same day; the second bombing took place as people were responding to this first blast. In addition to the assailant, 14 people were killed and 32 others were injured across both blasts. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/05/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the National Bar and Restaurant in Baidoa city, Bay region, Somalia. This was one of two coordinated suicide attacks at the aforementioned restaurant in Baidoa on the same day; this second bombing took place as people were responding to the first blast. In addition to the assailants, 14 people were killed and 32 others were injured across both blasts. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/05/2014: An assailant threw a grenade at security personnel who were attempting to defuse an explosive device in Shariff Aguak town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties, although a police vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
12/05/2014: An explosion occurred at the home of a police officer in Arish town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. The police officer and four of his family members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
12/05/2014: An explosive device detonated in Adhamiyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2014: An explosive device detonated near a cafe in Nuwab area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Rongrakgre village, Meghalaya state, India. Five police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Indian police official attributed the attack to the Garo National Liberation Army.
12/05/2014: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle transporting military personnel in Monbon village, Sorsogon province, Philippines. One soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/05/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Islamic elementary school in Tha Kamcham subdistrict, Pattani province, Thailand. Sources stated that the device was meant to target soldiers constructing a road nearby. No casualties were reported in the blast, but the school was damaged. Separatists claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2014: An explosive device detonated on Al Kifah Street in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2014: Assailants armed with grenades and firearms carried out a fidayeen attack on a military camp in Mohara area, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. At least 17 people, including assailants, police officers and soldiers, were killed, while four soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). In addition, sources attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
12/05/2014: Assailants fired rockets at a security checkpost in Kalaya area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. A Frontier Constabulary member was killed and six others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2014: Assailants kidnapped a florist in Dambuk Aga area, Meghalaya state, India. The florist was released on December 13, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2014: Assailants kidnapped three civilians transporting cigarettes at Baldagh village, Kirkuk, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/05/2014: Assailants killed three Al-Qaysiyin family clan members north of Baiji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police convoy in Aqcha district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Eight assailants and two police officers were killed, while eight people were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police party in Srinagar city, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. At least 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 Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
12/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying two Awami National Party (ANP) officials in Orangi Town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Murad Khan, an ANP district general secretary, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2014: Assailants seized the military academy in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
12/05/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Shopian town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. There were no reported casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at an election campaign vehicle near a bus stand in Tral town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Three people were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. Both Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) jointly claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was meant to disrupt the Jammu and Kashmir legislative assembly elections.
12/05/2014: Four explosive devices were discovered and defused in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2014: Gunmen opened fire on an Israeli border police station in Shaqib al-Salam town, Southern district, Israel. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2014: Police found and defused an explosive device in a shop in Mardan city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2014: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device planted in the Kano Motor Park in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Boko Haram was involved.
12/05/2014: Security forces found and dismantled an explosive device in Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2014: Two explosive devices detonated near police officers in the vicinity of Nakkapalli area, Andhra Pradesh state, India. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/05/2014: Two Molotov cocktails were thrown in front of a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) headquarters in Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. At least eight people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2015: A landmine detonated targeting military personnel in Qarabagh district, Kabul Province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2015: A suicide bomber detonated at a market in Koulfoua island, Mamdi district, Lac prefecture, Chad. This was one of three coordinated suicide attacks on the market in a short period of time. In addition to four assailants, at least 15 people were killed and 130 people were injured in the three blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
12/05/2015: An assailant armed with a machete attacked tube passengers in Leytonstone area, London, England, United Kingdom. At least three people were injured in the attack. An individual, identified as Muhaydin Mire, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for Western operations targeting the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) in Syria.
12/05/2015: An assailant assaulted a Muslim store clerk at Fatima Food Mart in Queens, New York City, United States. The clerk was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, an assailant, identified as Piro Kolvani, said "I kill Muslims" during the attack and was later arrested.
12/05/2015: An assailant opened fire on Generoso Bacalso, a village chief, and Duris Daug, a village councilor, in Alambre village, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. The assailant was killed and Bacalso was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Southern Mindanao Regional Command (SMRC) of the New People's Army (NPA).
12/05/2015: An explosive device detonated along Pakistan Railways tracks near Sariab Road in Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2015: An explosive device detonated as police personnel were attempting to defuse it in Waghaz district, Ghazni Province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2015: An explosive device detonated in Sheikh Omar 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.
12/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near a cafe in Old Diyala Bridge area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian residence in At Tahrir area, Baqubah, Diyala, Iraq. At least two police officers were injured in the blast. This was one of two incidents in this area on this day. T victims were responding to a blast that occurred at the same location earlier in the day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian residence in At Tahrir, Baqubah, Diyala, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the same location in a short period of time. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near a produce shop in Taji, Saladin, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Oubaidy 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.
12/05/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Hazrat Hussain Mashriqwal in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Mashriqwal, a police spokesperson, was unharmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2015: Assailants attacked a Sudan People's Liberation Army (SPLA) base in Longiro area, Imatong state, South Sudan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. The South Sudan Armed Forces (SSAF) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2015: Assailants detonated three explosive devices and opened fire at Rajshahi University in Rajshahi city, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Awami League's Bangladesh Chhatra League.
12/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on a group of off-duty soldiers in Cizre district, Sirnak province, Turkey. Two soldiers were killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
12/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Aqeel Al Khodr in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Al Khodr, a military intelligence official, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved in the attack.
12/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on Mohsen Alwan in Mansura district, Shaykh Uthman city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Alwan, a local judge, and three others were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved in the attack.
12/05/2015: Assailants opened fire opened fire on Hassan Mahad Absiye Seed in Lasanod area, Sool region, Somalia. Seed, a suspected police informant, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Al-Shabaab.
12/05/2015: Assailants set fire to St. Peter's Chains church on Sparks road in Norlane, Victoria, Australia. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of two related attacks on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2015: Assailants set fire to the Norlane Baptist Church on Spruhan Avenue, Norlane, Victoria, Australia. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of two related attacks on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2015: Assailants shot and killed a police officer in Sur district, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
12/05/2015: Gunmen shot and killed a Libyan soldier, Musa Fakri, in Tripoli, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
12/05/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Khamsah Kilu area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2015: Three explosive devices detonated at the Kantaji Hindu temple near Rampur city, Rangpur division, Bangladesh. At least 10 people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State in Bangladesh claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2015: Two suicide bombers detonated at a market in Koulfoua island, Mamdi district, Lac prefecture, Chad. This was one of three coordinated suicide attacks on the market in a short period of time. In addition to four assailants, at least 15 people were killed and 130 people were injured in the three blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
12/05/2016: A sniper shot and killed a civilian in Nur, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2016: An explosive device detonated at a police checkpoint in Burhakaba, Bay, Somalia. At least six people were killed and ten people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/05/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a gas pipeline in Uqlah, Shabwah, 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).
12/05/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Cucuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks in Cucuta on this date; this second attack took place as military personnel responded to the first attack. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/05/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a Christmas market in Ludwigshafen, Germany. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities identified the assailant as a 12-year-old child and posited that he had been inspired by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/05/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a market in Kasrah wa Atash area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of the Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2016: Assailants abducted three Indonesian crew members from a fishing vessel off the coast of Baguan Island, Philippines. All three hostages were released the following day, on December 6, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2016: Assailants attacked a convoy of government officials, including a mayor and a provincial governor, along the Zabul-Kandahar highway in Zabul, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/05/2016: Assailants attacked and killed two civilians, identified as Jihad Abd-al-Karim and Salim Abd-al-Karim, in Sahul, Ibb, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
12/05/2016: Assailants attacked civilians in Bor district, Jonglei, South Sudan. Two people were killed and a child was abducted in the assault. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Murle tribe carried out the attack.
12/05/2016: Assailants attacked civilians in Kongor, Jonglei, South Sudan. Two people were killed and a child was abducted in the raid. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Murle tribe carried out the attack.
12/05/2016: Assailants attacked military forces near Raboah, Asir, Saudi Arabia. There were an unknown number of assailant casualties in the ensuing clash. Huthi extremists claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2016: Assailants attacked Pashtun Kot district in Faryab, Afghanistan. One public uprising member was killed and another was wounded in the attack. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/05/2016: Assailants established a checkpoint and shot and killed a civilian in Cucuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia. This was one of two related attacks in Cucuta on this date; the second attack took place as military personnel responded to this first attack. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/05/2016: Assailants executed four civilians from Al Burghuliyah area, 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 working with security forces.
12/05/2016: Assailants executed two civilians in Al Fudaykhah area, 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 helping civilians flee the area.
12/05/2016: Assailants fired projectiles at a Russian Armed Forces field hospital in Aleppo, Syria. At least two Russian doctors were killed and another doctor was injured, in addition to an unknown number of patients. This was one of three projectiles attacks in different Aleppo neighborhoods on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim extremists.
12/05/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Meridian neighborhood, Aleppo, Syria. This was one of three projectiles attacks in different Aleppo neighborhoods on the same day. At least eight people were killed and 25 others were injured across the two attacks that did not target the Russian field hospital. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/05/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Zahra neighborhood, Aleppo, Syria. This was one of three projectiles attacks in different Aleppo neighborhoods on the same day. At least eight people were killed and 25 others were injured across the two attacks that did not target the Russian field hospital. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/05/2016: Assailants kidnapped and executed five civilians in Rubaydah village, Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/05/2016: Assailants opened fire on Linda Mathonsi in Chappies neighborhood, Sundumbili, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. Mathonsi, a local chief, was killed and his daughter was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2016: Assailants shot and killed a Lower House election delegate in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2016: Assailants stormed a polling station and prevented delegates from voting in Cadaado, Galguduud, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2016: Police forces arrested an assailant attempting to carry out a grenade attack in Imam Sahib, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
12/05/2016: Security forces identified and destroyed two explosives-laden vehicles before they could reach their target in Benghazi, Libya. The assailants were the only reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2016: Security forces intercepted three assailants with Molotov cocktails intending to attack motorists near Al-Khader, West Bank. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2017: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of an Iraqi Ministry of Electricity employee detonated in Rasheed neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. The employee was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2017: An explosive device detonated in Zaidan, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one person was killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2017: An explosive device detonated inside a passenger bus along Al-Ahram Street near Al Baath University in Akrama neighborhood, Homs, Syria. At least eight people were killed and 16 other people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2017: An explosive device detonated near the residence of Lekhraj Bhatta, a Left Alliance candidate, in Kailali district, Province 7, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle near Kalabeyr, Hiiraan, Somalia. It is unknown if the blast resulted in any casualties. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2017: An explosive device planted along Arish-Al Qantarah Road was discovered and defused in Abu al Hasin neighborhood, Beir al-Abd, North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a polling center in Janasewa, Province 3, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Mhepi neighborhood in Kathmandu, Province 3, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2017: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near a Pakistan Army convoy in Khadi, Mir Ali subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least six people were killed and eight other people were injured in the blast; the victims included soldiers and civilians. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2017: Assailants abducted relatives of Iraqi Armed Forces officers in Al-Nasr, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of two related attacks in Riyad subdistrict on the same day. At least three people were abducted across both attacks and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/05/2017: Assailants abducted relatives of Iraqi Armed Forces officers in Ash Sharifiyah, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of two related attacks in Riyad subdistrict on the same day. At least three people were abducted across both attacks and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/05/2017: Assailants attacked a battalion post in Nsanakang, South-West, Cameroon. There were an unknown number of assailant casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a police patrol near Madugula, Andhra Pradesh, India. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
12/05/2017: Assailants fired mortars targeting a Djiboutian African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Beledweyne, Hiiraan, Somalia. It is unknown if the attack resulted in any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/05/2017: Assailants opened fire at a Jubaland Forces (JF) base in Dhobley, Lower Juba, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on a joint Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) and police patrol near Duler, Chhattisgarh, India. One assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on civilians leaving a barbershop in Safa neighborhood, Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. At least three people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
12/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on National Logistic Cell (NLC) railway repair workers in Naks, Harnai district, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least three repair workers were killed and another repair worker was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on residents in Khuzeifi, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least five people, including a mayor, were killed and another person was abducted in the assault. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2017: Assailants raided Langpas, Indanan, Sulu, Philippines. Three people were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
12/05/2017: Assailants set fire to a Sunni shrine in Zarafshan, Ghor, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources separately attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State and the Taliban.
12/05/2017: Assailants shot and killed Shaykh Al-Umrani, the imam of Al-Sahabah al-Mansurah Mosque, in Shaykh Uthman, Adan, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/05/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at Sadah Bahar Hotel in Khuzdar, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/05/2017: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices on a road in Venkatapuram, Telangana, India. India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists and stated that the devices were intended to target police patrols.
12/05/2017: Two assailants shot and killed Seyduna Hajow, a traditional elder and peace activist, in Barawe, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/06/1980: An arson at the Temple Beth David in Temple City, a suburb of Los Angeles, California, in the United States, caused $100,000 worth of damage. There were no casualties from this incident.  The perpetrators, Michael Canale and Donald Nielson, who were members of the neo-Nazi National Socialist American Workers Party, were arrested and charged for the arson which was set during a Hanukkah celebration.
12/06/1989: At 4:30 p.m. an assailant armed with a semi-automatic rifle and a hunting knife shot 28 people at the Ecole Polytechnique engineering school in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. The perpetrator was identified as Marc Lepine, who claimed he was 'fighting feminism.'  The attack lasted approximately 20 minutes, during which Lepine killed 14 women and injured 14 other people before killing himself.
12/06/1998: A Sri Lankan minister narrowly escaped a mortar bomb attack by suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) in Oddusudan, Sri Lanka. The attack killed four troopers and wounded forty others.
12/06/1998: Yemeni tribesmen kidnapped four German tourists in the Bani Zabyan area, in an attempt to harm Yemen's relations with friendly states. The four victims were released following 24 days of captivity on December 30, 1998, after the Yemeni government negotiated a settlement with the kidnappers. No injuries were reported in this incident.
12/06/1999: A group of five Bengali Tigers Force (BTF) militants attacked a market in Krishnanagar, India. Two persons were killed and four others injured as a result of the attack.
12/06/1999: A letter-bomb attack was carried out at the Clydesdale Bank in Glasgow, Scotland. Animal rights activists were suspected for the attack. No injuries were reported.
12/06/1999: An unknown gunman attacked the Kosovo Democratic League of Kosovo (LDK) office in Decan, Dakovica/Gjakova District, Kosovo. There were no reported injuries but files and computer equipment were damaged in the attack.
12/06/1999: Members of the National Liberation Army (NLA) Carlos Alirio Buitrago Front bombed the (Isagen) Electric Generation Company in Medellin, Colombia. The building was seriously damaged and a security guard was injured.
12/06/1999: Members of the National Liberation Army (NLA) Carlos Alirio Buitrago Front bombed the regional office of the Labor Ministry in downtown Medellin, Colombia. The building was significantly damaged but there were no casualties.
12/06/1999: Members of the National Liberation Army (NLA) planted a bomb near an energy tower in the Guayabal neighborhood, south of Medellin, Colombia. The bomb, which contained 30kg of dynamite, was intended to damage the power pylon. Bomb squad personnel found the bomb and defused it prior to exploding. This was one of two bombs found in the area.
12/06/2000: In Matang Baru, Indonesia, suspected plainclothes soldiers surrounded aid workers' vehicles, ordered four people out of their car at gunpoint, and took them hostage. Three of the hostages, Idiss Yusuf, Ernita binti Wahab and Bakhtiar, were killed after being beaten and interrogated. The forth hostage, Nazaruddin Abdul Gani, escaped. The unknown perpetrators claimed that the aid workers were "trying to give the rebels spirit to fight against us."
12/06/2001: A Fatah activist shot at Israeli Defense Force (IDF) soldiers in the Gaza Strip, in Israel. Another man who was involved in the incident was captured by IDF soldiers. No IDF soldiers were wounded in the attack.
12/06/2001: Armed assailants injured five, and killed 17 people, including 10 children, in three houses in Aarib, Algeria. Islamic militants were suspected in the attack.
12/06/2003: Police intercepted four individuals on a motorcycle carrying petrol, iron rods and other weapons, apprehending two of them. According to the police, the individuals were on their way to attack a temple at Vettiyar.
12/06/2003: Suspected Taliban militants detonated a bomb attached to a bicycle in the crowded Shahidan Chowk market at 12:45 local time, in the Afghan city of Kandahar, capital of Kandahar Province, injuring eighteen civilians.
12/06/2003: Two Indian engineers, Murali age 22 and Vardhaya, 26, were kidnapped by suspected Taliban members while traveling on a highway in Zabul Province between the capital Kabul and the city of Kandahar. They were released unconditionally on December 24, 2003.
12/06/2004: Gunmen belonging to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Penninsula (AQAP) stormed the U.S. Consulate in Jedda, Saudi Arabia, triggering a bloody four-hour siege that left nine dead. One American was slightly injured in the assault. The consulate, located on the beach in Jeddah, was infiltrated when the attackers hid behind a moving vehicle that was entering through the front gates.
12/06/2004: In a series of related incidents on the anniversary of the constitution that declared the Basque country as part of post-Franco Spain, members of Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) detonated small explosives in locations around Spain, including this one in Alicante. The targets, which were not specifically described in reports, were streets, squares, or cafeterias that were either named after Spain or were symbols of Espanolismo. ETA representatives called the Basque newspaper, Gara, to provide detailed warnings about the bombs, which all went off at about 1:30pm local time. The police were able to evacuate the named areas, so that the blasts caused minor damage.
12/06/2004: In a series of related incidents on the anniversary of the constitution that declared the Basque country as part of post-Franco Spain, members of Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) detonated small explosives in locations around Spain, including this one in Avila. The targets, which were not specifically described in reports, were streets, squares, or cafeterias that were either named after Spain or were symbols of Espanolismo. ETA representatives called the Basque newspaper, Gara, to provide detailed warnings about the bombs, which all went off at about 1:30pm local time. The police were able to evacuate the named areas, so that the blasts caused minor damage.
12/06/2004: In a series of related incidents on the anniversary of the constitution that declared the Basque country as part of post-Franco Spain, members of Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) detonated small explosives in locations around Spain, including this one in Ciudad Real. The targets, which were not specifically described in reports, were streets, squares, or cafeterias that were either named after Spain or were symbols of Espanolismo. ETA representatives called the Basque newspaper, Gara, to provide detailed warnings about the bombs, which all went off at about 1:30pm local time. The police were able to evacuate the named areas, so that the blasts caused minor damage. In this incident, a police officer who entered a cafeteria to evacuate it sustained light injuries.
12/06/2004: In a series of related incidents on the anniversary of the constitution that declared the Basque country as part of post-Franco Spain, members of Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) detonated small explosives in locations around Spain, including this one in Leon. The targets, which were not specifically described in reports, were streets, squares, or cafeterias that were either named after Spain or were symbols of Espanolismo. ETA representatives called the Basque newspaper, Gara, to provide detailed warnings about the bombs, which all went off at about 1:30pm local time. The police were able to evacuate the named areas, so that the blasts caused minor damage.
12/06/2004: In a series of related incidents on the anniversary of the constitution that declared the Basque country as part of post-Franco Spain, members of Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) detonated small explosives in locations around Spain, including this one in Malaga. The targets, which were not specifically described in reports, were streets, squares, or cafeterias that were either named after Spain or were symbols of Espanolismo. ETA representatives called the Basque newspaper, Gara, to provide detailed warnings about the bombs, which all went off at about 1:30pm local time. The police were able to evacuate the named areas, so that the blasts caused minor damage.
12/06/2004: In a series of related incidents on the anniversary of the constitution that declared the Basque country as part of post-Franco Spain, members of Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) detonated small explosives in locations around Spain, including this one in Santillana del Mar. The targets, which were not specifically described in reports, were streets, squares, or cafeterias that were either named after Spain or were symbols of Espanolismo. ETA representatives called the Basque newspaper, Gara, to provide detailed warnings about the bombs, which all went off at about 1:30pm local time. The police were able to evacuate the named areas, so that the blasts caused minor damage. In this incident, however, the caller gave an imprecise description of a park in the northern city of Santillana del Mar, and the police evacuated the wrong place; the resulting blast injured a woman and a girl.
12/06/2004: In a series of related incidents on the anniversary of the constitution that declared the Basque country as part of post-Franco Spain, members of Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) detonated small explosives in locations around Spain, including this one in Valladolid. The targets, which were not specifically described in reports, were streets, squares, or cafeterias that were either named after Spain or were symbols of Espanolismo. ETA representatives called the Basque newspaper, Gara, to provide detailed warnings about the bombs, which all went off at about 1:30pm local time. The police were able to evacuate the named areas, so that the blasts caused minor damage.
12/06/2004: Suspected Taliban militants killed a policeman and injured two others when they ambushed a police patrol in Shiwan, southwestern Afghanistan.
12/06/2005: An Iraqi civilian was killed and 10 others wounded when a makeshift bomb exploded near a restaurant in southern Baghdad, Iraq. There was no claim of responsibility nor any perpetrators captured. A major suicide bombing occurred in Baghdad also on this day (cf. 200512060004).
12/06/2005: Armed perpetrators believed to be members of the Taliban killed three policemen and wounded two others in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province.
12/06/2005: In southwestern Pakistan, near the city of Quetta, suspected separatist militants used explosives to blow up a railway track causing only mild, short lived damage, but no injuries or casualties. A group called the Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for several railway bombings earlier this year, but there was no claim made on this incident.
12/06/2005: Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) members planted a land mine that injured two Turkish soldiers near the village of Bukardi in the Kurdish dominated Elazig Province of Turkey.
12/06/2005: Sri Lankan soldiers travelling on a tractor in Nallur, Sri Lanka, ran over a claymore mine, detonating it.  One captain and six soldiers were killed, and a seventh soldier was injured.  The Swiss ambassador was in the area when the explosion occurred, but was not hurt.  The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are believed to be involved in the incident.
12/06/2005: The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked a police patrol car with rifles, killing one police officer, near Puerto Valdivia, Colombia.
12/06/2005: Two police officers blew themselves up at Baghdad’s police academy building, killing at least 36 fellow officers and wounding at least 72 more. Al-Qaida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the incident. This incident was similar to other attacks on U.S. Army and Iraqi police forces during this period before parliamentary elections and during Saddam Hussein’s trial.
12/06/2006:  An explosion damaged a water pipeline that was supplying water to parts of Sri Lanka's capital, Colombo, and surrounding suburbs. Tens of thousands of homes were without potable water as a consequence.  No group has claimed responsibility but the act of sabotage occurred shortly after the Sri Lankan government reinvoked anti-terrorism legislation.
12/06/2006: A suspected Taliban suicide bomber killed two Americans and five Afghans outside the US Protection and Investigation (USPI) compound (a US security firm's office) in southern Kandahar (Province) city.
12/06/2006: An explosion was heard in Quetta, Pakistan, during President Musharraf's visit to Quetta but it caused no casualties The Baluch Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the explosion. The report said the explosion was caused by a rocket but it could not be confirmed.
12/06/2006: Eight people were killed and up to 40 others wounded when unknown perpetraitors conducted a mortar attack on Maidan Square, Baghdad, Iraq. The area was close to several Iraqi ministries' buildings and popular markets and is a vast parking lot for buses taking passengers to different Baghdad neighborhoods. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/06/2007: A 42 year old man was shot by suspected terrorists in Thailand's restive south.
12/06/2007: A car bomb killed 18 and injured 20 in Baghdad, Iraq. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2007: A man, believed to be an Islamic militant, and his 15 year old son were shot dead by unknown assailants in Yala, Thailand. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2007: A parcel bomb went off in Paris, France, killing an office worker. The perpetrator was unknown. The French Interior Ministry reported that another person was seriously hurt in the incident. The blast occurred at a building housing French president Nicolas Sarkozy's old law firm.
12/06/2007: A remote controlled roadside bomb went off when two Pakistani military vehicles passed by in Dera Bugti, Balochistan. The blast killed a paramilitary soldier and wounded four others. The Baloch Republican Army claimed responsibility for the attack; however Pakistani officials denied the claim.
12/06/2007: A roadside bomb injured five civilians in Baghdad, Iraq. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2007: A roadside bomb injured six civilians in Baghdad, Iraq. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2007: Five peasants were killed and 20 more kidnapped by member of Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) in Riosucio, Colombia.
12/06/2007: Pro-Kurdish Democratic Party (KDP) militants killed seven Kurdish force belonging to the federal Iraqi Defense Ministry in an ambush in Qara Tapa, Iraq. Five other Kurdish soldiers were injured and three perpetrators were killed in the attack.
12/06/2008: On Saturday morning, at about 0830, in the Khad'ra' district of central Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) he was wearing as a vest near a group of police recruits near a checkpoint outside the Kirkuk Police Academy, killing one police officer, wounding six recruits, four civilians, and damaging the checkpoint and several vehicles. There was no reported motive behind the attack and no group claimed responsibility.
12/06/2008: On Saturday morning, at about 1030, in the Durah neighborhood, Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device (IED) attached to the truck of a Sunni Sahwa Council leader, killing the paramilitary leader and his driver, wounding two civilians, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
12/06/2008: On Saturday morning, at about 1500,  in the al Qahirah neighborhood of the 'Azamiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device (IED), wounding two civilians. There was no damage caused by the blast and no group claimed responsibility.
12/06/2008: On Saturday, a handmade bomb was found at the entrance to the Kuzminki park in Moscow, Moscow, Russia. The bomb was made from two 200 gram coffee that were filled with a mixture of saltpeter and aluminum powder. An alarm clock was attached to the coffee cans with scotch tape, as well as two detonators and a battery. The bomb was discovered before it could be detonated. No casualties or damages resulted and no group claimed responsibility.
12/06/2008: On Saturday, at the Hassa Hissa camp near Zalinjay, Gharb Darfur, Sudan, assailants killed a local chief, Musa Abakr Posh, in his home by unknown means and wounded one civilian.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Janjaweed Militia was responsible.
12/06/2008: On Saturday, in Buurhakaba, Bay, Somalia, assailants fired upon and killed the district police commander.No group claimed responsibility. There was no reported damage.
12/06/2008: On Saturday, in Istanbul, Turkey, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) in front of a Vakif Bank branch, wounding two civilians and damaging the bank. The bomb was placed in a garbage bin near the bank in the district of Fatih. No group claimed responsibility.
12/06/2008: On Saturday, in Murghuzar, Saidu, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, armed assailants fired on and killed six civilians whom they accused of engaging in immoral activities. No group claimed responsibility.
12/06/2008: On Saturday, Indian police identified and defused an improvised explosive device emplaced by unidentified militants near a government office in Diphu, Assam, India. No casualties or damages resulted from the attempted bombing.
12/06/2008: On Saturday, militants, in five speedboats, attacked a Nigerian JTF patrol on the Cawthorne channnel.  According to a JTF spokesman, the militants were spotted by the patrol and apparently panicked and opened fire.  The JTF patrol vessel immediately returned fire, sinking three of the speedboats and killing two militants.  The remaing two boats immediatley retreated.  An unknown number of militants were arrested.
12/06/2008: On Saturday, nine civilians were wounded by an explosion at the marketplace in Kheroni, Karbi Anglong, Assam, India.  Authorities suspect the Karbi Aglong National Liberation Front is responsible. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2008: On Saturday, two Tajik migrant workers were attacked by ten men after they left work at a food warehouse in the village of Zhatkino in Moscow, Moscow, Russia. The first victim, Salekh Azizov, was stabbed several times and then decapitated. The second victim escaped but was hospitalized with injuries. A group calling itself the Militant Organization of Russian Nationalists claimed responsibility by sending an email statement to two human rights organizations. The statement, which included a picture of the victims severed head, warned officials to stop the flow of immigration into Russia.
12/06/2008: On Saturday, unidentified militants shot and killed a civilian in Matta, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2008: On Saturday, unidentified militants shot and killed two civilians in the Shah Darra area of Swat, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2008: On Saturday, unidentified militants threw a grenade at an independent politician, Ghulam Mohammad Wathori, injuring two civilians at Wathora on Srinagar-Chadoura Road in Srinigar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility but a vehicle was damaged in the attack.
12/06/2009: On Sunday afternoon, four civilians were killed when Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) a landmine exploded as their vehicle drove over it in the Keralapal area near Sukuma of Dantewada district in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh. The vehicle was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed a Maoist faction was responsible.
12/06/2009: On Sunday, a grenade was thrown into a church in Vladimir Oblast, Vladimir, Russia by unidentified militants. No casualties were reported in the incident nor has any group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2009: On Sunday, a roadside bomb killed two people and wounded four in a residential area of Al Musayyib, Babil, Iraq. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/06/2009: On Sunday, a sticky explosive device hit a civilian car in al Adhamiya neighborhood in northern Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq. The civilian was injured and the car was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
12/06/2009: On Sunday, an improvised explosive device (IED) was placed inside a garbage can in the popular al Maseeb market north of Al Hillah, Babil, Iraq. The explosion killed or injured six civilians. The blast caused damage to a number of nearby stores. No group claimed responsibility.
12/06/2009: On Sunday, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device outside of a mosque in Malangui, Bajaur, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, killing two tribal leaders, injuring two civilians, and damaging the mosque. According to the political administration, Malak Rehmatullah and his associates were returning home after offering Zohr prayers in the mosque when the bomb went off. Malak Rehmatullah and Khan Wali died on the spot and two other tribal elders were injured. No group claimed responsibility.
12/06/2009: On Sunday, Iraqi security forces defused a roadside explosive charge on a main road in al Khanafisa area, north of Karbala, Karbala, Iraq. No damages or casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/06/2010: On Monday morning around 0900, in the Topadihi area of Sundargarh, Odisha, India, unidentified militants kidnapped Daud Munda and took him to the dense Saranda forest. The militants later released Daud after around 100 Topadihi villagers appealed to the militants to release him. Around 1200 noon, the militants numbering around 60 again entered the village and abducted Daud Munda and two others identified as Juan and Nuan Munda. The victims’ throats were later cut and their bodies were found lying near the Topadih railway tracks in the Saranda forest. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
12/06/2010: On Monday night at 2200, in the Pushkin area of St. Petersburg, Russian Republic, Russia, unidentified assailants detonated unknown explosives and severely damaged a statue of Lenin at the intersection of Malaya and Konyushennaya Streets. The blast caused the huge statue to lean to one side, but it is still standing. There were no casualties but the blast broke glass out of nearby apartment buildings and a store across the street. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2010: On Monday night, on Grand Trunk Road in the Jogian area of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, suspected militants blew up a government-run girls' primary school, destroying the whole building. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/06/2010: On Monday, in central Baghdad, Iraq, an improvised explosive device detonated near a store selling liquor on al-Saadoun Street, leaving two civilian men wounded and causing severe damage to the store and other nearby stores. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2010: On Monday, in Ghalanai, Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, two suicide bombers riding motorcycles struck a government office, where over 100 tribal elders were meeting, leaving at least 50 people dead and 60 injured. The office and several other buildings were also destroyed in the attack. Two slain tribal elders were identified as Malik Salim Khan and Malik Kachkol. Two local journalists, Muhammad Pervez and Wahab, who were covering the tribal jirga, were also killed in the blasts. The chief Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), Omar Khalid, claimed responsibility for the attack. "Our two suicide bombers targeted people who were working against the Taliban. Those who will work against us and make lashkars (tribal militias) or peace committees will be targeted. Our war is to enforce Sharia (Islamic law) and anyone who hinders our way or sides with America will meet the same fate," Khalid said.
12/06/2010: On Monday, in Imphal, Manipur, India, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device at the crowded Nagamapal Market, injuring five civilians. One police official suspected that the militants lobbed a grenade from a motorcycle and sped away, but that report has not been confirmed. The attack caused an unreported amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
12/06/2010: On Monday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, an improvised explosive device (IED) was planted inside an outdoor market. The IED did not detonate and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack. No casualties or damages were reported.
12/06/2010: On Monday, in the al-Sawamra neighborhood Ba’quba, Diyala, Iraq, unidentified gunmen booby-trapped a house belonging to an anti-Al-Qaeda in Iraq fighter with an improvised explosive device. The detonation of the house left three children dead and four others, including the targeted sahwa fighter, wounded. The blast also caused severe damage to the house and other adjacent houses. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2010: On Monday, in the al-Siha neighborhood, al-Dora area of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, an improvised explosive device attached to the vehicle of an engineer working for the housing ministry detonated right in front of his house. The attack caused severe damage to the vehicle and the apartment building where the targeted man lives, but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/06/2010: On Monday, in the Sepah area of Bara tehsil, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, dozens of suspected Lashkar-e-Islami militants forced their way into the house of a Frontier Constabulary officer, identified as Muhammad Siddiq. Siddiq was kidnapped after his mother and brother were beaten and taken to an unknown location. The status of the hostage is unknown and no group claimed responsibility.
12/06/2011: A British soldier was killed in an improvised explosive device (IED) attack while on an engineering reconnaissance mission in the Deh Adham Khan area of Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Following the attack, the soldier, Elijah Cooper Bond, was transferred to the Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham, UK, where he died of his wounds on Thursday, December 8, 2011. There were no reports of any additional injuries or property damage in the incident. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2011: A civilian was killed and eight others were wounded in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, when mortar rounds were fired into a group of Shi'ite pilgrims.  No claim of responsibility was made.
12/06/2011: In the area of Imam Ways, Diyala, Iraq, a roadside bomb exploded near a police patrol.  The bomb killed one police officer and wounded two more.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/06/2011: On Tuesday at about 1300, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, two policemen and three civilians were injured in a bombing. The improvised explosive device (IED) was concealed in a motorcycle and denoted by unknown means. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2011: Two people were injured when a roadside bomb exploded on a bridge in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. No property damage was reported, and no claim of responsibility was made in this incident.
12/06/2012: A letter bomb was discovered in a postbox the night before the arrival of United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to Down district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. This was one of two bombs discovered in the area on the same night. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2012: A suicide bomber disguised as a peace envoy detonated in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The assailant was targeting Asadullah Khalid, the chief of the National Directorate of Security (NDS); Khalid was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2012: After stopping a vehicle and its passengers, police discovered and defused a large explosive device in Cregan city, Londonderry district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The three people in the vehicle were subsequently arrested. This was one of two bombs discovered in the area on the same night; the incidents occurred hours before the arrival of United States (US) Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to the country. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the New Irish Republican Army was involved.
12/06/2012: An assailant threw a grenade into a crowded gold market in the Bakaaraha Market, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The blast, which was targeting the deputy commander of police, struck a group of female gold traders; at least 20 female gold traders were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the assailant was arrested following the attack.
12/06/2012: An explosive device placed underneath a vehicle was discovered and defused near a police station and a mosque in the Tariq Jdideh area of Beirut city, Beirut governorate, Lebanon. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2012: An explosive device planted along a highway was discovered and defused in the Sheikhmal Khel area of Landi Kotal town, Khyber agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2012: An explosive device planted under Vladislav Dyadchenko's car detonated in Nalchik city, Kabardino-Balkaria republic, Russia. Dyadchenko, the deputy minister of the Transport and Road System, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2012: An explosive device was discovered and removed from a house in the Finglas area of Dublin city, Leinster province, Ireland. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2012: Assailants attacked a Facilities Protection Service (FPS) checkpoint in the Jurf al-Nadaf area of Madain town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Five FPS officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2012: Assailants attacked a military brigade in San Luis sector, Corinto town, Cauca department, Colombia. Sergeant Carlos Alberto Ariza Vargas was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/06/2012: Assailants bombed a government water tank in the Aka Khel area of Bara tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the water tank was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police arrested one individual in connection with the attack.
12/06/2012: Assailants in a taxi threw an explosive device at a police vehicle in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Boko Haram was involved. Moreover, police arrested eight people in connection with the attack.
12/06/2012: Assailants removed the screws from the tires of Khalid al-Haruji's car in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah administrative division, Yemen. Al-Haruji, the deputy chair of the Al-Thawrah Institution for Press and Publishing, survived the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2012: Explosive devices detonated at four electricity towers in Kohlu district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the towers were damaged and service to the surrounding areas was interrupted as a result of the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a Consumer News and Business Channel (CNBC) media team, including television host Nadia Mirza, in Gadap Town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2012: Ten assailants opened fire on a peace and development team in Rubas village, Jaro municipality, Leyte province, Philippines. Two soldiers were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/06/2012: Three explosive devices were discovered and defused on the campus of Dicle University in Diyarbakir city, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated targeting a Pakistani police van in Sardheri town, Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Two police officers were injured and the van was partially damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the Al-Nur Restaurant, west of Samara district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, a police captain and a police officer were killed, while 10 others, including six police officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of the headquarters of the National Defense Forces in Qamishli city, Qamishli district, Al Hasakah governorate, Syria. In addition to the bomber, at least five people, including civilians, were killed and another 10 were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: An explosive device detonated at a government-run primary school for boys in Dargai area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the boundary wall of the school was partially damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: An explosive device detonated at Annie Besant Intercollege in Chota Baghara area, Uttar Pradesh state, India. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: An explosive device detonated at Sadat Shopping Centre in Hayat Serai area, Daroo Maidan tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, a shop was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: An explosive device detonated at the house of an army officer in Sulayman Beck area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two relatives of the officer were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: An explosive device detonated in a commercial street in Ghazaliyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and six others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: An explosive device detonated in a northeastern suburb of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and eight others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: An explosive device detonated near a fast food restaurant in the Al-Hussainiyah area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Six people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: An explosive device detonated near a Sahwa Council patrol in the Al-Jazirah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) patrol along the Syria-Israel border in Quneitra district, Quneitra governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2013: An explosive device planted under a civilian vehicle detonated in Madain district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of the Prime Minister's office in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The blast targeted Feisal Warsame Mohamed, a Somali Member of Parliament who was killed in the attack. One other person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: Assailants abducted a coal trader in Baghmara town, Meghalaya state, India. The victim's whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Garo National Liberation Army.
12/06/2013: Assailants abducted a village elder, Balnat Marak, from Sasatgre village, Meghalaya state, India. The whereabouts of the victim are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Garo National Liberation Army.
12/06/2013: Assailants abducted Alberto Parra Gomez in Paez district, Cauca department, Colombia. Gomez, a civilian, was killed on December 11, 2013. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: Assailants abducted two Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) officers in Chirang district, Assam state, India. The bodies of the abducted officers were discovered in Chirang district on December 12, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
12/06/2013: Assailants attacked a group of Assam Rifles that were on patrol in Kamjong area, Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: Assailants attacked a journalist in Basaguda area, Chhattisgarh state, India. The journalist, Sai Reddy, was killed in the attack. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that Reddy was a police informant and had participated in anti-Maoist activities.
12/06/2013: Assailants attacked a pro-Syrian television crew in Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. The military responded to the attack; at least one soldier was killed and six people were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: Assailants kidnapped a tribal elder, Shire Diriye Osman, from his home in El Bur village, Galguduud region, Somalia. The elder's body was discovered the next day on December 7, 2013 in a nearby village. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to al-Shabaab and stated that the elder was targeted for refusing to give livestock to the group as a tax.
12/06/2013: Assailants launched a rocket-propelled grenade at a gas storage tank at the Belhaf Liquid Natural Gas plant in Shabwah governorate, Yemen. The gas tank, which is operated by the Yemen Natural Gas Company, was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on Sheikh Adil al-Jaburi, one of the leaders of the Al-Jabur tribe, in Hay al-Katun area, Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Al-Jaburi was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Convencion municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. One police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, the source attributed the incident to the 33rd "Mariscal Antonio Jose de Sucre" Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/06/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle on Suffolk Road in Belfast city, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Irish republican extremists.
12/06/2013: Assailants planted and detonated an explosive device inside a primary school for girls in Saru area, Shabqadar town, Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Although there were no reported casualties, the targeted school was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: Four explosive devices were discovered in a vehicle in Khasavyurt city, Dagestan republic, Russia. No additional information is available.
12/06/2013: Gunmen shot and killed a civilian in Oragitok village, Meghalaya state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Garo National Liberation Army.
12/06/2013: Gunmen shot and killed a Muslim cleric, Hassan Mwayuyu, in Kwale county, Kenya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: Three gunmen opened fire on Michael Diaz Milo, a radio journalist, while he was riding his motorcycle in Mabua village, Surigao del Sur province, Philippines. Milo was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2013: Two gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of Mualana Shamsur Rehman Muavia in Lahore city, Punjab province, Pakistan. Muavia, the provincial leader of the Sunni organization Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaa (ASWJ), was killed and his driver was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) Airbase outside of Deir ez-Zor city, Deir ez-Zor governorate, Syria. The bombing was followed by projectile fire and clashes between assailants and government forces. At least 111 people, including 51 soldiers and 60 assailants, were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/06/2014: An assailant fired a grenade at the residence of Mantol Mamulindas in Pikit town, North Cotabato province, Philippines. Mustapha, a village chief, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source suspected that the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) was involved.
12/06/2014: An explosive device attached to a minibus detonated in Husseinia area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: An explosive device detonated at a security checkpoint near Rafah city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. An army conscript was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: An explosive device detonated in Barkhan area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: An explosive device detonated in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The blast occurred near a location previously used by the Afghan National Army (ANA); however, no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: An explosive device detonated in the hands of a 12-year-old boy in Roorkee, Uttaranchal state, India. The boy was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) was involved.
12/06/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Mahmudiyah town, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and 12 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed and three others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: An explosive device detonated near police vehicles in Puli Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in Bargam area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers and several assailants were killed, while two soldiers were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy outside of Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting Shia pilgrims traveling on Palestine Street in 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.
12/06/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Al-Wat area, Marib governorate, Yemen. Casualties were reported in the blast, but the exact number is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: Assailants abducted M.D. Shabbir from his residence in Gaya district, Bihar state, India. Shabbir was killed and his body was discovered on December 7, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists, stating that Shabbir was targeted because they believed him to be a police informant.
12/06/2014: Assailants attacked a military detachment in Tagugpo village, Davao Oriental province, Philippines. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/06/2014: Assailants attacked a military patrol base in Tagkawayan town, Quezon province, Philippines. No casualties were reported in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/06/2014: Assailants attacked soldiers in Marib governorate, Yemen. Two soldiers were killed and five others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
12/06/2014: Assailants attacked the house of a Jewish religious leader in Quba district, Quba rayon, Azerbaijan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: Assailants attacked two civilians in Landhi Town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. One civilian was killed and the other person was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: Assailants attempted to kidnap the wife of a Civilian Active Auxiliary (CAA) member in New Visayas village, Davao Oriental province, Philippines. The victim was able to alert nearby soldiers who, then, thwarted the abduction. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/06/2014: Assailants fired rockets at Bagram Air Base in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack, but a building was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they had been targeting United States Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel.
12/06/2014: Assailants kidnapped 12 police officers and soldiers in Sudayrah village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting that the victims were transported to Al-Qayarah region to be tried for unknown crimes.
12/06/2014: Assailants kidnapped four pro-government civilians in Haskah Menah area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One of the civilians was killed the same day, while the bodies of the other three were found on December 9, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
12/06/2014: Assailants kidnapped two rubber workers near Diphu area, Assam state, India. The whereabouts of the victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on a tribal leader at a funeral in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Three of the leader's bodyguards were killed and the leader was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
12/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Nyalla South West district, South Darfur state, Sudan. One person was killed and one person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
12/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on Mohsin Raza in Nazimabad area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Raza, a deputy superintendent of police, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on soldiers in Araibo village, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Mohamed Abdi Maamow at Balidogle airport near Burhakaba town, Bay region, Somalia. Maamow, a district commissioner, and his two bodyguards were killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on two village guards near Bannang Sata town, Yala province, Thailand. Two people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: Assailants threw grenades at the Government Girls College of Lyari in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Eight people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: Security forces discovered and defused a security convoy in Arish, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2014: Two assailants were arrested with explosive vests in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
12/06/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden bicycle near the Kabul bank in Puli Alam area, Logar province, Afghanistan. The assailant and a police officer were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting security forces in Palestine Bridge area, Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Security forces killed a second suicide bomber in another explosives-laden vehicle. In addition to the assailants, at least eight security force members were killed and 15 members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2015: An assailant opened fire inside a polling station in Yerevan city, Yerevan province Armenia. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2015: An assailant opened fire on the car of Olinto Bermudez in Giron district, Santander department, Colombia. Bermudez, a council member, was not injured; however, his wife and son were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2015: An assailant rammed his vehicle into a civilian, then exited the vehicle and stabbed a police officer in Romema neighborhood, Jerusalem city, Jerusalem district, Israel. The assailant was killed and the civilian and the police officer were both injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant as Omar Eskafi, a Palestinian extremist.
12/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Amin 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.
12/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Kiunga area, Lamu county, Kenya. At least three soldiers were injured in the blast and ensuing gunfire. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in 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.
12/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near the residence of a contractor in Sarki Gate neighborhood, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
12/06/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least six police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. One police officer was killed and four police officers were injured in the blast. The Sinai province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Dayniile area, Northwest neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2015: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of Jaafar Mohammed Saad in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Saad, the governor of Aden, and six of his bodyguards were killed and three others were injured in the blast. The Adan-Abyan Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident; additionally, security officials attributed the attack to Huthis.
12/06/2015: An explosive device was discovered and diffused on Iranshahr-Sarbaz road in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2015: Approximately 100 assailants attacked a police checkpoint with clubs and tear gas in Ejin Horo area, Inner Mongolia province, China. At least 13 people were wounded in the attack and 11 vehicles were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2015: Assailants abducted Marino Ibarguen, a political leader, from an area between Novita and Itsmina municipalities, Choco department, Colombia. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/06/2015: Assailants attacked an Awami League councilor and his wife and robbed their house in Chapai Nawabganj, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. Two people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2015: Assailants beheaded one person and cut the hand off another person in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The victims were accused of practicing black magic and committing theft.
12/06/2015: Assailants in the Gaza Strip opened fire on an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) Engineering Corps vehicle in Southern district, Israel. There were no reported casualties, although the vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2015: Assailants kidnapped and flogged seven people in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting that the victims had tried to flee the area.
12/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on Sandip Burma in Nawalparasi district, Western region, Nepal. Burma, a civilian, was wounded in the attack. The Madhesi Mukti Tigers (MMT) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2015: Assailants raided Takulashi village, Borno state, Nigeria. An unknown number of people were injured and 100 houses were torched during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/06/2015: Assailants set fire to the residence quarters of Maulvi Sabir Hussain Khoso in Jamra village, Sindh province, Pakistan. Khoso, the Al-Mehdi Mosque Imam, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2015: Police officers opened fire on their colleagues at checkpoint in Pir Qadam, Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least 12 police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2015: Two explosive devices detonated at a Manipur Golden Travels (MGT) Tata Motors showroom on Tiddim road in Imphal district, Manipur state, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The United National Liberation Front (UNLF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2016: A booby-trapped house detonated in Marawi, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. At least one Philippine National Police - Special Action Force (PNP-SAF) officer was injured in the blast. An additional explosive device was discovered and defused at the scene following the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Maute Group.
12/06/2016: A rocket struck a house in Laghman, Afghanistan. Five people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/06/2016: An assailant was arrested with a firearm inside the Capitol Building in Iba, Zambales, Philippines. The assailant was suspected to be planning to attack Governor Amor Deloso in the building. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant as Michael Catienza Mercado.
12/06/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Kunduz, Afghanistan. An assailant was killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a Kenyan African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Hawina, Lower Juba, Somalia. At least four soldiers were killed and an unknown number of soldiers were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2016: Assailants abducted a trader in Nyala, South Darfur, Sudan. The hostage escaped captivity on December 15, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2016: Assailants abducted Kamrul Islam, an Awami League leader, in Seroil, Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Shah Walikot, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed, three were injured, and the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2016: Assailants attacked a prison and freed 93 inmates in Niono, Segou, Mali. Two prison guards were injured in the attack. Ansar al-Dine (Mali) claimed responsibility for the incident, though sources also suspected the involvement of the Macina Liberation Front (FLM).
12/06/2016: Assailants attacked Arghistan district in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed in the attack. In addition, the assailants suffered an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/06/2016: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Chimtal, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least four security members were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/06/2016: Assailants attacked the Total S.A. headquarters near Sanaa, Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen. Three guards were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
12/06/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India. A police officer was killed and another officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/06/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting Turkish National Police (EGM) officers guarding a Justice and Development Party (AKP) office in Diyarbakir, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
12/06/2016: Assailants detonated explosive devices at the Al-Azhar Institute in south Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2016: Assailants discovered and defused an explosive device along Pengaree-Digboi road, Tinsukia, Assam, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
12/06/2016: Assailants established a road block near Gangala, Haut-Uele, Democratic Republic of the Congo. No casualties were reported, though property was stolen from civilians in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
12/06/2016: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated in Fuah, Idlib, Syria. This was one of two projectile attacks in neighboring Idlib villages on the same day. At least 5 people were killed and 15 others were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/06/2016: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated in Kafrayah, Idlib, Syria. This was one of two projectile attacks in neighboring Idlib villages on the same day. At least 5 people were killed and 15 others were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/06/2016: Assailants opened fire on Pradab Ma-inchon, a village chief, in Tanyong Chueng-nga, Pattani, Thailand. Ma-inchon was killed and his wife was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
12/06/2016: Assailants opened fire on Thawat Pongsuwan, a defense volunteer, in Thadan, Pattani, Thailand. Pongsuwan and his wife were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
12/06/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Mohammed Thabet al-Obeidi in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Al-Obeidi, a journalist and head of a local radio station, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2016: Assailants set fire to Construction Equipment at a private compound in Concepcion, South Cotabato, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2016: Assailants set fire to the private New Light School in Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2016: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Narathiwat province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
12/06/2016: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Pattani province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
12/06/2016: Assailants shot and killed a village chief in Pattani province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
12/06/2016: Security forces discovered and defused 19 explosive devices that were intended to target security personnel in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/06/2016: Two explosive devices detonated targeting security personnel guarding a construction site in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/06/2016: Two explosive devices, intended to target police personnel, were discovered and defused near Kumada, Andhra Pradesh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
12/06/2017: A sniper opened fire on an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) checkpoint in Albu Eissa, Saladin, Iraq. At least one officer was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2017: An explosive device detonated at the Distomo social center in Aghios Panteleimonas neighborhood, Athens, Greece. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2017: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Meroz, Arbil, Iraq. At least two people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy in Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least one soldier was killed in the blast. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Taji, Saladin, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Wahda, Baghdad, Iraq. At least five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Royal Thai Armed Forces vehicle on Dusong Yo Road in Ban Yamu, Narathiwat, Thailand. At least five people, including four soldiers and one drug official, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Nari district, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least five police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting an electricity transmission line in Duwakot, Province 3, Nepal. There were no reported casualties, but the transmission line was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2017: An explosive device planted in Ali Ibrahim Ali's vehicle detonated in Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia. Ali, the Puntland Police Force head in Galkayo, was killed in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2017: An explosive device planted on the gate of a primary school was discovered and defused in Jamrud, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Hetauda, Province 3, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Manamaiju, Province 3, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at the Shahid Rustum Refugee Camp in Makhmur, Arbil, Iraq. At least three people were killed and seven other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2017: Assailants attacked gendarmes a weighing station in Kumba, South-West, Cameroon. There were no reported casualties and at least three assailants were arrested in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2017: Assailants equipped with firearms and batons attacked protesters outside a military hospital in Sanaa, Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen. There were an unknown number of casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists.
12/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police camp in Hadeli, Chhattisgarh, India. A District Reserve Guard officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on Jacob Kuwinsuk in Mijale, Northern region, Uganda. Kuwinsuk, a South Sudanese National Legislature member, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed suspected that the attack was carried out by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO), which denied involvement.
12/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on Major Samer Abdel Nabi Jassam in Kirkuk city, Iraq. Jassam, a senior Iraqi Police Service (IPS) officer, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/06/2017: Assailants raided the residence of Farooq Ahmad Khan in Ajas, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Khan, a police constable, was not present at the time of the attack. However, his brother Mudasir Ahmad was abducted and held for several hours before being released. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/06/2017: Assailants shot and killed a peace committee member at his residence in Shamwam, Sarokai subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/1999: A bomb exploded in Rawalpindi, Pakistan injuring three people and damaging four vehicles. The bomb was planted on a bicycle parked outside a shoe store at the busy Bank Road. No further information was provided.
12/07/2000: Five unidentified perpetrators firebombed the Chilean Public Prosecutor's office in Santiago, Chile, causing slight damage but no casualties.
12/07/2000: Suspected United Liberation Front of Assam militants gunned down 26 people and seriously wounded 16 in a remote forest in Tinsukia, Assam. The majority of the victims were reportedly businessmen returning from Konkua and Bhola in five trucks on the Tazukazia road, where they were ambushed.
12/07/2001: Three police officers were wounded in a grenade attack in Groznyy. It was not certain who was responsible for the attack.
12/07/2002: Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels physically beat-up several residents of Acholi, Uganda. The attacks were reportedly carried out because the residents’ began harvesting their crops.
12/07/2002: Maoist rebels detonated a bomb at the Karyabinayak restaurant in Saibu, Nepal, that injured eleven people but killed none.
12/07/2002: Unknown perpetrators conducted a series of nearly-simultaneous bombings at four Bangladesh cinemas packed with families celebrating the end of the Ramadan in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. The incident killed at least 17 people and injured around 300 people in the crowded theaters. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks, but the government used the incident as an excuse to arrest dozens of activists opposed to the standing government.
12/07/2002: Unknown perpetrators detonated an explosive device outside of a mosque in Doboj, Bosnia-Herzegovina. The attack caused minor damage to the building but did not cause any casualties.
12/07/2005: Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) threw a grenade near a fruit stand in Vavuniya town center, Sri Lanka, around 4:00pm, killing one civilian and wounding eight others, including one soldier.
12/07/2005: Unknown perpetrators threw a bomb at a building in Vitina, Serbia. The building and those adjacent to it were damaged, but no one was injured. The targeted building was owned by an ethnic Albanian and there were United Nations vehicles nearby, but authorities stated that they did not believe they were the intended target.
12/07/2006:  Somadevi school in Kallar, Sri Lanka, was hit by artillery shells, wounding ten children and one teacher.  The teacher died later from injuries.  Roughly a half hour later, Kallar was hit again by artillery fire, killing two adult civilians and one child.  Officials blame the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) for the attack but they deny involvement.
12/07/2006: Two students were seriously injured when a bomb set by unknown perpetraitors and hidden in a bush in front of their school in Narathiwat's Waeng district, Thailand, exploded at about 7am when students were heading to the school for their morning classes, killing no one and injuring two. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/07/2007: A car bomb exploded at checkpoint in Mansouraiyat al-Jabal, Iraq, killing 11 and injuring an unknown number of others. There was no claim for the responsibility of the attack.
12/07/2007: A suicide bomber in the town of Muqdadiyah, Iraq, killed 15 and wounded 25 others. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2007: An ambush by Taliban fighters killed two police officers in the Province of Ghanzi, Afghanistan.
12/07/2007: Fighting between rival clans killed 11 and wounded scores of others in Mogadishu, Somalia.
12/07/2007: Nine policemen were killed in an attack by the Taliban in the Heart Province region of Afghanistan. Five Taliban attackers were reported to have also died in the attack.
12/07/2007: Two policemen were injured when gunmen attacked the Adhamiyah police station in northern Baghdad, Iraq. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2007: Unknown gunmen killed one civilian and injure another in Wasiti, Iraq. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2008:  On Sunday, unknown gunmen attacked a civilian home on Kirungu Hill, in the Nyabitsinda Commune, Ruyigi, Burundi.  According to reports, an unknown civilian was set on fire. There were no reported damage. There were no claims of responsibility.
12/07/2008: On Sunday, in Baquba, Diyala, Iraq, an explosive device placed in a market exploded, targeting  the mayor of Baquba. The blast killed three people and injured the mayor and General Raghem al-Omairi, head of military operations in the city. Two journalists from local television channel Dijla were also injured, along with eight policemen, six anti-Qaeda militiamen and 25 civilians. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2008: On Sunday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, militants detonated a bomb planted in a car, wounding at least one civilian and causing no reported damage. There was no motive reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2008: On Sunday, in the al Majmoua al Thaqafiyya area of north Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants fired on two members of the Yazidi community in their liquor store, killing them both and damaging the shop. There was no motive reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
12/07/2008: On Sunday, suspected militants of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) opened fire on a police patrol in Chowka, Chandil, Seraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkland, India. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/07/2008: On Sunday, unidentified assailants shot and killed Ganouri Turi, the former area commander of the Maoist Communist Centre of India (MCCI), in Khuddisar, Giridih, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility.
12/07/2008: On Sunday, unknown gunmen attacked the home of Burundi police officer, in the Kamenge Commune, Burundi. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for this attack and motive was unknown. There was no reported damage.
12/07/2009: On Monday afternoon, an explosive charge attached to a civilian car detonated while they were traveling in the Mansour district near the International Exhibition in western Baghdad, Iraq. A civilian was killed and five others were injured. No group claimed responsibility.
12/07/2009: On Monday afternoon, at 1300, a stockpile of bombs, hidden inside the school, went off inside Al Shahid Ali Yasser school for boys in Sadr City neighborhood in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. The explosion occurred when the principal gave an order to burn the garbage. Seven children were killed and 41 people, including 25 students, were injured. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/07/2009: On Monday at about 2230 - 0230, an explosive was found by the Administrative Department of Security (DAS), and neutralized by Technical Investigation Team (CTI) in front of the hardware store Inter Alemana, located in the fifth street 4-30, in the central of Neiva’s city, Huila, Colombia. The improvised explosive device was composed of 40 Nitrate of Ammonium or Ammonal, 30 meters of explosive cord of Ecuadoran manufactured, two electrical detonators, a Ericson W-300 cellular and two batteries of 9 volts, was placed inside the white plastic container that was protected by an icebox of Icopor. According to the anti-explosive experts, the explosive could detonated by remote control by a cellular phone call or an electrical circuit called rele. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility but its believed the Mobile Column of Teófilo Forero of the FARC.
12/07/2009: On Monday evening at 1800, in Muang, Narathiwat, Thailand, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device (VBIED) placed in a market parking lot near a security patrol, killing two Buddhist civilians, wounding eight civilians and one soldier, and damaging 15 motorcycles and one building and left a crater about one yard wide. The bomb was hidden in the gas tank of a motorcycle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
12/07/2009: On Monday evening, in central Al Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq, assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device (IED) attached to the car of an Interior Ministry officer, killing the police officer and a civilian passenger and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
12/07/2009: On Monday evening, in Dariani Chapra, Sheohar, Bihar, India, assailants entered a market place and fired upon civilians in the area, killing three civilians and wounding three others. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Maoist faction was responsible.
12/07/2009: On Monday morning at 0400, in Neiva, Huila, Colombia, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded on a highway near the Los Andaquies club, wounding one of the club's security guards, a civilian and damaged the club. Department of Administration and Security (DAS) officers discovered and safely defused two other 40 kilogram IEDs in the vicinity. No group has claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed that the Teófilo Forero Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
12/07/2009: On Monday night at 2300, in Sungai Kolok, Narathiwat, Thailand, armed assailants fired upon three religious students in front of a school, killing one student and wounding two others. No group claimed responsibility.
12/07/2009: On Monday, a suicide bomber blew himself up outside of the Sessions Court in Peshawar, North West Frontier, Pakistan. The bomber was denied entry into the courthouse; therefore he detonated at the entrance. Sources report that between two and seven people were killed, while between 20 and 49 were wounded in the blast. Several vehicles caught fire after the blast. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2009: On Monday, armed assailants fired on and killed the leader of a Shia organization, Syed Shahid Hussain, in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Sources said that three unidentified assailants barged into Hussain’s apartment in the Assistant Commissioner Apartment complex, and opened fire on him using nine millimeter pistols. Hussain was taken to the Civil Hospital Karachi for treatment, but died while in route to the hospital. Hussain was affiliated with the Pakistan People's Party as well as the Pasban-e-Aza. No group claimed responsibility.
12/07/2009: On Monday, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device at the main gate of the Junior Assistant Colony in the Chaman Housing Society in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, injuring seven civilians, two children, and one government employee and damaging five vehicles and five shops. Police said the explosives-laden vehicle blew up 30 minutes after unidentified men left it at the gate of the residential colony. No group claimed responsibility.
12/07/2009: On Monday, in West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, assailants fired upon a local supporter of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), killing him. The body of Sanatan Pratihar, 44, was found near a forest at Pingboni area. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
12/07/2009: On Monday, in Yarang, Pattani, Thailand, armed assailants fired upon people, killing an imam and wounding two civilians. No group claimed responsibility.
12/07/2009: On Monday, two suicide bombers detonated themselves within seconds of each other at the Moon Market in Lahore, Punkab, Pakistan. They wore traditional Pakistani shalwar kamiz, were clean shaven, and appeared to be males between 16 and 17 years old. They had fifteen kilograms of explosives hidden in suicide jackets. As a result of the explosion, 49 people were killed and 150 others were wounded. Sources said the two bombers belonged to Southern Punjab. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2010: On Tuesday evening around 1830, near a temple along the Ganges River in Varanasi, India, an improvised explosive device placed on the steps of a dock leading to the river was triggered, causing an unreported amount of property damage. A two-year-old girl was killed and at least 30 others, including four foreigners, were injured in the attack. One of the injured succumbed to her injuries on 12/11/2010. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the attack took place when hundreds of people, many of them foreigners, gathered at the ritual bathing ghats for a daily Hindu prayer. Minutes after the attacks, various media outlets received an email by the Indian Mujahideen (IM) claiming responsibility for the attack. Reportedly, the five page e-mail was sent from Malad in the suburb of Mumbai and signed by Al-Arbi.
12/07/2010: On Tuesday evening at 2100, in Nalchik, Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, a suspicious bag containing what was thought to be an improvised explosive device was found at the corner of Lenin Prospekt and Kommunarov Square by a police patrol. Sappers arrived and performed a controlled explosion on the bag. No casualties or damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
12/07/2010: On Tuesday morning, in the Charla area of Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, India, around 15 armed militants set fire to a private owned mobile phone tower, causing an unreported amount of property damage. No casualties were reported the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) claimed responsibility. Leaflets were left at the incident site.
12/07/2010: On Tuesday night, in Kedmara village under Tadgaon sub-police station in Bhamragad tehsil of Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India, suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) killed their former colleague, identified as Rakesh Chandu Veladi. According to police, upon learning of his presence in the Kedmara village, the militants went to the village and took Veladi. Veladi’s body was recovered from the Tadgaon-Mannerajaram Road on the morning of 12/08/2010. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2010: On Tuesday night, in Tlalnepantla, Mexico City, Mexico, members of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), detonated an improvised explosive device near the ATM of a branch of Bancomer Bank. According to the militants, the explosive device consisted of cans of butane gas, a bottle of gasoline and a galvanized metal pipe stuffed with dynamite. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage but resulted in no casualties. On 12/12/2010, ELF claimed responsibility for the attack through an online post to the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) website of BiteBack.
12/07/2010: On Tuesday night, near Mathurapur in Mali, Aurangabad, Bihar, India, 20-25 armed militants set fire to a bus after asking the passengers to get down. Police officials claim said that there were around 50 passengers on board when the bus was intercepted. The attack caused no casualties and an unreported amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that cadres of Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC) were responsible.
12/07/2010: On Tuesday, in an unknown location near the Sheberghan district of Jowzjan, Afghanistan, unidentified militants kidnapped one engineer working for the Rural Developmental Department along with his driver and took them away to an unknown location. The status of the hostages is unknown and no group has claimed responsibility for the hostage taking, although the Taliban was suspected.
12/07/2010: On Tuesday, in Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, a roadside improvised explosive device detonated near a car carrying three agents of Interior Ministry's internal affairs office, wounding all of them. No damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2010: On Tuesday, in Laddha area of South Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, suspected Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan militants fired at least four rockets at an area shortly after Army Chief General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani left the area. No casualties or damages were reported in the attack and no group claimed responsibility.
12/07/2010: On Tuesday, in South Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, pro-Taliban militants kidnapped at least 23 tribesmen because they supported military operations. A Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman, Azam Tariq, claimed responsibility, saying the militant court in South Waziristan would issue a verdict on the fate of those detained within days. In addition, Azam Tariq warned that they will take "severe action" against any persons who form "lashkars" or militias to take on the militants in the restive tribal belt bordering Afghanistan. On 12/31/2010 the hostages were released after they swore on the holy Quran that they will never support the government in future.
12/07/2010: On Tuesday, in Tarmiyah, Salah ad Din, Iraq, unknown gunmen opened fire on the home of a lieutenant colonel. The colonel's daughter was killed, and two other family members were wounded in the attack. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage to the residence. No group claimed responsibility.
12/07/2010: On Tuesday, in the Amriyah neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, gunmen shot and killed Sameer Esmail Qahraman, director general in Baghdad mayoralty, and wounded his driver. No damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2010: On Tuesday, in the Chintapalli area of Visakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, unidentified militants attacked a coffee plantation by unknown means. No casualties were reported, but four quarters of the plantation were damaged, the roofs were completely destroyed and the walls suffered damages. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
12/07/2010: On Tuesday, in the Karrada neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, four civilians were wounded in a roadside improvised explosive device detonation near the Aqaba Bin-Naf’e square causing an unknown amount of property damage to a number of nearby shops and cars. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2010: On Tuesday, in the Mushahda area, Baghdad, Iraq, a civilian was killed and three others were wounded in a triple improvised explosive device attack targeting the residence of a police colonel. The colonel was not harmed in the attack, which caused an unknown amount of property damage to the residence. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2010: On Tuesday, in the Sab al-Bour area of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, two people were wounded when a sticky improvised explosive device attached to a car, planted by unidentified militants, detonated. The amount of damage from the attack is unknown. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2010: On Tuesday, near Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, a suicide bomb exploded on Sariab road targeting the convoy of the chief minister of Pakistan, Aslam Khan Raisani, killing one and wounding nine other security personnel including constable mohammad Iqbal, but Raisani was not injured in the attack. Two vehicles of the convoy were slightly damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
12/07/2010: On Tuesday, on a bus in the Maram area of Senapati, Manipur, India, unidentified militants stabbed and injured two Assam Rifles personnel with knives, identified as P. Mahesh and Rahman. One of the injured later succumbed to his injuries and died on 12/08/2010. There were no damages and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2012: A mortar fired from an undisclosed location hit a civilian residence in the Garsoor area of Galkayo city, Mudug region, Somalia. There were no reported casualties; however, the residence was damaged in the attack. This was one of four mortar attacks in the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/07/2012: A mortar fired from an undisclosed location hit a civilian residence in the Israa area of Galkayo city, Mudug region, Somalia. There were no reported casualties; however, the residence was damaged in the attack. This was one of four mortar attacks in the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/07/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Zazi Aryub district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and three others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2012: An explosive device detonated outside of Giannis Papantoniou's residence in Athens city, Attica region, Greece. Papantoniou, the former Greek finance minister, was unharmed; however, two vehicles were damaged in the blast. According to an online statement, Militant Minority claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they targeted Giannis Papantoniou because he was a former member of the government and corrupt.
12/07/2012: An explosive device planted inside a garbage tub detonated in Quetta city, Quetta district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least five people were injured and a shop was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Qazigund town, Anantang district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2012: An explosive-laden vehicle detonated in the Zahraa district of Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. One person was killed and the headquarters of the Syrian Arab Red Crescent relief organization was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2012: Assailants abducted two Frontier Corps (FC) personnel from a checkpost in Ghulam Khan town, North Waziristan agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The abductees were taken into Afghanistan; however, the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2012: Assailants kidnapped three individuals, including two Health Department employees, from Dartapi village, Lachi tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The abductees escaped unharmed the next day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the captives attributed the attack to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
12/07/2012: Assailants killed a "peon" laborer at a local school in Amapani area, Kanker district, Chhattisgarh state, India. According to a pamphlet found at the scene of the attack, Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the victim was killed because he was a police informant.
12/07/2012: Assailants opened fire on Chinna Gota in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. Gota, an anti-Maoist or Salwa Judum movement leader, and one of his bodyguards were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/07/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at Muslim worshippers as they were leaving a mosque in Nairobi city, Nairobi province, Kenya. At least five people were killed and another nine, including parliamentarian Hassan Yusuf, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2013: A group of more than 30 assailants attacked the telephone exchange in the village of Kumbhariput, Koraput district, Odisha state, India. The assailants ransacked the exchange and assaulted the exchange's guard. This was one of three attacks committed in Kumbhariput on this day. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2013: A homemade explosive device detonated outside of a police department in Dogubayazit city, Agri province, Turkey. There were no reports of casualties or property damage in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2013: A remote-controlled bomb detonated near a police van near the Pakistan Tobacco Company offices in Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Two police personnel, identified as Rahmat Ali and Fazalur Rehman, were injured in the blast and the vehicle was partially damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Dora district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one civilian was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2013: An assailant opened fire on Yassin Said Noman's vehicle in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Noman, the vice president of the National Dialogue of Yemen, Secretary General of the Socialist Party, and adviser to the president, survived the attack and there were no other injuries or damages reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2013: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Colonel Kamal Bazaza detonated on Jamal Abdul Nasr street, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Bazaza, a military intelligence official, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2013: An explosive device detonated at an outdoor market in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and 15 were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol, in the Mishahda area, north of Baghdad city, in an unknown governorate of Iraq. Two civilians were killed and at least seven others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Bala Morghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and one was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2013: An explosives-laden truck detonated near the Mayor's office building in Inza municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. Eight people, including military officers, police officers, and two civilians, were killed and at least 38 people were wounded in the blast. The attack destroyed most of the Mayor's Office building, destroyed a police station, and damaged nearly 30 houses nearby. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2013: Approximately 30 assailants armed with sharp weapons entered Kumbhariput village, Koraput district, Odisha state, India. The assailants dragged Bandhu Saraka and Das Huika out of their homes and killed them by slitting their throats. The two had been accused of being police informants. This was one of three attacks committed in Kumbhariput on this day. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that they carried out the attack because they believed the victims were police informants.
12/07/2013: Armed assailants attacked a police security checkpoint in Hay al-Mal'ab area, Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2013: Armed assailants set up a fake security checkpoint on the road linking Tuz Khurmatu district and Tikrit in Saladin governorate, Iraq. The assailants kidnapped at least 11 Shia civilians; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2013: Assailants ambushed Afghan National Army (ANA) and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Spinghar area, Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and two were wounded in the ensuing firefight. Three soldiers were also injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2013: Assailants attacked Gokarna Aryal near his residence in Dhapasi neighborhood, Kathmandu, Nepal. Aryal, the Gorkhapatra National Daily acting editor, was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2013: Assailants attacked residents of Manna village, Dammaj city, Saada governorate, Yemen. This was one of two similar attacks on villages in the town; at least five residents and 30 assailants were killed and 22 residents were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthis.
12/07/2013: Assailants attacked residents of Raad village, Dammaj city, Saada governorate, Yemen. This was one of two similar attacks on villages in the town; at least five residents and 30 assailants were killed and 22 residents were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthis.
12/07/2013: Assailants fired shells at a mosque in Abu-Jabarah area, Kitaf district, Saada governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. This was one of two similar attacks targeting mosques in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthis.
12/07/2013: Assailants kidnapped a foreigner from the Haddah neighborhood of Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. No other information is available.
12/07/2013: Assailants opened fire on a row of liquor stores in Waziriyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least nine people were killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2013: Assailants publicly beheaded an individual in Ceelbuur district, Galgaduud region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to al-Shabaab and stated that the victim was targeted for being a "spy" for the Somali government.
12/07/2013: Assailants set four pieces of construction equipment owned by the ARSS company on fire in Kumbhariput, Koraput district, Odisha, India. No one was injured in the attack; however, over $658,164 in damage was caused. This was one of three attacks committed in Kumbhariput on this day. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that they carried out the attack because the company was involved in road construction work, which Maoists oppose.
12/07/2013: Assailants shot and killed two relatives of a local Sahwa Council leader and sheikh in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2013: Police discovered and defused an explosive device in Khazana area, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2013: Two rockets were fired on the Lucky Cement factory in Lakki Marwat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near a petrol pump in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, a police officer was killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a police precinct near Tarmiyah town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The blast was followed by gunfire. In addition to the bomber, at least eight people, including civilians and police officers, were killed and 11 people were injured in the attack. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al-Naqshabandiya Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: An assailant set fire to an under-construction apartment complex in Los Angeles, United States. There were no casualties, but the fire caused an estimated $100 million in damage to the complex and surrounding buildings. Dawud Abdulwali claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that he carried out the attack in response to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson, Missouri in August 2014.
12/07/2014: An explosive device detonated in Askari area, Tuz Khormato district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: An explosive device detonated in Dora 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.
12/07/2014: An explosive device detonated in Saba al-Bor area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: An explosive device detonated inside of a house in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military vehicle in Datta Khel district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One soldier was killed and at least one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: An explosive device detonated near shops in Iskan area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: An explosive device detonated near shops in Jamaa area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting Shia pilgrims in Suwaib area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: Assailant attacked a security checkpost in Akakhel area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least three security officials and five assailants were killed, while at least three officials and eight assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan) and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
12/07/2014: Assailants abducted two police officers in Dokada area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The officers were assigned to province security for a polio vaccination team. Both officers were killed and their bodies were discovered on December 8, 2014. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: Assailants attacked a group of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in El Salam camp, South Darfur state, Sudan. Two women were raped and another person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
12/07/2014: Assailants attacked a Jargon Construction and Supply machinery depot in Muaan village, North Cotabato province, Philippines. The assailants set fire to three pieces of construction equipment and abducted a community watchperson during the assault; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Six people, including an assailant and five police officers, were killed, while four assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: Assailants attacked a special forces patrol in Lahij city, Lahij governorate, Yemen. At least one soldier was killed and three others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
12/07/2014: Assailants attacked civilians near Beledweyne town, Hiiraan region, Somalia. Five civilians, who were transporting food, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
12/07/2014: Assailants attacked Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least 23 assailants were killed and 11 police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al-Naqshabandiya Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: Assailants detonated a hand grenade at a restaurant along Rabia street in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying Oil Ministry employees at Al-Qanat street, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One employee was killed and two more were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Khanukah village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and another civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/07/2014: Assailants shot and killed a teacher in Logar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/07/2014: Assailants shot and killed an Afghan National Army (ANA) Zafar Corps intelligence captain in Nawabad neighborhood, Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Shabqadar area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at a school being used as a polling station in Tral constituency, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. A Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) officer was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at a wedding party in Chimtal district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed and 12 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at the residence of Zafar Ahmad in Srinagar city, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Ahmad, a National Conference block president, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2014: Assailants wielding axes and machetes attacked civilians in Oicha village, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 36 people were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. Additionally, two people were abducted; their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
12/07/2014: Four explosive devices detonated in front of a Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) headquarters in Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. No further information is available.
12/07/2014: Two explosive devices detonated and then assailants opened fire on military personnel in Balite village, North Cotabato province, Philippines. At least one 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).
12/07/2015: An assailant stabbed Genadi Kaufman at the near the Tomb of the Patriarchs in Hebron city, West Bank. Kaufman, an Israeli civilian, was wounded in the attack and later succumbed to his injuries on December 30, 2015. The assailant was killed immediately by police immediately after the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant as Ihab Maswada, a Palestinian extremist.
12/07/2015: An assailant threw a grenade at a group of people at a supermarket in Bucha town, Kyivska oblast, Ukraine. Eight people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2015: An explosive device detonated at a bus stop on Pokrovka street, Chistie Prudy neighborhood, Moscow, Russia. Five people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2015: An explosive device detonated in Ad Dariyah, Madain, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Tarmiyah, Saladin, Iraq. At least two Sahwa Council members were killed and three Sahwa Council members were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Amil 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.
12/07/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Mashtal 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.
12/07/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Gaslak area, Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and one was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2015: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Jurf An Naddaf area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. A Ministry of Trade employee was killed and two employees were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Hazar Ganji Market in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Latifiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2015: An suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in a market near the governor's compound in Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The suicide bomber was killed and 22 people were injured in the blast; the victims included civilians and police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/07/2015: Assailants abducted at least 24 students in Mukalla city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. The students were released three hours later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
12/07/2015: Assailants abducted four Pakistan People's Party (PPP) polling agents in Kalakot neighborhood, Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan. All four hostages were rescued unharmed the following day, December 8, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2015: Assailants attacked a construction company compound in Lamfugon village, Lake Sebu town, South Cotabato province, Philippines. Two security guards were killed and five others were injured in the attack; additionally, the assailants set fire to heavy equipment during the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/07/2015: Assailants attacked an Indian Forest Service (IFS) outpost in Karuvarakkundu area, Kerala state, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/07/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Mashema village, Zamfara state, Nigeria. At least 20 people were killed in the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2015: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated in Khaldiyah neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of two projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Aleppo on the same day. At least four people were killed and six others were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/07/2015: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated near the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Consulate in Muhafaza neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of two projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Aleppo on the same day. At least four people were killed and six others were injured across both incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/07/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convoy in Semthan village, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. At least eight people were injured in the attack; the victims included police officers and civilians. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2015: Assailants opened fire on a house and set a car ablaze in Gorazhdec area, Pec district, Kosovo. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2015: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying construction workers in Lamitan, Basilan, Philippines. At least one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2015: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Lubero district, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least four people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).
12/07/2015: Assailants opened fire on police officers in front of the Department of Public Safety and Traffic Management in Caloocan area, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Joselito Valencia, a traffic officer, was killed and two officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2015: Assailants set fire to a refugee shelter in Altenburg, Thuringia, Germany. At least 10 refugees were injured in the attack, which caused $21,600 in damage to the shelter. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2015: Assailants set fire to the Kursunlu Mosque in Diyarbakir city, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties, but the mosque was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
12/07/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at the Express Media Group office on University Road in Sargodha, Punjab province, Pakistan. At least one person was injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility and stated that the company was targeted due to its opposition of the group.
12/07/2015: Three assailants attacked a police station Breshna Kot area, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2016: An assailant threw a grenade near a Philippine National Police (PNP) station at the plaza in Poblacion neighborhood, Iligan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2016: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire targeting a military vehicle in Kharubah, North Sinai, Egypt. A security officer was killed and five soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2016: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire targeting a security vehicle near Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. Five military personnel were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2016: An explosive device detonated in Firat neighborhood, Mardin, Turkey. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
12/07/2016: An explosive device detonated in Saba Qosour area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2016: An explosive device detonated in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2016: An explosive device detonated in Ur area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a soldier in Antioquia city, Antioquia, Colombia. The soldier, Jairo Humberto Rojas, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for incident.
12/07/2016: An explosive device detonated under a bridge in Sharifabad, Mastung district, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2016: An explosive device planted in a bus detonated in Qahira area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) soldiers in Bab, Aleppo, Syria. At least one soldier was killed and six others were injured in the blast. A unknown number of Free Syrian Army members were also injured in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of the Al-Saiqa headquarters in Benghazi, Libya. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Benghazi on the same day. At least 18 people were injured across both blasts; the victims included soldiers, police officers, and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting rescuers at the site of an earlier attack in Benghazi, Libya. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Benghazi on the same day. At least 18 people were injured across both blasts; the victims included soldiers, police officers, and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2016: An explosives-rigged vehicle detonated in Shura 4th area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least eight people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vehicles attacked military forces at a hospital in Al Salam, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least 13 soldiers and an unknown number of assailants were killed and 43 civilians and soldiers were injured in the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2016: Assailants attacked military bases in War Maxan, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. At least three people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2016: Assailants attacked oil facilities in Bin Jawad, Sirte, Libya. At least four soldiers and eight assailants were killed and eight soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Benghazi Defense Brigades (BDB) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2016: Assailants attacked Pamir checkpost in Lal Por, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Jindal coal mining train in Inhamitanga, Sofala, Mozambique. The train's driver was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
12/07/2016: Assailants opened fire on Aidan O'Driscoll in Blackpool, Cork, Ireland. O'Driscoll, a former Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA) chief of staff, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to dissident Republicans.
12/07/2016: Assailants opened fire on Evliya Caliskan's vehicle in Sultangazi neighborhood, Istanbul, Turkey. Caliskan, a terrorism prosecutor for the Bureau of Terror and Organized Crime, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Devrimici Halk Kurtulus Cephesi (DHKP/C).
12/07/2016: Assailants raided the 'Allas Oil Field in Tikrit, Saladin, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/07/2016: Assailants set fire to First Baptist Church in Redlands, California, United States. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2016: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Farid Sabir, a prayer leader, outside of a mosque in Herat, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2016: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a house in Tandragee, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/07/2016: Three explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/07/2016: Two explosive devices attached to vehicles detonated in Zayouna area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2017: A suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden tricycle was identified and killed by security forces along Cotabato-Isulan Highway in Dansuli, Isulan district, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2017: An assailant armed with a bat attacked a kosher restaurant in southern Amsterdam, Netherlands. The assailant smashed the windows of the restaurant and then entered the building and removed an Israeli flag. There were no reported casualties in the incident. Saleh Ali, a former fighter in Syria and a Palestinian extremist, claimed responsibility and stated that he carried out the incident in order to "protest."
12/07/2017: An assailant, identified as William Atchison, opened fire on students at Aztec High School in Aztec, New Mexico, United States. The assailant shot and killed two students and fired multiple shots at a locked classroom before shooting and killing himself. Statements Atchinson made in his suicide note and posted online reflect a fixation on mass shootings, as well as a misogynist and white supremacist narrative referenced in message forums where participants self-identify as "involuntarily celibate" (incel).
12/07/2017: An explosive device detonated at a garbage disposal site in Shadal, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. A child was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2017: An explosive device detonated at a polling center at the Divyajyoti Adharbhut School in Devchuli, Province 4, Nepal. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2017: An explosive device detonated at a polling center at the Raja Mahatma Secondary School in Panchanagar, Province 5, Nepal. Five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2017: An explosive device detonated at a polling center in Purano Naikap, Province 3, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2017: An explosive device detonated in an agricultural field in Bhubhairav, Bihar, India. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2017: An explosive device detonated outside a lawyer's office in Manawi Basha neighborhood, Basra, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2017: An explosive device detonated outside of the Department of Public Security (DPS) Carabinieri Police Station in San Giovanni neighborhood, Rome, Italy. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Santiago Maldonado Cell faction of the Informal Anarchist Federation and the International Revolutionary Front both claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle transporting ballot boxes in Kyan Khola, Province 3, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a polling center at Chandra Sanskrit Secondary School in Dharan, Province 1, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Api Killi, Mir Ali subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2017: Assailants armed with iron rods attacked Swami Bhaktiprasad, a Swaminarayan sect monk, while he was campaigning for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Kotda, Gujarat, India. Bhaktiprasad was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2017: Assailants attacked an Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) position in Chiriba, near Bukavu, South Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Two people, including one soldier, were killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Raia Mutomboki Militia.
12/07/2017: Assailants attacked Madhusudan Yadav, a journalist, in Ghatampur, Uttar Pradesh, India. Four people, including Yadav and three family members, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2017: Assailants fired two rockets at the Kharan City School in Kharan, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least two Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military detachment at a patrol base in Carmen, Baguio, Davao del Sur, Philippines. There were an unknown number of assailant casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/07/2017: Assailants opened fire on a United Nations Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) base along the Semuliki River near Kamango, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 20 people, including 15 Tanzanian peacekeepers and five Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) soldiers, were killed and 50 other people were injured in the assault. It is unknown whether there were any assailant casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
12/07/2017: Assailants opened fire on Sol Jamero, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) director, in Barangay Zone 12, Talisay, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Jamero was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2017: Assailants shot and injured a civilian in Creggan neighborhood, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2017: Assailants shot and killed an Intersos aid worker inside his residence in Kaga-Bandoro, Nana-Grebizi, Central African Republic. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/07/2017: Assailants stormed the Federal Radio Corporation of Nigeria (FRCN) station and opened fire in Idofian, Kwara, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a police post in Qazigund, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2017: Assailants threw grenades at an Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) patrol north of Kirkuk city, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2017: Eight explosive devices were discovered and defused in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2017: Seven explosive devices detonated in a forest near Ankhisalla, Province 1, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2017: Seven explosive devices were discovered and defused north of Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/07/2017: Two assailants shot and killed Junjun Lacaran Gaposan, a former New People's Army (NPA) member, in Palawan, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/1995: An assailant attacked Freddy's Fashion Mart in Harlem, New York City, New York, United States. The assailant, identified as Roland James Smith (aka Aboudima Moulika), was armed with a .38 caliber revolver and a canister of paint thinner. He shot and wounded four people before barricading himself and others inside the building and starting a fire that destroyed the first floor of the building. Smith shot and killed himself, and the fire killed seven others who were trapped in the store. Smith had been among protesters picketing the store in an ongoing landlord-tenant dispute with neighboring stores, which some protesters viewed as racially motivated. Witnesses reported that Smith carried out the attack because he mistakenly believed that the owner of the store was engaging in racially discriminatory hiring practices.
12/08/1998: The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) was suspected of attacking Tadjena, Algeria. Forty five people were massacred by armed perpetrators. No further information was provided on this incident.
12/08/1999: A bomb hidden in a motorcycle exploded in, Kalmunai, Sri Lanka, injuring 18 people. At least four of the wounded were members of the government's anti-terrorist Special Task Force. At least seven shops were damaged in the explosion. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was suspected.
12/08/1999: National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) members attacked a market in Siripur, North Tripuri District, Tripura State, India, killing five and injuring nine. The militants set fire to structures used as an agriculture store and veterinary sub-centre while fleeing the scene.
12/08/2000: A suspected member of Takfir wal-Hijra (Excommunication and Exodus) opened fire in a mosque in Garaffa, Sudan, killing 20 and injuring 40 civilians who were attending Friday prayers. The assailant was killed by police shortly after the attack.
12/08/2000: A water tanker, driven by suspected Chechen Rebels (non-specific) and loaded with approximately 5 tons of explosives (presumed to be ammonium nitrate), drove into the courtyard of an Interior Ministry base in Gudermes, Chechnya and exploded, killing one policeman and injuring 12 others. Police and members of the Moscow Department to Combat Organized Crime (UBOP) had gathered in the courtyard for guard mounting when the suicide attack occurred. The explosion destroyed one of the walls of the UBOP building, destroyed 19 vehicles, and shattered neighborhood windows.
12/08/2000: An unidentified masked gunmen, believed to be Chechen Rebels (non-specific), broke into the regional hospital in Urus-Martan, Chechnya and opened fire, killing two nurses and two Russian soldiers. This attack took place in the context of high violence and attacks against Russian interests.
12/08/2000: Two vehicles filled with explosives exploded in a parking lot near the Verkhny market in Pyatigorsk, near Chechnya, killing four and injuring 28. The two car bombs detonated nearly simultaneously. Five unidentified suspects, believed to be Chechen Rebels (non-specific), were detained in connection to the attack.
12/08/2000: Unidentified gunmen shot at Israeli civilians driving in a car near Qiryat Arba-Hebron, Israel. A woman in the car was killed and two other passengers were injured in the attack. The assailants escaped to the Palestinian-controlled area in Hebron.
12/08/2001: An Algerian man was killed and his companion injured in a Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) militant attack outside a café in Aomar, Algeria.
12/08/2001: Colombian soldiers foiled a Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)kidnapping operation at a fake checkpoint along a highway in Acacias, Colombia. Five FARC rebels, and one Colombian soldier were killed in the subsequent firefight that ensued after the kidnapping attempt.
12/08/2001: Petrol bombs targeted the home of a police officer in Asquain, France, in the Basque country. Several vehicles were damaged in the attack. No one was injured.
12/08/2001: Rebels attacked a military convoy in Baramullah, India. Indian soldiers fired back and in the crossfire killed one civilian and injured five others. Two militants were also killed in the attack. A total of nine people died, and 20 others were injured in the attack.
12/08/2001: Unknown militants attacked a Algerian Army patrol in Chrea, Algeria. One soldier was wounded in the attack.
12/08/2002: An Israeli army jeep exploded as it hit a suspected roadside bomb near Zarit, Israel, on the Israel-Lebanon border, leaving two Israeli soldiers injured. The Group of the Martyr Ramzi Nahra (Ramzi Nahra Martyr Organization) claimed responsibility for the attack in a phone call to the Agence France Presse. Israeli officials suggested that Hizballah was involved in the incident, but Hizballah denied responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2002: Five people were killed and at least six others injured when a passenger bus drove over a suspected Maoist landmine in the village of Karkare, Nepal.
12/08/2003: A bag exploded minutes after being handed over to a hardware shop owner in Makum town, Assam state, India, killing Hindi-speaking bystanders.
12/08/2003: Israeli authorities detained Sulayman Abu-Ghus, 20, from Balatah, 37-year-old Sabr Abu-Saris from Nabulus, and Latifa Abu-Durrayr, 40, from Nabulus, en route to a suicide bombing. They were apprehended while attempting to flee from a security check point before entering the targeted destination of Rosh Ha'ayin, Israel.
12/08/2004: A grenade was hurled at a newspaper office in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, an area subject to bouts of violence since a breakaway faction split with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam .  Although the building was damaged, no one was hurt.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2004: Suspected members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) executed three civilians and injured nine others in a shooting spree in Chik Embon, Aceh Province, Indonesia. GAM reportedly first lined up the village residents, who were Acehnese who had returned to their village after seeking refuge outside the violence-ravaged province.
12/08/2004: Unidentified assailants hurled two grenades into the People's Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE) political office housing members in Jaffna, Sri Lanka late Wednesday night.  While one of the grenades exploded, no one was injured and the unexploded grenade was defused by the army's bomb disposal squad.
12/08/2004: Unknown perpetrators detonated a grenade exploded in a crowded market, in Anantnag, Kashmir.  The explosion, which was meant to target an Indian police patrol unit, injured 26 civilians.
12/08/2005: Five National Liberation Army (ELN) members kidnapped two women in Piedecuesta, Colombia. Colombian police rescued them on December 20, 2005 and arrested two ELN perpetrators, Luis Heraldo Reyes Palomino and Celiano Ojeda Velandia, in the process.
12/08/2005: Two National Liberation Army (ELN) hostages, Eduardo Ballesteros Angarita and Marco Tulio Mancilla, were found shot to death in Sabana de Torres, Colombia. They were abducted from their Miraflores and El Pozo rural properties at an unknown date.
12/08/2005: Two suicide bombers belonging to Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) blew themselves up in the middle of a group of people gathered at the Udichi Shilpi Gosthi cultural organization in Netrokona, Bangladesh, killing eight people and injuring around 50 others. It appears the perpetrators first planted a bomb in front of a nearby office building to attract people’s attention.
12/08/2006: Between 5.30 a.m. and 6.00 a.m., youths suspected to be militants abducted three Italians who were employees of the Nigeria Agip Oil Company (NAOC) at the Brass Terminal in Bayelsa State, Nigeria. The militants who were said to be well-armed, stormed the oil terminal which is owned by Agip, and overpowered the security personnel after a prolonged gun battle, disappearing with the abducted expatriate oil workers. After the attack, the enraged militants were said to have set ablaze all the speed boats that were anchored in the terminal jetty while they shot sporadically into different directions within the vicinity of the terminal. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/08/2007: A police station in Baghdad, Iraq, was attacked resulting in two injuries. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2007: A police station was fired on in Khuzdar, Pakistan, by unknown attackers. No one was injured.
12/08/2007: A roadside bomb damaged a police vehicle and injured two police officers in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2007: A suicide bomber rammed his explosives-laden vehicle into a police station in the town of Beiji in northern Iraq. The attack killed six people and wounded fifteen others. The attackers targeted the department of the Iraqi "Rapid Reaction Force." Most of the victims were civilians in houses neighboring the police station. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2007: A teenage boy was hung in Sagin, Afghanistan, by Taliban members for allegedly spying.
12/08/2007: A villa belonging to a doctor from mainland France was destroyed in a daylight bomb attack in the island of Corsica, France. There were no casualties and no claim for the responsibility of the attack.
12/08/2007: An Afghan district minister, his nephew and four of his body guards were killed in Delaram, Afghanistan by Taliban members.
12/08/2007: Four members of a family believed to be associated with Muqtada al-Sadr were killed in Baghdad, Iraq, by unknown assailants.
12/08/2007: Four Peruvian famers were shot dead by member of Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) in Pacae, Peru.
12/08/2007: Terrorists targeted a convoy transporting Russian workers for the Stroytrans Gas company in Algiers, Algeria. A bomb exploded when the convoy passed by. There were no casualties and there was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2008: On Monday morning, at 0800, unidentified persons suspected to be militants exploded a bomb at the office complex of Tata Motors at Ghari Lamhang, Imphal, Manipur, India. However, there were no reports of any casualties although some damage was caused to some portions of the office building. No claim of responsibility was made.
12/08/2008: On Monday, a Holden Rodeo ute vehicle carrying a 220-liter fuel tank was backed into the Joondalup police station and set aflame. The attack damaged two offices, one of which was the inspector's District Office. No casualties were reported.
12/08/2008: On Monday, a mosque in the village of Fazlagica Kula, Republika Srpska, Bosnia Herzegovina, was set on fire. The amount of damage done by the fire is unknown. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2008: On Monday, an improvised explosive device was planted on the Jamuna Irrigation Canal Road in the Bakaliaghat area of Karbi Anglong, Assam, India. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
12/08/2008: On Monday, armed assailants fired upon an ambulance carrying members of  a German organization, Gesellschaft fur Technische Zusammenarbeit, wounding one nurse and damaging the ambulance at a refugee camp near Dadaab, North Eastern Province, Kenya. No group claimed responsibility.
12/08/2008: On Monday, Assistant Political Agent (APA) Mir Ali Asmatullah Wazir and his seven body guards were kidnapped by unknown militants in Bannu, North West Frontier, Pakistan. The assistant political agent went missing after crossing the Kajhori check point and crossing into North Waziristan. No group has claimed responsibility for the abduction and no casualties have been reported.
12/08/2008: On Monday, four unknown gunmen attacked the home of Mr. Ibezimako Aghanya, the commissioner of the Kogi State police.  According to a statement by his wife, Mrs. Eunice Aghanya, the gunmen arrived in an unknown Honda car.  The four attackers killed one police officer on guard and seriously wounded another.  A civilian neighbor was killed by a stray round.  A third local officer who was patrolling nearby managed to wound the attackers, before they escaped.  An investigation has been launched. There were no claims of responsibility. There was no reported damage.
12/08/2008: On Monday, in Guaviare, Colombia, an improvised explosive device (IED), composed of dynamite, placed on a bridge exploded, causing severe damage but no casualties.  The bombing took place on the road between San Jose del Guaviare and El Retorno. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
12/08/2008: On Monday, unidentified militants shot an injured a body guard of the independent candidate, Shiraz Ahmed, in Dessa, Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility.
12/08/2009: On Tuesday at about 1000, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded when it was struck by a vehicle in the village of Charghark, Tarin Kowt, Oruzgan, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and three others were injured. The vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
12/08/2009: On Tuesday evening at 1900, in Altamira, Prado, Tolima, Colombia, two armed insurgents shot and killed the Prado city council president, Ricardo Perdomo Rodriguez, in his residence. No group claimed responsibility but the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia are believed to be responsible.
12/08/2009: On Tuesday evening at 1930, a local Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) and her husband were wounded when Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants opened fire on them in their residence in the Eturunagaram area of Warangal, Andhra Pradesh. The official was accused of being a police informer. The residence was slightly damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
12/08/2009: On Tuesday in the night, in Toumba district, Thessaloniki, Greece, assailants threw Molotov cocktails at a New Democracy (ND) party office, damaging the facility but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
12/08/2009: On Tuesday morning, a bomb detonated near the offices of the Inter-Services Intelligence directorate, Pakistan’s main security service, in Multan, Punjab, Pakistan. As a result, nine were killed and 40 wounded, most of which were civilians. The authorities in Multan said militants in a car tried to attack the intelligence agency offices with automatic rifle fire and hand grenades lobbed at a guard post. But when forces from the security agency returned fire, the militants blew up the car. Several buildings were damaged in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility.
12/08/2009: On Tuesday morning, at 1025, the first of five suicide car-bombs detonated near a technical college in Doura neighborhood in central Baghdad, Iraq. The vehicle was packed with 850 kilograms of explosives. Twenty-five people were killed and 100 were wounded in the attack. Al Qaeda militants claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2009: On Tuesday morning, at 1025, the second of five suicide car-bombs detonated by the Judiciary Institute in al Qahera neighborhood in northeast Baghdad, Iraq. Twenty-five people were killed and 100 were wounded in the attack. It is unknown in the attack caused any property damage. Al Qaeda militants claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2009: On Tuesday morning, the fifth of five suicide car-bombs detonated at the substitute building of the financial ministry building in downtown Baghdad, Iraq. Twenty-five people were killed and 100 were wounded in the attack. It is unknown in the attack caused any property damage. Al Qaeda militants claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2009: On Tuesday morning, the fourth of five suicide car-bombs detonated at the Supreme Court building in Mansour neighborhood in west Baghdad, Iraq. Twenty-five people were killed and 100 were wounded in the attack. It is unknown in the attack caused any property damage. Al Qaeda militants claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2009: On Tuesday morning, the third of five suicide car-bombs detonated by the Ministry of the Interior (MOI) building in downtown Baghdad, Iraq. Twenty-five people were killed and 100 were wounded in the attack. It is unknown in the attack caused any property damage. Al Qaeda militants claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2009: On Tuesday night, around 50 Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants shot and killed two civilians and injured one other in the Thema village in Bastar of Kanker district, Chhattisgarh state, India. Militants accused the civilians of being pro-government spies. Two brothers, Rakesh, 30, and Rajuram, 25, were taken to a nearby forest area and shot on charges of being police informers. Chabilal Markam, 30 who was also shot, was taken to a government hospital for treatment and was in a critical condition. No group claimed responsibility.
12/08/2009: On Tuesday, an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated near the house of a policeman in Nizal neighborhood in downtown Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. One civilian was killed and three were wounded, including two children. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/08/2009: On Tuesday, gunmen shot and wounded a police colonel at his home in the town of Garma, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility.
12/08/2009: On Tuesday, unidentified militants opened fire on a police patrol killing two police officers in the Sarasdangal area of Dumka district in Jharkhand. While one died on the spot, the other succumbed to his injuries in hospital. The deceased were identified as head constable Dharamvir Singh and constable Dinesh Sharma. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2010: On Wednesday morning, in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified militants abducted seven Darband Government High School teachers identified as Mahboob, Arshad, Hashim, Javed, Akmal, Umer Ali, and Javed, and a driver, Sajjad, while they were on their way to school in a vehicle. Police carried out an operation and were able to free five of the school teachers, Mahboob, Arshad, Hashim, Javed, and Akmal, but Umer Ali and Javed, as well as Sajjad are still missing and their status is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
12/08/2010: On Wednesday morning, in Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, suspected Taliban militants detonated unknown explosives and destroyed a government school. Two other schools were blown up, all in quick succession from each other. No casualties were reported in the attack and no group claimed responsibility.
12/08/2010: On Wednesday morning, in Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, suspected Taliban militants detonated unknown explosives and destroyed a government school. Two other schools were blown up, all in quick succession of each other. No casualties were reported in the attack and no group claimed responsibility.
12/08/2010: On Wednesday night at 2300, in Odiapentha village in Koraput, Odisha, India, a group of 60 armed militants killed a tribal youth, identified as Sambharu Huika, after he refused to join their ranks. According to witnesses, Huika was dragged from his office and shot a few feet from his residence. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
12/08/2010: On Wednesday, at Tirah bazaar in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, a teenage boy blew himself up at a bus station in front of a barber shop as he was near a bus full of passengers. At least 19 people were killed, 20 people were wounded, and more than 30 shops and seven vehicles were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility.
12/08/2010: On Wednesday, in Bosaso, Bari, Somalia, two unidentified militants fired upon and injured a Finance Ministry employee, Ali Osman Buh. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Al Shabaab was thought to be responsible for the attack.
12/08/2010: On Wednesday, in Kerem Shalom, Southern District, Israel, unknown militants fired four mortar rounds from the Gaza Strip area. One person was wounded and no damages were reported. The Popular Resistance Committees, the An-Nasser Salah ad Din Brigades, claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2010: On Wednesday, in Qochin village, in the Sheberghan district of Jowzjan, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants abducted three National Directorate of Security personnel and one policeman by unknown means and took them to the Kamar Tomdida area of Sar-e Pol city, in the Sar-e Pol province. All four victims were killed in Sar-e Pol that same day. No group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected.
12/08/2010: On Wednesday, in the Amil neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown gunmen with silenced weapons shot and killed Omar Jassim Mohammed, the head of the auditing department in the Supreme Judiciary Council. No group claimed responsibility and no damage was reported.
12/08/2010: On Wednesday, in the Amiriya neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown gunmen with silenced weapons shot and killed an off duty police officer. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/08/2010: On Wednesday, in the Doura neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, a roadside improvised explosive device struck a bus carrying Iranian Shiite pilgrims on a highway, wounding seven Iranians aboard. The pilgrims were heading to the Shiite holy city of Karbala to observe the 10-day annual Ashura mourning rite. The amount of damage from the attack is unknown. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2010: On Wednesday, in the Parom area of Panjgur district, in Balochistan, Pakistan, Baluchistan Liberation Army (BLA) militants opened fire on Pashtun civilians, killing three and injuring one. The victims were identified as Anayatullah, Dur Mohammad, and Ahmed Allah. The BLA claimed responsibility.
12/08/2011: At least 34 NATO oil tankers were destroyed when suspected members of the Taliban fired at the trucks using guns and a rocket in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan.  No official claim of responsibility was reported.  No deaths or injuries were reported.
12/08/2012: A pressure-cooker bomb was found and defused inside the Tamu Furniture Industry building in Sharada Nagar, Chitwan district, Central region, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in the Bagram area of Ghorak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and another two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/08/2012: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle on Barori Road in Quetta city, Quetta district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two civilians were injured as the blast missed its intended target. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2012: An explosive device detonated at the private residence of a humanitarian worker in Mingora city, Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the residence was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was involved.
12/08/2012: An explosive device detonated in a market in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two children were injured and a vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police arrested two suspects in connection with the bombing.
12/08/2012: An explosive device detonated outside Muhammad Sharif's residence in Wahdat Colony, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Sharif, a government official, was unharmed; however, four other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan security patrol in Bak district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and nine other people, four military personnel and five civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident: however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/08/2012: An explosive device was discovered in Chahar Burjak district, Nimruz province, Afghanistan. The device detonated as police officers were attempting to defuse it; four officers were killed and another was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2012: An explosive device was discovered underneath the vehicle of Salem al-Sufra, the chief of provincial security operations, in Mukalla city, Hadramawt province, Yemen. The bomb was successfully defused following its discovery. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2012: Assailants abducted Harish Gota in the Kuprel area of Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. Harish Gota was the son of a prominent Salwa Judum leader, Chinna Gota, who was shot and killed by Maoists the previous day. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/08/2012: Assailants ambushed a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy in Khost province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2012: Assailants ambushed a Yemeni military patrol in the Wadi Abeeda area of Ma'rib governorate, Yemen. Eight soldiers, including commander General Bin Farid, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attribute the incident to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
12/08/2012: Assailants attacked and beheaded a civilian in the Noori area of Bak district, Khost province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, stating that the group charged the victim with espionage.
12/08/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at an under-construction vacation home in Corsica region, France. This was one of 24 similar attacks on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, 26 houses were destroyed in the blasts. The Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) claimed responsibility for the incident by writing the group name on the walls of one of the targeted houses.
12/08/2012: Assailants fired two mortars at military troops in the Venadillo area of Caloto municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. One mortar failed to explode and the second hit a civilian residence. One person was killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the 6th "Hernando Gonzalez Acosta" Front, a subgroup of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/08/2012: Assailants on motorcycles opened fire on Intisar Alvi in the Nazimabad suburb of Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Alvi, former union council nazim and member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2012: Assailants opened fire and threw a grenade at a police station in the Yenibosna area of Istanbul city, Istanbul province, Turkey. The grenade failed to detonate, but two police officers were killed in the ensuing gunfight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, one suspected member of Devrimici Halk Kurtulus Cephesi (DHKP/C) was arrested following the attack.
12/08/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Yathrib district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and two more were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2012: Assailants set fire to a house in Helette, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, France. There were no reported casualties in the attack. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and stated, "The Basque country is not for sale."
12/08/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in the Doura area of 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 incident.
12/08/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle during a funeral service at Al-Hawari cemetery in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. in addition to the assailant, one person attending the service was killed in the attack and five people were injured. The funeral was being held for Colonel Kamal Bazaza, a military intelligence official that was killed the previous day by an explosive device in Benghazi. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2013: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Madain area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a military officer, was killed in the blast. This was one of 12 coordinated attacks in, and within 30 kilometers of, Baghdad city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
12/08/2013: An explosive device attached to an oil pipeline detonated in Usaylan district, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. No one was injured in the blast; however, the pipeline was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect the involvement of either tribesmen or Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
12/08/2013: An explosive device detonated in Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of at least three bombings in Kirkuk on the same day; one person was killed and three more were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/08/2013: An explosive device detonated in the Hadba Quarter, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2013: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Jurf Al-Sakar area, Babil governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in the same area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/08/2013: An explosive device detonated near a military vehicle in Jurf Al-Sakar area, Babil governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in the same area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/08/2013: An explosive device detonated near an outdoor market in the Amil area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and 12 people were injured in the blast. This was one of 12 coordinated attacks in, and within 30 kilometers of, Baghdad city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
12/08/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of a teacher's residence in Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of at least three bombings in Kirkuk on the same day; one person was killed and three more were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/08/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting a convoy for a British security company in the Rumaylah oilfield in Basra governorate, Iraq. At least two people were injured and the vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2013: An explosive device planted in a civilian's vehicle detonated in Hay Al-Muthanna area of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2013: An explosive device planted in Mustafa Najdat Mahdi's vehicle detonated outside his house in Hay Tasin area, Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Mahdi, a military lieutenant, was not harmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Saba al-Bour village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and 10 people were injured in the blast. This was one of 12 coordinated attacks in, and within 30 kilometers of, Baghdad city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
12/08/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Al-Ameen area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. This was one of 12 coordinated attacks in, and within 30 kilometers of, Baghdad city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
12/08/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Bayaa area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least seven people were killed and 14 people were injured in the blast. This was one of 12 coordinated attacks in, and within 30 kilometers of, Baghdad city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
12/08/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Karrada area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and 16 people were injured in the blast. This was one of 12 coordinated attacks in and around Baghdad city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
12/08/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Radhwaniya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. This was one of 12 coordinated attacks in, and within 30 kilometers of, Baghdad city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
12/08/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and 10 people were injured in the blast. This was one of 12 coordinated attacks in, and within 30 kilometers of, Baghdad city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
12/08/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Uqba bin Nafi' square in central Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. This was one of 12 coordinated attacks in, and within 30 kilometers of, Baghdad city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
12/08/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a government tax office in the Ghadeer area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and 12 people were injured in the blast. This was one of 12 coordinated attacks in, and within 30 kilometers of, Baghdad city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
12/08/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a market in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a restaurant in the Al-Hussainiyah neighborhood, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and 13 people were injured in the blast. This was one of 12 coordinated attacks in, and within 30 kilometers of, Baghdad city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
12/08/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near an auto repair store in Taji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and 10 people were injured in the blast. This was one of 12 coordinated attacks in, and within 30 kilometers of, Baghdad city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
12/08/2013: An unknown amount of explosive devices were discovered near a military facility in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2013: Assailants attacked a base operated by Kenyan Defense Force (KDF) soldiers in Afmadow town, Lower Juba region, Somalia. The attack caused an unknown number of casualties among the Kenyan forces. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/08/2013: Assailants attacked an unknown number of military convoys in Bau district, Blue Nile state, Sudan. An unknown number of soldiers were killed in the attack; however, it is known that one assailant was killed and three others were wounded in the ensuing firefight. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement - North claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2013: Assailants attacked vehicles on Gwoza-Firgi-Ngurosoya Federal Highway in Borno state, Nigeria. At least five people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Boko Haram was involved.
12/08/2013: Assailants opened fire and launched rockets at a security forces convoy in Mand area, Turbat town, Kech district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2013: Assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Sibi district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No one was injured in the attack; however, the container was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2013: Assailants opened fire on Abdullah Gaithallah in Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. Gaithallah, the deputy chief of police in Al Bayda, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
12/08/2013: Assailants opened fire on Ahmed Al-Khafaji near Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Al-Khafazi, a provincial media office chief, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2013: Assailants opened fire on Saddam Tahiri in Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. Tahiri, the head of head of security at the presidential palace, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
12/08/2013: Assailants opened fire on two containers transporting goods to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) in Balanari area, Bolan district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No one was injured in the attack; however, one container caught on fire and one was partially damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2013: Assailants set up an unofficial checkpoint and abducted four soldiers in civilian clothing from their vehicle in Lice district, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. The soldiers were released unharmed on the morning of Monday, December 9th, 2013. No group claimed responsibility; however, several sources attributed the kidnapping to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
12/08/2013: Gunmen opened fire on police officers in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2013: Police opened fire at an explosives-laden vehicle thought to be on the way to a military camp or base in Sheikh Zuweid town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. The vehicle exploded, killing only the driver of the vehicle. This was one of two attempted attacks on military using explosives-laden vehicles in Sheikh Zuweid on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2013: Police opened fire on a minibus rigged with explosives that was thought to be targeting passing troops in Sheikh Zuweid city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reports of casualties in the incident. This was one of two attempted attacks on military using explosives-laden vehicles in Sheikh Zuweid on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2013: Three bombs planted outside of a police officer's residence detonated in Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of at least three bombings in Kirkuk on the same day; one person was killed and three more were injured across the three attacks. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2013: Two suicide bombers attempted to attack security forces in Anah district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The police killed both assailants before they could detonate their explosive belts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
12/08/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at police headquarters in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Assailants then stormed the station and opened fire on nearby government buildings. At least 10 people were killed, including five assailants, and six people were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: An assailant threw a grenade at a military base in Pikit town, North Cotabato province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, military officials attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
12/08/2014: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated at the residence of a Huthi supporter in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Eight civilians were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings at the same residence on this date; this second blast occurred as local residents gathered at the scene of the first attack. Al-Batar Al-Yemeni, a self-identified member of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/08/2014: An explosive device detonated at a market in Ur area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: An explosive device detonated at a memorial cross in Molodizhnyy Park in Kharkiv city, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: An explosive device detonated at the residence of a Huthi supporter in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. No one was injured, although the house was damaged in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings at the same residence on this date; the second blast occurred as local residents gathered at the scene of this first attack. Al-Batar Al-Yemeni, a self-identified member of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/08/2014: An explosive device detonated at the residence of Abdullah Al-Sharafi in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Al-Sharafi, a local Huthi leader, was unharmed and there were no other reported casualties. Al-Batar Al-Yemeni, a self-identified member of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: An explosive device detonated during a high school soccer match in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: An explosive device detonated in Al-Furat area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police officer in Damistan village, Northern governorate, Bahrain. The police officer was killed in the attack. Al Ashtar Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to Hezbollah.
12/08/2014: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Chalo Dast area, Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One ANA officer was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: An explosive device detonated near an army patrol by a khat market in As Sinah area, Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. At least two people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen).
12/08/2014: An explosive device detonated on railway tracks minutes after a train had passed in Sibi city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported in the blast, but the track was damaged. The United Baloch Army (UBA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: An explosive device detonated prematurely as it was being planted in Nawfal village, near Muqdadiyah district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two assailants were killed in the blast. Al-Naqshabandiya Army claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources also attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/08/2014: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Gurbuz district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed as they were planting the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/08/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting Mawlawi Sardar Zadran near Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Zadran, a local leader, escaped the blast unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/08/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting Shia pilgrims in Yusufiyah area, Babil governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Sulaykh area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a university lecturer, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Al-Batar Al-Yemeni, a self-identified member of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside the Yemeni president's office in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Al-Batar Al-Yemeni, a self-identified member of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: Assailants abducted three Lebanese soldiers from Britel area, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. The soldiers whereabouts remain unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: Assailants abducted three Tablighi Jammat preachers in Chattar area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The victims were released on January 3, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: Assailants attacked a displaced woman in Nertiti district, Central Darfur state, Sudan. The woman was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Janjaweed.
12/08/2014: Assailants attacked Adawe Guulle village, Gedo region, Somalia. This was one of two villages targeted in Gedo on this date. Four soldiers were killed and several civilians were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
12/08/2014: Assailants attacked an unspecified number of houses belonging to United National Party (UNP) provincial councilors in Katugastota area, Central province, Sri Lanka. This was one of at least two attacks targeting the homes of UNP councilors in different areas of Kandy district on this date. There were no reported casualties; however, the houses were destroyed in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/08/2014: Assailants attacked an unspecified number of houses belonging to United National Party (UNP) provincial councilors in Wattegama area, Kandy district, Central province, Sri Lanka. This was one of at least two attacks targeting the homes of UNP councilors in different areas of Kandy district on this date. There were no reported casualties; however, the houses were destroyed in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/08/2014: Assailants attacked Balangia area, South Kordofan state, Sudan. Security forces repulsed the attack, and there were no reports of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement - North.
12/08/2014: Assailants attacked Gadondhawe village, Gedo region, Somalia. This was one of two villages targeted in Gedo on this date. Four soldiers were killed and several civilians were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
12/08/2014: Assailants attacked villagers in Musuku village, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 13 people were killed and seven others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
12/08/2014: Assailants fired rockets at Kadugli city, South Kordofan state, Sudan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement - North, which denied involvement.
12/08/2014: Assailants fired two rockets at Bagram Air Base in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan workers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: Assailants kidnapped six soldiers in Naqil Ar Rabadh area, Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. The soldiers were released the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen).
12/08/2014: Assailants kidnapped three police officers in Dali city, Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. The whereabouts of the officers are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen).
12/08/2014: Assailants launched rocket propelled grenades at a military checkpoint in Ash Shihr city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Two soldiers were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
12/08/2014: Assailants opened fire on a joint Special Task Force and Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) party in Gangalur area, Chhattisgarh state, India. Two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/08/2014: Assailants opened fire on Defense Minister Khaled al-Obeidi's convoy in Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No further information is available.
12/08/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of a district education director in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three people, including the director, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/08/2014: Assailants stabbed Selvedin Beganovic in Trnovi village, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Beganovic, an imam, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim Fundamentalists.
12/08/2014: Police ambushed assailants who were en route to planting explosive devices in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: Police found and defused four explosive devices on a road in Chargi jungle, Jharkhand state, India. Sources stated that the devices were intended to target security personnel. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: Security forces found and defused five explosive devices planted in Phaikon village, Manipur state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: Security forces identified and arrested two suicide bombers wearing explosive belts in Jadidat Al Shatt area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2014: Two explosive devices detonated in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. No one was injured in the blasts. Al-Batar Al-Yemeni, a self-identified member of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants fired mortars targeting volunteer fighters in Albu Faraj, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least seven volunteer fighters were killed and 12 fighters were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/08/2015: An explosive device detonated in a field in Kuniyamal, Kerala, India. One person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2015: An explosive device detonated in Bayaa 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.
12/08/2015: An explosive device detonated in Dora area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2015: An explosive device detonated in Kifah 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.
12/08/2015: An explosive device detonated near a school van in Nasti Kot, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least two people were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in As Salikh 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.
12/08/2015: An explosive device detonated near the Burundian National Assembly building in Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi. One civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Rafah, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Four soldiers were killed and four were injured in the blast. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a Thahan Phran team in Yaring district, Pattani district, Thailand. Four paramilitary Rangers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2015: Assailants abducted and publicly stoned Hussein Mo'alim in Burhakaba town, Bay region, Somalia. Mo'alim, a civilian, was killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Hussein Mo'alim was targeted for committing rape.
12/08/2015: Assailants abducted two construction workers in Ghatshila subdivision, Jharkhand state, India. One worker escaped, while the other was killed later on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Maoists were involved.
12/08/2015: Assailants attacked a military installation at the Kandahar airport in Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least seven civilians were taken hostage to be used as shields during the fighting that lasted into the next day. At least 64 people and nine assailants were killed and 37 people were injured in the ensuing clash; the victims included security force members and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2015: Assailants attacked a police convoy in Hindia area, Waza Khwa district, Paktika, Afghanistan. Ten police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2015: Assailants attacked Alas Oilfield in Tikrit, Saladin, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing four assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/08/2015: Assailants attacked the Bujumbura city hall in Bwiza neighborhood, Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi. Two people, including a police officer, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2015: Assailants attacked Tulunan town, North Cotabato province, Philippines. Three assailants and three civilians were killed and two assailants were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
12/08/2015: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Qadir Khilji along Thana Road in Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Khilji, a local councilor, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2015: Assailants opened fire on Ataullah Sajdi and Muhammad Saddiq Samalani in Grisha, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Sajdi and Samalani, two National Party leaders, were killed in the assault. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2015: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Nusaybin city, Mardin province, Turkey. One 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 Workers' Party (PKK).
12/08/2015: Assailants opened fire on Special Task Force (STF) officers in Kistaram area, Chhattisgarh state, India. Five assailants were killed and five officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/08/2015: Assailants set fire to Jubba Cafe, a restaurant owned by a Somali-Muslim, in Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the building was damaged in the blaze. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to an individual identified as Matthew Gust.
12/08/2015: Assailants shot and killed a Pakistan Intelligence Community (PIC) official in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at the Sumael Building in Cotabato City, Maguindanao province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device planted on train tracks near Salakati area, Assam state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2015: Security forces discovered and defused four explosive devices in Tarmiyah, Saladin, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2016: An assailant attempted to stab Israeli Border Police officers in Tapuah Junction, West Bank. Police officers shot and killed the assailant and there were no other casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jihad Hussein Harb, a Palestinian extremist.
12/08/2016: An explosive device detonated in Pai Khel, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least one person was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2016: An explosive device detonated in Tarjil village, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Rashidiya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a Saudi Border Guard water tanker in Jazan region, Saudi Arabia. One border guard was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
12/08/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a Ugandan African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Bulo Marer, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. Three soldiers were killed and two soldiers were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Santa Ana, Bulacan, Philippines. An individual, identified as Mohammad Jumao-as, claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside Saint-Andre Church in Roseraie area, Toulouse, Occitanie, France. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2016: An explosive was discovered and defused near the Shrine of Pir Ziarat in Sui, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2016: An explosives-laden pressure cooker detonated at a petrol pump in Mirchaiya, Eastern development region, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out to observe "200 years of servileness."
12/08/2016: Assailants abducted Ahmed Adam Abdallah Babaker in Kabkabiya, North Darfur, Sudan. The whereabouts of Babaker, the son of the local Chamber of Commerce deputy, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2016: Assailants abducted and killed four civilians in Ghorband, Parwan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/08/2016: Assailants abducted two people from two fishing vessels off the coast of Lahad Datu, Sabah, Malaysia. Three assailants were killed and a police officer was injured after security personnel responded to the attack. One of the hostages was rescued on the same day, while the fate of the remaining hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
12/08/2016: Assailants attacked a bank in Arihal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, though money was stolen from the bank. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
12/08/2016: Assailants attacked a military base in Goof Gaduud, Bay, Somalia. At least 10 assailants and four soldiers were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2016: Assailants executed 10 people, including four police officers, in Anah, 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).
12/08/2016: Assailants opened fire on Proceso Manalo at his residence in Santa Veronica, San Pablo district, Laguna, Philippines. Manalo, the local village chief, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2016: Assailants opened fire on residents and set fire to buildings in Bol Jamil, Central Darfur, Sudan. At least six people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2016: Assailants opened fire on Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers in an unknown area in Homs, Syria. This was one of three related attacks targeting soldiers in Homs on the same day. At least 34 soldiers were killed across all three assaults. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/08/2016: Assailants opened fire on Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers near the Mahr Oilfield in Homs, Syria. This was one of three related attacks targeting soldiers in Homs on the same day. At least 34 soldiers were killed across all three assaults. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/08/2016: Assailants opened fire on Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers near the Shaer Oilfield in Palmyra district. Homs, Syria. This was one of three related attacks targeting soldiers in Homs on the same day. At least 34 soldiers were killed across all three assaults. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/08/2016: Assailants shot and killed a Hazara civilian in Satellite Town neighborhood, Quetta, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2016: Assailants threw incendiary devices at a school in Ganderbal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2016: Two explosive devices detonated in Baghdad al-Jadeeda area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2017: An explosive device detonated at the Sultan Khel Mosque in Hazarnaw, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. An imam was killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2017: An explosive device detonated in Sar-e-Kariz, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least seven people were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Federal Police patrol in Athba, Nineveh, Iraq. At least four officers were killed in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Nahrawan, Diyala, Iraq. At least five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2017: An explosive device detonated near stores in Arab Jabour neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused along a railway track between Chhipadohar and Barwadih, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
12/08/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused under a bridge between Kaushaltar and Balkot, Province 3, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2017: An explosives-rigged house detonated in Moalimean neighborhood, Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one Iraqi Army soldier was killed and two other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2017: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated prematurely as assailants were planting them in Alingar, Laghman, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/08/2017: Assailants abducted 10 people, including two Congolese National Navy soldiers, in Vitshumbi, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mai Mai Charles Militia.
12/08/2017: Assailants abducted and killed two civilians in Madegare, Andhra Pradesh, India. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of being police informants.
12/08/2017: Assailants abducted five Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd. employees laying fiber optic cables near Niafunke, Timbuktu, Mali. All five hostages were killed and their bodies were discovered near Dianke the following day, on February 9, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2017: Assailants abducted Malam Bashir Ahmad in Tudun Wada, Kaduna, Nigeria. Ahmad, a youth leader and aide to senator Shehu Sani, was released on December 14, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2017: Assailants armed with clubs attacked Subramaniam Baskaran in Mullaitivu, Northern, Sri Lanka. Baskaran, a Tamil journalist, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2017: Assailants attacked Agbenema, Omala, Kogi, Nigeria. Ten civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Fulani extremists carried out the attack.
12/08/2017: Assailants attacked Al-Awaser village in Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least 14 people, including 10 Iraqi Volunteer Forces soldiers and four assailants, were killed and four other soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/08/2017: Assailants attacked an Iraqi Border Guards headquarters north of the border crossing in Waleed, Al Anbar, Iraq. An unknown number of assailants were killed and at least two officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/08/2017: Assailants attacked Omi, Yagba West, Kogi, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Fulani extremists carried out the attack.
12/08/2017: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Wama district, Nuristan, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed while the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/08/2017: Assailants in Gaza fired a rocket at a kindergarten in Sderot, Southern district, Israel. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Nasser Salah Eddine Brigades faction of the Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2017: Assailants in Gaza fired a rocket that was intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system over Southern district, Israel. The Nasser Salah Eddine Brigades faction of the Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Mamfe, South-West, Cameroon. At least six people, including one police officer and five assailants, were killed and ten other officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Separatists.
12/08/2017: Assailants raided a road construction site in Navani, Jharkhand, India. An unknown number of workers were injured and construction equipment was set on fire in the attack. The People's Liberation Front of India claimed responsibility for the incident and threatened workers not to continue the construction project without permission from the group.
12/08/2017: Assailants stopped and set fire to a commercial truck in Chichal Kutal, Samangan, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/08/2017: Assailants threw an explosive device at a government vehicle transporting ballot boxes in Kainapani, Province 7, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/08/2017: Assailants threw grenades and opened fire at the MKB Tea Garden in Konapather, Assam, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
12/09/1999:  Rizvan Chitigov exploded a tank containing Chlorine/Ammonia near Russian troops in Grozny, Chechnya.  No injuries were reported in the incident.
12/09/1999: Chechen militants killed three local residents in the village Gekhi, Urus-Martan district, on charges of collaborating with the Unified Federal Group in the North Caucasus. No further information was provided.
12/09/2000: A car bomb exploded near a mosque in Alkham-Yurt, Chechnya, killing 21 civilians and injuring 21 others. The bomb, placed under the hood of a car, was suspected to be an attack perpetrated by Chechen Rebels (non-specific), under the direction of Commander Arbi Barayev. The explosion occurred after soldiers responded to an anonymous call warning of the attack and detonated a bomb in the trunk of the vehicle. As a crowd gathered following the destruction of the first bomb, the second bomb in the hood exploded. The victims were Chechens who had gathered to pray in celebration of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan.
12/09/2001: A bomb exploded outside a lottery office in Medellin, Colombia. No one was hurt in the attack, though significant damage occurred to the lottery building. Another building was bombed in Itagui at the time of this attack.
12/09/2001: A low-intensity bomb exploded outside a lottery office in Itagui, Colombia. No one was hurt in the attack, though significant damage occurred to the lottery building. Another building was bombed in Medellin at the time of this attack.
12/09/2001: Arsonists attacked the Masai Slum in Nairobi, Kenya. Two people were killed in the attack, and over 300 families were displaced. It was not known who was responsible for the attack.
12/09/2001: Four civilians were injured in a Free Aceh Movement (GAM) bomb attack in Lhoksemaue, Indonesia.
12/09/2001: One Israeli man was wounded and vehicles were damaged when Palestinian gunmen fired at a funeral procession in Hebron, West Bank.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but sources believed this was a continuation of the violence between Israelis and Palestinians over the disputed territory.
12/09/2001: One person was killed and two others injured when rebels launched an attack on a highway in Nyamutenderi, Burundi.
12/09/2001: Twenty-eight people were wounded when a suicide bomber detonated a bomb strapped to his chest at a bus stop in Haifa, Northern district, Israel.  The bomb did not detonate correctly, and when the bomber attempted to detonate a second bomb in a bag he carried, he was shot and killed by police and soldiers in the vicinity.  No one was seriously wounded or killed due to the bomb's malfunction.  The bomber, Nimr Abu Sayfien, left a suicide note at his home in Yamoun claiming the attack was a response to the killing of Mahmoud Abu Hanoud, a Hamas leader, by Israel.  No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
12/09/2001: Twenty-three people were kidnapped by Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)rebels at a hotel resort in Jardin, Colombia. Four of the hostages were killed, and one hotel employee who refused to go along with the rebels was killed. The hostages were taken towards the mountains of the Antioquia region.
12/09/2001: Two people were killed, and another wounded at a bogus roadblock in Chlef, Algeria . Islamic militants were suspected in the attack.
12/09/2002: Suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)guerillas were believed to be responsible for a car bomb that injured 65 people but killed none in Bogota, Colombia. The car, packed with 50 kg of explosives, was parked on a busy corner near a supermarket and a police sub-station in the northwestern neighborhood of Normandia.
12/09/2002: Unknown perpetrators shot and killed four Indian paramilitary soldiers and wounded three others in an ambush near New Heaven village, 40 kilometers (25 miles) north of the state capital Imphal, India. A police official reported the attack could be the carried out by either the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) or some tribal Kuki perpetrators (unspecified).
12/09/2003: A Chechen female suicide bomber detonated herself near the National Hotel in Moscow, Russia, killing six and injuring thirteen bystanders.
12/09/2003: Unknown anarchist group members firebombed a second office of the ruling Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) party, among other targets, using propane cooking gas canisters soaked in gasoline in Thessaloniki, Greece.
12/09/2003: Unknown anarchist group members firebombed a supermarket, among other targets, using propane cooking gas canisters soaked in gasoline in Thessaloniki, Greece.a
12/09/2003: Unknown anarchist group members firebombed the offices of the ruling Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) party, among other targets, using propane cooking gas canisters soaked in gasoline in Thessaloniki, Greece.
12/09/2003: Unknown anarchist group members firebombed the state-run telephone utility (OTE) company, among other targets, using propane cooking gas canisters soaked in gasoline in Thessaloniki, Greece.
12/09/2003: Unknown perpetrators planted a bomb in the courtyard of the Akhab al Moustafa Sunni mosque in a Shiite Muslim neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq, that detonated at 6:45 AM local time, killing three and wounding two worshippers.
12/09/2004: 12 luxury homes, which were under construction on a 10-acre area in Maryland, just outside of Washington D.C., U.S.A., and very near the Mattawoman National Wildlife Area, were burned to the ground by suspected unnamed environmentalists. 29 other houses were also damaged by the fire, which caused a total damage estimated at over $10 million dollars. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. This development was regularly criticized by environmentalists for its proximity to the nature preserve.
12/09/2004: After entering the building asking all the employees to leave the premises, suspected anti-government insurgents from an unknown group detonated an explosive in the Kuleshwor area of downtown Kathmandu, Nepal. The explosion, which was targeted at the Agriculture Inputs Company and the National Seed Center, resulted in no casualties.
12/09/2004: Three policemen were killed while responding to a call about an alleged bomb in Silang town in the northern Philippines. While responding to the bomb threat, the policemen were ambushed and shot. There were no reports of a bomb exploding thereby indicating that the attackers used either a fake bomb or no bomb at all in their scheme. The attackers belonged to the communist separatist group known as the New People's Army (NPA).
12/09/2004: Unidentified men sprayed a police checkpoint with bullets in Olongapo City in the northern Philippines. The attack resulted in the death of two policemen and a security guard. The attackers seriously wounded two other policemen as well. Although there was no claim of responsibility, the local authorities believed that the New People's Army (NPA), a group of communist separatists, was responsible for the attack.
12/09/2005: A Hezbollah official’s car was bombed, but caused no casualties or injuries in Baalbek, Lebanon. Hezbollah issued a statement blaming the Israeli government for the incident.
12/09/2005: Four soldiers were killed and two others wounded in Granada, Colombia when they hit a landmine planted by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/09/2005: In one of three related incidents (cf. 200512090005, 200512090006) members of the Taliban reportedly killed one employee and injured another of a NGO road construction company in an attack on a vehicle in the Soltan Bagh area of Andar (District) in Afghanistan’s Ghazni Province. The two other related Taliban incidents took place in the Helmand and Zabol Provinces. In all three incidents, reports did not indicate what weapons the Taliban employed in the attack.
12/09/2005: In one of three related incidents (cf. 200512090005, 200512090007) members of the Taliban reportedly killed one police officer and wounded another in an attack on a security post in the Qara Bagh area of the Shah Joy (District) in Afghanistan’s Zabol Province. One Taliban perpetrator was said to have been killed in the attack. The two other related Taliban incidents took place in the Helmand and Ghazni Provinces. In all three incidents, reports did not indicate what weapons the Taliban employed in the attack.
12/09/2005: In one of three related incidents (cf. 200512090006, 200512090007) members of the Taliban reportedly killed nine police officers and wounded two others in an attack in Garamser (District) located in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. About 10 Taliban perpetrators were said to have been killed in the attack as well. The two other related Taliban incidents took place in the Zabol and Ghazni Provinces. In all three incidents, reports did not indicate what weapons the Taliban employed in the attack.
12/09/2005: Three members of the Popular Liberation Army’s (EPL) “Oscar William Calvo” Front who were armed with rifles shot and killed farm owner Carlos Alberto Murcia Navarrete in Quinchia, Colombia.
12/09/2005: Three soldiers were killed and another injured when they struck a mine planted by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) in a field near Ortega, Colombia.
12/09/2006: A "cellphone bomb" was planted and detonated on a tow truck parked at the pay parking firm Jadewell along Harrison Road in Baguio City, Philippines but unknown perpetraitors, resulting in no casualties or injuries. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/09/2006: Five people were killed and 44 wounded in a car explosion in the Shi i holy town of Karbala, Iraq. The booby-trapped car was parked near the western entrance to Imam Al-Abbas shrine in central Karbala and a number of cars and shops were set alight in the explosion. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/09/2007: A bomb exploded outside an elections office in the Philippines. No one was injured and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2007: A car bomb exploded in Salah ad Din (Governorate) Province in Afghanistan leaving four people injured including one soldier. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2007: A police officer was gunned down by rebels in Xamar Jajab, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2007: A suicide bomber detonated a bomb-laden car into a police check post Mingoli, Pakistan. Nine people were killed, including five civilians, (two of them children) and three policemen. Another policeman was injured in the attack. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2007: An Iraqi police chief and two of his guards were killed in a roadside bomb attack in Iraq's Babel Governorate. Six other were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2007: Member of the Taliban killed three policemen in an attack on a police checkpoint at Bakhsh Abad, Afghanistan. Two police officers were also missing and two additional officers were reported missing.
12/09/2007: Militants fire two rockets, one of which hit an air force base the other hit a school, in Peshawar, Pakistan. There were no injuries reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2007: The head of the Ninawa provincial council survived a bomb attack in Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2007: Thee members of Benazir Bhutto's Pakistan People's Party (PPP) were killed by attackers in Nasirabad, Pakistan. One attacker was killed in the incident. Ms. Bhutto herself would be killed on December 27, 2007.
12/09/2007: Twelve people were killed in a suicide attack at a military checkpoint in Mengawara, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2008: On Tuesday afternoon, in Imphal, Manipur, India, unidentified men kidnapped the secretary of Adimjati Shiksha Ashram, Pungai Hungyo, from his Tangkhul avenue residence. There was no damage or casualties reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/09/2008: On Tuesday, a suicide bomber, targeting a congregation of Eid prayer to be performed at an open-air mosque at 0900, detonated 25 meters from the target in the Nari Oba area of Buner, North West Frontier, Pakistan. The suicide bomber and one other were killed in the explosion and four others were injured. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan claimed responsibility.
12/09/2008: On Tuesday, at around 1200, a bomb exploded in a market place north of Tarin Kot, Oruzgan, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and nine injured in the blast. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2008: On Tuesday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside  improvised explosive device (IED), wounding one civilian. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/09/2008: On Tuesday, seven suspected members from the AUC's Black Eagles beat, tortured and killed Miguel Angel Ospina Boscan, an indigenous man from the Wayuu Nouna Indigenous Reservation, in the barrio of Los Palitos, Maicao (La Guajira). According to investigations, the murder of the indigenous leader's brother was to send a message of intimidation, alerting the town that the assailants had control of the region. No damages were reported.
12/09/2008: On Tuesday, suspected New People's Army (NPA) rebels attacked a Globe Telecoms cell site in Tarlac Province but inflicted little damage to it. The NPA rebels struck at Sta. Ignacia Town in Tarlac, disarming the guards and trying to set fire to the facility. The rebels fled towards San Jose Town. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
12/09/2008: On Tuesday, three unknown gunmen, armed with pistols, shot and killed a civilian translator in Baydhabo, Bay, Somalia.  According to reports, the translator was shopping in the city's central market when the attack occurred.  The victim was known for translating for Ethiopian troops shopping in the market.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack. There was no reported damage.
12/09/2008: On Tuesday, unidentified militants decapitated three civilians in Mingora, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident. There was no reported damage.
12/09/2009: On Wednesday morning, an improvised explosive device (IED) went off near al Sabah library in al Aadhamiya neighborhood in northern Baghdad, Iraq. Two civilians were killed and three were wounded. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/09/2009: On Wednesday morning, at 0800, a roadside bomb killed two people and wounded seven others in Adhamiya district in northern Baghdad, Iraq. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/09/2009: On Wednesday morning, at 0900, a roadside bomb went off on the main road in al Qahera neighborhood in northeastern Baghdad, Iraq. Two civilians were killed and 11 were injured. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/09/2009: On Wednesday night, at 1700, an improvised explosive device (IED) detonated on a minibus on al Mahmudiyah road in Al Mahmudiyah, Baghdad, Iraq. Three civilians were killed and eight were injured. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/09/2009: On Wednesday night, Sungai Padi, Narathiwat, Thailand, in the night, armed assailants fired upon a restaurant, damaging the restaurant but causing no injuries. Assailants drew a crowd of police officers and civilians at which point a motorcycle with approximately five kilograms of explosive was detonated. Three people were killed and approximately 10 others were wounded, including police officers. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
12/09/2009: On Wednesday, in Hatay, Turkey, assailants threw Molotov cocktails at the Democratic Society Party office, damaging the office but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
12/09/2010: On Thursday afternoon, in the Mazghwaza area of Musa Khel, Khost, Afghanistan, unknown armed men abducted 18 de-miners travelling in a truck. The de-miners worked for Mine Detection Center (MDC), non-governmental organization clearing mines and unexploded devices in the province. On 12/10/2010, all 18 de-miners were rescued by NATO-led troops and Afghan security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2010: On Thursday evening around 1815, at Khairasol, Birbhum, West Bengal, India, four to five unidentified militants entered the Khairasole zonal committee office and shot local ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) leader, Sashti Bauri, three times at close range and killed him. The militants then fled on motorcycles. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible. Party leaders claimed that Maoist posters were left around the room where Bauri was killed.
12/09/2010: On Thursday morning, in Nangalakata village in Sundargarh, Odisha, India, around 200 armed militants barged into the village and abducted six villagers at gun point. The militants than took the victims to a nearby school building where the villagers reportedly had a heated exchange of words with the militants. Subsequently, four villagers were released while the other two were killed. The two victims, identified as Anup Singh and Bisra Singh, had their throats cut and were suspected by the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants as being police informers. Posters were left at the incident site warning villagers not to support the police.
12/09/2010: On Thursday night at 0120, in the Ricaurte neighborhood of Ibague, Tolima, Colombia, a powerful improvised explosive incendiary bomb detonated outside a Copifam store, a drug store that also serves as a medical center. The blast and subsequent fire destroyed the drug store in addition to causing property damage to other nearby stores, a liquor store and four shoe shops, but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible for the attack because of unmet extortion demands against the business.
12/09/2010: On Thursday night, in the Güvercintepe quarter of the Basaksehir district in Istanbul, Turkey, an improvised explosive device exploded in front of a two story building. The blast broke the windows of nearby houses and workplaces. Police have launched an investigation into the incident. The attack was one of four related attacks that took place in Istanbul. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/09/2010: On Thursday night, in the Inönü neighborhood of the Esenyurt district in Istanbul, Turkey, an improvised explosive device exploded in front of a store. The blast broke the windows of nearby houses and workplaces. Police have launched an investigation into the incident. The attack was one of four related attacks that took place in Istanbul. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/09/2010: On Thursday night, in the Kurtulus neighborhood of the Sisli district in Istanbul, Turkey, an improvised explosive device detonated in Sefa Square on the European side of the city. The blast broke the windows of nearby houses and workplaces. Police have launched an investigation into the incident. The attack was one of four related attacks that took place in Istanbul. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2010: On Thursday night, on Dolapdere Street of the Beyoglu district in Istanbul, Turkey, an improvised explosive device exploded and broke the windows of nearby houses and workplaces. Police have launched an investigation into the incident. The attack was one of four related attacks that took place in Istanbul. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/09/2010: On Thursday, in Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq, a female suicide bomber confessed she planned on blowing her improvised explosive device up near a gathering of Shia Muslim pilgrims after she was detained by security forces near the Abdulkarim al-madani mosque. No group claimed responsibility.
12/09/2010: On Thursday, in Beled Weyne, Hiiraan, Somalia, militants flogged one man 15 times and one women 10 times after the two were accused of eloping. The militant group Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2010: On Thursday, in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia, unknown gunmen fired on a traffic police officer with automatic weapons as they drove by. The officer, who was sitting at his traffic post, was injured but not killed. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2010: On Thursday, in the New Bosaso area of Bosaso, Bari, Somalia, four police officers including police chief of Boosaaso Husayn Ali Dhere were killed and several others were injured in a landmine attack. No material damage was reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2012: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were injured and their vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2012: A sticky bomb attached to a police officer's vehicle detonated in Dora region, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The police officer was injured and his vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2012: An explosive device detonated along a highway in Senapati district, Manipur state, India. The blast struck Border Security Forces (BSF), injuring two soldiers and damaging several vehicles. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2012: An explosive device detonated at a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export pipeline in the Asilan area of Shabwa governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attribute the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
12/09/2012: An explosive device detonated at a residence for security forces in Dayniile district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The blast caused an unspecified number of casualties. This was one of two similar attacks against military targets in the city on the same day. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2012: An explosive device detonated outside of a police officer's residence in Musayib town, Babil governorate, Iraq. Three members of the police officer's family were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2012: An explosive device detonated outside the residence of an anti-al-Qa'ida militia member in Iskandariyah town, Babil governorate, Iraq. The militia member and two other family members were killed in the blast; three additional family members were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces in Sperwan village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One soldier, Nicholas Reid from the United States (US), was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2012: An explosive device was discovered in Bara tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The device detonated as security personnel were attempting to defuse it; one soldier was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2012: Assailants kidnapped two daughters of a soldier from Kapalong town, Davao del Norte province, Philippines. The two young girls were released unharmed the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/09/2012: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on people sitting outside of a shop in Garissa city, North Eastern province, Kenya. A Kenyan Defense Force (KDF) soldier and a civilian were killed and another civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
12/09/2012: Assailants stormed Ikechukwu Alaku's residence and opened fire on him in the Trans-Ekulu area, Enugu state, Nigeria. Alaku, a presidency staff member of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2012: Assailants threw an explosive device at a military base in Dayniile district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The blast caused an unspecified number of casualties. This was one of two similar attacks against military targets in the city on the same day. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2012: At least one explosive device detonated outside Shaker Ismail al-Kabiesi's residence in Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. al-Kabiesi, a local council chairperson, was unharmed; however, his residence was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2012: Two assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on Edwin Amaro in front of his residence in Aroroy town, Bicol province, Philippines. Amaro, a candidate for councilor and chair of Barangay Luy-a, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: A remote-controlled roadside bomb detonated in the Lahan subdistrict of Narathiwat province, Thailand. At least two people were injured in the attack. It is believed that the explosion was intended to hit an army patrol that was passing by at the time. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: A roadside bomb detonated as a vehicle carrying Sahwa Council members passed by in Suwaib area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two Sahwa Council members were killed and at least two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: A rocket struck a civilian house in Bala Murghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/09/2013: An assailant set fire to an ammunition depot at the Brak Airbase near Brak town, Wadi Al Shatti district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: An explosive device detonated at an outdoor market in Basmaya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: An explosive device detonated in Haditha city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: An explosive device detonated in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. At least three children were killed and another child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: An explosive device detonated in Tuz Khormato city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. A taxi driver was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of Sheikh Karim al-Isawi, one of the leaders of the Sahwa Council in Al-Ramadi city, detonated in Al-Hamidiyah area, Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Al-Isawi was uninjured from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: An explosive device targeting an army patrol detonated in Madain city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police station in Tarmiyah town, Faris district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three police officers were killed and at least nine others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside a cafe popular among Sahwa Council members in Buhriz town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least 11 people were killed and 22 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility of the incident.
12/09/2013: An unknown number of rockets were fired at the Headquarters of the 4th Contingent of the Diyala police in Hay al-Yarmuk village, Baquba district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. An unknown number of people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: Assailants abducted the son of the Mayor of Rutba city and a police officer in Rutba city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. The victims' bodies were found on December 15, 2013 by police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: Assailants attacked a base operated by Somali National Army (SNA) and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops in Beledweyne city, Hiiraan region, Somalia. An unknown number of soldiers and assailants were hurt and killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/09/2013: Assailants attacked and set fire to a school in Asmar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack; however, the school suffered damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: Assailants attacked Iraqi troops at a border checkpoint along the Syrian border in Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2013: Assailants attacked vehicles carrying oranges along the highway in Limanti village, Borno state, Nigeria. While no one was explicitly injured, three people were abducted and at least two vehicles were set on fire. The whereabouts of the kidnapped drivers are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/09/2013: Assailants kidnapped two Sahwa Council members in a village near Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The abducted members were found beheaded on December 11, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police security checkpoint in Al-Hamiziyah area, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: Assailants opened fire on police on a road in Latehar district, Jharkhand state, India. The officers were responding to the detonation of three land mines in an earlier attack on a police convoy in the area. No casualties were reported from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
12/09/2013: Four rockets were fired at an army garrison in Landikotal town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The rockets landed in the vicinity of the army garrison without any loss of life or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: Gunmen ambushed the convoy of Nuristan governor Mohammad Tamim Nuristani in Bolwayi area, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Nuristani was uninjured in the attack; however, at least two other people were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Colonel Ramadan al-Turouk outside of his home in Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. Al-Turouk, the head of the Sirte Passport and Immigration office, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2013: Three landmines detonated near two vehicles carrying police officers in Latehar district, Jharkhand state, India. There were no reported casualties from this blast. This was one of two attacks on police in the area; the second attack targeted police responding to this first attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, the source attributed the incident to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
12/09/2013: Two explosives-laden vehicles were discovered and defused in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2014: A mortar struck a civilian house in Dhuluiya district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least six people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2014: An assailant threw a grenade at police officers in Hodan district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The assailant was injured after local residents beat him up. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they had targeted members of parliament.
12/09/2014: An explosive device detonated in Karzakan village, Northern governorate, Bahrain. One civilian was killed and one other person was wounded in the blast. Al Ashtar Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2014: An explosive device detonated near a security forces convoy in Bannu city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least two civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2014: An explosive device detonated near local administration buildings in a public square in Seiyun city, Hadramawt province, Yemen. An unknown number of people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a group of Shia pilgrims in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two pilgrims were killed and seven pilgrims were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2014: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Ghazaliyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a military colonel, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2014: An explosive device planted on a passenger bus detonated in Maramag town, Bukidnon province, Philippines. At least ten people were killed and 34 people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM), which denied involvement.
12/09/2014: An explosive device was discovered in Cairo city, Cairo governorate, Egypt. Authorities safely neutralized the device in a controlled explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2014: Assailants ambushed a retired United States Marine in Balibayon village, Surigao del Norte province, Philippines. The marine was not harmed in the attack. This was one of two simultaneous attacks targeting the former marine and his property. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the marine had committed abuses but that the main goal of the attack was to steal his guns.
12/09/2014: Assailants attacked Ukrainian troops at the airport in Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. This was one of two uncoordinated attacks targeting the airport on this day. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
12/09/2014: Assailants kidnapped a police officer near Tiyeeglow town, Bakool region, Somalia. This was one of two kidnappings of female police officers in the same area on the same night. The officers were beheaded several hours after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/09/2014: Assailants kidnapped a Somali Police Force (SPF) officer in Tiyeeglow district, Bakool region, Somalia. The victim was beheaded several hours after the abduction. This was one of two kidnappings of female police officers in Tiyeeglow on the same night. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/09/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police constable in Orangi Town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The constable was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2014: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle of village officials in Datu Odin Sinsuat town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. Five people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2014: Assailants opened fire on bus carrying university students in Tuz Khormato district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One student was killed and two students were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2014: Assailants opened fire on Muhammad Sarfaz in People's Colony neighborhood, Faisalabad city, Punjab province, Pakistan. Sarfaz, a polio vaccination worker and schoolteacher, was killed in the attack. Jundallah claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2014: Assailants opened fire on Saidee Yuso near Mayo township, Pattani province, Thailand. Yuso, a former member of a municipality council, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2014: Assailants opened fire on security forces in Rajdhanwar area, Jharkhand state, India. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/09/2014: Assailants stormed the house of a retired United States Marine in Balibayon village, Surigao del Norte province, Philippines. No one was injured in the attack, but property was stolen. This was one of two simultaneous attacks targeting the former marine and his property. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the marine had committed abuses but that the main goal of the attack was to steal his guns.
12/09/2014: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a polling station in Gulmarg town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2014: Mortars struck a Shia area in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of three similar mortar strikes in northern Baghdad on the same night. At least three people were killed and 12 people were injured in two of the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/09/2014: Mortars struck an unknown number of houses in Jakuk area, near Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were injured in the attack. This was one of three similar mortar strikes in in the area on the same night. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/09/2014: Security forces found and defused four explosive devices on a university campus in Rangpur city, Rangpur division, Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2014: Two suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles at the First Military Command base in Seiyun city, Hadramawt province, Yemen. In addition to the assailants, at least five soldiers were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the military's cooperation with Huthis.
12/09/2015: A sniper shot and killed a soldier in Rafah city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Muslim Fundamentalists were involved.
12/09/2015: A suicide bomber detonated outside of the Ahlu al-Baiyt mosque in Obaydi area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least 11 people were killed and 20 people were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2015: An assailant opened fire on Domingo Isip in Bansalan town, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. Isip, a candidate for councilor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2015: An assailant shot and killed a police officer as he was defusing an explosive device in Sur district, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
12/09/2015: An assailant stabbed and injured an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldier and the son of a former Knesset member at a checkpoint in Beit Hadassah area, Hebron city, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The assailant was then shot and killed by responding officers. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Abed a-Rahman Massouda, a Palestinian extremist.
12/09/2015: An explosive device detonated after two police officers stepped on it in Aranpur, Chhattisgarh state, India. The two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/09/2015: An explosive device detonated along Arish-Qantara Sharq International Road in Arish, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2015: An explosive device detonated at a Catholic church in Hafoon neighborhood, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police source suspected that either the Adan-Abyan Province of the Islamic State or Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was behind the attack.
12/09/2015: An explosive device detonated near a sheep market in Suwaib area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2015: An explosive device detonated near Kahiri police station in Sistan and Baluchestan province, Iran. One person was killed and three people were wounded in the blast; the victims included civilians and police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Opytne, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. Two soldiers were killed and seven were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Arab Ebjur area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and four officers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting an armored police vehicle near Nasr Mosque on July 23 Street in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Mian Mandi bazaar in Halimzai subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2015: An explosive device was discovered in Sur district, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. A police officer attempted to clear the device, but the outcome was unclear. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2015: Assailants abducted a civilian from a canal construction site in Jamshedpur district, Jharkhand state, India. The hostage was killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
12/09/2015: Assailants abducted a family of four in Todka village, Gangaloor area, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. An infant was beaten to death and one member of the family escaped; the whereabouts of the other two victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
12/09/2015: Assailants abducted three recently-converted Christian children in Budaka district, Eastern region, Uganda. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2015: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Goundam, Timbuktu region, Mali. One soldier was injured in the attack. Ansar al-Dine (Mali) and the Macina Liberation Front (FLM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2015: Assailants attacked a police station in Hacari municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. One police officer was killed and a second police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2015: Assailants attacked and torched the district headquarters in Khannesin, Reg district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 16 people were killed and 11 people were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2015: Assailants attempted to attack Annaba Theatre in Annaba city, Annaba province, Algeria. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2015: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated in Khaldiyah neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of three projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Aleppo on the same day. At least three people were killed and 22 others were wounded across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/09/2015: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated in Mogambo neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of three projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Aleppo on the same day. At least three people were killed and 22 others were wounded across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/09/2015: Assailants fired rockets that landed and detonated on Al-Nil Street in Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of three projectile attacks in different neighborhoods of Aleppo on the same day. At least three people were killed and 22 others were wounded across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/09/2015: Assailants kidnapped and beheaded a civilian in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The victim was accused of practicing black magic.
12/09/2015: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying Shaul Nir between Avnei Hefetz and Einav areas, West Bank and Gaza Strip. Nir, a former Jewish Underground leader, and his wife were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Palestinian extremists.
12/09/2015: Assailants set fire to a house accommodating asylum seekers in Heide, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks targeting houses in Heide on the same morning. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/09/2015: Assailants set fire to a planned asylum accommodation center in Angelholm town, Skane county, Sweden. There were no reported casualties, but the center was damaged in the blaze. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2015: Assailants set fire to the residence of the village chief in Tuulo Barwaqo village, Lower Juba region, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al-Shabaab separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2015: Assailants threw grenades at a Burundi National Police patrol in Cibitoke neighborhood, Bujumbura, Burundi. The five assailants were killed while two police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2015: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Korra village, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2016: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Kafr el-Sheikh, Egypt. A civilian was killed and three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2016: An explosive device detonated in a village in Bab district, Aleppo, Syria. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2016: An explosive device detonated in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks in the area on the same day. At least 10 people were killed and 22 people were injured across both events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
12/09/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Madain, Diyala, Iraq. One person was killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistan Rangers vehicle at Sindh Agriculture University (SAU) in Tando Jam, Sindh, Pakistan. At least one officer was injured in the blast. Additionally, two other explosive devices were discovered and defused at the scene following the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the incident to the Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA).
12/09/2016: Assailants abducted a dairy farmer in Guaviare, Colombia. The farmer, identified as Robinson Escobar, was released on December 11, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/09/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers equipped with an explosives-laden vehicle attacked security forces in Al Barid, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least seven suicide bombers 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).
12/09/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Greshk, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed and two security members and 10 assailants injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2016: Assailants fired a mortar at a civilian residence in Zuhur, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. The owner of house, the mother of a police commander, was killed in the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2016: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle transporting Panamtaon Mantikayan in Banisilan, North Cotabato, Philippines. At least two people were killed and five others, including Mantikayan, a local village chairperson, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2016: Assailants opened fire on defense volunteers providing security for teachers near Baro, Yala, Thailand. One defense volunteer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2016: Assailants opened fire on Jeffrey Comeros in San Jose, Cebu, Philippines. Comeros, a local councilperson, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2016: Assailants opened fire on Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers near the Mahr Oilfield in Homs, Syria. At least 15 soldiers were killed in the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2016: Assailants opened fire on Zosimo Corpuz in Santa Catalina, Pasuqin district, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. Corpuz, the local village chief, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2016: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the residence of Akoijam Brojen, a police officer, in Imphal, Manipur, India. Five people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2016: Assailants threw an explosive device at a civilian vehicle in Caglayan neighborhood, Istanbul, Turkey. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2016: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in Munchingput, Andhra Pradesh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/09/2016: Two explosive devices detonated at a police checkpoint on Al-Haram street in Giza, Egypt. Six police officers were killed and six others, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blasts. The Hasam Movement claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also suspected that Ajnad Misr may have carried out the attack.
12/09/2016: Two female suicide bombers detonated in a market in Madagali, Adamawa, Nigeria. In addition to the assailants, at least 57 people were killed and 177 people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/09/2017: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Johad neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2017: An explosive device detonated at Nuro Bridge in Upi, Maguindanao, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in in the blast. This was one of three attacks in Upi overnight. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility for the incidents; although authorities questioned the veracity of this claim. Sources also suspected that the attacks were carried out by the New People's Army (NPA).
12/09/2017: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Hasiyah, west of Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/09/2017: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Hatyan, west of Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least four people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/09/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Tarmiyah, Saladin, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) patrol in Mirab, Upi, Maguindanao, Philippines. Following the blast, assailants then opened fire on the patrol. At least seven soldiers were injured in the incident. This was one of three attacks in Upi overnight. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility for the incidents; although authorities questioned the veracity of this claim. Sources also attributed the attacks to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/09/2017: An explosive device detonated near National Army of Colombia soldiers carrying out coca eradication in Vallenato, Narino, Colombia. At least one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Oliver Sinisterra Front, a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissident group.
12/09/2017: An explosive device detonated near stores in Jisr Diyala neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2017: An explosive device detonated outside a Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG) office in Hub, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated along Al-Atiba Street in central Tikrit, Saladin, Iraq. At least one person was killed and two other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2017: Assailants abducted Professor Fu'ad al-Kamim from Sanaa, Amanat Al Asimah, Yemen. The whereabouts of Professor al-Kamim, the Ministry of Finance undersecretary and the General People's Congress (GPC) Finance Department head, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists.
12/09/2017: Assailants abducted Sitaram Khela from his residence in Bidiguda, Odisha, India. Khela, a suspected police informant, was executed shortly after the kidnapping. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and warned local residents not to become police informants.
12/09/2017: Assailants abducted three people from the same family in Aqilah neighborhood, Ajdabiya, Wahat, Libya. One of the hostages escaped later the same night and another victim was killed. The fate of the third hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
12/09/2017: Assailants ambushed a Nigerian army patrol near Bulabulin, Borno state, Nigeria. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/09/2017: Assailants attacked a mining square in Mabuo, Mambasa, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Four people were killed and 46 others were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mai Mai Simba Militia.
12/09/2017: Assailants attacked a Puntland Security Force (PSF) base in Af-Urur, Bari, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Sarband, Helmand, Afghanistan. A police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/09/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Qarabagh district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least 11 people, including three ANA soldiers and eight assailants, were killed and 14 others, including two soldiers and 12 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/09/2017: Assailants attacked security personnel responding to an earlier attack in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting security personnel in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/09/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Loy Bagh, Helmand, Afghanistan. Five police officers were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting security personnel in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/09/2017: Assailants fired 13 missiles that landed and detonated in Tuz Khormato district, Saladin, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to separatists.
12/09/2017: Assailants fired an M-203 from a grenade rifle at a Regional Public Safety Battalion (RPSB) post in Nuro, Upi, Maguindanao, Philippines. At least one officer was injured in the blast. This was one of three attacks in Upi overnight. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility for the incidents; although authorities questioned the veracity of this claim. Sources also suspected that the attacks were carried out by the New People's Army (NPA).
12/09/2017: Assailants opened fire on a taxi transporting Hazara civilians along Brewery Road in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least one person was injured in the assault. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2017: Assailants opened fire on Tuareg civilians at Imaghad Camp in Ahina, Gao, Mali. There were an unknown number of casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/09/2017: Assailants shot and killed a soldier in Wadajir neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/09/2017: Assailants threw incendiary devices at a synagogue in Gothenburg, Sweden. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to anti-Semitic extremists.
12/1/1970: Unknown perpetrators bombed Johnson Hall at the University of Oregon in Eugene, Oregon, United States.  There were no casualties but the bomb caused $9,000 in damages.
12/1/1976: In a series of four related attacks, unknown perpetrators sent out an incendiary device, placed in a nine-by-twelve inch manila envelope, addressed to the Central Intelligence Agency.  The firebomb was discovered smoking in a mail-chute in the Leftcourt-Marlboro Building in Manhattan, New York in the United States.  There were no casualties, and it is unknown whether the device caused any damage.
12/1/1976: In a series of four related attacks, unknown perpetrators sent out an incendiary device, placed in a nine-by-twelve inch manila envelope, addressed to the Federal Bureau of Investigation in New York City in the United States.  The firebomb was discovered at the General Post Office in Manhattan New York.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the device caused any damage.
12/1/1976: In a series of four related attacks, unknown perpetrators sent out an incendiary device, placed in a nine-by-twelve inch manila envelope, addressed to the President-Elect Jimmy Carter.  The firebomb was discovered in a mailbox on Fifth Avenue and 43 Street in Manhattan, New York in the United States.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the device caused any damage.
12/1/1976: In a series of four related attacks, unknown perpetrators sent out an incendiary device, placed in a nine-by-twelve inch manila envelope, addressed to the United States Department of Justice in New York City in the United States.  The firebomb was discovered by mailman Robert Panzone in a mailbox on the intersection of 42nd Street and Vanderbilt Avenue in Manhattan New York.  Panzone sustained minor burns on his hands.
12/1/1986: Unknown perpetrators set a fire at the Reproductive Health Care Center of Planned Parenthood in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States.  There were no casualties but the building was destroyed resulting in $750,000 in damages.
12/1/1998: Muslim extremists attacked villagers in Sidi Rached, Tipaza province, Algeria.  Twelve civilians were killed in the attack.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/1/2001: Maoist rebels from People's War Group (PWG) blew up the home of Arabinda Dhali, the Textiles and Cooperation Minister, in Poteru village, Orissa state, India.  No one was injured in the attack; Dhali was not in the region and the assailants asked all members of the household to leave before they set off the bomb.  The motive behind the attack is unknown.
12/1/2005: Armed members the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) kidnapped the head of a major public works company near Ait-Said, Algeria.  At the time, the victim was facilitating a project to repopulate an area devastated by extremist violence.  After his family paid 750 million centimes in ransom, the victim was released the next day.
12/1/2011: A car bomb exploded in a street market in Khalis, Diyala, Iraq, killing 10 and wounding 25 more.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack; however, the town has been targeted in the past because the majority of the population is Shiite.
12/1/2011: A police officer and his daughter were shot at in their home in the village of Rimrangpara in Meghalaya, India.  Suspected members of the Garo National Liberation Army arrived at the house of Constable Goelson Marak and demanded that he come out.  When the constable refused the armed militants opened fire, wounding the constable and his young daughter.  Authorities suspect that militants were at the home to kidnap, torture and kill the constable.
12/1/2011: A roadside bomb detonated in the outskirts of Hilla, Babil, Iraq, killing one civilian.  While the target was departing US troops, there is no report that US troops were wounded or killed.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/1/2011: A roadside bomb, targeting the minister of the environment, exploded in Taji, Salah al Din, Iraq.  Four individuals were wounded, no deaths were reported.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/1/2011: Four police officers were killed and a civilian was injured in an armed assault near Pul Rangan, Punjab, Pakistan.  Three officers died at the scene and the fourth died at the hospital.  Four unidentified assailants drove up in a white car and began shooting at the officers.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/1/2011: Gunmen attacked a Sahwa checkpoint near Ash Sharqat, Salah al Din, Iraq.  Three Sahwa were killed and another two were injured.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/1/2011: In al-Jeel, Diyala, Iraq, a group of unidentified gunmen broke into three houses and opened fire.  Seven people were killed and another five were wounded.  At least one of the people targeted is reported to be a member of the Awakening Council.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/1/2011: On a road in Ban Buathong in the Than To district of Yala, Thailand, a soldier was killed when he stepped on a landmine.  The soldier, Pvt. Kriangkrai Promsai, was part of a nine person patrol in the area.  Another soldier, Pvt. Siam Saw Lao, was injured in the blast.  While there was no claim of responsibility, it is believed that Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK) is responsible for the attack.
12/1/2011: One child was killed and another wounded during a grenade attack on an Afghan National Army convoy in Zharey District, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/1/2011: The son of a contractor, Ibrahim Zaki Khalaf al-Ajili, was kidnapped by members of Ansar al-Sunna in Tikrit, Salah al Din, Iraq.  Ibrahim Zaki Khalaf al-Ajili was released a day later and two of his kidnappers were arrested.  No information regarding ransom demands were reported.
12/10/1975: A molotov cocktail is thrown through the front window of the NAACP office in South Boston, Massachusetts, United States, by four white men driving by in a car around midnight.  The firebomb damaged files, furniture and possibly structural beams, causing over $2,000 in damages.  No casualties resulted from the incident. The firebombing came as response to US District Court Judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr.'s decision to place South Boston High School under federal court supervision and implement desegregation.  His decision was met with fights between black and white students at the high school, and opposition and anger from many school officials and political leaders in Boston who denounced his orders and his lack of acknowledgement of faculty efforts to implement his desegregation requirements.
12/10/1976: Unknown perpetrators sent a letter bomb to the United States Immigration and Naturalization Service.  The bomb exploded on the conveyor belt of the General Post Office in Manhattan New York.  There were no casualties and it is unknown if the device caused any damages.  A second letter bomb was also found on the same conveyor belt but it was removed before detonating.
12/10/1984:  A high-order explosive detonated at the Puerto Rican National Guard Academy in Levittown, Puerto Rico.  No casualties resulted from the incident, but it is unknown whether there was any property damage.  A local Puerto Rican radio station quoted a media source in reporting that the Organization of Volunteers for the Puerto Rican Revolution (OVRP) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the reason for the bombing was to protest the United States involvement in Nicaragua.  This incident is linked to four other similar bombings on the same day by OVRP in various parts of Puerto Rico (198412100005,198412100006,198412100007).
12/10/1984:  A high-order explosive detonated at the United States Marine Corps Recruiting Office in Ponce, Puerto Rico.  The explosion caused about $5,000 worth of structural damages to the office, but there were no casualties in the incident.  A small group, called the Organization of Volunteers for the Puerto Rican Revolution (OVRP) claimed responsibility for the blast in a telephone call to a local Puerto Rican news agency, stating that the reason for the attack was to protest United States involvement in Nicaragua. This incident is linked to four other similar bombings on the same day by OVRP in various parts of Puerto Rico (198412100006,198412100007,198412100008).
12/10/1984:  A high-order explosive detonated at the University of Puerto Rico in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico.  The explosion, which occurred at the entrance to the building housing the dean of students' office, caused property damage, but there were no casualties in the incident.  A small group, called the Organization of Volunteers for the Puerto Rican Revolution (OVRP) claimed responsibility for the blast in a telephone call to a local Puerto Rican news agency, stating that the reason for the attack was to protest United States involvement in Nicaragua. This incident is linked to four other similar bombings on the same day by OVRP in various parts of Puerto Rico (198412100005,198412100007,198412100008).
12/10/1984:  An attempted bombing occurred at the United States Army Recruiting Center on Barbossa Street in Mayaguez, Puerto Rico.  The bomb was an improvised explosive device which was placed on an air conditioner outside the building, but retrieved before it exploded.  A small group, called the Organization of Volunteers for the Puerto Rican Revolution (OVRP) claimed responsibility for the blast in a telephone call to the Associated Press.
12/10/1984:  An explosive device was found at the main entrance of the United States Army Recruiting Office in Cayey, Puerto Rico.  The device, which was concealed in a paper bag, was retrieved before it detonated.   Although there was no claim of responsibility for this incident, the authorities attributed the attempted bombing to the Organization of Volunteers for the Puerto Rican Revolution (OVRP) due to the similarity in the device used. This incident is linked to four other similar bombings on the same day by OVRP in various parts of Puerto Rico (198412100005,198412100006,198412100008).
12/10/1985: Dennis John Malvasi, Carl Cenera, Frank Wright, Jr., and Donald C. Pyor pled guilty to the bombing of the Manhattan Women's Medical Center in New York, United States.  There were no casualties, but the bomb ignited a small fire and the building sustained minor damages.
12/10/1986: David Holman set a fire at the Northern Illinois Women's Center in Rockford, Illinois, United States.  There were no casualties but the abortion clinic sustained minor damage.
12/10/1992: Three members of the Boricua Revolutionary Front placed two explosive devices at a United States Marine Corps Recruiting Office in Chicago, Illinois, United States.  One pipe bomb located in the doorway of the office failed to explode and another bomb underneath a military vehicle at the facility also failed to detonate but did ignite on fire.  There were no casualties but the military vehicle was damaged.
12/10/1994: Unknown perpetrators set a fire at a Planned Parenthood facility being constructed in Rapid City, South Dakota, United States.  There were no casualties, but the unfinished building sustained $1,000 in damages.
12/10/1998: Suspected Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) members detonated a homemade bomb at the door of a civil guardsman in Pamplona, Spain. The explosion injured five people. Reports did not indicate whether the guardsman was among the injured. The doorway was damaged from the blast.
12/10/1999: Chechen militants bombed a chlorine tank in the Grozny suburb of Khankala. The tank was filled with 60 tons of chlorine solution mixed with oil. Numerous civilians and refugees were in the path of the poison cloud.
12/10/2000: A group of armed gunmen attacked a café a in Batna, Batna province, Algeria.  One person, a member of a civilian security force, was killed in the attack.  The attack occurred after Ramadan fasting had broken for the day.
12/10/2000: Arson was set to a luxury home under construction near the Phoenix Mountain Preserve area in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States, causing significant damage.  There were no casualties in the incident, and the monetary extent of property damage is unknown.  The incident was claimed by the Coalition to Save the Preserves (CSP) in opposition of building and development in the preserved mountain area.  This incident was one in a series of 11 luxury home arsons in the Phoenix area between April 2000 and January 2001.  In June 2001, confessed eco-terrorist Mark Warren Sands was indicted for eight of the arson incidents, pled guilty, and in 2002, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for torching seven luxury homes under construction.
12/10/2000: Rebels attacked Kissidougou town, near the border of Liberia and Sierra Leone, Kissidougou Prefecture, Guinea.  The attack began at 3 am and continued for several hours while the rebels fought with government troops.  The assailants were driven back and authorities report that at least 30 attackers were killed.  Death toll amongst civilians and troops is unknown.  A man named Mohamed Lamine Fofanah, who stated he represented the Allied Democratic Forces of Guinea (RDFG), claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2000: Two United Nations military observers, Lieutenant Colonel Zbigniew Blechacz from Poland and Captain Eustathios Kokkinitis from Greece, were abducted while patrolling an area of the Kodor Gorge, Abkhazia province, Georgia.  The captives were released in good health on December 13, 2000.  No ransom was paid for their release and the motive behind the abduction is uncertain.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2000: Unidentified militants fired a rocket towards the house of a Special Police Officer (SPO), Abdul Qadoos S/o Munna R/o Lalpora, Lolab, in Lalpura, India. The house was destroyed and the SPO was killed in addition to two other civilian family members.
12/10/2001: Five mortars were fired at the Israeli settlement in Gush Qatif, Israel. One child was injured in the attack. It was not certain who responsible for the attack.
12/10/2001: Members of National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) set up a checkpoint and abducted 12 people along the Caribbean highway between Riohacha and Santa Marta, La Guajira, Colombia.  The assailants also stole at least 15 vehicles.  Some time later, the ELN members released most, if not all, of the captives, along with the stolen vehicles.  Authorities state that the rebel group is trying to gain control of the highway.
12/10/2001: Members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked Sonson, Antioquia Department, Colombia.  The rebels killed  two people and abducted another two people.  The assailants also fought with the police and raided private homes.  According to sources, the two murder victims, Gloria Carmona Vargas and Samuel de Jesus Gallego Carmona, were killed because they were related to a volunteer soldier.  The motive behind the abduction is unknown.
12/10/2001: The explosion of a container filled with gas on a truck killed one Palestinian and wounded another in Ramallah, West Bank.  While Palestinians blamed Israel for the attack, Israel claimed this was a possible attack by Palestinians on Anthony Zinni, an envoy from the United States who was working in the Middle East.
12/10/2003: A group affiliated with the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) planted a homemade bomb in an olive grove in T'har Boufraha, Algeria.  The explosive device detonated and wounded two women who were harvesting olives at the field.
12/10/2003: Two men were detained when Abed Mreish, a Lebaneseman, attempted to enter the U.S. Embassy compound carrying a suitcase packed with more than two pounds of dynamite, while the other Ibrahim Serhal, a Palestinian, posed as his taxi driver in Beirut, Lebanon. A third man, Mehdi al-Hajj Hasan, was arrested on December 12th for ordering the attack. No one was harmed in the incident.
12/10/2004: A massive explosion along a gas pipeline outside the Dagestani capital of Makhachkala disrupted gas supplies to the North Caucasus and neighboring Azerbaijan. The blast injured 21. No group was reported to have claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2004: A van filled with explosive gas canisters exploded near the main train terminal in Taipei, Taiwan. There were no injuries and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2004: Members of the Baluchistan National Army, led by Mir Azad Baluch detonated an explosive that resulted in eleven fatalities and twenty injuries in an outdoor market in Quetta, Pakistan.
12/10/2004: Militants planted a series of trackside bombs on the main railway line from Thailand to Malaysia that were detonated simultaneously in three southern provinces in Thailand. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attacks, an ongoing insurgency movement was being waged in the area by Islamic separatists against the Thai government.
12/10/2004: Rebel forces ambushed a police convoy, violating the cease-fire agreement and wounding 7 officers. The attack occurred in an area of Northern Darfur state outside the town of Khur-Tawilah. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2004: Suspected New People's Army (NPA) members sprayed a police checkpoint with gunfire in the city of Olongapo in the Philippines, killing two policemen and a security guard and seriously wounding two other policemen.
12/10/2004: Three policemen, who were responding to a call about an alleged bomb in the town of Silang in the northern Philppines, were shot dead on Thursday afternoon by suspected New People's Army (NPA) members.
12/10/2005: One Colombian soldier was shot and killed during a Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack on the Guayas River Bridge in Cagueta, Colombia. The perpetrators attacked the victim, who was one of five Colombian soldiers, using a combination of rifle fire and grenades.
12/10/2005: Two Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC) members, armed with rifles, shot and killed two police agents in Cali, Colombia.
12/10/2006: A car bomb set by unknown perptraitors exploded outside the gendarmerie barracks in Furiani, France, at 1300 hours [1200 gmt], causing very extensive damage. Nobody was injured and nobody has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2006: An explosion ripped through Pamo Clinic, a medical facility located on a busy highway, north of Port Harcourt, Rivers State, Nigeria. No one was reportedly killed or wounded in the blast which went off overnight December 8. At least three vehicles including an ambulance were extensively damaged. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/10/2006: An unknown number of Naxalites (Armed Maoist rebels) seized a passenger train on the West Bengal-Jharkhand border in India, but abandoned it after some time. The Naxals boarded the 246 Tatanagar-Kharagpur passenger train at 1030 hrs (IST) and attacked the guards. They seized the rifles and wireless equipment of the guards and fled.
12/10/2007: A bomb detonated inside the car of a police officer in the Karradah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. The officer was unharmed in the attack; no claim of responsibility was made.
12/10/2007: A car bomb detonated at a police checkpoint in Matta, Pakistan, killing 6 people two of which children. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2007: A government logistics convoy was attacked in Askar Kot, Afghanistan, by the Taliban. Reports indicate that one Taliban fighter was killed and two wounded in the attack.
12/10/2007: A homemade bomb went off outside of the Spanish Chamber of Commerce offices in Santiago, Chile. Some light damages were made to the building, as well as to others in the neighborhood, but no one was injured during the explosion. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2007: A roadside bomb went off in Baghdad, Iraq, wounding four policemen and one civilian. There were no reports or any claims of responsibility.
12/10/2007: A roadside bomb went off in the middle of traffic in Baghdad, Iraq, killing three policemen. No one took responsibility for the bombing.
12/10/2007: A Student threw a grenade a fellow student while attending school in Somalia injuring himself and three others.
12/10/2007: A suicide bomber detonated his pick-up truck killing ten people in Ningwalia, Pakistan. Three police officers and two children were among the dead. A spokesman for the Pakistani government described the suicide bombing as, "an act of desperation by the defeated militants."
12/10/2007: A suicide car bomber detonated an explosive-laden car near a bus carrying children of Pakistan Air Force employees to school in the garrison town of Kamra, in northwestern Pakistan. Except for the suicide bomber, there were no fatalities, but four children were injured as well as three other persons in the bus.
12/10/2007: Seven people were injured in a suicide car-bombing attack in Kamra, Pakistan. The suicide bomber targeted a group of people, including four children, that were outside a defense installation of the Pakistan Aeronautical Complex. Authorities did not speculate as to the motive of the attack and there was no immediate claim of responsibility.
12/10/2008: On Wednesday evening at 2130, an explosive device detonated outside the customer care center of a public firm in the El Penon neighborhood of Cali. The device is believed to have been thrown from a motorcycle minutes before it exploded.  The bomb was composed of 500 grams of explosives. Authorities suspect the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are responsible for this attack. No casualties were reported.
12/10/2008: On Wednesday evening, in the Kansor neighborhood of Jalula', Diyala, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device (IED), killing one civilian and wounding two others. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/10/2008: On Wednesday morning, at 0200, in Kohat, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants detonated four improvised explosive devices, destroying four shops.  No casaulties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
12/10/2008: On Wednesday morning, at 0235, two private vehicles belonging to Warwick police officers were firebombed in Joondalup, Western Australia, Oceania, Australia.
12/10/2008: On Wednesday, an improvised explosive device was placed at a cinema in the village of Ambari in Goalpara, Assam, India. Security forces discovered and defused the bomb before it could explode. No casualties or damages resulted and no group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
12/10/2008: On Wednesday, assailants remotely detonated a remotely controlled improvised explosive device at a passing police vehicle in Kvemo Nikozi, Shida Kartli, Georgia. The attack did not cause any casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility.
12/10/2008: On Wednesday, assailants threw a Molotov cocktail at the Greek consulate building in Moscow, Moscow, Russia. No group claimed responsibility and no casualties or damages resulted. Witnesses said the assailant was a man aged between 18 and 20 years old.
12/10/2008: On Wednesday, in Akhun Coat, Orakzai, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED), destroying an under-construction bridge. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
12/10/2008: On Wednesday, in Kalaya, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED), destroying a public calling center. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility, though it was suspected that the Taliban were responsible.
12/10/2008: On Wednesday, in the Jwemesa area of the al Sowaira suburb, Wassit, Wassit, unknown gunmen detonated a bomb at the house of Sheikh Salih al-Igaidi, without causing any casualties. There was no motive reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
12/10/2008: On Wednesday, unknown militants abducted three Manipur government officials employed by the Khadi and Village Industries Board in Churanchandpur, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but Kuki National Front militants are suspected.
12/10/2009: On Thursday at 1330, in the Sebaytan village, West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, assailants fired upon and killed three local supporters of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M). No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
12/10/2009: On Thursday at 1500, in the Goorubandha Bazaar area near the Missamari Police Station, Sonapur, Assam, India, assailants threw a grenade into a crowded marketplace, killing one child and three civilians and wounding 15 civilians. Six to seven of the injured were said to be in critical condition. No group claimed responsibility, although it was police believed the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was responsible.
12/10/2009: On Thursday at 1800, in Dhekiajuli, Sonapur, Assam, India, assailants on a motorcycle threw a grenade into a crowded market place. No casualties or damages were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was responsible.
12/10/2009: On Thursday night at about 2300, a village headman was shot dead when suspected militants opened fire on his vehicle in the Talo-Ahmo area, Yaring, Pattani, Thailan. The vehicle was also damaged. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
12/10/2009: On Thursday, a bomb exploded in al Intesar neighborhood in eastern Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq. One civilian was injured. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/10/2009: On Thursday, a roadside bomb went off near the convoy of Brigadier General Majed al-Bayati, head of a brigade of federal police, in central Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq. Three of his guards were injured. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/10/2009: On Thursday, Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants blew up a forest department office in the Jhitka area near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore district. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
12/10/2009: On Thursday, Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants shot and killed one Communist Party of India - Marxist activist and wounded another in the Chirakuti area near Lalgarh in the West Midnapore district of West Bengal state. No damages were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed a Maoist faction was responsible.
12/10/2010: On Friday afternoon, in Pass Kallay area of Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, a suicide bomber rammed a tractor laden with explosives into a hospital where Shiite Muslims were praying, killing at least 14 people, including three policemen, and wounding over 16 people. Many buildings nearby the hospital were seriously damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
12/10/2010: On Friday night, at Kaliatal in Baipariguda, Koraput, Odisha, India, more than 10-12 unidentified militants set fire to a mobile tower to disrupt communications, causing an unreported 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.
12/10/2010: On Friday night, in the Jangalmahal area near Lalgarh in West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, unidentified militants shot and killed two supporters of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM), identified as Mahesh Soren and his brother Narayan. Their bodies were found on the outskirts of the Chotopelia village on 12/11/2010. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
12/10/2010: On Friday, in southern Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, a roadside improvised explosive device exploded near a popular restaurant, killing one civilian, wounding five others and causing an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
12/10/2010: On Friday, in the Kabul Gate area of Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired on and killed one local government official. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2010: On Friday, in the Margat neighborhood, Bolan, Balochistan, Pakistan, a revenue officer and four security force personnel were abducted by unknown militants. No casualties were reported. The hostages were released one day later on 12/11/2010. No group claimed responsibility and no damage was reported in the attack.
12/10/2011:  A bomb exploded in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan killing one civilian.  The explosive was placed between the University of Karachi Silver Jubilee and Staff Colony gates within the university campus.  A passing motorcyclist was killed when the bomb exploded, but no other injuries were reported.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/10/2011: A bomb destroyed the Government Girls Primary School in Jamal Garhi, Khyber, Pakistan.  No deaths or injuries occurred as no one was in the building at the time of the blast.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/10/2011: A member of the Sahwa was killed and a police officer was wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on a checkpoint in Saidiyah, Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/10/2011: A member of the Sahwa was wounded when an explosive detonated near his car in Musayyab, Babil, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/10/2011: A police officer was shot and killed by armed militants in an ambush in the Kishtwar district of Jammu and Kashmir, India.  Police had received information that men wanted in connection with an earlier attack were in there area.  Upon their arrival, the police officers were ambushed and one was killed.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/10/2011: A roadside bomb killed three civilians when their vehicle drove over it in the district of Khakrez district in Kandahar, Afghanistan.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/10/2011: A Sufi shrine of Sheikh Nia Baba was destroyed by suspected members of Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan in Landi Kotal, Khyber, Pakistan.  The attackers burnt the shrine to the ground.  No claim of responsibility was made.
12/10/2011: A suspected member of Boko Haram detonated a bomb in the main mosque at Hausa Quarters in Sapele, Delta, Nigeria.  The suspect, Tanko Buzu, suffered major injuries and later died.  No other deaths or injuries occurred as the premises were deserted at the time of the attack.
12/10/2011: A worker from an unnamed NGO was gunned down in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.  The victim, Shah Faisal Mengal, was shot when men on motorcycles opened fire on his car.  No other deaths or injuries were reported.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/10/2011: About 25 Maoists torched six vehicles in Saraikela, Odisha, India.  The vehicles were being used to help build a road in the area.  The assailants asked the construction workers to leave the site and then set the four tractors and two utilities on fire.  They claimed that they burned the vehicles because the construction workers were building the road during a declared strike by the Maoists due to the assassination of one of their leaders.  No deaths or injuries were reported.
12/10/2011: An employee of the Awami National Party (ANP), Salleh Mohammad, was shot dead in the industrial area of Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan.  Men on a motorcycle drove by and shot at him.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/10/2011: An off-duty Iraqi army officer was wounded when a sticky bomb attached to his car detonated in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/10/2011: An unknown number of Boko Haram members riding in a sport utility vehicle opened fire on soldiers at the Ala-Gorno military post near the border with Chad in Kukawa, Borno, Nigeria, killing three Nigerian soldiers from the Multinational Joint Task Force (MJTF) and one civilian. The perpetrators fled the scene and did not suffer any casualties. No property damage was reported in the incident.
12/10/2011: In a rural area northwest of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, two civilians were wounded when a sticky bomb attached to a minibus detonated.  No claim of responsibility was made.
12/10/2011: Sixteen people were wounded and two people were killed in an IED attack in Kunduz, Kunduz, Afghanistan. The bicycle bomb was remotely triggered and was targeting Sayad Sarwar Hisseini, a member of the of the high peace council.  Among the two killed was a former jihadi commander, Shir Mohammad Arab.  The rest of the wounded and killed were civilians.  No claim of responsibility was made.
12/10/2011: The caretaker of the Sufi Baisai Baba shrine was shot and killed by suspected members of Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan) in Bara, Khyber, Pakistan.  The group had previously shut down the shrine.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/10/2011: The Sufi shrine of Sheikh Baghadur Baba was destroyed by suspected Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan members by placing a bomb inside.  No claim of responsibility was made.
12/10/2011: Three time delayed explosives detonated at three different viewing centers while civilians gathered to watch a soccer game between Real Madrid and Barcelona in Jos, Plateau.  This explosion occurred at the City of David Football Viewing Center.  The other two occurred at the ODUS Football Viewing Center and Tina junction.  Between the three attacks, 11 people were wounded and one was killed.
12/10/2011: Three time delayed explosives detonated at three different viewing centers while civilians gathered to watch a soccer game between Real Madrid and Barcelona in Jos, Plateau.  This explosion occurred at the ODUS Football Viewing Center.  The other two occurred at the City of David Football Viewing Center and Tina junction.  Between the three attacks, 11 people were wounded and one was killed.
12/10/2011: Three time delayed explosives detonated at three different viewing centers while civilians gathered to watch a soccer game between Real Madrid and Barcelona in Jos, Plateau.  This explosion occurred at Tina junction.  The other two occurred at the City of David Football Viewing Center and ODUS Football Viewing Center.  Between the three attacks, 11 people were wounded and one was killed.
12/10/2011: Two engineers from the Department of Mines and Mineral, their driver, and three of their body guards were kidnapped by unknown gunmen In the village of Sawan in Khyber, Pakistan.  No ransom demand or claim of responsibly was reported.
12/10/2011: Two katyusha rockets landed in Babil, Hilla, Iraq, wounding three civilians.  According to authorities, the rockets were intended for a local U.S. military base.  No deaths or claim of responsibility was reported.
12/10/2011: Two members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) riding on a motorcycle threw a grenade at the home of Mayor Jairus Wilber Vallejo in Planadas, Tolima, Colombia.  Two people, a police officer and a civilian were injured in the attack.  The mayor and his family were not home at the time of the attack.
12/10/2011: Two unidentified gunmen opened fire on a vehicle carrying a democracy activist, Faisal Mengal, in Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan. When Mr. Mengal exited the vehicle and attempted to run, he was shot several times and died at the scene. Mr. Mengal was working for a German NGO, the Hanns Seidel Foundation, in Pakistan, focusing on pro-democracy projects in Balochistan province. It is unclear if the assailants targeted the victim because of his pro-democracy activist work. The driver of the vehicle involved in this incident was not harmed, and it is unknown if the car suffered any damage in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2011: Unknown gunmen opened fire on a car carrying four tribal elders in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan.  All four elders were killed and the driver was wounded.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/10/2012: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated near a blacksmith's hut on Saryab Road in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One person was killed and another two were injured in the blast; one of the injured victims was a prayer leader. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Adraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The explosion killed General Mohammad Musa Rasuli, the police chief for Nimroz province. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2012: An assailant on a motorcycle opened fire on Captain Muhsen Homran in Noqom district, Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah administrative division, Yemen. Homran, a counterterrorism officer in Central Security, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was responsible.
12/10/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One soldier, Wesley R. Williams from the United States (US), was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a Unity Bank branch in Potiskum city, Yobe state, Nigeria. At least 14 people, including 13 assailants, were killed across this incident and a similar attack at a police station in the city; an unknown number of people were also injured. This was one of at least five attacks in the city on the same day carried out by the same assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, officials attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
12/10/2012: Assailants kidnapped Dr. Abdul Aziz from the Helper Eye Hospital in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2012: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on Najia Seddiqi in Mehtar Lam city, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Seddiqi, the provincial head of the Ministry of Women's Affairs, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2012: Assailants opened fire on and set ablaze a police station using an explosive device in Potiskum city, Yobe State, Nigeria. At least 14 people, including 13 assailants, were killed across this incident and a similar attack at a bank in the city; an unknown number of people were also injured. This was one of at least five attacks in the city on the same day carried out by the same assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, officials attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
12/10/2012: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of two prominent peace committee members in the Saidara area of Upper Kurram Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The driver was killed and three guards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2012: Assailants planted an explosive device at the main railway station in Bonn city, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. The device ignited but failed to detonate; it was later defused by experts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim extremists.
12/10/2012: Assailants set fire to an unknown number of telecommunications masts owned by Etisalat in Potiskum city, Yobe state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties. This was one of at least five attacks in the city on the same day carried out by the same assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
12/10/2012: Assailants set fire to an unspecified number of telecommunications masts owned by Airtel in Potiskum city, Yobe state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties. This was one of at least five attacks in the city on the same day carried out by the same assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, officials attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
12/10/2012: Assailants set fire to an unspecified number of telecommunications masts owned by MTN Group in Potiskum city, Yobe state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties. This was one of at least five attacks in the city on the same day carried out by the same assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, officials attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
12/10/2012: Assailants threw a grenade near the Awami National Party (ANP) rally venue in Kuladher district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least seven people were injured in the blast. Ehsanullah Ehsan, spokesperson for Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they targeted the ANP because of the organization's secular political agenda.
12/10/2012: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a police vehicle outside the office of Naomi Long, a member of parliament (MP), in Belfast city, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Loyalists.
12/10/2012: At least four assailants attacked the Kakki police station and an adjoining mosque near Bannu city, Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The assailants opened fire and threw grenades at the police station; moreover, two suicide bombers detonated their explosives during the onslaught. At least nine people were killed, including three assailants, and another seven were injured in the attack. Ehsanullah Ehsan, spokesperson for Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it was carried out to avenge the death of the nephew of former TTP leader Baitullah Mehsud, who had been killed by police.
12/10/2012: Three assailants stormed Kazalla Ali's residence in Dalwa village, Borno State, Nigeria. Ali, the District Head of Dusuma Ward, and his son were both killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Boko Haram was involved.
12/10/2012: Two assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on a joint police and Rangers checkpoint in the Gadap area of Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Two Rangers personnel and a traffic police officer were killed and another police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: A mine detonated in the Sepai area of Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two children were killed by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a government spokesperson attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/10/2013: A mortar hit a security facility in Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One police officer and one civilian were killed and eight others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Nahrawan village, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Four people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in the Al-Amiriyah neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a market in the 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.
12/10/2013: A roadside bomb targeting a police patrol detonated in Baaj village, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Three police officers were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a Shia Muslim funeral at the Abu Idris shrine in Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The funeral was being held for seven shepherds killed earlier the same day. In addition to the bomber, at least 11 people were killed and another 20 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: An explosive device attached to a car detonated in al-Rifaq area, east of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: An explosive device attached to a gas meter detonated targeting Pakistani police officers inspecting the device in Mazdur Chowk area, Dera Murad Jamali city, Nasirabad district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of a traffic officer Captain detonated in New Baghdad area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The Captain was killed and the vehicle was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of an employee of the Defense Ministry's Intelligence Services detonated in Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The employee, Azad al-Jaff, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: An explosive device detonated as a military vehicle passed by in Ghail Bawazir city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Five soldiers were injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: An explosive device detonated at a ritual washing hall where family members had brought the bodies of seven construction workers killed earlier in the day in Abara village, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Six people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: An explosive device detonated in Madain village, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: An explosive device detonated near an oil pipeline in Habbab village, Sirwah district, Marib governorate, Yemen. No one was injured in the blast; however, the pipeline sustained damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: An explosive device detonated on a military patrol in the Al-Hadba area of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers were killed and two were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of Khaled Bazamaa detonated in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Bazama, a Libyan Navy captain, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2013: An explosive device targeting a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpoint detonated along Airport road in Turbat city, Kech district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties or damages. The Baloch National Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Faysal Nasir Urayj's residence in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Urayj serves as a member of parliament (MP). No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a school in the Wadi Hajar area of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: Assailants abducted two laborers from a construction site in Tuisenphai village, Senapati district, Manipur state, India. The two hostages, identified as Sanasam Tomba and Amom Doren, were released on December 24, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Kuki National Front (KNF) Nehlun sub-group.
12/10/2013: Assailants attacked a police station in Tekoa village, West Bank territory, West Bank and Gaza strip. A Palestinian police officer, Naser Othman Brewish, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: Assailants attacked a water tanker that was being driven by military personnel in Dhi Na'im district, Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. One soldier, from the 26th Mechanized Infantry Brigade, was injured and the water tanker was stolen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: Assailants detonated explosives targeting the home of a tribal leader in Larama village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: Assailants opened fire on a group of prison staff personnel in Chegem village, Kabardino Balkaria oblast, Russia. Two prison personnel were killed and one was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: Assailants opened fire on a group of Sunni construction workers in Abara village, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least seven people were killed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks; later in the day, a bomb exploded at a ritual washing wall used to prepare the bodies for funeral. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: Assailants opened fire on a Kenyan police patrol vehicle on Dadaab-Liboi road in Aligabey area, near Liboi town, Garissa county, Kenya. At least nine people, including one assailant, were killed and two other police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. An additional officer was reported missing after the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to what the group termed as the Kenyan troops' invasion of Islamic regions.
12/10/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military vehicle handing out aid at a checkpoint in Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
12/10/2013: Assailants opened fire on police officers near Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and two more were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: Assailants planted and detonated an explosive device in the Faraz Customs Clearance Agency office near Torkham town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Although there were no reported casualties, the targeted office was completely destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: Assailants shot and killed a Juba Interim Administration (JIA) official at Danwa Hotel in Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect the involvement of Al-Shabaab.
12/10/2013: Assailants shot and killed a Sahwa Council member outside of his residence in Siniyah village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: Assailants shot and killed seven Shia shepherds in Budijah village, Diyala governorate, Iraq. This was one of two related incidents on the same day; a suicide bomber later targeted the funeral held for the shepherds. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: Authorities discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: Explosive devices detonated near a police station in Toribio municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. Four assailants were killed in the blasts, and two police officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources suspect the National Liberation Army (ELN) perpetrated the attack and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) planned the attack.
12/10/2013: Gunmen shot and killed Libyan port official Colonel Abdel-Moneim al-Dallal in front of his house in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2013: Gunmen shot and wounded Jonavin Villalbal, a DyOK Aksyon Radyo Iloilo journalist, in Cuartero neighborhood, Iloilo municipality, Iloilo province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: A sniper shot and injured two people in Dhuluiya district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/10/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a checkpoint near a military and volunteer fighters' headquarters in Mukashafah village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The blast was followed by mortar fire. In addition to the bomber, at least nine people were killed and 22 people were injured in the blast. The victims included volunteer fighters and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/10/2014: An explosive device detonated as a police vehicle passed by in Chonai area, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A police officer and a civilian were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: An explosive device detonated at a food stall in Arab Ebjur 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.
12/10/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Madain town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. The Military Council of the Tribal Revolutionaries (MCTR) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: An explosive device detonated near the grand mosque in Dhamar city, Dhamar governorate, Yemen. The blast was targeting the residence of Ahmed al-Sowswa, a Huthi affiliate; however, there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Abu Ghraib area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and six soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Mushahidah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and four soldiers were injured in the blast. Al-Naqshabandiya Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting the office of a volunteer organization collecting donations for the Ukrainian army in the Admiral neighborhood of Odessa city, Odessa oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported, but the building housing the office was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: An explosive device hidden in a fire extinguisher detonated near a military patrol in Riang subdistrict, Rueso district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Three soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Dora area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle was killed and four other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: An explosive device planted on a bicycle detonated on Sariab Road in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Four people were wounded in the blast, which targeted a police officer's vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Baloch nationalists were involved in the attack.
12/10/2014: An unknown number of mortars landed in residential areas in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Four people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/10/2014: An unknown number of mortars shells struck the Al Maamal neighborhood in Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least four people were injured in the attack. Al-Naqshabandiya Army claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources also attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/10/2014: Assailants abducted five people near Napu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. One of the hostages was killed on an unspecified date, while two hostsages escaped on an unspecified date. The fate of the remaning two hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
12/10/2014: Assailants abducted Madakam Tirupati from Chhattisgarh state, India. Tirupati, a tribal youth, was killed and his body was discovered on December 11, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
12/10/2014: Assailants abducted Muhammad Omar from his residence in Waberi neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. The whereabouts of Omar, the director general of the Ministry of Women and Human Rights, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: Assailants armed with rockets and small arms attacked a civilian vehicle in Balkhil area, Jani Khel district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and two others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: Assailants attacked a convoy that included soldiers and commercial vehicles in South Kordofan state, Sudan. Four soldiers and one paramilitary soldier were killed and several vehicles were damaged in the attack. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement-North claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: Assailants attacked a military outpost in an area 16 kilometers from Kunlong village, Kunlong district, Shan state, Myanmar. Seven soldiers were killed and 20 others were injured in the assault. The Ta'ang National Liberation Army (TNLA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: Assailants attacked a military post in Karma town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/10/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Gajiganna town, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 11 people were killed, an unknown number of people were injured, and the village was set on fire. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
12/10/2014: Assailants attacked security checkposts near a bazaar in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on areas of Shindand district on the same day. Twenty assailants were killed and at least two soldiers were wounded across three of the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/10/2014: Assailants burned down a girls' high school in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the attack, but the school was destroyed. This was one of four related attacks on areas of Shindand district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/10/2014: Assailants kidnapped 21 Sunni fighters near Al-Baghdadi town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The hostages were shot and killed on December 12, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/10/2014: Assailants opened fire at 'Awin al-Saghir in Stah Guentis town, Tebessa province, Algeria. Saghir, the former mayor of Stah Guentis, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying government workers, including one who was a witness in a massacre case, in Macasampen village, Guindulungan municipality, Maguindanao province, Philippines. The witness and two other government workers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: Assailants opened fire on Bao Muhammad Anwar in Sialkot district, Punjab province, Pakistan. Anwar, the district vice president of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: Assailants opened fire on Muhammad Nawfal, a tribal chief, between Arhab and Sanaa cities, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. No one was killed but Nawfal, his son, and three bodyguards were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Huthis.
12/10/2014: Assailants opened fire on security forces in an attempt to take control of Koch-e-Zoghali area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on areas of Shindand district on the same day. Twenty assailants were killed and at least two soldiers were wounded across three of the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/10/2014: Assailants opened fire on security forces in an attempt to take control of Telforoshan area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks on areas of Shindand district on the same day. Twenty assailants were killed and at least two soldiers were wounded across three of the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/10/2014: Assailants opened fire on the Frontier Corps' (FC) spokesperson in Double road, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The FC spokesperson, Wasey Khan, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Ibrahim Mahmud Hamud in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Hamud, the acting chancellor of SIMAD University, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of Anwar Naqvi in Defence area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Naqvi, a physician at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), was unharmed as the grenade failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: At least 30 assailants set fire to Hanjin Company construction equipment in Vigan village, General MacArthur town, Eastern Samar province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties, but several pieces of equipment were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility; however, a military official attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/10/2014: Security forces found and defused an explosive device planted near a school in Al-Arish town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2014: Security forces found and defused an explosive device planted outside of a bank in Halandri suburb, Athens city, Attica region, Greece. The Anarchist Attack Consortium claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it was acting in solidarity with jailed anarchist Nikos Romanos.
12/10/2014: Two female suicide bombers detonated at the Kantin Kwari textile market in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. In addition to the bombers, at least four people were killed and at least seven people were injured in the blasts. One of those injured was a third, would-be, female suicide bomber who fled and was arrested later at a medical clinic. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the surviving assailant stated that she had been recruited by Boko Haram.
12/10/2015: A mine detonated in a house targeting security forces in Al-Laythi area, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. One Al-Saiqa soldier was killed and another was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
12/10/2015: A Molotov cocktail was thrown at a civilian residence in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The explosive device did not detonate in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: A Russian-speaking woman in police custody detonated an explosive device at the National Directorate of Security (NDS) office in the Daronta area, Surkh Rod district , Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The assailant, three children, and an intelligence officer were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at Souk Al Jumla Market in Tall Tamr town, Al Hasakah governorate, Syria. This was one of three suicide bombings in Tall Tamr on the same day. In addition to the three bombers, at least 22 people were killed and over 100 others were wounded across all three blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/10/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a hospital in Tall Tamr town, Al Hasakah governorate, Syria. This was one of three suicide bombings in Tall Tamr on the same day. In addition to the three bombers, at least 22 people were killed and over 100 others were wounded across all three blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/10/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a People's Protection Units (YPG) post in Tall Tamr town, Al Hasakah governorate, Syria. This was one of three suicide bombings in Tall Tamr on the same day. In addition to the three bombers, at least 22 people were killed and over 100 others were wounded across all three blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/10/2015: A suicide bomber detonated targeting military forces in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks in the city on the same day. At least 27 soldiers were killed across both events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/10/2015: An assailant rammed a vehicle into Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers near Kfar Luban area, West Bank and Gaza Strip. Four soldiers were injured in the attack. Mehmed Abed al-Halim Abed al-Hamid Salem, a member of Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement), claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to Israeli intentions for Temple Mount and military operations.
12/10/2015: An explosive device detonated at a National Grid Corporation of the Philippines (NGCP) tower between Bagolibas and Pagangan villages, Aleosan district, North Cotabato province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM), which the group denied.
12/10/2015: An explosive device detonated near a medical clinic in Al-Wardiyah, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Hamamiyat, Saladin, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Zafaraniyah, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol near Ghazi Babrak Khan park, Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and a civilian were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of Abdullahi Mohamed Gardhub detonated in Waberi district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Gardhub, a National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) official, was killed in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Bilal Market in Satellite Town neighborhood, Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Gilani Hospital in Satellite Town neighborhood, Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2015: Assailants abducted a soldier in Barire area, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. The soldier was executed on December 24, 2015. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2015: Assailants abducted Cirilo Bagnuran in La Castellana municipality, Negros Occidental province, Philippines. Bagnuran, a Revolutionary Proletarian Army member and former New People's Army (NPA) member, was released on December 25, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the NPA.
12/10/2015: Assailants abducted police officer Ayhan Kaya in Cizre town, Sirnak province, Turkey. Kaya was safely rescued on February 1, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
12/10/2015: Assailants ambushed joint forces between Bama and Ngurosoye areas, Borno state, Nigeria. An unstated number of people were killed and injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Boko Haram was involved in the attack.
12/10/2015: Assailants attacked and killed a mystic singer in Chaudanga, Khulna, Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: Assailants attacked Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) personnel in Amdai village, Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. A CAF jawan was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/10/2015: Assailants attacked Mohammed al-Dairi, the Libyan Foreign Minister, outside of his home in Beida city, Jabal Al Akhdar district, Libya. The assailants fled after a battalion of the Husayn al-Juwafyi Brigade intervened. Al-Dairi was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: Assailants attacked passengers aboard a civilian bus in Gogoro village, Douentza prefecture, Mopti region, Mali. An unknown number of civilians were wounded during the attack. Additionally, the assailants stole the equivalent of $8,631.66 in the robbery. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the involvement of Tuaregs.
12/10/2015: Assailants attacked Tripti Filling Station in Natun Bhurbandar, Barisal, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB).
12/10/2015: Assailants attacked Ukrainian soldiers in Krasnohorivka village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: Assailants attacked Ukrainian soldiers in Kurakhivka village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: Assailants attacked Ukrainian soldiers in Novhorodske village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: Assailants attacked Ukrainian soldiers in Opytne village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: Assailants attacked Ukrainian soldiers in Pisky village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: Assailants attacked Ukrainian soldiers with grenade launchers in Luhanske village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on police officers outside of a post office in Al-Badrashayn district, Giza city, Giza governorate, Egypt. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on Violeto Quitaleg, a former village official, in Urbiztondo district, Pangasinan province, Philippines. Quitaleg was killed and his wife, a village councilor, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: Assailants opened fire a patrol of the 36th Al-Saiqa brigade in Buatni area, Benghazi city, Benghazi district Libya. One soldier was killed and six others were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Somali National Army (SNA) convoy in Tuulo Loon village, Dinsor district, Bay region, Somalia. At least 11 people, including three soldiers and eight assailants, were killed in the assault. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2015: Assailants opened fire on Hasan Fad'am al-Junabi's vehicle in Latifiyah, Babil, Iraq. Al-Junabi, the Babil Council deputy chair and Popular Mobilization Forces leader, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: Assailants raided Kamuya village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least seven people were killed, 11 people were injured, at least 24 people were kidnapped, and the village was set on fire during the raid. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/10/2015: Assailants set fire to a asylum seeker reception center in Tampere city, Pirkanmaa region, Finland. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the center was damaged in the blaze. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: Security forces discovered and attempted to defuse an explosives-rigged house in Al-Malha, Baiji, Saladin, Iraq. The house detonated, killing two explosives experts and injuring three more experts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device between Bama and Ngurosoye areas, Borno state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2015: Three assailants detonated explosives and opened fire on people at the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) temple in Dinajpur district, Rangpur division, Bangladesh. At least two people were injured in the attack. Shariful Islam, a member of Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB), was arrested and confessed to carrying out the incident.
12/10/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint in the outskirts of Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. In addition to the assailant, at least one soldier was killed and four people were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2016: A suicide bomber detonated outside the Vodaphone Arena during a soccer match in Besiktas area, Istanbul, Turkey. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area within a short period of time. At least 46 people were killed and 165 people were injured across both events; the victims included police officers and civilians. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the Turkish government's imprisonment of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan and for military operations against members of the Kurdish community. Sources also attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
12/10/2016: A suicide bomber detonated targeting Sulban military base in Aden, Adan, Yemen. In addition to the assailant, at least 57 soldiers were killed and 29 soldiers were injured in the blast. The Adan-Abyan Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Zurmat, Paktia, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Zurmat, Paktia, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a joint military convoy between Qooqaani and Tabda, Lower Juba, Somalia. An unknown number of soldiers were killed in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside the Vodaphone Arena during a soccer match in Besiktas area, Istanbul, Turkey. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area within a short period of time. At least 46 people were killed and 165 people were injured across both events; the victims included police officers and civilians. The Kurdistan Freedom Hawks (TAK) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the Turkish government's imprisonment of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan and for military operations against members of the Kurdish community. Sources also attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
12/10/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a gendarmerie station in Hazro district, Diyarbakir, Turkey. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
12/10/2016: Assailants attacked Mobile Police officers in Omoku, Ogba district, Rivers state, Nigeria. At least two officers, including Deputy Superintendent of Police Alkali Mohammed, were killed and beheaded, while five police officers were reported as missing in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2016: Assailants attacked Syrian Army soldiers near grain silos east of Palmyra, Homs, Syria. There were an unknown number of assailant casualties in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2016: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Bergi, Central Darfur, Sudan. At least one person was killed and another was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2016: Assailants opened fire on Riazul Islam along Charsadda Road in Peshawar, Pakistan. Islam, the Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Deputy Superintendent of Police, was killed and his son was injured in the assault. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2016: Assailants opened fire on Yousuf Hussain in Abbottabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Hussain, a Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) Deputy Manager of Operations, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ-Pakistan).
12/10/2016: Assailants set fire to Al-Huda English Medium School in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2016: Assailants shot and killed Jesus Adrian Rodriguez, a journalist, in Chihuahua, Mexico. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2016: Assailants threw an explosive device at shops in Fatehpura, Gujurat, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2016: Assailants, including suicide bombers, armed with explosives-laden vehicles, projectiles, and firearms, attacked Palmyra in Homs, Syria. At least 421 people, including 301 assailants, were killed and an unknown number of other people were injured in the ensuing clash that lasted until December 11, 2016. Additionally, an unknown number of people were abducted. At least 12 hostages were executed on January 19, 2017 while the fate of the remaining victims is unknown. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2016: Three explosive devices detonated in Abonnema, Degema district, Rivers state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2016: Three suicide bombers driving explosives-laden motorcycles attacked security forces in Nur, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. It is unknown if the assault resulted in casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2017: An assailant stabbed and injured a security guard outside the Jerusalem Central Bus Station in Jerusalem, Israel. Yasin Abu al-Kara, identified as a Palestinian extremist, claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Radhwaniyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2017: An explosive device detonated near Amin checkpost in Miranshah subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least three children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a local police commander in Khogyani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The commander, identified as Habiburrahman, was killed and four local police officers and a civilian were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State and the Taliban separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police van in Dara Takht, Herat, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a rally hosted by Hizb-I-Islami Gulbuddin (HIG) leader Gulbadin Hekmatyar near a football stadium in Khost, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2017: Assailants abducted three drivers and set fire to their trucks along Tikrit-Kirkuk Road in Tikrit district, Saladin, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
12/10/2017: Assailants armed with firearms stormed Bugay, Las Navas, Northern Samar, Philippines. The assailants shot their firearms in the village and also entered the RAC Cola Construction and Development Inc. staff house to steal money and electronic devices. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the New People's Army (NPA).
12/10/2017: Assailants attacked and killed a member of local development council in Mardyan district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/10/2017: Assailants attacked civilians in Jebs street in Anantigha, Calabar, Cross River, Nigeria. Three people, including an assailant, were killed and at least four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2017: Assailants detonated explosive devices and opened fire targeting Nigerian soldiers near Damboa, Borno state, Nigeria. At least four soldiers were killed and 12 others were injured in the attack. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2017: Assailants fired a projectile at a Congress for Justice in the Azawad (CJA) vehicle between Goundam and Douekire in Goudam district, Timbuktu, Mali. At least six people, including CJA members and civilians, were killed and other people were injured in the attack. Two people were also reported missing. Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
12/10/2017: Assailants fired a projectile at an empty Polish tour bus parked at the Panska Hora Hotel in Sokilnyky, Lviv, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/10/2017: Assailants fired three rockets that struck a residential area in Al-Khawkhah, Al Hudaydah, Yemen. At least five civilians were killed and several civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Houthi extremists.
12/10/2017: Assailants killed Bernardo Clarion in Calinan, Davao del Sur, Mindanao, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/10/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Philippine National Police (PNP) patrol vehicle in Anomar, Surigao, Surigao del Norte, Philippines. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of two attacks in Surigao on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/10/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Provincial Mobile Force Company (PMFC) vehicle in Trinidad, Surigao, Surigao del Norte, Philippines. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of two attacks in Surigao on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/10/2017: Assailants opened fire on an Israeli Defense Forces post in Jalazun, West Bank. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/10/2017: Assailants opened fire on four coal trucks in Chahar Awlia, Samangan, Afghanistan. The trucks were set on fire, and at least two drivers were taken hostage in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/10/2017: Assailants shot and killed a woman who was related to public uprising force members in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/10/2017: Assailants stopped and set fire to six trucks carrying goods in Marodiile, Hiiraan, Somalia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/10/2017: Fifteen assailants attacked members of the Provincial Public Safety Company in Trinidad, Surigao, Surigao del Norte, 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).
12/10/2017: Forty assailants attacked and robbed a road construction firm in Las Navas, Northern Samar, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the assailants stole food, money, and cell phones. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/10/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Koyalibeda, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/1972: The Secret Cuban Government claimed credit for the bombing of the offices of the Va-Cuba Forwarding Company in Miami, Florida, United States.  The company did business with Cuba.  There were casualties, however, a vehicle was destroyed and the office was damaged.
12/11/1973: White man, Paul Dancik, was shot three times in the chest and killed by bullets from a .32 caliber gun, while standing at a phone booth on Haight Street in the Fillmore neighborhood of San Francisco, California.  Dancik was a drug addict, and had stopped at the home of a drug dealer in a neighboring project, but the dealer was not home.  Dancik then stopped to use the payphone, at which point he was approached by black men, J.C. Simon and Manuel Moore, who shot him.  Moore was hiding in nearby bushes.  Dancik collapsed on the pavement about 20 feet away from the phone booth.   A third perpetrator, Anthony C. Harris, was waiting in the car for the other two perpetrators.  The perpetrators were black muslims who believed in the teachings of the Nation of Islam, and believed that they had to "destroy the enemy" and "kill devils," which they translated into meaning, kill whites.  The motives were racist in origins and a response to the racial rhetoric of the time.  This was the fourth in a series of 20 attacks (with 23 victims) on random whites by black muslims who came to be known as the Zebra Killers.
12/11/1985:  A pipe bomb exploded outside Ren Tech Computer Rentals, a store located in a shopping center in a suburb of Sacramento, California in the United States.  The explosion killed the owner of the store, Hugh Campbell Scrutton, as the bomb, which was disguised as a package, detonated as Scrutton touched the package that was placed at the rear door of his store.  The perpetrator of this incident was later identified to be Ted Kaczynski, also known as the "Unabomber." Kaczynski was responsible for a bombing campaign of over a dozen bombs sent to a number of targets including mostly universities and airlines between 1987 and 1995. He was eventually arrested, charged, and sentenced to life in prison.
12/11/1999: Members of an unknown armed group murdered fifteen people at Chiffa, near Algiers, Algeria. The assailants setup a fake roadblock on the road from Chiffa to Medea, stopped the bus and fired gunshots and sprayed gas on it so to set it ablaze. Fifteen died as a result of the attack.
12/11/2000:  An incendiary device exploded in the vicinity of a company van parked in a residential area of Nottingham, Great Britain.  An electrician using the van noticed the device before going to work; as he was reporting the device, it exploded, destroying the van and shattering windows in neighboring homes.  No one was injured in the explosion.  Authorities believe that animal rights activists are responsible for the explosion; the van was owned by a company that had done work for another company connected to animal testing.
12/11/2000: A bomb exploded on a road in Fushe-Kruje town, Tirana county, Albania.  The explosion occurred a half hour before Prime Minister Ilir Meta was scheduled to drive past.  The blast blew a crater in the roadway and damaged a vehicle, but no one was injured.  Six people were arrested in connection to the attack.
12/11/2000: A grenade exploded at DXMS, a Catholic-run radio station in Cotabato City, Maguindanao province, Philippines.  Thomas Eric Tanudtanud, an employee of the station, was injured in the attack.  DXMS had received threats concerning a specific program called Radyo Kalimuidan that criticizes the practices of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).  Police suspect that MILF was involved in the attack although the group denies it.
12/11/2000: Approximately 50 suspected members of the Movement of Democratic Forces of Casamance (MFDC) attacked the village of Niagha, Casamance province, Senegal.  Two people were killed in the attack, including the director of a school, and three people were injured.  The assailants also looted several stores in the area.  Specific motive is unknown; however, members of the MFDC are believed to be opposed to peace talks that are beginning again.
12/11/2000: Members of the Turkish Marxist-Leninist Communist Party (TKP/ML) ambushed a police vehicle in the Gaziosm Anpasa District in Istanbul, Turkey, killing two police officers and injuring twelve others.
12/11/2000: Militants claiming to belong to Jaysh-e Muhammad (Army of Muhammad) planted a mine in a bicycle and parked it on the main Srinagar-Baramulla highway, in the Qamarwari outskirts of New Delhi. When a vehicle of BSF [Border Security Force] 61 Bn passed the explosive near the Shyam Lal's filling station, militants activated the mine with a remote control device. The targeted vehicle suffered extensive damage, five BSF personnel and 3 civilians sustained injuries. One civilian, Yunis Azam Kawoosa S/o Abdul Aziz Kawoosa of Qarfali Mohalla died due to injuries sustained in the attack. A private load-carrier and a pick-up van of Forest Department were also damaged in the blast.
12/11/2002: A parcel bomb was sent to the offices of the Spanish newspaper El Pais in Barcelona, Barcelona province, Spain.  The bomb was sent from Milan; authorities believe that it was sent by an Italian anarchist group known as CCCCC.  The group is fighting for the release of Italian prisoners being held in Spain and for the abolition of FIES (Ficheros Internos de Especial Seguimento), Spain's anti-terrorism legislation.  This was the first of a series of several parcel bombs sent to targets in Italy and Spain.
12/11/2002: One person was killed and six others wounded when unknown perpetrators ambushed a bus traveling past Barhamjiya, Nepal.
12/11/2003: A letter bomb addressed to Ahmed Al Jarallah, the editor in chief of Al Siyassah Arabic daily a Kuwaity independent newspaper exploded when the administrative assistant, Walid Dahdouh, opened it, injuring him in the face in Kuwait city, Kuwait.
12/11/2004: Four Iraqi police officers were killed and 16 American soldiers were injured in suspected insurgent attacks near Baiji, Iraq.  The perpetrators used automatic weapons, rocket propelled grenades and other explosives to launch the assault.
12/11/2004: Unknown perpetrators exploded a grenade at a concert in Colombo, Sri Lanka, that resulted in two fatalities and eighteen injuries.
12/11/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed three supporters of the Kurdish Islamic Union Party and wounded four others in Kirkuk, Iraq. All the perpetrators escaped except for one who was arrested. Party leaders of the Kurdish Islamic Union Party accused the Kurdish Democratic Party of being behind the attack. This apparently was the second attack of its kind in the city in the past couple days and the party’s headquarters had also been targeted for an attack.
12/11/2006: A booby-trapped car set by unknown perpetraitors exploded inside the garage of the private college of Al-Ma'mun in the area of Al-Iskan in western Baghdad, Iraq, killing a university student and wounding four others.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/11/2006: A bus driver was killed and nine other people injured when a bomb set by unknown perpetraitors hit a bus near Algiers, Algeria. The bus carried workers in Staoueli Municipality. Eight of the nine injured were foreigners. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/11/2006: Five people were killed and four others seriously injured when an unknown perpetraitor hurled a grenade at Ferdinand Ntirampeba's home in Itaba Commune, Burundi. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/11/2007: A roadside bomb detonated in Baghdad, Iraq, injuring five. The bombing, which took place near a police commando patrol in Baghdad's eastern neighborhood of Baladiya, wounded four commando members and a civilian. No group took responsibility for the bombing.
12/11/2007: A suicide blast that ostensibly targeted a convoy of NATO troops instead killed two civilians in Panjwayi, Afghanistan. Taliban members are suspected in the attack.
12/11/2007: A suicide bomber detonsated an explosives-laden truck outside the Supreme Court as a bus packed with university students was passing by in Algiers, Algeria. This was one of two suicide bombings in Algiers on the same day. In addition to the two assailants, at least 37 people were killed and 177 other people were injured across both blasts. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/11/2007: A suicide bomber detonsated an explosives-laden truck outside the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugee and Neighboring U.N. Development Program (UNDP) office in Algiers, Algeria. This was one of two suicide bombings in Algiers on the same day. In addition to the two assailants, at least 37 people were killed and 177 other people were injured across both blasts. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
12/11/2007: A suicide bomber drove into the home of government member in Baghdad, Iraq, killing two policemen. No group took responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2007: A suicide car bomber detonated a bomb at a police checkpoint close to offices and residences of some Iraqi politicians outside of the Green Zone in Western Baghdad. Two policemen were killed and twelve others were wounded. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2007: An attack on a Baghdad, Iraq, oil refinery killed nine people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack which apparently involved mortars.
12/11/2007: Five policemen were killed after their convoy was attacked by Taliban forces near Kandahar (Province), Afghanistan. Eight Taliban fighters were killed and three injured in the attack as well.
12/11/2007: One Iraq soldier was killed and seven others were wounded (including two police officers) when a booby trapped body exploded in Baghdad, Iraq.
12/11/2007: One soldier was injured and the vehicle he was riding in damaged in a roadside bombing incident in eastern Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2007: Three policemen, including a colonel, were killed after the convoy they were traveling in was ambushed by unknown assailants in Baghdad, Iraq. Two police officers were also reported to be missing after the incident.
12/11/2008: On Thursday afternoon, at 1350, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives vest and killed at least 55 people and wounded 120 in a packed restaurant where Kurdish officials and Arab tribal leaders were trying to reconcile their differences over control of the oil-rich region. After arrests were made, those arrested confessed to the attack and claimed responsibility for the Islamic State of Iraq.
12/11/2008: On Thursday afternoon, at about 1500, in Barathawa in Sarlahi district, Nepal a bomb exploded at a warehouse. It injured three people. The Terai Army leader, Surya, claimed responsibility for the blast over the telephone. No propery damaged were reported.
12/11/2008: On Thursday morning, around 0730, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded near Tenorio public market in Shariff Kabunsuan province. Two other IED's were defused near the Tenorio public market in Tenorio Village, Datu Odin Sinsuat, Shariff Kabunsuan province. The IED was fashioned from 81 mm mortar rounds that used battery-operated blasting mechanism attached to mobile phones. Superintendent Esmael Pua Ali, Shariff Kabunsuan provincial police office chief, said that it is believed to have gone of prematurely since two other IEDs were recovered and defused near the explosion area. However, Balikan town police station chief Inspector Daniel Mama, who responded to the incident, said that only one other IED was recovered from the area. No casualties or damages were reported. There was no claim of responsibility, however, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) was suspected.
12/11/2008: On Thursday morning, at 1040, the first of two improvised explosive device exploded in Malgobek, Ingushetia, Russia. No casualties or damages resulted and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2008: On Thursday morning, at 1050, the second of two improvised explosive devices exploded in Malgobek, Ingushetia, Russia. One person was injured and a vehicle was damaged in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2008: On Thursday morning, three unidentified gunmen shot and killed the All India Congress Committee (AICC) leader, Pintu Tyagi, at his home in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Police arrested a man on 12/13/2008 in relation to the attack but he died in their custody.
12/11/2008: On Thursday night, an elderly Tamil woman was stabbed to death in her house by unidentified assailants at Chekkadippulavu, Chelva Nakar, Vavuniyaa, Sri Lanka. No other casualties were reported. According to Police, the motive has not yet been established for the killing. No group claimed responsibility.
12/11/2008: On Thursday, an unknown attacker threw a hand grenade into a refugee camp in Kohat, North West Frontier, Pakistan. Twelve people were injured in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident. There was no reported damage.
12/11/2008: On Thursday, eight militants of the Communist Party of India-Maoist shot and killed a vocal political opponent, Sudhir Mandi, in Jordanga, West Midnapore, West Bengal, India. The attack was in response to the victims anti-Communist Party of India-Maoist views. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2008: On Thursday, five suspected Communist Party of India militants shot and killed a villager, identified as Poliram, in Konsasimertoli, Gumla, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2008: On Thursday, in al Hod village, near Al Qayyarah, Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) inside a Sunni Iraqi Islamic Party office building under construction, damaging the building but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
12/11/2008: On Thursday, in Bakva, Farah, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped two election workers. The workers were released on 12/13/2008. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
12/11/2008: On Thursday, in the al-Farouq al-Qadeem area of Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, a sticky improvised explosive device went off in front of the house belonging to a Iraqi policeman. The attack was one of five IEDs that targeted both Iraqi police and military. There were no casualties reported in the blast and no group claimed responsibility.
12/11/2008: On Thursday, local Taliban militants blocked the road leading to Aghal, captured 200 men, and confiscated their five vehicles in Matta, North West Frontier, Pakistan. The captives were taken to a hospital in Aghal and were tortured. No fatalities have been reported.
12/11/2008: On Thursday, pro-Taliban militants exploded the residence of a local politician in the Manglawar area of the Swat district in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP). No casualties were reported in the attack.
12/11/2008: On Thursday, pro-Taliban militants fired artillery shells at residences in the Kabal area of the Swat district in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP). Three civilians were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
12/11/2008: On Thursday, pro-Taliban militants set fire to a school in the Qamabar area of the Swat district in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP). There were no casualties reported.
12/11/2008: On Thursday, unidentified militants threw two grenades at the residence of a Pro-Taliban militant in the Aghal Mandal Dag area of Swat, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2009: On Friday afternoon, assailants detonated a remote controlled mine targeting a civilian vehicle near Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, killing one civilian, wounding three others, and damaging the vehicle. The blast took place in Kond area outside the city. A caller named Salahuddin, introducing himself as regional Taliban commander, asserted responsibility for the blast.
12/11/2009: On Friday morning at about 0900, a suicide bomber killed three civilians and wounded 18 others in Sharan City, Afghanistan. One police officers was among the dead and two policemen were injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2009: On Friday, an improvised explosive device attached to a water tanker in the al-Mahawii district of the Babel province exploded, wounding the driver. The blast caused severe damage to the tanker. No claims of responsibility have been made.
12/11/2009: On Friday, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device targeting a gas station in Lakki Marwat, North West Frontier, Pakistan, wounding four civilians and one tribal elder and damaging the gas station. The remote-controlled device was fitted to a bicycle and weighed eight to 10 kilograms. The injured have been identified as the owner, Naseer Khan, who is a former parliamentarian from Pakistan Muslim League-Nawa (PML-N), Nazir Muhammad, Qasim Khan, Jan Dad and Sher Muhammad. No group claimed responsibility.
12/11/2009: On Friday, Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants beheaded a civilian in the Pannugani area of Sonbhadra district in Uttar Pradesh, India. The civilian was accused of being a police informer. The victim, identified as Shiv Prakash, 25, was beheaded by 10 armed Maoists in which they held a panchayat in Pannuganj village. After the attack, Maoists fired several rounds in the air and told the villagers that they could now inform the police. No group claimed responsibility.
12/11/2009: On Friday, in Rusa Milae subdistrict in Muang, Pattani, Thailand, two armed assailants fired upon a karaoke bar, wounding the bar's Buddhist owner and damaging the bar. The assailants also left a note stating, "If authorities arrest innocent people, Thai Buddhists will not be safe." No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
12/11/2009: On Friday, two improvised explosive devices (IED) detonated simultaneously in the Qorat Ghoul area of south Baghdad. The first IED was concealed in a TV and brought to a shop for fixing televisions. The device exploded, killing the owner of the shop. The second IED detonated when many citizens gathered in response to the first explosion, killing two and wounding six others. Four suspects have been arrested and a search is being conducted for a fifth.
12/11/2010: On Saturday afternoon around 1700, in one of two related attacks in the Drottningatan area of Stockholm, Sweden, shortly after a car exploded, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device. The resulting blast killed the bomber and wounded two civilians. The device described as a suicide belt made of pipe bombs, was one of three devices that the bomber had on his person. The second device was described as a pressure cooker, which contained an explosive substance. The third device was contained in the bomber's backpack with screws, wires and an unknown explosive substance. Only the first device detonated. Witnesses said the bomber dropped something, possibly a cell phone, just before the blast, and after he stood up from picking it up, the belt device detonated. It is believed either the device that was dropped or the action of bending over triggered the device. The bomber, identified as Taimour Abdlwahab, 28, was born in Iraq and authorities suspect he had links to Al Qaida in Iraq. A Yemeni Islamist website claimed "It is our brother, mujahid Taymour Abdel Wahab, who carried out the martyrdom operation in Stockholm." Abdlwahab sent an audio file to Swedish news agency TT shortly before the blasts. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage.
12/11/2010: On Saturday afternoon at 1500, in Elbrus, Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, a civilian was killed when an improvised explosive device attached to his Lada vehicle detonated. The victim was believed to be the brother of a deceased rebel leader. The amount of property damage caused by the blast is not known and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2010: On Saturday afternoon just before 1700, in one of two related attacks in the Drottningatan area of Stockholm, Sweden, an improvised explosive device inside an Audi 80 Vantage car exploded, causing several smaller blasts. The device in the car is believed to be made of several gas canisters, containing and unknown flammable or explosive substance. The suspected assailant, identified as Taimour Abdlwahab, 28, was born in Iraq and authorities suspect he had links to Al Qaida in Iraq. A Yemeni Islamist website claimed "It is our brother, mujahid Taymour Abdel Wahab, who carried out the martyrdom operation in Stockholm." Abdlwahab detonated a suicide bomb after the car bomb at around 1700. Abdlwahab sent an email with audio files to Swedish news agency TT shortly before the blast. No casualties were reported and the attack caused an unknown amount of property damage.
12/11/2010: On Saturday morning, in Bur Hakkaba, Bay, Somalia, twenty three people including five militants were killed and an unknown number of people were injured when Hizbul al Islam militants attacked Al Shabaab militants by unknown means. The militant group Hizbul al Islam claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2010: On Saturday night around 2230, at a home in Bacho, Narathiwat, Thailand, two militants shot and killed a suspected militant, identified as Sakaree Samae. The militants used M16 assault rifles for the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
12/11/2010: On Saturday, at Barangay Taguibo in Mati, Davao Oriental, Philippines, on Davao Oriental, militants raided and torched three vehicles, a cargo truck, multi cab and hi-lux, at a copper and gold mine. The rebels also disarmed civilian security guards and seized mobile phones and personal belongings of mine workers. Authorities suspected the motive behind the attack to be extortion. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that the Front Committee 18 of the New People’s Army (NPA) militants were responsible.
12/11/2010: On Saturday, in Kadhimiyah, Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, two near-simultaneous blasts, one at a house laced with explosives, detonated close to a rest house popular with Iranian religious tourists. Five people, including four Iranians, were killed and 18 were wounded, 11 of them visitors. The blast caused an unknown amount of property damage to the residence and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2010: On Saturday, in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unknown assailants planted a vehicle borne improvised explosive device with more than a ton of explosives. It was intended to target religious processions, but was discovered and defused before it could be detonated. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/11/2010: On Saturday, in Lahij city, Lahij province, Yemen, unidentified gunmen kidnapped four soldiers on the road linking al-Dali to Radfan. The hostages were released two days later on 12/13/2010. No group claimed responsibility for the hostage taking, but the released soldiers confirmed it was militants from the Southern Mobility Movement.
12/11/2010: On Saturday, in Mahupada village in Sundargarh, Odisha, India, unidentified militants attempted to kidnap three civilians; however, security forces foiled the abduction before it was carried out. Reportedly, the villagers, along with Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and Special Operation Group (SOG) forces chased the militants and rescued all three hostages. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M0 militants were responsible. Security forces arrested the five militants from Nuagaon village in the same police limits of the Mahupada village. Two rifles and some unknown explosive materials were seized from the arrested Maoists, identified as Bagana Tarkot, Kande Tarkot, Nancy Tarkot (woman), Mangara Tarkot and Matara Tarkot. Mangara and Matara were top Maoists of Jharkhand and relatives of most wanted Maoist Madhusudan Tarkot while Kande and Nancy are siblings.
12/11/2010: On Saturday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown gunmen shot and killed an off duty police lieutenant near his home. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/11/2010: On Saturday, in Sergokalinskiy, Dagestan, Russia, a GIBDD (traffic) police lieutenant was shot and killed by unknown gunmen, using automatic rifles, near his home as he was returning from work. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2010: On Saturday, in Shuala neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, a suicide bomber driving a vehicle packed with explosives rammed into a bus carrying Iranian religious tourists before detonating his payload. Two Iranians were killed and 28 people were wounded, 19 of whom were Iranian. The amount of property damage from the attack is unknown. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2010: On Saturday, in the Mansour neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, a group of armed men, opened fire from silencer-pistols on a police officer with captain rank, working for the anti-criminal investigations office, while he was in a police vehicle. The police captain was shot with three bullets in the head, killing him on the spot. No damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2010: On Saturday, near Khair Abad village, in Khanshin, Helmand, Afghanistan, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting a truck. The blast killed 15 civilians, wounded four others and damaged the truck. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2011: A bomb exploded in central Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq.  No deaths or injuries were reported in this explosion, however these was a second related explosion where deaths and injuries did occur.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/11/2011: A bomb exploded killing three police men and wounding four Kurdish security officers in central Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq.  This second bomb exploded while first responders arrived at the scene of a previous bomb.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/11/2011: A gun fight between members of the Libyan Army and the Zintani militia erupted after the militiamen opened fire on a car when its driver refused to stop at a checkpoint that the group had established near Tripoli's main international airport in Tripoli, Libya. The vehicle was carrying Major-General Khalifa Haftar, the head of Libya's ground forces. Major General Haftar and the other passengers in the vehicle escaped the attack unharmed. Two militia members were arrested after an extended gun battle with security forces near a highway leading to the airport. A spokesman for the Zintani militia denied the Army's account of the incident, claiming that it was Major-General Haftar's bodyguards that first opened fire on the militia members. The group's spokesman also claimed that two militiamen were injured in the firefight. There were no reports of property damage in this incident.
12/11/2011: A man working for the Ministry of Education was killed when a sticky bomb attached to his car detonated in Bagdad, Bagdad, Iraq. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/11/2011: A military convoy was targeted by a buried explosive in Wajir in the North Eastern Province of Kenya.  The explosion detonated when one of the vehicles drove over it.  The vehicle was damaged and at least nine soldiers were wounded.  No claim of responsibility was reported, but it is suspected that Al-Shabaab was responsible.
12/11/2011: A police officer was shot and killed by unidentified assailants driving past in a car in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was made.
12/11/2011: A school teacher was wounded when a sticky bomb attached to his car detonated in Muqdadiya, Diyala, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/11/2011: A soldier from the Pattani Task Force 21 was injured when unidentified militants launched a grenade at a military outpost in Yarang district, Pattani province, Thailand. The grenade, which was fired from behind the base, hit a tree in the outpost and exploded, sending shrapnel flying and injuring the soldier, Sergeant Katepon Khonkaen. No property damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2011: An employee of the of a state-run medicine factory was kidnapped and then killed in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/11/2011: Police were targeted by a remote controlled bomb that exploded while they were resting under a tree.  At least one officer was killed and three more wounded in the explosion.  While no claim of responsibility was reported, it is suspected that Al-Shabaab is responsible.
12/11/2011: The Jammu and Kashmir Law and Parliamentary Affairs Minister, Ali Muhammad Sagar, was attacked by members of Jamiat ul-Mujahedin (JuM) using firearms in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  While the minister was unharmed, one of his bodyguards was killed, and two others were injured.  A civilian was also wounded in the attack.  JuM claims that the attack was due to a statement made regarding re-opening of movie theaters and liquor stores.  The also claimed that it was the Al Jabbar squad that carried out the attack.
12/11/2011: The Shorabak District Chief, Karim Jan, was attacked by armed assailants in Zharey District, Kandahar, Afghanistan.  While the Chief was unharmed, two of his bodyguards were wounded.  The Taliban has claimed responsibility for the attack.  Karim Jan survived another attack in earlier years when he was the administrator of Zharay district.
12/11/2012: A roadside bomb was discovered and defused by police in the Jani Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2012: An explosive device detonated at a cellular phone tower in the Kasai area of Mian Mandi, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the tower was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2012: An explosive device detonated at a government-run girls' primary school in the Aka Khel area of Khyber agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the school was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Major Hazem Hassan in al Touz district, Kirkuk, Iraq. Hassan, the chief of the federal police in the district, was unharmed; however, his driver was injured and the vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused along a road in Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2012: Armed assailants attacked a police station in Gaziosmanpasa district, Istanbul province, Turkey. A police officer was killed and at least two civilians were injured in the assualt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attribute the attack to Devrimici Halk Kurtulus Cephesi (DHKP/C).
12/11/2012: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in the Barakzyo area of Nauzad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/11/2012: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Southern Mobility Movement (Yemen) was involved.
12/11/2012: Assailants opened fire on patrons at a coffee shop in Rangae district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. At least four people were killed and another four were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that separatists were involved.
12/11/2012: Assailants opened fire on the People's Secretariat in Bannu city, Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No further information is available.
12/11/2012: At least two of four NATO fuel tankers were hijacked in the Qila Abdullah district of Balochistan, Pakistan.  Unknown gunmen stopped the four trucks, took the drivers hostage at gun point and stole the trucks.  At least two trucks were later recovered.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/11/2012: Five gunmen dressed in police uniforms opened fire on teachers in a cafeteria at the Ban Ba-ngo school in Mayo district, Pattani province, Thailand. The assailants targeted Buddhist faculty members, killing two teachers, including a school director. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2012: Four gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of a judge of the Delta State High Court, Justice Marshal Umukoro, on Warri-Ughelli road, Okuokoko town, Delta state, Nigeria. Justice Umukoro escaped unharmed but his car was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
12/11/2012: Four kidnappers, armed with rifles, abducted a Lebanese staff member of Setraco Construction Company in Ekiugbo junction, Ughelli town, Delta state, Nigeria. The gunmen killed one soldier when he attempted to stop them from kidnapping the Lebanese engineer. No further information about the outcome of this attack was available. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2012: Nine NATO oil supply trucks were destroyed and a man was killed in an attack in Bolan, Balochistan, Pakistan.  Unknown militants shot at, and set fire to, the tankers.  The man who died was one of the drivers.  Al-Hamza Brigade claimed responsibility, indicating they carried out the attack in retaliation for a NATO air strike in Mohmand Agency.
12/11/2012: Two gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on General Ahmed Ba Ramada in Mukalla city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Ramada, a high-ranking intelligence official, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved.
12/11/2013: A gas-cylinder bomb was remotely detonated near a passing military vehicle in Plong Hoi tambon, Kapho district, Pattani province, Thailand. The blast killed at least four soldiers and injured nine others; the blast also damaged the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2013: A landmine detonated in the Zahirin area of Hajjah governorate, Yemen. Four civilians were injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: A landmine detonated near a police vehicle in Latehar district, Jharkhand state, India. At least three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the blast; however, sources attributed the attack to Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
12/11/2013: A remote-controlled bomb, weighing at least three kilograms, was discovered and safely defused near the Ajab Bagh police post in Nowshera district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: A roadside bomb detonated as an oil projects convoy passed in Al-Riyad town, west of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The blast did not cause any injuries. This was one of two incidents; a second blast targeted responding police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Al-Riyad town, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. This was one of two related incidents; this blast targeted police officers responding to a previous attack. Three police officers were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: A roadside bomb targeting the vehicle of a police chief, Colonel Sabbar Shiab Ahmed, detonated south of Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: A sticky bomb placed in a civilian's vehicle detonated at the Mosul University campus in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The number of casualties is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: A stolen fuel tanker was set on fire and reversed into the building housing the Aventas Group in Derrylin town, Fermanagh district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The fire was put out before it could spread to the building, and there were no reports of casualties or property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but sources attribute the attack to the Continuity Irish Republican Army (CIRA).
12/11/2013: A suicide bomber attempted to detonate an explosives-laden vehicle as a convoy of German North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops passed near the military entrance of Kabul International Airport in Qasaba area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The bomber detonated prematurely; therefore, only the bomber was killed and two vehicles in the convoy were damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was directed at Germans, whom the group viewed as "invaders.''
12/11/2013: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated on NIPA bridge in Gulshan-e-Iqbal area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: An explosive device detonated as a military vehicle passed by in Qatn district, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Two soldiers, of the 37th Brigade, were killed by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: An explosive device detonated at a school being used as a polling center in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police checkpoint in Muqdadiyah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in Helmand, Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier, Matthew Rodriguez, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: An explosive device planted next to the home of a Sahwa Council leader detonated in Al-Mahmudiyah town, Babil governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: Assailants abducted Khaled Salah Al-Hafar, a Libyan air force officer, from Buatni area, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: Assailants attacked a bus and golf cart near Bulabulin Ngaura village, Borno state, Nigeria. Nine people were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
12/11/2013: Assailants attacked a group of Special Weapons And Tactics (SWAT) commandos in Pathargittim town, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya state, India. One commando was injured in the attack. This was one of three attacks perpetrated by the same assailants in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) .
12/11/2013: Assailants attacked a hotel where lawmaker Sharif Hasan Shaykh Adan was staying in Baidoa city, Bay region, Somalia. It is unknown if there were any casualties in the attack. This was one of six attacks in Baidoa on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to al-Shabaab.
12/11/2013: Assailants attacked a patrol of Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers in Nowgam area, Srinagar city, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. One officer was killed and another was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect the involvement of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
12/11/2013: Assailants attacked a petrol pump of the Indian Oil Corporation with firearms and grenades in Chasingre town, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya state, India. Two employees of the company were injured in the attack. This was one of three attacks perpetrated by the same assailants in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA).
12/11/2013: Assailants attacked a police vehicle on Khattako Bridge in Armar area, near Peshawar city, Peshawar district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Two of the assailants were killed in the ensuing gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: Assailants attacked the Baidoa Police Station in Baidoa city, Bay region, Somalia. It is unknown if there were any casualties in the attack. This was one of six attacks in Baidoa on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to al-Shabaab.
12/11/2013: Assailants attacked the headquarters of the Baidoa Civil Defense Forces in Baidoa city, Bay region, Somalia. It is unknown if there were any casualties in the attack. This was one of six attacks in Baidoa on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to al-Shabaab.
12/11/2013: Assailants attacked the residence of Hasan Bikole, the Baidoa mayor, in Baidoa city, Bay region, Somalia. It is unknown if there were any casualties in the attack. This was one of six attacks in Baidoa on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to al-Shabaab.
12/11/2013: Assailants attacked the residence of Shaykh Adan Madobe, a local legislator, in Baidoa city, Bay region, Somalia. It is unknown if there were any casualties in the attack. This was one of six attacks in Baidoa on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to al-Shabaab.
12/11/2013: Assailants hurled grenades and opened fire on the Meghalaya Police Radio Organization (MPRO) in Chasingre town, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya state, India. There were no casualties in the incident; however, the station's communication equipment was damaged in the attack. This was one of three attacks perpetrated by the same assailants in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA).
12/11/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint, east of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and another was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: Assailants set fire to the residence of a Supreme Court justice in Ranirbazar area, Sylhet division, Bangladesh. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jamaat-E-Islami (Bangladesh).
12/11/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of the Bay region prosecutor in Baidoa city, Bay region, Somalia. It is unknown if there were any casualties in the attack. This was one of six attacks in Baidoa on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to al-Shabaab.
12/11/2013: Assailants with pistols opened fire on Romeo Taruc in Bustos municipality, Bulacan province, Philippines. Taruc, a barangay chairman, was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2013: Gunfire opened fire on the vehicle of the Mosul governor, Hussein Ali Hachem, in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Hachem survived; however, two of his bodyguards were killed and at least two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a group of Somali soldiers collecting taxes from civilians in Dayniile district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Rogelio Butalib in Tagum municipality, Davao del Norte province, Philippines. Butalib, a broadcaster for Radyo Natin and holder of a political post, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2013: Three assailants threw a grenade at a army patrol in Chirang district, Assam state, India. Two assailants were killed and one wounded when security personnel returned fire. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Songbijit faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). However, local residents claimed that the boys were students and that they were sleeping when the soldiers opened fire on them.
12/11/2014: A mortar detonated in Askari area, Muqdadiyah district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two civilians were killed in the attack. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in Ramadi district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, two soldiers were killed and a bridge was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/11/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives during a play about terrorism being held at a French cultural center in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least two people were killed and 15 others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the school performance was targeted because it was anti-Islamic and was propaganda against the Taliban.
12/11/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives near a military bus in Tangi Tara Khel area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least six soldiers were killed and 11 other people, including civilians, were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claim responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near an outdoor eatery in Jos city, Plateau state, Nigeria. This was one of two blasts in the same area within a short period of time. In addition to the bombers, at least 37 people were killed and 41 people were injured in the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
12/11/2014: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the Terminus market and bus station in Jos city, Plateau state, Nigeria. This was one of two blasts in the same area within a short period of time. In addition to the bombers, at least 37 people were killed and 41 people were injured in the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
12/11/2014: An explosive device detonated between Mullah Abdullah and Riyadh areas in Kirkuk district, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of three explosions in the governorate on the same day. At least three people were killed and seven people were injured across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/11/2014: An explosive device detonated in Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of three explosions in the governorate on the same day. At least three people were killed and seven people were injured across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/11/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Madain district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Shaab area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: An explosive device detonated near the Al-Fathah bridge in Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of three explosions in the governorate on the same day. At least three people were killed and seven people were injured across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/11/2014: An explosive device detonated near two Border Security Force (BSF) vehicles on Imphal-Ukhrul road in Imphal city, Imphal East district, Manipur state, India. A civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a security patrol in Alingar area, Mohmand Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: An explosive device detonated while a Frontier Corps (FC) squad attempted to defuse it in Ghongat Johar area, Mohmand agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One FC soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: An explosive device hidden in a culvert was discovered and defused in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: An explosive device planted in Rida al-Tamimi's vehicle detonated in Wasiti area, Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Tamimi, an Al-Ahd TV correspondent, was not harmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Zone 1, Baya village, Ragay town, Camarines Sur province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attempted attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/11/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near a restaurant and Balochistan National Party (BNP) office in Sibi city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least seven people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: Approximately 31 explosive devices were discovered and defused in an unknown province of Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: Assailants abducted five Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers from their vehicles on Kabul-Kandahar Highway in Spin Band area, Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The soldiers were killed on December 14, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source suspected the involvement of the Taliban.
12/11/2014: Assailants ambushed a convoy carrying Vicente Belmonte in Laguindingan township, Misamis Oriental province, Philippines. Three people were killed and six people, including Belmonte, a member of Congress, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: Assailants attacked a mining site in Chapi village, Lohardaga district, Jharkhand state, India. There were no reported casualties; however, the assailants set fire to at least 20 trucks and assorted pieces of heavy construction equipment. According to pamphlets found at the scene, Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: Assailants fired six rockets at a joint United States and Yemeni airbase in Lahij governorate, Yemen. No one was killed and an unspecified number of Yemeni soldiers were injured in the attack. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it was carried out in retaliation for attempts to rescue United States (US) hostage Luke Somers.
12/11/2014: Assailants kidnapped at least four local officials and businesspeople near the Baghdad International Airport in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two of the captives were released and the bodies of the two remaining victims were discovered on December 15, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: Assailants opened fire at mourners outside of the residence of Noman Lassi in Chanesar Goth area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. A Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, identified as Qadir Bux Laasi, was killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: Assailants opened fire on 149th Infantry Battalion soldiers in Ajdabiya city, Al Wahat district, Libya. Three soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpoint south of Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two police officers, including a first lieutenant, were killed in the attack. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al-Naqshabandiya Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: Assailants opened fire on security forces in Am Chide town, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. At least 180 attackers were killed when soldiers returned fire. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
12/11/2014: Assailants shelled Al-Zawiyah al-Ja'fariyah Mosque in Sawani Bin Adam area, Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but the mosque was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at the Sherbagh police post in Anantnag city, Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Three police officers were wounded by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: Assailants threw petrol bombs at a Somali-owned business in KwaMashu township, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Two people were injured in the attack and their business sustained material damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the attackers may have been motivated by xenophobic intentions.
12/11/2014: Assailants wielding machetes attacked a police camp in Mwan Mwinga area, Kilifi town, Kilifi county, Kenya. One police officer was killed and two police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Mombasa Republican Council (MRC). By contrast, the MRC denied taking part in the attack.
12/11/2014: Projectiles landed near Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers and detonated in Borej neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. At least ten soldiers were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic Front (Syria).
12/11/2014: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device hidden in a bag in Dawanu Market in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2014: Security forces identified and arrested a female teenage suicide bomber and her companion at a medical clinic in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and three other assailants attacked a guest house near the Spanish Embassy in Sherpur area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Twelve people, including the four assailants, were killed and seven civilians were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2015: A suicide bomber detonated near a stadium in Kolofata chiefdom, Extreme-North Region, Cameroon. A second suicide bomber failed to detonate and fled before security forces arrived. In addition to the suicide bomber, at least seven people were killed and 22 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/11/2015: An assailant attempted to ram his car into Israeli soldiers in Halhul junction, West Bank. The assailant was shot and killed before causing any damage. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Issa Hroub, a Palestinian extremist.
12/11/2015: An assailant opened fire at an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) checkpoint in Gilboa area, near Jenin city, West Bank. The assailant was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a Palestinian extremist.
12/11/2015: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Mullah Musa detonated in Dashti Qala district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Musa, a pro-government militia commander, was killed and two of his guards were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2015: An explosive device detonated at the Arba'at Alaf Market in Shaab 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.
12/11/2015: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in At Talibiyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Camp Sarah 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.
12/11/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Ghazaliya West 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.
12/11/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Ibu area, Sadawa district, Pattani province, Thailand. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2015: Assailants abducted Hamza Ahmed Abdel-Hakim in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. The whereabouts of Abdel-Hakim, a member of the National Committee for Human Rights in Libya (NCHRL), are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2015: Assailants abducted Hannibal Muammar Gaddafi, the son of Muammar Gaddafi, in Beqaa district, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. Gaddafi was released later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Ansar al-Imam Musa al-Sadr. Additionally, Lebanese officials arrested a former Lebanese Member of Parliament and head of the Amal Movement political party, Hassan Yaaqoub, in connection with the abduction of Gaddafi.
12/11/2015: Assailants abducted the Mozambique Liberation Front (FRELIMO) political party secretary in Muanza city, Sofala province, Mozambique. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
12/11/2015: Assailants attacked a military camp in Mujejuru area, Bujumbura Rural province, Burundi. This is one of three related attacks in Burundi on this date. At least 87 individuals, including 79 assailants, four police officers, and four soldiers were killed and 21 individuals were wounded across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/11/2015: Assailants attacked a military camp in Ngagara neighborhood, Bujumbura city, Bujumbura Mairie province, Burundi. This is one of three related attacks in Burundi on this date. At least 87 individuals, including 79 assailants, four police officers, and four soldiers were killed and 21 individuals were wounded across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/11/2015: Assailants attacked gold miners in Dissa area, North Darfur state, Sudan. At least 40 miners were injured and their property was stolen during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sudan Liberation Army-Minni Minawi (SLA-MM).
12/11/2015: Assailants attacked military personnel in Garileey area, Gedo region, Somalia. At least five people were killed and ten others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/11/2015: Assailants attacked Pakistan Armed Forces soldiers in Nankana Sahib city, Punjab province, Pakistan. At least five assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to both Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi.
12/11/2015: Assailants attacked police personnel in Yambio city, Gbudwe state, South Sudan. A police officer was killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2015: Assailants attacked the ISCAM Higher Institution of Military Training College in Musaga neighborhood, Bujumbura city, Bujumbura Mairie province, Burundi. This is one of three related attacks in Burundi on this date. At least 87 individuals, including 79 assailants, four police officers, and four soldiers were killed and 21 individuals were wounded across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/11/2015: Assailants killed two Fulani leaders in Riyom area, Plateau state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Berom militants.
12/11/2015: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Damutan village, Negros Occidental province, Philippines. At least two assailants were killed and two soldiers 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).
12/11/2015: Assailants opened fire on Arnaldo Manjares in Bibincahan village, Sorsogon city, Sorsogon province, Philippines. Manjares, a former military major, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/11/2015: Assailants opened fire on soldiers in Howlwadag area, Beledweyne city, Hiiraan region, Somalia. Two soldiers were killed and two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2015: Assailants shot and killed a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Food Department inspector in Koroona, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2015: Assailants shot and killed an Ethiopian intelligence worker in Hargeysa, Woqooyi Galbeed, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident
12/11/2015: Assailants shot and killed an imam identified as Molvi Matiullah in Tarin Kot, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2015: Assailants threw an explosive device inside the Grand Anwar Mosque in Mercato neighborhood, Addis Ababa city, Addis Ababa region, Ethiopia. At least 17 civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the explosion.
12/11/2015: Assailants threw an incendiary device at the Islamic Society of Coachella Valley in Coachella, California, United States. There were no reported casualties, but the mosque was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Carl James Dial was arrested in relation to the attack.
12/11/2015: Assailants threw incendiary devices and opened fire at an election meeting of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Noakhali district, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. Four people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2015: Four assailants opened fire on a Turkish Gendarmerie vehicle in Istanbul city, Istanbul province, Turkey. Two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2015: Security forces discovered and defused 15 explosive devices in Diyala governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2015: Two assailants opened fire on a deputy police chief in Tro Bon area, Pattani province, Thailand. The officer, Maluseng Sahor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a security checkpoint in Halabsah, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast; the victims included civilians and security personnel. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/11/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle when a security patrol stopped the driver in Moalimean, Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least one patrol member was killed and two security members were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/11/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at a Coptic Church in Abassiya, Cairo, Egypt. In addition to the assailant, at least 28 people were killed and 46 other people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State in Egypt claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources doubted the veracity of the claim and instead attributed the attack to the Muslim Brotherhood.
12/11/2016: An assailant opened fire on the residence of Peter Dumrique in Katiku, President Quirino district, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. At least three people, including Dumrique, a former mayoral candidate, were killed and another person was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2016: An explosive device detonated in Manzara, Tiyarza subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least one child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy at Dhando Bridge in Shabqadar subdistrict, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2016: An explosive device detonated near a shopping area in Hamamiyat, Saladin, Iraq. Two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Dab Kotal, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was killed and two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/11/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle in Baho Qala, Zabul, Afghanistan. At least two civilians were killed and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/11/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) soldiers in Kouhak area, near Saravan, Sistan and Baluchestan, Iran. Two IRGC members were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a seaport in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. At least 29 people were killed and 48 people were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that police officers were targeted because they were providing security for Somalia's parliamentary elections.
12/11/2016: Assailants abducted a civilian from his residence in Ceel Waaq, Gedo, Somalia. The hostage was released later the same night. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/11/2016: Assailants abducted a civilian in Fanga, Central Darfur, Sudan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
12/11/2016: Assailants abducted Jeevan Singh Munda, a village head, in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. Munda was shot and killed shortly after the kidnapping. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Jeevan Singh Munda of being a police informant.
12/11/2016: Assailants abducted Rasool Ansari, a cattle trader, in Panso, Jharkhand, India. Anso was shot and killed shortly after the abduction. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victim of being a police informant.
12/11/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers driving two explosives-laden vehicles targeted security forces in Ayn al-Hisyan, Nineveh, Iraq. Security members repelled the assault, killing an unknown number of assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/11/2016: Assailants attacked a military post near Al-Mukalkal area, Taizz, Yemen. This was one of two related attacks in Taizz on this date. At least four assailants and two soldiers were killed and seven assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthi extremists.
12/11/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) checkposts in Mohammad Omar area of Muqur, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Muqur on the same night. One soldier and eight assailants were killed and 12 assailants and two soldiers were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/11/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) checkposts in Rigreshin area of Muqur, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Muqur on the same night. One soldier and eight assailants were killed and 12 assailants and two soldiers were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/11/2016: Assailants attacked military posts in eastern Taizz, Yemen. This was one of two related attacks in Taizz on this date. At least four assailants and two soldiers were killed and seven assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthi extremists.
12/11/2016: Assailants attacked Rajesh Singh, an aide of an Uttar Pradesh cabinet minister, in Baghrai, Uttar Pradesh, India. Singh was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2016: Assailants fired mortars at Brigadier Jum'ah 'Inad's convoy near Shirqat, Saladin, Iraq. 'Inad, a military operations commander, was injured and a soldier was killed 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).
12/11/2016: Assailants opened fire on Evelyn Andres Vista outside her residence in Pulot, Abra, Philippines. Vista, a former local village chairperson, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2016: Assailants opened fire on Maula Bakhsh in Mashi, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least two people, including Bakhsh, a local municipal councilor, and his friend were killed in the assault. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack and accused Bakhsh of being an informant.
12/11/2016: Assailants opened fire on military forces in Ceel Waaq, Gedo, Somalia. At least three soldiers were injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2016: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Ejaz Cheema in Media Town neighborhood, Rawalpindi, Pakistan. Cheema, a senior journalist, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of the Nest district deputy police commander in Khkarpoor, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The commander and his cousin were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2016: Assailants threw an incendiary device at the Imam Ali Islamic Centre in Fawkner, Victoria, Australia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident and while the specific motive is unknown, the words "Islamic State" were spray-painted on the building.
12/11/2016: Assailants threw two hand grenades at a tea shop in Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia. At least four people were killed and ten people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/11/2016: Two explosive devices detonated in Abu Disheer area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least five people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2016: Two young female suicide bombers detonated at a market in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. At least 17 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/11/2017: A suicide bomber detonated at a mosque in Kerawa, Extreme-North, Cameroon. In addition to the assailant, two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/11/2017: A suicide bomber detonated explosives at Port Authority Bus Terminal between Seventh and Eighth Avenue in Manhatta, New York City, New York, United States. In addition to the assailant, three civilians were injured in the blast. Akayed Ullah, a jihadi-inspired extremist, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated "They've been bombing in my country and I wanted to do damage here," and "I did it for the Islamic State."
12/11/2017: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Mohamed Ibrahim Gabow detonated in Wadajir neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. Gabow, a Kalsan TV journalist, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/11/2017: An explosive device detonated in Bareli, Mamond subdistrict, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting security forces in Akcay, Sirnak, Turkey. One solider was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
12/11/2017: An explosives-laden package detonated in Tanjung Perak, Surabaya, East Java, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Khwaja Ghar district, Takhar, Afghanistan. It is unknown if the attack resulted in casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2017: Assailants attempted to extort villagers in Tissa, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Security forces responded to the attack, killing one assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
12/11/2017: Assailants in Gaza fired 1-2 rockets that were intercepted near Ashkelon, Southern district, Israel. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement).
12/11/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Jammu and Kashmir Bank van in Kralcheck Keller, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two security guards were killed and another guard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
12/11/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military vehicle near Hudur, Bakool, Somalia. At least five soldiers were killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2017: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Khurshid Alam Afridi in Qilla Shah Beg, Shabqadar subdistrict, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Afridi, a Hayatabad Medical Complex doctor, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/11/2017: Assailants raided a road construction site in Madhuamilan, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties; however, assailants held an unknown number of workers hostage and set fire to two vehicles during the attack. The People's Liberation Front of India claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2017: Assailants raided the residence of Anteshwar Mahanta in Simaluguri, Assam, India. Mahanta, the local Village Defense Party (VDP) president, and his son were taken outside the residence before being shot and killed. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused of the victims of being military and police informants.
12/11/2017: Assailants set fire to the offices of Forestal Arauco S.A. in Collipulli, Araucania, Chile. There were no reported casualties. Mapuche activists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in support of Mapuche detainees.
12/11/2017: Assailants shot and killed Arao Bonga, a councilperson, in Poblacion, Dimataling, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2017: Assailants stopped a truck and abducted three civilians in Goulma, Extreme-North province, Cameroon. Two hostages were released and one was killed on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/11/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a house in Shuala, Baghdad, Iraq. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2017: At least 1-2 female suicide bombers attacked Pulka, Gwoza, Borno, Nigeria. In addition to the two assailants, two people were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/11/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Mogadishu, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/11/2017: Seven explosive devices were discovered and defused in Halabsah, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/11/2017: Snipers besieged Mubarak al-Farhan, along the border of Saladin and Diyala, Saladin, Iraq. Although it is unknown if there were any casualties, civilians were prevented from leaving the area during the siege which lasted until December 19, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/12/1975: Three members of the United Freedom Front robbed the Civic Center branch of the Bank of Maine in Augusta, Maine, United States.  It is unknown whether any injuries resulted from the incident, but the perpetrators stole $12,606.  The perpetrators, Ray Luc Levasseur, and Carol Ann Manning and her husband, Thomas Manning were arrested and indicted for the robbery.
12/12/1976: A bomb exploded at the Union Carbide Corporation in Needham, Massachusetts, United States. The United Freedom Front was responsible for the attack.  It is unknown whether there were any injuries, fatalities or damage from the explosion.
12/12/1999:  A naval base and police barracks were attacked by tear gas grenades in Jurado, Colombia.  The incident killed 65 people.
12/12/1999: The People's War Group (PWG) bombed the Rajampet train station in Andhra Pradesh, India. The assailants herded the station master and other officials out of the station before the bombing. The attack was reported to be carried out in retaliation for the killing of three fellow rebels by police.
12/12/1999: Unknown individuals fired nine mortar rounds on the predominantly Serb village Partes, in the Gnjilane District, Kosovo. There were no reported injuries as a result of the attack. Local radio operators blamed the Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) for the attack.
12/12/2000: A petrol bomb was hurled at the Office of Municipal Police Force in the Bahcelievler District of Istanbul, Turkey, causing no casualties and minor damage. Five assailants were taken into custody following the attack.
12/12/2000: Members of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) fired at a patrol from the Algerian militia in Bouchetata, Algeria.  One militiaman was killed.
12/12/2000: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) kidnapped an Algerian civilian in Acherar, Algeria, and forced his family to notify the municipal guard.  The assailants detonated a bomb and fired gunshots at the responding municipal guard convoy.  Nine municipal guardsmen were killed and three others were wounded.  The chairman of the local Municipal People's Assembly (APC) who accompanied municipal guard convoy was also wounded in the attack.  The fate of the kidnapped victim remains unknown.
12/12/2001: Eight Israelis were killed in an ambush on a bus near Immanuel, West Bank. The attackers were armed with rifles and grenades. Between 25 and 30 people were injured in the attack. HAMAS claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2001: Five suspected members of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) kidnapped Adriana Urbano de Moncayo near Buesaco, Narino department, Colombia.  Moncayo was married to Jose Maria Moncayo, the mayor of Buersaco, who asked for her safe return.  Her driver was also kidnapped alongside her but he was later released.  The specific motive behind her kidnapping is unknown.
12/12/2001: Members of People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) set up an illegal checkpoint along the Cauca River near Guaranda, Sucre, Colombia.  The rebels kidnapped two peasants in the area.  Specific motive is unknown.
12/12/2001: Members of People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) set up an illegal checkpoint along the Cauca River near Magangue, Sucre, Colombia.  The rebels stopped a canoe traveling along the river and abducted nine of the passengers.  Three people were released the next day.  Specific motive is unknown.
12/12/2001: One woman was injured when a landmine exploded in Katonodo, Namibia. Following this attack another landmine was detonated nearby. It was not known who was responsible for the attack.
12/12/2001: Palestinians exploded two roadside bombs as a bus full of Jewish settlers approached the entrance to Emmanuel, a Jewish settlement in West Bank, West Bank and the Gaza Strip.  Four passengers were killed immediately.  The assailants proceeded to throw hand grenades at the bus; they also opened fire with automatic weapons.  Bullets hit the bus and cars in front and behind the bus.  10 victims were killed in the attack and another 25 were injured.  One gunman was killed in the attack and authorities are looking for at least two more that fled.  Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade and Hamas claimed joint responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2001: Three people were injured, two of them children, when a landmine exploded in Katonodo, Namibia. Following this attack another landmine was detonated nearby. It was not known who was responsible for the attack.
12/12/2001: Two Palestinian suicide bombers blew themselves up outside a hotel in the southern Gaza Strip, Jewish settlement bloc of Gush Katif, in Israel. Four people were injured in the attack.
12/12/2001: William Stobie, an ex-member of Ulster Defence Association and a police informant, was shot and killed outside of his home in north Belfast, Northern Ireland.  Stobie had gone on trial a month earlier for aiding and abetting murder, but the case was dismissed.  Red Hand Defenders (RHD) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that Stobie was killed for "crimes against the loyalist community."
12/12/2002: At least eight Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) rebels are suspected to have murdered at six civilians with machetes in Bura Parish, Mucheni subcounty in the Kitgum district, Uganda. The LRA rebels killed the civilians after ransacking all goods from local shops and also burnt down 26 huts and 12 granaries in the incident.
12/12/2002: Four people were killed and 16 wounded when unknown perpetrators exploded a bomb at a market in Boukadir, Algeria.
12/12/2002: Seven Indian soldiers were injured when suspected Islamic militants exploded a powerful bomb attached to a bicycle in Srinagar, India. According to a local news agency, two little-known militant groups, Save Kashmir Movement and al Naseereen, claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2002: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, slit the throats of two militiamen and four other civilians in Thledja, Algeria.  The assailants stole the weapons belonging to the militiamen as well.
12/12/2003:  Unknown actors left an explosive device filled with organophosphorus compounds in the center of Tirana, Albania.  The device did not explode, thus there were no injuries in the incident.
12/12/2003: Gunmen attacked and injured seven Jewish pilgrims visiting Josheph's tomb, a Jewish holy cite in Nablus, the West Bank, Palestine. Three groups: Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, affiliated with Fatah; Al-Quds Brigades, affiliated with the Islamic Jihad; and Martyr Abu-Ali Mustafa Brigades, the military arm of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2004: A bomb blast killed fifteen people and injured fifty eight in General Santos, the Philippines, while shopping at a Christmas market.  Although there were no claims of responsibility, authorities suspect the perpetrators were members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) seeking retribution for the death of their commander, and Abu Sayaaf Group (ASG).
12/12/2004: Roel Andan, a provincial government official in the Phillipines, was shot by suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) rebels in a market on Jolo Island.
12/12/2004: Ten unidentified assailants, armed with firearms, abducted Fahmi Saber, an executive from Northern Oil Company near Baiji, Iraq. The fate of the victim was not known.
12/12/2005: A home-made propane gas bomb exploded outside the Finance Ministry’s main building in Athens, Greece causing extensive material damage and three injuries. Two young men were seen outside the building with a motorcycle that is believed to have housed the bomb. A group called “revolutionary struggle” claimed responsibility for the attack in a letter about a week after the incident. Prior to the explosion, a phone call to the local Athens Daily warned of an imminent explosion outside the Finance Ministry allowing police to clear the area before the explosion.
12/12/2005: In one of two incidents in Israel on this day (cf. 200512120003), a Qassam rocket landed near a facility belonging to the Israeli national water company, Mekorot, in the western Negev desert. There were no injuries or damages resulting from the strike.
12/12/2005: In one of two incidents in Israel on this day (cf. 200512120004), a Palestinian youth attempted to stab an Israeli border policeman at a checkpoint near Jenin. The policeman was unharmed and the Palestinian youth was arrested.
12/12/2005: Publisher and member of Lebanon’s Parliament, Jubran Tuwayni, and three other people were killed in Beirut, Lebanon when a parked car exploded as they were riding by in their vehicle. Jubran Tuwayni was believed to be the target, but there was no claim of responsibility nor any perpetrators captured.
12/12/2006: A suicide bomber blew his vehicle up in a crowded square in central Baghdad, Iraq, killing 45 people and wounding 148 others at about 7:00 a.m. (0400 GMT) in Tayaran Square where hundreds of day laborers were waiting for jobs. Gunfire sounded immediately after the blast. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/12/2006: A suicide bomber of unknown affiliation detonated his car in Al-Tayaran Square in central Baghdad, Iraq, after "luring" a number of daily-paid workers to ride in his car and promising to give them jobs. The explosion killed 60 workers and wounded 148 others. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/12/2006: At least four police and two civilians were killed in a suicide attack at the governor's house in Helmand province, Afghanistan, killing two policemen and four civilians and injuring eight others. The attack came as President Hamid Karzai attended a high-level security conference in Kandahar (Province) which borders on Helmand. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2006: Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) detonated a claymore mine near a private van carrying a police investigation team and their civilian driver around 10:35am in Akkaraipattu, Sri Lanka.  At least five of the police officers as well as the civilian driver were injured.  After the explosion, the van drove into an electricity post, cutting off power to the town.
12/12/2006: The Salafi Group for Call and Combat [GSPC] issued an electronic statement claiming responsibility for the attack on a bus in Bouchaoui which killed one and injured nine. The bus belonged to American company "Brown Root Condor". The operation resulted in an unspecified number of casualties.
12/12/2006: Unidentified assailants threw a hand grenade at the Pesalai police check, in Mannar district, Sri Lanka. At the time of the explosion, a routine briefing was happening at the police post.  At least 17 officers were wounded in the attack.  The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are believed to be involved in the incident.
12/12/2006: Unknown perpetraitors detonated a homemade bomb in an internet cafe in the Al Shajaiyah neighborhood, east of Gaza City, Palestine. The explosion caused minor losses and damages to the cafe. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/12/2007: A remote controlled bomb killed a Pakistani soldier near Memsharah, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2007: A senior Lebanese army general was killed when a remote detonated bomb destroyed the car he was driving in as he drove to work in Yarze, Lebanon. The general's body guard was also killed and six others were wounded in the bombing. Suspects were reportedly detained but no one took responsibility for the blast.
12/12/2007: Armed Naxalites killed three in India's Bihar state. It was believed that the Maoist insurgents were targeting local governing leaders. One person was also injured in the attack.
12/12/2007: Five people were killed and 13 others wounded when a booby-trapped car, parked in the neighborhood of al-Ghadeer in Baghdad, Iraq, exploded. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
12/12/2007: Four soldiers were seriously wounded when a remote-controlled bomb exploded as their convoy was going to Miranshah, a main town in the North Waziristan region of Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2007: In Afghanistan, Kandahar (Province), a suicide bomber in a car carried out an attack on the convoy of the Afghan National Army, killing one civilian and wounding 6 others, among them two soldiers. No one claimed responsibility for the attack but the Taliban are suspected.
12/12/2007: Insurgents detonated a roadside bomb to ambush military buses that were carrying replacement personnel in Khon Kaen, Pattani province, the restive Muslim south of Thailand. At least fifteen Thai soldiers were wounded, four of them critically.
12/12/2007: The Governor of Somalia's central region of Hiran, Yusuf Ahmed, escaped an attempt on his life with just minor injuries after a roadside bomb targeting his vehicle exploded. Two people, a soldier and a civilian, were also injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for bombing. This was the second assassination attempt on the Governor in recent months.
12/12/2007: Three cars detonated within minutes of each other in the Dijla thoroughfare in central Amarah, Iraq, immediately killing 42 and wounding 125. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2007: Unknown gunmen shoot and killed two police officers in Saddar, Pakistan.
12/12/2008: On Friday evening, at about 1710, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to the undercarriage of a government automobile in Karabulak, Ingushetia, Russia. One government official, Akhmed Khashagulgov, was injured and the vehicle was damaged in the attack. The official was a member of the prosecutor's office in Karabulak. No group claimed responsibility.
12/12/2008: On Friday, in Matta, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants fired on a group of civilians, killing three civilians. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was responsible.
12/12/2008: On Friday, Pacam Hashim, a principal of the Kutah Sairap Elementary School, was kidnapped by suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) bandits in Parang town, Sulu province. Authorities suspected the abductors belonged to the group of commander Gafur Jumdail of the ASG. Hashim was released on 12/15/2008 in the night, when he was dropped off by his abductors in Lanao Dakula in Parang. Police said that no ransom was paid for his release. No group claimed responsibility.
12/12/2008: On Friday, pro-Taliban militants abducted a retired police officer in the Hangu area of the Swat district in Pakistan's North West Frontier Province (NWFP). There were no reported casualties. There were no reports of damage.
12/12/2008: On Friday, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist rebels shot and killed three people in Dudhania village in Giridih, Jharkhand, India. The victims, Gulab Ansari, Mansoor Ansari, and Matin Ansari, were suspected of being police informers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2008: On Friday, three Muslim security guards were shot and killed while three others were wounded by unidentified gunmen in Yala province. No group claimed responsibility.
12/12/2008: On Friday, unidentified militants opened fire on a group of civilians in the village of Sarsee Kukras in Khalaini, Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One civilian was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
12/12/2008: On Friday, unidentified militants planted an improvised along the Interactive Voice Response connecting Kumbi and Thanga Lawai in Imphal, Manipur, India. The bomb was planted four kilometers northwest of the Kumbi Police Station. Police defused the bomb before it could explode. No group claimed responsibility.
12/12/2008: On Friday, unidentified militants shot and killed a Tehrik-e-Nefaz-e-Shariat-e-Mohammadi (TNSM) militant in the Dir district of Pakistan's North West Frontier Province. There were no claims of responsibility.
12/12/2009: Approximately ten unidentified assailants attacked a six-person hunting party near Oued Taourrira town, Sidi Bel Abbes province, Algeria.  After taking all of the victims' weapons, the assailants led one of the hunters, Hamza B., into the woods and slit his throat.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2009: On Saturday at about 0415, in Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, assailants set fire to a diplomatic vehicle parked at the Albanian Consulate, causing minor damage to the car but causing no injuries. Anarchist Action claimed responsibility on the website zougla.gr.
12/12/2009: On Saturday, an unknown number of gunmen threw a hand grenade at a government vehicle known to belong to Tall 'Afar's municipality in the al-Nour neighborhood or Tall 'Afar. There were no casualties and no claims of responsibility has been made.
12/12/2009: On Saturday, in Beled Weyne, Hiiraan, Somalia, an armed assailants threw a grenade targeting a vehicle at the Save the Children United Kingdom compound, damaging a building but causing no casualties. No motive for the attack was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Hizbul al Islam was responsible for the attack.
12/12/2010: On Sunday morning after 1000, in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq, in one of two linked attacks, a second bomb was found in a nearby parking lot. The bomb did not cause any casualties or damages because it was found by officials and detonated in a safe place. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2010: On Sunday morning at 1000, in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq, in one of two linked attacks, the first explosion was heard at 1000, near the provincial council building. The explosion killed at least 17 people, among them were six police officers, and 23 people were wounded. The amount of damage from the attack is unknown. No group has yet claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2010: On Sunday, in Ad Dali city, Ad Dali' province, Yemen, unidentified gunmen opened fire on a bus, wounding two civilians and two soldiers. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2010: On Sunday, in an unspecified location in France, members of the Animals Rights Militia (ARM) set fire to the Biomatech research center's administration building, which destroyed two floors of the building. There were no casualties and ARM claimed responsibility for the attack. The group also mentioned that they used gas cans to set the fire and that six people were involved with the incident.
12/12/2010: On Sunday, in Bur Hakkaba, Bay, Somalia, unidentified militants attacked Al Shabaab militants by unknown means, resulting in an unknown number of casualties. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Hizbul al Islam was thought responsible for the attack.
12/12/2010: On Sunday, in Diyala, Ba’quba, Iraq a suicide bomber wearing an improvised explosive belt killed the leader of the Shiite religious Ashoura procession and his son, and wounded four others. Surrounding buildings were seriously damaged and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2010: On Sunday, in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq, a police brigadier escaped an assassination attempt when a roadside improvised explosive device blew up near his motorcade in Ramadi, wounding two of his guards and damaging one of the motorcade vehicles. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2010: On Sunday, in the Gatoun neighborhood of Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq, an improvised explosive charge blew up targeting the motorcade of Diyala Province’s Police Director, Brigadier Raghib al-Umeiry. The Brigadier Umeiry and an unspecified number of policemen had been wounded along with an unknown amount of property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2010: On Sunday, in the Taloqan district of Takhar, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device placed by unidentified militants detonated targeting the vehicle of a senior provincial official. The bodyguard of the official was injured and the vehicle was damaged but the official escaped unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2011:  Five civilians were killed when they were attacked by armed gunmen in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan.  One of those killed was a former police officer.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/12/2011:  Six civilians were killed and two were injured when their car triggered a roadside bomb in the Gereshk district of Hemand, Afghanistan.  All eight individuals were women and children.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/12/2011: A natural gas pipeline was bombed outside of Rastan within Homs, Syria.  No group claimed responsibility and no motive was stated.  However, at this time the province of Homs was the center of an uprising against the government.
12/12/2011: A parcel bomb addressed to the Greek Ambassador to France was discovered at the Greek Embassy in Paris (Department), Paris, France. The package, which did not list a sender but appeared to come from Italy, contained a low-power explosive which was detonated by French bomb experts under controlled conditions. Although no group has claimed responsibility for the attempted attack, authorities believe the incident is related to a string of package bombs and threatening letters sent to Italian officials and a German banker by the Italian anarchist group Federazione Anarchica Informale (Informal Federation of Anarchy) around the same time. The spate of mail bombings appear to have been carried out in response to the adoption of economic austerity measures by Eurozone member states.
12/12/2011: A rocket launched toward Israel landed in the border village of Hula, Nabatiye, Pakistan.  A woman was injured.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/12/2011: An officer in the Interior Ministry's Intelligence Unit was killed by unknown gunmen using silencers in the southern district of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.  The officer's name was Hussein Fakhri.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/12/2011: Murat Gergov, an investigator with the Interior Ministry, was shot by unknown attackers near his home in Islamey, Kabarda-Balkaria, Russia. Gergov died on the way to the hospital. No claim of responsibility has been made, and the motive behind the attack is unknown.
12/12/2011: Six people, including a high-ranking intelligence official, were wounded when a bomb went off underneath a car carrying intelligence officers in Wajir, North Eastern Province, Kenya. The car was taking part in a parade to mark Kenya's Independence Day. No claim of responsibility has been made, and the motive behind the attack is unclear.
12/12/2011: Two police officers, Head Constable Tazimdad and Constable Sibghatullah, were kidnapped by unnamed gunmen in Karbogha, Khyber, Pakistan.  The two police officers were then driven to Dalan.  The gunmen were followed and an armed conflict insued.  During the shootout, three police officers, a civilian and a millitant were killed.  The names of the police officers were Constables Sabir Muhammad, Raja Muhammad Akhtar and Abdul Khaliq.  The civilian was Nazir Khan.  No injuries were reported on either side.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/12/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The blast struck a civilian vehicle, injuring four people, including two off-duty soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2012: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police patrol in Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2012: A sticky bomb attached to Professor Sabah Bahaa al-Din's vehicle detonated in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. al-Din, the department head in the College of Agriculture at Tikrit University, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2012: An explosive device detonated at the Khawaja Gharib Nawaz Hotel in the Landhi area of Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The owner of the hotel, Sadiq Shah, and a police constable were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was involved.
12/12/2012: An explosive device detonated near Fateh Gul's residence in the Ghundai area of Jamrud tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Gul, a retired Frontier Corps (FC) official, was unharmed; however, his residence was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2012: An explosive device detonated outside of a police station in the al-Fuyahat area of Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Four police officers were injured and the police station and a vehicle were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2012: An inmate of Tasfirat al-Rusafa prison detonated explosives in an attempted suicide attack in the Rusafa area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least five people, including the bomber, prison guards, and at least one inmate, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in Iraq.
12/12/2012: Assailants armed with small arms and rockets attacked Mir Bakhtiar Khan Domki's convoy in the Bibi Nani area of Balochistan province, Pakistan. Domki, a Balochistan Provincial Assembly member, was unharmed; however, a vehicle was damaged in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2012: Assailants disguised in military uniforms attacked a police station in Roxas city, Mimaropa region, Philippines. The assailants opened fire on police officers, killing one and injuring another. Following the assault, the assailants seized weapons and fled from the scene in a stolen vehicle. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident in pamphlets found at the scene, which stated that the attack was executed in retaliation for police action against local small-scale mining activities.
12/12/2012: Assailants kidnapped four people, three engineers working for Occidental de Colombia Enterprise and their driver, from an unknown location in Colombia. The driver and one engineer were released on December 14, 2012, and the remaining two engineers were released on December 25, 2012. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident, demanding a ransom payment in return for the safe release of the hostages. It is unknown if a ransom was paid.
12/12/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2012: Assailants opened fire on a United Nations (UN) convoy in Khoms city, Murqub district, Libya. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2012: Assailants opened fire on Captain Muntasser Abdul Rizaq while he was in his vehicle in Mahmudiya town, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Rizaq, an intelligence official, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2012: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Four police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2012: Assailants opened fire on the Chohang Training School for police in Lahore city, Punjab province, Pakistan. The head constable on duty, Riaz, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2012: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a peace committee member's residence in the Manzar Cheena area of Bagzai tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The targeted peace committee member was killed and his residence was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a group of Frontier Works Organization (FWO) workers in Mir Ali area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One soldier was killed and three laborers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2012: Three explosive devices, including at least one explosives-laden vehicle, detonated outside of the Interior Ministry building in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least seven people were killed and another 50 were injured in the blasts. Moreover, the Interior Ministry building and the nearby Egyptian embassy sustained damage as a result of the attack. The Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2012: Two roadside bombs detonated in Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The blasts hit a vehicle transporting soldiers; two soldiers were killed and another was injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2013: A remote-controlled car bomb detonated outside a Central Security Forces camp in Ismailia city, Ismailia governorate, Egypt. One police officer was killed and at least 18 people were injured, including civilians, police officers, and conscripts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Egyptian security source attributed the attack to Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem), noting that two members had been arrested and were charged with carrying out the attack.
12/12/2013: A roadside bomb detonated as a police patrol passed in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a military convoy in Spinwam village, North Waziristan agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least four soldiers were killed and five were injured in the blast. In a statement claiming responsibility, Mujahideen Ansar stated the attack was retribution for a drone strike in Hangu.
12/12/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy in Bibi Nani area, Mach town, Bolan district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Although there were no reported casualties, a vehicle was partially damaged in the blast. Security forces also defused another bomb found at the site. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden belt near Iraqi soldiers conducting a search operation in Tarmiyah village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, five soldiers were killed and at least 12 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2013: An assailant threw a grenade which failed to detonate at a jeep transporting two British tourists in Likoni area, Mombasa city, Mombasa county, Kenya. No casualties were reported from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect the involvement of al-Shabaab.
12/12/2013: An explosive device hidden in a flower pot detonated as a military protection unit passed near the Ban Lahan Community School in Lahan village, Pattani province, Thailand. The blast injured six rangers and two school employees; six vehicles were also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
12/12/2013: An explosive device planted near a cafe detonated in Furat area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and at least five people were wounded in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2013: An explosive device was found and defused in Landhi area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. This device was found in a separate location from where an earlier bombing had occurred in Landhi. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2013: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near a Rangers' military vehicle in Landhi neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least one soldier was killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2013: Approximately 30 assailants stormed the Ramaguda village in Malkangiri district, Odisha state, India. The assailants abducted six people, identified as Rama Behera, Jaga Madkami, Buruda Sodhi, Buruda Padiami, Jaga Padiami, and Suba Khora. A seventh person was abducted in another village in a coordinated kidnapping. Three of the six abducted from Ramaguda were released on 12/13/2013, two others were released on 12/14/2013, and Jaga Madkami was found dead in the Bejangwada area on 12/14/2013. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident, saying Madkami was a police informer.
12/12/2013: Approximately 60 assailants attacked a police station with grenades and firearms in Kibawe municipality, Bukidnon province, Philippines. One police officer was killed and three were wounded in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility, stating that the attack was intended to punish an "abusive" police unit that forcibly conscripted people.
12/12/2013: Assailants abducted Tulasi Behera in Chintanwada village, Odisha state, India. Behera, a ward member, was killed and his body was found on December 14, 2013. This was one of two abductions carried out by the same group in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Maoists.
12/12/2013: Assailants attacked an Afghan security forces patrol in Jurm district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least 19 people, two soldiers and 17 assailants, were killed and 10 others, including two security officials, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2013: Assailants attempted to abduct two police officers in Tlipesho village, Akhvakhskiy district, Dagestan republic, Russia. The officers resisted, resulting in a shootout in which one police officer was killed and one was injured. Additionally, one assailant was wounded, but managed to escape. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2013: Assailants fired two rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and opened fire at a government compound in Lahij city, Lahij governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2013: Assailants lobbed a hand grenade at the home of the local president of the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), Seda Jab Afridi, in Jamrud tehsil, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties or damages in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2013: Assailants opened fire on a bus carrying military personnel, including Brigadier General Bambang Haryanto, in Mimika district, Papua province, Indonesia. No casualties were reported from the attack; only one bullet hit and caused damage to the bus. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military vehicle which was stationed in front of the Mansura police station in Mansura district, Adan governorate, Yemen. The military vehicle, which belonged to the 39th Brigade, was not damaged; however, the wall of the police station was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2013: Assailants opened fire on a school in Buleda area, Turbat city, Kech district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Although there were no reported casualties, the school was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2013: Assailants opened fire on the Town Hall in Upper Bicutan neighborhood, Taguig city, Philippines. At least four village security officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2013: Assailants set construction equipment belonging to the Walter Lao Construction Company on fire in Purok Sinco area, barangay Dumalian, Zamboanga del Sur province, Philippines. At least $178,064 worth of equipment was destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the New People's Army (NPA), to whom Walter Lao refused to give extortion payments.
12/12/2013: Assailants set fire to an oil tanker in Sariab area, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2013: Assailants shot and killed two Christian sanitation workers, identified as Mushtaq (Bashir) Masih and Ilyas Masih, near the Malikabad graveyard in Turbat city, Kech district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The Baloch Liberation Tigers (BLT) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it targeted the two victims because they were involved in anti-Baloch activities.
12/12/2013: Assailants threw a petrol bomb and several other explosive devices at the home of International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) judge Justice Fazle Kabir in Chapai Nawabganj district, Rajshahi division, Bangladesh. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2013: Gunmen opened fire at the house of Prabhakar Madkami, in Biliguda village, Malkangiri district, Odisha state, India. Madkami, the father of a Manyamkonda panchayat samiti member, was killed in the attack. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2013: Three assailants abducted Cecilia Alas-as, the village chairperson for Barangay Paniran, from her residence in Paniran village, Sibuco municipality, Zamboanga del Norte province, Philippines. Alas-as was released unharmed on March 13, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2013: Three explosive devices, each weighing 10 kilograms, were discovered and safely defused on Meryan Road in Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2014: A mortar targeting Shia pilgrims struck Karbala city, Karbala governorate, Iraq. This was one of two attacks targeting pilgrims in the area on the same day. At least one person was killed and four people were injured across both attacks. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/12/2014: A mortar targeting Shia pilgrims struck Nasser area, Karbala city, Karbala governorate, Iraq. This was one of two attacks targeting pilgrims in the area on the same day. At least one person was killed and four people were injured across both attacks. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/12/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) Airbase outside of Deir ez-Zor city, Deir ez-Zor governorate, Syria. In addition to the bomber, an unknown number of people were killed and injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2014: An assailant attacked a woman in Kolkul village, Zalingei locality, Central Darfur state, Sudan. The woman's husband intervened and injured the assailant. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Janjaweed.
12/12/2014: An assailant posing as a hitchhiker attacked a family with acid and a screwdriver at a checkpoint near Gush Etzion, Betar Illit city, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The five family members were wounded in the attack and the assailant was wounded afterwards in retaliation by passersby. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2014: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Two United States (US) soldiers, Ramon Morris and Wyatt Martin, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2014: An explosive device detonated near Galgalo area, Bari region, Somalia. Three soldiers were killed and four more were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2014: An explosive device hidden in a drum was discovered and defused in Mero village, Shabqadar tehsil, Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2014: Assailants abducted a Quran teacher in Qandho town, Hiiraan region, Somalia. The beheaded body of the teacher was discovered the following morning. No group claimed responsibility; however sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab, who killed the teacher after he refused to follow their orders to abandon the village.
12/12/2014: Assailants attacked a Military of Yemen barracks in Abdiyah town, Marib governorate, Yemen. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
12/12/2014: Assailants attacked two African Union/United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) vehicles in Ghrabshi area, Natiqa county, South Darfur state, Sudan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but weapons were stolen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2014: Assailants attacked Wafa town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least 19 police officers were killed in the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/12/2014: Assailants fired grenades at the residence of Zahara Upam Ampatuan in Shariff Aguak town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. Ampatuan, a former mayor, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2014: Assailants fired three mortars at a hussainia in Muqdadiyah district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and 11 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Philippine Army (PA) detachment in Mamasapano town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. Three soldiers and six assailants were wounded in the attack. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on Chalghoum Youssef in Bordj al-Emir Abdelkader, Tissemsilt, Algeria. Youssef, a mayor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2014: Assailants opened fire on the Israeli embassy in Athens city, Attica region, Greece. No one was injured in the attack, but the building was damaged. The Group of Popular Fighters claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2014: Assailants set fire to a refugee hostel in Vorra city, Bavaria state, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Free Network South (Freies Netz Sued).
12/12/2014: Assailants stormed the Andalus Mosque in Madhbah village, Sanaa governorate, Yemen. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Huthis, who forcibly imposed their own prayer leader in the mosque.
12/12/2014: Assailants threw acid at three women in Siliguri district, West Bengal state, India. The three civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2014: At least one explosive device detonated targeting the French Cultural Center in Gaza city, West Bank and Gaza Strip. No one was injured in the blast, but the building was damaged. Jund Ansar Allah claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the French Cultural Center was targeted due to France's participation in the alliance against the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/12/2014: Five assailants kidnapped Ghulam Mohammad Mir in Sopore town, Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. The body of Mir, who was a sarpanch, was found the following morning. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2014: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Kwana Shagari area, Jos city, Plateau state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2014: Two suicide bombers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military base in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bombers, 14 soldiers were killed and 10 soldiers were injured in the blast. Al-Naqshabandiya Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a border security post in At Tabaat area, Nukhayb, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, six border personnel, including a commander, were killed and 10 border guards were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2015: A suicide bomber detonated near Al-Ahli Hospital in Al-Zahra neighborhood, Homs city, Homs governorate, Syria. This was one of two bombings in Al-Zahra on the same day; this later blast targeted a crowd gathered at the site of an earlier explosion. In addition to the bomber, at least 22 people were killed and 70 others were injured across both attacks. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/12/2015: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire targeting a police vehicle in Eden village, Pangantucan district, Bukidnon province, Philippines. A police officer was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/12/2015: An explosive device detonated at a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpoint along Brewery Road in Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least one soldier was killed and four others, including three soldiers and a child, were injured in the blast. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2015: An explosive device detonated in Simra Nizamat village, Bihar state, India. Two children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2015: An explosive device detonated inside a military vehicle in Al-Masoura area, Rafah city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Three soldiers were killed in the blast. The Sinai province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2015: An explosive device detonated near a football stadium 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.
12/12/2015: An explosive device detonated near African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) soldiers in Merca town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. At least two civilians were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and three officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle near Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Ten police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the Ethniki Asfalistiki insurance company in Kaisariani area, Athens city, Attica region, Greece. No casualties were reported, but the building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Manor Close neighborhood, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2015: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near a forensic investigative team in Tak Bai district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. No casualties were reported, but two vehicles were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near Al-Ahli Hospital in Al-Zahra neighborhood, Homs city, Homs governorate, Syria. This was one of two bombings in Al-Zahra on the same day; this initial blast was designed to draw a crowd. At least 22 people were killed and 70 others were injured across both attacks. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/12/2015: Armed assailants opened fire on a Gendarmerie vehicle in Kagithane area, Istanbul city, Turkey. Two soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2015: Assailants abducted six construction workers in Loi Shalman, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Three of the hostages were released shortly after the kidnapping, while the remaining victims were released unharmed on January 22, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2015: Assailants attacked a vehicle carrying Berom civilians and a police officer in an unknown location in Nigeria. The officer was killed and the vehicle was set on fire during the ambush. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
12/12/2015: Assailants attacked military chief Lieutenant Colonel Tukur Buratai in Zaria city, Kaduna state, Nigeria. Soldiers repelled the assault, killing seven assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic Movement (Nigeria). Representatives from the Islamic Movement (Nigeria), however, claimed that military opened fire on Movement members without provocation.
12/12/2015: Assailants attacked the residence of the Palestinian ambassador in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. A security guard was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
12/12/2015: Assailants beheaded a former jihadi commander identified as Jandad in Kandbagh, Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/12/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting a military patrol in Mabini district, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. Three people, including a civilian and two soldiers, were killed and 14 soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/12/2015: Assailants fired mortars at Albu Ubayd area, Tikrit, Saladin, Iraq. At least two people were injured and an unknown number of houses were damaged in the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2015: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Jabar Islami in Bala Dowri area, Burka district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Islami, the Burkah governor, was killed and two guards were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2015: Assailants opened fire on Ahsan Raza in Defence Housing Authority neighborhood, Karachi, Sindh province, Pakistan. Raza, a former Pakistan Army major, was killed in the assault. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2015: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Abdi Nuur in Wadajir neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Nuur, a senior member of the Somali Police Criminal Investigations Department (CID), was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/12/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Jandad Khan in Qazi Kaly neighborhood, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Khan, a Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), was injured in the assault. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2015: Assailants set fire to a hotel that was planned to be used as a refugee reception center in Asikkala city, Paijanne Tavastia region, Finland. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2015: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Al Masoura district, Rafah city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2015: Assailants torched a telecommunications tower in Kathapada village, Odisha state, India. There were no casualties reported, though the tower was damaged in the attack. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the they were critical of the development of telecommunications towers in the area.
12/12/2015: Security forces discovered and defused 52 explosive devices in Samarra, Saladin, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2015: Security forces discovered and defused five explosive devices in Husaybah, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2015: Two assailants assaulted an asylum seeker near the Kaivanto refugee reception center in Kangasala city, Pirkanmaa region, Finland. The victim was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2016: A magnetic explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of General Wali Jan, an Afghan Border Police (ABP) commander, in Dangam, Kunar, Afghanistan. Jan and a guard were killed an additional guard was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/12/2016: An assailant stabbed and injured Muhammed Askar Ali at a train station in Forest Hill area, London, United Kingdom. The assailant, identified as Adrian Brown, stated "Who is a Muslim? I want to kill a Muslim."
12/12/2016: An explosive device detonated at the residence of Xenia Xenophontos in Empa, Paphos, Cyprus. Xenophontos, a state prosecutor, was unharmed as there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2016: An explosive device detonated in Alishing, Laghman, Afghanistan. A police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2016: An explosive device detonated near a security checkpoint in Lawdar, Abyan, Yemen. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2016: An explosive device detonated outside the Abakhel School in Abakhel, Spin Wam subdistrict, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least one person was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a Border Patrol Police (BPP) vehicle in Sungai Kolok, Narathiwat, Thailand. Four BPP officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
12/12/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Biabanak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/12/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Muqataah, near Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. At least four police officers were killed and four officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Lieutenant Colonel Otos Umusu's convoy along the Maiduguri-Baga road, Kukawa district, Borno, Nigeria. Umusu, a senior Nigerian Army (NA) commander, and an unknown number of soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/12/2016: An explosive device targeting a Burundian African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy was discovered and defused between Mirtugo and Biyo Cadde, Middle Shebelle, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Chattar, Nasirabad district, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Askeaton, Limerick, Ireland. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside the Labor Ministry in Athens, Greece. Group of Popular Fighters claimed responsibility for the incident. Authorities also attributed the attack to the Conspiracy of Cells of Fire.
12/12/2016: Assailants abducted a military officer, Fawzi al-Mabruk al-Hasi, in Shahat, Jabal Al Akhdar, Libya. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2016: Assailants abducted Afshan Gaincho in Mehar Town, Dadu, Sindh, Pakistan. The whereabouts of Gaincho, a polio worker, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2016: Assailants attacked military headquarters in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. Four soldiers and 13 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).
12/12/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Khadra, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing at least 24 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/12/2016: Assailants executed Hashim Faris, an Al-Haqiqah newspaper cameraperson, 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).
12/12/2016: Assailants fired a missile targeting Marib, Yemen. There were no reported casualties as the missile was intercepted by coalition air defense forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
12/12/2016: Assailants kidnapped members of eight families fleeing the area in Al Quds, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/12/2016: Assailants opened fire on a convoy of trucks in an area six kilometers from Awangkhul, Manipur, India. A driver was injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting the same convoy in different locations on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2016: Assailants opened fire on a convoy of trucks near Sehjang, Manipur, India. A handyman was injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting the same convoy in different locations on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle in Nawan Kili neighborhood, Quetta, Pakistan. At least one soldier was killed in the assault. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2016: Assailants opened fire on police guarding a telecommunications pole in El Wak, Mandera, Kenya. When the police dispersed, the assailants detonated explosives at the pole, destroying it. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of two attacks on telecommunications masts in the area on the same date. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/12/2016: Assailants shot and killed 17 civilians at the Al Bakarah Military Base in Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at a Balochistan National Party (BNP) office in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least eight workers were injured in the blast. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack and accused the BNP of conspiring with the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/12/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Aden, Adan, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2016: Security forces discovered and defused three explosive devices along a road in At Tumah, North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2016: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in Keredari, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2016: Several assailants opened fire on worshipers at an Ahmadi Mosque in Chakwal district, Punjab, Pakistan. Several people were injured and the mosque was set on fire in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim extremists.
12/12/2017: A roadside explosive device was discovered and defused in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Jemaah Islamiya (JI) and the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) were behind the attack.
12/12/2017: A stun grenade detonated outside of a coffee shop in Sabkhah al-Arab, Basra, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: A suicide bomber attacked Matayaka, near Am Chide, Extreme-North, Cameroon. In addition to the assailant, a civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/12/2017: An assailant attempted to stab Israel Defense Forces (IDF) personnel near Salfit, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The assailant was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant as a Palestinian extremist.
12/12/2017: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Qarghaz, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and two other assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/12/2017: An explosive device detonated near a coffee shop in Jisr Diyala, Baghdad, Iraq. Six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: An explosive device detonated near stores in Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants on a motorbike were traveling in Gaza, Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip. Two assailants were killed in the attack. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Zummar, Nineveh, Iraq. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: An explosive device detonated while being defused in Bosaso district, Bari, Somalia. A bomb disposal officer was killed in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle was identified and destroyed by a United States airstrike in Merca district, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/12/2017: Approximately 100 assailants attacked volunteer fighter barracks in Tall Safouk, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of at least two related attacks targeting volunteer fighters in Tall Safouk on this date. Thirteen volunteer fighters were killed across both attacks; additionally, the assailants sustained an undetermined number of casualties. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/12/2017: Assailants abducted a volunteer fighter deputy director and two of his bodyguards between Tuz Khormato and Kirkuk, Saladin, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: Assailants abducted Muhammad Abu-Bakr Busaraya, a sports journalist, from Derna, Libya. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna.
12/12/2017: Assailants abducted two doctors and an engineer, who were members of the Iraqi Volunteer Forces, from an area north of Baqubah, Diyala, Iraq. The hostages were killed and their bodies were discovered on December 17, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked a Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) base in Gacub, Cantilan, Surigao del Sur, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of two attacks targeting the same base on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked a military checkpost in Muqur district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Dashti Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks that took place in Takhar on this date. One police officer and eight assailants were killed, more than 10 assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, two police officers were reported missing across the attacks in Dashti Qala. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked a village in Dashti Qala district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks that took place in Takhar on this date. One police officer and eight assailants were killed, more than 10 assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, two police officers were reported missing across the attacks in Dashti Qala. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Nani, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and four soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked and killed Satya Narain Mahto, a village council official, in Sitamarhi, Bihar, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked and unknown number of security posts in Khwaja Baha Wuddin district, Takhar, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks that took place in Takhar on this date. One police officer and eight assailants were killed, more than 10 assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes. In addition, two police officers were reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked civilians in Daba Naira, East Jebel Marrah, South Darfur, Sudan. Two people were injured and seven children were reported as missing. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: Assailants attacked security personnel conducting an anti-drug smuggling operation in Raig, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 14 soldiers were killed and three soldiers were taken hostage in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: Assailants fired 5-6 mortars into Tuz Khormato, Saladin, Iraq. At least two people were killed and 20 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to The Owners of the White Flags.
12/12/2017: Assailants opened fire at Al Thawra Hospital in Taizz, Yemen. One assailant was killed and two soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistan Army vehicle in North Waziristan district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least two soldiers were killed and two other soldiers were injured in the assault. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2017: Assailants opened fire on Ali Hotel in Lyari neighborhood, Karachi, Pakistan. At least two people were killed and three other people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2017: Assailants raided a road construction site near Savalvahi, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties, though eight vehicles and machines were set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/12/2017: Assailants shot and killed a soldier, identified as Malik al-Mahmudi, on Tahrir Street in Taizz, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: Assailants shot and killed Fa'iz Fu'ad, the imam of Abd-al-Rahman bin Awf Mosque, at his residence in Aden, Adan, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/12/2017: Assailants threw a grenade into the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) offices on Ramon Rabago Senior street, Cotabato City, Maguindanao, Philippines. The grenade failed to detonate and there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: Assailants threw an incendiary device at the parked vehicle of Dmytro Kot on Artyleriyska street in Odessa, Ukraine. Kot, the Odessa City Council land department head, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/12/2017: Assailants threw two petrol bombs targeting shops and houses in Shillong, Meghalaya, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/1973: White man and prominent San Francisco politician, Arthur Agnos was shot outside at 991 Wisconsin Street in Potrero Hill in San Francisco, California, in the United States while engaged in conversation with a friend and two women after a meeting discussing the possibility of a new government-funded health care clinic in the community.  Agnos was shot two times in the back by an African American man who was standing about fifteen feet away.  The .32 caliber bullets caused serious injuries to Agnos' lungs, spleen and kidneys, but he survived the attack. The perpetrators were J.C. Simon and Manuel Moore; a third perpetrator, Anthony Harris, was waiting for the other two in a black Cadillac parked at Wisconsin Street and 22nd, from where he watched the assault.  The perpetrators were black muslims who believed in the teachings of the Nation of Islam, and believed that they had to "destroy the enemy" and "kill devils," which they translated into meaning, kill whites.  The motives were racist in origins and a response to the racial rhetoric of the time.  This was the fifth in a series of 20 attacks (with 23 victims) on random whites by black muslims who came to be known as the Zebra Killers.
12/13/1973: White woman, Marietta DiGirolamo was walking south on Divisadero Street toward Haight Street in San Francisco, California, in the United States, just after 9:00pm, looking for her boyfriend, when she was approached by an African American man, who grabbed her and pushed her into the doorway of a barbershop, at which point DiGirolamo yelled at him.  The perpetrator then shot her with a .32 caliber gun, two times in the chest, and once in the back as she spun around from the impact of the first two bullets.  DiGirolamo died before any witnesses could call an ambulance.  The specific perpetrators are unknown; but, it is suspected that J.C. Simon and Manuel Moore were responsible for this murder, as it occurred less than two hours after the assault on Art Agnos and it was later discovered that this was the sixth in a series of 20 attacks  (with 23 victims) on random whites by black muslims who came to be known as the Zebra Killers.  The perpetrators were black muslims who believed in the teachings of the Nation of Islam, and believed that they had to "destroy the enemy" and "kill devils," which they translated into meaning, kill whites.  The motives were racist in origins and a response to the racial rhetoric of the time.
12/13/1994: Jennifer Sperle and Clark Ryan Martin ignited a flare at the Peninsula Medical Center for Women in Newport News, Virginia, United States.  There were no casualties, but the abortion clinic sustained $400 in damages.
12/13/1999:  FARC rebels placed gas bombs full of shrapnel exploded outside of a police station in Piendamo, Colombia.  No injuries were reported in the incident.
12/13/1999: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) claimed responsibility in a statement on the TamilNet website for using mortar bombs to destroy the artillery base attached to the Chavakachcheri army camp in Chavakachcheri on the Jaffna peninsula in Sri Lanka.  The mortar shells hit the ammunition dump, causing a massive explosion, and the Tigers claimed the incident resulted in the death and/or injury of over 100 soldiers, but the totals are unconfirmed. Additionally, sources reported that at least six artillery shells fell on the Chavakachcheri police station and another shell exploded behind a Tamil party's office in Chavakachcheri town as part of the same attack. The extent of property damage is unknown.
12/13/1999: Unidentified assailants bombed the Albanian Republican Party Headquarters in Bosnjacka Mahala, Kosovo. The attack resulted in two injured and considerable material damage. the "Beli Orlovi" ("White Eagles") claimed responsibility for the attack in a call to the Serb National Council (SNV).
12/13/2000: A landmine exploded near a residence in Shighuru, Namibia, injuring one person. The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) was suspected in the incident.
12/13/2000: Members of the Islamic Defenders Front (FPI) attacked Cikijing, a red-light district in Subang, West Java, Indonesia.  The assailants forcefully cut the hair of three suspected prostitutes, destroyed several residences, and beat and stabbed to death a young man who tried to intervene.  The attack took place during the month of Ramadan.
12/13/2000: Militants attempted to assassinate Ali Mohammad Sagar, the Public Works Minister, during the inauguration of a new bridge in Arwani village, Anantnag district of south Kashmir, India.  The attackers threw grenades at Sagar and opened fire, but the minister managed to escape unharmed.  At least 15 people, mostly police, were injured in the attack.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/13/2001: A group of communal guards which had gathered to confront suspected terrorists was attacked in Chlef, Algeria. One guard was killed, and two others were seriously wounded.
12/13/2001: Five or six assailants attacked the Indian Parliament building in New Delhi, India with firearms and a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device. Before the assailants could detonate the explosives, fourteen people were killed in an exchange of gunfire, including eight security personnel, a gardener, and the five attackers. Authorities blamed the attack on Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM).
12/13/2001: Heavily-armed gunmen shot and seriously injured three soldiers of the Presidential Protection Unit (PPU) outside of Moroto, Uganda. The soldiers were on their way to Moroto from Mbale in an army truck after collecting fuel for the Ugandan president's convoy which had overseen military exercises in the area.
12/13/2001: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) set up a fake roadblock on a road near Ain Touta, Algeria.  The assailants killed two Algerian militiamen before setting their car on fire.
12/13/2002: A bomb hidden in a car exploded outside of a restaurant in Pristina, Kosovo, Yugoslavia.  At least 32 people were injured and a number of shops and vehicles were damaged in the blast.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and specific motive is unknown.
12/13/2002: A package bomb exploded at the office of Senator German Vargas in Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia.  The package contained a book that had been delivered as a Christmas gift; it exploded when the Senator opened the book, blowing off one of his fingers.  The Senator is a outspoken supporter of President Alvaro Uribe, who states that the attack was the responsibility of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/13/2002: A parcel bomb was sent to an Iberian travel agency in Rome, Rome province, Italy.  The bomb, which was hidden in a book, was safely defused.  Authorities believe that it was sent by an Italian anarchist group known as CCCCC.  The group is fighting for the release of Italian prisoners being held in Spain and for the abolition of FIES (Ficheros Internos de Especial Seguimento), Spain's anti-terrorism legislation.  This was the second of a series of several parcel bombs sent to targets in Italy and Spain.
12/13/2002: A perpetrator fired at a car carrying Athens’ mayor, Dora Bakoyannis. The mayor was not hurt in the attack but her body guard and another passenger were injured in the incident. The attacker, who was caught by police after a short chase, was identified as Giorgos Sandalis, a 35-year-old mechanic with a history of psychiatric illness. Police reported that the attack did not appear to have political motives.
12/13/2002: An explosion occurred at the 30th floor restaurant of Teqendama apartments and hotel in Bogota, Distrito Capital, Colombia.  At least 32 people were injured, three of which were in critical condition.  The explosion is believed to have originated in a package that was left by a guest.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and motive is unknown.  The hotel is owned by the Colombian military.
12/13/2002: Fulani nomads attacked Rim, a Jos village in central Nigeria, killing 14 civilians.
12/13/2002: Party for the Liberation of the Hutu People-National Forces of Liberation (PALIPEHUTU-FNL) rebels killed two local administrators, the lead administrator of the Bugunga sector and the head administrator of the Buvyuko zone, in Bubanza, Burundi.
12/13/2004: Four members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and killed Fateh D., an Algerian civilian, in Boudouaou, Algeria.  It is unclear if Fateh was killed at random or for a specific reason.
12/13/2005: In one of three related incidents (cf. 200512130001, 200512130002) masked gunmen attacked a Central Election Committee (CEC) office in the Northern Gaza Strip demanding its closure. The perpetrators claimed that they were affiliated with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.
12/13/2005: In one of three related incidents (cf. 200512130001, 200512130003) masked gunmen attacked the Central Election Committee (CEC) office in Khan Yunus, Afghanistan demanding its closure. The perpetrators claimed that they were affiliated with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.
12/13/2005: In one of three related incidents (cf. 200512130002, 200512130003) masked gunmen attacked the Central Election Committee (CEC) offices in Rafah located in the Gaza Strip. While attacking the building, they demanded that CEC offices be closed down. The perpetrators claimed that they were affiliated with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades.
12/13/2006: A booby-trapped car set by unknown perpetraitors exploded near a mosque in the area of Al-Kamaliyah, eastern Baghdad, Iraq, killing 10 people and wounding 26 others. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/13/2006: Five people were killed and 10 others wounded when two car bombs set by unknown perpetraitors detonated in quick succession in a commercial area at a busy popular market in the Baghdad, Iraq, al-Jadida neighborhood at around 1:00 pm. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/13/2006: Four foreigners - three Italians and a Lebanese- were kidnapped on December 7 during an attack on an installation belonging to Italy's Agip company in the volatile oil-rich Niger delta region. One of the hostages reports that they are in good condition. The Fighters of the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2006: Insurgents of unknown affiliation launched a series of three bomb attacks at a fresh market in Rangae district of Narathiwat, Thailand. Only one person was injured in the attacks. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/13/2006: Nine oil installation security members were killed and more than 10 others wounded when two booby-trapped cars set by unknown perpetraitors exploded near Al-Riyad Subdistrict in Al-Huwayjah (District) in western Kirkuk, Iraq, north of Baghdad. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/13/2007: A bomb planted in a train compartment on its way from Dibrugarh to Delhi, India, exploded killing five people and injuring five others. There is, however, no official toll on the number of casualties. Dilip Beg, a top leader of the Adivasi National Liberation Army (ANLA) claimed responsibility for the attack to reporters by telephone from an undisclosed location, asking for more rights and recognition for the community in the state.
12/13/2007: A constable was injured when a rocket was fired on a police post in Pakistani-administered area of Kashmir. Sources said that five to six rockets were fired but only one of them hit the target. Terrorists were suspected in the attack.
12/13/2007: A group of enraged civilians seized a theater, harassed workers, and set a car on fire in Chuquisaca, Bolivia.
12/13/2007: A minibus full of passengers was hit by a roadside bomb in Uruzgan province in Afghanistan. Six people died and several others were wounded. The Taliban are suspected.
12/13/2007: A roadside bomb injured six Thai soldiers in the Narathiwat Province of Thailand. Islamic separatists were reportedly linked to the attack.
12/13/2007: An improvised bomb was hurled at the house of Regional Commission of Elections Director, Vidzfar Julie, at night, damaging the front gate of the house as well as the façade of a neighboring government office, in the southern Filipino Island of Jolo. No one was injured. The attack was believed to be related to the scheduled elections to be held on December 15th. Abu-Sayyaf members are suspected of being linked to the attack.
12/13/2007: An Iraqi civilian contractor was killed by unknown gunmen in western Baghdad, Iraq.
12/13/2007: Armed militias belonging to Sultan Abd-al-Bagi opened fire and killed an army major, a captain and a lieutenant, and two guards in Sudan. The militias also injured a store keeper during that attack, engaging in looting sums of money belonging to the Joint Forces in Gogrial town of southern Sudan.
12/13/2007: Seven civilians were killed in a market bombing in Mogadishu, Somalia. The mortar shell, which landed in Mogadishu's largest market, may have been launched by Ethiopian troops, yet there was also speculation that terrorists were behind the attack.
12/13/2007: The Dean of Baghdad's University of Technology was injured in an assassination attempt by unknown gunmen in Baghdad, Iraq. Professor Sabah Tariq al-Hassani's daughter was also injured in the attack.
12/13/2007: Two improvised explosive devices were thrown outside the Indian consulate in the city of Jalalabad in eastern Afghanistan. There were no casualties or damage. Afghan Islamic Press reported that a similar incident was reported several days before. The Taliban was suspected in both attacks.
12/13/2007: Two suicide bombers attacked military check post in Quetta, Pakistan, killing five soldiers and wounding 22 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/13/2008:  On Saturday, in the As Sinaa district of southern Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near a mobile Northern Oil Company security patrol. The attack wounded one patrolman and damaged his vehicle. There was no motive reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
12/13/2008: On Saturday afternoon, at 1300, in the Durah neighborhood of the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) near a market area, wounding six civilians and damaging the market. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/13/2008: On Saturday evening, at 1700, two large plastic bottles carrying acid were hurled into the Sai Yeung Choi Street South and Shantung Streets of Mong Kok district, Hong Kong.  A reported 46 persons were injured in the attack. The bottles were reportedly thrown from above. The two white bottles, each with a capacity of about 750ml, were kicked by pedestrians after they landed, making it more difficult to determine from where they had been thrown. Police officers with shields and helmets searched the Chung Kiu Commercial Building and other buildings near the scene, but five hours after the attack they had still not found any suspects. The injured had been treated in a hospital and had been released by 2200. No group claimed responsibility.
12/13/2008: On Saturday evening, at 1930 in the Aarayampathi area in Kaaththaankudi police division, Batticaloa district unidentified militants riding a motorcycle shot and killed a woman and seriously injured her husband and daughter in Sri Lanka. The victims were identified as Mr. and Mrs. Manoharan and daughter M. Nisanthi (17). The injured were taken to the Aarayampathi distric hospital and then transferred to the Batticaloa Teaching Hospital for treatment. No group claimed responsibility. No other casualties were reported.
12/13/2008: On Saturday night, a Globe Telecom cell site was bombed by ten suspected New Peoples Army rebels in Barangay Mabini, Escalante City, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Minimal damage was inflicted to the tower, though the explosion destroyed the power room of the site. Chief Inspector Santiago Rapiz, Escalante police chief, said the suspected rebels placed an explosive at the cell site after gaining entry by destroying the fence of the unmanned and isolated facility. The explosion destroyed the power room of the cell site but failed to inflict damage on its tower. No group claimed responsibility.
12/13/2008: On Saturday night, at 1900, near the Shalal market in the Shaab neighborhood of the 'Azamiyah district, Baghdad, Iraq, gunmen fired upon the vehicle of Hussein Derwish Alwan, official in the Ministry of Interior, killing him. There was no damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/13/2008: On Saturday night, at 1915, unidentified militants lobbed a hand grenade at the house of Thamotharam Jeevathas, Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal (TMVP) member of Vaazhaichcheanai Piratheasa Chapai (Pradeshiya Sabah), in Chanthiveli, Jeevapuram in Earavoor, 19 km north of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. The front portion of the house was damaged in the attack. No casualties were reported, and no group claimed responsibility.
12/13/2008: On Saturday night, Peter Go, a cashier of Perlas Trading in Barangay Walled, Jolo, was abducted by four suspected Abu Sayyaf militants. Go was closing his electronics store late when four armed men accosted him, disarmed his security guard and took Go away in a van. Chief Inspector Usman Pingay, the Jolo police chief, said Go's real name is Xili Wu, from the Chinese province of Fujian. Police pursued the  kidnappers but lost them in Indanan. Police suspected the group behind the kidnapping was led by Commander Albader Parad. No group claimed responsibility.
12/13/2008: On Saturday, armed Taliban militants abducted six musicians and an election worker in Paktika province, eastern Afghanistan. One of them was found dead on 12/14/2008. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
12/13/2008: On Saturday, five civilians were killed when a car hit a landmine in Jano area of Khawazakhela tehsil, Bajaur agency, Pakistan. There were no claims of responsibility. There was no reported damage.
12/13/2008: On Saturday, hundreds of pro-Taliban militants set fire to 16 shops in the Tull area of the Hangu district of Peshawar, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No casualties were reported.
12/13/2008: On Saturday, in Kapsi village, Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India, approximately 100 armed assailants held dozens of villagers hostage for approximately three hours, then set fire to a telecommunications facility belonging to Bharat Sanchar Nigam, Limited (BNSL) and a communications tower belonging to Reliance Communications (R-Com), damaging equipment but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
12/13/2008: On Saturday, in Khar, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants fired a rocket which impacted in a residential area, wounding four children. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
12/13/2008: On Saturday, in Swat, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants fired on an anti-Taliban cleric and his followers, killing eight civilians, the cleric, wounding several civilians, and kidnapping 25 civilians.  The assailants also set fire to residences, damaging 16. On Monday, 12/15/2008 in the same area, two of the kidnap victims were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
12/13/2008: On Saturday, in the evening, in the Faizabad area, in Mingaora, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants set fire to a snooker club, damaging the club. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/13/2008: On Saturday, Police Chief Alois Mannichl was stabbed on the doorstep of his house in the southern city of Passau, Bavaria, Germany. The attacker told him before stabbing him: "You're a leftist pig cop, and you will no longer hang around the graves of our comrades." The attacker's comments were an apparent reference to this summer's funeral of a regional neo-Nazi leader, who was buried with a Nazi swastika flag, which Mannichl later had removed from his grave. Two suspects were arrested in Passau on 12/15/2008. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/13/2008: On Saturday, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) militants abducted six villagers suspected of being police informers and killed them in a forest in Ranchi, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/13/2008: On Saturday, suspected militants seized three civilians as human shields while retreating from an attack on Lamitan town, Basilan province. According to the military, armed militants stormed a house on the outskirts of Lamitan town on Basilan island, killing two members of a civilian militia and a woman before taking hostage three other civilians. The military blamed the attack on Abu Sayyaf militants, but local officials said another separatist group, the Moro Islamic Liberation Front, was responsible. The military said it is unclear what triggered the attack, but the militants used the civilians as human shields as they fled pursuing troops. No group claimed responsibility.
12/13/2008: On Saturday, the Bajaur Press Club came under a rocket attack in Bajaur, Northwest Frontier, Pakistan, that caused partial damage to the building and created panic among local journalists. Two rockets hit the club premises damaging the building partially. No loss of life was reported as the facility has not been in use for security reasons.
12/13/2008: On Saturday, unknown assailants traveling on a motorcycle threw a grenade into the Maquinagros warehouse in Tierra Alta, CÃ³rdoba, Colombia. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage to the warehouse and injured five people, Villarreal Viloria, Ledis Atencia Ruiz, Carlos Guzman PeÃ±a, including two children who were passing by at the time of the incident. No group claimed responsibility and local police could not offer a motive for the attack.
12/13/2009: Early on Sunday morning, in one of two related attacks, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a government middle school in Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, damaging the school but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
12/13/2009: Early on Sunday morning, in one of two related attacks, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a school in Kurram, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
12/13/2009: On Sunday at 0600, a car bomb parked on the street detonated, targeting an Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) recruitment center at the Kokejly area in eastern Mosul, Iraq. One civilian was killed and 20 were wounded. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/13/2009: On Sunday at 1930, assailants fired four rockets at a neighborhood in Pol-e 'Alam, Lowgar, Afghanistan, wounding two children and damaging a house. The four rockets were reportedly fired from Babos area outside the city and three of them landed in a barren land while the fourth one struck the house No group claimed responsibility.
12/13/2009: On Sunday at midnight, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the home of tribal elder, Sardar Malik Zargar, in the Jamkhel area of tehsil Safi, Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, damaging the home but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
12/13/2009: On Sunday morning, at about 1000, in the Shuada district of southern Al Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near a convoy transporting the commander of the Fallujah Support Council, killing two police officers and one eight-year-old girl; wounding the police commander, between seven and nine other police officers, and three civilians; and damaging two police vehicles, several civilian cars and several buildings. No group claimed responsibility.
12/13/2009: On Sunday, a bomb exploded in the Zarka village near Kirkuk wounding one civilian. No claim of responsibility has been made.
12/13/2009: On Sunday, in Laag, Bari, Somalia, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a convoy escorting the vice-president of Puntland, wounding two body guards and damaging at least one vehicle. The motive for the attack was to disrupt the government. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/13/2009: On Sunday, in Pattani, Thailand, armed assailants fired upon and killed a 28-year-old Muslim civilian. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
12/13/2009: On Sunday, in Pattani, Thailand, armed assailants fired upon and killed a 50-year-old Buddhist civilian. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
12/13/2009: On Sunday, several bombs exploded around a police officer's house in Ahsi village in the al Aameriya district of southern Fallujah, Iraq. The policeman was killed and four civilians were wounded. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/13/2010: On Monday afternoon, in Balad Ruz, Diyala, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated his vest improvised explosive device outside a funeral tent observing a Shiite mourning ritual. Four people were killed, including Bilal Mahmoud, a policeman guarding the tent, and 20 were wounded. An unknown amount of property damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
12/13/2010: On Monday evening at 2030, in Krasniy Voskhod village, Kizilyarsky District, Dagestan, Russia, unidentified militants fired automatic rifles through the window of a house and killed a Kizlyarsky city OVD policeman inside his home. An examination of the scene revealed 18 shell casings left by the attackers. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/13/2010: On Monday morning, on the Mazar-Darah Sauf Highway in the Chabchal area, in an unknown city in Samangan, Afghanistan, unknown gunmen kidnapped two Korean engineers and two Afghan policemen. The hostages would be released later that day during a rescue operation. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban was suspected.
12/13/2010: On Monday, in Afgoye, Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia, unidentified militants kidnapped an unknown number of Al Shabaab militants. No casualties were reported and the status of the hostages is unknown. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Hizbul al Islam was thought responsible for the attack.
12/13/2010: On Monday, in al-Mashtal, Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, a mortar shell attack targeted a Shiite gathering wounding five civilians causing an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
12/13/2010: On Monday, in Ceelbuur, Galgudud, Somalia, militants shot and killed Liban Dhagad Sahal, an official of the Somali government. The group Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/13/2010: On Monday, in Parangir village in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants fired upon voters during the third phase of the panchayat elections. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Maoists were responsible.
12/13/2010: On Monday, in the Ajbela neighborhood of Hilla, Babil, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a civilian home, killing a man and his wife, and also wounding their son. The house was damaged in the blast and no group claimed responsibility for this attack.
12/13/2010: On Monday, in the al-Alban neighborhood, Kut, Wasit, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in front of a policeman's house. No casualties were reported, but the officers home and nearby homes were all damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
12/13/2010: On Monday, in the al-Atiefiya neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near Bratha mosque. Two guards and one civilian were wounded in the blast, and an unknown amount of property damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/13/2010: On Monday, in the Bhana Mari area of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting a school bus on Charkhana Road. One boy and the bus driver were killed, and one other child was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility and the amount of property damage from the attack is unknown.
12/13/2010: On Monday, in the rural area of La Victoria, Florencia, Caquetá, Colombia, the 12th Engineering Battalion of the Colombian Army located three improvised explosive devices, which were safely defused preventing any casualties or property damage from incurring. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities suspected the 61st Timanco Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) intended to use the explosives against military troops and local civilians in the area.
12/13/2011: A man named Gola Jan and his guard (or son) were killed, and two more were injured when they were attacked by assailants in the Bati Kowt district of Nangarhar, Afghanistan.  The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/13/2011: A music shop was destroyed in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan when it was targeted by a bomb.  While there was no claim of responsibility, the Taliban had previously outlawed music and other forms of entertainment.  No injuries or deaths were reported.
12/13/2011: A network of pipelines were damaged when they were targeted by three bombs in the area of Basra, Basra, Iraq.  What it is not known how much of an impact the attack had on the oil supply in general, the explosions resulted in a large fire.  No deaths or injuries were reported.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/13/2011: A police officer was killed when a bomb attached to his car detonated in Shirqat, Salah al Din, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/13/2011: A roadside bomb exploded killing two police officers and wounding an additional three in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.  The bomb was near a hotel, targeting a police patrol, and wounded three additional civilians.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/13/2011: A suicide bomber was stopped when he attempted to enter the Qala-i-Naw airport in Qala-i-Naw, Badghis, Afghanistan.  The bomber was stopped by police and prevented from entering the airport.  He then detonated the vest, killing himself.  The explosion caused no other damage.  At the time, the airport was under NATO military control.  No claim of responsibility has been made.
12/13/2011: An assailant opened fire at the Piazza Dalmazia Street Market in Rifredi neighborhood, Florence, Italy. At least two Senegalese traders were killed and another trader was injured in the assault. This was one of two related attacks targeting Senegalese traders at difference Florence markets on the same day. Sources identified the assailant as Gianluca Casseri, a CasaPound sympathizer that had previously attended group meetings.
12/13/2011: An assailant opened fire at the San Lorenzo Market in Historic Center neighborhood, Florence, Italy. At least two Senegalese traders were was injured in the assault. This was one of two related attacks targeting Senegalese traders at difference Florence markets on the same day. Sources identified the assailant as Gianluca Casseri, a CasaPound sympathizer that had previously attended group meetings.
12/13/2011: An explosive device made of gas canisters exploded outside of the office of Greek Justice Minister Miltiadis Papaioannou in Athens, Attica, Greece.  It is suspected that anarchists may be responsible.  No claim of responsibility has been made.
12/13/2011: At least six people were killed and four more were wounded when members of  Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan) fired least 30 mortar shells at Bara city, FATA, Pakistan.  At least two homes were hit.  Those homes belonged to members of a local peace council.
12/13/2011: In North Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, a soldier was killed, and seven others were injured, when a group of assailants fired rocket-propelled grenades at a Pakistani military outpost. There were no reports of property damage, and no claim of responsibility was made in this incident.
12/13/2011: Several soldiers were killed and five were kidnapped when members of the Casamance Movement of Democratic Forces (MFDC) ambushed the soldiers in Kabeum, Casamance, Senegal.  The outcome for the kidnapped soldiers is unknown.  No additional information on the exact numbers of those killed was located.
12/13/2011: Two suspected militants were killed by an unidentified explosive device in Chegem, Kabarda-Balkaria, Russia. No group or individual has taken credit for the attack, and the motive behind it is unknown.
12/13/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) airfield in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The bomber targeted the airfield just hours after Leon Panetta, the United States (US) Secretary of Defense, had left. In addition to the bomber, at least three people were killed, including a soldier from the United States (US), and 18 others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2012: An explosive device detonated near a military observation post in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. One soldier was injured and the patrol vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused on a private passenger bus in Morena district, Madhya Pradesh state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2012: An explosive-laden vehicle detonated on a commercial street in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four civilians were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2012: An explosive-laden vehicle detonated outside of a military housing complex and elementary school in Qatana town, Rif Dimashq governorate, Syria. At least 16 people were killed and another 23 were injured in the blast; many of the victims were children. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2012: Assailants abducted Richard Engel and his NBC production crew while they were traveling near Ma'arrat Misreen city, Idlib governorate, Syria. They were freed during a firefight at a checkpoint on December 17, 2012. The Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/13/2012: Assailants burnt down a police station in Madagali village, Adamawai state, Nigeria. No one was killed in this attack; however, the station was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
12/13/2012: Assailants on a motorcycle fired on two men from the Hazara Shia community in Qandhari Bazaar, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One of the men was killed, while the other was injured in the attack. This was one of three attacks targeting Hazara Shia members in the city on the same day. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/13/2012: Assailants opened fire on a military convoy in Aljughaifi district, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and another four were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint Nuaimiya area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2012: Assailants opened fire on General Abdul Rasheed near his residence in Herat province, Afghanistan. Rasheed, a senior security official, was unharmed; however, one police guard was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2012: Assailants opened fire on soldiers delivering relief goods to typhoon victims in Talaingod town, Davao Del Norte province, Philippines. It is unknown if the attack resulted in any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/13/2012: Assailants targeting members of the Shia community opened fire on a juice shop on Jinnah road in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One person was killed in the attack. This was one of three attacks targeting Hazara Shia members in the city on the same day. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/13/2012: Assailants targeting members of the Shia community opened fire on Sarki road, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The owner of a tailor shop was killed in the attack. This was one of three attacks targeting Hazara Shia members in the city on the same day. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/13/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at an Iraqi Army checkpoint in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least four people, including the assailant, were killed and at least seven people were injured in the blast. The victims included both security personnel and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2013: An explosive device blast targeted Malik Chamchar Khan in Safi tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Khan, the chief of a peace lashkar, was killed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2013: An explosive device detonated at Kostas Simitis' summer residence in Corinth city, Peloponnese region, Greece. Simitis, the former Prime Minister, was not home at the time of the attack, and no injuries were reported. However, the home was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2013: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in the Cathedral Quarter of Belfast city, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reports of injuries in the attack. Oglaigh na hEireann claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a market in Madain town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least six people were killed and at least four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a public market in Nahrawan, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and 14 others were wounded as a result of the blast. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/13/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated on a commercial street in an unknown town in Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least six people were killed and 18 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2013: Assailants abducted two men from Gasupara village, Meghalaya state, India. The victims were killed and their bodies were discovered on December 14, 2013. A note left at the scene by the Garo National Liberation Army stated the victims had been posing as members and committing crimes in the group's name.
12/13/2013: Assailants armed with heavy weapons attacked the Haleemzai checkpost in Shabqadar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties, but a police vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2013: Assailants attacked a police station with firebombs in Athens city, Attica region, Greece. No casualties were reported, but several cars were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/13/2013: Assailants attacked Iraqi Ministry of Trade employees in the Ghazaliyah area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people, both government employees, were killed as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2013: Assailants in a vehicle opened fire on Mohammed Al-Majabri in the Al-Sabri neighborhood of Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Majabri, an engineer with the Libyan Interior Ministry, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2013: Assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) oil tanker in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The container was set on fire, which caused some damage, but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2013: Assailants opened fire on Barkhan Mahbub Ali's vehicle in Nana Sahib Ziarat, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Ali, a District Officer, was not harmed in the attack; however, his driver was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2013: Assailants opened fire on gas workers in Muqdadiyah town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least 18 people were killed and at least four other people were injured as a result. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for this attack.
12/13/2013: Assailants set fire to a passenger bus in Beheraguda area, Odisha state, India. The bus, which was traveling from Bhenjangwada to Kalimela, was damaged, but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/13/2013: Assailants threw a Molotov cocktail and another explosive device at the residence of a Supreme Court justice in Kazimpur village, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to Jamaat-E-Islami (Bangladesh).
12/13/2013: Assailants threw two grenades at a public square in Wajir town, Wajir province, Kenya. One civilian was killed and 17 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Al-Shabaab was involved.
12/13/2013: Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on a polio worker near his home in Jamrud tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The polio worker was killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks on targets related to polio eradication efforts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on this day. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2013: Gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of Osmenia Bandila in Maguindanao province, Philippines. Bandila, the Maguindanao provincial treasurer, and his two police escorts were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2013: Gunmen opened fire on two police officers in Swabi tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The two police officers, who were on their way to escort a polio vaccination team, were killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks on targets related to polio eradication efforts in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa on this day. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2013: Police found an explosive device under Besnik Dervishi's car in an unknown location in Albania. Dervishi, a regional governor, was unharmed in the attack as the device was defused before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2013: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely disposed in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/13/2014: A Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer stepped on an explosive device during a patrol in Sarkeguda village, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. The officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/13/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device next to a bus transporting military personnel in Gazargah district, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, at least seven soldiers were killed and 17 people, including civilians, were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint in Hadithah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks targeting checkpoints in the city on the same day. At least 12 people were killed and 17 people were injured across both attacks. The victims included civilians and police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/13/2014: An explosive device detonated near a grocery store in Khansa village, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Amil area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al-Naqshabandiya Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Mian Ghundi area, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported, but the van was damaged by the blast. The United Baloch Army (UBA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) vehicle in Imam Sahib area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. A civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: An explosive device detonated near the residence of Khushal Sarwari in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Sarwari, a senior Ministry of Interior official, escaped unharmed; however, at least one civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of a tribal elder in Shakai area, Wana district, South Waziristan agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The elder, Malik Misal Khan Wazir, was killed and his bodyguard was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in a house in Sinsil village, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Four assailants were killed and two more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: Assailants abducted 17 civilians, including two teachers, in Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), stating that the victims had failed to pay allegiance to ISIL.
12/13/2014: Assailants attacked a military bunker in Tirah valley, Khyber agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Five assailants were killed and 10 were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan) and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
12/13/2014: Assailants attacked a Philippine Army (PA) detachment in Datu Saudi town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. Two soldiers were wounded in the attack. Abu Misry Mama, a Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) spokesperson, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for military operations the previous two weeks.
12/13/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Jaan Gharq area, Qala-e Zal district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least eight assailants were killed and three police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: Assailants attacked Gulbuddin in Maslakh area, Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Gulbuddin, a representative of refugees, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: Assailants attacked Kabarah area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The outcome of the attack is unknown. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: Assailants attacked Selvedin Beganovic in Trnovi village, Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bosnia-Herzegovina. Beganovic, an imam, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim Fundamentalists.
12/13/2014: Assailants attacked the Sidra oil port in Sirte district, Libya. An unstated number of assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. Muslim fundamentalists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in order to take control of the area.
12/13/2014: Assailants attacked the village of Abu Jabra, East Darfur state, Sudan. Nine people were killed, six more were wounded and the village was set ablaze in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Janjaweed.
12/13/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at a military helicopter in Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The helicopter crashed, killing two pilots. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al-Naqshabandiya Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: Assailants launched a grenade at a police post in Khuzdar town, Khuzdar district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One police officer was killed and one was injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: Assailants open fire on a senior Supreme Court official in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The official, Atiqullah Raufi, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on a teacher in Padkhwab Roghani locality, Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. The teacher was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on an internally displaced person (IDP) in Kas locality, South Darfur state, Sudan. The IDP was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Janjaweed.
12/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on civilian mine clearers between Shorabak and Nad Ali districts, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Nearby Afghan soldiers responded by opening fire at the attackers after the initial gunfire. At least 15 people, including three assailants and 12 civilians, were killed and six other people were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: Assailants shelled residential areas in Arhab area, Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. At least 24 people were killed in the attack. A Huthi spokesperson claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: Assailants threw an explosive device at a military outpost in Jalame village, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. No one was killed or injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: Four assailants opened fire and threw grenades at police officials near Muzaffargarh city, Punjab province, Pakistan. The four assailants were killed and two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Punjabi Taliban.
12/13/2014: Two assailants opened fire on a female anti-polio health worker on Charsadda Road in Sherojangi area, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The health worker, identified as Tahira, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2014: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused near the Burma Hotel in Sariab Road area, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2015: A female assailant attempted to stab Israeli civilians near Kiryat Arba settlement, West Bank. The assailant was wounded in the ensuing clash with Israeli Defense Forces. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources identified the assailant as Lama al-Bakri, a Palestinian extremist.
12/13/2015: A sniper shot and killed an Al-Saiqa member in Buatni area, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility or the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
12/13/2015: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire targeting a police vehicle in Tuburan village, Capiz province, Philippines. At least two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/13/2015: An explosive device detonated at Eidgah Market in Parachinar city, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least 22 people were killed and 70 others were injured in the blast. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to Shia involvement in the Syrian war. Ansar Al-Mujahideen (Pakistan) also claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2015: An explosive device detonated in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A civilian was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2015: An explosive device detonated near a graveyard in Bo Chet Luk area, Yupo subdistrict, Yala province, Thailand. A volunteer Ranger was killed and his father was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Al Qasr, Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2015: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in At Talibiyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2015: An explosive device detonated near a shop in Aman Kot, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Four civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Ghazaliya West 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.
12/13/2015: An explosive device detonated prematurely as an assailant was planting it in Onegara village, Lohardaga district, Jharkhand state, India. One person was killed in the blast. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers trying to help a family fleeing from the area in Hamrin Hills, Tikrit, Saladin, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and another officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2015: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Sayyid Abdallah, Mahmudiyah, Babil, Iraq. A Sahwa Council member was killed and three members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2015: An explosive device targeting power transmission lines belonging to the Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company detonated in Nayak area, Sapid village, Benguet province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the explosion; however, sources suspected the involvement of the New People's Army (NPA).
12/13/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a Hindu temple on Khushi Mohammed Street in Chaman, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/13/2015: Assailants abducted Pawan Sahu, a stone crushing plant owner, in Chowka village, Jharkhand state, India. Sahu was rescued on December 15, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to Maoists.
12/13/2015: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Niono town, Segou region, Mali. One soldier was injured and two soldiers were reported missing in the attack. Ansar al-Dine (Mali) and the Macina Liberation Front (FLM) both claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Girdi area, Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on security posts in Achin district on this day. One assailant was killed and two assailants were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/13/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Pandola area, Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on security posts in Achin district on this day. One assailant was killed and two assailants were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
12/13/2015: Assailants attacked Burashika village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least six people were killed in the attack. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the area; at least 20 additional people were injured across all three events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
12/13/2015: Assailants attacked Mangari village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least three people were killed, five were reported missing, and a number of houses were set on fire during the raid. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the area; at least 20 additional people were injured across all three events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
12/13/2015: Assailants attacked Masosi neighborhood, Oicha city, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Four people, including three Congolese soldiers and one civilian, were killed while another three civilians were wounded in the attack and the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
12/13/2015: Assailants attacked military personnel in Buur Dhuxunle locality, Bakool 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.
12/13/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Kwata area, Zawan, Plateau state, Nigeria. At least 14 people were killed and an unknown number were injured in the raid. This was one of two coordinated attacks on the village overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Fulani militants.
12/13/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Kwata area, Zawan, Plateau state, Nigeria. At least two people were killed in the raid. This was one of two coordinated attacks on the village overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Fulani militants.
12/13/2015: Assailants attacked the construction site of the Century Peak Mini Hydro Plant in Igcabugao village, Iloilo province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks on construction sites in Igbaras town on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/13/2015: Assailants attacked Warawara village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 20 people were killed in the raid. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the area; at least 20 additional people were injured across all three events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
12/13/2015: Assailants beheaded a woman who had been accused of practicing witchcraft in Sirte district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the execution to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
12/13/2015: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least two people were killed and four others were wounded in the incident. This one of three projectile attacks in different areas of Damascus on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Muslim fundamentalists.
12/13/2015: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated in Ein al-Kirsh neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least one person was killed and two others were wounded in the incident. This one of three projectile attacks in different areas of Damascus on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Muslim fundamentalists.
12/13/2015: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated on May 29 Street in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least one person was wounded in the incident. This one of three projectile attacks in different areas of Damascus on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Muslim fundamentalists.
12/13/2015: Assailants in boats opened fire on the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This was one of two overnight attacks on the airport. There were no reported casualties in the assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved in the attacks.
12/13/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Khassadars checkpoint in Takhtha Baig, near Jamrud, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least one soldier was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/13/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistan Armed Forces patrol in Nagkour, Awaran district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least three assailants were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the ensuing clash. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/13/2015: Assailants set fire to equipment at a construction site in Passi, Igbaras district, Ilolio, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two related attacks on construction sites in Igbaras town on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/13/2015: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Sirte district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
12/13/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at a military truck in El Wak town, Mandera county, Kenya. At least one soldier was killed and two others were injured in the incident. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the discovery of a mass grave of civilians that the group blamed on the military.
12/13/2015: Assailants threw explosive devices at the vehicle of Nemai Das in Bolpur village, West Bengal State, India. Das, a Trinamool leader, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2015: Security forces identified and destroyed two explosives-laden vehicles driven by suicide bombers in Kasik, Nineveh, Iraq. At least 13 assailants and Peshmerga members were killed and injured in the blasts. Another suicide bomber on foot was also identified and killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/13/2015: Two assailants attacked soldiers stationed outside of the Rome Basilica in Rome, Lazio region, Italy. There were no casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the assailants, who shouted "Allahu Akbar" during the attack, were arrested by responding officers.
12/13/2016: An assailant armed with a cleaver entered the Adnan Saygun Art Center during a concert in Konak neighborhood, Izmir, Turkey. There were no reported casualties as the assailant was detained by police officers. The assailant, identified as E.Y., accused concert attendees of "disrespecting the mourning" of those who were killed in the December 10 Istanbul attacks.
12/13/2016: An assailant attempted to ram her vehicle at the Qalandiya checkpoint in Qalandiya, West Bank. Security forces opened fire, causing the assailant to stop. No casualties were reported in the attack and the assailant was arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a Thahan Phran patrol near Lahan, Pattani, Thailand. A ranger was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting defense volunteers providing security for teachers in Chanae district, Narathiwat, Thailand. Eight people, including six volunteers and two civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2016: An explosive device intended to target security forces detonated prematurely in Shinwari, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2016: Assailants and a suicide bomber equipped with an explosives-laden vehicle attacked military forces in Bawizah, Nineveh, Iraq. At least one soldier and 18 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).
12/13/2016: Assailants attacked a Yellow Bus Lines (YBL) bus and held 19 people hostage in Poblacion neighborhood, Santo Nino, South Cotabato, Philippines. The hostages were released a short time later after the assailants set fire to the bus. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/13/2016: Assailants attacked Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) bases and Philippine National Police (PNP) stations in Datu Salibo district, Maguindanao, 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).
12/13/2016: Assailants attacked security forces with two explosives-laden vehicles in Zuhour, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. An unknown number of security members and civilians were killed and 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).
12/13/2016: Assailants executed two tribal elders near Harardhere, Mudug, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/13/2016: Assailants opened fire on a military camp in Qoryoley district, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. At least four assailants and one soldier were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2016: Assailants raided Mubarak al-Farhan, 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).
12/13/2016: Assailants shot and injured Osama Khalid Haidra, a popular resistance committee member, in Shaykh Uthman, Adan, Yemen. The Adan-Abyan Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2016: Assailants shot and killed a Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (CPI-ML) leader in Harpur, Bihar, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2017: A sniper opened fire on Libyan Army personnel in Ekhrebish, Benghazi, Libya. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Ansar al-Sharia (Libya).
12/13/2017: An explosive device detonated in Magtangale, San Francisco, Surigao del Norte, Philippines. Six soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the New People's Army (NPA) was behind the attack.
12/13/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a federal police convoy in Hakna, west of Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. Three police officers were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2017: Assailants attacked a military base in Mainok, Borno, Nigeria. At least nine assailants and two soldiers were killed while two soldiers and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/13/2017: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Barlak, Paktika, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2017: Assailants attacked al-Tadamoun neighborhood in Damascus, Syria. At least three Syrian Army soldiers and an unknown number of assailants were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2017: Assailants detonated explosives targeting an electrical power line in Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2017: Assailants fired a mortar at the Counterterrorism Department in Shoraw, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2017: Assailants fired a rocket that struck a United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) school in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2017: Assailants fired two rockets at Sderot, Southern, Israel. The rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome missile defense system. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2017: Assailants opened fire on military personnel at Planet Disco in Don Andres, Ipil district, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. A soldier was killed and three others, including two soldiers and a civilian, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2017: Assailants opened fire on Yazidi shepherds in Tal Banat, Nineveh, Iraq. Two shepherds were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2017: Assailants threw an explosive device at the residence of a relative of an Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) fighter in Al-Askari, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2017: At least six explosive devices were discovered and defused along N-50 Highway near Zhob, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Dur Baba district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/13/2017: Security forces identified and arrested two suicide bombers in an explosives-laden minibus in Bahcelievler, Istanbul, Turkey. The vehicle, intended to target the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) summit, was defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
12/13/2017: Three assailants attacked a home in Inabuan, San Francisco, Quezon, Philippines. Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) member Manaolito Alcantara and his son were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/13/2017: Three explosive devices detonated near a police station in Hpakant, Kachin, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the attack coincided with state official visits to the region.
12/14/1970: Suspected members of the Armed Revolutionary Independence Movement (MIRA) firebombed the Headquarters of the Antipoverty Agency in Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States.  There were no casualties but records involving the Spanish community and food intended for charity were destroyed.
12/14/1976: Suspected members of the New World Liberation Front (NWLF) attempted to bomb the home of San Francisco Supervisor and acting mayor, Diane Feinstein in San Francisco, California, in the United States.  The powerful bomb could have been lethal according to police; however, the bomb misfired (the detonator went off, but the bomb did not ignite), and thus, caused no damage or casualties at the Lyon Street home. NWLF claimed responsibility for the attack, but it is uncertain whether their claims were confirmed.
12/14/1986: Dennis John Malvasi tricked a real stated agent to let him into a building housing the Margaret Sanger Center of Planned Parenthood in Manhattan, New York, United States.  Malvasi proceeded to take out a gun and handcuffed the real estate agent to a pipe.  Next, Malvasi forced his way into the unoccupied abortion center and placed a dynamite bomb within the facility before leaving the building.  The bomb malfunctioned as the blasting cap went off, but failed to detonated the dynamite charges.  Nevertheless, the sprinkler systems at the Planned Parenthood offices were set off causing minor water damage.  Carl Cenera, Frank Wright, Jr., and Donald C. Pyor pled guilty to participating in the incident as well.
12/14/1994: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators attempted to light a firebomb in front of the Planned Parenthood of Greater Kansas City in Kansas City, Missouri, however, the incendiary device failed to ignite.
12/14/1994: In a series of related attacks, unknown perpetrators threw a firebomb at the Central Family Medicine clinic in Kansas City, Kansas.  There were no casualties but the abortion clinic sustained around $1,000 in damages.
12/14/1999:  FARC rebels used an unknown chemical agent in Cubara, Colombia.  No injuries were reported in the incident.
12/14/1999: At least 50 New People's Army (NPA) members, wearing police uniforms, attacked the 702nd Regional Police Mobile Group Headquarters, Philippine National Police (PNP), located in the barangay (barrio) of Sta. Fe, Philippines. The ensuing firefight lasted ten minutes. Two were killed and two others wounded as a result of the attack.
12/14/2000: Arson was set to a luxury home near the Phoenix Mountain Preserve area in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States, causing significant damage.  There were no casualties in the incident, and the monetary extent of property damage is unknown.  This was one of two homes destroyed by arson on the same street on this day (121400).  The incident was claimed by the Coalition to Save the Preserves (CSP) in opposition of building and development in the preserved mountain area.  This incident was one in a series of 11 luxury home arsons in the Phoenix area between April 2000 and January 2001.  In June 2001, confessed eco-terrorist Mark Warren Sands was indicted for eight of the arson incidents, pled guilty, and in 2002, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for torching seven luxury homes under construction.
12/14/2000: Arson was set to a luxury home near the Phoenix Mountain Preserve area in Phoenix, Arizona in the United States, causing significant damage.  There were no casualties in the incident, and the monetary extent of property damage is unknown.  This was one of two homes destroyed by arson on the same street on this day (1214001).  The incident was claimed by the Coalition to Save the Preserves (CSP) in opposition of building and development in the preserved mountain area.  This incident was one in a series of 11 luxury home arsons in the Phoenix area between April 2000 and January 2001.  In June 2001, confessed eco-terrorist Mark Warren Sands was indicted for eight of the arson incidents, pled guilty, and in 2002, was sentenced to 18 years in prison for torching seven luxury homes under construction.
12/14/2000: Francisco Cano, a 45-year-old plumbing and electricity contractor, who also served on the 13-member Councilor in Viladecavalls, S in the northeast Catalonia region of Spain was killed when a bomb fixed to the underside of his van detonated. The assassination was believed to be performed by the Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) organization, in response to the Popular party and the Socialist party's anti-terrorist agreement signed two days before.
12/14/2001: A bomb exploded in Chikan neighborhood in Zhangjiang, China. Two other bombs were detonated in two other nearby neighborhoods. Two people were killed in the bombings and six were injured. It was not certain who was responsible for the attacks.
12/14/2001: A bomb exploded in Fengwanli neighborhood in Jiangmen, China. This was one of three near simultaneous bombings. One person was seriously injured in the blasts. It was not certain who was responsible for the attacks.
12/14/2001: A bomb exploded in Kaifaqu neighborhood in Zhangjiang, China. Two other bombs were detonated in two other nearby neighborhoods. Two people were killed in the bombings and six were injured. It was not certain who was responsible for the attacks.
12/14/2001: A bomb exploded in Wugangli neighborhood in Jiangmen, China. This was one of three near simultaneous bombings. One person was seriously injured in the blasts. It was not certain who was responsible for the attacks.
12/14/2001: A bomb exploded in Xiashan neighborhood in Zhangjiang, China. Two other bombs were detonated in two other nearby neighborhoods. Two people were killed in the bombings and six were injured. It was not certain who was responsible for the attacks.
12/14/2001: A bomb exploded in Yingbin neighborhood in Jiangmen, China. This was one of three near simultaneous bombings. One person was seriously injured in the blasts. It was not certain who was responsible for the attacks.
12/14/2001: An explosion ripped through a McDonald's fast food restaurant in Xian, China. Two people were killed and 27 others injured in the attack. It was not certain who was responsible for the attack.  Although initial reports suggested the attack was perpetrated by a suicide-bomber, later reports indicate that police discovered a detonator and timer at the scene indicating that the perpetrator was not at the scene.
12/14/2001: Maoist rebels blew up a repeater station of the Nepal Telecommunications Corporation (NTC) in Firku, Nepal. Over 50 rebels were involved in the attack.
12/14/2001: Palestinians fired a mortar shell at a Jewish settlement located Gush Katif, Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip.  No one was injured in the attack.
12/14/2001: Suspected Muslim militants killed two policemen in a café in Tafoughalt, Algeria. 10 men were involved in the attack.
12/14/2002: A parcel bomb was sent to the Malpensa airport in Milan, Milan province, Italy.  The bomb, which was hidden in a book, was safely defused.  Authorities believe that it was sent by an Italian anarchist group known as CCCCC.  The group is fighting for the release of Italian prisoners being held in Spain and for the abolition of FIES (Ficheros Internos de Especial Seguimento), Spain's anti-terrorism legislation.  This was the third of a series of several parcel bombs sent to targets in Italy and Spain.
12/14/2003: Five-hundred and fifty pounds of explosives placed in five places under a bridge exploded seconds after Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's Motorcade had passed by. No one was injured. Government officials blamed Islamic extremists for the bombing.
12/14/2004: A series of explosions hit multiple locations near Nagaon in India's Assam region, which resulted in two fatalities and forty four injuries. The perpetrators were suspected to be members of the United Liberation Front of Assam.
12/14/2004: A Turkish engineer, Mohammad Ayub, and two Afghans were kidnapped from their vehicle on a highway in Chawki, Afghanistan by unknown perpetrators. The outcome of the kidnapping was unknown.
12/14/2004: In one of two possibly related incidents, a bomb blast occurred at a National Guard Recruiting center located meters away from a Green Zone entrance near the western Baghdad suburb of Harthiya. At least one person was killed and 12 were wounded in the attack. hit the U.S.-controlled Green Zone in Iraq. Responsibility was claimed by Jama'at al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad (JTJ) on a website.
12/14/2005: A police patrol vehicle, traveling to San Joaquin Corregimiento, Colombia, was ambushed by guerrillas who used a roadside bomb and rifle fire to kill one policeman and injure another.
12/14/2005: An Iraqi polling station was unsuccessfully attacked by three individuals with Molotov cocktails in Kista, Sweden. A Swedish group, claiming to be a branch of Al-Qaida, took responsibility for the attack in a letter.
12/14/2005: At least eight rockets were fired at a paramilitary camp in Kohlu, Pakistan where that country’s President, Pervez Musharraf, was to make a speech later in the day. A spokesman for the Baluch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack, which caused no casualties or property damage.
12/14/2005: Colombian authorities blamed the National Liberation Army (ELN) for the murder of Liberal Party politician Ladys Daza de Ospino and her son, former councilman Edgar Ospino Daza, in Curumani, Colombia.
12/14/2005: In one of several similar attacks on the Afghan school system (cf. 200512150003, 200512170004, 200512230003, 200512280001), the head of the district education department and one school staff member were kidnapped and found dead the following day in Afghanistan’s Ghazni Province. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, the Taliban were the suspected perpetrators.
12/14/2005: The Taliban took responsibility for a remote-controlled bomb attached to a donkey that blew up a vehicle belonging to the Provincial Reconstruction Team in Fayzabad, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed in the incident.
12/14/2006: Armed Islamist militia attacked a mosque in the coastal Somali town of Baraawe, inflicting physical wounds on worshippers and causing major damage to property. Islamist gunmen destroyed the grave of a well-known cleric and beat worshippers with the back of their weapons and forced them to disperse, due to their "un-Islamic" practices by worshipping at a gravesite. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/14/2006: Unidentified gunmen dressed in security forces' uniforms kidnapped dozens (exact number unknown) of merchants in Al-Sinak, Iraq (in the centre of Baghdad). The kidnappers arrived at the Al-Sinak neighborhood in 10 police vehicles and three trucks and kidnapped the owners of approximately 30 stores that sell car parts. The hostages were led to an unknown location. The number of kidnappers who stormed the market could not be determined, because they opened fire above the shoppers. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/14/2006: Unknown perpetraitors sabotaged power lines in and around Baghdad, Iraq, resulting to power outages in the Kirkuk, Saladdin, and al-Anbar governorates. Three members of the electricity protection force working in northern Baghdad power station were killed after the station came under mortar attack. The terrorists also abducted three engineers working in the same station, in addition to threatening technical and engineering staff who worked in stations situated in hot areas. The attack caused the complete shutdown of the station. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/14/2007: Sooriyakanthy Thavarajah, a Red Cross worker, was abducted from his home in Jaffna Peninsula, Sri Lanka.  He was found dead two days later.  No group has claimed responsibility.
12/14/2008: Members of Al-Qa ida in the Lands of the Islamic Maghreb (AQLIM) abducted two Canadian diplomats in Niger.  Robert Fowler and Louis Guay, along with their driver Soumana Moukaila, were kidnapped and taken over the border into Mali.  The two Canadians had been dispatched to Niger with the intention of brokering a peace deal; the Tuareg rebels claimed responsibility for the incident but withdrew their statement after AQLIM claimed responsibility.  Fowler and Guay were released unharmed on April 22, 2009; their driver had been released the month previous.
12/14/2008: On Sunday morning, at 0500, a low-intensity explosive device detonated damaging an electric store, a public call office, a snooker club and an embroidery shop in Gang Area of Peshawar, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2008: On Sunday morning, at 0530, a former New People's Army rebel-turned-police informant was shot and killed in Sitio Iglapas, Barangay Culit, Nasipit town, Agusan del Norte province. The victim was identified as Norberto Durano Sr. (48). No group claimed responsibility.
12/14/2008: On Sunday night, at around 1900, in Baghdad, Iraq, a roadside bomb detonated in Beirut intersection of West Bank and Gaza Strip street, wounding seven people and causing no reported damage. There was no motive reported and no group has cliamed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2008: On Sunday night, at around 1930, in the Mansour neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, a roadside bomb detonated near the Mr. Milky market, wounding seven people. There was no damage or motive reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2008: On Sunday, a child was killed, and six people injured when a mortar shell hit their house in Anayat Kalay area of Khar, Bajaur Agency, Pakistan. There were no claims of responsibility. It is assumed the house was damaged.
12/14/2008: On Sunday, an improvised explosive device exploded in a shop selling alcohol in Malgobek, Ingushetia, Russia. The shop was damaged but no casualties resulted. No group claimed responsibility.
12/14/2008: On Sunday, assailants kidnapped the United Nations Special Envoy, his aide and his driver near Niamey, Niger. Elements of the Tuareg Front for the Forces of Rectification both claimed and denied responsibility.  Al-Qaeda Organization in Islamic Maghreb claimed responsibility. There was no reported property damage.
12/14/2008: On Sunday, at around 1200,  in the Karrada neighborhood in downtown Baghdad, Iraq, a roadside improvised explosive device (IED) detonated in Nidhal street near al Qasr al-Abyad Hotel. Three civilians were wounded in the bombing and the hotel was damaged. No group claimed responsibility, but Iraqi authorities suspected Mahdi Army (JAM) splinter groups were responsible.
12/14/2008: On Sunday, in Jharkhand, Charta District, Kari village, India, a group of Communist Party of India-Maoist rebels bombed the ancestral home of the cousin of Satyanand Bhotka, a former minister. The incident caused no damage and no casualties were reporetd.
12/14/2008: On Sunday, in Shirin Tagab, Faryab, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and killed one district intelligence chief. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
12/14/2008: On Sunday, in the evening, in Ghazni, Ghazni, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped a government attorney. No group claimed responsibility.
12/14/2008: On Sunday, in the evening, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, assailants threw grenades at and then fired upon the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base of Burundi peacekeepers at the former Jalle Siyad Military Academy, causing no injuries or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
12/14/2008: On Sunday, militants bombed a local elder's house killing two security guards and wounding the elder and his son in Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan. The Balochistan Republican Army subsequently claimed responsibility, accusing the elder of spying for the government intelligence agencies and therein undermining Balochi interests.
12/14/2008: On Sunday, police defused a remote controlled improvised explosive device which had been planted by unknown assailants under Shen Kundai Pull on Miramshah-Bannu Road in Bannu, North West Frontier, Pakistan. The bomb was a hundred-kilogram heavy time bomb fitted in two pressure cookers with a detonator. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/14/2008: On Sunday, unidentified militants opened fire on a tribal elder's vehicle in Jamrud, FATA, Pakistan. The tribal elder's nephew and driver were killed in the attack and one other person was injured. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2008: On Sunday, unknown armed men killed another former commander of Nawab Bugti along with his security guard in Dera Bugti area. The victim was on his way to Sui from Dera Bugti in his pick-up truck when armed assailants intercepted his vehicle and opened indiscriminate fire, killing both of them on the spot. A spokesman for the Baloch Republican Army (BRA), Sirbaz Baloch, claimed responsibility for both incidents.
12/14/2008: On Sunday, unknown assailants detonated a bomb at a grocery store near the crowded main square of San Rafael, Antioquia, Colombia. The bombing attack injured 11 civilians and damaged a car that was parked outside the store. The bomb, which was packed with shrapnel, was reported by authorities to be a low-powered explosive device. No group claimed responsibility and local police could not offer a motive for the attack.
12/14/2009: On Monday afternoon at 1555, in Barahom subdistrict in Muang, Pattani, Thailand, armed assailants fired upon and killed a Muslim civilian in front of a barber shop. The victim was a former village defense volunteer. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
12/14/2009: On Monday, a bomb exploded inside a private health clinic in Dora neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. The explosion injured the doctor, his wife and four patients. No group has claimed responsibility.
12/14/2009: On Monday, a magnetic bomb stuck to a civilian vehicle exploded injuring the driver in Karradah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility.
12/14/2009: On Monday, a roadside bomb exploded in the Al Sleikh area of Baghdad, Iraq under a bridge injuring one civilian. No claim of responsibility has been made.
12/14/2009: On Monday, an explosive charged went off in a downtown Baghdad intersection wounding three civilians. The blast is the fourth to hit the capital in less than two hours. No claims of responsibility have been made.
12/14/2009: On Monday, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a girls' primary school in Landi Kotal, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, destroying the school but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
12/14/2009: On Monday, in Narathiwat, Thailand, armed assailants fired upon and killed a 38-year-old Buddhist civilian. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
12/14/2009: On Monday, in Rorad, Lohardaga, Jharkhand, India, assailants detonated explosives at a primary school, damaging the school but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed a Maoist faction was responsible.
12/14/2009: On Monday, in the village of Masambu near Dungu, Orientale, Congo (Kinshasa), assailants attacked the village by unknown means, kidnapping six civilians and burning down several houses. No additional information concerning the hostages status or health was available. No motive for the attack was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) were responsible for the attack.
12/14/2009: On Monday, several bombs were found planted on pipelines in Ingushetia, Russia and were disabled. The pipeline that the device was found on was the Mozdok-to-Vladikavkaz gas pipeline near the settlement of Sredniye Achkali. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. There was no reported casualties. There were no reports of damage.
12/14/2009: On Monday, that a Muslim civilian was shot dead by suspected militants at his residence in the Klong Narin area of Barahoh sub-district in Pattani, Thailand. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday late afternoon, in Khalis, Diyala, Iraq, an improvised explosive device detonated near a procession wounding 14 people. An unknown amount of property damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday night at 0200, in the Badbher area of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, five unidentified militants entered the Ghazi Baba shrine and opened fire on the caretakers, killing three and injuring one. The deceased were identified as Mohammad Ali, Ghazi and Aslam Khan. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban and Lashkar-e-Islami were both suspected.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday night, in Ghauriwala village in the Mawia Kila area of Bannu district, in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, suspected militants blew up two rooms in a government run girls' school on the Dera Ismail Khan Road with unknown explosives. The same school was also targeted by militants on 12/14/2009. There were no casualties and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday night, in the Al-Ghazaliyah neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, a roadside improvised explosive device exploded at a Shiite pilgrim gathering killing three people, wounding 18 others, and damaging some nearby buildings. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday, in Ad Dali city, Ad Dali' province, Yemen, a senior intelligence official, identified as Ahmad Ali Matris, narrowly escaped assassination when suspected Southern Mobility Movement militants detonated an improvised explosive device next to his vehicle. There were no casualties reported but the official's vehicle was damaged. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday, in Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown gunmen planted a explosive charge on a civilian car, wounding four civilians and causing an unknown amount of property damage during the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday, in Balad Ruz, Diyala, Iraq, an improvised explosive device detonated while Shia pilgrims were participating in a mourning ceremony commemorating the 10th of Muharram, leaving two dead and 22 wounded. An unknown amount of property damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday, in Dinsor, Bay, Somalia, militants cut off one hand of a youth that had been accused of theft. The militant group Al Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday, in Rajpur village in Chatra, Jharkhand, India, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants triggered a landmine blast minutes after a polling party crossed the area. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Maoists were responsible.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday, in Roshan Colony, Sui, Balochistan, Pakistan, unknown assailants attempted to blow up a bridge with explosives. After receiving a tip-off, police rushed to the bridge and disarmed the devices. No group claimed responsibility, but police seized 15 kilograms of explosive material.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday, in the Bara area, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified assailants killed Hamza Khan, a retired Khasadar Force member, by unknown means. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday, in the Bazaar-Zakhakhel area of Landi Kotal, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up a government-run boys' primary school with unspecified explosives. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday, in the Chenari area of Safi tehsil, in the Mohmand district of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, in one of two linked attacks, unidentified militants blew up a government-run boys' primary school with a remote controlled improvised explosive device. There were no casualties and no group claimed responsibility for the attack. The amount of property damage from the attack is unknown.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday, in the Chenari area of Safi tehsil, in the Mohmand district of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, in one of two linked attacks, unidentified militants blew up a government-run girls' primary school with a remote controlled improvised explosive device. There were no casualties and no group claimed responsibility for the attack. The amount of property damage from the attack is unknown.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday, in the Chenari area of Safi tehsil, in the Mohmand district of Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up the home of Ali Akbar, a local peace committee volunteer and tribal elder. There were no casualties reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack. The amount of property damage from the attack is unknown.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday, in the Labor Colony area of Khuzdar district, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants shot and killed Muhammad Khan Sasoli, a local journalist and president of the Khuzdar Press Club, as he was on his way home. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday, in the Lachi Bazaar area of Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, a remote-controlled improvised explosive device placed inside a music shop by unknown militants was detonated, injuring at least nine people and damaging the shop. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday, in the village of Shangil Tobaya, near Al-Fashir, Shamal Darfur, Sudan, one African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur (UNAMID) official was injured when unknown militants fired upon a Sudanese government convoy being escorted by Sudanese military troops. No damage was reported and no group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Sudan Liberation Movement was thought responsible for the attack.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday, near Fata Burno, in an unspecified location of Shamal Darfur, Sudan, three militants armed with a rocket propelled grenade launcher and AK-47 rifles hijacked an African Union – United Nations Hybrid Operation in Darfur vehicle. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2010: On Tuesday, near Shahraq area of Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified assailants kidnapped two civilians, identified as Mohammad Yousuf and Abdul Razaq, and later shot and killed them on the morning of 12/17/2010. Both victims were shot in the head and there was also evidence of torture on their bodies. No group claimed responsibility.
12/14/2011: A car bomb detonated in a market in Tal Afar, Ninawa, Iraq.  It injured very few people.  Following this incident, a second car bomb was detonated. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/14/2011: A driver was wounded when a sticky bomb attached to his car detonated in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/14/2011: A police colonel was shot and wounded while in his vehicle in the southern area of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.  He was shot by another passing motorist.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/14/2011: A police officer was killed and two more were injured when a suicide bomber in a vehicle detonated his explosives while driving past a patrol in Baghdad city, Baghdad, Iraq.  Three civilians were also wounded.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/14/2011: A woman and three children were killed by a remotely triggered explosive in the Shindand district of Herat, Afghanistan.  The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.  The four were reportedly on their way to collect water.
12/14/2011: An off-duty security official was wounded when he was shot at by a passing motorist in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/14/2011: Following a car bomb in a market in Tal Afar, Ninawa, Iraq, a second car bomb was detonated killing four and wounding up to 27.  Those killed and wounded had come to assist those wounded in the first bombing.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/14/2011: Local governor, Massoud Khan, was killed along with two of his body guards in the Khanshin district of Helmand, Afghanistan.  Three other body guards were also injured when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb.  While the Taliban has not officially claimed responsibility for the attack, they have made death threats against Massoud Khan in the past because of his work against the organization.
12/14/2011: Two civilians were wounded when a bomb detonated west of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/14/2011: Unknown gunmen opened fire on an Iraqi military checkpoint in the eastern part of Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq.  One soldier was killed.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/14/2012: A bomber was identified as he and his wife were leaving their hotel in Davao del Sur, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. When confronted, the bomber, identified as Mohammad Noor Fikrie Bin Abd Kahar, threatened to blow up the hotel; police shot and killed him, arrested his wife, and recovered an explosive device from the bomber's bag. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that Kahar was a member of Jemaah Islamiya (JI).
12/14/2012: A roadside bomb detonated targeting soldiers in Cho Airong district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. At least six soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle on Maakka Al Mukarrama street in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The blast was targeting an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy; however, the explosion struck civilians instead. In addition to the bomber, at least three people were killed and six more people were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the blast injured Davies Julius, the United States head of counterterrorism for East Africa, who was purportedly traveling with the ANISOM convoy.
12/14/2012: An explosive device detonated at voter registration center in a Somali refugee camp in Dadaab town, North Eastern province, Kenya. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
12/14/2012: An explosive device planted on a bicycle detonated targeting a Balochistan Constabulary convoy on Sariab Road in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The blast injured eight people, including security forces, and damaged two rickshaws and a taxi. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused on a the doorstep of a press photographer in the Mayobridge town, Down district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2012: An explosive-laden vehicle detonated prematurely as the bomber was driving it towards al-Ratba district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The driver was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Do Ab district, eastern Nuristan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkpoints carried out by the same attackers on the same day. At least three assailants were killed and two police officers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/14/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Do Ab district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on checkpoints carried out by the same attackers on the same day. At least three assailants were killed and two police officers were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/14/2012: Assailants detonated at least one explosive device at a Canadian-owned oil well in the Al Hadah area of Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties; however, the oil well was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved.
12/14/2012: Assailants injured an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2012: Assailants killed an Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2012: Assailants killed four Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2012: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on Danladi Isa Kademi in the Hotoro area of Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. Kademi, a representative of the Kano state House of Assembly, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2012: Assailants on motorcycles opened fire on a vigilante group on a routine patrol in a market in Rukudawa village, Zamfara state, Nigeria. Ten members of the targeted vigilante group were killed in the attack. Moreover, some of the corpses were castrated following the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Murindo town, Antioquia department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, source attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/14/2012: Assailants opened fire on Vicente Aragona in Balud town, Masbate province, Philippines. Aragona, a retired police officer and town councilor candidate, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in the Rashdiyah area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five others were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Chapa Dara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local officials attributed it to the Taliban.
12/14/2013: A roadside bomb targeting a police van detonated in the Shahbaz area of Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least three police officers were killed and at least two others were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: A suicide bomber drove an explosive-laden vehicle into the Bank of Solidarity in Kidal town, Kidal region, Mali. Three people, including the assailant and two United Nations (UN) peacekeepers, were killed and at least six other people were wounded as a result of the blast. Sultan Ould Badi, a local jihadist leader, claimed responsibility on behalf of the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO). Badi stated the incident was carried out to punish the government for supporting French military operations in Africa.
12/14/2013: An explosive device detonated at an Alliance Party office in Lisburn city, Lisburn district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, the office was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: An explosive device detonated at restaurant in Al-Hussainiyah district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and at least five people were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: An explosive device detonated near a market in Nahrawan area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and 10 people were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: An explosive device detonated near a Philippine National Police (PNP) vehicle in Paypay village, Surigao del Norte province, Philippines. At least five officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2013: An explosive device detonated on a civilian bus traveling in the Eastleigh neighborhood of Nairobi city, Nairobi province, Kenya. At least four people were killed and at least 36 others were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources speculated that Al-Shabaab was involved.
12/14/2013: An explosive device detonated on an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) patrol as it passed in Tarmiyah district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four police officers were wounded in the blast. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: An explosive device detonated outside a tent commemorating the death of Imam Hussein in Al-Hussainiyah Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least six people were killed and 14 other people were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack
12/14/2013: An explosive device placed on a traffic police vehicle detonated in Mehter Lam town, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Nineteen people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast and the vehicle was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility; however, government sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/14/2013: An explosive device targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers detonated in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least five soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: An explosive device targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers detonated in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a store in Isabela city, Basilan province, Philippines. This was one of two incidents involving the discovery and defusal of explosive devices in Isabela on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/14/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused in a bar in Isabela city, Basilan province, Philippines. This was one of two incidents involving the discovery and defusal of explosive devices in Isabela on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/14/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a group of Shia pilgrims in the Bayaa neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least seven people were killed and 16 people were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: Approximately five assailants opened fire on a Philippine Army (PA) truck in Namnam village, Bukidnon province, Philippines. One soldier was killed and another was injured in the attack. In addition, an unknown number of assailants were killed or injured when the targeted soldiers returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/14/2013: Assailants abducted three mobile telephone company employees after they made repairs to a cellular phone tower between Darra Pezu town and Yarak town, Dera Ismail Khan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan. The whereabouts of the three kidnapping victims is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: Assailants attacked a camp of ECI Company construction workers in Thingou village, Manipur state, India. No injuries were reported, but some construction equipment was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: Assailants attacked a military patrol in Qatn district, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. At least four soldiers were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Al-Hauz, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: Assailants attacked a police station and detonated a landmine in Don Victoriano Chiongbian municipality, Misamis Occidental province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/14/2013: Assailants attacked a Tuareg camp in the Teringuite area of Mali. Two people were killed and an unknown number of people were wounded as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO).
12/14/2013: Assailants attacked Abdur Rahman at his father-in-law's house in Chahar Baran district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. At least four people, including Rahman, the former district governor, were killed and five others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: Assailants attacked the predominantly Christian village of Arboko in Gwoza town, Borno state, Nigeria. At least four people were killed, an unknown number of people were wounded, and more than 100 homes were destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Boko Haram.
12/14/2013: Assailants fired mortars into the town of Kadugli, South Kordufan state, Sudan. At least three people were wounded as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement - North.
12/14/2013: Assailants launched mortars at a Somali National Army (SNA) base in the Yaqshid neighborhood of Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Five people, including an unknown number of assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
12/14/2013: Assailants opened fire on a Sahwa Council leader at his house in Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The council leader was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi Armed Forces checkpoint southeast of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi Armed Forces vehicle in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least three soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at the government-run Gara Guldad Middle School in Kulachi district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The attackers then opened fire on the police officers who were guarding the school, which was being used as a polling station. Two officers were injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: Assailants threw an explosive device at Cherry Santos-Akbar's residence in Isabela city, Basilan province, Philippines. Santos-Akbar, the mayor of Isabela, was unharmed, but his house was damaged by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was involved.
12/14/2013: Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on a contractor outside his house in Malkangiri district, Odisha state, India. The contractor, identified as Gobinda Saha, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
12/14/2013: Gunmen opened fire on an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) checkpoint in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One officer was killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: Rockets fired from an unknown location struck a residence in Pol-e Alam, Logar province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and at least four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: Six individuals were killed when the explosive device that they were planting detonated prematurely in the Lwara area of Gayan district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2013: Two assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on police officers in Acevedo municipality, Huila department, Colombia. One police officer was killed and two other people, a police officer and a civilian, were wounded in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/14/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police post in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, four assailants were killed and four police officers wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2014: An assailant opened fire on Santiago Garzon in Lopez de Micay district, Cauca department, Colombia. Garzon, the chief of the National Police of Colombia in Lopez de Micay, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/14/2014: An explosive device detonated at an Islamic Reform Group party office in Arhab district, Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but the office was damaged. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Huthis.
12/14/2014: An explosive device detonated in front of a school in Bihsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least six students were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2014: An explosive device detonated near a cafe in Jihad 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.
12/14/2014: An explosive device detonated near a gas pipeline in Gopat area, Sui town, Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No one was injured by the blast; however, the pipeline was damaged. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Falahat village, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and seven people were injured in the attack. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Zaydan area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and two soldiers were injured in the blast. Al-Naqshabandiya Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in La Paz town, Agusan del Sur province, Philippines. Six soldiers were injured in the blast; in addition, an unspecified number of assailants were injured in ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility, but a military official attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/14/2014: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Azamiyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle and his wife were killed and three children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2014: An explosive device planted underneath the vehicle of Salim Ghufaina, a General People's Congress (GPC) and Local Administrative Council chairperson, detonated in Marib governorate, Yemen. Ghufaina and two of his guards were killed in the blast. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it targeted Ghufaina because he had allegedly enabled the Huthis to expand their presence in the Jedaan tribal region.
12/14/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Villa Lozada town, La Plata district, Huila department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/14/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused on the Zurmat district border with Mata Khan, Paktia, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2014: Approximately 2,000 assailants attacked security outposts and villagers in Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Five soldiers, a police officer, and at least 12 assailants were killed and 22 assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash, which lasted for several days. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident; sources also attributed the attack to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
12/14/2014: Approximately 30 assailants attacked a military detachment in Lampagang village, Tulunan town, North Cotabato province, Philippines. There were no reported military casualties and an unstated number of attackers were injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, police officials attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/14/2014: Assailants attacked a Dizon Farms banana plantation in Antequera village, Nabunturan town, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties, but the assailants stole weapons and damaged equipment and banana trees during the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA) and stated that the group carried out the attack because it had accused the company of stealing land from local residents in Mawab.
12/14/2014: Assailants attacked an International Builders Corporation (IBC) construction site in Tao-angan area, Gil Montilla village, Sipalay City, Negros Occidental province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties, although the assailants set fire to three pieces of heavy construction equipment, causing approximately $557,724.25 worth of damage. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and a military official asserted that the group carried out the attack in order to pressure the IBC into paying "rebel taxes."
12/14/2014: Assailants attacked Baiji town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One tribal fighter and five assailants were killed and three tribal fighters were injured in the raid. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2014: Assailants attacked local security members in an area between Astana village and Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Five security members were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, a police official attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/14/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Gumsuri village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 47 people were killed, including 12 assailants, 185 people were kidnapped, and the village was set on fire in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
12/14/2014: Assailants attempted to fire grenades at a Philippine Army (PA) outpost in Datu Unsay town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. The grenades malfunctioned, and no one was injured in the attack. Abu Misry Mama, a Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) spokesperson, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for military operations the previous two weeks.
12/14/2014: Assailants kidnapped a retired Levies Forces officer in Tangey area, Parachinar city, Kurram agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The officer was found beheaded on December 17, 2014. Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2014: Assailants kidnapped Mas'ud Uqayl and Furhad Qujar in Qamishli city, Al Hasakah governorate, Syria. Uqayl, a camera operator for Rudaw Media Network, was released on September 21, 2015, while the fate of Qujar, a television correspondent for Rudaw, remains unknown. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2014: Assailants launched projectiles that landed near Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers and detonated in Handarat town, Aleppo governorate, Syria. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blasts. Both the Free Syrian Army and the Ansar al-Din Front claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2014: Assailants launched projectiles that landed near Syrian Army soldiers and detonated in Al-Mallah town, Aleppo governorate, Syria. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blasts. Both Al-Nusrah Front and the Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2014: Assailants opened fire at Saudi soldiers near Awamiya town, Eastern, Saudi Arabia. One soldier was killed and one soldier was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on a construction project in Garmakan area, Panjgur district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No one was injured, but several pieces of construction equipment were damaged by the gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police mobile in Molazai Chowk area, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No further information was available.
12/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers in El-Arish town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Two officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Pirtand town, Giridih district, Jharkhand state, India. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on the Syrian Army Hamidiyeh Base in Hamidiyah town, Idlib governorate, Syria. At least 15 soldiers were taken hostage and their whereabouts are unknown. This was one of two attacks targeting military bases in Idlib on the same day. At least 180 people, including 100 soldiers and 80 assailants, were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the assault that ended the following day, on December 15, 2014. Al-Nusrah Front and Ahrar al-Sham of the Islamic Front (Syria) claimed responsibility for the incidents. Additionally, sources attributed the attacks to the Free Syrian Army.
12/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on the Syrian Army Wadi al-Dayf Base near Murrat al-Numan town, Idlib governorate, Syria. This was one of two attacks targeting military bases in Idlib on the same day. At least 180 people, including 100 soldiers and 80 assailants, were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the assault that ended the following day, on December 15, 2014. Al-Nusrah Front and Ahrar al-Sham of the Islamic Front (Syria) claimed responsibility for the incidents. Additionally, sources attributed the attacks to the Free Syrian Army.
12/14/2014: Assailants set fire to the office of the Joint Mobile Group, a human rights organization, in Grozny city, Chechnya republic, Russia. No one was injured in the attack, but the office was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources noted that the organization had criticized those who called for retribution against the families of the assailants in the December 4 attacks in Grozny.
12/14/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade at African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops in Marka, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. The outcome of the blast is unknown; however one civilian was killed and three more were wounded in troop retaliatory fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2014: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a National Conference (NC) activist's residence in Nowpora area, Safa Kadal village, Srinagar district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2015: A rocket struck a house in Marjah district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Eleven people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/14/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting joint forces in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least 15 security force members were killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in Al Anbar on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/14/2015: An assailant rammed his vehicle into civilians at a bus stop along Herzl boulevard, Jerusalem city, Jerusalem district, Israel. At least 14 people were injured in the attack. Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) claimed responsibility for the incident and identified the assailant as Abed el-Muhsen Hassuna.
12/14/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Mandera town, Mandera county, Kenya. At least five officers were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the discovery of a mass grave of civilians that the group blamed on the military.
12/14/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Hurriya 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.
12/14/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Madain, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2015: An explosive device placed on a motorcycle was discovered and defused near a bank in Muang Narathiwat district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2015: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Shuala area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a Ministry of Defense major, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Hollybrook Crescent neighborhood, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2015: Assailants armed with incendiary devices attacked Panhellenic Socialist Movement (PASOK) offices in Exarchia neighborhood, Athens city, Attica region, Greece. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Anarchists were involved in the attack.
12/14/2015: Assailants attacked Bukteng village, Upper Nile, South Sudan. At least 19 people were killed, eight people were abducted, and an unknown number were injured in the raid. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to the Murle Tribe.
12/14/2015: Assailants attacked Jubbaland Forces positions near Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. At least 10 people, including soldiers and assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/14/2015: Assailants attacked military personnel in Bunawan Brook village, Bunawan district, Agusan del Sur province, Philippines. Six soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/14/2015: Assailants cut a civilian's hand off in Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
12/14/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire targeting two military trucks in San Juan town, Iloilo province, Philippines. Six soldiers and a civilian were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/14/2015: Assailants fired a missile at an Operation Restoring Hope Coalition camp in the Bab al-Mandab Strait area, Taizz governorate, Yemen. At least 24 soldiers were killed and an unknown number were wounded in the attack. Huthis claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2015: Assailants fired four rockets at a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) camp in Gao city, Gao region, Mali. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Ansar al-Dine (Mali) and the Macina Liberation Front (FLM) both claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2015: Assailants in boats opened fire on the Aden Adde International Airport in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This was one of two overnight attacks on the airport. There were no reported casualties in the assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved in the attacks.
12/14/2015: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying North Oil Company employees in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Hassan Salim, the North Oil Company assistant director, and a second employee were killed and two additional employees were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2015: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle in Cizre town, Sirnak province, Turkey. A civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
12/14/2015: Assailants opened fire on Haji Sardar Muhammad in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Muhammad, the brother of an ambassador, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the group targeted Haji Sardar Muhammad for creating an anti-Taliban force.
12/14/2015: Assailants opened fire on Renato Brion in Parian village, Laguna province, Philippines. Brion, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) director, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Amina Noor Mohamed along Maka Almukarramah street, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. At least two people, including Mohamed, a UNHCR community services assistant, and her driver, were killed in the assault. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2015: Assailants threw a Molotov cocktail at a building planned to house refugees in Pirna, Saxony, Germany. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2015: Five suicide bombers in explosives-laden vehicles detonated and assailants opened fire on joint forces in Albu Faraj, Al Anbar Iraq. At least 20 security force members were killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in Al Anbar on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/14/2015: Security forces identified two suicide bombers at a mosque in Kolofata chiefdom, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. The bombers detonated prematurely killing themselves, but there were no other reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/14/2015: Three assailants attacked a passenger vehicle in San Roque neighborhood, Koronadal city, South Cotabato province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2016: An assailant stabbed and wounded a civilian and a police officer in Old city, Jerusalem, West Bank. Police officers opened fire, killing the assailant. Hammad Khader Sheikh, a Palestinian extremist, claimed responsibility on Facebook before carrying out the attack.
12/14/2016: An assailant, identified as a police officer, opened fire at Hamid Karzai International Airport (KBL) in Kabul, Afghanistan. One person, a Ugandan national, was killed and two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2016: An explosive device detonated in Oaireeg area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Four people were killed and 12 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2016: An explosive device detonated near a First Scout Ranger Regiment convoy in Rorogagus, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. At least five people, including one soldier and four civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Maute Group.
12/14/2016: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of a Chinese engineer outside Rohri, Sindh, Pakistan. At least one person was injured in the blast. The Sindh Revolutionary Army claimed responsibility for the attack. Authorities also arrested members of Jeay Sindh Qaumi Mahaz (JSQM) and the Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA) in connection with the incident.
12/14/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. Five police conscripts were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Washash area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and 10 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2016: Assailants abducted Sheikh Mohammed al-Jirani, a judge, from his home in Tarout, Eastern, Saudi Arabia. Al-Jirani was killed during as security forces attempted to rescue him on December 19, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vehicles raided Nur, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the city on the same day. Security forces repelled the assault, killing an unknown number of assailants. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vehicles raided Qadisiyah, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the city on the same day. Security forces repelled the assault, killing an unknown number of assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/14/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vehicles raided Tamim, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the city on the same day. Security forces repelled the assault, killing an unknown number of assailants. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2016: Assailants armed with explosive devices attempted to attack a police station in Kabul, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and one assailant was wounded when their explosives detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2016: Assailants attacked a Chinese mining site in Morona Santiago, Ecuador. At least one police officer was killed and seven people, including five police officers and two soldiers, were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Shuar extremists.
12/14/2016: Assailants attacked Ungwan Rana in Gadani village, Kaduna, Nigeria. At least 15 people were killed and an unknown number of other people were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
12/14/2016: Assailants attacked volunteer forces in Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2016: Assailants cut off the hands of two civilians in Gal Hareeri, Galguduud, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of stealing.
12/14/2016: Assailants detonated explosive devices at a teacher's house in Qadisyah, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. The teacher was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2016: Assailants executed 28 security force and Sahwa Council members in Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident, noting the victims were accused of being spies.
12/14/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Fuah, Idlib, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of two projectile attacks in neighboring Idlib villages on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Kafrayah, Idlib, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of two projectile attacks in neighboring Idlib villages on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2016: Assailants fired shells at Muthanna, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. At least one person was killed and three people were injured across both events. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/14/2016: Assailants fired shells at Zuhur, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. At least one person was killed and three people were injured across both events. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2016: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Maiorska, Donetsk, Ukraine. One civilian was killed and one civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2016: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Bewora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. An assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the slain assailant as a member of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
12/14/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Masaeed, Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. A police officer was killed as a result of the attack. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
12/14/2016: Assailants opened fire on an Israeli civilian vehicle near Deir Abu Mashaal and Beit El, West Bank. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2016: Assailants opened fire on Park Ranger personnel near Lake Edward in the Virunga National Park in Bulambo, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least one ranger and two assailants were killed was one ranger was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mayi Mayi.
12/14/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Dionesio Lagas in Clarin, Misamis Occidental, Philippines. Lagas, the Misamis Occidental Provincial Reformatory Jail (MOPRJ) Chief Inspector, was killed and another jail official was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2016: Assailants shelled a house in eastern Taizz, Yemen. Seven civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
12/14/2016: Two explosive devices detonated near a liquor store and a gas station in Fadwat Arab area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2017: A roadside bomb detonated against a farmer's vehicle in southern Muqdadiyah, Diyala, Iraq. The farmer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2017: A suicide bomber detonated at the General Kahiye Police Training Academy in Waberi neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. In addition to the assailant, at least 18 police officers were killed and 15 officers were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/14/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Taji, Saladin, Iraq. One person was killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2017: An explosive device detonated near agricultural land in the outskirts of Mandali, Diyala, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2017: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated in Lahan, Province 2, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha- Goit (JTMM-G) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated, "All the Tarai people should be united to end the colonial rule for the freedom of Tarai."
12/14/2017: Assailants attacked an uprising forces post in Baloch, Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks targeting posts in Baloch on this date. One uprising commander was killed across both assaults. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/14/2017: Assailants attacked areas of Khwaja Sabzposh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. During the assault, a mortar shell detonated prematurely, killing four assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/14/2017: Assailants attacked Catholic civilians and priests at a pre-Christmas event in Bhoomkar, Madhya Pradesh, India. An unknown number of people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however sources attributed the incident to the Bajrang Dal, a subgroup of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for "alleged forced conversions of Hindus to Christianity."
12/14/2017: Assailants attacked police stations along the Uruzgan-Kandahar Highway in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. At least 20 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. In addition, an unknown number of assailants were injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/14/2017: Assailants attacked Rapid Intervention Battalion (BIR) troops in Dadji, Mamfe, Manyu, South-West, Cameroon. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties. The Ambazonia Defense Forces (ADF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2017: Assailants attacked Sangcharak district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. At least 52 people, including 10 civilians and 42 assailants were killed and 60 assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes which lasted until December 18, 2017. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire targeting a police chief in Pusht Rod district, Farah, Afghanistan. At least one civilian and three assailants were killed and six people, including two civilians and four assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/14/2017: Assailants set fire to the home and vehicle of city councilor Oleksandr Babat in Rivne, Rivne oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/14/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at the National Party office in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15.2011: In the district of Rangae, Narathiwat, Thailand, a political party leader was assassinated by four men riding on motorcycles.  Muktar Keela, head of the Preachatham Party, was shot with AK-47s and M16s.  Two of the four perpetrators were killed by village security forces as they tried to flee.  While the group affiliation of the four individuals was not reported, it is thought that Mr. Keela was targeted because of his political activities.
12/15/1970: Unknown perpetrators firebombed three offices of the Army R.O.T.C. at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Connecticut, United States.  There were no casualties and the damages to the offices were modest.  Some military records were lost.
12/15/1971: Members of the Sons of Liberty placed a pipe bomb adjacent to the Cambridgeport Savings Bank in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States.  The bomb was discovered and subsequently removed.
12/15/1978: Black preacher, Manuel Whitfield of Columbus, Georgia, was abducted while hitchhiking on Interstate 65  in Cullman, Alabama, in the United States, by three white men in a van, who then dragged Whitfield into the woods and whipped and beat him, and then left him outside, a mile west of the highway. Whitfield survived and was treated for his wounds.  The Ku Klux Klan claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that Whitfield had no business being in Alabama and that the beating will teach him to stay out; the motive was that Whitfield had denounced the rape conviction of black man Tommy Lee Hines, for raping a white woman.  Earlier this day, Whitfield preached for three hours on the steps of the Cullman County courthouse, at which time he denounced the conviction, and was taunted by whites. Whitfield initially refused to press charges against the perpetrators, but then later agreed to testify before a Federal grand jury.
12/15/1999: An Indian soldier was killed when a group of about 20 suspected Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) militants attacked the 24 Rashtriya Rifles camp in Dengiwachi, India.
12/15/1999: Helmer Rodrigo Pena, a 10 year old boy, was kidnapped from his home in Tolima province, Colombia, by members of Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).  He was held in their custody until a failed rescue attempt on January 26, 2000.  The boy's captors killed him when they learned that the police were going to try to rescue him.  Two police officers and two rebels were also killed in the rescue attempt.
12/15/1999: Hizb-ul-Mujahidin (HM) militants bombed a police station in Patan, Gujarat State, India, killing a Deputy Superintendent of Police, Kuldeep Singh, and an Army soldier in Patan. The camp was significantly damaged in the attack. Hizb-ul-Mujahidin (HM) took responsibility for the attack and claimed four more policemen were also killed in the attack.
12/15/2000: Petrus Mbambo, Principal of Kambowo Primary School, was assassinated by unknown gunmen at his house in Muhopi, Namibia. The National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) were suspected in the attack, in which the perpetrators first stole random goods from the family before they shot Mbambo dead.
12/15/2000: Three members of the United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) attacked Wilson Borja, president of the Federation of State Workers, as he was leaving a parking lot in Bogota, Colombia.  The assailants, armed with automatic assault rifles, shot and wounded Borja, his driver, and his bodyguard.  A female vendor and another man were killed in the shooting; authorities suspect that the dead man may have been one of the attackers.  A few days later, a commander with AUC took responsibility for the attack, claiming that it was an abduction attempt, not an assassination attempt.
12/15/2000: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed a Chechen family of four in Alkhan-Kala village, in the southern Urus-Martin region, Chechnya, Russia.  Sources speculate that the family was targeted because it was believed that they were cooperating with Russian forces.  No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2001: A bomb exploded in Ait Ouabane, Algeria. Two teenagers died in the explosion, and two others were seriously injured. The bomb was found in the town's center. It was not certain who planted the bomb, yet Muslim extremists were suspected.
12/15/2001: A helicopter was shot down by National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels outside of Uige, Angola. 24 people were killed in the crash.
12/15/2001: The city chairman of Ouled Aissa was shot and killed with a companion at a café in Ouled Aissa. The attack was blamed upon Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) militants.
12/15/2001: Unidentified assailants gunned down a Nepalese security guard of the U.S. Embassy in Kathmandu, Nepal.
12/15/2001: Unidentified attackers entered the village of Samana Colombia with a list of names and killed 15 peasants. The incident took place just hours before scheduled local elections. It was not certain who was responsible for the attack.
12/15/2003: Forty-two Chechen Rebels (non-specific) loyal to warlord Ruslan Gelayev, entered Shauri village, killing nine border guards, and taking hostage four villagers from a local hospital. The attackers then fled to a neighboring village where they released the hostages during the next morning on December 16, 2003.
12/15/2004: A bomb exploded outside of a Shiite shrine, killing seven  and injuring thirty one in Karbala, Iraq.  The target was Sheik Abdul Mahdi al-Karbalayee and there was no claim of responsibility from the unknown perpetrators.
12/15/2004: In one of two possibly related incidents, at approximately 8:20am local time, a bomb blast hit an entrance to the Green Zone in Harthiya, a suburb of western Baghdad. At least seven were killed and approximately a dozen were injured in the attack.
12/15/2004: Members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) detonated two homemade bombs targeting Algerian soldiers near the community of Mechat, Algeria.  One soldier was killed and three others were wounded.  It is unknown if the explosions caused any property damage.
12/15/2004: Salvatore Santoro, an Italian employee of the Charity for England and Wales, was kidnapped and killed by unknown assailants in Ramadi, Iraq.
12/15/2004: Three Afghan soldiers were injured when a bomb went off near their base in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The perpetrators were suspected to have been members of the Taliban, although there was no claim of responsibility.
12/15/2004: Unknown perpetrators bombed an irrigation dam project outside the town of Dumarao in the Philippines. No casualties were reported in connection with this incident.
12/15/2005: At least three Algerian National People’s Army soldiers were injured when a homemade bomb blew up as a group of them were walking in the Assouaf Mountains. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
12/15/2005: In one of several similar attacks against Afghanistan’s education system (cf. 200512140006, 200512170004, 200512230003, 200512280001), a school teacher was shot dead in front of his students in the Zarghun village in Helmand Province.
12/15/2005: In two related Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) truck bombings, two Colombian soldiers and one civilian were injured in Teorama, Colombia. After a small explosion in a truck, the three victims gathered closer to the vehicle and a second, more powerful bomb exploded.
12/15/2006: In Al Junaynah, Gharb Darfur, Sudan, perpetrators opened fire, killing 15 civilians and wounding another five. No claim of responsibility was reported, but it was believed that the Janjaweed Militia was reponsible.
12/15/2006: Two persons were killed and nine wounded when a car bomb exploded near an Iraqi army patrol at Nafaq Al Shurtah in western Baghdad, Iraq. The Iraqi Interior Ministry said the car bomb was parked on the road before the arrival of the patrol, killing a policeman and a passer-by. According to the police, four of the wounded are police officers. No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/15/2006: Unknown gunmen attacked an oil installation belonging to the Royal Dutch Shell Company in Nigeria's volatile southern Niger Delta region. There were no casualties in the attack, but a number of oil workers were being held at the facility, in the southern Bayelsa State. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack
12/15/2007: A double roadside bombing injured four in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the bombings.
12/15/2007: A remote controlled roadside bomb went off as a government military vehicle was passing by in Baidoa, Somalia. Seven Somali soldiers were injured. There were no claims for the attack but Muslim insurgents are suspected as they had been waging a guerilla war against Somali government troops and Ethiopian soldiers deployed in the region.
12/15/2007: A suicide bomber blew himself in Nowshera, Pakistan, killing five civilians and wounding several others. The suicide bomber detonated his explosives near an army check post. No group claimed overall responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2007: An army soldier was killed and two others were wounded during a Taliban attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban carried out their attack on the national army soldiers while they were going home in a private vehicle from Kabul.
12/15/2007: An Israeli taxi driver was abducted by two Palestinians and taken to West Bank. Israeli Defense Force (IDF) troops reportedly rescued him a few hours later.
12/15/2007: An unidentified suicide bomber on a bike detonated himself outside a military checkpoint in the city of Nowshera, Pakistan, killing two soldiers and three civilians. Several others were injured in the blast.
12/15/2007: Forty-eight people were killed in Somalia in fighting between rebel groups. The fighting reportedly involved the Ogaden National Liberation Front.
12/15/2007: Four civilians were killed when a car exploded bomb outside police headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. Members of the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the attack was aimed at the city police.
12/15/2007: In Kabul, Afghanistan, an explosives-filled vehicle parked near the Kabul police headquarters exploded in the early morning, killing five people and wounding two policemen. A senior Afghan defense official said that the bombs were in a suicide vehicle. One police official at the scene believed that the explosions were remote-controlled, a claim also made by the Taliban.
12/15/2007: In one of two incidents in Kabul, Afghanistan on this day, an explosion from a remote-controlled bomb near the city’s main jail caused only minor damage to a military vehicle. In what may have been a related incident, the Taliban claimed responsibility for a bus explosion, causing five deaths and several more injuries, near Kabul’s main police headquarters.
12/15/2007: In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, a bomb exploded in the Justice Palace, where the city’s courts operate, causing damage to an office, but no injuries. There was no claim of responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2007: Rebels attacked a military convoy in Niger killing 30 wounding and injuring scores.
12/15/2007: Six security officials were abducted in Pakistan by unidentified assailants.
12/15/2007: Terrorists killed Ibrahim Talab al-Jubouri, leader of the Awakening Council group in the village of Kubaibah, Iraq. Kubaibah is east of Duluyiah, about ninety kilometers north of Baghdad. In addition, four men accompanying Mr. Jubouri were also injured in the attack.
12/15/2007: Two soldiers were killed by insurgents in Hiraan, Somalia.
12/15/2007: Unidentified perpetrators shot and killed an off-duty policeman, while he was irrigating his field, in Afghanistan’s Alisher (District).
12/15/2008: Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha - Rajan Mukti (JTMM-R) area commander, Abhinash Mukti, claimed responsibility for the shooting of Kumar Niraula in Janakpur, Dhanusa, Nepal. Niraula was killed while on his way to work at the local tax office. Mukti stated that Niraula was shot for working against JTMM-R's policy.
12/15/2008: On Monday afternoon, at 1315, the president of the Association of Barangay [Village] Captains (ABC) in Sto. Domingo Town and two others were killed and three village watchmen were wounded when five armed men shot them in San Francisco Village, Ramon Town. Police said Guillermo Bernardo, the town's ABC president and incumbent village chair of San Francisco; former San Francisco village chairman Dionicio Santos, 59; and his sister, Eva Santos-de Guzman, 52, were inspecting the construction of a chapel in their village when five men aboard a blue Mitsubishi Lancer arrived and fired at them with M-16 Armalite rifles. Santos and De Guzman died instantly and Bernardo died while being taken to a hospital for treatment. Their three companions, village watchmen Celso Aquino, Louie Flores and Lelet ReÃ±a, were wounded and taken to a hospital in Talavera Town for treatment.
12/15/2008: On Monday morning, at 1132, in At Tarimiyah, Salah ad Din, Iraq, a female suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) she was wearing near the home of the leader of the Sons of Iraq, Ahmed Khamess, wounding his son and two other civilians. The blast caused an unspecified amount of damage to the house and no group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2008: On Monday,  in the evening, in Nader Shah Kowt, Khowst, Afghanistan, assailants threw a grenade into a residence, killing two civilians, wounding four children, and damaging the residence. No group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2008: On Monday, a bomb was planted at the intersection of Albochachiyeva and Vesennei Streets in Malgobek, Ingushetia, Russia. The bomb was buried in the ground alongside the road and consisted of a ten liter bucket filled with an explosive mix, armature shrapnel, an electronic detonator and a mobile telephone. The military recovered the bomb before it could explode. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2008: On Monday, a homemade bomb was placed on Promyslennaya Street next to a store in Malgobek, Ingushetia, Russia. The device consisted of a seven liter metal bucket filled with an explosive mix, shrapnel made from armature wire, an electronic detonator, a telephone, and equaled about 1.5 kilograms of trotil (TNT) equivalent. Police found the bomb before it could explode. No casualties or damages were reported in the attempted bombing. No group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2008: On Monday, armed assailants opened fire on a vehicle near Kotki, in Hangu, North West Frontier, Pakistan. One civilian was killed and another was injured, and the vehicle was damaged. The assailants then kidnapped three other civilians. No group claimed responsibility, although the Taliban are suspected to be responsible.
12/15/2008: On Monday, in Maisthan, Birgunj-2, Parsa, Nepal,  an unidentified gunman shot and injured Dr. Bishwanath Bhagat, chairman of the Retailers' Association of Birgunj, at his pharmacy . According to Bhagat, he was shot by a youth in the chest. The Madheshi Mukti Tigers, making calls to local FM stations, claimed responsibility for the attack. No damages were reported.
12/15/2008: On Monday, just after midnight in Sinjar, Ninawa, Iraq, gunmen killed seven people from a single family, including one child, who were members of the minority Yazidi sect, when they stormed into their home. Three other civilians were wounded in the attack and the house was damaged. No group claimed responsibility, although the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) was suspected of perpetrating the attack.
12/15/2008: On Monday, unknown militants lashed and injured three men for selling narcotics in Charbagh, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Taliban was responsible.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday around 0725, the first bombing out of four consecutive explosions detonated in a parking area near the Ministry of Immigration and Displaced Persons in Baghdad, Iraq. At least four people were killed and another 14 were wounded in the blasts. All three explosions occurred within minutes of one another. Baghdad Operations Command said the blasts had been caused by mine and homemade explosives packed inside vehicles. The group said the owners of the parking lots had been arrested for failing to search cars properly or to request documents from the motorists who parked there. One man was struck by shrapnel in the head. No group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday at 2000, a magnetic improvised explosive device stuck to the car of Abdulrazzaq Mohammad, a colonel in the Major Crimes department, in Baghdad, Iraq. He was injured. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday at 2100, armed men threw a hand grenade at the guards of the grain storage building in Hurriyah neighborhood in northwestern Baghdad, Iraq. No damage was reported. Two guards were injured. No group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday at about 0940, assailants with a remote control detonated a vehicle-borne explosive device (VBIED) in front of the USAID-funded Development Alternatives, Inc. (DAI) building in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan, killing five humanitarian workers, four Afghan and one Nepalese, and damaging seven vehicles and the office. No group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday in the night, in Gorizia, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy, a letter bomb exploded inside a government office, damaging the facility but causing no injuries. Informal Anarchist Federation claimed responsibility.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday morning, a suicide bomber detonated a four-wheel drive vehicle in the Wazir Akbar Khan District, Kabul, Afghanistan. The bomb was detonated near the home of former Vice President Ahmad Zia Massoud, and in front of the Heetal Hotel, although it is believed that the bomb was targeting the VP, who is the brother of the late warlord Ahmad Shah Massoud. Four men, two of whom were guards for the VP, and four women were killed, and 40 civilians, including former Kabul Police Chief Salim Asas whose home was near the blast, two Indians who worked as cooks at an Internet Service Provider company. The Heetal Hotel was slightly damaged, three homes including the former VPs were severely damaged, and windows in nearby buildings were shattered. Several cars that were nearby were also damaged. An aide of the VP believes that the Taliban was trying to kill Massoud.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday, a booby-trapped car exploded near the Virgin Mary Church (Mariamana) in al Shifaa neighborhood in western Mosul, Iraq. The blast caused serious damages to the church building. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday, a member of the local government in Baghdad's Sadr City district was targeted in a drive-by shooting in northeastern Baghdad, Iraq. He was injured, as well as another civilian. No group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday, a roadside bomb targeted al Athraa Church in al Majmu'a al Thaqafiyah neighborhood in northern Mosul, Iraq. No casualties were reported. The explosion caused material damages to the church. No group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday, a suspected suicide car bomb exploded in a market in Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan. Twenty-seven people were killed and more than 50 were wounded. Several shops were destroyed and a mosque was badly damaged. The house of senior provincial government adviser, Zulfigar Khosa, was damaged. Police believe the target may have been the provincial official, who was unhurt. Police also recovered body parts of the suspected bomber. No group has claimed responsibility.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday, an improvised explosive device blew up near Sayyidat al Bashaer Church in al Mohandiseen neighborhood in northern Mosul, Iraq. The explosion caused damage to the outside door of the church. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday, around 0725, a fourth bomb, also near the Green Zone, was found and safely defused in an unspecified area in Baghdad, Iraq. The bomb was defused just after three consecutive car bombs exploded in three different areas near the Green Zone. At least four people were killed and another 14 were wounded in the blasts. All three explosions occurred within minutes of one another. Baghdad Operations Command said the blasts had been caused by mine and homemade explosives packed inside vehicles. The group said the owners of the parking lots had been arrested for failing to search cars properly or to request documents from the motorists who parked there. One man was struck by shrapnel in the head. No group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday, around 0730, the second explosion out of three consecutive explosions detonated in a parking area near the Iraqi Foreign Ministry in Baghdad, Iraq. At least four people were killed and another 14 were wounded in the blasts. All three explosions occurred within minutes of one another. Baghdad Operations Command said the blasts had been caused by mine and homemade explosives packed inside vehicles. The group said the owners of the parking lots had been arrested for failing to search cars properly or to request documents from the motorists who parked there. One man was struck by shrapnel in the head. No group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday, around 0730, the third explosion out of three consecutive explosions was detonated across the street from the Iranian Embassy where Defense Ministry officials park their vehicles in Baghdad, Iraq. At least four people were killed and another 14 were wounded in the blasts. All three explosions occurred within minutes of one another. Baghdad Operations Command said the blasts had been caused by mine and homemade explosives packed inside vehicles. The group said the owners of the parking lots had been arrested for failing to search cars properly or to request documents from the motorists who parked there. One man was struck by shrapnel in the head. No group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) targeting a gas pipeline in Lotti, Balochistan, Pakistan, damaging the pipeline but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday, assailants fired on a fuel tanker in Sarobi, Kabul, Afghanistan, damaging the tanker but causing no casualties. No group has claimed responsibility.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday, assailants set fire to three oil tankers in Sarobi, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, damaging all three tankers but causing no casualties. The Hizb-i-Islami claimed responsibility. They claimed that six tankers, two cars and a police ranger pick-up were set on fire. They also claimed some security officials were killed in the attack. Only the attack on the three tankers has been confirmed.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday, in the village of Tapili located in the province of Orientale, Congo (Kinshasa), armed assailants attacked the village, firing upon and killing five people including the village chief and kidnapping 40 people. No additional information concerning the status or health of the hostages was available. No material damage or motive for the attack was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) was responsible for the attack.
12/15/2009: On Tuesday, Iraqi police defused a bomb attached to a vehicle belonging to Ameera al-Attabi, a member of parliament loyal to Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr, in Baghdad, Iraq. No damage was reported. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2010: On Wednesday afternoon at 1230, in a camp for returning Mecca pilgrims in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, three Afghan civilians were killed and nine others, including two children and a police officer, were wounded when a remote-controlled improvised explosive device planted on a bicycle by unidentified militants detonated. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack, although the Taliban was suspected.
12/15/2010: On Wednesday evening at 1930, in the Aleksandrovka microdistrict of Nalchik, Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, unidentified gunmen called Anas Pshikhachyev, the republic's Islamic spiritual leader, out of his home at 2A Yesenina Street and shot him four times with a nine millimeter pistol, killing him. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2010: On Wednesday evening, in the Karaj neighborhood of Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown gunmen kidnapped a Christian female college student from her house. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack and no casualties or damages have been reported. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown.
12/15/2010: On Wednesday morning around 1130, in Bangued, Abra, Philippines, two unidentified militants shot and killed Macray village chief, identified as Bong Molina. A village treasurer, Joseph Barabero, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident. Follow-up operations led to the arrest of one of the suspects Reggie Timbreza, while another suspect identified as Rodil Pilor remains at large.
12/15/2010: On Wednesday morning at about 1030, in Chabahar, Tehran, Iran, an unknown militant detonated a suicide improvised explosive device close to an emergency car of the Red Crescent Society when people were gathering in front of the governor's office building. A total of 39 people were killed, while 50 others were wounded. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and Jundullah claimed responsibility for the attack. Eleven members of the Sunni militant group were hung as punishment for the attack; however, it was unclear if those executed were directly involved in the attack.
12/15/2010: On Wednesday night, in Adezai area of the neighborhood of Matani in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated an unknown improvised explosive device that completely destroyed a girls primary school. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility, but the Taliban was thought responsible for the attack.
12/15/2010: On Wednesday, in Ad Hamiya neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, a roadside improvised explosive device wounded three people, including an employee working for the Sunni Endowment. An unknown amount of property damage was reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2010: On Wednesday, in the Cliftonville road area of northern Belfast, Northern Ireland, a pipe bomb was placed in the garden of a residence by unknown individuals and was later discovered in an unknown manner. The device was defused by army bomb disposal experts. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2010: On Wednesday, in Zinjibar, in Abyan, Yemen, suspected Al Qaeda Organization in the Arabian Peninsula militants detonated a small roadside improvised explosive device targeting an armored security vehicle. When the soldiers tried to evacuate the militants attacked with firearms and rocket-propelled grenades (RPG), killing five soldiers. Two security patrol cars and the armored vehicle were set on fire by the bullets and RPGs. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2010: On Wednesday, on Palestine Street in northern Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, an improvised explosive device detonated near a vehicle belonging to the Baghdad municipality, wounding two of its employees and causing an unknown amount of property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2011: A bridge was damaged by explosives in the Latehar district of Jharkhand, India.  It is believed that Maoists are responsible.  No deaths or injuries were reported.
12/15/2011: A police dormitory was attacked by unknown individuals throwing grenades in Bacho, Narathiwat, Thailand.  The roof and kitchen were damaged by the explosion.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/15/2011: A police officer was killed when unknown gunmen stormed his home in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/15/2011: Army Lieutenant Colonel Salih Hussein was wounded when a bomb detonated near his car in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/15/2011: Four civilians were killed and eight were injured when their vehicle struck a roadside bomb in the area of Malia in the district of Pur Chaman, Farah, Afghanistan.  While there was no official claim of responsibility, it is believed that the Taliban is responsible.
12/15/2011: Suspected members of Boko Haram opened fire on a group of civilians standing outside of a shop in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria.  Five civilians were killed in the shooting; however, there were no reported injuries.  The assailants were traveling in a vehicle at the time of the attack and fled the scene following the shooting.
12/15/2011: The mayor of Jurf Al Sakhr, Babil, Iraq and his son were kidnapped by unknown gunmen.  The kidnappers later killed the mayor.  No information is known about the son.  No claim of responsibility reported.
12/15/2011: Two people were killed and another was injured when a bomb attached to a motorcycle detonated in Datu Odin Sinsuat, Maguindanao, Philippines.  The two who were killed were on the motorcycle and the one wounded was a bystander.  It is unclear if the two men on the motorcycle were the targets or if they were intending to carry out an attack.  No claim of responsibility reported.
12/15/2011: Two people were killed and three more injured when two bombs carried on bicycles detonated near a school in central Ramadi, Anbar, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/15/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military unit in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Mark H. Schoonhogen, a NATO soldier from the United States (US), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2012: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of a police commander detonated in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the vehicle was damaged in the blast. Hizb-I-Islami claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2012: Assailants crashed an explosive-laden vehicle into the outer wall of a military airbase at Bacha Khan International Airport in Peshawar city, Peshawar district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The assailants also fired rocket-propelled grenades and opened fire at the airbase while attempting to gain entrance. Five assailants and nine others were killed and at least another 40 were injured in the attack. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident. In addition, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU).
12/15/2012: Assailants detonated explosives at the Government High School for Boys in the Behram Killay area of Nowshera city, Nowshera district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the school was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2012: Assailants opened fire on an oil tanker carrying supplies for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) troops in the Doshi area of Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the tanker was set on fire and damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attribute the attack to the Taliban.
12/15/2012: Assailants opened fire on several homes in Pompomari village, near Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. The assailants killed four people, including the village head Bulama Aisami. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/15/2012: Assailants threw petrol bombs and fired birdshot at the Wafd opposition party's newspaper office in Duqi district, Cairo city, Cairo governorate, Egypt. At least two people were injured and several vehicles and the office were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2012: Civilians on a motorcycle struck a landmine in the Sui area of Dera Bugti, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2012: Two assailants were arrested with three explosive devices near the office of a local member of parliament (MP) in Damurhuda area, Khulna division, Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: A civilian vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Mori area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least four people were killed and one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/15/2013: A landmine detonated in the Zartala area of Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Four children were killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/15/2013: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Pachir Wa Agam district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least four police officers were killed and another seven were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, government officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/15/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting Afghan Armed Forces in Chak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and five soldiers were injured as a result of the blast. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on Afghan military targets on this day, all of which used explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/15/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting Afghan Armed Forces in Nadir Shah Kot district, Khost province, Afghanistan. At least two soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured as a result of the blast. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on Afghan military targets on this day, all of which used explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/15/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) personnel in Kapisa province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed as a result of the blast. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on Afghan military targets on this day, all of which used explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/15/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting the vehicle of Naif Jassim, a Yathrib Primary Court judge, in Yathrib area, Balad district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Although Jassim escaped unharmed, his vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: A suicide bomber detonated a hand grenade at a Lebanese Army checkpoint in the Awwali area of Sidon city, South governorate, Lebanon. The assailant was killed and at least two soldiers were wounded as a result of the blast. This was one of two suicide attacks on checkpoints in or near Sidon on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/15/2013: A suicide bomber opened fire on then detonated his explosives at a National Directorate for Security (NDS) office in Torkham city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least one person, the assailant, was killed and at least three people, including security guards, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
12/15/2013: An assailant in a vehicle threw an explosive device at Libyan soldiers at a garbage dump in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Three soldiers were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: An explosive device attached to a bus detonated in the Al-Waziriyah area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and at least four others were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: An explosive device attached to a bus detonated in the Sadr City area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and at least seven others were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2013: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in the Kasra neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: An explosive device detonated at a market in the Amil neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least nine people were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: An explosive device detonated in Badaber, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reports of casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan Armed Forces vehicle in southern Farah province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and two others were injured in the blast. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on Afghan military targets on this day, all of which used explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/15/2013: An explosive device detonated near Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The blast missed an Iraqi Armed Forces patrol, killing two civilians and wounding at least one other. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan Armed Forces in Badghis province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and three others were wounded between this and two other attacks in other provinces. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on Afghan military targets on this day, all of which used explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/15/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan Armed Forces in Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and three others were wounded between this and two other attacks in other provinces. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on Afghan military targets on this day, all of which used explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/15/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan Armed Forces in Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed and three others were wounded between this and two other attacks in other provinces. This was one of seven coordinated attacks on Afghan military targets on this day, all of which used explosive devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/15/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting Gul Karim Khan's vehicle in Salarzai town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Khan, a pro-government elder and senior Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader escaped unharmed, but his vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Al-Husseiniyah district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Four people were killed and 11 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a restaurant in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and at least four others were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a police commander in Tubzawah village, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties, but the blast did cause some damages. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Bab al-Sham area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2013: Assailants attacked a group of soldiers escorting pipeline technicians in the Habbab area of Sirwah district, Marib governorate, Yemen. No information regarding casualties or damages were provided. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to tribesmen.
12/15/2013: Assailants attacked a Japanese diplomat near his residence in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. After failing to abduct the diplomat, Katsuske Sotomini, the assailants attacked and wounded him. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: Assailants attacked a Ministry of Health employee in his home in Sadiya town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The employee, his wife, and his three children were all killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: Assailants attacked an oil pipeline in Wadi Habab area, Marib governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: Assailants attacked Bashir Bile in a mosque in the Hamar Bile neighborhood of Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Bile, a local imam, was killed as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/15/2013: Assailants attempted to detonate an explosive device at a mobile phone tower in Palamu district, Jharkhand state, India. No casualties or damages were reported. This was one of two attacks on mobile phone towers in India on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, police attributed the attacks to Maoists.
12/15/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a mobile phone tower in Bage Bar village, Bihar state, India. No casualties were reported. This was one of two attacks on mobile phone towers in India on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, police attributed the attacks to Maoists.
12/15/2013: Assailants opened fire on a convoy of buses in Muxungue town, Sofala province, Mozambique. The convoy was made up of busses carrying riot police, Mozambique Armed Defense Forces (FADM) personnel, and students from the Samora Machel Military Academy. One bus driver was killed and five people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
12/15/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpost in Nawabad area, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One civilian, a doctor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: Assailants opened fire on Allama Nasir Abbas' vehicle in Lahore city, Punjab province, Pakistan. Abbas, a prominent Shia cleric and the leader of the banned Tehreek-e-Jaferia Pakistan (TJP) organization, was killed as a result of the attack. In a statement claiming responsibility, Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) stated Allama Nasir Abbas was targeted for his alleged involvement in a November attack in Rawalpindi in which eight Sunnis were killed.
12/15/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi army checkpoint north of Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: Assailants opened fire on civilian vehicles on a highway in Palamu district, Jharkhand state, India. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/15/2013: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Saad Al-Jamli as he was taking his son to school in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Jamli, a senior Libyan Army officer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: Assailants opened fire on three coal trucks in Barkhan district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Three drivers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
12/15/2013: Assailants set a sugarcane farm on fire in Cabagnaan village, Negros Occidental province, Philippines. No injuries were reported, but the fields were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/15/2013: Assailants threw grenades at and opened fire on a pharmacy in Molandhubi market, Assam state, India. The shooting killed Motleb Sekh, the owner of the pharmacy, and wounded four other people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, police officials attributed it to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
12/15/2013: Gunmen attacked Mohammad Ibrahim in Ghani Khel district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Ibrahim, the district executive manager, was killed as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: Gunmen attacked Nawras Al-Nuaimi in the east of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Al-Nuaimi, a presenter with Al-Mosuliyah TV, was killed as a result. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Enrique Valencia in Nasugbu town, Batangas province, Philippines. Valencia, a barangay Poblacion 4 chairperson, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2013: Six assailants set two oil tankers on fire in Ancura sector, Putumayo department, Colombia. The tankers, which belonged to the Invertrac and Interamazonica crude oil transportation companies, were damaged and a nearby water reserve area was contaminated. No group has claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
12/15/2013: Three suicide bombers detonated at a Lebanese Army checkpoint in the Majdelyoun suburb of Sidon city, South governorate, Lebanon. The assailants and one soldier were killed as a result of the blast. This was one of two suicide attacks on checkpoints in or near Sidon on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/15/2014: An assailant, Mon Haron Monis, took 18 people hostage in the Lindt Chocolate cafe in Sydney city, New South Wales state, Australia. Five hostages were able to escape during standoff. After 16 hours, police stormed the cafe and freed the living hostages. In total, Monis and two hostages were killed and four other hostages were wounded in the attack and siege. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: An explosive device detonated at a military checkpoint in Ajdabiya city, Al Wahat district, Libya. Two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: An explosive device detonated at the non-governmental organization (NGO) operated Miss Sonia Public School in Kangra area, Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No one was injured, but the school was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: An explosive device detonated in Kifah 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.
12/15/2014: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Qarghayi district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and one was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military vehicle in Sitio Quiapo area, Mabini town, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. Four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/15/2014: An explosive device detonated near a store in Ur area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: An explosive device detonated near a tea shop on Mahatma Gandhi Avenue in Imphal city, Manipur state, India. Two migrant laborers were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, police officials attributed the attack to the Lanleiba faction of the United Revolutionary Front.
12/15/2014: An explosive device detonated near the La Maison du Temps Libre Cultural Center in Corte town, Haute-Corse department, Corsica region, France. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2014: An explosive device detonated near the town hall in Paphos city, Paphos district, Cyprus. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities arrested a former municipal employee in connection with the attack.
12/15/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers at an unknown location in Afghanistan. Five ANA soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Bagrami district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/15/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Laghman province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/15/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Paktika province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/15/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Zabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/15/2014: An explosive device was discovered at the home of a former provincial assembly member in Shabqadar tehsil, Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The device was defused without incident. No group claimed responsibility.
12/15/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated as a deputy police chief came out of his office in Dahnai Ghori district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least seven people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
12/15/2014: Assailants abducted Masood Al-Kanuni in Zawiat Dahmani area, Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Al-Kanuni, an outspoken government critic and legal expert, was released on December 20th, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: Assailants abducted two people in Sedoa, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Eastern Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT).
12/15/2014: Assailants attacked civilians in Samboko village, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Four people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
12/15/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Ishiro village, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The assailants used axes and machetes against the villagers and set several houses on fire. Three people were killed and three wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: Assailants attacked three Ukrainian army vehicles approaching an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) post at the Donetsk airport in Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported; however, two OSCE vehicles were caught in the crossfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: Assailants attempted to abduct Malian army colonel Hahaly Ould Mohamed Lehbib at a community meeting in Agouni area, Timbuktu region, Mali. The kidnapping attempt failed and no one was killed or injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to a separatist branch of the Arab Movement of Azawad (MAA).
12/15/2014: Assailants blew up a gas pipeline in Zain Koh area, Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reports of casualties in the explosion, but the pipeline was damaged and gas supply was disrupted. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: Assailants kidnapped five Levies Forces officials in Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Three of the officials were released soon afterward; the whereabouts of the remaining victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: Assailants launched rockets and opened fire on a military base in Afgoye town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Ten soldiers were killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol vehicle in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however sources suspected Baloch separatists to be behind the attack.
12/15/2014: Assailants opened fire on civilians near Agouni locality, Salam municipality, Timbuktu region, Mali. No one was killed or injured in the attack. The Arab Movement of Azawad (MAA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation to the presence of a military official, who was requesting unity, in the area.
12/15/2014: Assailants opened fire on motorists and traders at Madari village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 10 people were killed and one woman and her child were abducted in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
12/15/2014: Assailants threw an explosive device at the residence of Anwar Naqvi in Defence area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Naqvi, a physician at the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), was unharmed; however, the main door and walls of his house were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2014: Assailants, several of whom were suicide bombers, attacked military forces in Tixsiile village, Lower Shabelle region, Somalia. This was one of two coordinated attacks on December 15, 2014. At least twelve soldiers and nine assailants were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
12/15/2014: Assailants, several of whom were suicide bombers, attacked military forces in Warmaxan village, Lower Shabelle region, Somalia. This was one of two coordinated attacks on December 15, 2014. At least twelve soldiers and nine assailants were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab
12/15/2014: Security forces stopped and seized an explosives-laden vehicle in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2015: A construction worker attacked his coworkers at a construction site in Modiin city, Central district, Israel. Two people were injured in the attack. A Palestinian extremist claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that he wanted to kill his Jewish coworkers.
12/15/2015: A grenade detonated at a post office in Dnipropetrovsk, Dnipropetrovsk oblast, Ukraine. One person was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2015: An explosive device detonated in Awapalli village, Chhattisgarh state, India. One Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) constable was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/15/2015: An explosive device detonated in Shallal market in Shaab 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.
12/15/2015: An explosive device detonated in Zafaraniyah, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Amin 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.
12/15/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Diyala Bridge area, 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.
12/15/2015: An explosive device detonated near stores in Iskan area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police convoy in Silvan district, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. Three officers were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
12/15/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. One police officer was injured in the attack. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Kharouba area, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a Pakistan Railways train near Hazar Ganji, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Tora Warai, Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2015: Assailants abducted Baghel Gond from his house in Raj Nandgaon district, Dariyakona city, Chhattisgarh state, India. Gond, a civilian, was killed on December 16, 2015. This was one of two similar kidnappings in the district on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to Maoists.
12/15/2015: Assailants abducted Manish Yadav from his house in Raj Nandgaon district, Kumharbada city, Chhattisgarh state, India. Yadav, a student, was killed on December 16, 2015. This was one of two similar kidnappings in the district on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to Maoists.
12/15/2015: Assailants abducted Pierre Baldacchino in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Baldacchino, the general manager of St. James Hospital, was rescued by Rada Deterrent Forces in Ghajn Zahra, Libya, on December 21, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction.
12/15/2015: Assailants attacked a military camp near Metema, Amhara region, Ethiopia. At least 19 special forces members were killed and 20 others were wounded in the attack. The Patriotic Ginbot 7 Movement for Unity and Democracy (PGMUD) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2015: Assailants attacked a military headquarters in Bonbon village, Sulu province, Philippines. At least four soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
12/15/2015: Assailants attacked a military post in Bamba town, Gao region, Mali. Two soldiers were injured in the attack. Ansar al-Dine (Mali) and the Macina Liberation Front (FLM) both claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2015: Assailants attacked a residential area in Ed Dahi area in Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. This was one of two related attacks that took place in Taizz city on this date. Seven civilians were killed and 15 others were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthis.
12/15/2015: Assailants attacked a residential area in Sinah neighborhood, Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. This was one of two related attacks that took place in Taizz city on this date. Seven civilians were killed and 15 others were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthis.
12/15/2015: Assailants attacked police officers escorting a commuter bus in El Wak, Mandera county, Kenya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/15/2015: Assailants attacked pro-government fighters in Mas area, Marib governorate, Yemen. At least 15 pro-government fighters were killed and 20 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
12/15/2015: Assailants attacked soldiers in Mada village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least two soldiers were killed and another was injured attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/15/2015: Assailants attacked the Faculty of Medicine building of a local college in the eastern part of Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
12/15/2015: Assailants attacked Vassilis Oikonomou in Exarchia neighborhood, Athens city, Attica region, Greece. Oikonomou, a New Democracy Member of Parliament, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Anarchists.
12/15/2015: Assailants attacked volunteer fighters in Duwayzat, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least six assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/15/2015: Assailants equipped with Molotov cocktails, sound bombs, and firearms attacked a police station in Adana, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on a family in Tarimiyah, Saladin, Iraq. Three people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Levies Forces checkpost in Surkhab, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least one officer was killed and three others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on a military convoy between Konduga and Bama towns, Borno state, Nigeria. A Lieutenant Colonel and another soldier were killed and an unknown number of soldiers were injured in the ambush. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on Shafi Bizenjo in Jhao town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Bizenjo, the brother of the political secretary of the Balochistan Chief Minister, was killed and a Levies Forces officer was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Fida Hussain Dero at an election rally along Rehmani Chowk Bakharo Road in Sanghar district, Sindh province, Pakistan. Dero, a Pakistan People's Party (PPP) leader, was not harmed; however, at least four people, including two police officers, were killed and five others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2015: Assailants set fire to the residence of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) member in Nijrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of ten coordinated attacks on Afghan Local Police (ALP) members' houses on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
12/15/2015: Assailants shelled military and Popular Resistance Committees (Yemen) positions in Mount Sabr district, Taizz governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis, which the group denied.
12/15/2015: Assailants shelled Popular Resistance Committees (Yemen) sites in Aljehmliah area, Taizz governorate, Yemen. Seven members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
12/15/2015: Security forces identified and killed suicide bombers driving explosives-laden vehicles in Abu Eitha, north of Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of three similar attacks in the area on the same day involving six suicide bombers. At least two police officers were killed and six officers were injured across the three events. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/15/2015: Security forces identified and killed suicide bombers driving explosives-laden vehicles in Albu Diab, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of three similar attacks in the area on the same day involving six suicide bombers. At least two police officers were killed and six officers were injured across the three events. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/15/2015: Security forces identified and killed suicide bombers driving explosives-laden vehicles in Albu Faraj, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of three similar attacks in the area on the same day involving six suicide bombers. At least two police officers were killed and six officers were injured across the three events. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/15/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting Colonel Mohamed Dahir at a restaurant in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. The assailant was killed and at least three people were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Mogadishu on this date. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/15/2016: An assailant sent a message via Twitter to Kurt Eichenwald, a Newsweek journalist, in Dallas, Texas, United States. The message contained the text "You deserve a seizure for your posts" and a GIF image of a strobe. Eichenwald, who has epilepsy, suffered a seizure and was incapacitated for several days. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities arrested John Rayne Rivello in connection with the attack.
12/15/2016: An explosive device detonated in Armagh, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Saberi, Khost, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and three assailants were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/15/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. At least six soldiers were killed and 12 people, including soldiers and civilians, were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Mogadishu on this date. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/15/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Mohammad Karim, a police commander, in Kunduz, Afghanistan. Karim was unharmed; however, three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2016: Assailants armed with grenade launchers and assault rifles attacked police personnel in Lockchao, Tengnoupal, Manipur, India. This was one of three attacks targeting police in Manipur on this date. At least three police officers were killed in this incident and four others were injured across two of the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) had carried out the attacks, which the group denied.
12/15/2016: Assailants armed with mortars and firearms attacked a Philippine Army (PA) base in Bagan, Maguindanao, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
12/15/2016: Assailants attacked a bank in Ratnipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
12/15/2016: Assailants attacked a military position at Camp Garlic in Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Beni on the same date. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties among security forces and assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however sources attributed the attacks to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
12/15/2016: Assailants attacked a military position in Kambi Ya Miba, Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Beni on the same date. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties among security forces and assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however sources attributed the attacks to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
12/15/2016: Assailants attacked a military position in Mwalika, Beni, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of three coordinated attacks in Beni on the same date. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties among security forces and assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however sources attributed the attacks to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
12/15/2016: Assailants attacked and killed Dharmendra Kudami, an alleged police informant and the husband of a village sarpanch in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/15/2016: Assailants attacked police personnel in Boyang, Tengnoupal, Manipur, India. This was one of three attacks targeting police in Manipur on this date. At least one police officer was killed in this incident and four others were injured across two of the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) had carried out the attacks, which the group denied.
12/15/2016: Assailants attempted to set fire to a Husky Tours bus in Tantangan, South Cotabato, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2016: Assailants equipped with explosives-laden vehicles attacked police forces in Al-Urayj, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated assaults on police positions in the area on the same day. Security forces repelled both attacks, killing 22 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/15/2016: Assailants equipped with explosives-laden vehicles attacked police forces in Athba, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated assaults on police positions in the area on the same day. Security forces repelled both attacks, killing 22 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
12/15/2016: Assailants opened fire on a military base in Abud Wak, Galguduud, Somalia. At least one soldier was killed and two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Ahlu-sunah Wal-jamea (Somalia).
12/15/2016: Assailants opened fire on ambulances evacuating civilians in Aleppo city, Syria. At least four people were killed and four others were injured in the assault; the victims included Syria Civil Defence members and Syrian Arab Red Crescent (SARC) members. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Shia Muslims.
12/15/2016: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Naseer Modasir in Mohammad Agha, Logar, Afghanistan. Modasir, the director of the Paygham Mili radio station, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2016: Assailants opened fire on police personnel guarding a playground in Noney, Manipur, India. At least three officers were injured in the attack. This was one of three attacks targeting police in Manipur on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) had carried out the attacks, which the group denied.
12/15/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of a state security sergeant in Bebnine, North governorate, Lebanon. The sergeant was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2016: Assailants opened fire on two vehicles in Tagga, South Darfur, Sudan. There were no reported casualties but one of the vehicles was hijacked in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/15/2016: Assailants raided an unknown number of houses and abducted six civilians in Hazm, Sanaa, Yemen. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
12/15/2016: Assailants shot and killed a rubber farmer in Songkhla province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2016: Assailants shot and killed Colonel Jama Sahardiid, the deputy commander of the Puntland Police Force, in Bosaso, Bari, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2016: Assailants threw an explosive device at the house of Chandra Basak Biswas, a Trinamool Congress councilor, in Gangarampur, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2016: Assailants threw hand grenades and opened fire at the Hotel Phoenicia in Bururi, Burundi. At least eight people, including police and intelligence officials, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2016: Security forces identified and intercepted a young female suicide bomber before she could detonate in Rann, Borno, Nigeria. The assailant claimed she was kidnapped by Boko Haram at an earlier date.
12/15/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a Turkish Intelligence Services vehicle in Kani Masi, Dihok, Iraq. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2017: A suicide bomber detonated targeting Peace Brigades personnel in Huwaysh, Saladin, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, two people were killed and six others were injured in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2017: An assailant wearing an apparent suicide vest stabbed and injured a Border Police officer at a checkpoint in Kikar Ayosh, between Beit El and Ramallah, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The assailant was shot and killed by officers following the stabbing incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant, Mohammed Aqal, as a Palestinian extremist.
12/15/2017: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Alaki Bai, an uprising commander, detonated in Jabbar-e Shahid, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Bai was killed and six bodyguards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2017: An explosive device detonated in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Six children were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. Five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2017: An explosive device detonated near a military convoy transporting Boko Haram detainees between the towns of Pulka and Gwoza, Gwoza, Borno, Nigeria. At least one soldier was killed and three other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/15/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting security personnel in Gonguda, Chhattisgarh, India. Three soldiers were injured in the blast, and one assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/15/2017: Assailants abducted Arunabh Phukan from Khamdu, Arunachal Pradesh, India. Phukan, the son of a businessperson and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, was released unharmed on December 25, 2017. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Phukan of being an informant for security personnel; however, the ULFA stated that Phukan was released after being found innocent.
12/15/2017: Assailants attacked military personnel in Ghaziabad district, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least 10 assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/15/2017: Assailants attempted to attack Puntland Security Force (PSF) personnel in Bari region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/15/2017: Assailants fired a rocket that struck a residential building in Beit Hanoun, Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) checkpoint in Kidal, Mali. This was one of four attacks targeting MINUSMA checkpoints in Kidal on the same day. At least one assailant and one peacekeeper were killed and three other people and an unknown number of assailants were injured across all four assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the High Council for the Unity of Azawad (HCUA).
12/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on Bhagwan Singh Bhana in Barnala, Punjab, India. Bhana, a district council member and Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) leader, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on soldiers at a market in Mahaday, Middle Shebelle, Somalia. At least one soldier was killed and several people, including soldiers and civilians, were injured in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on Trans-Papua Road project workers in Papua, Indonesia. At least one worker was killed and one Indonesian National Armed Forces (TNI) soldier was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
12/15/2017: Assailants set fire to a church in Smiltene, Vidzeme, Latvia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked volunteer fighters between Sinjar and Tall Safouk, Baaj, Nineveh, Iraq. Security forces repelled the attack, killing five assailants. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/15/2017: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Mohandesin, Giza, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16 2011: The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) of Gwadar, Dr. Naseem Baloch, was shot and killed in his clinic in Pasni, Balochistan, Pakistan.  Unknown gunmen entered the clinic and opened fire, hitting the doctor 5 times.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/16/1970: Unknown perpetrators threw two firebombs through the front window of a Selective Service office in Hollywood, Florida, United States.  There were no casualties and the building sustained only minor damage.
12/16/1987:  Members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) dressed in military uniforms attacked Devalagodella and Somavathiya village in Sri Lanka.  The rebels killed at least nine villagers, including a family of five.  Soldiers nearby heard the shooting and, upon entering the village, briefly exchanged gun fire with the rebels.  The rebels escaped on a stolen lorry.
12/16/1989: Walter Leroy Moody, Jr., the sole member of Americans for a Competent Federal Judicial System, sent a mail bomb to the Mountain Brook, Alabama, United States home of Robert Smith Vance, a judge on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals.  The bomb detonated when Vance opened the package, killing him and severely injuring his wife Helen.
12/16/1998:  The group Robin Food reportedly instigated one hoax and conducted four attacks against the Nestle food company between November 1998 and February 1999.
12/16/1998: A grenade exploded inside a shopping center in Zamboanga, Mindanao Island, Philippines. The explosion injured at least fifteen people and caused minor damage to the center. Officials accused the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) of perpetrating this attack.
12/16/1999: Five people were killed in a bombing in Kamarapally, Nizamabad District, Andhra Pradesh State, India. The victims were tenants in the house of Gopikishan, a leader of the Telegu Desam Party that governs Andhra Pradesh. Police blamed the People's War Group (PWG) for this attack.
12/16/2000: Approximately six Algerian rebels burst into the Lycee Technique of Medea, a boarding school in Medea, Algeria, and began shooting at the students.  15 students and one security guard were killed and another six students were injured in the attack.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack and motive is unknown, but authorities speculate the incident was intended to attract media attention.
12/16/2000: David Brown suffered severe hand and eye injuries when he tried to remove a bomb that resembled a juice carton from his windshield in Al Khobar, Saudi Arabia. The attack was committed by unknown perpetrators and occurred during a period where foreign workers were targets of such attacks. An additional passenger, Brown's wife, was unharmed.
12/16/2000: Two land mines detonated in the northern Takhar province in Afghanistan.  At least 25 people were killed in the explosion, including women and children, and a truck and jeep were destroyed.  The Taliban blamed the northern opposition for the explosion.
12/16/2002: A bomb exploded outside of the offices of the National Enterprise for Telecommunications (Telecom) in Neiva, Huila Department, Colombia.  The explosion occurred inside of a phone booth where a number of people had lined up to use the phone. At least one person died in the explosion and another 25 were injured.  In addition, 12 other businesses suffered damage.  Authorities suspect that the one fatality may have been a suicide bomber; they also suspect that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is responsible for the incident.
12/16/2002: A parcel bomb was sent to the Fiumicino post office near the main airport in Rome, Rome province, Italy. The bomb was safely defused.  A message that accompanied the bomb warned that travelers should not use Iberian airlines between December 25, 2002, and January 1, 2003; their flights may be disrupted by incendiary bombs.  There was also a warning to Valentino Rossi, the racer, to break his contract with a Spanish firm, Repsol.  The message was signed by an Italian anarchist group known as CCCCC.  The group is fighting for the release of Italian prisoners being held in Spain and for the abolition of FIES (Ficheros Internos de Especial Seguimento), Spain's anti-terrorism legislation.  This was the fourth of a series of several parcel bombs sent to targets in Italy and Spain.
12/16/2002: A parcel bomb was sent to the head office of RIA, the national broadcaster in Italy.  The bomb exploded but failed to cause any injuries or damage.  Authorities believe that it was sent by an Italian anarchist group known as CCCCC.  The group is fighting for the release of Italian prisoners being held in Spain and for the abolition of FIES (Ficheros Internos de Especial Seguimento), Spain's anti-terrorism legislation.  This was the fifth of a series of several parcel bombs sent to targets in Italy and Spain.
12/16/2002: Militants in Kashmir threw a hand grenade into a crowded marketplace killing one and injuring at least five. The assailants fled. The grenade exploded near the Jammu and Kashmir Cooperative Bank in the town of Rajouri. There was some damage to the nearby buildings and shops.
12/16/2003: An improvised bomb on a timed fuse exploded under a vehicle belonging to the OMAR demining organization causing no casualties, but destroying 90 percent of the vehicle, in Surkhadiwal village, Afghanistan.
12/16/2003: Two rockets were launched into Kabul, Afghanistan, one hitting a residential house, the other an unknown location, injuring no one. The Taliban claimed responsibility saying further attacks were planned to disrupt the Loya Jirga.
12/16/2003: Unknown perpetrators, believed to be affiliated with the Islamic insurgency in Algeria, shot and killed two Algerian policemen on duty outside of a bank in Médéa, Algeria.
12/16/2005: Palestinian gunmen in the West Bank’s Hebron Hills killed an Israeli man and wounded two other women in a drive by shooting.  Fatah and Islamic Jihad claimed joint responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2005: Shaukat Bandey, a member of the People’s Democratic Party, which belonged to the ruling coalition in India’s government’s, and eight others were killed in Baramulla, India when a group of unidentified perpetrators opened fire on Bandey’s motorcade. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2005: Unidentified perpetrators planted roadside bombs that killed two Pakistani nationals who were driving separate vehicles in Kuwait. The two victims were on their way to Iraq to deliver goods for their company.
12/16/2007: In one of three explosions in Afghanistan’s Khost Province, a school in the Kharsanay area of the province was hit with an explosion, leaving some damage to the building, but no injuries. The other two incidents included explosive attacks on a NATO coalition convoy and a civilian vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the NATO convoy attack, but there was no claim of responsibility for either of the other two incidents.
12/16/2007: In one of three explosions in Afghanistan’s Khost Province, a vehicle exploded killing two civilians and injuring four others. The other two incidents included explosive attacks on a NATO coalition convoy and a school building. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the NATO convoy attack, but there was no claim of responsibility for either of the other two incidents.
12/16/2007: Two civilians were killed and six others wounded when an explosion targeted a civilian vehicle in Khost Province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday afternoon, at about 1400, in the Jadriya neighborhood of the Karradah district, Baghdad, Iraq, a vehicle-borne IED detonated near the convoy of Raid Fahmi, Iraqi Minister of Sciences and Technology, while traveling near the rear gate of Babel Hotel. Three people were wounded in the attack and one vehicle was damaged. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday morning, 70 passengers were taken hostage by unknown gunmen while traveling in two boats to Bonny Island in Port Harcourt Creek, River, Nigeria. All the passengers were rescued by the Joint Task Force in Bonny. No motive for the abduction was known. There were no reported casualties. There was no reported damage.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday morning, at 0030, unknown militants destroyed an oil tanker with rockets while the tanker was broken down by a girls' secondary school in Landi Kotal, Punjab, Pakistan. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday morning, at 0900, militants fired a Russian-made MRB-12 rocket which hit a house in the Government Colony on Kohat Road in Peshawar, North West Frontier, Pakistan. The rocket caused minimal damage to one of the house's walls and injured two civilians. No one claimed responsibility, although the Taliban is suspected to be responsible.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday morning, at 1000, in the Qadisiyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq, a roadside bomb went off, causing no casualties or damage. There was no motive reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday morning, at 1030, in the al-Thawra neighborhood of Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, an explosive charge magnetically stuck to a pick-up truck detonated in front of a house, wounding two civilians and damaging the vehicle. There was no motive reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday morning, at 1100, a group calling itself the Afghan Revolutionary Front planted a bundle of dynamite in the third floor restroom of the menswear department inside the Printemps department store in Paris, Ile de France, France. The group sent a letter to police saying several bombs were planted in the department store and that they demanded that France withdraw from Afghanistan. No casualties or damages resulted from the attempted bombing.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday night, at 2030, an unknown number of unknown gunmen ambushed the Zimbabwean Air Force Chief, Perence Shiri, wounding him in the hand near Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday night, at about 2200, a member of the CPN-UML, Rama Shah, was shot and killed at his residence in Dhanusha district, Jhanakpur, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility. No damages were reported. Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha Jwala Singh faction (JTMM-J) militants, Indra Goit and Devendra Goit, were arrested in suspicion of their involvement in the murder.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday, an unknown number of perpetrators from an unknown group riding in a red Volkswagen Passat with a registration number EDO 931 UBJ, kidnapped a university don from his residence in Oginbo, Ughelli, Delta State, Nigeria. No ransom has been demanded and no groups have claimed responsibility. There were no reported casualties. There was no reported damage.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday, hooded gunmen killed Maaz-ud-Din, a traffic cop and prayer leader of Jahanabad mosque, near his house in Swat, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday, in Ash Shurah, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED), killing two civilians. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday, in Peshawar, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, armed assailants fired a rocket at a residence causing minor damage. No casulaties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday, in Shaar Hanegev, Southern District, Israel, at 1700, assailants launched a Kassam rocket at Israel, the Kassam fell near a soccer field during soccer practice, causing no damage. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday, in Swat, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants assaulted and wounded four civilians whom they accused of being involved with illegal drugs. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday, in the Al Rashad district, Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, a police chief of Kirkuk, Captain Firas Kadhem, survived an attempt on his life when a sticky improvised explosive device (IED) targeted his motorcade while he was heading to work, wounding one of his security guards and damaging his car. There was no motive reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday, in the At Tahrir district of Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) magnetically attached to a vehicle, killing two civilians and damaging one vehicle. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday, unknown men launched an armed attack in al-Saadiya district, Khanaqin, killing one civilian and wounding another. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2008: On Tuesday, unknown militants killed a Kokikhel tribal elder in Sakhi Pul area of Jamrud Tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Area, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2009: Late on Wednesday, assailants threw Molotov cocktails at several bank branches, damaging four banks but causing no injuries. They smashed the windows using sledgehammers in Alpha Bank and Bank of Cyprus and at two other banks, and threw the petrol bombs in. No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed that anarchists were responsible.
12/16/2009: On Wednesday at 1600, an improvised explosive device went off on a bus near Salah al Din Square in al Kadhemiya neighborhood in northern Baghdad, Iraq. Two civilians were killed and five were wounded. The bus was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2009: On Wednesday at about 1335, in Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded inside a family's vehicle. The vehicle driven by Leyla Dzhaniyeva, refused to stop at a checkpoint forcing police to shoot at the vehicle causing a bomb inside to explode killing Dzhaniyeva, and one of her sons. Another son and daughter were injured in the attack. There were no claims of responsibility
12/16/2009: On Wednesday evening, at 2110, in Papun, Kayin State, Burma, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) time bomb, placed in a temporary New Year's bazaar, killing seven civilians, wounding 11, and damaging the bazaar. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities blamed the Karen National Union (KNU). The KNU denied responsibility.
12/16/2009: On Wednesday morning, at about 0300, in Milan, Lombardy, Italy, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded at the Bocconi University, causing no damage or injuries. Informal Anarchist Federation claimed responsibility.
12/16/2009: On Wednesday night at 2330, in Cha-kwa subdistrict in Raman, Yala, Thailand, armed assailants fired upon a Muslim deputy village chief riding a motorcycle, killing him and his 2-year-old daughter and damaging the motorcycle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
12/16/2009: On Wednesday, a grenade seriously wounded police Colonel Mudher Ahmed in Baiji, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2009: On Wednesday, a roadside bomb targeted Sheikh Latif, commander of Sahwa in Daraa neighborhood in Mada'in district, south of Baghdad, Iraq. The sheikh was killed and two of his companions were injured. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2009: On Wednesday, a sticky explosive device targeted a civilian vehicle in al Athoryeen neighborhood in southern Baghdad, Iraq. Two civilians who were inside the car were wounded. No damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2009: On Wednesday, a sticky improvised explosive device (IED) exploded and wounded two civilians in Doura district in southern Baghdad, Iraq. No monetary damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2009: On Wednesday, an improvised explosive device planted on a car wounded an off-duty policeman in Kirkuk, Iraq. No monetary damage was reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2009: On Wednesday, gunmen killed an off-duty policeman in Mosul, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2009: On Wednesday, in Casamance, Senegal, assailants killed one teacher by unknown means. No material damage or motive for the attack was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Movement of Democratic Forces in Casamance (MFDC) was responsible.
12/16/2009: On Wednesday, unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline in Loti area of Dera Bugti district, Balochistan, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2009: On Wednesday, unidentified militants blew up a gas pipeline in Sui area of Dera Bugti district, Balochistan, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2009: On Wednesday, unidentified militants threw grenades at the participants in a musical concert in Shah Kas area of Jamrud sub-division, Khyber Agency, Pakistan. Four civilians were killed and 27 were injured. No group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2010: On Thursday afternoon, in the Patio Bolas urban area of Aipe, Huila, Colombia, military troops located an improvised explosive device that had been planted on a highway near the BJ oil company. The bomb, which was composed of three bars of C4 explosives, 25 meters of detonating cord, a hand grenade and was to be detonated remotely by cell phone, was safely defused preventing any casualties or property damage from incurring. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspected the 17th Angelino Godoy Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) intended to use the explosives against police patrols and public transportation that transit the area.
12/16/2010: On Thursday evening at 1800, at a coal depot in Warima, South Garo Hills, Meghalaya, India, two unidentified militants abducted a coal exporter, identified as Rimudu Sutnga. Sutnga was released by his kidnappers on 01/16/2010. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) militants were responsible.
12/16/2010: On Thursday morning at 0900, on Friendly Street in the Markets district of southern Belfast, Northern Ireland, a pipe bomb was discovered in the garden of a house and reported to police. Army bomb experts later defused the device. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the device.
12/16/2010: On Thursday morning, in al-Dujeil neighborhood, Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, in one of 10 related events, an improvised explosive device detonated, injuring a police major and seven civilians. It is unknown if the blasts resulted in any property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2010: On Thursday morning, in al-Dujeil neighborhood, Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, in the eighth of 10 related events, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, injuring one child. It is unknown if the blasts resulted in any property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2010: On Thursday morning, in al-Dujeil neighborhood, Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, in the fifth of 10 related events, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, injuring one civilian. It is unknown if the blasts resulted in any property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2010: On Thursday morning, in al-Dujeil neighborhood, Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, in the fourth of 10 related events, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, injuring one civilian. It is unknown if the blasts resulted in any property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2010: On Thursday morning, in al-Dujeil neighborhood, Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, in the ninth of 10 related events, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2010: On Thursday morning, in al-Dujeil neighborhood, Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, in the second of 10 related events, an improvised explosive device detonated, injuring one civilian. It is unknown if the blasts resulted in any property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2010: On Thursday morning, in al-Dujeil neighborhood, Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, in the seventh of 10 related events, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, injuring one woman. It is unknown if the blasts resulted in any property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2010: On Thursday morning, in al-Dujeil neighborhood, Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, in the sixth of 10 related events, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, injuring one civilian. It is unknown if the blasts resulted in any property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2010: On Thursday morning, in al-Dujeil neighborhood, Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, in the tenth of 10 related events, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2010: On Thursday morning, in al-Dujeil neighborhood, Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, in the third of 10 related events, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, injuring one civilian. It is unknown if the blasts resulted in any property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2010: On Thursday night at 2200, in the Derbentsky district of Dagestan, Russia, an unspecified explosive device targeted a freight train between the Dagestanskiye Ogni and Derbent train stations. The blast caused some damage to the locomotive's base, but it did not derail. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2010: On Thursday, in Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, a senior official in the Iraqi Ministry of Electricity was shot and killed by unidentified militants using silenced small-arms. No damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2010: On Thursday, in the Ashura neighborhood of northern Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, two pilgrims died when four improvised explosive devices, which had been planted in trash cans, were detonated by unknown militants. The blast also wounded six civilians. It is unknown if the blasts resulted in any property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2010: On Thursday, in the Dargecit district of Mardin, Turkey, suspected members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) killed Special Sergeant Kenan Erdem by unknown means. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although two of the alleged PKK members were killed and one was injured in a military operation.
12/16/2010: On Thursday, in the Hadda area of Sanaa city, San’a province, Yemen, unidentified militants threw an improvised explosive device at the vehicle of a group of US embassy staffers. No casualties or damages were reported from the blast and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2010: On Thursday, in the Karradah neighborhood in Baghdad city, Baghdad province, Iraq, a roadside improvised explosive device detonated and wounded three pilgrims. It is unknown if the blasts resulted in any property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2010: On Thursday, in the Soya area of Ranchi, Simdega, Jharkhand, India, suspected People’s Liberation Front of India (PLFI) militants fired upon and killed two civilians and wounded two others. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the victims were said to be Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) sympathizers. No group claimed responsibility.
12/16/2010: On Thursday, in the Yadgar Chowk area of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, one child was killed and 25 others including eight women and three children were injured when militants threw a grenade into a Muharram mourning procession. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack and no damages were reported.
12/16/2011:  Four civilians were wounded when a grenade was thrown into the Florida Hotel in Garissa, North Eastern Province, Kenya. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, saying such attacks would continue unless Kenya removed their troops from Somalia.
12/16/2011: A military academy student was killed and a civilian was wounded when a bomb attached to the student's car detonated in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/16/2011: Approximately 50 militants ambushed members of the Frontier Corps near Khanki village in Khadizai area, Orakzai agency, Pakistan.  The assailants opened fire on the soldiers, killing one soldier and wounding approximately 25 soldiers.  Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) is believed to be involved in the incident.
12/16/2011: In the province of Lahj, gunmen opened fire on a car carrying Colonel Saadan Mohammed al-Sufi.  A bullet struck him in the head, killing him instantly.  There are no reports of any other deaths or injuries.  While no claim of responsibility was made, it is suspected that Al-Qa ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved.
12/16/2011: Major General Qassim al-Moussawi was wounded when unknown gunmen opened fire on his convoy in the center of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq.  Al-Moussawi is the spokesman of Baghdad security operations.  A nearby civilian was also wounded.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/16/2011: The Iraqi Islamic Party office was targeted in a grenade attack by unknown assailants in Fallujah, Anbar, Iraq.  The assailants threw the grenades from a moving car.  The explosions wounded two police officers.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
12/16/2011: The police station in the 5th district was attacked in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan.  An unnamed individual threw three grenades at the police station.  Following this, there was an exchange of gunfire between the police and the assailant.  Nearby homes sustained some damage, but no one was hurt.  The perpetrator was able to escape.  The Taliban have claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2011: The staff canteen at the prison in Garissa, North Eastern Province, Kenya was damaged when a grenade was thrown into it. No injuries were reported. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack, saying such attacks would continue unless Kenya removed their troops from Somalia.
12/16/2011: Three communication towers were damaged in Asurabandha, Odisha, India.  A group of Maoists set the towers on fire in retaliation for the assassination of one of their leaders.  No deaths or injuries reported.  A bomb was also found, but it did not detonate.
12/16/2011: Two communication tower were damaged in Gajalbadi, Odisha, India.  A group of Maoists set the towers on fire in retaliation for the assassination of one of their leaders.  No deaths or injuries reported.
12/16/2011: Two road construction vehicles were damaged in an attack by suspected members of Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) near the village of Alubaka, Andhra, India.  The perpetrators used gasoline to set the tipper truck and hydraulic excavator on fire.  They also left a note demanding that all construction stop immediately.  No deaths or injuries were reported.
12/16/2012: An explosive device detonated at a Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) pipeline in the Jardan district of Shabwah governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved.
12/16/2012: An explosive device detonated at a Pakistan Telecommunication Company Ltd (PTCL) cellular phone tower and telephone exchange in the Lachi area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the tower and building were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2012: An explosive device detonated outside of a compact disc (CD) shop in Cant Bazaar, Nowshera city, Nowshera district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the CD shop and surrounding stores were damaged in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings targeting CD stores on the same night. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/16/2012: An explosive device detonated outside of a compact disc (CD) shop on Kewri road in Nowshera city, Nowshera district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the CD shop and surrounding stores were damaged in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings targeting CD stores on the same night. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/16/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Shama Cinema in Peshawar city, Peshawar district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2012: An explosive-laden vehicle detonated in Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four people, a police officer and three civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2012: An explosive-laden vehicle detonated near a Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK) office in Jalua city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two Kurdish security recruits were killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2012: Assailants attacked interior ministry forces in Bani Walid town, Misrata district, Libya. Two military officers, who were part of a wave of reinforcements, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive-laden vehicle near a local Shia radio station in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of three attacks targeting Shia locations in the city on the same day. At least six people were killed and another 30 were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/16/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive-laden vehicle near a Shia mosque in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of three attacks targeting Shia locations in the city on the same day. At least six people were killed and another 30 were injured across the three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/16/2012: Assailants fired several rockets at a camp of oil and gas company workers in Kohlu district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2012: Assailants launched grenades and opened fire at a military observation post in Agboville town, Agneby region, Ivory Coast. Two soldiers were killed and a civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2012: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Tarmiya town, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed and another three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2012: Assailants opened fire on Muhammed Mirwais in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Mirwais, an employee of the education and training department, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2012: Assailants opened fire on Nisar Chandiyo's private residence in the Jamshoro area of Ghotki district, Sindh province, Pakistan. Chandiyo, the district president of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N), was not harmed; however, his wife was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2012: Assailants stormed a tribal leader's private residence in Qarat Tabbah town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The tribal leader was unharmed; however, three other people, including two family members, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at a hotel in the Imdad Chowk area of Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least four people were injured and several shops were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2012: Assailants threw four grenades at soldiers outside of a police station in Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. Only one of the explosive devices detonated, resulting in an unspecified number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the authorities attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/16/2012: Assailants threw three grenades near a bar and a mosque in the Somali neighborhood of Eastleigh suburb, Nairobi city, Nairobi province, Kenya. At least two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials arrested nine Yemeni nationals in connection with the attack.
12/16/2012: At least 35 assailants stormed a Triveni Construction Company campsite in Goilkera town, Jharkhand state, India. There were no reported casualties; however, the assailants set fire to at least 14 vehicles during the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/16/2013: A landmine detonated and assailants opened fire on soldiers in Arakan town, North Cotabato province, Philippines. Two soldiers were injured as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that the New People's Army (NPA) may have been involved.
12/16/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Jurf al-Sakar, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least four people were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near an Iraqi Armed Forces patrol in the Alous area near Haditha city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One soldier was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: A sticky bomb attached to a vehicle detonated in Mahmudiya city, Babil governorate, Iraq. The driver of the vehicle was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: A suicide bomber detonated at a security checkpoint in Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and six other people, including three police officers and three soldiers, were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2013: A suicide bomber detonated at an Iraqi Armed Forces base in Azham, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least four soldiers were killed and four others were injured as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2013: A vehicle rigged with explosives detonated along the Mohammed al Qassim Highway in central Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. An unknown number of people were killed or wounded as a result. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
12/16/2013: An assailant in a vehicle threw a grenade at a group of police officers in Chegem, Kabardino-Balkaria oblast, Russia. The police officers returned fire, causing the vehicle to explode. There were no reported casualties or damages for the police; however, the assailant was killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2013: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Mahmoud Al-Fituri detonated in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Fituri, a Saiqa Brigade officer, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2013: An explosive device detonated as an Oilfield Protection Force (OPF) patrol passed by in Kirkuk, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: An explosive device detonated in a residence in Makhmur district, Arbil governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of eight attacks on homes in Makhmur on this day. An unknown number of the homes belonged to police officers. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
12/16/2013: An explosive device detonated in Al-Hussainiyah, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and five others were wounded as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2013: An explosive device detonated inside a government department's parking garage in the Bayaa neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and at least 12 others were wounded in the attack. This was one of two attacks on government targets in Baghdad on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: An explosive device detonated near the Ministry of Interior in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and at least 12 others were wounded in the attack. This was one of two attacks on government targets in Baghdad on this day. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting Bomb Disposal Unit (BDU) officers in Badaber village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Four officers were killed and one teacher, Nazaul Haq, was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of a Libyan Army soldier in the Al-Sabri district of Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The targeted soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a private residence in Glenmeen Close, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused near the residence of Humayir al-Tahah in Kharmar village, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Al-Tahah, a former member of the Nineveh Governorate Council, was not injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a marketplace in the Jesr Diyala area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one civilian was killed and at least seven others were wounded as a result of the blast. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Kiryat Yam, Haifa district, Israel. The owner of the vehicle was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the al-Salihiya area of central Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. An unknown number of people were killed or wounded as a result. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
12/16/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Sadriyah area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one civilian was killed and at least five others were wounded in the blast. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: Assailants attacked a police station in Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated at the main gate and then three suicide bombers stormed in and detonated their explosives. In addition to the four assailants, eight police officers were killed and five others were wounded in the attack. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: Assailants attacked General Mohammad Faruq in northern Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Faruq, an executive officer with the Afghan National Army (ANA), was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
12/16/2013: Assailants attempted to abduct the son of the head media representative for the Al-Islah Party in Sanaa city, Amanat Al-Asimah governorate, Yemen. The victim was able to stave off the attempt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2013: Assailants detonated explosive devices at a Khassadar Force checkpost in Lakki Marwat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no casualties reported, but the building was destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: Assailants fired mortars at a camp housing United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) peacekeepers in Kidal town, Kidal region, Mali. There were no damages or casualties reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint east of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2013: Assailants opened fire on Doctor Arshad Hussain in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Hussain, a local doctor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Latehar district, Jharkhand state, India. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed the attack to Maoists.
12/16/2013: Assailants opened fire on soldiers protecting an oil pipeline near Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: Assailants set a PEU Construction company truck on fire in Loho village, Camarines Sur province, Philippines. No injuries were reported, but the truck was damaged. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA). Sources further stated that the construction company was targeted because the owner refused to pay "revolutionary taxes" demanded by the group.
12/16/2013: Assailants shot and killed a Libyan Armed Forces officer near his private residence in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2013: Assailants threw two grenades at the hujra of Shabbir Khan in Shabqadar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Although there were no reported casualties, Khan, a senior vigilance officer with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), reported that his vehicle was damaged in the blast. Following the attack, the bomb disposal squad defused a grenade which failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: Baghdad Operations Command defused 13 explosive devices in the Husseiniya area of Diyala governorate, Iraq. The intended target or targets is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: Five assailants abducted Younas Khan in Mardan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The status of Khan, a student of the Government Technical College, is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a bus carrying Shia pilgrims in the Dawrat al-Yarmuk area of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least 13 people were killed and at least three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a police checkpoint in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
12/16/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a police checkpoint in the Al-Shuhadaa district of Fallujah city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a soldier south of Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. The soldier was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Eleazar Masong in Cotabato city, Maguindanao province, Philippines. Masong, a former councilor for Barangay Rosary Heights 9, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Mario Tejada and his wife in in Banna town, Ilocos Norte province, Philippines. Tejada, a barangay chairperson, was killed and his wife was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: Suicide bombers detonated two explosives-laden vehicles outside of the local council building in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Additional assailants then took control of the building and held 40 staff members hostage. Security forces were able to launch a successful rescue mission, killing at least one assailant. Over the course of the attack, six people, including three assailants, were killed and five others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2013: Two explosives-laden vehicles detonated targeting Shia pilgrims in Rasheed area, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least 24 pilgrims were killed and at least 55 others were wounded as a result of the blasts. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
12/16/2014: A magnetic explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. At least three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a Huthi militia checkpoint and al-Khansa elementary school bus in Radaa city, Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. In addition to the bomber, at least 15 children were killed in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks on Huthi targets in Radaa on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
12/16/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the private residence of Abdallah Idris, head of the General People's Congress (GPC) and Huthi supporter, in Radaa city, Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. In addition to the bomber, at least ten people were killed in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks on Huthi targets in Radaa on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
12/16/2014: A suicide bomber was shot and killed while approaching a security checkpoint in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2014: An explosive device detonated in Basatin area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. A civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2014: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Amir Muqam in Pish Takhar area, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Muqam, a presidential adviser, was not harmed in the blast, but at least two people accompanying him were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in an unknown location in Cameroon. Five soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
12/16/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Sibukawan village, Tubungan town, Iloilo province, Philippines. At least one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
12/16/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of an army colonel in Barawe city, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. No one was killed or injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
12/16/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the security department in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. No one was injured in the blast, but the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2014: Assailants abducted a brother of a member of parliament (MP) in Duray town, Bay region, Somalia. The MP's brother, Mohamed Shaykh Abdullahi, was beheaded by the assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to al-Shabaab.
12/16/2014: Assailants abducted Freddy Palacios Ramirez from a boat in Alto Baudo district, Choco department, Colombia. Ramirez, the Alto Baudo mayor, was released on March 1, 2015. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2014: Assailants attacked a construction site in Latehar district, Jharkhand state, India. At least six construction workers were injured and a tent and machines were damaged in the assault. According to pamphlets found at the scene, Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2014: Assailants attacked Afghan National Police (ANP) posts in Mama Khel area, Pachir Agam district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed and 12 people, 11 of whom were assailants, were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2014: Assailants attacked police officers and volunteer fighters in Asri area, Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The outcome of the attack is unknown. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), the Military Council of the Tribal Revolutionaries (MCTR), and Al-Naqshabandiya Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
12/16/2014: Assailants attacked two internally displaced persons (IDPs) who were collecting firewood near Nertiti area, Central Darfur state, Sudan. The IDPs were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Janjaweed.
12/16/2014: Assailants beheaded four civilians accused of defaming God in Homs governorate, Syria. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).