05/12/2016: Assailants set fire to coal trucks in Khush Dara, Samangan, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/12/2016: Security forces destroyed an explosives-laden truck as it approached a bridge near Misrata, Libya. The assailant was the only reported casualty. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
05/12/2016: Security forces repelled an attack by a suicide bomber equipped with an explosives-laden vehicle in Kabrouk, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of four coordinated assaults on security members in the area on the same day. Forty assailants were killed across the four events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/12/2016: Security forces repelled an attack by a suicide bomber equipped with an explosives-laden vehicle in Khurbadan, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of four coordinated assaults on security members in the area on the same day. Forty assailants were killed across the four events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/12/2016: Security forces repelled an attack by a suicide bomber equipped with an explosives-laden vehicle in Mahanah, Arbil, Iraq. This was one of four coordinated assaults on security members in the area on the same day. Forty assailants were killed across the four events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/12/2016: Security forces repelled an attack by a suicide bomber equipped with an explosives-laden vehicle in Nasr, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of four coordinated assaults on security members in the area on the same day. Forty assailants were killed across the four events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/12/2016: Suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles and assailants attacked security forces in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least two security members and three assailants were killed and six security members were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/12/2016: Three suicide bombers detonated at the Al-Intisar Police Center in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the assailants, at least two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blasts; the victims included police officers and civilians. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2016: Three suicide bombers detonated explosives in a market in Balad, Saladin, Iraq. In addition to the assailants, at least foursecurity force members were killed and two members were injured in the blasts. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the district on the same day. The assailants had fled the site of another attack and were later identified in the market by security forces. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/12/2016: Two suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles and assailants opened fire targeting a naval base in Mukalla, Hadramawt, Yemen. In addition to the bombers, at least 15 soldiers were killed and 24 soldiers were injured in the blasts and ensuing clash. This was one of two coordinated attacks targeting military personnel in Mukalla on this date. The Hadramawt Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents. However, sources also attributed the attacks to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
05/12/2017: A partially-detonated explosive device was discovered at the residence of Lal Gopal Aryal, a Nepali Congress Party (NC) mayoral candidate, in Galyang, Province 4, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/12/2017: A suicide bomber detonated near the convoy of Abdul Ghafoor Haideri near Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan. In addition to the assailant, at least 28 people were killed and 30 other people, including Haideri, the Pakistan Senate deputy chairperson, were injured in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/12/2017: A suicide bomber detonated near the National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) Koongo camp after being intercepted by a Somali Armed Forces (SAF) soldier in Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia. In addition to the assailant, at least two people were killed and a soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/12/2017: An explosive device detonated at a Nepal Ministry of Land Reform and Management survey office in Rajbiraj, Province 2, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Akhil Terai Mukti Morcha (ATMM) claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the office was targeted as a warning against corruption.
05/12/2017: An explosive device detonated at an agricultural field near Babu Bridge in Madanpur, Bihar, India. At least one person was killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
05/12/2017: An explosive device detonated at an Election Commission of Nepal polling center in Sinja, Province 6, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/12/2017: An explosive device detonated in Madain, Balad Ruz, Diyala, Iraq. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2017: An explosive device detonated in Rasheed, Baghdad, Iraq. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2017: An explosive device detonated in the parking lot of a post office in Aventino neighborhood, Rome, Italy. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Additionally, two other devices were discovered and defused at the scene. No group claimed responsibility; however, source attributed the attack to anarchists.
05/12/2017: An explosive device detonated near Libyan National Army (LNA) soldiers outside Dahr al-Homr, Derna, Libya. At least three soldiers were killed and three other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/12/2017: An explosive device detonated near the residence of Madhav Khatri in Duwakot, Province 3, Nepal. Khatri, a Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) leader, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/12/2017: An explosive device detonated underneath a civilian vehicle in Hayy Al Qadisiyah, Buhriz, Diyala, Iraq. A civilian was killed as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at the residence of a Nepali Congress Party (NC) ward member candidate in Melamchi, Province 3, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand).
05/12/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Migdal HaEmek, Northern district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused under the vehicle of Dipak Shrest, a Nepali Congress Party (NC) ward chairperson candidate, in Milanchok, Province 4, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the incident was carried out by the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand).
05/12/2017: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a group of Hazara civilians near Khadija Kobra Mosque in Herat, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed and 17 were wounded in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated after being fired upon by security forces at Borki checkpost in Parachinar, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The device was meant to target a Jashan-e-Zahoor Imam Mehdi (AS) rally in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/12/2017: Assailants abducted Nur Nabi Mamun in Kabirhat, Chittagong, Bangladesh. The whereabouts of Mamun, an Awami League leader, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/12/2017: Assailants armed with firearms and sharp weapons attacked a gay couple at their residence in Tela, Atlantida, Honduras. Both victims were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2017: Assailants armed with projectiles and firearms attacked a Russian Police checkpoint in Malgobeksky district, Ingushetia, Russia. At least two assailants were killed and one officer was injured in the ensuing clash. The Caucasus Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/12/2017: Assailants attacked a Philippine Army (PA) detachment in Casala, San Mariano district, Isabela, 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).
05/12/2017: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Ruyi Du Ab, Samangan, Afghanistan. At least one police officer and eight assailants were killed and 15 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/12/2017: Assailants fired a mortar that struck a civilian residence in western Shirqat, Saladin, Iraq. At least three people from the same family were killed in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/12/2017: Assailants opened fire on quarry workers in Qalengelesa, Mandera, Kenya. At least four workers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/12/2017: Assailants opened fire on residents in Ossissa, Delta, Nigeria. At least five people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.
05/12/2017: Assailants opened fire on Saifur Rahman Stanikzai in Kabul, Afghanistan. Stanikzai, the Islamic Sciences Deputy Head at the Afghanistan Academy of Sciences, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/12/2017: Assailants set fire to an Opposition Bloc office in Kamyanske, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of two similar attacks on party offices in the oblast on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/12/2017: Assailants set fire to an Opposition Bloc office in Kryvyy Rih, Dnipropetrovsk, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of two similar attacks on party offices in the oblast on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/12/2017: Assailants shot and injured a farmer in Erla, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
05/12/2017: Assailants shot and killed Ugas Abdi Dhore, a clan elder and electoral delegate, in Laba Dhagax area, Mogadishu, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/12/2017: Assailants threw an explosive device at an Election Commission of Nepal polling center in Pokhara, Province 4, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand).
05/12/2017: At least five explosives-laden vehicles were discovered and destroyed in Qayrawan neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/12/2017: Three suicide bombers were identified and killed by security forces near the Bilal al-Habashi Mosque in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/1976: Shots were fired through the windows of the home of a Soviet diplomat in Hyattsville, Maryland, United States.  Former Chairman of the Jewish Defense League, William Perl, was given a suspended sentence and a fine for the shootings.  It is unknown whether there were any injuries or fatalities in this incident. This was one of two similar incidents (197605130002).
05/13/1976: Shots were fired through the windows of the home of a Soviet diplomat in Hyattsville, Maryland, United States.  Former Chairman of the Jewish Defense League, William Perl, was given a suspended sentence and a fine for the shootings.  It is unknown whether there were any injuries or fatalities in this incident. This was one of two similar incidents (197605130003).
05/13/1983: A bomb exploded at the U.S. Naval Reserve Center in the Whitestone section of Queens, New York, United States, causing minimal damage.  No casualties resulted from the incident, which was attributed to the United Freedom Front (UFF) by authorities because of its similarity to the device used in the earlier bombing of the Roosevelt Army Reserve Center in Hempstead (198305120006). The device was concealed in an attaché case.
05/13/1998: Chechen Deputy Prosecutor General Mogomed Magomayev's convoy was targeted by a remote-controlled bomb buried in the road that led to his office in downtown Grozny, Chechnya, Russia. It was believed that the attack was carried out by Chechen Rebels, was in response to the work by the prosecutor's task force, which was investigating the kidnapping of the Russian presidential envoy to Chechnya. Mr. Magomayev was not injured, but four passengers in a car near the intended target were killed.
05/13/1998: The gate at the entrance to the al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem's Old City was set on fire, causing no injuries but extensive damage to the gate. "Jewish Extremists" were accused in the attack, which came in a rash of ethnic-related killings in Jerusalem.
05/13/1999: A bomb exploded in the Port of Macinagio's Harbor Master's office in Corsica, France. The blast occurred in the evening, so there were no casualties, but there was significant damage to the building. The perpetrators of this attack were unknown.
05/13/1999: A paint bomb containing butyric acid was thrown at German Foreign Minister Joschka Fischer in Bielefeld, Germany, by an unknown perpetrator. The projectile hit the Minister in the right ear, injuring him.
05/13/1999: A privately owned plane was shot down with surface to air missiles in an unnamed location in Angola by National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels. Once the plane was shot down the three Russian crew members and the three Angolan passengers were kidnapped. The fate of the hostages was not known.
05/13/1999: A U.S. helicopter technician was kidnapped by four gunmen in Yopal, Colombia. Rebels from either the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) or the National Liberation Army (NLA) were suspected of perpetrating this incident. The fate of the hostage was unknown.
05/13/1999: Perpetrators reportedly belonging an Iranian-Syrian sponsored militia  fired artillery at the Lebanese village of Hula. The attackers also struck a South Lebanon Army post located in the village with artillery. One villager was killed in the attack.
05/13/1999: Perpetrators reportedly belonging to an Iranian-Syrian sponsored militia fired artillery at the Lebanese village of al-'Udaysah.
05/13/2000: A top official of the Milosevic Regime was assassinated at a trade fair in Novi Sad, Serbia on May 13, 2000. Bosko Perosevic was shot when he stepped away from his security detail to answer a phone call. Serbian officials believe it was the work of Otpor, a student resistance movement.
05/13/2000: On May 13, 2000 there was an explosion in Kermanshah, Iran. The Mujahidin-e-Khalq took responsibility for the incident that attacked a densely populated district near the city’s silo.
05/13/2000: Ramson Kadyrov, the son of Chechen Mufti Akhmad Khadzhi, was driving a jeep on May 13, 2000 when it exploded. A remote control device was used while he was driving on the eastern outskirts on Grozny, Chechnya. He was injured but survived the blast. Officials believe Chechen rebels are responsible and that they meant to target the military.
05/13/2002: A small pipe bomb put in a foam box was found in a Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States mailbox. Police safely detonated the device, which was packed with nails, and no one was hurt. The bomb had a note that stated “Free Palestine” and also reportedly made some reference to Al-Qaida. A 53 year old Philadelphia man, Preston Lit, who had no connections with Al-Qaida or any other terrorist group, was charged with threatening to use explosives. He had a criminal past and reportedly suffered from bi-polar disorder and other mental sicknesses.
05/13/2002: An explosive device made out of two camping gas cylinders and several lead balls exploded at a La Caixa Bank cash dispenser in Barcelona, Spain. It caused slight injuries to two men and damage to the bank’s office building. Some nearby homes were damaged in the blast as well. The Spanish news organization, Efe, reported that anti-systems groups may have been responsible for the bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2002: In the first of two small bomb blasts in Istanbul, Turkey, a bomb exploded inside a parking lot near the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. This attacked was followed just minutes later by a second blast near the Ceylan International Hotel. No one was injured in either blast. The police stated that these bombings had nothing to do with the hostage situation that occurred at Istanbul’s Marmara Hotel on May 4, 2002. Local authorities suspected the People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) may have been behind the incidents, but no group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/13/2002: In the second of two small bombing incidents in Istanbul, Turkey, a bomb exploded near the Ceylan International Hotel. Just minutes before this incident a bomb exploded inside a parking lot near the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. No one was injured in either blast. The police stated that these bombings had nothing to do with the hostage situation that occurred at Istanbul’s Marmara Hotel on May 4, 2002. Local authorities suspected the People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C) may have been behind the incidents, but no group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/13/2002: Near the Afghanistan city of Khost, two rockets landed within the compound of a United States’ coalition base where U.S. forces were training Afghan soldiers. No one was hurt, but one of the rockets landed within 200 meters of a post holding U.S. soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2002: One person was injured and a cassette shop was considerably damaged in Khost, Afghanistan, after a fifteen year old boy threw a grenade into the store. The boy managed to escape arrest and no group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
05/13/2002: Six professional and active-duty Russian servicemen were injured when their BTR-80 armored vehicle struck a radio-controlled land mine near the village of Assinovskaya in Chechnya. The servicemen were headed to their permanent stationing area in the Kalinovskaya Village. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2002: Three Russian soldiers were injured when their car ran over a land mine outside of the village of Novye Atagi in Chechnya. Inside the car were Captain Khadzhimuradov, the chief of a district military commissariat, and two enlisted men. One of the enlisted soldiers died in the attack while Captain Khadzhimuradov and the other soldier sustained injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2002: Two policemen directing traffic in the suburbs of Algiers, Algeria were shot and killed by perpetrators traveling in a white Clio car. Islamic militants were suspected and both the Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat (GSPC) and the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) were suspected of being behind the incident since they had increased their at attacks in the wake of upcoming parliamentary elections on May 30, 2002. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2003: A small bomb exploded outside a Christian missionary school in Bannu, in northwest Pakistan, causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
05/13/2003: Chechen rebels fired on a Mi-8 helicopter belonging to the Russian federal forces and damaged it near the village of Eshilkhotoy, Vedenskiy District, Chechnya. No casualties resulted from the incident.
05/13/2003: Palestinian militants fired 2 mortar shells at an Israeli army base in Bush Katif, Gaza Strip. No group claimed responsibility for the incident that left 10 soldiers injured.
05/13/2003: Unidentified attackers lobbed a grenade at an office of the Democratic People's Liberation Front, a moderate Tamil party, wounding five people in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were suspected responsible for the attack.
05/13/2003: Unknown Muslim rebels, armed with assault rifles and grenades, launched an attack on an Indian army vehicle in Thanamandi, India. One soldier was killed and four injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2003: Unknown rebels opened fire from close range at a police patrol in Karan Nagar, India, which left one sub-inspector dead. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2004: Suspected Maoist rebels exploded a bomb in a courthouse in Kathmandu, Nepal. causing damage but no casualties. Three Maoists walked into the revenue tribunal, which settles financial disputes, moments after it opened and warned the employees to leave. The blast damaged the building and destroyed computers, a police official said.
05/13/2004: Suspected Maoist rebels shot and killed five police officers in Gulariya, Nepal.
05/13/2004: The Red Cross Headquarters in Baghdad, Iraq, and the nearby neighborhood of Al-Karradah were struck with mortars and rockets by unknown attackers. No casualties were reported in this incident.
05/13/2004: Three fire bombs were exploded outside a bank in Athens, Greece. No casualties resulted form the incident. The Resistance Cell claimed responsibility for the incident to a Greek newspaper.
05/13/2005: A group of Sunni Muslims attacked Shi i Muslims when they tried to enter a mosque in Sokoto, Nigeria. The perpetrators attacked with stones and machetes which led to clashes between the two groups lasting through the next day. Two people were killed and 35 others were injured in the fighting. Several houses, shops and a Shi i seminary were looted and burned as well.
05/13/2005: A suicide car bomb exploded near an Iraqi military convoy, killing 2 soldiers of the Iraqi National Guard and 1 civilian and wounding 6 others in Baqubah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2005: Georgiy Aleksandrov, a suspected suicide bomber was killed before he could attack the Israeli Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Although he was carrying fake explosives, he was killed before he could undertake his attack. Aleksandrov had no affiliations with any known group.
05/13/2005: Members of National Anti-Corruption Front (FNA) claimed responsibility for a bomb attack on a Petrobras Office in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. No damage or injuries resulted from the attack.
05/13/2005: Thousands of armed protestors stormed a jail in an effort to free 23 members of the Akramia religious group in Andijan, Uzbekistan. At least nine people were killed and numerous others were injured in the incident. The government of Uzbekistan believed that the Akamia religious group was in contact with the outlawed, radical Islamic party Hizb-ut-Tahrir. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2005: Two Iraqi civilians were killed by gunment for selling bread to Iraqi solders in the northern town of Samarra. The identities of the gunmen was unknown.
05/13/2005: Unidentified perpetrators set off a bomb that had been planted in the middle of a road passing through Duko, Thailand. The remotely detonated device exploded as a vehicle passed by carrying 10 Thai Navy officers. Three of the officers died and the other seven were injured in the blast. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, authorities suspected Islamic militants may have been involved in the bombing.
05/13/2006: An unknown number of anti-government militants shot and killed a security intelligence official and wounded a teacher in the Helmland province, Afghanistan.  The Taliban is suspected to be behind the attack.
05/13/2006: An unknown number of Islamic militants hurled grenades at Hindu's protesting for better security killin 2 and injuring 23 in Doda, Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2006: An unknown number of Maoist rebels stormed a relief center killing four police officers and injuring 5 civilians in Dantewada district, Chattisgarh, India.
05/13/2006: An unknown number of suspected Islamic militants massacred a cave full of civilians killing 3 women and 18 children in Jijel, Algeria. The civilians were killed to prevent them from talking to the authorities.The Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting is suspected in this incident.
05/13/2006: An unknown number of unknown gunmen killed the son of Iraq’s top judge in Azamiyah district, Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2006: Approximately 30 perpetrators created a barricade on a road in Kerman, Kerman, Iran, and stopped four vehicles. They then forced all of the 11 civilian passengers out of their cars, killed them, and set the vehicles on fire. They proceeded to open fire on an additional vehicle, killing another civilian, wounding a child, and damaging the vehicle. Jundullah claimed responsibility.
05/13/2006: Bomb explosion in garage in Beldeler town in Erzincan province, Turkey, kills four children.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2006: Two unidentified gunmen shot and killed a leftist militant in Pampanga, Philipines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2007:  A suicide bomber drove an explosive-laden truck into the headquarters of the Kurdistan Democratic Party is Makhmour in Kurdistan, Iraq.  The attack killed 30 people and wounded 60 others.  The mayor of the town was one of those wounded.  The motivations were not specifically detailed.  However it is assumed that the motivation revolved around interrupting cooperation among the Kurds.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2007: Handungamuwe Nandarathana, a Buddhist monk, was shot and killed by unidentified assailants as he was leaving his temple in Trincomalee area, Sri Lanka.  The victim was a member of the Sinhalese majority, but could preach in Tamil.  Identity of the assailants and the motive behind the killing are unknown.
05/13/2008: On Tuesday afternoon at 1700, in the Ar Rusafa and Al Karkh districts of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants fired four mortar rounds at the Interior and Justice ministries, damaging the operations room of the Interior Ministry and the third floor of the Justice Ministry but causing no injuries.  The Interior Ministry is located in the Bab as Sharqi neighborhood and the Justice Ministry is in the As Salihiyah neighborhood. There was no motive or casualties reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Mahdi Army was suspected of perpetrating this attack.
05/13/2008: On Tuesday morning, a roadside bomb exploded near al Wathiq square in Baghdad, Iraq.  Five civilians were wounded in the attack.  There were no claims of responsibility.
05/13/2008: On Tuesday, a bomb blast wounded two children in southeastern Mosul in Ninawa province, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility.
05/13/2008: On Tuesday, a car bomb explosion targeting the crowded Al Haseer market on the road to Al Iksan neighborhood in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq left ten civilians wounded.  The explosion caused material damage to a nearby building. There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2008: On Tuesday, at 1950, Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam gunmen assassinated Maheshwari Velayudan, the Public Relations Coordinator and adviser of Minister Douglas Devanada, at her residence at Navi’ndil near Nelliyadi in Vadamaraadchi, Jaffna, North Eastern, Sri Lanka.
05/13/2008: On Tuesday, before dawn, in Zamboanga, Philippines, an improvised explosive device exploded outside a Catholic church, causing minor damage to the church but causing no injuries.No group claimed responsibility, although police confirmed that the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was responsible.
05/13/2008: On Tuesday, before midnight, unknown people tired to set fire to Rwanda’s Embassy at Seymour Place in London, England, United Kingdom. The people broke the lower ground floor window of the embassy and poured petrol into the building. Police arrived before the fire was set. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted arson.
05/13/2008: On Tuesday, in a school in Baghdad, Iraq a principal and uncle of the police chief of Fallujah in Anbar Province was shot and killed in front of his students. The unidentified  assailants whom arrived at the school where he worked  demanded to know if he was the uncle of the police chief. Al Qaeda claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2008: On Tuesday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, armed assailants attacked the convoy of Jawad al Bulani, the convoy of the Iraqi Interior Minister, in the Al Muajmu'ah neighborhood, causing no reported damage or casualties. There was no motive reported and the Islamic State of Iraq claimed responsibility.
05/13/2008: On Tuesday, in Siliguri, Darjiling, West Bengal, India, assailants detonated a bomb at the Siliguri Corporation area, wounding two civilians, damaging a blacksmith's shop and a bicycle. No group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2008: On Tuesday, in Wardag, Afghanistan, Taliban insurgents attacked the pedagogical department and captured 13 policemen and then executed them a short while later. No damage or motive were reported and the Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/13/2008: On Tuesday, local Taliban seized five oil tankers that were headed towards Afghanistan. Two oil tankers were seized from Sahafi Lukro Subdivision and three from Baizai Subdivision in Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan.
05/13/2008: On Tuesday, three CRPF constables, who were on intelligence gathering mission, were abducted by unknown militants in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir province, India. On 05/14/2008 on Wednesday, one of the constables managed to escape while the other two, Mohammad Rafique and Asif Ali, were killed by their captors. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/13/2008: On Tuesday, unidentified miscreants attacked Kohat Railway Station with missile that failed to explode in Kohat, North West Frontier, Pakistan. The missile hit a quarter in the premises of railway station. However, no casualty was reported. Later, the bomb disposal squad reached the spot and defused the missile. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
05/13/2008: On Tuesday, unknown gunmen attacked the Chevron supply vessel, Lourdes Tide, while it was sailing from Onne to Escravos, off the coast of Nigeria. The gunmen hijacked the vessel, taking all eleven people on board hostage. No casualties were reported in the initial attack but two foreign workers, a Portuguese and a Ukrainian, are hostages along with nine Nigerians. The gunmen are demanding a ransom of N30 million (Naira) for the release of the hostages. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday afternoon around 1215, Sulu Governor Sakur Tan survived an assassination attempt on his life, but four of his escorts were wounded in a broad-daylight attack in Patikul, Sulu, Philippines. Tan’s convoy was traversing a road in Patikul town when a parked motorcycle rigged with explosives was detonated, the assailants also fired upon the convoy. A town mayor, Hatta Berto, of Pandami, who was with Tan, and two army soldiers and a policeman escorting him, were injured in the bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday afternoon at about 1745, near Gali, Ap'khazet'is (Abkhazia), Georgia, a grenade rigged with a trip wire exploded as civilians passed, damaging one vehicle but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday afternoon, at mile 23 on a road between Popayan and Huila, La Palma, Colombia, assailants hijacked two buses and ordered 45 passengers off the vehicles then setting the minibuses on fire. Then assailants hijacked a truck and ordered the driver to take the passengers of one of the minibuses to their destination. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility although it is widely believe that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia were responsible for the attack  because these companies refused to pay the extortions to the guerrillas for intermunicipal transportation.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday at about 1200 noon, in Abu Ghurayb, Al Anbar, Iraq, assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device attached to the car of Abu Ahmed al-Zobaie, a Sahwa Council leader, in a public market, killing the paramilitary member, his son and damaging their car. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday evening, in Chanomi Creek, Delta, Nigeria, assailants fired upon an oil tanker and a cargo ship, hijacking the MV Spirit and the MT Chikana and kidnapping 20 crew members. During fighting after the attacks, six soldiers were wounded.  No damage or motive for the attack was reported. On 20090515, four Nigerian hostages and six Filipino hostages were freed by security forces from the MV Spirit. The Filipino victims had been tortured by their captors. On 20090517, three Filipino hostages were freed by security forces. 20090520, two Filipino hostages were freed by security forces. The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) claimed an affiliated group was responsible for the attack
05/13/2009: On Wednesday morning at 630, an explosive device, made from a mortar shell, was found in the village of Semender. The bomb was later disarmed by the Sappers force. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday morning, in Ibrahim Mumshkhel area of Bannu, North West Frontier, Pakistan, suspected Taliban militants blew up a government girls' primary school with an improvised explosive device. No casualties or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday morning, in Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device  targeting a crowd of civilians seeking day laborer jobs at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization base, Camp Salerno. The attack killed 3 civilians, four afghan security guards and wounded 19 civilians and 12 security guards. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack
05/13/2009: On Wednesday morning, in the 'Azamiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, in a drive-by shooting, assailants, using weapons equipped with silencers, fired upon and killed a department head for the Commission on Public Integrity in the northern Ash Sha'b neighborhood and damaging his car. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday morning, in the Al Faruq district of central Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants fired a mortar round at a community, wounding one civilian and damaging his home. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday, a roadside bomb detonated when a construction company vehicle drove past it, damaging the vehicle and killing three construction workers in Shinkay, Zabol, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday, in Ashoknagar, Madhya Pradesh, India, a Forward Bloc's Barasat Lok Sabha constituency candidate and his bodyguard were injured and his vehicle damaged in an attack by unknown militants. Trinamool Congress workers were responsible for the attack.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday, in Baghdad, Iraq, a sticky bomb attached to a civilian car wounded five people in the Adhamiya district and caused no reported damage. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday, in Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India, violence at a polling station left six civilians injured. No group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday, in Dindigul, Tamil, Nadu, India, an unknown assailant stabbed and killed a Dravida Munnettra Kazhagam (DMK) party member. The All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) party was responsible for the attack.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday, in Mingaora, North West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants assaulted and killed five civilians. The victims were beheaded. No damage or motive were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday, in North 24-Parganas district, Barasat, West Bengal, India, assailants killed one civilian and wounded ten during local polling. No damage or motive were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday, in the Al Qadisiyah district of northeastern Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, assailants fired upon and killed the driver for the Northern Oil Company's director of accountant department. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday, in the district of Tamil Nadu, India, assailants killed one civilian and injured 13 others in election related violence. No group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday, near Al Amarah, Maysan, Iraq, a landmine blew up on the border of the Abu Ghareeb oilfield wounding a truck driver and a worker and caused no reported damage. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday, near Escravos, Delta, Nigeria, assailants detonated explosives, damaging two oil and natural gas pipelines but causing no casualties. No motive for the attack was reported and the Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) claimed responsibility.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday, one Assam Rifles soldier,  Kamal Dogra.  was shot and killed by Black Widow (BW) militants during an ambush in Gunjung, North Cachar Hills, Assam, India.
05/13/2009: On Wednesday, two women were injured when a suspected militant lobbed a bomb at the house of the Secretary of the Planning and Development Authority in Imphal, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2010: On Thursday evening, in the Nawa district of Helmand, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants attacked the house of a member of the village council by unknown means, killing two civilians, wounding the government official, one civilian and one child. The residence was also damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/13/2010: On Thursday morning around 1030, in Ayalizi, Dagestan, Russia, a roadside bomb exploded killing five repair workers on their way to repair a damaged television tower. The attack also left three police officers wounded. The bombing was followed by automatic rifle fire. Assailants attacked a Bilain cell phone base station and a television communication tower located in the stanitsa of Vanashimakhi, Sergokalinsky District, on 05/12/2010. No group claimed responsibility, although it was suspected that it was carried out by Islamic Extremist.
05/13/2010: On Thursday morning, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a market place, destroying six music shops but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/13/2010: On Thursday night at 2345, in Rosario, Naval, Biliran, Philippines, unidentified men on board a pickup-type vehicle fired upon a supporter of defeated congressman Glenn Chong during a protest rally. The victim, identified as Ricky Regala (21), was wounding in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2010: On Thursday night at about 2215, in Athens, Greece, a bomb exploded at the Korydallos Prison, injuring one civilian woman and damaging the prison, a nearby apartment building and several retail shops. The bomb contained 26 pounds of explosive and was detonated by a timer. Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei claimed responsibility.
05/13/2010: On Thursday night between 2330 to 0000 midnight, in Chandabila, Midnapore, West Bengal, India, four supporters of the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) were taken from their residences by a group of at least 20 militants wearing battle fatigues and then were later shot and killed. The victims, identified as Ashok Ahir, Swapan Ahir, Sanatan Ahir and Nazrul Mir, were shot at point blank range and their bodies were found on the Silda-Bankura State highway at Belpahari near Lalgarh. The victims were discovered on 05/14/2010 at 0730 in the morning, with their hands tied behind their backs. The police have seized Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) literature and posters strewn near the bodies condemning the four as police informers.
05/13/2010: On Thursday night, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed a supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) in Pathardihi village near Arsha in Puruliya District, West Bengal, India. The victim was identified as Srikanta Mahato. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2010: On Thursday, in a unknown part of the southern Shabwa province, Yemen’s deputy prime minister for internal affairs Sadiq Ameen Abu Ras escaped an assassination attempt after a gun fire exchange between his guards and armed militants. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2010: On Thursday, in Ba'qubah, Diyala, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the provincial police chief's vehicle, wounding one police officer and damaging one vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2010: On Thursday, in Balatongkaya village, Datu Montawal, Maguindanao, Philippines, in one of two related attacks, armed men stormed the village and set fire to the houses of top village officials, damaging many homes but causing no casualties. The attackers were linked to Arkan Matalam, who lost to Montawal in the mayoral race, but no group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2010: On Thursday, in Bulod village, Datu Montawal, Maguindanao, Philippines, in one of two related attacks, armed men stormed the village and set fire to residences, damaging many homes but causing no casualties. The arson triggered the evacuation of the village. The first attack was led by Mantil Sanday and Sibuto Sanday who were described as followers of defeated Datu Montawal mayoral candidate Arkan Matalam. No group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2010: On Thursday, in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, unknown militants fired upon a local Awami National Party (ANP) leader. The leader, by the name of Wali Khan alias General, died as a result of the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. No damage was reported.
05/13/2010: On Thursday, in Maumawee, Yarang, Pattani, Thailand, two suspected militants wielding a .38 caliber pistol shot and killed Nimare Baheh (44), who was a temporary worker at the Irrigation Department Bureau. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed that Muslim separatists were responsible.
05/13/2010: On Thursday, in Panjwai, Kandahar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants beheaded two civilians for allegedly cooperating with the Afghan government. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/13/2010: On Thursday, in the Amrin area of Hammam al-Aleel district, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated a generic improvised explosive device targeting the house of a provincial council member. No casualties were reported in the attack, but the home was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2010: On Thursday, in Tozkhurmato, Salah ad Din, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near the motorcade of a provincial council member, wounding one one bodyguard and damaging at least one vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2010: On Thursday, Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels cut off the lips and ear of a woman, Mboli Hundele, while she was working in a field near Niangara, Orientale, Congo (Kinshasa). There was no claim of responsibility, but the LRA had previously said they would "leave a mark to tell the population to stop talking about them."
05/13/2010: On Thursday, on the road connecting Balad Ruz, Diyala, Iraq and Mandali, Diyala, Iraq, near Ba'qubah, Diyala, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a civilian vehicle, wounding five civilian family members and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2011: On Friday morning around 0555, in Shabqadar, Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, two suicide bombers on motorbikes with explosive vests attacked a training center for the Frontier Constabulary (FC). Eighty people, including 65 police recruits, were killed and at least 140 were injured. Twelve vehicles and approximately 20 shops were destroyed. Reportedly, the first bomber detonated his explosive vest near the main gate of the roadside FC training center. Eight minutes later, the second bomber detonated as security personnel were removing the dead and injured from the scene. Ehsanullah Ehsan, a Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) spokesman, claimed responsibility for the attack by telephone from an undisclosed location, saying that "This was the first revenge for Osama's martyrdom. Wait for bigger attacks in Pakistan and Afghanistan,".
05/13/2011: On Friday night around 2300, in Pararya village, Rohtas, Bihar, India, four farmers, identified as Jaidurak Tiwari, Dhiraj Tiwari and Rajgrih Tiwari and Vibhishan Tiwari, were abducted by 40 suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M). No group claimed responsibility for the attack and the status of the hostages is unknown.
05/13/2011: On Friday night, in Saifur Market in the Yar Hussain area of Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated two improvised explosive devices near five CD shops. However, the market was closed, resulting in no casualties and damaging all of the shops in the market. Reportedly, the militants planted the explosives in the water cooler. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2011: On Friday, in Maareb, Ma'rib, Yemen, suspected Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants attacked an Army vehicle with rocket propelled grenades. Five soldiers were killed in the attack, an unknown amount were wounded, and an unknown amount of property damage was caused to the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
05/13/2011: On Friday, in Saricam District, Adana Province, Turkey, unidentified militants used Molotov Cocktails to attack the election bureau office of Omer Celik with the Justice and Development Party. The attack, which was the second one against Celik since 05/10/2011, caused an unknown amount of property damage to the election office. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2011: On Friday, on a road near Jigjiga, Somali, Ethiopia, one United Nations World Food Program (WFP) driver was killed and one was injured when unidentified militants ambushed and attacked a WFP vehicle with unknown firearms. The driver was identified as Farhan Hamsa. Two other WFP workers were believed to have been taken hostage during the attack and were allegedly released on 05/26/2011. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: A pressure cooker bomb detonated at a police checkpost in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Nine people were injured, and the checkpost building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials suspected Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) carried out the bombing in response to military operations in the area.
05/13/2012: A sticky bomb attached to a civilian car detonated in Iskandariyah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. The blast killed two people who were in the car. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: A sticky bomb placed on a government employee's car exploded in the Karadah district of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No one was injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings; this first explosion was designed to draw a crowd. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military checkpoint in the center of Fallujah city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and six injured in the blast; nearby buildings were also damaged. The casualties included three civilian bystanders. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: A suicide bomber detonated outside the gate of the Baghdad International Fair in Mansour district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Police shot the bomber as he approached the gate, which triggered the explosives. Other than the bomber, three people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: An explosive device detonated in a residential neighborhood in Hilla city, Babil governorate, Iraq. The blast killed two people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: An explosive device detonated in the house of an army contractor near Sadiyah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The contractor was not injured in the blast; however, his mother was killed and two family members wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: An explosive device detonated in the Karadah district of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least five people, including four first responders, were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings; the second explosion was designed to target a crowd drawn by the first. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: An explosive device detonated near a security convoy close to Miran Shah town, North Waziristan Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The blast injured at least two security guards. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: An explosive device detonated near a unit of Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Sar-e-Hawza area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) patrol in Kandi area, Alishing district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. The blast killed five soldiers and injured two people; a military vehicle was also damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan refugee camp in Shinddhand village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: An explosive device detonated near North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers in eastern Afghanistan. Two United States (US) soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: An explosive device detonated on a railway track in Sariab area, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No injuries were reported; however, the track was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: An explosive device placed in a tin box was discovered and defused near a gas pipeline in Kala Dher town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused in the office of a district police officer in Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a government building in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused next to a bridge connecting Dhamnitola and Istari villages, Maharashtra state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials attributed it to Maoists.
05/13/2012: An explosive device was discovered and safely destroyed along the Makhachkala-Burdeki highway in Sergokala village, Dagestan republic, Russia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: An explosive device was discovered and safely destroyed along the Utamysh-Kichi-Gamri highway in Sergokala village, Dagestan republic, Russia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police patrol in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and seven injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and safely detonated by bomb squad experts on the al-Ordon intersection bridge in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: Assailants attacked a unit of Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Delaram district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2012: Assailants attacked police in Seeng area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One police officer and two assailants were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2012: Assailants blew up a natural gas pipeline in Ma'rib governorate, Yemen. No one was injured in the blast; however, the pipeline was damaged. This was one of two attacks on oil pipelines on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
05/13/2012: Assailants blew up a natural gas pipeline near Mayfaa town, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. The pipeline was damaged in the blast. This was one of two attacks on oil pipelines on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, security officials attributed it to Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP)
05/13/2012: Assailants opened fire on a unit of the Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) near Kirandul city, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh state, India. Seven people, including one civilian driver, were killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officers blamed Maoists.
05/13/2012: Assailants opened fire on Moulavi Arsala Rahmani in the third police district of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Rahmani, a former politician and a high-ranking member of the peace council, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Mahaz Fedai Tahrik Islami Afghanistan.
05/13/2012: Assailants shot Dilip Kumar Sinha, an assistant sub-inspector, in Bande area, Chhattisgarh state, India. Sinha was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/13/2012: Assailants with machine guns attacked a military site in al-Dhalea governorate, Yemen. Five people, including two assailants, were injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials suspected the Southern Movement.
05/13/2012: Assailants with mortars and artillery attacked a joint Kenyan Transitional Federal Government (TFG) and Somali military base near Badade, Lower Jubba, Somalia. Six assailants and six soldiers were killed in the incident; the number of people wounded on each side remains unknown. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: Gunmen attacked a police checkpost in Kobar area, Musakala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks on checkposts on this day. Five people, including two Afghan security officials and three assailants, were killed across the attacks, and one official and one perpetrator were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2012: Gunmen attacked a police checkpost in Mazarabad area, Musakala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks on checkposts on this day. Five people, including two Afghan security officials and three assailants, were killed across the attacks, and one official and one assailant were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2012: Gunmen attacked a police checkpost in Regi area, Musakala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks on checkposts on this day. Five people, including two Afghan security officials and three assailants, were killed across the attacks, and one official and one assailant were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2012: Gunmen attacked the home of a senator in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. One police officer was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials suspected Boko Haram.
05/13/2012: Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on civilians playing cards in Tukuntawa area, Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. Three people were killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a convoy of United Nation Supervision Mission in Syria (UNSMIS) observers near Qusayr area, Homs governorate, Syria. No one was killed or injured in the shooting, but one vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: Gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of Maulana Aslam Sheikhupuri, a prominent cleric and religious scholar, in Gulshan Town area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Sheikhupuri and one other person were killed and two people injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: Gunmen shot and killed Malik Sultan Masozai, a tribal elder, in Zara Mela village, Kurram Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: Gunmen shot and killed Sultan Bachazad, a tribal leader, in Mamonzai area, Kurram Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: Gunmen shot Suklal Sarkar, a contractor, at his office in Pankhajur area, Chhattisgarh state, India. Sarkar was injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/13/2012: Two assailants threw a grenade at the home of Ridwan, an Aceh Party member, in Meulaboh town, Special Region of Aceh, Indonesia. Ridwan was not injured in the blast; however, the house was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2012: Two explosive devices were found and defused in Miran Shah town, North Waziristan Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No further information is available.
05/13/2012: Two men on motorcycles threw hand grenades at a checkpoint for the Red Cross Fair in Narathiwat province, Thailand. At least six people were injured when one of the grenades exploded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, one man, Hanafi Sedmahamad, was arrested in connection with the incident.
05/13/2013: A grenade detonated at the Cabingan Primary School in Cabingan village, Marawi City, Lanao del Sur province, Philippines. The school was serving as a polling center at the time of the attack. Four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: A grenade was recovered near the house of mayor Rene Cordero in Estancia town, Iloilo province, Philippines. Although the grenade was missing its pin, it had failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: A police officer opened fire on a police checkpoint in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Four officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Arghistan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Ten people were killed and 12 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, police attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/13/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden car and assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Nijrab district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. One civilian, in addition to the bomber, was killed in the attack, while two United States (US) soldiers and another civilian were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: An assailant shot and injured the owner of a rubber plantation in Suwari area, Narathiwat province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: An assailant threw an explosive device at a police checkpost in Tasikmalaya city, Jawa Barat province, Indonesia. Following the blast, the assailant attacked and injured one officer with a machete before being shot and killed by police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: An explosion occurred near a passenger bus in Miranshah town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least 16 people were killed and an unknown number were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: An explosive device detonated at the home of Ruben Pepania, the village chief, in Buug town, Zamboanga Sibugay province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties or damages resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: An explosive device detonated behind a polling center in Damalusay village, Maguindanao province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties or injuries resulting from the blast. This was one of two attacks within a short period of time against a polling station in the province. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: An explosive device detonated behind a polling center in Datu Paglat town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties or damages resulting from the blast. This was one of two attacks within a short period of time against a polling station in the province. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: An explosive device detonated in Tumaco municipality, Narino department, Colombia. One soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/13/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police commander and his guards south of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The commander was not harmed in the blast; however, two of his guards were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused in the Poblacion area of Shariff Aguak town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated next to a hospital in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. At least nine people were killed in the blast and at least 30 more were wounded; several vehicles were also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: Assailants attacked a base of Somali and African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops in Goofgaduud area, Bay region, Somalia. Five people, including at least two civilians, were killed and nine others were wounded in the attack. Authorities attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
05/13/2013: Assailants attacked Zangan Atakar village, Kaduna state, Nigeria. The attackers opened fire on the villagers and torched several buildings before fleeing. At least 15 people were killed and an unknown number injured. Additionally, 20 people were reported missing following the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
05/13/2013: Assailants detonated explosive devices along the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline near Sirqat town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No injuries or casualties were reported; however, the pipeline was severely damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: Assailants fired a grenade at a polling place in Shariff Aguak town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: Assailants fired a rocket at Wazirdand area, Jamrud tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One person was killed and eight other people were injured when the rocket hit their home. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: Assailants fired mortar shells at a police checkpoint in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: Assailants kidnapped three International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) employees in Jaar city, Abyan governorate, Yemen. The hostages, including a Swiss, a Kenyan, and a Yemeni, were released unharmed on May 15, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: Assailants launched a mortar shell that landed in Molagori area, Jamrud tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One child was killed and a second person was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: Assailants launched a rocket toward Bara area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The rocket landed on a civilian house, killing one child and injuring eight other people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: Assailants opened fire and a suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military base in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Nine people, including three Georgian soldiers and four assailants, were killed, while 27 other people were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle en route to serve as poll watchers in Tiptipon village, Sulu province, Philippines. One person was killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2013: Assailants opened fire on the Myanma Oil and Gas Enterprise compound in Shan state, Myanmar. At leasyt two people were killed and three others were injured in the asault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Shan State Army - South (SSA-S).
05/13/2013: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Majid Abu Shammaleh in Al-Tireh neighborhood, Ramallah city, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. Shammaleh, a Palestinian Legislative Council member, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2013: Assailants set two vehicles on fire in Nein village, North district, Israel. The targeted cars were also tagged with anti-Arab graffiti. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2013: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Waheed in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Waheed was a philanthropist and social activist. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a Riyadh area council member in Kirkuk, Iraq. The council member was killed and another person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2013: Police discovered and defused an explosive device in Shehbaz Azmat Khel town, Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: A landmine detonated targeting a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) peacekeeping vehicle in Kidal city, Kidal region, Mali. At least three soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: A roadside bomb detonated after it was struck by the vehicle of a Safi Aman Lashkar peace committee member in Ziarat area, Safi tehsil, Mohmand agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The member, identified as Jehangir, was killed and at least one other person was injured in the blast. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a military patrol in Tarmiyah town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least four soldiers were killed and 10 soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: A rocket fired from Syria struck a Turkish Customs Administration vehicle inspection building at Yayladagi customs gate, Hatay province, Turkey. No one was injured in the attack, but the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: A rocket struck a market in Saba al-Bor area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and seven people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: A rocket struck Al-Ma'mun area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. A child was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military base in Rashad area, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least two people were killed and 11 people were injured in the blast; the victims included soldiers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: A suicide bomber on an explosives-laden rickshaw detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The bomber was killed and at least six people, including both civilians and police officers, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: An explosive device detonated against a police vehicle in Zana Khan district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. A National Directorate of Security (NDS) official and two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: An explosive device detonated near a civilian motorcycle in Masao village, Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/13/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Nawkhiz area, Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: An explosive device detonated near the bridge on the Kabul-Kandahar highway near Qalat city in Zabul province, Afghanistan. The bridge was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/13/2014: An explosive device detonated on a mobile phone tower in Phase Six area, Hayatabad town, Peshawar district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Hawr Rajab area, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and three officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Hay al Ghufran, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The blast hit a passenger bus, injuring four students. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Shorah area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. A police major was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a commercial area in Jamila district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and 10 people were injured in the blast. This was one of nine car bombings across Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a commercial area in Ur district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and 11 people were injured in the blast. This was one of nine car bombings across Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a market in Maamil district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and 14 people were injured in the blast. This was one of nine car bombings across Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a parking lot of a hospital in Balad district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least six people were killed and 15 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a residential area in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in Sadr City and one of nine car bombings across Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Amil district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one civilian was injured in the blast. This was one of nine car bombings across Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Dora district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three soldiers were killed in the blast. This was one of nine car bombings across Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Karradah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. This was one of nine car bombings across Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in Sadr City and one of nine car bombings across Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a traffic police station in Baladiyat area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. This was one of nine car bombings across Baghdad on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Askari area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of eight similar bombings around the city on the same day. At least five people were injured in the various blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Dubat area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of eight similar bombings around the city on the same day. At least five people were injured in the various blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Jughayfi area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of eight similar bombings around the city on the same day. At least five people were injured in the various blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Julan area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of eight similar bombings around the city on the same day. At least five people were injured in the various blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Mualimin area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of eight similar bombings around the city on the same day. At least five people were injured in the various blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Nuzal area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of eight similar bombings around the city on the same day. At least five people were injured in the various blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Sharikah area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of eight similar bombings around the city on the same day. At least five people were injured in the various blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Shuhadah area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of eight similar bombings around the city on the same day. At least five people were injured in the various blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2014: Approximately 30 assailants opened fire on a military convoy between Sloviansk and Kramatorsk cities, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. At least six soldiers and an assailant were killed and four assailants and seven soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Donetsk People's Republic.
05/13/2014: Assailants ambushed military troops in Mulehe town, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 10 soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/13/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Sar Hawza district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed and seven others were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Garawa village, Kalabalge district, Borno state, Nigeria. Residents repelled the attack, killing approximately 151 assailants. This was one of three coordinated attacks in district villages by the same assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/13/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Kugwana area, Bali district, Taraba state, Nigeria. At least five people were killed, two more people were injured, and several buildings were set on fire during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
05/13/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Menari village, Kalabalge district, Borno state, Nigeria. Approximately 60 people were killed and an unknown number of buildings were set on fire during the incident. This was one of three coordinated attacks in district villages by the same assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/13/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Tsangayari village, Kalabalge district, Borno state, Nigeria. Residents repelled the attack, killing approximately 200 assailants. This was one of three coordinated attacks in district villages by the same assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/13/2014: Assailants detonated explosives targeting a Sufi shrine near the Sahaba Mosque in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. No casualties were reported from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: Assailants fired a rocket that landed in front of Camp Kabuli school in Rodat district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The blast killed one child and injured six others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2014: Assailants fired mortar shells at a television tower in Slovyansk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Donetsk People's Republic.
05/13/2014: Assailants fired mortars at the Mafraq Haysh checkpoint near Murrat al-Numan city, Idlib governorate, Syria. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Free Syrian Army.
05/13/2014: Assailants fired two rockets into Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Eight civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/13/2014: Assailants hijacked four oil tankers in Al-Qudum area, Sanaa governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties and the tankers were recovered on May 22, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to tribesmen.
05/13/2014: Assailants kidnapped a civilian from Morutane village, Zambezia province, Mozambique. The kidnapped individual was able to escape unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
05/13/2014: Assailants kidnapped two police officers, Yaroslav Mezhennoy and Leonid Brovkin, in Krasnyi Lyman area, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. As of May 14, 2014, the victims were being held in Kramatorsk; however, the resolution of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Donetsk People's Republic.
05/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on Anwarul Haq in Kohati area, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Haq, an Awami National Party (ANP) District Organizing Secretary, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on General Mustafa, a senior National Directorate of Security (NDS) counter-terrorism official, in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. Mustafa was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on military positions in Nandiapai area, Orientale province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Two soldiers were kidnapped during the assault; an Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) soldier was taken to South Sudan, while the whereabouts of an abducted Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) soldier are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on Pakistan Coast Guards (PCG) soldiers in Gwadar city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two Coast Guard personnel were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on Police Lieutenant Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed in Al Sharqia governorate, Egypt. Two people, including Ahmed and one assailant, were killed in the ensuing shootout. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Manzoor Memon in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Memon, the Medico Legal Officer of Jinnah hospital, and his driver were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: Assailants opened fire on two workers of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The two workers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: Assailants planted and detonated explosives inside the Masjid Ameerul Momineen Hazrat Ali, a Shia Muslim mosque, in Bafa village, Mansehra district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Although there were no reported casualties, the targeted mosque was completely destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: Assailants shot and killed a Shia estate agent in Federal B Area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: Assailants shot and killed an employee of the Nineveh Licenses Department in Hay al-Shurtah area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: Assailants shot and killed two teachers in Hangu town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: Assailants threw two grenades at a police station in Guma county, Hotan prefecture, Xinjiang province, China. Two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: Explosive devices detonated targeting Afghan soldiers at unknown locations in Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2014: Security forces discovered and defused at least four explosive devices at different locations in Afghanistan. No further information is available.
05/13/2014: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused on a highway in Maitumaig village, Datu Unsay town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the failed incident to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
05/13/2014: Two mortar shells fell on Bab Tumah area, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least six civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated on railway tracks near Murad Canal, Bakhshapur area, Sindh province, Pakistan. The explosion caused the derailment of four train compartments; a passenger was injured as a result of the attack. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident; additionally, police officers arrested Amanatullah Jhakrani on May 27, 2015, who admitted responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2015: An explosive device detonated in a utility hole on Oleksiyivska square, Odessa city, Odessa oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: An explosive device detonated in Abu Disheer area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: An explosive device detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Afghanistan. At least six soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2015: An explosive device detonated near Rafah city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Three people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
05/13/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Ar Raqqah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and four officers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle near the Attorney General's office in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting railway tracks on a bridge near Malovskoho street, Slobodka neighborhood, Odessa city, Odessa oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting Sahwa Council members in Bawi village, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One member was killed and two members were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: An explosive device detonated while security personnel were attempting to defuse it in Rafah city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Four soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
05/13/2015: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Kondagaon district, Chhattisgarh state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
05/13/2015: An explosives-laden barrel detonated near a police officers' residence in Karm Abu Negeila district, Arish, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties, but several houses were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Assailants abducted 14 Iranian sailors from a fishing boat along on Cigo beach in Ceel Dheere district, Galgadud region, Somalia. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown; however, the kidnap victims were transferred to Galhareeri district. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to Al-Shabaab.
05/13/2015: Assailants abducted Evany Jose Metzker from Minas Gerais state, Brazil. Metzker, a Brazilian blogger who denounced corrupt politicians and investigated child prostitution and drug trafficking, was killed and his body was discovered on May 18, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Assailants abducted five Frontier Works Organization (FWO) officials from Basima area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Assailants abducted Shair Ahmed, a civilian, from Farah province, Afghanistan. Ahmed was killed and his body was discovered shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/13/2015: Assailants armed with batons attacked two displaced people in Gereida town, South Darfur state, Sudan. Both people, identified as Abdu Mohamed Yagoub and Salheen Mohamed Shogar, were injured and their cash and mobile phones were stolen during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
05/13/2015: Assailants attacked a plaster factory in Karma city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing six assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Assailants attacked a police training center in Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. At least one police official was injured in the attack. The assailants seized the training center on May 15, 2015. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Mashpangai area, near Shakai tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Three soldiers and five assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. Halqa-e-Mehsud claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Koh-e Andar area, Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on checkposts in Musa Qala on this date. Eight soldiers were killed, four were injured, and two others were taken hostage across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Koh-e Andar area, Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks on checkposts in Musa Qala on this date. Eight soldiers were killed, four were injured, and two others were taken hostage across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2015: Assailants attacked civilians in Mbau town, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Mbau on this date. At least 23 people were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
05/13/2015: Assailants attacked Huthis members at Ash Shuhada Roundabout in Hudaydah city, Al Hudaydah governorate, Yemen. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack Popular Resistance Committees (Yemen).
05/13/2015: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Balile village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 25 people were killed, 30 people were injured, and 25 houses and shops were set on fire during the assault. This was one of three raids carried out in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/13/2015: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Kayamla village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 30 people were killed and buildings were set on fire during the assault. This was one of three raids carried out in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/13/2015: Assailants attacked Syrian Army soldiers in Sukhnah town, Homs governorate, Syria. At least 50 people, including 30 soldiers and 20 assailants were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2015: Assailants detonated two explosive devices and opened fire on Assam Rifles personnel in Changlangshu village, Nagaland state, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
05/13/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in residential neighborhoods in Taizz governorate, Yemen. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attribute the attack to the Huthis.
05/13/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in residential neighborhoods of Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. At least nine people were killed and 40 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
05/13/2015: Assailants fired two rockets at the residence of Noor Zaman in Tora Warai, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Zaman, a Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) district council candidate, was not harmed, although his house was damaged in the attack. This was one of two attacks in the same area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on police officers and civilians near Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. Four police officers and three civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Central Coalfields Limited office in Latehar district, Jharkhand state, India. At least one person was killed and several others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
05/13/2015: Assailants opened fire on the governor's office in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Lashkar Gah on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Assailants stormed the Park Palace Hotel and took dozens of people hostage in Kululapustha neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least 14 people, including United States national Paula Kantor, a British, an Italian, a Kazakh, two Pakistani, and four Indian nationals, were killed and seven people were wounded in the attack. Approximately five hours after the beginning of the attack, 54 hostages were rescued on May 14th, 2015 and three assialants were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in reprisal for support for President Ashraf Ghani by the United States (US) and its allies. Additionally, the Haqqani Network claimed responsibility for the incident; the Indian government suspected that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was behind the attack.
05/13/2015: Assailants threw a hand grenade at the residence of Gul Hanan in Tora Warai, Doaba town, Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Hanan, the neighbor of a Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaft (PTI) district council candidate, was unharmed, although his house was damaged in the attack. This was one of two attacks in the same area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Security forces discovered and defused 113 explosive devices in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden motorcycle in Al Manarah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Security forces discovered and defused four explosive devices in Shakhah/3 area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Six assailants armed with machine guns and pistols opened fire on a bus carrying members of the Shia Ismaili community in Safoora Goth area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least 45 people were killed and 13 others were injured in the assault. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the killing of people in both Syria and Iraq. Additionally, Jundallah and Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Snipers opened fire on soldiers in Leithi neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Four soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Ansar al-Sharia (Libya).
05/13/2015: Three suicide bombers detonated and assailants armed with rockets attacked the Giwa military barracks in Maiduguri city, Nigeria. In addition to the bombers, at least six civilian fighters and three soldiers were killed and 12 civilian fighters were injured , while assailant casualties are unknown. This was one of three raids carried out in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/13/2015: Two assailants set fire to Shahid Ghulam Nabi Samsoor High School in Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. Two security guards were injured and the school was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2015: Two assailants wearing suicide vests stormed a mosque that was holding a meeting between members of the National Ulema Council and security officials in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The bombers did not detonate their vests and a clash with security forces ensued. In addition to the assailants, at least seven people were killed and five were injured in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks carried out by the same assailants on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2016: A sniper opened fire on a soldier in El Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia. The soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/13/2016: An explosive device detonated at an oil well head on the Chevron Marakaba line in Warri, Delta, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2016: An explosive device detonated in Rodat district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Boaitha 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.
05/13/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Latifiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2016: An Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device near the Passport Office in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2016: Assailants abducted six Egyptian nationals in Beida, Jabal Al Akhdar, Libya. The hostages were released on May 17, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2016: Assailants attacked a military station in Cigli, Hakkari, Turkey. At least six soldiers were killed and eight others were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/13/2016: Assailants attacked a security post at Nayapara refugee camp in Nayapara, Chittagong, Bangladesh. The post commander was killed and other soldiers were breifly detained in the incident. Rohingya extremists claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2016: Assailants attacked a vehicle transporting khat in Bulobarde, Hiiraan, Somalia. At least six people, including four assailants, were killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2016: Assailants attacked military bases in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/13/2016: Assailants attacked two wells in Adan Yabaal, Hiiraan, Somalia. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/13/2016: Assailants attempted to attack Ngouraya, Extreme-North, Cameroon. At least three assailants were killed when security forces responded to the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/13/2016: Assailants fired rockets at the residence of Abdul Rasul Sayyaf in Paghman district, Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan. Sayaff, a former jihadi leader, was not injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2016: Assailants kidnapped a lieutenant colonel police officer in Dujail, Saladin, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2016: Assailants opened fire on Government Railway Police (GRP) constables on a passenger train in Buxar, Bihar, India. At least one constable was killed and another was wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2016: Assailants opened fire on Rajdeo Ranjan in Siwan district, Bihar, India. Ranjan, a Hindustan news bureau chief, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2016: Assailants raided a village in Agwabi, Benue, Nigeria. At least five people were killed and an unknown number were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
05/13/2016: Assailants threw incendiary devices at the residence of Dheenadaylan on Jothi Ramalingam Street in Kavarapalayam, Tamil Nadu, India. Dheenadaylan, an All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam (AIADMK) town secretary, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2016: Police officers arrested four assailants armed with weapons, including two explosive devices, in Shillong, Meghalaya, India. The two devices were defused on site. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified three of the assailants as members of the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) while the fourth assailant was identified as a member of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
05/13/2016: Suicide bombers equipped with six explosives-laden vehicles attacked joint security forces in Rawah, Al Anbar, Iraq. It is unknown if the assault resulted in the casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/13/2017: A suicide bomber attempting to attack Iraqi Volunteer Forces members was identified and killed by security forces in northern Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near an Egyptian Armed Forces armored vehicle in Gora, North Sinai, Egypt. Following the blast, additional assailants then opened fire on the vehicle. In addition to the assailant, at least one soldier was killed and three other soldiers were injured in the attack. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2017: An assailant stabbed an Israel Police officer near the Lions' Gate in Old City neighborhood, Jerusalem, West Bank. The assailant was killed and at least two people, including one officer, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant as Mohammed Abdullah Salim al-Kasaji, a Jordanian national.
05/13/2017: An explosive device attached to a minibus carrying Water Supply Department employees detonated in Macroryan, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2017: An explosive device detonated at the Dimapur Gas Agency office in Dimapur, Nagaland, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2017: An explosive device detonated in Baguwa Devithan, Province 4, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials suspected that the attack was carried out by the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand).
05/13/2017: An explosive device detonated in Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq. Four children 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).
05/13/2017: An explosive device detonated in Jubail, Fallujah,, Al Anbar, Iraq. A child was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/13/2017: An explosive device detonated near a joint Iraqi Armed Forces and Iraqi Volunteer Forces patrol near Rabiah, Diyala, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Golabo, Logar, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/13/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military vehicle in Qala-i-Musa, Kabul, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused along Kalupandey Highway in Siddhalekh, Province 3, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand).
05/13/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused along Prithvi Highway in Ghatbensi, Province 4, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand).
05/13/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused along the highway in Mahadevbensi, Province 3, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand).
05/13/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at the Manhera Bazaar in Manhera neighborhood, Dhangadi, Province 7, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand).
05/13/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at the Traffic Chauraha Bazaar in Chauraha neighborhood, Dhangadi, Province 7, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand).
05/13/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside a Nepali Congress Party (NC) ward contact office in Sharadpur, Province 3, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand).
05/13/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle was identified and destroyed as an assailant was attempting to target Iraqi Volunteer Forces members in Qayrawan subdistrict, Nineveh, Iraq. The assailant was killed in the incident. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2017: Assailants abducted nine nomads from Qush Tepa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping Is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/13/2017: Assailants abducted Prem Bahadur Rimal from his residence in Rapti, Chitwan district, Province 3, Nepal. The whereabouts of Rimal, a Unified Communist Party of Nepal: Maoist (UCPN-M) ward chairperson candidate, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand).
05/13/2017: Assailants abducted Ram Kumar Uprety in Hetauda, Province 3, Nepal. The whereabouts of Uprety, a Unified Communist Party of Nepal: Maoist (UCPN-M) ward chairperson candidate, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand).
05/13/2017: Assailants armed with machetes attacked farmers in Amrawa, Borno, Nigeria. At least 10 people, including 6 farmers and four assailants, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
05/13/2017: Assailants armed with projectiles and firearms attacked Muslim civilians and a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central African Republic (MINUSCA) base in Tokoyo neighborhood, Bangassou, Mbomou, Central African Republic. At least 108 people, including one MINUSCA peacekeeper, were killed and 76 other people were injured in ensuing clashes that lasted until May 15, 2017. Additionally, approximately 1,000 people were held hostage in a church and were set free on May 15, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Anti-Balaka Militia.
05/13/2017: Assailants assaulted and injured a journalist and Democratic Party of Kosovo (PDK) member, Arbana Xharra, in Pristina, Kosovo. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2017: Assailants attacked a gold mine tunnel and abducted two people, including the mine operator, in Sinug-ang neighborhood, Bayugan 3, Agusan del Sur, Philippines. One hostage was released a few hours after the kidnapping while the mine operator was released on May 15, 2017. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2017: Assailants attacked Ash Shibali village in Nineveh, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash with Iraqi Volunteer Forces members. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/13/2017: Assailants attacked military personnel near the Cano Limon-Covenas oil pipeline in Teorama district, Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least one soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/13/2017: Assailants attacked Peshmerga soldiers in Zarkah, Saladin, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed and three other soldiers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/13/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Barfishar, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting security posts in the area on this date. At least six assailants were killed and 10 others were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Tajgo, Farah, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting security posts in the area on this date. At least six assailants were killed and 10 others were injured across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2017: Assailants fired projectiles at a civilian residence in Avdiivka, Donetsk, Ukraine. At least four people were killed and another person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Donetsk People's Republic, which denied involvement.
05/13/2017: Assailants fired three rockets that landed and detonated in Hayy ad Dandan neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least six people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2017: Assailants launched a rocket at Omarzai village in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least five children were killed and two people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/13/2017: Assailants opened fire on an asylum center for refugee minors in Sjuntrop, Vastra Gotaland, Sweden. No one was harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2017: Assailants opened fire on an Indian Army patrol in Seer, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2017: Assailants opened fire on laborers working on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) road project near Pishukan, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least eight laborers were killed in the assault. This was one of two similar attacks near Pishukan on the same day. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2017: Assailants opened fire on laborers working on the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) road project near Pishukan, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least two laborers were killed and another was injured in the assault. This was one of two similar attacks near Pishukan on the same day. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/13/2017: Assailants opened fire on suspected military informants in Jati neighborhood, Kan-Dayok, Sulu, Philippines. At least three people were killed and another person was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
05/13/2017: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Bandhit Boonsook in Ban Na San district, Surat Thani, Thailand. Boonsook, the Department of National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation (DNP) Klong Phanom Park Chief, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/13/2017: Assailants set fire to a bus after forcing the driver and the assistant driver to leave in Chalise, Tanahu subdistrict, Province 4, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand).
05/13/2017: Assailants set fire to a truck in Belbhanjyang, Tanahu subdistrict, Province 4, Nepal. At least two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand).
05/13/2017: Assailants shot and killed a prosecutor in Farah, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2017: Five assailants, including a suicide bomber, were identified and killed by security forces in Mesherfa neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2017: Suicide bombers attacked Iraqi Armed Forces soldiers at an industrial zone in western Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing seven assailants. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/13/2017: Three suicide bombers attempted to enter the University of Maiduguri in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. Two bombers detonated at the security gate while the third detonated near a church on campus. In addition to the three assailants, at least one security guard was killed and another guard was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/13/2017: Two suicide bombers were identified and killed by security forces at the entrance to Islah al-Zeraee neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/1976: The Larkspur branch of the Bayview Federal Savings Corporation is bombed in San Francisco, California, United States.  The New World Liberation Front (NWLF) claims the attack through a phone call to the police.  The explosion caused extensive damage to the bank as well as six buildings nearby. There were no casualties.
05/14/1986:  In Palo Verde, Arizona in the United States, unknown perpetrators sabotaged three 500,000-volt power lines (including the North Gila Line) to the Palo Verde Nuclear Generating Station, which is operated by the Arizona Nuclear Power Project, by climbing the towers and throwing metal-weighted ropes onto the wires.  The high-voltage power lines were short-circuited, and though no electricity was lost, damages were estimated at $29,000 for repairs to the power lines and set back construction on completion of the plant.
05/14/1998: A suspected fascist and/or neo-Nazi group bombed a synagogue in Moscow, Russia, injuring two men and seriously damaging the building.
05/14/1998: A suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) suicide bomber threw herself in front of a car carrying Brigadier General Larry Wijeratne, Sri Lanka's top military commander for the northern region of Point Pedro, Sri Lanka. The explosion killed the General, two bodyguards, and the bomber, and damaged the car.
05/14/2000: An Australian missionary and three Colombians were kidnapped in Canito, Colombia, by unknown perpetrators. The Colombian hostages were released later the same day. The fate of the Australian missionary was unknown.
05/14/2000: An unknown group of armed Islamists opened fire on a restaurant in the Medea province of Algeria on May 14, 2000. Five were killed and one was injured.
05/14/2002:  The Colombian army was attacked by gas cylinders containing an unknown chemical agent in Los Farrallones, Colombia.  Four soldiers were injured in the attack.
05/14/2002: Members of The Popular Liberation Army (EPL) were suspected to have murdered a professional soldier on leave, Luis Alirio Tapasco Manzo, and injured his brother in Naranjal, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the murder.
05/14/2002: Ten members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)reportedly installed a roadblock, stopped a bus and forced everyone to get out of the vehicle on the Armenia-Cali Highway near Calarca municipality in Quindio, Colombia. The perpetrators then dynamited the bus, partially destroying the vehicle. The Colombian Army’s 8th Brigade soon came onto the scene and pursued the perpetrators, killing one of them. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2002: Three Islamic militants wearing Indian Army uniforms killed 34 people and wounded at least 45 more in a gun attack that started on a bus and ended in an Indian army base in Kaluchak, Kashmir. Among those killed were women, children, and Indian soldiers. The three militants were killed by members of the Indian army, but only after the siege had lasted an hour. Indian officials suspected that the Lashkar-e Taiba had been involved in the attack. Two groups claimed responsibility for the incident, Al-Masooran, which is suspected of being a shadow group of Lashkar-e-Taiba, and the Jamiat-ul-Mujahideen.
05/14/2003: A bomb exploded outside a Confederazione Italiana Sindacati Lavoratori (CISL) trade union office in Cagliari, Italy. The incident causing damage to the building but no casualties. The Proletarian Nuclei for Communism claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2003: Seven suspected members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) robbed local officials after stopping their bus and then set the vehicle on fire in Dinas, Philippines. The incident caused no casualties.
05/14/2003: Three rockets were fired on Sderot, Israel. The incident caused neither casualties nor damages. HAMAS' al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2003: Two suicide bombers attempted to kill Chechnya's pro-Russia administrator Akhmad Kadyrov at a crowded Moslem festival in Iliskhan-Yurt, Chechnya. One of the suicide bombers successfully approached Kadyrov and detonated her explosive device. The explosive device carried by the second woman failed to explode. Kadyrov survived the attack, which left at least 18 people died, including four of his bodyguards, and 78 wounded. The Chechen warlord Shamil Basayev claimed responsibility for the blast.
05/14/2004: Maoist guerrillas exploded a bomb in the Fishtail Lodge, hotel popular with Westerners in Pokhara, Nepa. Damage was caused to the hotel, but no casualties resulted form the incident.
05/14/2004: Suspected New People’s Army (NPA) members ambushed and killed two civilians and three government militiamen riding motorcycles in the town of Leon Postigo, Mindanao island, Philippines.
05/14/2005: A Pakistani journalist working for the Reuters news agency was shot and injured by four unidentified gunmen in Wana, Pakistan, the capital of the tribal area of South Waziristan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2005: A suicide car bomb targeting an Iraqi police patrol killed 5 civilian bystanders and injured 12 others in central Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2005: Authorities in Al Latifiyah, Iraq, found the bodies of 11 civilians. The victims had their hands tied behind their backs and had been shot in the head. Two of the victims were identified as truck drivers who had been among a number of truck drivers kidnapped last month. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2005: Police arrested three men, two Afghans and one Pakistani national, attempting to plant remote-controlled bombs along a highway in Sarobi, Afghanistan. The men confessed to targeting U.S. military and International Security Assistance Force (ISAF) vehicles traveling along the highway.
05/14/2005: Suspected Maoists riding on a motorcycle shot and killed the former Mayor of Nepal’s Itahari (District), Gitanidhi Rayamajhi in front of his home in Itahari. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
05/14/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Abdul Gani Bhat, the brother of the chairman of the moderate separatist group Salvation Movement, in the city of Srinagar in Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed the director general of administration in the Iraqi Foreign Ministry, Jassim al-Muhammadawy, outside his home in the Al-Jihad neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. Three bystanders were also wounded in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2006: A roadside bomb planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators exploded near the motorcade of the Foreign Minister killing 3 bodyguards on a road 80 miles north of Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2006: An unknown number of Niger Delta militants shot and killed four police officers in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2006: An unknown number of suspected tribal rebels kidnapped and beheaded an administrative official in Dera Murad Jamali, Balochistan, Pakistan. The Balochistan Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2006: An unknown number of Taliban militants exploded two consecutive bombs in a crowded market wounding 9 civilians in Baghlan province, Afghanistan.
05/14/2006: An unknown number of unknown gunment shot and killed a police officer outside a bazaar in Osta Mohammad, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2006: An unknown number of unknown perpetrators threw grenades into a crowd at a BJP rally killing two BJP activists and injuring 23 others in Doda, Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2006: An unknown number os suspected Islamic militants shot and killed a Buddhist police officer while watching a football match in Sai Buri district, Pattani province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2006: Bombs planted by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators exploded wounding eight policemen and destroying two vehicles in Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2006: Six people killed in bomb attack in Baghdad; four killed in separate bomb attack in northeast Baghdad, Iraq.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2006: Six Shi’a shrines bombed by an unknown number of unknown perpetrators in Baquba, Iraq. No injuries were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2006: Two suicide bombers in cars kill 14 at entrance to the Baghdad Airport in Baghdad, Iraq.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2006: Two unknown suicide bombers detonated two cars packed with explosives killing 14 and injuring 6 others near Camp Victory in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2006: Unidentified assailants shot and killed a man driving his tractor in Trincomalee district, Sri Lanka.
05/14/2006: Unidentified assailants shot and killed a man riding his bicycle in Trincomalee district, Sri Lanka.
05/14/2007:  Four people were killed in election-relatted violence as voters in the Philippines cast ballots in national mid-term polls.  A village chief and a candidate for the local office were killed in the shooting.  Three poll workers and two policemen were wounded in the shooting.  Two others were killed and seven wounded in a shooting on Basilan, Philippines.  Gunmen also attacked three election inspectors near the town of Lagayan.  The attackers were attempting to steal ballot papers and disrupt the election process.  One person was killed and one wounded in the town of Tuburan, Philippines.  Three more people were wounded in Sumisip, Philippines where a polling station was burned to the ground.  The motivation was to disrupt the election process and results.  The type of firearms used was not reported.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2007:  Gunmen attacked three teachers working as election inspectors near the town of Lagayan, Philippines, attempting to steal the ballot papers and boxes they were transporting.  The polling station was burned down.  The weapons used were not reported.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2007:  Hamas gunmen attacked a Paletinian Presidential Guard’s training camp near the Karni crossing, Israel.  Eight people were killed and 20 people injured in the attack.  The attack was in response to alleged claims that IDF soldiers assisted Presidential Guard officers.  The IDF allegedly allowed a number of Fatah affiliated security officers to enter its territory to escape from a Hamas attack.  Hamas attackers used mortars and automatic weapons when they attacked the post.  All of those killed were members of the Presidential Guard.
05/14/2007:  Islamic insurgents killed a man and a woman as they were working in an orchard in the Yala province, Thailand.  The man was later beheaded.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.  The attackers used unidentified firearms and melee weapons.  The motivation was not described.
05/14/2007:  Three people were wounded in the town of Sumisip, Philippines, as gunmen attacked a polling station.  The polling station was eventually was burned down by the attackers, forcing the cancellation of voting in that area.  The weapons used were not reported.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2007: On the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan gunmen fired upon US, Afghani, and Pakistani officials.  An American and Pakistani soldier were both killed and several others were wounded.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2008:  On Wednesday, in Kandoli, in Darra Adam Khel, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, damaging one power pylon but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2008:  On Wednesday, near Pir Koh, Balochistan, Pakistan, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, damaging a 16 inch gas pipeline but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2008: On Wednesday at approximately 1000, a parked car bomb targeted the convoy of Dr. Ayad Al Samarai, a Sunni parliament member and a member of the Iraqi Islamic party.  Al Samarai was not in the convoy which was traveling near his party's headquarter in Yarmouk neighborhood in Baghdad, Iraq. Sources claim that two to three people were killed, and 15 to 27 injured in the blast.  Seven bodyguards were included in those injured.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2008: On Wednesday at approximately 1830, a suicide bomber wearing a vest bomb targeted a funeral in Al Sadan area on the outskirts of Fallujah, Al Anbar province, Iraq.  Twenty people were killed and 15 injured.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2008: On Wednesday morning, in an attempt to intimidate voters during West Bengal polling, West Bengal Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) political party members and Trinamul Congress (TMC) political party supporters threw crude bombs at each other in the Panchla area of Howrah district, West Bengal province, India, injuring five people. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/14/2008: On Wednesday night, a teacher, Abdol Hadi, was killed by unknown militants for speaking out against bombing attacks and suicide attacks in Archi district, Konduz province, Afghanistan. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/14/2008: On Wednesday, a booby-trapped car bomb exploded in al-Yarmouk region of Baghdad, Iraq near the headquarters of the Iraqi Islamic Party, killing two people and wounding 15.  Many of the victims were members of the party's staff.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2008: On Wednesday, a rocket fired from Gaza hit a shopping center in the Israeli city of Ashkelon, HaDarom, Israel.  At least 14 people, including two young children, were hurt when the rocket hit the third floor of the building. There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2008: On Wednesday, a VBIED exploded outside police barracks in Legutiana, Alva, Spain. The vehicle used was a Citroen Berlingo van. One guard was killed and four others were wounded in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack but police blamed Basque Fatherland and Liberty militants.
05/14/2008: On Wednesday, an improvised explosive device, a letter bomb, detonated and wounded the civilian at an architect's office who opened it in Leon, Castilla y Leon, Spain.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2008: On Wednesday, an individual wearing an explosive belt blew himself up at a funeral meeting in the village of az-Zaydan near Abu Ghurayb, Baghdad, Iraq, killing 30 and wounding 20 more.  The memorial service was for Taha Sulayman az-Zawbii, director of the Abu Ghurayb Industrial Preparatory School, who was murdered in front of his school the day before by unknown gunmen on a motorcycle.  There were no claims of responsibility for the suicide bombing.
05/14/2008: On Wednesday, in an attempt to intimidate voters during West Bengal polling,  West Bengal Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) political party members shot and killed three Revolutionary Socialist Party (RSP) supporters in Basanti town in South 24 Parganas in West Bengal, India. CPI Maoists also allegedly set several homes belonging to RSP supporters on fire in the same town. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/14/2008: On Wednesday, in an attempt to intimidate voters during West Bengal polling, four Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) supporters were allegedly beaten up by West Bengal Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPI-M) political party members in Nadia district of West Bengal, India. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/14/2008: On Wednesday, in Ashqelon, Southern District, Israel, assailants fired a rocket at a community, wounding and sending into shock at least 60 civilians and at least two children, and damaging Hutzot shopping mall and a women's clinic in the mall. No motive was reported and Al-Nasser Salah al-Din Brigades, Al-Quds Brigades, Jihad Jibril Brigades and Popular Resistance Committees claimed separate responsibility.
05/14/2008: On Wednesday, in Konduz, Afghanistan, assailants fired a rocket at the Areeba Telecommunications company, damaging a mast, but causing no injuries or casualties. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
05/14/2008: On Wednesday, in one of two related attacks, two assailants in motorcycles threw grenades at a hardware store in the Cooperative Centrafe in Neiva City, Huila, Colombia. The buildings were damaged but no casualties were reported. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia claimed responsibility for the attack
05/14/2008: On Wednesday, in one of two related attacks, two assailants in motorcycles threw grenades at a mattress store in the Cooperative Centrafe in Neiva City, Huila, Colombia. The buildings were damaged but no casualties were reported. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2008: On Wednesday, three kids were injured in a play ground as a bomb in a plastic bag exploded when the kids were carrying it out of the field so they could clear the area to play soccer in the Raniya area in Sulaimaniyah, Iraq. There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2008: On Wednesday, two men riding motorcycles threw a bomb at a medicine shop in Gaur municipality area in Rautahat district, Naraynai province, Nepal, injuring six persons including its owner.  Those injured included Khem Chandra Khadewal, 70, Pawan Kumar, Pramod Karna and Parbati Devi.   Medicine worth tens of thousands of rupees were also destroyed in the blast.  The injured have been admitted to a local hospital. The condition of one of them was stated to be serious.  Terai Army took responsibility by making telephone calls to local journalists.  The owner of the pharmacy failed to give donation and had been spying on them, the outfit claimed.
05/14/2009: On Thursday afternoon at 1645, gunmen broke into a house in the Sayf Sa'd district of Baquba, Diyala, Iraq, killing two Sahwa fighters and their mother. No property damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2009: On Thursday afternoon at about 1245, on Gubina Street in Ordzhonikidzevskaya, Ingushetiya, Russia, assailants fired upon a vehicle carrying  Ruslan Geroyev, an Ingush Emergency Situations Ministry officer and the brother of Aikhan Geroyev, the Sunzha district police department chief. The attack killed the officer on the spot and caused minor damages to the vehicle. The Chief Geroyev’s family has been targeted since previous weeks when gunmen fired a grenade launcher and firearms at his home and killed his sister and wounded his cousins. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/14/2009: On Thursday afternoon at about 1330 in the area called N'Chama, near El Ancer, Jijel, Algeria, assailants detonated two of four improvised explosive devices as a freight train passed, causing light damage to one of the cars and to the track but no injuries. The third was remotely detonated as security agencies were coming to the scene, injuring two soilders and one municipal guard. The fourth was safely defused. Al-Qaeda Organization in Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility.
05/14/2009: On Thursday around 1200 noon, in the Shambawot area, in Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device  targeting a playground, wounding three civilians and three children. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2009: On Thursday evening at about 1900, in Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, unknown gunmen shot the deputy chief of the Nalchik Sizo, Vitaliy Bogatyryev, killing him. Several shots were fired into his spine. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2009: On Thursday morning around 0500, in the Akhorwal area of Darra Adam Khel, North West Frontier, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device that partially destroyed four rooms of a boys' high school. No casualties or motive were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
05/14/2009: On Thursday morning at 1100, in Al Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq, armed assailants fired upon the force in charge of protecting the Japanese ambassador to Iraq, killing one guard. There was no motive or damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2009: On Thursday morning, in the Ar Rusafa district of Baghdad, Iraq, in a drive-by shooting, assailants fired upon the vehicle transporting Abdul-Jabbar al-Hijami, the director of Moqtada al-Sadr's media commission, on central Saadoun Street, killing the official's bodyguard, wounding his driver, and damaging his vehicle. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2009: On Thursday night at 0100, in Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen opened fire at the vehicle carrying Sheikh Mahmoud al-Salhi, an advisor to the chief of the Sunni Endowment Office, in the al-Adl neighborhood, wounding his driver and causing no reported damage. There was no motive reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
05/14/2009: On Thursday night at about 2200, in the Mansur district of Baghdad, Iraq, a roadside improvised explosive device exploded in the western Yarmuk neighborhood, wounding two civilians. There was no motive or damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2009: On Thursday night at at 2210, in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, a roadside bomb exploded on Prospekt Amet-Khana Sultana, targeting a GIBDD (traffic) police car as it drove by. The two policemen in the vehicle suffered concussions. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2009: On Thursday, in Chaman, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device planted near the boundary wall of Madrassa Ashraful Aloom Manchika, damaging the building. No casualties or motive were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
05/14/2009: On Thursday, in Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a college in the Lakkaro area, causing no casualties and damaging the college. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2009: On Thursday, in Rashid Muhammad, At Ta'mim, Iraq, armed assailants kidnapped a Christian school teacher from his school, causing no casualties or damage.  On 05/16/2009, Iraqi security forces freed the teacher. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2009: On Thursday, in the Ash Shiffa' district of western Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants fired upon and killed an Iraqi contractor. There was no motive and damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2010: On Friday afternoon around 1600, in Guerekindo, near Dembia, Mbomou, Central African Republic, unknown assailants attacked the village by unknown means, causing no damage. The residents fought back and killed two rebels. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Lord's Resistance Army was responsible.
05/14/2010: On Friday afternoon, in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the provincial governor in his vehicle, killing one child, wounding three children and two civilians, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2010: On Friday afternoon, in Thessaloniki, Greece, a bomb exploded inside a bathroom in the main court building injuring, injuring one court employee, Manolis Lampsidis, head of the local bar association, and damaging the courthouse. Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei claimed responsibility.
05/14/2010: On Friday evening at about 1800, in Tall 'Afar, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants carried out a triple suicide attack at a soccer game. A suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device was used, and two suicide improvised explosive devices were used in the attack causing 25 deaths and 125 injuries. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) was responsible.
05/14/2010: On Friday evening, in Kandhamal, Orissa, India, in remote Ranaba panchayat, suspected Basadara divisional committee of the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) militants along with their local supporters targeted the construction site of a Pradahan Mantri Gram Sadak Yojana (PMGSY) road and set fire to concrete and tar mixing machines of the construction company. Militants also threatened the local laborers to refrain from getting involved in similar road construction work. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2010: On Friday in the late afternoon, in Alisher Terizai, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants fired on and killed five civilians for being alleged spies for the International Security Assistance Force. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/14/2010: On Friday night around 0100, approximately 30 to 50 armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres planted landmines inside, then blew up the office building and newly constructed godown and conference hall of the Telarai village Panchayat (village level local self Government Institution), which is under Kalimela Police Station limits in Malkangiri District of Orissa, India. No casualties were reported in the bombings. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, it is suspected that the office building was targeted because it was suspected to have been used to provide shelter to security forces. The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility.
05/14/2010: On Friday night at 2230, in northern 'Azamiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a public park, killing four civilians, wounding eight others, and damaging the park. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2010: On Friday night, in the Nyhamnslage district near Angelholm, Skane, Sweden, two unknown assailants set fire to the house of a Swedish cartoonist, Lars Vilks, because of his controversial caricature of Mohammed. The house was slightly damaged. The suspects used Molotov cocktails to start the fire. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2010: On Friday, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres set ablaze two dumpers and two rollers belonging to a road construction company near Sherghati in Gaya District, Bihar, India. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, according to the police, the construction company was targeted to extort money. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2010: On Friday, guerrillas from the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) bombed a rural home, using dynamite, in the village of El Roblal, Briceno, Antioquia, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsibility.
05/14/2010: On Friday, in an unspecified location in Zabol, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a bridge, damaging the bridge but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2010: On Friday, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a civilian vehicle, wounding two civilians and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2010: On Friday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, armed assailants fired upon a tailor shop, killing one tailor who worked on military uniforms and damaging the shop. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2010: On Friday, near HIlla, Babil, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a Shiite mosque, wounding 18 civilians and damaging the mosque. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) was responsible.
05/14/2010: Roshonara Choudhry, a 21 year old student, attempted to assassinate MP Stephen Timms by stabbing him twice in the stomach as he met with constituents at the Beckton Globe community centre. Mr. Timms survived the attack and Ms. Choudhry was taken into custody. She reportedly was inspired by online videos of Anwar al-Awlaki and targeted Mr. Timms because he had voted for the war in Iraq. In November 2010, Ms. Choudhry was convicted of attempted murder and sentenced to life in prison.
05/14/2011: On Saturday evening, near Kharian, Islamabad, Punjab, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a passenger bus. At least seven people, including three women and a child, were killed and 20 others were injured. The bus was heavily damaged and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2011: On Saturday night at 0400, in the Lamsan neighborhood of Radaa, Al Bayda, Yemen, suspected Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants attacked a security checkpoint with automatic weapons and several bombs. Six soldiers were killed, and another was wounded in the attack. The gunmen also seized the soldier’s weapons and two security vehicles. No group claimed responsibility, although AQAP was suspected.
05/14/2011: On Saturday night, in Arvel forest, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) set ablaze a pickup truck after taking two people, Anwar and Parag Pandhre, hostage. The pickup truck was carrying groceries meant for Paramilitary Forces camping at various places in Bhairamgarh tehsil. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the truck, but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it was suspected that Maoists were responsible. The status of the hostages is unknown.
05/14/2011: On Saturday night, in the Bakarabad area of Jamrud tehsil, in Khyber, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up the Haji Mawez Kaley Government Boys' Primary School with unknown explosives. The attack resulted in no casualties, but two rooms, a veranda and the boundary wall of the school were destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2011: On Saturday night, in the Haleemzai area of Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants fired seven rockets at the residence of chief of Haleemzai Peace Committee, Haji Mohammad Ali. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the residence, but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2011: On Saturday night, in the Sovetskiy district of Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, two unidentified militants launched grenades at a shopping center from a Zhiguli car using a grenade launcher, damaging several windows at the center. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2011: On Saturday, at a market in Begum Kot, Shahdra, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, police recovered a bag full of explosives, including magazines, ten hand-grenades and a suicide vest planted by unidentified militants. A bomb disposal squad defused the explosives, causing no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
05/14/2011: On Saturday, at the al-Nisour Square, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen with silenced weapons shot and wounded an intelligence officer. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2011: On Saturday, in a forest near Kurab village in the Malkangiri town of Bodigeta panchayat (village level local self-Government institution) in Kalimela, Odisha, India, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) fired on a joint police team from Odisha and Andhra Pradesh. Security forces retaliated with gunfire but no casualties were reported on either side. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2011: On Saturday, in Athens, Greece, 25 hooded individuals threw two Molotov cocktails at a police station in the central Exarchia district. The attack damaged a police car and two other vehicles as well as a motorcycle and caused an unknown amount of damage to the building. The individuals then fled down the street and confronted two police officers and knocked them off their bike and set it on fire. The gas tank on the bike exploded, injuring three bystanders at an open air market. The attacks were believed to be used to provoke social unrest. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2011: On Saturday, in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen with silenced weapons shot and killed an Iraqi general. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2011: On Saturday, in Dhanusha, Janakpur, Nepal, one civilian was wounded when an improvised explosive device detonated after the man stepped on it. Dinesh Kumar Yadav triggered the explosive covered with black tape when he stepped on it. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
05/14/2011: On Saturday, in the Abu-Dushir neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen with silenced weapons shot and wounded a Lieutenant Colonel, an Interior Ministry officer. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2011: On Saturday, in the Doura neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen with silenced weapons shot and wounded a lieutenant colonel from the Interior Ministry. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2011: On Saturday, in the Shaab neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen shot and wounded a traffic policeman. The officer then shot back and killed one of the gunmen. No group claimed responsibility.
05/14/2011: On Saturday, near Jacobabad Railway Station in Jacobabad, Sindh, Pakistan, a low-intensity bomb detonated on a railway track. No casualties were reported, but a piece of the track was damaged, suspending train service. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
05/14/2012: A homemade bomb was thrown into a children's home in Diyarbakir city, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. The blast damaged the building, but no one was injured or killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2012: A landmine detonated near an Ethiopian military patrol in Beledweyne city, Hiiraan region, Somalia. Three soldiers were killed and two injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2012: A landmine exploded under a civilian vehicle in Chaharsadda district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Five people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials blamed it on Mulla Ahmadzai, a local Taliban commander.
05/14/2012: A sticky bomb attached to the car of an intelligence services officer, detonated in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. The officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2012: An assailant in an Afghan army uniform attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base in eastern Afghanistan. One United States (US) soldier was killed in the attack, and two soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2012: An explosive device affixed to a bicycle detonated inside a drug store in Ghormach city, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Nine people, including a council member, were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials attributed the bombing to the Taliban.
05/14/2012: An explosive device affixed to a stop sign detonated near the vehicles of paramilitary rangers in Rusamilae subdistrict, Mueang district, Pattani province, Thailand. The blast injured 17 people, including at least two civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials suspected the bombing was carried out by the Runda Kumpalan Kecil (RKK).
05/14/2012: An explosive device detonated at a park in front of the education department in Khost City, Khost province, Afghanistan. Five people, including three Afghan National Police (ANP) officers, were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks; the second explosion targeted a crowd drawn by the first. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2012: An explosive device detonated at a park in front of the education department in Khost City, Khost province, Afghanistan. No one was hurt or injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks; this first blast was designed to draw a crowd. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2012: An explosive device detonated in a market in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and three injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2012: An explosive device detonated in the home of a police informer in Matani area, Peshawar district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The informer was not killed; however, one child was injured in the blast and the house sustained damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2012: An explosive device detonated near a cafe in Karadah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and 30 wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police checkpoint in western Fallujah city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of three nearly simultaneous bombings in the city. Ten people were wounded across this blast and an explosion in western Fallujah. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Sai Darak village, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2012: An explosive device detonated outside of a tax office in Marousi city, near Athens city, Attica region, Greece. No one was injured, but property was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No other information is available. This was one of six bomb attacks in Fallujah on this day, several of which targeted police.
05/14/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused in the Waka Singthong area, Imphal East district, Manipur state, India. Officials suspected the assailants were targeting security or police personnel. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused near the police lines in Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2012: An explosive device was discovered in Shahjoy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One Afghan National Army (ANA) officer was killed when the device detonated as he tried to defuse it. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2012: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near the civil defense department in eastern Fallujah city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of three nearly simultaneous bombings in the city. Ten people were wounded across this blast and an explosion in western Fallujah. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police patrol in central Fallujah city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five wounded in the blast; property was also damaged. This was one of six bomb attacks in Fallujah on this day, several of which targeted police. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near two Frontier Corps (FC) vehicles in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Six people, including two paramilitary soldiers, were killed and 58 people injured in the blast; numerous vehicles and buildings were also damaged. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No other information is available. This was one of six bomb attacks in Fallujah on this day, several of which targeted police.
05/14/2012: Assailants abducted Bharatiya Janata Party Sukma District Committee Secretary Mochaki Joga in Sukma district, Chhattisgarh state, India. Joga, a suspected police informer, was later killed by the assailants; his body was found on May 20, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, police attributed it to Maoists.
05/14/2012: Assailants abducted Veysel Celik from his car in Senyayla, Kulp district, Diyarbakir, Turkey. Celik, the Justice and Development Party (AKP) district chairman, was released unharmed on June 29, 2012. No group claimed responsibility; however, government officials attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK).
05/14/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply convoy in Nani area, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. In the ensuing clash, seven people, including three civilians and four security guards, were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2012: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Qambarabad area, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two soldiers were injured and eight assailants killed in the ensuing gunfire. Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2012: Assailants attacked an oil tanker in Pass Sabar area, Nagarhar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was injured in the incident, and the tanker was damaged. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2012: Assailants attacked the Kharsha Amn Peace Committee checkpost in Khozai area, Mohmand Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on checkposts in this area. One person was killed and nine injured across both attacks. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that they were in retaliation for the killing of a group member several days earlier.
05/14/2012: Assailants attacked the Zafar Shaheed Amn Peace Committee checkpost in Khozai area, Mohmand Agency, Pakistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks on checkposts in this area. One person was killed and nine people were injured across both attacks. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating the attacks were in retaliation for the killing of a group member several days earlier.
05/14/2012: Assailants killed a civilian in Salai village, Chhota Nagra town, Jharkhand state, India. The Communist Party of India: Maoist (CPI-M) claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that they targeted Kayam because he was a police informer.
05/14/2012: Assailants opened fire on Babu Sabu police checkpost in Shera Kot area, Lahore city, Punjab province, Pakistan. Two police officers were killed and two injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2012: Assailants set fire to a forest depot and abducted three people near Jambulghata village, Maharashtra state, India. The three villagers were released on May 18, 2012; property was also damaged in the fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Maoists. The Maoists also left behind a poster at a panchayat office asking people to observe their bandh.
05/14/2012: Assailants set fire to the car and vandalized the house of Horst Reichenbach in Potsdam city, Brandenburg state, Germany. Reichenbach, a high-ranking European Union (EU) official, was not injured, but the house and car were damaged in the attack. The Friends of Loukanikos group claimed responsibility for the incident, stating they carried it out to protest austerity measures imposed on Greece.
05/14/2012: Assailants set fire to the sub-registrar's office and a district supply office in Sangli district, Maharashtra state, India. No one was injured in the attack; however, parts of the offices were damaged. Shiv Sena claimed responsibility for the incident, which they likely perpetrated in response to the government not taking enough action to relieve drought in the area.
05/14/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at an army patrol in Bijbehara town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. The grenade missed the patrol and exploded along the roadside instead; four nearby civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2012: Assailants with machetes attacked Kamananga village, South Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The attack killed at least 20 people. The Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they targeted the village because the locals were collaborating with an opposition group.
05/14/2012: Gunmen took control of a train, threatened its passengers, and then planted an explosive device on the engine in Posotia village, Jharkhand state, India. Officials defused the device, and no one was injured in the attack. The Communist Party of India: Maoist (CPI-M) claimed responsibility, leaving posters at the scene of the incident urging a general strike to protest police atrocities and anti-Maoist activities, as well as demanding an end to Operation Green Hunt.
05/14/2012: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused at an Oil India Limited (OIL) pipeline in Tengakhat area, Assam state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials suspected the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
05/14/2012: Two explosives-laden vehicles were discovered and defused near al Sham gate in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2012: Two gunmen hijacked the vehicle of Mohammed Ali, the deputy director of Internal Revenue, from his home in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. Ali's security system disabled the car, so the assailants returned to his home and demanded he override the system. When Ali refused, the assailants shot and killed him. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials suspected Boko Haram.
05/14/2013: A land mine detonated as first responders were arriving on the scene of an earlier attack near the Ministry of Defense in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This was the second of two coordinated land mine attacks in Mogadishu on this day. It is unknown if there were any casualties or property damage resulting from the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Al-Shabaab was behind the incidents.
05/14/2013: A land mine targeting Somali troops detonated near the Ministry of Defense in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This was the first of two coordinated land mine attacks in Mogadishu on this day. It is unknown if there were any casualties or property damage resulting from the blasts. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Al-Shabaab was behind the incidents.
05/14/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Marja district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and one person was injured in the explosion. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/14/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Four United States (US) soldiers were killed in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2013: A vehicle rigged with explosives detonated near the headquarters of an army battalion in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One child was killed and 14 other civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in a market in Safa area, Garmser district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and nine others, including two police officers, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/14/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused by soldiers in Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2013: An explosive device was discovered at the gate of the Inland Resort in Barangay Poblacion, Buug municipality, Zamboanga Sibugay province, Philippines. The device was safely defused without causing injury. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2013: Approximately 20 assailants attacked soldiers in Segundanon village, Kitaotao town, Bukidnon province, Philippines. No casualties were reported in the exchange of gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
05/14/2013: Approximately 70 assailants attacked a police post with mortars and gunfire in El Pepino area, Putumayo department, Colombia. One police officer was killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/14/2013: Assailants abducted a rice trader, Kenneth Cabrera, from his home in Kauran village, Maguindanao province, Philippines. Cabrera was released unharmed on June 17, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the abduction to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM). A BIFM spokesperson denied that the group was involved.
05/14/2013: Assailants abducted Julia Juincy, a United States Agency for International Development (USAID) worker, in Modogashe area, Eastern province, Kenya. The assailants demanded an unspecified amount in ransom for her safe release. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Al-Shabaab was behind the incident.
05/14/2013: Assailants attacked a Treno Alta Velocità (TAV) construction site with incendiary devices in Valle de Susa, Piedmont, Italy. There were no reported casualties in the incident; however, one compressor was damaged after it was struck by an incendiary device and caught fire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2013: Assailants carried out a suspected poison gas attack on the Khorasan Girls' High School in Mazar-i-Sharif city, Balkh province, Afghanistan. At least 150 students at the school were hospitalized. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Taliban was involved.
05/14/2013: Assailants fired shots at a provincial election supervisor in Sumisip town, Basilan province, Philippines. The assailants were attempting to force the election official to flee in order to seize ballots. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2013: Assailants kidnapped and killed a resident of Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The body was recovered in Gizab district on May 15, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/14/2013: Assailants set fire to a dispensary in Para Chamkani area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No further information is available.
05/14/2013: Assailants set fire to a government-run school in Para Chamkani area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No further information is available.
05/14/2013: Assailants set two cement mixers, several other vehicles, and construction workers' private residences on fire in Rajnandgaon district, Chhattisgarh state, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack, although the machinery was damaged. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/14/2013: Assailants set vehicles on fire near a mosque and wrote anti-Arab slogans in Um Al-Qataf village, Wadi Ara area, Haifa district, Israel. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility; however, local officials attributed the attack Israeli extremists.
05/14/2013: Gunmen attacked a row of liquor stores in Zayona district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least 12 people were killed and another three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculate that Muslim fundamentalists were involved.
05/14/2013: Gunmen shot and killed Abdulrahman Al-Badri, a government opposition protest organizer, in Diyala governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2013: Gunmen shot and killed an anti-Al-Qaida militia member and his brother in Fallujah city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2013: Two individuals were killed when the explosive device that they were attempting to plant detonated prematurely in Gizab district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Abu Ghraib district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Four civilians were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a military convoy in Mahawil district, Babil governorate, Iraq. The explosion missed the patrol and struck civilians instead, killing three people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police patrol in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police patrol in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: A sticky bomb attached to an army jeep detonated in Kart-e-naw area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed and at least two other people, including at least one civilian, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police station in Hit town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least two police officers were killed and four officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: An explosive device attached to a bus detonated outside a house in Kakaheer area, Wadh tehsil, Khuzdar district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties or injuries; however, the bus was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: An explosive device detonated under a train bridge in Ban Hulupare village, near Tanyong Mat town, Ra-ngae district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. No casualties were reported; however, the bridge was destroyed in the blast. This was one of two attacks on railway bridges in the province on the day. Separatists claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: An explosive device detonated under a train bridge in Bukit village, Bukit subdistrict, Cho Airong district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. No casualties were reported; however, the bridge was damaged in the blast. This was one of two attacks on railway bridges in the province on the day. Separatists claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused near the Raj Bhavan, the residence of the Governor of Manipur, in Imphal city, Manipur state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Assailants abducted a local chief and his family in Anduala, Haut-Uele district, Orientale province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The victims were rescued by the Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) later that day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
05/14/2014: Assailants abducted two Times of London journalists, Anthony Lloyd and Jack Hill, and their local guide from northern Aleppo governorate, Syria. The guide escaped shortly after the abduction; the two journalists were assaulted and released the same day after the intervention of an Islamic Front commander. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, one of the journalists identified an assailant as Hakim Abu Jamal.
05/14/2014: Assailants ambushed soldiers near Chibok village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least four soldiers and an unknown number of assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/14/2014: Assailants attacked a military foot patrol in Taikhang village, Churachandpur district, Manipur state, India. Two people were wounded in the attack. The Revolutionary People's Front (RPF)'s 252 Battalion, a sub-group of the People's Liberation Army (PLA), claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2014: Assailants attacked a military patrol in Al Bayda city, Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. At least three soldiers were killed and two others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official suspected that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) carried out the attack.
05/14/2014: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply terminal in Jamrud tehsil, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. One assailant was killed and three NATO containers were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Marjah area, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and two others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Ahmadkhel village, Baraki Barak district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Three police officers and seven assailants were killed and two officers were wounded in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2014: Assailants attacked a school bus in Panjgur area, Balochistan, Pakistan. One civilian was injured in the attack, and the bus was lit on fire. Tanzeem al-Islami al-Furqan claimed responsibility for the incident and alleged that education for girls is prohibited within Islam.
05/14/2014: Assailants attacked a Somali military base with gunfire and rockets in Arbacow village, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Four soldiers were killed and at least five others were wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/14/2014: Assailants attacked a Yemeni army post in Azzan city, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. General Mohsen Saeed al-Ghazali, a senior advisor to the Yemen Defense Minister, and four other soldiers were killed in the assault. This was one of two related attacks against army posts in Shabwah on the same day; at least 10 assailants were killed across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
05/14/2014: Assailants attacked a Yemeni army post in Rayda district, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. At least three soldiers were killed in the assault. This was one of two related attacks against army posts in Shabwah on the same day; at least 10 assailants were killed across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
05/14/2014: Assailants attacked military forces in Bongolo area, near Ngilima village, Orientale province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Two Armed Forces of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (FARDC) soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
05/14/2014: Assailants attacked passengers in a vehicle in Kurumin Dodo area, Kaduna state, Nigeria. One person was hacked to death and five people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that Fulani militants were involved.
05/14/2014: Assailants attacked railway tracks between Kaklur and Kumar Sandra villages, Bastar district, Chhattisgarh state, India. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Maoists.
05/14/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Alau Ngawa Fate town, Borno state, Nigeria. At least two people were killed, nine people were injured, and an unknown number of buildings were set on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was involved.
05/14/2014: Assailants attacked several villages between Dekoa and Kaga Bandoro towns, Kemo prefecture, Central African Republic. At least 31 people, including civilians and 10 assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to ex-Seleka members who were targeting Balaka members.
05/14/2014: Assailants attacked two nuns at the Convent of the Holy Infant Jesus in Jalan Tam Tuan area, Seremban town, Negeri Sembilan state, Malaysia. Both nuns were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a Border Security Force (BSF) camp in Bhenajiwada area, Malkangiri district, Odisha state, India. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Maoists.
05/14/2014: Assailants detonated explosive devices in front of, and opened fire on, the home of Mohammad Yaqub Seoriwal in Ahmad Shah Khel area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Seoriwal, a provincial council candidate, was not harmed in the attack, but the house was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Assailants fired a rocket into a residential neighborhood in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Assailants fired at least one mortar round at a Central Security Organization (CSO) checkpoint in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two mortar attacks in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Assailants fired at least one mortar round at a military camp in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two mortar attacks in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Assailants kidnapped nine construction workers from a military base in Sirnak province, Turkey. The outcome of the abduction was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/14/2014: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on Colonel Saleh bin Thabit Al Nahdi, an intelligence officer, outside of his residence in Ba-abood area, Mukalla city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Nahdi was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Adhaim town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least eight police officers were killed and three more officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Yathrib town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and three civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on Eleazar Carcallas in Tigbao town, Zamboanga del Sur province, Philippines. Carcallas, a senior police officer, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
05/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on Rangers personnel on patrol in Kandh Kot area, Sindh province, Pakistan. Two Rangers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Assailants opened fire on Rovshan Tagiev in Kiev city, Kiev city municipality, Ukraine. Tagiev, the United Congress of Ukraine's Azerbaijani diaspora leader, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Assailants paid two boys to throw a grenade at a police station in Chilvi area, Tumaco municipality, Narino department, Colombia. Both boys were killed and eight police officers wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Daniel Aldana Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/14/2014: Assailants set fire to a primary school in Shedarki village, Bauchi state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties; however, the school was damaged. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the area carried out by the same assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/14/2014: Assailants set fire to an MTN telecommunications mast in Shedarki village, Bauchi state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties; however, the mast and a neighboring surveillance monitoring site were damaged. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the area carried out by the same assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/14/2014: Assailants set fire to the Yelwan Darazo primary school in Shedarki village, Bauchi state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties; however, the school was damaged. This was one of three coordinated attacks in the area carried out by the same assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/14/2014: Assailants shot and killed a Shia shopkeeper in Samanabad area, Lahore city, Punjab province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that this attack is part of a larger trend of sectarian violence between Pakistan's Sunni majority and Shia minority.
05/14/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of a senior engineer for the Manipur Department of Municipal Administration, Housing and Urban Development (MAHUD) in Kwakeithel area, Imphal West district, Manipur state, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Assailants threw a hand grenade into a shopping center in PK5 area, Bangui city, Bangui prefecture, Central African Republic. Two civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Assailants threw an explosive device at the home of Noorudien Hassan in Lansdowne area, Cape Town city, Western Cape province, South Africa. Hassan, an attorney, was not harmed in the blast, but the house was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Explosive devices planted in a tunnel detonated underneath the Wadi Al Deif checkpoint in Murrat al-Numan, Idlib governorate, Syria. At least 20 soldiers were killed and an unknown number of soldiers were wounded in the blast. The Islamic Front (Syria), in collaboration with the Al Furqan Brigades, claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Five suicide bombers attacked an Afghan border police post in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bombers, three border patrol officers were killed and five others were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Gunmen kidnapped four employees of the Halo Trust demining company in Zanda Jan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/14/2014: Mortars struck residential areas near an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Dharkenley district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Al-Shabaab.
05/14/2014: The vehicle carrying a district police chief struck a landmine on the outskirts of Khanabad town, Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The police chief and his bodyguard were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2014: Three explosive devices hidden in milk packages were discovered placed along the road in Sultan Khel area, Landi Kotal tehsil, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Authorities defused the devices without incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2015: A vehicle carrying explosives-laden vests detonated before reaching its target in Bala Morghab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/14/2015: An assailant drove a vehicle into a group Israeli civilians at a hitchhiking post in Alon Shvut junction, West Bank. Four students were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant as a Palestinian Extremist.
05/14/2015: An explosive device detonated at a bank in Yala city, Yala province, Thailand. This was one of 23 related bombings in Muang on this date and a string of bombings over three days in which 36 explosive devices were detonated throughout the district. At least 20 people were injured across the bombings on Thursday, May 14, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, security officials attributed the attacks to Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).
05/14/2015: An explosive device detonated at a market in Yala city, Yala province, Thailand. This was one of 23 related bombings in Muang on this date and a string of bombings over three days in which 36 explosive devices were detonated throughout the district. At least 20 people were injured across the bombings on Thursday, May 14, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, security officials attributed the attacks to Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).
05/14/2015: An explosive device detonated at a train station in Yala city, Yala province, Thailand. This was one of 23 related bombings in Muang on this date and a string of bombings over three days in which 36 explosive devices were detonated throughout the district. At least 20 people were injured across the bombings on Thursday, May 14, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, security officials attributed the attacks to Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).
05/14/2015: An explosive device detonated at Yala Technical College in Yala city, Yala province, Thailand. This was one of 23 related bombings in Muang on this date and a string of bombings over three days in which 36 explosive devices were detonated throughout the district. At least 20 people were injured across the bombings on Thursday, May 14, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, security officials attributed the attacks to Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).
05/14/2015: An explosive device detonated in Yala city, Yala province, Thailand. This was one of 23 related bombings in Muang on this date and a string of bombings over three days in which 36 explosive devices were detonated throughout the district. At least 20 people were injured across the bombings on Thursday, May 14, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, security officials attributed the attacks to Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).
05/14/2015: An explosive device detonated near a produce shop in Nahrawan area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2015: Assailants abducted Bernard Ted Fen and Thien Nyuk Fun, the owners of the Ocean King Restaurant, from the restaurant near Sandakan, Sabah state, Malaysia. Fun was released unharmed on November 9, 2015 while Fen was killed on November 17, 2015. The Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded a ransom in exchange for the victims.
05/14/2015: Assailants attacked a coalmine in Shahrag area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting coalmines in Shahrag on this date. Two coalmine workers were kidnapped and machinery was set on fire in the two attacks; the outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/14/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Jar area, Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting security checkposts in Maruf district on this date. Five assailants were killed and a soldier and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/14/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Kasi area, Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting security checkposts in Maruf district on this date. Five assailants were killed and a soldier and two assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/14/2015: Assailants attacked Albu Alwan district in Ramadi city, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks in the city on the same night. At least 21 security force members were killed and 50 members were injured in the two attacks. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2015: Assailants attacked Charsada district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on different districts in Ghor on this date. At least 40 assailants were killed and more than 100 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/14/2015: Assailants attacked Jamiyah district in Ramadi city, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks in the city on the same night. At least 21 security force members were killed and 50 members were injured in the two attacks. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2015: Assailants attacked military positions in Awdheegle town, Lower Shabelle region, Somalia. This was one of two similar attacks on this date. At least six soldiers were killed and an unknown number of people were injured across the two attacks. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2015: Assailants attacked military positions in Mubarak town, Lower Shabelle region, Somalia. This was one of two similar attacks on this date. At least six soldiers were killed and an unknown number of people were injured across the two attacks. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2015: Assailants attacked Pasaband district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on different districts in Ghor on this date. At least 40 assailants were killed and more than 100 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/14/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Harawah town, Sirte district, Libya. At least one assailant was killed and four other people, including one assailant, were injured in the assault. The assailants also abducted two civilians who were beheaded later the same day in Nufaliya. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
05/14/2015: Assailants attacked two civilians in Sese camp, east of El Geneina, West Darfur state, Sudan. Mohamed Abdallah Idris was abducted and his wife was injured in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
05/14/2015: Assailants fired rockets at a border crossing in Najran region, Saudi Arabia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
05/14/2015: Assailants kidnapped a Health Department employee, a local Union Council chair, and a Levies official, in Urmara, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2015: Assailants launched rockets at a residential area Al-Salam neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. At least 10 people were killed and 8 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Barqa Province of the Islamic State and Ansar al-Sharia (Libya).
05/14/2015: Assailants opened fire on Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) soldiers in Bagangan village, Camarines Sur province, Philippines. At least two soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
05/14/2015: Assailants opened fire on Najibullah Sultanzoi, the chief prosecutor of Paktia, outside of his home in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Sultanzoi was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2015: Assailants opened fire on Shakir Khan in Yakatut neighborhood, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Khan, an Assistant Sub-inspector (ASI), was killed in the assault. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2015: Assailants raided Gur village, Borno state, Nigeria. Eight people were killed, an unknown number of people were injured, and the village was set on fire during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/14/2015: Assailants raided Kojili village, Adamawa state, Nigeria. Seven people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/14/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle and an unknown number of explosive devices in Hamrah, Saladin governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2015: Two explosive devices were found and defused in Leitrim county, Ireland. No casualties were reported in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, four people were arrested.
05/14/2016: A landmine detonated targeting a police vehicle near Mogadishu, Banaadir Somalia. At least two police officers were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a joint checkpoint in Qarbat Albu Hayyat, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, two police officers were killed and six other officers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a People's Protection Units (YPG) checkpoint in Hilaliyeh neighborhood, Qamishli, Al Hasakah, Syria. In addition to the assailant, at least five people were killed in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a police training center in Nad Ali district, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, at least three people were killed and 12 people were injured in the blast; the victims included police officers and civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting military forces in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, nine soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: An explosive device detonated in Albu Dshir area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Madain, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: An explosive device detonated near a night club in Karada neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting joint troops in Antul, Borno, Nigeria. At least 11 security members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: An explosive device planted on a bus detonated in Husseiniyah, Diyala, Iraq. One person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers raided Amiriyat al-Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least four people and nine assailants were killed and seven people were injured in the ensuing clash; the victims included security force members and civilians. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Puli Alam district, Logar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks on checkpoints in Logar on the same day. Three assailants were killed and six others were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. At least 24 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked Al-Assad Hospital in Deir ez-Zor, Syria. At least 40 people, including 20 militia members and 20 assailants, were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the incident. Additionally, an unknown number of people were abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) outpost in Khokab, Darzab district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and ten assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) post in Chashma Sher, Puli Khumri district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least three police officers and 13 assailants were killed and five police officers and 15 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban and Hizb-I-Islami both claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Dand-e Ghori area, Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks security posts in Baghlan on the same day. Fourteen assailants were killed and 13 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the attacks to Hizb-I-Islami.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Kog Chinar, Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks security posts in Baghlan on the same day. Fourteen assailants were killed and 13 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the attacks to Hizb-I-Islami.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Qaysar Khel, Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks security posts in Baghlan on the same day. Fourteen assailants were killed and 13 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the attacks to Hizb-I-Islami.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Yaserkhail Kotal area, Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks security posts in Baghlan on the same day. Fourteen assailants were killed and 13 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks. Sources also attributed the attacks to Hizb-I-Islami.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked Kanunah neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least one volunteer fighter was killed and five other fighters were injured in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked Kata Beyi, between Nord Kivu and Ituri provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. Five civilians and two assailants were killed across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked military forces in Konduga, Borno, Nigeria. At least two assailants were killed and five soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked military personnel in San Isidro, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Three soldiers were killed and two others were injured in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked military personnel in Sardinata, Norte de Santander, Colombia. At least two soldiers were killed while another soldier was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked Ndalia, between Nord Kivu and Ituri provinces, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. Five civilians and two assailants were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
05/14/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Fat'ha area, Tikrit, Saladin, Iraq. It is unknown if the assault 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).
05/14/2016: Assailants executed four people in Adan Yabaal, Hiiraan, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were targeted because the group believed they were spies.
05/14/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at the Radio and TV Center in Aleppo city, Syria. At least four people were injured in the blast. The Abu Amarah Battalion claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2016: Assailants fired three rockets at the North Gas Company headquarters in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/14/2016: Assailants kidnapped 18 women in 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), noting the victims were kidnapped in order to become fighters' spouses.
05/14/2016: Assailants kidnapped a police officer and his family from their house in Julam area, Dawr district, Saladin, Iraq. This was one of two similar abductions of two officers and seven of their relatives that occurred in the area on the same night. The two officers were killed and the family members were released early the next day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/14/2016: Assailants opened fire on Ali Abdullahi in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. Abdullahi, a naval officer, was killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: Assailants opened fire on Barangay chairperson Nejemais Ariola in Laurel, Batangas, Philippines. Ariola was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: Assailants opened fire on Fazal Subhan in Faqirabad, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Subhan, a police officer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
05/14/2016: Assailants shot and killed a Road Traffic Department commissioner in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: Assailants shot and killed two former peace committee members in Tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: Assailants stopped a public service vehicle in Opogodo, Choco, Colombia. A miner, identified as Tulio Antonio Hurtado Ibarguen, was abducted and his vehicle was set on fire in the attack. Hurtado was released unharmed on May 16, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/14/2016: Assailants threw an explosive device at the house of Mayor Benjamin Maggay in Rosario, Ilocos Sur, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: Security forces shot and killed a suicide bomber before he could detonate in Nimroz, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2016: Security members identified and killed a suicide bomber targeting security forces with an explosives-laden vehicle in Barwana, 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).
05/14/2016: Suicide bombers attacked an unknown number of military checkpoints along the main road between Ameriyat al Fallujah and Babil, Iraq. Five 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).
05/14/2016: Three assailants attacked a Buddhist monk in a monastery in Baishari, Chittagong, Bangladesh. Mawng Shoi Wuu, the chief of the monastery, was killed in the attack. The Islamic State in Bangladesh claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2016: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused in Koyilot Thalikavu, Kannur district, Kerala, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police checkpoint in Karrada neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2017: An explosive device attached underneath a civilian vehicle detonated in Saba al-Bor, Al-Faris, Saladin, Iraq. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Frontier Constabulary (FC) vehicle in Mar Gat, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least two officers were wounded in the blast. Al-Alami faction of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2017: An explosive device detonated near a polling center in Belkot, Province 3, Nepal. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand) in the attack.
05/14/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Ali Khail, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least four people, including civilians and police officers, were killed and two police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting an Egyptian Army M60 tank at Sadut checkpoint in Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three related attacks in the area on the same day. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/14/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting an Egyptian Army M60 tank in Mahdiyah, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three related attacks in the area on the same day. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/14/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting an Egyptian Army vehicle in Al-Kharouba, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of three related attacks in the area on the same day. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/14/2017: An explosive device planted in a Ranger vehicle detonated in Pol-e Sokhta, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a Communist Party of Nepal: Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML) mayoral candidate's residence in Gatthaghar, Province 3, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at Pipalbot Chautara area in Kathmandu, Province 3, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Dailekh, Province 6, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Kavrepalanchok, Province 3, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2017: Assailants abducted five International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) aid workers in Toguere Koumbe, Mopti, Mali. One hostage was released shortly after the kidnapping, and the remaining four hostages were released the next day on May 15, 2017. Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2017: Assailants attacked a police station in Qoryoley, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks in Qoryoley on this date. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/14/2017: Assailants attacked a road construction company in Kalyaat, Quezon, Philippines. There were no reported casualties, though equipment damaged in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the New People's Army (NPA) carried out the attack.
05/14/2017: Assailants attacked a Syrian Armed Forces checkpoint in Majbal, Hamah, Syria. At least two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/14/2017: Assailants attacked Baladori village in Puli Khumri, Baghlan, Afghanistan. An unknown number of assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/14/2017: Assailants attacked Election Commission officials transporting ballot boxes in Naraharinath, Province 6, Nepal. Assailants set fire to ballot boxes before police forces opened fire in response, killing a Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) candidate and injuring three people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoist (CPN-Maoist-Chand).
05/14/2017: Assailants attacked military forces in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. Two soldiers were killed and five soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2017: Assailants attacked Muslim-owned livestock farms in Onegama, North Central, Sri Lanka. There were no reported casualties, although the farms were damaged during the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Bodu Bala Sena.
05/14/2017: Assailants attacked police personnel at polling booths in Melung, Province 3, Nepal. One person was killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Unified Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist) and the Nepali Congress Party (NC).
05/14/2017: Assailants attacked police personnel returning from the site of an earlier clash in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. One police officer was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/14/2017: Assailants attacked Somali National Army (SNA) bases in Qoryoley, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. Two soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of two related attacks in Qoryoley on this date. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/14/2017: Assailants opened fire at a mosque in Etogi, Niger, Nigeria. At least 27 people were killed and five people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.
05/14/2017: Assailants opened fire on a joint checkpoint in Tawela, Nuqat Al Khams, Libya. One police officer was killed and three officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2017: Assailants opened fire on security check posts Loy Bagh, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and one soldier was injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2017: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of a government official in Olay Cheena, Kurram district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least two people, including the official and his guard, were killed in the assault. Al-Alami faction of Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/14/2017: Assailants raided a construction site in Piit, Laguna, Philippines. Two Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) members were injured as security forces responded to the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
05/14/2017: Assailants raided Gazabu, Taraba, Nigeria. This was one of five coordinated attacks on villages in the area on this date. At least 12 people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured across the five assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Fulani extremists.
05/14/2017: Assailants raided Kpenkpen, Taraba, Nigeria. This was one of five coordinated attacks on villages in the area on this date. At least 12 people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured across the five assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Fulani extremists.
05/14/2017: Assailants raided Kungana, Taraba, Nigeria. This was one of five coordinated attacks on villages in the area on this date. At least 12 people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured across the five assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Fulani extremists.
05/14/2017: Assailants raided Tukun Ruwa, Taraba, Nigeria. This was one of five coordinated attacks on villages in the area on this date. At least 12 people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured across the five assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Fulani extremists.
05/14/2017: Assailants raided Utsua Daa, Taraba, Nigeria. This was one of five coordinated attacks on villages in the area on this date. At least 12 people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured across the five assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Fulani extremists.
05/14/2017: Assailants set fire to wheat fields in Mubarak al-Farhan, Saladin, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for individuals rejecting the group's ideology.
05/14/2017: Assailants shot and killed Amgad Abdulrahman, a student, at a cafe in Shaykh Uthman, Adan, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Muslim extremists carried out the attack and targeted Abdulrahman for belonging to a secularist cultural club.
05/14/2017: Assailants stormed a polling booth and damaged an electronic voting machine in Poojali, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2017: Assailants threw two petrol bombs at a house in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. One civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/14/2017: Security forces identified and arrested two assailants planting an explosive device in Charkapatthar, Bihar, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
05/14/2017: Security forces identified and detained a suicide bomber attempting to target a police compound in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The assailant, identified as Ahmad, confessed to carrying out the attack.
05/14/2017: Security forces identified and killed an assailant driving an explosives-laden vehicle in Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/1985: A pipe bomb exploded outside the front door of the Northridge home of Dr. George Ashley in San Fernando Valley, just 24 miles northwest of Los Angeles, California, United States. Dr. Ashley was a former high school teacher and an advisor at the Institute for Historical Review, a private research organization in Torrance, California, which has maintained that the Holocaust never occurred. No one was injured in the incident, but the blast destroyed the front door and caused about $1,000 in property damage.  Prior to the explosion, the sidewalk outside the home had been spray-painted with the letters "JDL."  Though no one claimed credit for the bombing and the Jewish Defense League (JDL) actually denied responsibility, authorities believe it was the action of the JDL, as Ashley's house had been previously broken into and vandalized with slogans saying "Never Again" and "No More Holocaust."
05/15/1999: A bomb exploded near an Algerian military convoy close to the city of Jijel, in the northeastern part of Algeria near the Mediterranean Sea. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but reports indicated that the attack occurred in an area that was a stronghold of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA).
05/15/1999: Abdul Ahad Kar, a prominent member of Kashmir's National Conference Party, was assassinated while strolling outside his fortified home in Kupwara District near the Indian border with Pakistan. Unidentified men shot the legislator, who had been an elected member of the ruling party since 1996.
05/15/1999: Two employees of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) were kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in an unnamed location in Russia. The Russian hostage was released the same day and the New Zealander was released on 07/19/1999.
05/15/1999: Two men fired upon and killed three Tamil politicians while they sunbathed on the beach in Bambalapitiya, Sri Lanka. Local authorities believed the attackers to be members of the People's Liberation Organization of Tamil Eelam (PLOTE). Two of the three men killed were members of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization (TELO), a rival political group.
05/15/1999: Unknown perpetrators ambushed a military vehicle belonging to the Gendarme Commandership near the town of Mesudiye in northern Turkey near the Black Sea. During the attack, three Turkish soldiers were killed and another was wounded.
05/15/2000: Ghulam Hassan Bhat, a government minister for the Indian Government in Jammu and Kashmir state was assassinated on the morning of May 15, 2000. Four others were killed and 2 were injured. Hizb-ul-Mujahidin (HM) claimed responsibility.
05/15/2000: In Chiquinquira, Colombia, members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) barged into the home of Elvia Cortez and strapped an explosive necklace to her. The bomb squad was called and they moved her to a secluded rural highway to defuse the bomb. They were unsuccessful and she was killed. A bomb technician was also killed and three soldiers were wounded.
05/15/2000: On May 15, 2000, moderate lawmaker Santhanam Kandeepan was gunned down outside his home. No one has taken credit for the attack but officials believe that the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) were responsible. The shooting took place in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
05/15/2000: Tamil Tiger guerillas from the LTTE fired mortars and shells at civilians at  Gurunagar on the Jaffna peninsula, across from Pooneryn in Sri Lanka.  Six civilians were killed, and 18 others wounded.  These were the first civilian casualties reported from Jaffna after a recent outbreak of fighting between the rebels and government troops.  It is unknown if the incident caused any property damage. It appears that the motive for the incident was that "the armed forces had resisted rebel pressure to breach defenses in the northern Jaffna peninsula.  Sri Lankan air force jets attacked rebels, causing heavy damage to the LTTE," and frustrating LTTE attempts to dislodge government troops from defending Jaffna.
05/15/2000: The Jammu and Kashmir Minister of State for Power, Mr. Ghulam Hassan Bhat, and four others were killed in a powerful explosion near Mandipore in Anantnag district in India's Kashmir. Two policemen were also injured in the blast. The pro-Pakistan militant outfit, Hizb-ul-Mujahidin (HM), claimed responsibility for the blast.
05/15/2001: A parcel bomb injured a Spanish journalist in Zarautz, a town in the Guipuzcoa province, Spain. The journalist, Gorka Landaburu, suffered injuries to the face and hands. The attack, perpetrated by Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA), happened 48 hours after the Basque regional election.
05/15/2001: The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Battalions killed an Israeli woman and injured her father in the West Bank, near Ma’ale Mikhmash. The two victims were traveling in a car when they were attacked with gunfire.
05/15/2001: The Mayi Mayi militia claimed responsibility for kidnapping at least 18 foreign workers in the Democratic RepuCongo. The militia kidnapped the foreigners at a logging camp in Mangina, on the border with Uganda. The Mayi-Mayi militia has demanded the withdrawal of Ugandan, Rwandan, and Burundian troops from Congo.
05/15/2002: A group of heavily men who identified themselves as members of the People's Revolutionary Army (ERP) abducted Ever Miguel Jimenez Ruz from his ranch in Hato Nuevo in Sucre Department.
05/15/2002: In an action that reportedly involved both members of the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)and the Army of National Liberation (ELN), four gas cylinder bombs were launched at a police station in Cocorna, Colombia. Two of the four bombs landed in the “park” and one police officer and one passerby were injured. Neither group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2002: Members of the Army of National Liberation (ELN) established a roadblock on the highway from Medellin to the Coast, at Ventanas. The perpetrators set a bus on fire during the attack.
05/15/2002: Seven people were killed and fifteen others injured in a bomb attack on a market in Tazmalt, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2003: A string of nearly simultaneous explosions targeted 18 petrol stations owned by the Anglo-Dutch Shell company in Karachi, Pakistan. Seven persons were injured in the incident, which caused minor damage to the windows and roofs of the stations. The Muslim United Army (MUA) has claimed responsibility for the attacks, urging the government to change its pro-US policy.
05/15/2003: An explosion in a movie theater killed one and injured forty-seven in Pyu, Myanmar. Authorities blamed the attack on the Karen National Union (KNU).
05/15/2004: Insurgents killed four and wounded 18 in a mortar attack on a military recruitment post in Mosul, Iraq.
05/15/2005: A bomb exploded at the Palace of Justice in Ajaccio, Corsica.  Four persons were injured.  No one claimed responsibility.
05/15/2005: A remotely-triggered bomb exploded near a military patrol in the Sungai Padi district of Narathiwat province, Thailand. The blast killed 1 soldier and wounded 5 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2005: A suicide car bomb exploded near a convoy carrying the governor of Diyala province, Raed Rashid Hamid al-Mullah Jawad, in Baqubah, Iraq. The governor was unharmed, but the blast wounded 3 of his bodyguards. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2005: Four perpetrators threw two homemade incendiary devices at a circus performance being held at Bagerhat Stadium in Bagerhat, Bangladesh injuring eight people. Authorities apprehended the four perpetrators.
05/15/2005: In Mawatagama, Northwestern Sri Lanka, a grenade was thrown into the house of Dhananjaya Ekanayake, the brother of United National Party provincial councillor Kumari Ekanayake.  Dhananjaya Ekanayake was killed, as was his wife and a visitor to their home.  One person was injured.  The reason for the bombing is unknown, but Kumari Ekanayake had received death threats in the past.
05/15/2005: Maoists beat severely two volunteers employed with the Rural Community Infrastructure Works Programme in Sukatiya, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the assaults, but both victims were forced to give money to their attackers.
05/15/2005: Suspected members of Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) set off a bomb at a chemical plant in Bergara, Spain injuring three people. The facility sustained damage as a result of the bombing. The attack was one of four bombings in Spain’s Guipuzcoa Province on May 15, 2005. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2005: Suspected members of Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) set off a bomb at a chemical plant in Spain’s Guipuzcoa Province. The facility sustained damage as a result of the bombing. The attack was one of four bombings in Spain’s Guipuzcoa Province on May 15, 2005. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2005: Suspected members of Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) set off a bomb at a metal work factory in Spain’s Guipuzcoa Province. The attack was one of four bombings in Spain’s Guipuzcoa Province on May 15, 2005. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2005: Suspected members of Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) set off a bomb at a paint factory in Spain’s Guipuzcoa Province. The attack was one of four bombings in Spain’s Guipuzcoa Province on May 15, 2005. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2005: The bodies of 13 civilians were discovered by authorities in the Sadr City district of Bahgdad, Iraq. The men had been handcuffed and shot in the head. No group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2005: Two  Sunni clerics, identified as Sheik Hassan al-Naimi and Sheik Talal Nayef, were kidnapped from separate mosques in the Shaab neighboorhood of Baghdad and killed in what appeared to be a coordinated effort. The identity of the killers was unknown, but witnesses said they were wearing Iraqi army uniforms at the time of the kidnappings. The leader of the influential Sunni Muslim Association of Muslim Scholars accused  the Badr Brigades, a Shiite militia, of the killings.
05/15/2005: Two civilian truck drivers, one a Palestinian national and the other an Iraqi, were kidnapped in Iraq while delivering supplies to U.S. soldiers. The group Junaid Jihadist Battalion claimed responsibility and demanded that the foreign company for which the drivers work cease its business in Iraq. The fate of the victims is unknown.
05/15/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Artur Zokayev, the head of administration for the village of Khasanya, outside his home in the Kabardino-Balkariya republic of Russia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Col. Jassam Muhammed al-Lahibi, an official with the Iraq Ministry of Industry, and his driver, in the Al-Gazaliya neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Sheikh Qasim Al-Gharawi, a Shi i cleric associated with Grand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani, and one of his relatives in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2005: Unidentified perpetrators attacked a military convoy near Stah Guentiss, Algeria killing at least 11 soldiers and injuring 13 others. One of the perpetrators died in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2005: Unidentified perpetrators fired an anti-tank rocket at an Israel Defense Force post near Rafah in the Gaza Strip. The rocket injured four defense contractors who were working on fencing along the Philadelphi Route. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2006: An unknown number of Shi i tribesmen dressed as policemen killed eight Iraqi police officers in Basra, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2006: An unknown number of unknown perpetrators blew up three electricity pylons in Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2006: An unknown number of unknown perpetrators detonated a bomb outside an abandoned house injuring a woman in Muladi, Barisal district, Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2007:  Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) stopped a state-owned bus in Jaffna town, Sri Lanka, and forced the passengers to disembark.  After the bus was emptied, the assailants set it on fire with a petrol bomb.  No one was injured but the bus was destroyed.
05/15/2007: A Suicide bomber blew himself up in the Marhaba Hotel restaurant in Peshawar, Pakistan, killing 25 people and injuring dozens more.  Among the many killed was the hotel owner, Sadruddin, and his three sons.  According to reports, there was also a significant amount of damage to the hotel.  The bomber, a suspected pro-Taliban insurgent, had a message taped to his leg stating that this would happen to anyone helping the United States.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/15/2007: Five unknown masked gunmen poured gasoline throughout two classrooms and lit them on fire, in Pinagbayanan Elementary School in Taysan, Batangas, Philippines, killing two teachers who were protecting voting ballots and injuring twelve others.  The two teachers who died were Leticia Ramos and Nelly Banaag.  Additionally, the twelve other people injured were Richelle Banaag, Rosalie Villena, Rodora Samaa, Michael Samar, Elisa Ramos, Henry Asi, Guiller Malaluan, Mayette Malaluan, Jovie Maderazo, Cesar Mendoza, Galileo Banag, and Michael Zara.  The masked gunmen are suspected of being communist rebels for one of the mayoral candidates.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/15/2007: The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) killed 6 Hindi-speaking migrant workers in Belbari village, Assam state, India.  The ULFA members used automatic weapons in their attack and claimed responsibility.
05/15/2007: Unknown insurgents detonated a car bomb near a market in Abu Saydah, a mainly Shi i village in Diyala Governorate, just outside of Baghdad, Iraq.  The car bomb killed at least 32 people, wounded at least 50 others, including Kadim Hussein, a 45 year old farmer.  The blast also damaged nearby buildings and shops.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/15/2008:  On Thursday morning, in Hangu, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in a bazaar, destroying six shops but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2008: On Thursday at about 1730, in the Al Kazimiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, two assailants on a motorcycle fired upon a vehicle transporting Iranian Embassy personnel near the Ramadan 14 bridge in the northwestern 'Ali al Saleh neighborhood, wounding two Iranian diplomats, two embassy security guards, and an Iraqi driver and damaging their vehicle. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2008: On Thursday early in the morning, Communist Party of India (Maoist) / Naxalites detonated dynamite on railway tracks destroying a 15 foot section severely disrupting the eastern rail network, near Jaimurtinagar railway station in Sitamarhi district, Bihar province, India. The attack was carried out in protest for the arrest of senior Maoist leader Ramparvesh Baitha during a day long strike. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/15/2008: On Thursday in Tanout, Zinder, Niger, assailants kidnapped a Member of Parliament (MP), his deputy, his son, and one civilian. The Niger People's Movement for Justice (MNJ) claimed responsibility and no damage was reported.
05/15/2008: On Thursday night, Communist Party of India (Maoist) / Naxalites shot and killed Rajendra Sahu, a contractor and former cricketer of Gothalpadar village in the Rayagada district, Orissa province, India, for alleging that he was a police informer. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/15/2008: On Thursday night, in Khar, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, a Pakistani paramilitary soldier was kidnapped and beheaded by militants for revenge due to a United States missile attack a few days prior. The body was discovered on 05/16/2008 on the roadside with a note stating the motive. The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility.
05/15/2008: On Thursday, a roadside bomb exploded targeting the motorcade of the Governor of Baghdad, Hussein al-Tahan, in Nasr Square, Sadoun Street, central Baghdad, Iraq at 0800.  One security guard was killed and six injured, two of them security guards.  Al-Tahan was not in the procession.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2008: On Thursday, at 0230, two homemade petrol bombs were hurled at the Wisma DAP building in Ipoh, Perak, Malaysia. The windows the bombs were thrown at were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and no casualties were reported.
05/15/2008: On Thursday, at 0630, Celso Pojas was shot dead outside his house in Maa, Davao City, Philippines by two suspected Farmer’s Movement of the Philippines militants.
05/15/2008: On Thursday, Black Widow militants belonging to the United Liberation Front of Assam shot and killed 11 workers for a cement factory in North Cachar Hills district, Assam province, India. The Commander-in-chief of the Black Widow militants later claimed responsibility for the incident alleging that the attack was carried out because Indian soldiers had attacked one of their camps and killed twelve Black Widow fighters on the week of 05/04/2008.
05/15/2008: On Thursday, Black Widow militants belonging to the United Liberation Front of Assam stopped a train between the railway stations of Kalachand and Damcherra in the North Cachar Hills district, Assam province, India, and opened indiscriminate fire on a railway car carrying an inspection team killing the railway driver and another passenger and injuring two others, including a paramilitary trooper. The Commander-in-chief of the Black Widow militants later claimed responsibility for the incident alleging that the attack was carried out because Indian soldiers had attacked one of their camps and killed twelve Black Widow fighters on the week of 05/04/2008.
05/15/2008: On Thursday, rebels opened fire on a convoy carrying the Gamay town mayor in Samar province, killing one army soldier. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2008: On Thursday, unknown gunmen kidnapped doctor Jabbar Mahroos, director of Tikrit public hospital, his assistant doctor Abdel Razzaq al-Qaisi and doctor Ahmed Salah in al-Hamra district on the road between Tikrit city and Beiji town in Salah ad Din, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibiity for the kidnapping.
05/15/2008: On Thursday, YCL members assaulted teachers and farmers in Nepal, injuring seven civilians.  No other casualties were reported, and no group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2008: On Thursday, Young Communist League militants assaulted Rameshwor Pokharel, a teacher at the Nepane Secondary School at Kerabari, in Gorkha, Gandaki, Nepal. Pokharel was warned to leave the school.
05/15/2009: On Friday morning around 0800, in Bagong village in Shariff Aguak, Maguindanao, Philippines, assailants detonated three improvised explosive devices in 40-second intervals near a vehicle driven by a former Maguindanao governor,  Datu Andal Ampatuan, killing one of the former governor's security escorts, wounding three others, and damaging the governor's vehicle as the convoy was on its way to a speaking engagement. The person killed was identified as Mamayo Ganon while those wounded were identified as Renz Amit and Omar Silongan, both Civilian Volunteer Organization members, and farmer Samaon Andatuan. The victims were in a red Nissan pick-up as part of the convoy, which was damaged by shrapnel. The explosives, fashioned from live 81-mm mortar projectiles rigged with remote-controlled blasting mechanisms, were planted along the highway. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) members under rogue commanders were responsible.  The MILF denied responsibility.
05/15/2009: On Friday morning, in Sinjar, Ninawa, Iraq, a bomb in a car was defused by Kurdish securicty forces on the city's main road, causing no casualties or damage. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2009: On Friday night at approximately 0100, in San Vicente village, Gigmoto, Catanduanes, Philippines, approximately 10 armed assailants set fire to Globe Telecommunications site, damaging the site, but causing no casualties. The assailants intimidated the security guard and nearby residents while they broke into the facility. The assailants then poured several containers of gasoline onto the air-conditioning units before setting fire to them. No group has claimed responsibility, though the New People's Army/ Communist Party of Philippines (NPA-CPP) was believed to be responsible. The motive is believed to be due to the company refusing to pay revolutionary taxes.
05/15/2009: On Friday, in Guayabal de Siquima, Caqueta, Colombia, assailants detonated a cylinder bomb on a restaurant wounding two civilians, an unidentified young girl and a 62 year old woman, Rosalba Joel, whom received wounds in the head and face. The spokesman for the 9th Brigade confirm the device was left under the weave of the restaurant by presumably The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia column Teofilo Forero. No group has claimed responsibility.
05/15/2009: On Friday, in Kistaram village, Dantewara, Chhattisgarh, India, assailants fired upon a helicopter in which police officers were riding, killing one police officer, wounding one other and damaging the helicopter.  No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
05/15/2009: On Friday, in Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants detonated two improvised explosive devices near a health center and a middle school in the Ambar area, damaging the health center and the middle school. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2009: On Friday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unidentified gunmen kidnapped the nephew of Essam Ayed, a member of the Ninawa local council for al-Hadbaa, after he went out of his intermediate school in the area of al-Yarmuk. There was no reported casualties or damages and no group claimed responsibility. The status of the hostage is not known.
05/15/2009: On Friday, in the Arth area of Ganderbal district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, suspected Hizb-ul-Mujahideen militants opened fire on the private residence of a village official. No casualties were reported.
05/15/2010: On Saturday afternoon at 1500, in Bangkok, Thailand, assailants destroyed telephone booths and ATM machines at Bangkok Bank's Din Daeng Triangle. There were no reports of casualties and no group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2010: On Saturday afternoon at 1500, in Bangkok, Thailand, protesters burned tires causing power poles near a Kasikorn Bank at Bon Kai caught on fire. There were no reports of casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2010: On Saturday evening at 1820, in Bangkok, Thailand, a man, in connection with the Red Shirt protest, fired M79 grenades from the Wireless-Sarasin intersection at Lumpini Police flats, injuring four people. He also fired at the police station but missed. No group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2010: On Saturday evening, in Kigali, Kigali City, Rwanda, unknown assailants threw a grenade into a crowded bus station, injuring four people. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage. This was one of two related attacks that occurred in Kigali. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2010: On Saturday evening, in Kigali, Kigali City, Rwanda, unknown assailants threw a grenade into a crowded market, killing two people and injuring 28 others. This was one of two related attacks that occurred in Kigali. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2010: On Saturday evening, near Sar-e Pol, Sar-e Pol, Afghanistan, assailants attacked two cell phone towers by unknown means, wounding one security guard and damaging both cell phone towers. No group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2010: On Saturday morning at 0725, in Bangkok, Thailand, red shirts protesters burned two public phone booths and a police booth near the Thai-Belgium Bridge. No casualites were reported.
05/15/2010: On Saturday morning at 0820, in Bangkok, Thailand, Red-shirt protesters burned a garbage truck near Bon Kai. There were no reports of casualties and no group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2010: On Saturday morning between 0900 and 1000, in the Tor Ghar area of Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified militants who were reportedly dressed in police uniforms initially kidnapped four engineers of a government power utility agency before seizing 14 civilians, who were travelling as part of a security-escorted convoy en route from Peshawar to Parachinar in the Kurram Agency. Three of the victims managed to escape that night and on 05/17/2010, the remaining 11 were released. No group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2010: On Saturday night at 2200, in Tanque, Toledo, Antioquia, Colombia, assailants detonated dynamite on electricity towers, damaging two towers but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible.
05/15/2010: On Saturday night, in Raj Nandgaon about 100 miles west of the state capital of Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, assailants kidnapped one village chief, Bhilsai Mandwai (36), and five civilians. Later, assailants slit the throats of all the victims, killing them. On 05/16/2010, in the morning, villagers found the bodies of the victims in a densely forested area between Uchapur and Taregaon villages. According to police, two or three villagers remained in custody of the assailants. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, according to police, the villagers were abducted and killed on suspicion of being police informers. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) faction was responsible. The status of the other villagers is unknown.
05/15/2010: On Saturday night, in West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, a Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) supporter was kidnapped from his home at Boredanga in Nayagram. The assailants later fired upon and killed the political affiliate. The victim was identified as Paltu Bag (35) and his body was recovered from the Jhargram-Nayagram road on the morning of 05/16/2010. No damages were reported in the attack. Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters were recovered from the incident site threatening more such killings.
05/15/2010: On Saturday, a group of five to seven armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) killed a tribal man in Parpalguda village in Etapalli taluka (administrative unit) of Gadchiroli District, Maharashtra, India. The victim was identified as Kumusur Hedo (30). According to police, the assailants accused Hedo of being a police informer and killed him with sharp weapons. Police denied that he was working as a police informer. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2010: On Saturday, from the Qazi Pump area in Hangu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified assailants kidnapped a noted elder of the area, Qazi Raziullah, at gun point. Local volunteers and police chased the four kidnappers and an exchange of fire took place in the hilly Darband area. The victim was shot dead and the kidnappers escaped. No group claimed responsibility but Islamic Extremists are suspected.
05/15/2010: On Saturday, in Al Hablain, Lahij province, Yemen, assailants attacked a presidential motorcade. One of the assailants and two officers were killed and five others were wounded in the attack but President Ali Abdullah Saleh was unharmed as he was not traveling with the convoy at the time. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2010: On Saturday, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, two to three masked assailants on motorcycles fired upon and killed one police officer of the Andhra Pradesh Special Police force. The deceased was identified as Constable V. Ramesh. The officers were on patrol in the Old City to prevent community violence in the days leading to the anniversary of the 2007 bombing at the Mecca Masjid in which 15 people were killed. Tehrik-e-Galba Islami claimed responsibility. Investigators found a compact disc apparently left by the attackers. On the disc, a group identifying itself as Tehrik-e-Galba Islam took responsibility for shooting the police officers and said the attack was an act of revenge for the 2007 bombing. Hyderabad Police Commissioner A.K. Khan said that a terrorist known as Vicaruddin may have planned the killing along with another killing of a police officer last year.
05/15/2010: On Saturday, in the Safi tehsil of Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants kidnapped one doctor and took him to an unknown location. On 05/21/2010, assailants killed the doctor by unknown means. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility.
05/15/2010: On Saturday, in Tootkas, near Kurram, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified assailants fired upon and set fire to a vehicle, damaging the vehicle but causing no casualties. The assailants then kidnapped four employees of the Water and Power Development Authority. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility. The status of the employees is unknown.
05/15/2010: On Saturday, unidentified militants blew up a section of gas pipeline in the Barozai village near Saryab road in Quetta of Pakistan's Balochistan province causing no casualties. A portion of the pipeline was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2011: On Sunday afternoon at 1300, in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants fired two mortar rounds that landed in Tahrir Square. The mortars killed two civilians, wounded 10 others, and caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2011: On Sunday morning around 0630, near Chhurchuriya village in Jamui, Bihar, India, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) detonated a landmine targeting a tractor carrying nine people including polling personnel, killing driver Arun Mandal and seriously injuring election official Surya Narayan Yadav. Seven polling officers were also taken by the militants. The polling officers were on their way to the Chhurchuriya polling booth numbers 31 and 44 when the landmine was triggered, causing an unknown amount of property damage. The Maoists claimed responsibility for the attack. According to police, the Maoists have also demanded the release of two of their cadres in exchange for the release of the officials. All seven officials were released on 05/17/2011.
05/15/2011: On Sunday morning at 0600, near Bayo village in Tambon Baroh, Yala, Thailand, suspected separatist militants detonated a 20 kilogram roadside improvised explosive device that killed two monks and wounded two soldiers guarding them. The deceased were identified as Phra Chatree Tongrat and Phra Teerapong Dokmali of the Suan Kaew Temple and the injured were identified as Private Kraisom Modkhan and Private Pannathron Noochaikaew. The improvised explosive device was detonated by a battery 100 meters away when a pickup truck carrying the monks traveling to the town to collect alms in the village. According to police, a seven kilogram cooking gas cylinder was used in the attack and electrical detonation wire was recovered from the incident site. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2011: On Sunday morning, in the Djebel Nakrif area south of Remada, Tataouine, Tunisia, two militants, a 32-year-old Algerian national and a 31-year-old Libyan, which had recently crossed into Tunisia from Libya attempted to attack Tunisian border guards with a manual bomb and suicide explosive belt. The manual bomb that the militants threw at the Tunisian border guards failed to detonate and the guards were able to confiscate and defuse the suicide explosive belt before it could be detonated. No material damages or casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack, although Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb was thought to be responsible.
05/15/2011: On Sunday night around 2200, in Jhujhaka village, Jamshedpur, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India, suspected members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) attacked two civilians, Haradhan Baske and Vinay Shaw, for being police informers. According to Baske, they were intercepted by the militants and dragged off of their motorcycles towards the jungle and taking advantage of the darkness, Baske fled from the militants. The militants then opened fire on Baske, leaving him injured. Vinay had been left behind. According to police, there was no report of any missing persons and the status of Vinay is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it was suspected that the Maoists were responsible.
05/15/2011: On Sunday night around 2330, in Morangi, around 13 kilometers from Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India, around 250 suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) set fire to 29 vehicles that belonged to the GR Infraprojects Limited (GRIL) private road construction company working on the expansion of National Highway-33 into four lanes. According to an employee, Bhagirath Saran, he, along with security guards Parshu Ram Sharma, Anil Sharma, Dileep Sharma, Mukesh Kumar and Pramod Sharma and a few others, were held at gunpoint before the militants set the vehicles on fire. The attack caused damage worth $890,121-$111,251 (Rs 40-50 crore) to the construction machines. The militants then engaged Muffasil police that were on a routine patrol in a gun battle that left one assistant sub-inspector, R. Das injured. No group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2011: On Sunday night, in Hawijah, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device under the vehicle of lieutenant brigadier Qusay Arif, the Director of Hawijah township's Police Administrative Affairs. The blast damaged his vehicle but did not cause any casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2011: On Sunday night, in Loki village, Raidih, Gumla, Jharkhand, India, a group of around 15 members of the Communist party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) killed five members of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) and injured one other during an armed assault at a wedding. The deceased were identified as Gurdev Oraon, Cheta Oraon, Jairam Oraon, Samar Oraon and Budu Oraon. According to police, the Maoists were in search of the PLFI squad leader Mangal Nagesia but upon failing to find him, the Maoists killed five of his supporters. Two suspected Maoists also sustained injuries, but managed to escape. No group claimed responsibility for the assault, but it is suspected that the Maoists were responsible.
05/15/2011: On Sunday night, in the Dashat area of Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan, the Balochistan Finance Minister, Mir Asim Kurd, escaped an attack unhurt by unidentified armed men. According to police, the assailants opened fire on the Minister’s convoy, resulting in return fire by the security guards. The attack resulted in no casualties and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2011: On Sunday night, in the Gari Yagal area of Mamoond, Bajaur, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device at a government run primary school for boys, destroying the school but resulting in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2011: On Sunday night, in the Saidiya neighborhood, Baghdad province, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to the vehicle on an Interior Ministry worker. The blast killed the worker and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2011: On Sunday night, in Wattar, Noweshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, three unidentified militants on a motorcycle planted explosives at a government-run high school. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the school but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2011: On Sunday night, on Airport Road in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device near the office of the National Database and Registration Authority. The office building was damaged as well as an electricity pylon, a street light pole and the windowpanes of other nearby buildings. There were no casualties and no group has claimed responsibility.
05/15/2011: On Sunday, at a polling center in the Lauria block of West Champaran, Bihar, India, a policeman on patrol was injured after unidentified assailants threw stones at him. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2011: On Sunday, at an internet cafe in La Hormiga, Putumayo, Colombia, two Colombian Liberal Party candidates, Jhon Freddy Londoño and Brindan Bustamente, were shot and killed by unknown gunmen. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspect the 48th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) are responsible.
05/15/2011: On Sunday, in an unknown city, Abyan, Yemen, suspected Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants kidnapped a senior intelligence officer near a security barrack, identified as Fadhel Ahmed Mohsen. The barracks were located on a highway linking Al-Bayda and Aden provinces. No casualties were reported and the status of the hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2011: On Sunday, in Hammam Al 'Alil, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to a police car. The blast wounded an off duty police officer, and caused an unknown amount of damage to his car. No group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2011: On Sunday, in one of three related attacks, on Dattakhel Road in Miram Shah, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants killed a tribesman, Gul Zaman, by unknown means for allegedly spying for the United States. A hand written note from the incident site claimed that the deceased had confessed to be involved in the practice of espionage.
05/15/2011: On Sunday, in one of three related attacks, on Dattakhel Road in Miram Shah, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants killed a tribesman, Sakhi Jan, by unknown means for allegedly spying for the United States. A hand written note from the incident site claimed that the deceased had confessed to be involved in the practice of espionage.
05/15/2011: On Sunday, in one of three related attacks, on Dattakhel Road in Miram Shah, Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants killed an Afghan national by unknown means for allegedly spying for the United States. A hand written note from the incident site claimed that the deceased had confessed to be involved in the practice of espionage.
05/15/2011: On Sunday, in Swabi, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, two unidentified armed militants on a motorcycle using a Kalashnikov opened fire on the head of a pro-government tribal militia, Aatibar Gul, killing Gul, his son Irfanullah and a pedestrian, Mirza Khan. Reportedly, Gul was waiting for some people on the side of the road when the attack took place. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it is suspected that the Taliban were responsible for Taliban militants frequently target pro-government elders.
05/15/2011: On Sunday, in the al-Qadsiyah neighborhood, Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device attached to a government vehicle. The director of the Iraqi tax officer and wounded three of his colleagues. The blast caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2011: On Sunday, in Zinjibar, Abyan, Yemen, suspected Al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) gunmen shot and killed a policeman and injured another while they were stationed near the Central Bank of Yemen. No group claimed responsibility.
05/15/2012: A gunman shot Ma-aduran Chelong at a teashop in tambon Kanudong, Saiburi district, Pattani province, Thailand. Chelong, an assistant village headman, was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2012: A landmine targeted a police vehicle near the Dagahaley Refugee Camp in Dadaab town, North Eastern province, Kenya. One officer was killed and three people wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials suspected Al-Shabaab.
05/15/2012: A sticky bomb attached to the vehicle of Fernando Londono, a former government minister and journalist, detonated in Bogota city, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. Five people were killed and at least 39 others, including Londono, were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, the Bogota police chief blamed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/15/2012: A sticky bomb exploded on a police officer's vehicle in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2012: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near an Iraqi military base in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, five soldiers were killed and 15 injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2012: A suicide bomber on the way to detonate his explosives in a market was shot and killed by security forces in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2012: An explosive device detonated at Ban Wang Hin school in Bannang Sata district, Yala province, Thailand. The blast injured three military rangers guarding the school. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2012: An explosive device detonated in eastern Paktia province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2012: An explosive device detonated near a United Nations (UN) convoy in Khan Cheykoun area, Idlib governorate, Syria. No one was killed or injured in the blast; three vehicles were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2012: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Army (ANA) troops in Barkandi area, Manogai town, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One ANA officer was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2012: An explosive device detonated near security guards protecting a military intelligence office in the Mansoura district of Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials suspected Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
05/15/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle targeting a police station was discovered and defused in Bogota city, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. The driver of the car was arrested and confessed, indicating that he was a member of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/15/2012: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) post in Tajak area, Lash Wa Juwayn district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three injured in the shooting; four assailants were killed and five injured when police returned fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2012: Assailants attacked Anwar Alam in Jamshed Town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Alam, a former councilor and worker for the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), was killed in the incident. This was one of three coordinated attacks on MQM members around Karachi on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2012: Assailants attacked Azhar Ali in Memon Goth area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Ali, a worker for the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), was killed in the incident. This was one of three coordinated attacks on MQM members around Karachi on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2012: Assailants attacked Kamran Ali in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Ali, a worker for the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), was killed in the incident. This was one of four coordinated attacks on MQM members around Karachi on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2012: Assailants attacked the home of Dolphy Bantog Apic in Upper Bala village, Magsaysay town, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. Apic, a former militia member, and one bystander were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2012: Assailants fired mortars at the Hayatabad neighborhood of Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Three people were injured and two houses damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2012: Assailants opened fire and threw a grenade into the Bella Vista restaurant in Mombasa city, Coast region, Kenya. One person was killed and at least three injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, a police commander blamed it on Al-Shabaab. One suspect, Yahya Thabit, was arrested in connection with the incident.
05/15/2012: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Wurduz district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Six people, including one Afghan soldier and five assailants, were killed in the ensuing gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, a provincial official blamed the Taliban.
05/15/2012: Assailants poisoned the drinking water at Warza High School in Ismail Khil district, Khost province, Afghanistan. The poison injured at least 250 children. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2012: Gunmen on motorcycle opened fire at members of the Hazara Shia community in front of a passport office in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two people were killed and one injured in the shooting. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2012: Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on Jilani Khan and his son in Deh Rawood district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Khan, a tribal elder, was killed and his son injured in the shooting. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that they targeted the elder because he was cooperating with the government.
05/15/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a group of tribal elders in a market in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three elders were killed and one person injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2012: Gunmen opened fire on the car of Hussein Ali Ahmed in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Ahmed, a city council member, and his driver were killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2012: Gunmen shot and killed a senior anti-terrorism police officer in Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the officer was targeted because he had killed members of the group.
05/15/2012: Gunmen shot and killed Aden Heydar, the commissioner of Bardale village, in Baidoa town, Bay region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police chief's convoy in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Two police officers were injured and a police vehicle was damaged in the explosion. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police patrol in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle near a police patrol in Tarmiyah town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, one police officer was killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2013: An assailant threw a grenade at a hospital in Kabacan city, North Cotabato province, Philippines. The device landed on a civilian residence instead; one child was killed and her mother was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2013: An explosive device attached to a car detonated in Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and another was injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in a residential area in Maqdadiyah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Four people were wounded in the blast explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2013: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The owner of the vehicle, Abdi Iman Sharmaarke, the brother of the former Horn Afrik Media Director, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2013: An explosive device detonated near a Border Security Force patrol in Heirok Part I area, Manipur state, India. There were no reported casualties or damages resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of the provincial governor's compound in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed while five police officers and three civilians were wounded in the blast. This was one of two bombings outside the compound on the same day; this explosion was designed to target police officers responding to an earlier attack. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
05/15/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of the provincial governor's compound in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was wounded in the blast. This was the one of two coordinated attacks that occurred outside of the compound on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
05/15/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Al Meshtel area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and 13 others were injured in the blast. This was one of seven coordinated car bombings in Baghdad on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Al-Jadeeda district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and ten others were injured in the explosion. This was one of seven coordinated car bombings in Baghdad on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Huseiniya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and five others were injured in the explosion. This was one of seven coordinated car bombings in Baghdad on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Kadhimiya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and at least seven others were injured in the blast. This was one of seven coordinated car bombings in Baghdad on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Seydia area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. This was one of seven coordinated car bombings in Baghdad on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Zaafraniyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and 12 others were injured in the blast. This was one of seven coordinated car bombings in Baghdad on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a government building in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Four people were killed and five others were injured in the blast. This was one of two bombings near the government building on the same day; this explosion was designed to target people responding to an earlier attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a government building in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Six people were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. This was one of two bombings near the government building on the same day; this first explosion was designed to draw a crowd. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated attacks.
05/15/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in the Abdun area, Amman city, Capital Governorate, Jordan. No further information is available.
05/15/2013: Assailants abducted three German workers of the Gruenhelme (The Green Helmets) aid group in Harem area, Idlib governorate, Syria. Two of the captives escaped on July 3, 2013, and the remaining victim escaped on September 4, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2013: Assailants abducted three United Nations (UN) peacekeepers working with the United Nations Truce Supervision Organization (UNTSO) from an observation post in the demilitarized zone bordering the Israel-occupied Golan Heights area, Quneitra governorate, Syria. The victims were released unharmed five hours later. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction.
05/15/2013: Assailants attacked a police station in Alhadek area, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. At least one assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police sources speculated that attack was an attempt to free a prisoner held at the station.
05/15/2013: Assailants attacked villagers in Yaloke village, Ombella-M'Poko prefecture, Central African Republic. At least two people died in the attack and approximately 12 people were taken hostage. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2013: Assailants fired mortars at the Yarmouk refugee camp in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least five people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2013: Assailants opened fire on Abdol Ahad, the head of the Jamiat-e Eslami regional office, in Samangan province, Afghanistan. Ahad and a bystander were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2013: Assailants opened fire on soldiers from the Philippine Army's 17th Infantry Battalion in Barangay Baay, Pinukpuk town, Kalinga province, Philippines. Three soldiers were wounded in the attack. Sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
05/15/2013: Assailants set fire to an under-construction duplex in Vancouver city, British Columbia province, Canada. There were no reported casualties resulting from the fire; however, the duplex was damaged. The Anti-Gentrification Front claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they were protesting development and wanted to create fear among developers.
05/15/2013: Assailants shot down a military helicopter as it traveled between Sanaa city and al-Bayda governorate, Yemen. No further information is available.
05/15/2013: Assailants threw a molotov cocktail at an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) vehicle in Hursa area, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The cocktail caused the vehicle to flip over, starting a fire and injuring four IDF soldiers. No group claimed responsibility; however, four people were arrested in connection with the incident.
05/15/2013: Three explosives-laden vehicles detonated in Sadr City, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and 13 more were injured in the blasts. This was one of seven coordinated car bombings in Baghdad on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2013: Two assailants opened fire on Reverend Faye Pama Musa at his private residence in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. Musa, the Secretary of the Christian Association of Nigeria (CAN) and the pastor of a Pentecostal church, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attribute the incident to Boko Haram.
05/15/2013: Two rockets struck near an observatory on Mount Hermon in Quneitra district, Quneitra governorate, Syria. There were no reported injuries or damages. The Abdul Qader Husseini Battalions of the Free Palestine movement claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was meant to commemorate the anniversary of Israeli statehood (May 15, 1948).
05/15/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a marketplace in Karradah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. This was one of two suicide bombings that occurred in the district within a few minutes. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2014: A suicide bomber detonated near a government office affiliated with education in Karradah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. This was one of two suicide bombings that occurred in the district within a few minutes. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2014: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Qawsiyat area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers and a civilian were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: An explosive device detonated at a primary school for boys in Kong village, Khwazai tehsil, Mohmand Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The school building was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: An explosive device detonated near a primary school in Baiji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in a parking lot outside of a restaurant in Food Street area, Rawalpindi city, Punjab province, Pakistan. At least 16 people were injured in the blast. The Balochistan Liberation United Front (BLUF) claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspect that the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was behind the attack.
05/15/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated targeting a police vehicle at a bazaar in Obe district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Ten people, including two police officers and eight civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a garage at the Bab As Salameh border crossing in As Salameh area, Aleppo governorate, Syria. At least 43 people were killed and more than 81 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/15/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Qahirah area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a market in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least eight people were killed and 17 people were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Askari area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of six similar bombings around the city on the same day. At least four people were killed and 10 people were injured in the various blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Dubat area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of six similar bombings around the city on the same day. At least four people were killed and 10 people were injured in the various blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Jughayfi area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of six similar bombings around the city on the same day. At least four people were killed and 10 people were injured in the various blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Julan area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of six similar bombings around the city on the same day. At least four people were killed and 10 people were injured in the various blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Nuzal area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of six similar bombings around the city on the same day. At least four people were killed and 10 people were injured in the various blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Shuhadah area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of six similar bombings around the city on the same day. At least four people were killed and 10 people were injured in the various blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2014: Assailants abducted Omaraskhab Alibekov, a local imam and nephew of a banned group's leader, from Kizilyurtovskiy district, Dagestan republic, Russia. Alibekov was killed and his body was discovered in a burnt vehicle on May 16, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: Assailants attacked a National Guard position and a television crew in Mariupol city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, the incident was attributed to the Donetsk People's Republic.
05/15/2014: Assailants attacked an unspecified number of police checkpoints in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Ten assailants, including three leaders, were killed in the ensuing clash; the police did not sustain any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Afghan officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/15/2014: Assailants attacked residents in Gbaukuchi village, Kuje area, Federal Capital Territory, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties, although the assailants store property from the residents. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that Fulani militants were involved.
05/15/2014: Assailants attempted to abduct Abdel Hamid Bu Zaher in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Zaher, the Algerian ambassador to Libya, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting the courthouse in Ajdabiya city, Wahat district, Libya. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: Assailants launched mortar shells on Ashrafiyeh neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. Three people were killed and 20 wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: Assailants opened fire on a pacifist imam, Sheikh Mansour Abdelkareem Al-Barassi, in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Barassi was killed by the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Sogratl village, Gunibskiy district, Dagestan republic, Russia. At least three police officers were killed and seven others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
05/15/2014: Assailants opened fire on Justiniano Belleza in Calbayog city, Samar province, Philippines. Belleza, a village chief, was killed and two of his companions were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: Assailants opened fire on People's Democratic Reform Committee (PDRC) guards in Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. At least two people were killed in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks on protesters in the area on this day. At least 21 people were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: Assailants opened fire on Saiqa special forces officers in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Two officers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: Assailants opened fire on soldiers at a roadblock in Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. Two soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: Assailants opened fire on soldiers in Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: Assailants opened fire on soldiers in Hakkari province, Turkey. One soldier was injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK).
05/15/2014: Assailants set up a checkpoint and stopped a vehicle carrying military officers in Dijlah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least five officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: Assailants stormed a Sahwa Council member's residence in Futuh village, Babil governorate, Iraq. The Sahwa member and four of his family members were killed in the attack. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: Assailants stormed a soldier's private residence in Umm Qasr village, Basra governorate, Iraq. The soldier and a civilian were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: Assailants threw grenades at protestors and the Democracy Monument in Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. At least one person was killed in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks on protesters in the area on this day. At least 21 people were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: Four rockets struck civilian residences in Saba al-Bor area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least six civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2014: Security forces found and defused an explosive device in Fakiragram area, Jadumani village, Kokrajhar district, Assam state, India. Sources suspected that the target was a nearby railway track. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Kamtapur Liberation Organization (KLO).
05/15/2014: Traders discovered a bag containing three explosive devices at the gate of the Union Homes and Savings Loans building in Tom Jones neighborhood, Lagos city, Lagos state, Nigeria. Police successfully removed the devices without incident. Authorities arrested a Sudanese national whom they accused of planting the devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was involved.
05/15/2014: Two assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on Bakht Rawan, a peace committee member, on Kas Road in Mingora city, Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Rawan was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2015: An explosive device detonated at a grocery store in Tambon Sateng Nok, Yala province, Thailand. No one was injured in the blast. This was one of four related bombings in the area on this date and a string of bombings over three days in which 36 explosive devices were detonated throughout the district. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, security officials attributed the attacks to Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).
05/15/2015: An explosive device detonated at the Anamai Satengnok intersection in Muang district, Yala province, Thailand. One person was injured in the blast. This was one of four related bombings in the area on this date and a string of bombings over three days in which 36 explosive devices were detonated throughout the district. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, security officials attributed the attacks to Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).
05/15/2015: An explosive device detonated in Maruf district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2015: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Maywand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2015: An explosive device detonated near Ghazi Baba Tomb in Tehsil Utmankhel, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Mushahidah, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Maulana Abdul Wasey in Rad Mulazai area, Khanozai city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Wasey, a member of the Provincial Assembly of Balochistan, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2015: An explosive device hidden in a freezer detonated at a grocery store on Pangmuang road in Muang district, Yala province, Thailand. No one was injured in the blast. This was one of four related bombings in the area on this date and a string of bombings over three days in which 36 explosive devices were detonated throughout the district. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, security officials attributed the attacks to Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).
05/15/2015: An explosive device planted in a flask detonated in Wanda Baghbanan area, Lakki Marwat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. A child was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2015: Assailants abducted 36 soldiers from Mukalla, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
05/15/2015: Assailants abducted Hasan Nur Ali in Awdhegle town, Lower Shabelle region, Somalia. Ali, a prominent elder in Awdhegle was killed soon afterward.. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/15/2015: Assailants armed with machetes attacked residents in Tse Abichi village, Benue state, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in the area on the same day. At least three people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the raids. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
05/15/2015: Assailants armed with machetes attacked residents in Tse Agbulu village, Benue state, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in the area on the same day. At least three people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the raids. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
05/15/2015: Assailants armed with machetes attacked residents in Tse Atakpa village, Benue state, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in the area on the same day. At least three people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the raids. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
05/15/2015: Assailants attacked a police station in Tarim, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2015: Assailants attacked civilians on Armankul-Tendelti road in West Darfur state, Sudan. Two civilians were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
05/15/2015: Assailants attacked Popular Resistance Committee members in Jabal Sabr district, Taizz governorate, Yemen. Eleven assailants and one Popular Resistance Committee member were killed and six assailants and five Popular Resistance Committee members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
05/15/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Mule village, Borno state, Nigeria. The attack resulted in an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/15/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on military personnel in Ijara district, Garissa county, Kenya. Three soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab carried out the attack.
05/15/2015: Assailants executed civilians charged with cooperating with the Syrian government in Amiryeh village, Homs governorate, Syria. This was one of two executions carried out in Homs on the same day. At least 26 people were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/15/2015: Assailants executed civilians charged with cooperating with the Syrian government in Sukhnah city, Homs governorate, Syria. This was one of two executions carried out in Homs on the same day. At least 26 people were killed across the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/15/2015: Assailants kidnapped Alhaji Adamu Usman, a parliamentarian, in Kofare area, Yola city, Adamawa state, Nigeria. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on four rangers riding motorcycles in Sukhirin district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. One ranger was killed and three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on military personnel between Concepcion and Jose Rono town, Samar province, Philippines. Two soldiers were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, military officials suspected that the New People's Army (NPA) carried out the attack.
05/15/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Ejaz Haider in Pehlwan Goth neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Haider, a Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), was killed and his wife was injured in the assault. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State both claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2015: Assailants raided a police officer's residence in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The officer and three family members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/15/2015: Assailants threw an explosive device at a teashop in Tambon Sateng Nok, Yala province, Thailand. One person was injured in the blast. This was one of four related bombings in the area on this date and a string of bombings over three days in which 36 explosive devices were detonated throughout the district. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, security officials attributed the attacks to Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).
05/15/2015: Assailants threw an explosive device into a driveway in Rossnagalliagh neighborhood, Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties, but a car was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2015: Suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles and attacked the Al Anbar Government complex in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least 10 security members and three assailants were killed, seven security members were injured, 50 members were taken captive, and the complex was set on fire during the assault. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2015: Three suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles at the Anbar Operations Command in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The outcome of the assault is unknown. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2015: Two assailants attempted to plant an explosive device on a bridge in Shahdev area, Bannu city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The two assailants were arrested by authorities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden belt targeting new recruits at a police camp in Mukalla, Hadramawt, Yemen. In addition to the assailant, at least 31 recruits were killed and 50 recruits were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks targeting General Mubarak al-Oubthani, the Hadramawt security chief, in Mukalla on this date. The Hadramawt Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for this incident.
05/15/2016: An explosive device detonated at an electricity pylon in Limook, Basilan, Philippines. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
05/15/2016: An explosive device detonated in Rasheed, Babil, Iraq. At least two people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2016: An explosive device detonated in Silopi, Sirnak, Turkey. A civilian was 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).
05/15/2016: An explosive device detonated in Sittwe, Rakhine, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2016: An explosive device detonated in Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least one person was killed and 10 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2016: An explosive device detonated near a mosque in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. At least three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
05/15/2016: An explosive device detonated near an armored police vehicle in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. At least one officer was killed and four other officers were injured in the blast. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2016: An explosive device detonated near an auto showroom in Nahrawan, Diyala, Iraq. Two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Arab Ejbur area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. An intelligence officer was killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting General Mubarak al-Oubthani at his office in Mukalla, Hadramawt, Yemen. Al-Oubthani, the Hadramawt security chief, was injured and six of his guards were killed in the blast. This was one of two related attacks targeting General al-Oubthani in Mukalla on this date. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
05/15/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of the Khulna jail superintendent in Khulna, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities arrested two members of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP).
05/15/2016: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Adil area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a Ministry of Science and Technology employee, was killed and his spouse was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2016: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Mahmudiyah, Babil, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a municipal employee, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Cushendun, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a military patrol in a market in Latifiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least seven people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast; the victims included soldiers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2016: Assailants abducted four people, including government officials, in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan. One hostage was killed on May 25, 2016 and the remaining three were killed the following day. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victims were targeted for participating in government projects.
05/15/2016: Assailants attacked a bus in Murrotone, Zambezia, Mozambique. One person was killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
05/15/2016: Assailants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpoint in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2016: Assailants attacked a joint African Union Mission and Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali military base in Halgan, Hiiraan, Somalia. At least five people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the attack. The casualties included soldiers and assailants. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2016: Assailants attacked Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2016: Assailants attacked Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least one soldier and 27 assailants were killed and two soldiers and 14 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a gas pipeline in Ogbembiri, Bayelsa, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2016: Assailants publicly executed Saddam Gaddafi in Abu Hadi, Sirte, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
05/15/2016: Assailants shot and killed an intelligence service captain along Qana Street in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2016: Assailants shot and killed Barakat Ali, an Aman Lashkars member, at his residence in Gomal, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Halqa-e-Mehsud was involved in the attack.
05/15/2016: Assailants shot and killed Mahamadou Camara, a military doctor, at his residence in Kidal, Mali. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources supsected that Muslim extremists were involved.
05/15/2016: Assailants shot and wounded a civilian in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2016: Assailants threw explosive devices at a jade mining compound in Hmaw Si Sar, Kachin state, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks targeting different mining companies in the area on the same day. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/15/2016: Assailants threw explosive devices at a jade mining compound in Hmaw Si Sar, Kachin, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks targeting different mining companies in the area on the same day. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/15/2016: Assailants threw explosive devices at mining equipment at the Kyal Lin company in Yumar, Kachin , Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three attacks targeting different mining companies in the area on the same day. The Kachin Independence Army (KIA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2016: Assailants threw firebombs at the Imam Ali Islamic Centre in Fawkner, Victoria, Australia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2016: Suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles at the gate of a natural gas plant in Taji, Saladin, Iraq. Following the blasts, a number of suicide bombers raided the complex and detonated targeting gas reservoirs. At least 14 people and six assailants were killed and 20 people were injured in the attack; the victims included workers and security force members. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2017: A police officer opened fire on his colleagues at a checkpost in Wazir, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two officers were killed and the assailant was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2017: An assailant armed with a knife attacked Miguel Angel Machorro inside the Metropolitan Cathedral at El Zocalo Plaza in Mexico City, Mexico. Machorro, a priest serving at the cathedral, was injured in the assault and later died in the hospital on August 2, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant as Juan Rene Silva Martinez, a Mexican citizen.
05/15/2017: An assailant raided a civilian residence in Lawis, Bohol, Philippines. One civilian was injured in the ensuing clash before security forces responded to the attack, killing the assailant. This was one of two related attacks by the same assailants on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
05/15/2017: An explosive device detonated in front of the National Theater in Sanam Luang neighborhood, Bangkok, Thailand. Two civilians were injured in the blast. Wattana Pumret, an unaffiliated individual, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the military's interference in politics.
05/15/2017: An explosive device detonated in Saraqib, Idlib, Syria. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle in Ispilingi, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Shaab, Baghdad, Iraq. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) vehicle in Masasna, Hamah, Syria. There were an unknown number of casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2017: An explosive device detonated outside the Legal Assistance Corporation (CAJ) office in Melipilla, Santiago Metropolitan, Chile. There were no reported casualties in the blast. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident in a note left at the scene stating, "The War Continues against the Rich, Corrupt and Lackeys."
05/15/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Abu Sayda, Diyala, Iraq. One soldier was injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a National Corps party office in Kiev, Ukraine. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a vote-counting center in Shankharapur, Province 3, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a Free Syrian Army (FSA) checkpoint and a restaurant at Rukban refugee camp in Palmyra district, Homs, Syria. This was one of two similar attacks in Rukban on the same day. At least 15 people were killed and an unknown number of other people were injured across both blasts; the victims included FSA members and civilians. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a fuel market at Rukban refugee camp in Palmyra district, Homs, Syria. This was one of two similar attacks in Rukban on the same day. At least 15 people were killed and an unknown number of other people were injured across both blasts; the victims included FSA members and civilians. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2017: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Kirkgecit, Van, Turkey. Three village guards were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/15/2017: Assailants abducted a security guard and three laborers from a construction camp in Kapasiya, Bihar, India. Two hostages were released shortly after the kidnapping, while the fate of the remaining two hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
05/15/2017: Assailants abducted civilians from Chakesh, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related abductions that occurred in the area on this date in which at least nine civilians were kidnapped. The outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban, which denied responsibility.
05/15/2017: Assailants abducted civilians from Qara Boian, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related abductions that occurred in the area on this date in which at least nine civilians were kidnapped. The outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban, which denied responsibility.
05/15/2017: Assailants abducted four civilians in Ldaoutchaf, Extreme-North, Cameroon. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked a joint military and police patrol in Nhuca, Cabinda, Angola. Two soldiers were killed and four police officers were abducted in the assault. The Front for the Liberation of Cabinda / Cabinda Armed Forces (FLEC-FAC) claimed responsibility for the incident. On May 18, 2017, the group announced that it would release the captured officers; however, the fate of the hostage victims remains unknown.
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked a military base in Gormec, Sirnak, Turkey. One soldier was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Langar, Badghis, Afghanistan. At least four assailants and one police officer were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked an Ecopetrol drilling rig in Acacias district, Meta, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three attacks targeting Ecopetrol facilities in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked and killed Ferit Kacar, a village guard, in Dicle district, Diyarbakir, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked Samsher Jangi in Bandro, Jharkhand, India. Jangi, a former panchayat representative, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and stated that the victim was accused of being a police informant.
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Chapa Dara, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in Kunar on this date. At least 22 assailants were killed and five others were injured across the ensuing clashes No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Manogay, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in Kunar on this date. At least 22 assailants were killed and five assailants were injured across the ensuing clashes No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Marawara, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in Kunar on this date. At least 22 assailants were killed and five others were injured across the ensuing clashes No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Shaygal Wa Shiltan, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in Kunar on this date. At least 22 assailants were killed and five others were injured across the ensuing clashes No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/15/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Wata Pur, Kunar, Afghanistan. This was one of five related attacks in Kunar on this date. At least 22 assailants were killed and five others were injured across the ensuing clashes No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/15/2017: Assailants attempted to hijack the municipal mayor's vehicle in Ouatagouna, Gao, Mali. One assailant and one civilian were killed in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2017: Assailants fired mortars at a Malian Army outpost in Kabara, Timbuktu, Mali. At least three soldiers were injured in the assault. This was one of two related projectile attacks near Timbuktu on this date. Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2017: Assailants fired mortars at a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) base near Timbuktu, Mali. At least four peacekeepers were injured in the assault. This was one of two related projectile attacks near Timbuktu on this date. Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2017: Assailants held two civilians hostage and forced them to retrieve food in Cahayag, Bohol, Philippines. The assailants fled the area after security forces responded to the attack, releasing the two hostages. This was one of two related attacks by the same assailants on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
05/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on a medical clinic in Bachal Shah Miani neighborhood, Sukkur, Sindh, Pakistan. At least two people, including a doctor and his son, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Ahvaz, Khuzestan, Iran. Two police officers were killed and a soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi Volunteer Forces checkpoint in Boaitha neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. One volunteer fighter was killed and another fighter was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2017: Assailants opened fire on Sonia Cordova, a Semanario Costeno magazine executive, in Autlan, Jalisco, Mexico. Cordova was injured and her son Jonathan Rodriguez Cordova, a reporter for the magazine, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2017: Assailants raided a farm in Ubuneke-Ivbiaro, Edo, Nigeria. Two people were injured in the attack, including one woman who was sexually assaulted. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.
05/15/2017: Assailants raided Dekow Abbey Sirat's residence in Omar Jillow, Mandera, Kenya. Sirat, a local police chief, was killed and two police officers were reported missing following the assault. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/15/2017: Assailants sabotaged valves at several Ecopetrol oil wells in Acacias district, Meta, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three attacks targeting Ecopetrol facilities in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2017: Assailants set fire to an Ecopetrol truck in Acacias district, Meta, Colombia. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three attacks targeting Ecopetrol facilities in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/15/2017: Assailants set fire to the Mekenim Kyrgyzstan political party office in Jalal-Abad, Kyrgyzstan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2017: Assailants shot and killed Javier Valdez, a journalist, in Culiacan, Sinaloa, Mexico. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2017: Assailants shot and killed Vivito Zhimomi, a civilian, in Dimapur, Nagaland, India. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Reformation (NSCN-R) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim was targeted for demanding an extortion in the name of NSCN-R.
05/15/2017: At least three suicide bombers attacked Hadithah, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the assailants, two people were killed and four people were injured in the ensuing clash with security forces. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/15/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle at a Turkish Air Forces base in Baglar neighborhood, Diyarbakir, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/15/2017: Security forces identified and arrested two assailants driving an explosives-laden vehicle in Xamar Weyne neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. The vehicle later detonated, but there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted to attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/15/2017: Three female suicide bombers detonated at an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in Shuwari Buri, Borno, Nigeria. In addition to the assailants, at least two civilians were killed and six civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/16/1974: Mohammed T. Mehdi, Arab-American who was head of the Action Committee on American-Arab Relations, was attacked and beaten with a lead pipe by members of the Jewish Defense League in Manhattan, New York, in the United States, during demonstrations of protests over deaths of Israeli students in the town of Maalot.
05/16/1999: Anti-independence East Timorese militiamen attacked civilians living in Atara village in an apparent attempt to influence an upcoming vote on the future of East Timor's status as part of Indonesia. The perpetrators reportedly killed five villagers during the attack. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, United Nations personnel in the area called for the Indonesian government to better control anti-independence militia groups operating in East Timor, Indonesia.
05/16/1999: Hizballah leaders said in a statement that its fighters had secretly infiltrated the Israeli-occupied village of Tallousa, Lebanon, and captured the South Lebanon Army commander, Assad Tourmoss.
05/16/1999: Hizballah perpetrators attacked a South Lebanon Army (SLA) position in Beit Yahoun. The attackers abducted one SLA militiaman and captured an armored personnel carrier. One SLA soldier died and seven others were wounded during the attack.
05/16/1999: In Dili, East Timor, Indonesia, alleged members of the pro-Indonesia militia, Aitarak Militia, led by Eurico Guterres, set fire to three houses and fired several shots near a restaurant where United Nations personnel were dining.
05/16/1999: Perpetrators suspected of belonging to 17 November Revolutionary Organization (17N) launched two rockets at German Ambassador Karl Heinz Kuhna's residence in Athens, Greece. Neither Kuhna nor anyone else was injured in the attack. One of the two rockets used in the attack exploded and caused only minor damage to the roof of the residence.
05/16/1999: Perpetrators, reportedly belonging to local anti-independence militias, burned down 10 houses and ransacked another 10 in Dili, East Timor, Indonesia. The group also fired guns sporadically and blocked roads during the assault.
05/16/1999: Three bomb explosions destroyed 18 apartments and severely damaged another 60 in the Sputnik District of Vladikavkaz, Russia, resulting four deaths and fourteen injuries. A fourth unexploded device was found in the basement of a fourth house nearby. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, investigators believed that the explosions were organized by perpetrators who had been trained at the school run by Chechen Field Commander Ibn al-Khattab.
05/16/2000: In one of two linked incidents, five-hundred fighters of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) attacked the villages of Baroy and Colonia in Lamitan municipality, Basilan Province, Philippines. The rebels killed a militia man and wounded a civilian. They also burned two dump trucks in the attacks.
05/16/2000: Three district commissioners and a Kenya army colonel were forced to flee from a security reconciliation meeting at a stadium in the Isiolo town (Eastern Province] in Kenya when bandits attacked the gathered crowd. As the administrators were leaving Isiolo stadium, five minutes after the meeting had started, Borana bandits reportedly reinforced by Oromo Liberation Front (OLF) army, sprayed the crowd with bullets from nearby mosques and other multi-level buildings. Injuries were inflicted on several innocent bystanders.
05/16/2001: At least six people, including a mother, her infant child, and three police officers, were wounded when a bomb exploded outside of the National Election Board offices in Lima, Lima region, Peru around 10am.  The bomb had been left in a backpack outside of the offices, and had detonated after police had picked it up, carried it some distance from the building, and then noticed smoke was coming from the backpack.  Conflicting reports emerged regarding the organization responsible for the attack, as pamphlets were supposedly left at the scene claiming that the Shining Path organization was responsible.  This claim was refuted by at least one individual, purportedly a Shining Path member named Comrade Juana, when she called into a local radio station.  Sources reported damage to the windows and door of a store near the explosion.
05/16/2002: A bomb exploded at an Islamic center and adjoining imam's residence in Bijeljina, Bosnia. No casualties were reported and the perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
05/16/2003: In a series of five related incidents, suicide bombers blew themselves up in a Jewish cultural center in Casablanca, Morocco. At least 3 people died in this explosion. The attack was part of five nearly simultaneous suicide attacks in Casablanca which killed 45 people, including 12 of the bombers, and wounded 100. Hundreds of people were later arrested in connection with the string of five suicide attacks. Of those arrested, eighty-seven people later tried in court were suspected to have been members of Salafia Jihadia. It was unclear if the perpetrators responsible for the attack had links with Al-Qaida.
05/16/2003: In a series of five related incidents, suicide bombers blew themselves up in a Jewish-owned Italian restaurant in Casablanca, Morocco, located in from of the Belgian Consulate. At least 2 people died in this explosion. The attack was part of five nearly simultaneous suicide attacks in Casablanca which killed 45 people, including 12 of the bombers, and wounded 100. Hundreds of people were later arrested in connection with the string of five suicide attacks. Of those arrested, eighty-seven people later tried in court were suspected to have been members of Salafia Jihadia. It was unclear if the perpetrators responsible for the attack had links with Al-Qaida.
05/16/2003: In a series of five related incidents, suicide bombers blew themselves up in a Spanish club in Casablanca, Morocco. At least 19 people died in this explosion. The attack was part of five nearly simultaneous suicide attacks in Casablanca which killed 45 people, including 12 of the bombers, and wounded 100. Hundreds of people were later arrested in connection with the string of five suicide attacks. Of those arrested, eighty-seven people later tried in court were suspected to have been members of Salafia Jihadia. It was unclear if the perpetrators responsible for the attack had links with Al-Qaida.
05/16/2003: In a series of five related incidents, suicide bombers blew themselves up in an international hotel in Casablanca, Morocco. At least 8 people died in this explosion. The attack was part of five nearly simultaneous suicide attacks in Casablanca which killed 45 people, including 12 of the bombers, and wounded 100. Hundreds of people were later arrested in connection with the string of five suicide attacks. Of those arrested, eighty-seven people later tried in court were suspected to have been members of Salafia Jihadia. It was unclear if the perpetrators responsible for the attack had links with Al-Qaida.
05/16/2003: In a series of five related incidents, suicide bombers blew themselves up in Jewish Cemetery in Casablanca, Morocco. At least 4 people died in this explosion. The attack was part of five nearly simultaneous suicide attacks in Casablanca which killed 45 people, including 12 of the bombers, and wounded 100. Hundreds of people were later arrested in connection with the string of five suicide attacks. Of those arrested, eighty-seven people later tried in court were suspected to have been members of Salafia Jihadia. It was unclear if the perpetrators responsible for the attack had links with Al-Qaida.
05/16/2003: Three Russian soldiers were killed and three others wounded when their armored vehicle came under attack road between Archty and Troitskoie, Ingushetia, Russia. No group took responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2004: The Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) attacked an internally displaced persons (IDP) camp in the northern Ugandan city of Gulu, killing 22 civilians. A government official reported that 76 of the rebels who attacked Pagak later surrendered to the UPDF (Uganda People's Defense Forces).
05/16/2004: Unknown assailants bombed three Buddhist temples in the Narathiwat province in southern Thailand. The bombings damaged the buildings and causing two injuries.
05/16/2005: A grenade was thrown in protest of the erection of a Buddhist statue in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka.  One person was injured in the attack.  The following day, a police curfew was imposed on the port city while order was restored.
05/16/2005: A supermarket was almost completely destroyed after it was hit by a missile fired from a hand-held rocket launcher in Lepsavic, Kosovo. No one was injured in the explosion and no one has claimed responsibility or been arrested for the incident.
05/16/2005: At least 6 unidentified perpetrators attacked a police post in Loki, Indonesia killing six people including five paramilitary officers. One of the perpetrators died in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2005: Five police officers and their cook were shot in the head as they slept in a remote post on the island of Ceram in Maluku.  The area had previously seen intense communal fighting. The attack occurred in a post on the border between Christian- and Muslim-controlled villages, is the first known instance of multiple targeted assassinations by Indonesian jihadists.
05/16/2005: Four members of the Tela Mohammed gang kidnapped Italian aid worker, Clementina Cantoni, who was employed with the CARE aid agency in Kabul, Afghanistan. She was held 24 days then released unharmed by her kidnappers.
05/16/2005: Two car bombs exploded within minutes of one another in a crowded market in Baghdad, Iraq. Nine Iraqi soldiers were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2005: Two members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) attempting to attack the governor’s residence in Siirt province were thwarted by Turkish police. One perpetrator detonated a hand grenade, killing himself, while police shot and killed the other perpetrator. One officer was wounded in the attack. PKK members claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2006: ‘Leftist extremists’ set off a landmine on a street in the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra (State), India, killing twelve people who were part of a marriage party. Authorities believe that the perpetrators mistook the marriage party vehicles for police forces. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/16/2006: A group of perpetrators, using firearms, attacked police officers on patrol in Djebla, Algeria, seriously injuring one of them. No group claimed responsibility and no perpetrators were arrested.
05/16/2006: A Thai soldier and a civilian were killed and three others injured by a roadside bomb planted by suspected Islamic militants in Thailand’s Narathiwat Province. Police believe that Thai soldiers were the target. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/16/2006: In a popular market in northern Baghdad, Iraq, a group of eight perpetrators first used firearms and then detonated a car bomb to kill 23 civilians and injure 38 others. The perpetrators apparently first drove into the Iraqi market in two cars and began firing their guns at bus transportation company workers and then fled the scene leaving one of their two vehicles which subsequently exploded. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/16/2006: In Baghdad’s Al-Mansur neighborhood, Iraq, a United Arab Emirates (UAE) diplomat from their Iraqi Embassy, Naji Rashid al –Nuaimi, was kidnapped at gunpoint by several gunmen. One of Nuaimi’s Sudanese bodyguards was wounded in the attack. On May 18, 2006 the Islamist group Banner of Islam called for the closure of the UAE embassy in Baghdad and of the Iraqi television station Al-Fayhah for the release of Nuaimi. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/16/2006: Perpetrators attacked three villages in Kutum, Shamal Darfur, Sudan, and killed 15 civilians. No claim of responsibility was reported, but it was believed that the Janjaweed Militia was responsible.
05/16/2007:  Assailants wielding unspecified firearms attacked a convoy of government delegates that included journalists and other civilians. Two journalists were killed as well as one security officer, and eight civillians.  Four people were wounded and several vehicles were damaged as well.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2007: The New Peoples Army (NPA) ambushed Philippine soldiers in the Moliney village in Abra province, Philippines.  The Philippine soldiers were guarding the roads that the election ballots were to be taken on.  7 Philippine soldiers were killed and 3 others were wounded during a gun battle with the NPA.  There are no reports of NPA casualties.
05/16/2007: Unknown Nigerian militants blew up Vice President-Elect Goodluck Jonathan’s country house in Otu-Eke village in southern Bayelsa State, Nigeria.  Jonathan was not home at the time.  There were no fatalities or injuries reported at Jonathan’s house.  Additionally, there was no report of the extent of damage to the house.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/16/2008: A male suicide bomber, Tamil Tiger rebel from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) drove his explosive-laden motorcycle into a bus carrying police officers of the riot squad, outside the Sri Sambuddhaloka Vihara temple at Colombo Fort in Colombo, Sri Lanka.  The blast caused the death of 10 people (8 police officers and 2 civilians) and the injury of over 95 people including 62 civilians, 30 police officers and 3 army personnel.  The blast which occurred on Lotus Road, a short distance from the temple, the Hilton Hotel, and the Presidential Secretariat office, damaged nearby buildings and vehicles.  The incident "occurred just a few hours before the scheduled swearing-in ceremony of the new Chief Minister of the Eastern Province and other councilors."
05/16/2008: On Friday afternoon assailants detonated an improvised explosive device outside  the school Zahwa Rosary , which caters mostly to Muslim students,  in Gaza City, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The school was damaged but not casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2008: On Friday early in the morning before dawn, Taliban fighters attacked a district center targeting Afghan security forces after they repelled the Taliban attack in Zabul province, Afghanistan, resulting in the deaths of five Taliban insurgents. No other casualties were reported. Taliban spokesman, Yousuf Ahmadi, claimed responsibility for the incident on behalf of the Taliban.
05/16/2008: On Friday early in the morning, an explosive device went off near a school in the Georgian village of Ergneti, however no casualties were reported as the school was unoccupied at the time of the explosion. The blast shattered the windows of the school building and damaged its facade. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/16/2008: On Friday night at approximately 2100, two civilians were killed and two others were wounded in a bomb explosion on Baghdad street in downtown Kirkuk, At Ta'mim province, in Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2008: On Friday night, Communist Party of India (Maoist) / Naxalites abducted Mahadeo Sahu, president of the Senah block of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and two other BJP members in Lohardaga district, Jharkhand province, India. On 05/17/2008 on Saturday, the Maoist rebels killed Mahadeo Sahu by unknown means leaving pamphlets at the spot alleging that he was a police informer while they released the other two hostages without reports of injury. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/16/2008: On Friday night, in Shinkay, Zabul, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired upon the compound belonging to the district chief. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/16/2008: On Friday,  near the village of Eredvi (about one kilometer from Tskhinvali), in the zone of the Georgian-South Ossetian conflict, a Georgian policeman has been seriously wounded in an explosion. The police officer was rushed to a hospital in the town of Gori (some 30 kilometers from Tskhinvali). He is in serious condition. TNT was used in the blast that is equivalent to 500 gr. There has been no claim of responsibility. It Is unknown if the attack caused any property damage.
05/16/2008: On Friday, a band of New People's Army rebels stormed a Globe Telecom facility in Montevista, Compostela Valley, Philippines. The rebels seized the guard's service firearm and tried to burn down the facility. No casualties were reported.
05/16/2008: On Friday, a bomb was detonated in an under construction mosque in Ramgunj Sinuwari Village Development Committee of Sunsari, Kosi, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and no casualties were reported.
05/16/2008: On Friday, a roadside bomb exploded near al-Nahdha bus station in central Baghdad, Iraq at 1100, killing one civilian and injuring three.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2008: On Friday, a roadside bomb killed a man driving his car and also wounded his wife and two children in Tareq Baghdad region in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2008: On Friday, Al Shabaab fighters of the Council of Islamic Courts took control of the town of Balad, Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia. The insurgents met with no resistance from government forces. No casualties were reported.
05/16/2008: On Friday, Al Shabaab fighters of the Council of Islamic Courts took control of the town of Dinsor, Bay, Somalia. The insurgents met with no resistance from any government forces as they entered the area. No casualties were reported.
05/16/2008: On Friday, in Athens, Greece, a petrol bomb and gas canister attack was carried out against a police station in the Aegaleo area, destroying five patrol cars and two undercover police cars. There was no motive reported and a group called the gang of conscience claimed responsibility.
05/16/2008: On Friday, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants fired two rockets at the airport, damaging the building. No casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2008: On Friday, National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) militants shot and killed two civilians after an irate mob ransacked and set on fire the Ceasefire Monitoring Office of NSCN (IM) in Seithekema C village on the outskirts of Dimapur in Nagaland province, India. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/16/2008: On Friday, one civilian was killed and three others were injured in a bomb explosion near al-Nahda garage in eastern Baghdad, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2008: On Friday, the wife of the Deputy General Manager of ELF Petroleum, Mrs. Ijeoma Anozie, was abducted by four armed men on her way home from church near her home in Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria.  No ransom demand has been made and no group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping.
05/16/2009: On Saturday afternoon at about 1420, in Kashkal, Peshawar, North West Frontier, Pakistan, outside an internet cafe and a car dealer on City Circular Road, assailants detonated a remote-controlled vehicle-borne improvised explosive device, killing 13 civilians, injuring 33 others, damaging at least 17 vehicles, 15 shops, and several nearby residences. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2009: On Saturday afternoon at about 1700, in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, a roadside improvised explosive device exploded in the southwestern Jihad neighborhood, wounding three civilians. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2009: On Saturday at 0000 noon, two militants were killed when the explosives they were planting next to the house of a district chief exploded prematurely in the Nangraj area of Nuristan, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported.
05/16/2009: On Saturday evening at 2000, in Peshawar, North West Frontier, Pakistan, at a market in the main Saddar Bazaar, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a cosmetics and garment shop, wounding six civilians, and damaging at least five shops. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2009: On Saturday night at 0030 hours, a group of 25-50 fighters arrived in the settlement of Verkhniy Alkun and tried to kidnap the brother of the head of administration of Nizhniy Alkun as well as two residents. Fighters reportedly wounded all three kidnapped civilians. A police operation stopped the kidnapping overnight, two militants were killed in the process. All of the victims plus one officer were wounded in the clash.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2009: On Saturday night at 2200, in Katwa, Burdwan, India, a Trinamul Congress district secretary, Sheikh Abdul Mannan was critically injured after bombs were thrown at him while he was on his way home from his sister's house. He fell from his bike and sustained splinter injuries on his shoulder and neck. It was suspected the attackers were Communist Party of India-Maoist cadres, but the CPI-M denied the charges.
05/16/2009: On Saturday night, unidentified militants fired three rockets into the Diwan Bigi area of the 5th precinct, a residential area, of Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan. One BM1 rocket hit a residential area and another struck a pump station causing a wildfire. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
05/16/2009: On Saturday, in Baghdad, Iraq, a roadside explosive device planted by unknown men in the Al Ghadeer neighborhood detonated, killing two civilians and injuring five others. There was no motive or damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2009: On Saturday, in Bannang Sata, Yala, Thailand, armed assailants fired upon two civilians in a vehicle, killing one civilian, wounding one other, and damaging their vehicle. Saudi Sator, 25, died on the spot while Hasan Hayidorloh, 35, survived the attack and was rushed to hospital by passers-by, he suffered gunshot wounds. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
05/16/2009: On Saturday, in Guachene, Cauca, Colombia, assailants set fire to a passenger bus, causing significant damage but no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia was responsible.
05/16/2009: On Saturday, in Imphal, Manipur, India, militants detonated a bomb at the western wall of the Regional Institute of Medical Science near the Langol View Hospital. No damage was reported, but a woman, Ak Bala, fainted during the explosion. No group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2009: On Saturday, in Kupwara, India, militants entered the house of Ghulam Mohammad Mir and shot and killed his 22-year-old son, Reyaz Ahmad Mir. He was shot dead on the suspicion of being an informer of the security forces and blamed for killing militants in an encounter in nearby Watsar village over a month ago. No group claimed responsibility. This was one of two linked incidents.
05/16/2009: On Saturday, in Larigam-Shatigam area of Handwara, Kupwara, India, a forest guard, Ghulam Mohiuddin Sheikh, was beheaded and the head was later discovered. Police search for the remaining torso. The motive of the killing was not clear and no group claimed responsibility. This was one of two linked attacks.
05/16/2009: On Saturday, thirty people were treated for injuries in Hong Kong after they were splashed by a corrosive liquid. Two bottles of what is thought to be acid were either thrown or fell from a building into crowds of shoppers in the Mong Kok district. Those who received medical help - 14 women and 16 men - suffered burns to the legs, arms and faces. No groups claimed responsibility.
05/16/2009: On Saturday, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device on an Islamic Courts Union controlled bridge in Beled Weyne, Hiiraan, Somalia, killing one civilian and injuring three others. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2009: On Saturday, unknown assailants detonated two roadside bombs targeting Governor Sheikh Abdirahman Ibrahim Ma'ow of the Islamic Courts Union (ICU) in Beled Weyne, Hiiraan, Somalia, injuring several civilians, but the governor escaped unharmed. ICU fighters fired on and arrested two suspects at the scene. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2010: On Sunday afternoon at 1330, in Maydan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan, in one of two linked attacks, Hezb-e Eslami members launched a missile at the Provincial Traffic Department building, which did not cause any casualties or damages. The spokesman of Hezb-e Eslami, Waliollah, claimed responsibility.
05/16/2010: On Sunday afternoon at 1330, in Maydan Shahr, Wardak, Afghanistan, in one of two linked attacks, Hezb-e Eslami members launched three missiles on a foreigners' camp. The missiles hit Maydan city, two of which exploded near the PRT camp that caused a fire and heavy casualties. There were no further details given about the number of casualties. The spokesman of Hezb-e Eslami, Waliollah, claimed responsibility.
05/16/2010: On Sunday afternoon at 1500, in the Chappah Darrah district of Afghanistan's Konar province, Rahman Gul, a pro-peace Muslim cleric, and two of his relatives were shot dead during an ambush by unidentified militants. Gul was also a member of the Islamic council in the province and was involved in the reintegration of armed groups in the eastern province. No group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2010: On Sunday around 1200 noon, in Malkangiri, Orissa, India, three unidentified assailants fired upon and killed a police officer, Ramachandra Rao. Rao was patrolling at a haat (market) at Padia under Kalimela when he was fired on. No damages were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed a Communist Party of India- Maoist (CPI-M) faction was responsible.
05/16/2010: On Sunday evening at 2030, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, an assailant, identified as Nassib Zukheri, threw a Molotov cocktail towards a truck parked outside the United States Embassy building, causing no damage. The bottle did not ignite and the assailant attempted to throw a second Molotov cocktail but was apprehended by Embassy security. The assailant claimed responsibility on behalf of al-Qaida, although it was widely believed he and one other person were working independent of any group.
05/16/2010: On Sunday morning around 0915, in San Vincente Central village, Calapan city, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, a former local government official, identified as Mike Samson Cortez Rivera (56), was shot and killed by two unidentified gunmen in front of the Calapan United Evangelical Church on Ramirez Street. Police recovered three fired cartridges of a .45 caliber pistol. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2010: On Sunday night at 0020, in Khu Khot, Lam Luk Ka district of Pathum Thani, Thailand, unknown assailants threw a grenade at a Bangkok Bank branch but missed, damaging a nearby vehicle-financing company but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed that anti-government protesters were responsible.
05/16/2010: On Sunday night at 430, in Nalchik,Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia, an unknown person tossed an explosice device that was thought to be an F-1 grenade in the yard of Adin Abregov, Minister of Construction and Architecture. No casualties were reported in the attack. It is thought that the bomb was tossed from a moving car. No group claimed responisbility.
05/16/2010: On Sunday, in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a generic improvised explosive device in the residence of a local police officer. The house was completely destroyed but no casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2010: On Sunday, in Habban, Shabwah, Yemen, armed tribesmen kidnapped two Chinese engineers, their two Yemeni drivers, and two Yemeni soldiers. On 05/19/2010 the assailants released all of the victims. No group claimed responsibility, but it was believed that Aqmur or Laqmush tribesmen kidnapped them in response to the killing of a member of this tribe in a clash with the personnel of a checkpoint.
05/16/2010: On Sunday, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, suspected Islamist fighters launched mortars at a parliament session, killing sixteen people and wounding 31 others. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2010: On Sunday, in the Baruri area of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, armed assailants fired on and threw a grenade at a barbershop, injuring five civilians and damaging the barbershop. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility.
05/16/2010: On Sunday, in the Lalmama Tamir area of Kandahar, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on the vehicle of a local councilor, killing his driver, injuring the councilor, and damaging the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/16/2010: On Sunday, in the Panjwai district of Afghanistan's Kandahar province, three children were killed when unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a shop. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2010: On Sunday, near Tuz Khurmatu, Salah ad Din, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) official, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibly.
05/16/2011: On Monday morning, in Charikar, Parvan, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired one rocket-propelled grenade at the South Korean reconstruction workers' base. The rocket exploded in the air, causing no casualties or property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2011: On Monday morning, in Watapur, Konar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired four mortar rounds into the city targeting civilians, killing 11 civilians. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to several buildings and no group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2011: On Monday night at 2200, in Dakeya village, Gumla, Jharkhand, India, around 30-35 suspected members of the People's Liberation Front of India (PLFI) kidnapped and later killed four brothers, identified as Jitu Badai, Mahesh Badai, Basant Badai and Shit Badai. The victims had their hands tied and were taken to Karisokra forest where the militants slit their throats and fired five rounds. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the sister of the deceased claimed that members of the PLFI demanded money from the victims. However, according to police, there was a land dispute between a local landlord, Binde Singh and his nephew who is associated with PLFI militants was annoyed over its sale to the Badai brothers, and that may be the reason for the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2011: On Monday night at 2310, outside of the Glen Royal Hotel in Maynooth, Kildare County, Republic of Ireland, Irish security forces discovered a bomb in the luggage compartment of the bus. Security forces were able to disarm the device by 0155 on 20110517 with no casualties. Dissident republican militants are suspected of planting the device.
05/16/2011: On Monday, at Paracha Chowk in the Muhammadi Colony area of Shershah, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, unidentified militants shot and killed an activist of the Mohajir Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified only as Nizamuddin. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2011: On Monday, at police checkpoint in Ash Shuaybah, Al Ahmadi, Kuwait, unknown assailants planted an improvised explosive device consisting of C4 plastic explosives that was hidden in the exhaust pipe of a truck that belonged to the Electricity and Water Ministry. The bomb would later be discovered by police. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2011: On Monday, at Sakran Road in Hub, Balochistan, Pakistan, one civilian was killed and three others were wounded when unidentified militants threw a grenade inside a vehicle workshop. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2011: On Monday, in Al Mukalla, Hadramawt, Yemen, suspected Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) militants attacked a security checkpoint with unknown firearms. As a result, two soldiers and a civilian were killed, while one soldier was wounded. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2011: On Monday, in Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq, an unknown 14 year old teenager working with the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) was caught and arrested while he was attempting to plant a sticky improvised explosive device on a taxi cab. No damages or casualties were reported as the bomb was safely defused. No group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2011: On Monday, in Jawaki village in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unknown militants opened fire on and killed a member of a local peace committee identified as Ghani. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it is suspected that the Tehrik-e-Taliban (TTP) Pakistan was responsible.
05/16/2011: On Monday, in Kawath, Kishtwar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, a civilian, identified as Abdul Gani, was abducted and beheaded by four Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) militants. The militants were identified as Abdul Jabbar, Habib Gujjar (Salman), Ishaq Ahmed and Khursheed Ahmed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and Abdul Jabbar was arrested in connection with the attack.
05/16/2011: On Monday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown assailants planted an improvised explosive device under the car of Judge Mahdi Saleh, Chairman of Ninawa's first Criminal Court. The car was parked inside the court's parking garage. The bomb would later be discovered by police and successfully defused. No casualties or damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2011: On Monday, in one of two related attacks, at Khaiwas village in Kurram, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants fired rockets and mortar shells from their hideouts in the Tangi and Nari areas of the village, causing an unknown amount of property damage. The volunteers of the villages retaliated and a firefight continued until late that night. It is unclear how many casualties resulted in each attack, but three people were wounded in total. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2011: On Monday, in one of two related attacks, at Shalowzan village in Kurram, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants fired rockets and mortar shells from their hideouts in the Tangi and Nari areas of the village, causing an unknown amount of property damage. The volunteers of the villages retaliated and a firefight continued until late that night. It is unclear how many casualties resulted in each attack, but three people were wounded in total. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2011: On Monday, in Sadr City, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting the convoy of Kamel al-Zaidi, the chairman of Baghdad's provincial council. The blast wounded three of his bodyguards, five civilians, and damaged multiple cars in the motorcade. No group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2011: On Monday, in the Al Jadida area of the Nissan neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a vehicle for the Ministry of Water Resources. The blast wounded an Iraqi driver and a Norwegian advisor, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2011: On Monday, in the Alawi neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen with silenced weapons in a car, shot and killed a traffic policeman. No group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2011: On Monday, in the Crown Garden area of Karachi city, Sindh, Pakistan, unidentified armed men shot and killed an activist of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), identified only as Danish. Reportedly, assailants riding in a car opened indiscriminate fire on the party’s referendum stall near the MQM Unit-E office in Block four of Gulistan-e-Jauhar. Danish was critically injured and later succumbed to his injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2011: On Monday, in the Defense area of Karachi city, Sindh, Pakistan, four Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants on two motorcycles opened fire on the vehicle of Hassan-al-Kahatani, the Saudi Arabian consulate in Karachi. Kahatani was killed on the spot and the attackers fled and escaped on their motorcycles. No other casualties were reported and the attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicle. A Taliban spokesman called the Pakistani TV channel Geo media to take responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2011: On Monday, in the Fadhila Political Party Headquarters, Al Iskandariyah, Babil, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device that was planted in an air cooler. The blast killed two guards, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the building. No group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2011: On Monday, in the Pir Koh area of Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan, a section of a gas pipeline was blown up by unidentified militants. No casualties were reported but the damage disrupted the gas supply to a nearby purification plant. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2011: On Monday, in the Uteifiya neighborhood in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen shot and killed a traffic police officer. No group claimed responsibility.
05/16/2011: On Monday, in Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, India, two members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) shot and killed Ramakrishna, a general manager of the AP Rayons factory (Ballarpur Industries Limited), and wounded senior manager, K Sadanandam. Sudhakar, the secretary of the Khammam-Karimnagar-Warangal (KKW) zone of the Maoists, made telephone calls to reporters on the evening of 05/17/2011 in Eturunagaram claiming responsibility for the attack. Sudhakar claimed that Ramakrishna was killed for his anti-worker policies. However, police suspected that the attack may have been carried out by the Praja Pratighatana Group (PPG) of the Maoists for extortion.
05/16/2012: A landmine detonated in Paradise Embac village, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. Three people, including two soldiers, were injured in the blast. A second landmine was also found and defused by responding military troops. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near a police patrol in Jalawla city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Four police officers were wounded in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near a police van in Goth Mohammad Ali village, Dera Murad Jamali district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Four people, including two prisoners, were injured, and the van was damaged in the explosion. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2012: A roadside bomb was discovered in Jalawa city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One bomb expert was wounded while attempting to defuse the device. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2012: An explosive device detonated at the construction site for a medical complex in Doura area, Rashid district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three workers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2012: An explosive device detonated in Chino village, Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated bombing in Shah Joy district on May 16, 2012. Three police officers were killed, and two people, including one Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, were injured across all three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/16/2012: An explosive device detonated in Khan Kalai village, Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated bombing in Shah Joy district on May 16, 2012. Three police officers were killed, and two people, including one Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, were injured across all three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/16/2012: An explosive device detonated in Musazai village, Shah Joy district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated bombing in Shah Joy district on May 16, 2012. Three police officers were killed, and two people, including one Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier, were injured across all three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/16/2012: An explosive device detonated near a National Navy vehicle in Azzefoun city, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. One soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police convoy in Fairoza village, Moqor district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Six police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2012: An explosive device detonated outside a government degree college for women in Jamrud town, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Officials suspected the school was targeted because the students were preparing for a sports event.
05/16/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Samaheej village, Muharraq governorate, Bahrain. No other information was available.
05/16/2012: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Mohman Kotal area, Jaghatu district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an administrative head blamed the Taliban.
05/16/2012: Assailants detonated a landmine and then opened fire on police in Chindgarh village, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh state, India. A civilian was killed in the blast, and eight police officers were injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, a police spokesperson attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/16/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device on tracks of the East Central Railway near the Gurpa station in Bihar state, India. No one was injured, but the tracks were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, police blamed the incident on Communist Party of India: Maoist (CPI-M).
05/16/2012: Assailants on motorcycles threw a grenade at two teashops within the Allah Malik Hotel and the New Quetta Noorani Hotel in Quaidabad area, Landhi neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. One person was killed and eight injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2012: Assailants opened fire on a convoy of North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) fuel tankers in Mir Ali area, Adraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Five people, including one assailant, were killed and two people injured in the attack; none of the vehicles were damaged. One assailant was also arrested. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2012: Assailants planted an explosive device made of gelatin sticks near a bridge in Tellapur town, Andhra Pradesh state, India. The device failed to detonate. Telangana separatists claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that they were attempting to attract media attention to the cause of a free and independent Telangana state.
05/16/2012: Assailants shot and killed Khursheed Iqbal, a former Union Council (UC) Nazim member, in Malir area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at a magistrate's residence in Marawila town, Puttalam district, North Western province, Sri Lanka. The grenade failed to explode, and no one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2012: Assailants threw grenades at a police vehicle in Diagram district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2012: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails in Nuwaidarat village, Central governorate, Bahrain. Four people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2012: Gunmen opened fire on Hasnain Malik in Orangi Town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Malik, a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, was killed in the shooting. This was one of four attacks on MQM party members in Karachi on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2012: Gunmen opened fire on Khursheed Alam in Saudabad area, Malir district, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Alam, a former Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) Union Council counselor, was killed in the shooting. This was one of four attacks on MQM party members in Karachi on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2012: Gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of Khurshid Beguma, a member of the National Assembly and the Awami National Party (ANP), in Sheikhan village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Begum was not harmed; however, two people were killed and four people injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2012: Gunmen opened fire on Zubair Siddiqi in Saudabad area, Malir district, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Siddiqi, a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) activist, was killed in the shooting. This was one of four attacks on MQM party members in Karachi on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2012: Gunmen shot and killed a provincial leader of the Justice and Development Party (AKP) in Sirnak province, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2012: One of two explosive devices detonated in the Jayin primary school in Kumbotso village, Kano state, Nigeria. Several vehicles and homes were damaged in the blast. This was one of three school bombings in Kano on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials suspected the devices were planted by Boko Haram.
05/16/2012: Three explosive devices detonated in a school in Nasarawa village, Kano state, Nigeria. The roof of the Hotoro Arewa primary school was destroyed in the attack. This was one of three bombings at schools in Kano on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
05/16/2012: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused in the Farawa Islamiyya primary school in the Farawa area, Kumbotso village, Kano state, Nigeria. This was one of three school bombings in Kano on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials suspected the devices were planted by Boko Haram.
05/16/2012: Two sound bombs exploded in southern Kirkuk, Iraq. One police officer was injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2013: A car bomb detonated in a market in Kamlaiya district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and 14 others were injured in the explosion. This was one of three car bombings across the city on the same day. No group has claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources speculated that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
05/16/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The assailant was targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy. At least 15 people, including two United States (US) soldiers, and four United States (US) civilian contractors, were killed in the blast. In addition, another 40 people were injured. Hizb-I-Islami claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a military checkpoint in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, two soldiers were killed and at least three more soldiers were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect the involvement of Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/16/2013: A suicide bomber detonated in a market in Sarobi district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. The bomber was targeting a tribal elder, Shir Zaman. In addition to the bomber, one person was killed and six more, including the elder, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2013: A suicide bomber detonated outside Al-Zahraa Shia mosque in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least five people were killed and 17 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2013: An explosive device detonated at Salug National High School in Salug town, Zamboanga del Norte province, Philippines. There were no reported injuries resulting from the blast, although the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2013: An explosive device was thrown at Rachel's Tomb in Bethlehem city, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. No injuries or damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a market in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and 16 others were injured in the attack. This was one of three car bombings across the city on the same day. No group has claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources speculated that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
05/16/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police patrol in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two police officers and three civilians were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle targeting a police patrol detonated in Chikok district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and ten people were injured in the attack. This was one of three car bombings across the city on the same day. No group has claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources speculated that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
05/16/2013: Approximately 200 assailants attacked a police station with firearms and explosive devices in Daura city, Katsina state, Nigeria. This was one of six coordinated attacks on police stations and banks in Daura city on the same day. Two soldiers and five assailants were killed and one soldier was injured across all attacks. In addition, the assailants stole weapons and money from the various targets. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, officials attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/16/2013: Approximately 200 assailants detonated an explosive device in the Access Bank in Daura city, Katsina state, Nigeria. This was one of six coordinated attacks on police stations and banks in Daura city on the same day. Two soldiers and five assailants were killed and one soldier was injured across all attacks. In addition, the assailants stole weapons and money from the various targets. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, officials attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/16/2013: Approximately 200 assailants detonated an explosive device in the First Bank in Daura city, Katsina state, Nigeria. This was one of six coordinated attacks on police stations and banks in Daura city on the same day. Two soldiers and five assailants were killed and one soldier was injured across all attacks. In addition, the assailants stole weapons and money from the various targets. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, officials attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/16/2013: Approximately 200 assailants detonated an explosive device in the Keystone Bank in Daura city, Katsina state, Nigeria. This was one of six coordinated attacks on police stations and banks in Daura city on the same day. Two soldiers and five assailants were killed and one soldier was injured across all attacks. In addition, the assailants stole weapons and money from the various targets. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, officials attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/16/2013: Approximately 200 assailants detonated an explosive device in the Unity Bank in Daura city, Katsina state, Nigeria. This was one of six coordinated attacks on police stations and banks in Daura city on the same day. Two soldiers and five assailants were killed and one soldier was injured across all attacks. In addition, the assailants stole weapons and money from the various targets. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, officials attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/16/2013: Assailants abducted seven police officers and army border guards traveling on holidays near Arish city, North Sinai, Egypt. The abductees were released May 22, 2013. Egyptian Tawhid and Jihad claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded the release of six members recently sentenced to death. Government officials indicated that the demands were not met.
05/16/2013: Assailants attacked Somali soldiers stationed in El Barde town, Bakool region, Somalia. Soldiers returned fire and killed five assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/16/2013: Assailants hurled a hand grenade at an armored personnel carrier in Mattani village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Four police officers were wounded in the blast. This was one of two attacks targeting security forces in the area within a short time. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2013: Assailants kidnapped five journalists covering a story in Marib governorate, Yemen. Two abductees escaped on the same day and the remaining three captives were released on May 24, 2013. Local tribal members claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it was in retaliation for outstanding grievances with the government.
05/16/2013: Assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply truck in Gariza area, Jamrud Tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. This was one of two attacks on NATO supply trucks in Khber Pakhtunkhwa province on this day. The driver of the truck was killed in the attack while his assistant was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2013: Assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply truck in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. This was one of two attacks on NATO supply trucks in Khber Pakhtunkhwa province on this day. The driver of the truck was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2013: Assailants opened fire on a Sunni tribal leader in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The leader was killed and his driver was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2013: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle transporting Shahi Dawaran Khan in Mingora city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Khan, a peace committee member and a Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) leader, was killed in the attack, along with his guard. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2013: Assailants opened fire on the brother of a Sunni lawmaker in Baiyaa district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The brother was killed and two of his bodyguards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2013: Assailants sent a false burglary call and then fired upon a police patrol in Dunmurry town, Lisburn district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. The police later found and defused a pipe bomb that failed to detonate in the attack. No one was injured; however, a parked car was damaged in the shooting. Oglaigh na hEireann claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2013: Gunmen attacked a Pakistani Engineer Battalion vehicle in Mattani village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least five soldiers were killed and six more were injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks targeting security forces in the area within a short time. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a Sahwa Council patrol north of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two Sahwa members were killed and four members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a military headquarters in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least two people were killed and four people were injured in the blast; the victims included soldiers and civilians. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: An explosive device detonated at Abbas al-Ju'ani's residence in Al-Baghdadi area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Abbas al-Ju'ani, a police major, was injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: An explosive device detonated in Jahangir Gate neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: An explosive device detonated near a mosque in Islam Qala town, Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks carried out by the Taliban in Islam Qala town on May 16, 2014. This first blast was designed to draw first responders to the scene. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: An explosive device detonated near the Cooperatives Bank in Lashio town, Shan state, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties; however, an electric transformer was damaged in the blast. This was one of two blasts at banks in Lashio town on May 16, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: An explosive device detonated near the Kanbawza Bank in Lashio town, Shan state, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties; however, the bank and nearby shops were damaged in the blast. This was one of two blasts at banks in Lashio town on May 16, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: An explosive device detonated on a road near the residence of the provincial council chief in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/16/2014: An explosive device detonated outside of Brigadier General Satar Ali's residence in Al Qadisiyah governorate, Iraq. Ali, the former head of the anti-crime department, was not harmed; however, the house was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Makshifah area, Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. A military officer and four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Tarmiyah district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and four more soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Zaidan, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Four soldiers were killed and two more soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: An explosive device, targeting police officers, detonated in Islam Qala town, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and four others were wounded in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks carried out by the Taliban in Islam Qala town on May 16, 2014. This second blast occurred as first responders were arriving to the scene of the first attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near a police vehicle in Mandan Gate neighborhood, Bannu city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Seven people, including civilians and police officers, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside the Grand Mosque in Binnish town, Idlib governorate, Syria. Eight people were killed and 10 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: Assailants abducted a Frontier Corps (FC) soldier in Shah Kas area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The soldier was found dead the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: Assailants abducted an unknown number of soldiers from military checkpoints in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The soldiers' bodies were found later that day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
05/16/2014: Assailants abducted and robbed 18 people as they traveled between Nabiapai area, South Sudan, and Dungu area in Kpaika village, Orientale province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The victims were disrobed and released more than eight hours later. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
05/16/2014: Assailants attacked a Rafallah al-Sahati Brigade base in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. This was one of three attacks carried out by the Haftar militia on May 16, 2014. Between this incident and an incident targeting an Ansar al-Sharia base, at least 75 people, including civilians, were killed and 141 others were wounded. The Haftar militia claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: Assailants attacked an Ansar al-Sharia base in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. This was one of three attacks carried out by the Haftar militia on May 16, 2014. Between this incident and an incident targeting a Rafallah al-Sahati Brigade base, at least 75 people were killed and 141 others were wounded. The Haftar militia claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: Assailants attempted to attack a police post in Yusuf Ali area, Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/16/2014: Assailants kidnapped former officer Colonel Khalid Ubayd Maraznah in Mahawil district, Babil governorate, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: Assailants launched rockets at Ashrafiyeh neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. Thirteen people were killed and 17 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: Assailants launched rockets at the February 17 Martyrs Brigade camp in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three attacks carried out by the Haftar militia in Benghazi city on May 16, 2014. The Haftar militia claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: Assailants opened fire in Wajir town, Wajir province, Kenya. Two people, including a soldier and a civilian, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on a health department employee in Sadah village, near Baqubah city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The employee and his wife were killed and their son was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military outpost in Sutluce district, Tunceli province, Turkey. Two soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Mandera district, Mandera province, Kenya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of four coordinated attacks carried out by Al-Shabaab in Mandera district on May 16, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Jazirat ad Darawish area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least three Sahwa Council members were killed and four more members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abdulla Doma in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Doma, a photographer for Agence France Press (AFP), was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on an armored personnel carrier in Banki town, Borno state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties, although five police officers were abducted during the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on Inayatullah Nazari in Qala Sehra village, Parwan province, Afghanistan. In addition to two assailants, Nazari, a guard for the Ministry of Defense, was killed and two assailants were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on Lieutenant Colonel Aziz Muhammad Khalaf in Hay al-Sha'b area, Al-Zab region, Iraq. Khalaf, a Sahwa Council leader, and his companion were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on the residence of the deputy governor in Mandera district, Mandera province, Kenya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of four coordinated attacks carried out by Al-Shabaab in Mandera district on May 16, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Rustam Makhmudov in Jangalo area, Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Makhmudov, a Tajik diplomat, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: Assailants opened fire on Zuhair Abdul Razzaq at a mosque in Hay al Ghufran area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Razzaq, a district magistrate, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: Assailants set fuel tankers on fire near Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, 400 fuel tankers were damaged in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: Assailants shot and killed an emergency services employee in Abu Ghraib area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at a police vehicle in Shergarh area, Ghani Khel district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and 27 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at the Golden Valley Bus Liner, Incorporated garage in Poblacion village, Compostela municipality, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties; however, five buses were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
05/16/2014: Two explosive devices, one planted in a mini-bus and another planted under a vehicle, detonated simultaneously at the Gikomba market in Nairobi city, Nairobi county, Kenya. Ten people were killed and 70 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/16/2015: A missile landed and detonated in Hadaiq neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2015: A missile struck a house in Fuwayhat neighborhood, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Three children were killed and one other civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and assailants attacked a power station in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, 15 security force members were killed in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2015: A young suicide bomber detonated at a bus station in Damaturu city, Yobe state, Nigeria. In addition to the bomber, at least 10 people were killed and 30 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/16/2015: An explosive device detonated at Kabul University in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two lecturers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: An explosive device detonated at the Ban Ton Mai plant shop on Poomacheep Road in Muang district, Yala province, Thailand. No one was injured in the blast. This was one of three related bombings in the area on this date and a string of bombings over three days in which 36 explosive devices were detonated throughout the district. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, security officials attributed the attacks to Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).
05/16/2015: An explosive device detonated at the Raja Furniture Shop on Siroros Road in Muang district, Yala province, Thailand. No one was injured in the blast. This was one of three related bombings in the area on this date and a string of bombings over three days in which 36 explosive devices were detonated throughout the district. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, security officials attributed the attacks to Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).
05/16/2015: An explosive device detonated behind a washroom at the Nongluck clinic in Yala city, Yala province, Thailand. No one was injured in the blast. This was one of three related bombings in the area on this date and a string of bombings over three days in which 36 explosive devices were detonated throughout the district. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, security officials attributed the attacks to Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).
05/16/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Mahmudiyah district, Babil governorate, Iraq. Two 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.
05/16/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of a military officer in Hayatabad area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: An explosive device detonated outside Mar Girgis Church in Tamiyah city, Faiyum governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties, but the church was damaged in the blast. A second explosive device was discovered and safely defused at the scene following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
05/16/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Al-Hamamiyat area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and five more, including an officer, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Ghazaliya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, an university professor, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: An explosive device planted on a bus detonated in Al Baladiyat 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.
05/16/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Sariab, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused on a bus in Budapest, Hungary. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: An unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused under an electricity pylon near Itsa city, Faiyum governorate, Egypt. This was one of two related incidents targeting power pylons near Itsa on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/16/2015: Assailants abducted at least 27 people in Badam Kanda area, Paktika province, Afghanistan. 21 people were released the following day; however, the fate of the remaining six hostages is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: Assailants abducted Ravi Shankar Sunkari from Kolsegudam village, Gadchirol district, Maharashtra state, India. Sunkari, a former special police officer, was killed and his body was discovered on May 20, 2015. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Sunkari was targeted because they believed he was a police informant.
05/16/2015: Assailants attacked a group of displaced people as they were attempting to report an earlier incident in Gereida town, Sudan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks in Gereida on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Janjaweed.
05/16/2015: Assailants attacked a Huthi convoy in Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. Five Huthis were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties as police officials repelled the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/16/2015: Assailants attacked a police commander in Barangak district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The police commander and his son were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: Assailants attacked Camp Alef in Gereida town, Sudan. Two people were killed and another was injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Gereida on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Janjaweed.
05/16/2015: Assailants attacked Malakal town in Upper Nile state, South Sudan. A clash ensued when government forces intervened; the outcome of the attack is unknown. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation to an offensive by the government.
05/16/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Ajiya Wagga town, Adamawa state, Nigeria. Twelve people were killed and an unknown number were injured during the raid. This was one of two coordinated attacks on villages in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/16/2015: Assailants attacked Sabongari town, Adamawa state, Nigeria. At least one person was killed, 13 people were injured, and six women were abducted during the raid. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. This was one of two coordinated attacks on villages in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/16/2015: Assailants attacked security forces in area 160 in Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing 35 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/16/2015: Assailants attacked security forces near Baiji, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. Security forces repelled both assaults, killing eight assailants and destroying two explosives-laden vehicles. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: Assailants attacked security forces near Karma, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on the same day. Security forces repelled both assaults, killing eight assailants and destroying two explosives-laden vehicles. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: Assailants attacked two civilian vehicles in an unknown location in Mali. There were no reported casualties in the attack; however, both vehicles were stolen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: Assailants beheaded a soldier in Kiseguru area, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).
05/16/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in a residential area in Zolote, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Luhansk People's Republic.
05/16/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in neighborhoods in Hawd Al-Shraf district, Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. This was one of two related attacks in Taizz on this date. At least 12 people were killed and 51 people were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthis.
05/16/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in neighborhoods in Shamasi district, Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. This was one of two related attacks in Taizz on this date. At least 12 people were killed and 51 people were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthis.
05/16/2015: Assailants opened fire on a bus carrying three judges in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Three judges and were killed and three other judges were wounded in the attack. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistan Rangers patrol in Gulshan-e-Maymar area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Three assailants were killed when the soldiers returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Egyptian Homeland Security (EHS) officer in Kerdasa town, Giza governorate, Egypt. The police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: Assailants set fire to a synagogue in Pisgat Zeev neighborhood, Jerusalem city, West Bank. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks on synagogues in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: Assailants stormed the political offices of the Islamic Reform Group (Islah) in Crater neighborhood, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
05/16/2015: Assailants, including a suicide bomber, attempted to attack a security checkpoint in Sheego Godar area, Arghistan district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Security forces repelled the attack; at least five assailants were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/16/2015: Four explosive devices hidden in a drum were discovered and defused in Exciban village, Camarines Norte province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the New People's Army (NPA) was involved.
05/16/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device and an explosives-laden vest from underneath the Khayali Bridge in Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: Security forces discovered and defused ten explosive devices in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: Suicide bomber detonated explosives-laden vehicle and assailants attacked a military base near Fallujah city, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to two bombers, at least 35 soldiers and militia members were killed and 20 more people were injured in the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2015: Three suicide bombers driving explosives-laden vehicles attempted to attack the Eighth Brigade military base in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Security forces identified and killed the bombers before they could detonate, although five soldiers were injured. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2016: A grenade detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Gora, North Sinai, Egypt. One person was killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2016: A landmine detonated in Benghazi, Libya. A bomb disposal team member was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden motorcycle at a military checkpoint in Mukalla, Hadramawt, Yemen. In addition to the assailant, at least five soldiers were killed and four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2016: An assailant stabbed and wounded an Israeli civilian in Jerusalem, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a Palestinian extremist.
05/16/2016: An explosive device attached to a vehicle carrying volunteer fighters detonated in Zafraniya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two volunteers were killed and three volunteers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2016: An explosive device detonated at the Shaer Oil and Gas Field in Palmyra, Homs, Syria. At least 25 people, including seven soldiers and 18 assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/16/2016: An explosive device detonated in Jisr Diyala area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2016: An explosive device detonated near a sheep market in Suwayb 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.
05/16/2016: An explosive device detonated near an Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) patrol in Narayanpur district, Bastar, India. At least one officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/16/2016: An explosive device detonated near the Shalal Market in Shaab 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.
05/16/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military truck providing escort to teachers in Thanon, Pattani, Thailand. At least four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
05/16/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
05/16/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Sandana, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers in Lash Wa Juwayn district, Farah, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2016: An explosive device planted detonated under an overpass in Maltepe, Istanbul, Turkey. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2016: Assailants abducted a Central Region Tribes Council member in Sirte, Libya. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
05/16/2016: Assailants abducted a civilian in Autipora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The hostage was shot and killed shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack may have been carried out by Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
05/16/2016: Assailants attacked a police station in Les Cayes, Sud, Haiti. At least seven people, including a police officer and six assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2016: Assailants attacked African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) soldiers at Bardere Airport in Gedo, Somalia. At least six assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/16/2016: Assailants attacked an army outpost in Oremar, Hakkari, Turkey. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2016: Assailants attacked Blem Bafan area, Pashtun Kot district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and 25 people were abducted during the raid. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/16/2016: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Kako Shinwari, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) chief, in Hasham, Sharana district, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least six police officers, including Shinwari, were killed and four other officers were injured in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2016: Assailants detonated 11 explosives-laden vehicles targeting joint forces in Al Anbar, Iraq. At least 60 security members were killed in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2016: Assailants fired rockets and mortars at a market in Khalidiyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of three mortar attacks in Khalidiyah on the same day. At least four people were killed and 28 people were injured in the three assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/16/2016: Assailants fired rockets and mortars at a school in Khalidiyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of three mortar attacks in Khalidiyah on the same day. At least four people were killed and 28 people were injured in the three assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/16/2016: Assailants fired rockets and mortars at houses in Khalidiyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of three mortar attacks in Khalidiyah on the same day. At least four people were killed and 28 people were injured in the three assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/16/2016: Assailants kidnapped Sam Saba, the chair of the Code of Conduct Bureau (CCB), along the Kaduna-Abuja road in Kaduna, Nigeria. Saba was released approximately 21 hours after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2016: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle driven by an African National Congress councillor in Nongoma, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. The councillor was killed while his wife was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2016: Assailants opened fire on Mathew Akpos in Yenagoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria. Akpos, an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP), was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2016: Assailants opened fire on polio workers in Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan. One civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2016: Assailants raided Tse Atue, Benue, Nigeria. At least seven people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
05/16/2016: Assailants shot and injured Mostafa Hassan, a soldier, in Al-Shalaq, North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2016: Assailants stabbed Francisco Baguiz in Sioan, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. Baguiz, a religious leader, was killed in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Francisco Baguiz was targeted because he had allegedly stolen land and targeted tribal leaders.
05/16/2016: Assailants stoned to death 20 people 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).
05/16/2016: Security forces discovered and attempted to defuse an explosive device in Baiji, Saladin, Iraq. The device detonated, killing one volunteer fighter and injuring two more fighters. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2016: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber in Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2016: Six explosive devices were discovered and defused at a cashew plantation in Mayyil, Kannur district, Kerala, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2016: Three assailants opened fire on Haji Alam Shah at his residence near Paroa, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Shah, a local Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) leader, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2016: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused near the Padbeda Hills in Tadoki, Chhattisgarh, India. The devices were thought to be targeting Indian Armed Forces soldiers. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/16/2017: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated at Sardar Madad Khan square in Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated bombings in the square on this date. At least one civilian was killed and 12 people, including civilians and police officers, were wounded across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/16/2017: An explosive device detonated at a restaurant in Qansax Dheere, Bay, Somalia. Seven people, including two district officials and five soldiers, were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: An explosive device detonated in Nijrab, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Two children were killed and two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: An explosive device detonated in Tamu, Sagaing, Myanmar. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: An explosive device detonated inside a house in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: An explosive device detonated near a produce stand in Madain, Balad Ruz, Diyala, Iraq. One person was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: An explosive device detonated near a shop in Ghazaliya West neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. One person was killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: An explosive device detonated prematurely inside a vehicle in Albu Bakr, Diyala, Iraq. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/16/2017: An explosive device, intended to target security forces, detonated against a civilian vehicle in Aligabay, Garissa, Kenya. Four people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/16/2017: An explosives-laden rickshaw detonated at Sardar Madad Khan square in Kandahar, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated bombings in the square on this date. At least one civilian was killed and 12 people, including civilians and police officers, were wounded across the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/16/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Mushahidah, Saladin, Iraq. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting an Al-Iraqiyah News crew in 17 Tammoz neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: Assailants abducted four Itsekiri community leaders and four Elcrest oil workers in Warri North district, Delta, Nigeria. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Ijaw extremists may have carried out the attack.
05/16/2017: Assailants abducted Pedro Josue Carrillo, an alleged United Socialist Party (PSUV) member, in Barquisimeto, Lara, Venezuela. Carrillo was tortured and killed, and his body was discovered on May 18, 2017. Neo-fascists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated during the attack, "Grab him because he's a Chavista."
05/16/2017: Assailants abducted three people, including two polio workers and a Khassadars soldier, in Pang Dewana Baba, Tank district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The soldier and one of the polio workers were released shortly after the kidnapping while the remaining hostage was released on May 18, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2017: Assailants attacked a military camp in Bamangana, Haut-Uele, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least two people, including one soldier and one Mbororo herder, were killed and 19 civilians were abducted in the assault. Seven hostages were released later the same day, while the fate of the remaining 12 hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
05/16/2017: Assailants attacked and killed Ajay Mahto, a civilian, in Giridih district, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists and stated that Mahto was accused of being a police informant.
05/16/2017: Assailants attacked anti-Balaka militia members in Bria, Haute-Kotto, Central African Republic. At least 36 people, including armed group members and civilians, were killed and 36 people were injured in the ensuing clashes that continued until May 19, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Front for the Renaissance of the Central African Republic (FPRC).
05/16/2017: Assailants attacked Burka district in Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 32 assailants were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/16/2017: Assailants attacked Iraqi Border Guards personnel in Kilu Sabin, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least two border guards were killed and three border guards 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).
05/16/2017: Assailants attacked military forces in Yei, Yei River, South Sudan. In addition to an unknown number of assailant casualties, four soldiers were killed and six soldiers were injured in the assault. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: Assailants executed two civilians by stoning in Taghlit, Kidal, Mali. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jamaat Nusrat al-Islam wal Muslimin (JNIM), which denied involvement.
05/16/2017: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at an Emergency Force patrol in Awamiyah, Eastern, Saudi Arabia. One police officer was killed and five officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: Assailants fired four projectiles at a Frontier Corps (FC) camp in Ghalanai, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Tabon-tabon, Agusan del Sur, Philippines. A police officer was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
05/16/2017: Assailants opened fire on Mukhtiar Ahmed Buledi in Qambar, Sindh, Pakistan. Buledi, the Government High School Gathar headmaster, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2017: Assailants opened fire on Pappu Gop near his residence in Fatuha, Bihar, India. Gop, a local Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2017: Assailants raided a police substation in Loo, Benguet, Philippines. There were no reported casualties, though weapons, uniforms, and radios were stolen in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the Philippine National Police (PNP) of extorting money from civilians, participating in the illegal drug trade, and torturing innocent people. However, police officials questioned the veracity of this claim.
05/16/2017: Assailants set fire to two fuel trucks in Aykel, Amhara, Ethiopia. Two drivers were injured in the attack. The Patriotic Ginbot 7 Movement for Unity and Democracy (PGMUD) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: Assailants shelled a house in Alingar, Laghman, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: Assailants shelled a market adjacent to the provincial communications department in Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan. Two communications department employees were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: Assailants shot and killed a Levies Forces officer in Sur Kamar, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/16/2017: At least 200 assailants armed with sharp weapons attacked a Muslim-owned house in Neenankerni, Selvanagar, Eastern province, Sri Lanka. An unknown number of people were injured and houses were damaged in the attack. This was one of 16 related attacks on the same night. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to anti-Muslim extremists.
05/16/2017: Eight assailants attacked Al Ibrahimiya Jummah Mosque in Kohilawatta, Western province, Sri Lanka. There were no reported casualties, although the mosque was damaged in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to anti-Muslim extremists.
05/16/2017: Security forces discovered and destroyed four explosives-laden vehicles in Hayy al-Iqtisadiyin neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: Security forces discovered and destroyed ten explosive-laden vehicles in Najjar neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/16/2017: Security forces identified and arrested two assailants attempting to plant an explosive device along a road in Balad Ruz, Diyala, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/16/2017: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/1979: Two marines, Corporals Dennis E. Emerson and Amos L. Blythers were shot outside on the windward side of Oahu, Hawaii in the United States, by a group of non-white men whose motto was "Save Hawaii for the Hawaiians."   This incident was one in a series of attacks on the Navy and other military men in Hawaii over the previous five months.  Emerson was wounded and Blythers killed, after they were shot by .44 caliber pistols by three men, two of whom were captured by police.
05/17/1982: A Cuban business is firebombed by Omega 7 in Union City, New Jersey, United States. There were no casualties in this incident and it is unknown if any property damage occurred.
05/17/1998: In Kenya, former Rwandan Interior Minister, Seth Sendashonga, and another Rwandans Hutu, Bosco Kulyubukeye, were shot dead while driving along Nairobi's Forest Road. The assailants escaped on foot. Sednashonga had allegedly agreed to testify on behalf of two suspects in the 1994 Rwandan genocide despite threats against him. He would have been the most senior Rwandan official to appear for the defense. Authorities arrested two Rwandans and one Ugandan in connection with the attack, but further information on these suspects was not reported.
05/17/1998: The Ionian Bank in Athens, Greece, was bombed, causing extensive damage but no injuries. The blast was claimed by both the May 98 and the Fighting Guerrillas of May organizations. A third call from 17 November Revolutionary Organization (17N) claiming responsibility was dismissed as bogus. In a second, related incident, the Olympic Airways office was also attacked.
05/17/1998: The Mayor of Jaffna, Sarojini Yogeswaran, was assassinated by two operatives representing the Sangilian Force, a front organization of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Another person was also killed in the attack.
05/17/1998: The office Olympic Airways in Athens, Greece, was bombed, causing extensive damage but no injuries. The blast was claimed by both the May 98 and the Fighting Guerrillas of May organizations. A third call from 17 November Revolutionary Organization (17N) claiming responsibility was dismissed as bogus. In a second, related incident, the Ionian Bank was also attacked.
05/17/2000: A bomb, suspected to have been a remote controlled device or time bomb which was concealed inside the freezer compartment of an ice cream vendor, exploded during a Buddhist feast, between a police station and a temple in in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, killing 29 people and wounding about 80 others. Among the deceased were at least 6 children below the age of eight as well as 2 soldiers and a policeman. At the time of the blast, almost all the victims were members of the minority Tamil community who were witnessing an illuminated colored structure to mark the Buddhist feast of Wesak, the holiest day in the Buddhist calendar."  However, the ceremony is generally associated with the majority Sinhalese community.  Officials suspected the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) to be the perpetrators of the incident, as they were in combat with government troops in the north at the time, and thus officials believed it was a staged attack to divert attention from the northern peninsula fighting.
05/17/2000: Iraq's Islamic opposition forces (the Supreme Council of the Islamic Revolution in Iraq faction) carried out a rocket attack on Saddam Hussein's Presidential Palace, killing and wounding dozens of Ba'thist mercenaries.
05/17/2000: Rebels known as the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fired artillery at the Sri Lankan military's only airport in the embattled city of Jaffna. The attack threatened the supply line for government troops operating on the peninsula. Palali airport was the main military ammunition and petroleum storage facility on the peninsula. There was no report of casualties or damage that resulted from the attack.
05/17/2000: The Provisional Electoral Council (CEP) building in Delmas was attacked with grenades by unknown perpetrators. There were no injuries as a result of the attack.
05/17/2001: Eight people were killed and at least 137 were injured when a car bomb consisting of 66 pounds of dynamite was detonated remotely in Lleras square, a crowded business area, in El Poblado, Medellin state, Colombia around 10pm.  One source estimated the damage to the area's stores and cars to be around $400,000.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack, although authorities thought that this attack might have been due to a fight between rival gangs in the area.  Witnesses to the bombing saw four people, two men and two women, exiting the vehicle shortly before it exploded.
05/17/2002: At 5:00pm local time, a VAZ-2106 automobile, with Chechnya license plates, exploded in front of School No. 5 on Mutaliyev street in Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia. No casualties occurred and the perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
05/17/2002: Suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) blew up the Hassi R'mel-Algiers gas pipeline in Krakib, Algeria. The blast resulted in a fire, damaged both the pipeline and segments of the road nearby, and halted the flow of gas to surrounding areas for at least one week.
05/17/2003: A Palestinian disguised as a Jewish settler blew himself up, killing an Israeli settler and his pregnant wife in Hebron, Palestine. HAMAS claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2003: An armed Islamic group ambushed and killed three members of Algeria's security forces and wounded four others in the Ain Barbar mountains near the northeastern resort town of Seraidi, 600 kilometers (370 miles) east of the capital Algiers, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2003: Suspected Muslim rebels shot dead two policemen in Srinagar, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2003: The underground organization which calls itself the Albanian National Army (ANA) took attacked a Macedonian military facility in the town of Tetovo, Macedonia. In the attack several rocket propelled grenades were fired at the garrison. No casualties were reported in the incident.
05/17/2003: Two policemen were seriously wounded when a bomb exploded in Tigzirt, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2004: A suicide bomber assassinated the president of the Iraqi Governing Council in Baghdad, Iraq. Six other people were killed and seven others injured in the attack.
05/17/2004: Members of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) ambushed and killed five civilians and wounded nine others at Porogali village, Uganda.
05/17/2004: Members of the Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) ambushed and killed seven civilians and wounded 10 others in Mucwini sub-county, Chua county, Uganda.
05/17/2004: Suspected Maoist rebels exploded a bomb killing three civilians at Thulopakhar, on the Lamosanghu Jiri sector of the highway, northeast of Katmandu, Nepal.
05/17/2004: Taliban members killed a civil volunteer guard in the Mizan District, Afghanistan.
05/17/2004: Unknown individuals exploded four bombs outside of British HSBC banks in Ankara, Turkey. The bombings resulted in slight damage to the banks but no casualties.
05/17/2004: Unknown individuals exploded four bombs outside of British HSBC banks in Istanbul, Turkey. The bombings caused slight damage to the buildings but no casualties.
05/17/2005: A Sinhalese-owned shop in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, was the site of a grenade attack by Tamil protesters Tuesday afternoon, killing one (a 26-year-old man) and injuring five.  All of the casualties were Sinhalese.  Following the attack, protests broke out and the police placed a curfew on the area.
05/17/2005: A video posted on the internet by the militant group Ansar al-Sunnah depicted two Iraqi hostages confessing to working on US bases in Anbar province and then being killed by automatic weapons. One of the hostages read a statement warning Iraqis not to cooperate with U.S. forces. The video did not reveal when the abductions or the killings had taken place.
05/17/2005: Kanis Mohammed al-Janab, a former Baath party member, was killed along with his three sons by unidentified gunmen in the village of Tunis.
05/17/2005: Three unidentified perpetrators shot and killed Khorshed Alam, a member of the Awami League Party in Dhaka, Bangladesh. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
05/17/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Mani Hassan, a cleric of a leading Shia Islamist party, outside his house in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Shi i cleric Muwaffaq Mansour while in his car in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2005: Unidentified perpetrators threw a grenade then fired guns at a gathering of people who were mourning the assassination of Abdul Gani Bhat in Srinagar, India. Two youths were killed and 20 other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2006: In Afghanistan’s Kandahar province a suicide bomber in a car detonated an explosive near two United Nations Mine Action Center vehicles killing himself, injuring one of the UN’s drivers, and greatly damaging all three cars. No one has claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2006: In one of several related incidents in Thailand (200605190005), two people were killed, including Sgt.-Major Chatchai Mithoo, and three others were injured when a home-made bomb exploded near a vehicle providing protection for teachers in Narathiwat’s Joh I Rong district. There was no claim of responsibility, but ‘insurgents’ have been suspected. This incident occurred amid tightened security in Thailand’s three southernmost provinces where attacks on teachers and students returning back to school has been a frequent occurrence.
05/17/2006: In one of two similar incidents in the Philippines (200605170003), Dominga Habla was shot and killed by three men in New Corelia. In the town of New Corelia, Alberto Amora, who was suspected of being a military informant, was also killed by three men with firearms on the same day. No one has claimed responsibility, but the gunmen were suspected of being members of the New People’s Army.
05/17/2006: In one of two similar incidents in the Philippines (200605170004), Alberto Amora, who was suspected of being a military informant, was shot and killed by three men in New Corelia. In the town of Irosin, Dominga Habla was also killed by three men with firearms on the same day. No one has claimed responsibility, but the gunmen were suspected of being members of the New People’s Army.
05/17/2006: One judge was killed and four others injured when lawyer Arslan Alparslan used a firearm in an attack on Turkey’s Council of State Chamber 2 during a committee meeting. Six other suspects were detained along with Alparslan, who professed that he acted alone.
05/17/2006: Seven people were killed, including Ingushetia Republic’s Deputy Interior Minister Dzhabrail Kostoyev, when a suicide bomber in a car approached Kostoyev’s motorcade and detonated a bomb in the city of Nazran, Russian Federation. A Russian investigation team stated that ‘we now know who ordered and committed the terrorist attack,’ but declined to name the suspects. Kostoyev, who used to head the police force in Nazran, Ingushetia, was previously targeted in attacks and his brother was murdered a year before this incident occurred. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/17/2006: Two policemen and a government official were injured when two bombs exploded within fifteen minutes of each other outside of a mosque in Khar which is located in Pakistan’s Bajaur tribal district bordering Afghanistan. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2006: Unidentified gunmen fired two rockets at Maydanshar, Afghanistan, but no one was injured. One rocket landed near the city, one landed in a field near the Provincial Reconstruction Team center, and three others were found later and defused near Khwaja Aziz Mountain. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/17/2007: A landmine failed to fully explode near Somali Prime Minister’s convoy, in the Juba neighbourhood of northern Mogadishu, Somalia, but caused no injuries.  The landmine only made a small noise and smoked.  No one has claimed responsibility, but one unknown suspect was apprehended.
05/17/2007: An unknown suicide car bomber blew himself up in a crowd of people in the al- Hissi area of Iraq, killing 6 people and wounding 4.  Following this first attack, a gun battle occurred in the same neighborhood by unknown perpetrators, killing 3 and wounding 1.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/17/2007: Suicide car bomber rams his car into Kandahar governor’s convoy, killing 3 civilians and wounding 4 government employees in Kandahar, Afghanistan.  One of the wounded was Afghan Minister of Information and Culture Abdul Karim Khoram.  No one claimed responsibility but Kandahar Governor Assadullah Khalid believes it was the Taliban.
05/17/2007: The Taliban remotely detonated a police vehicle in Kandahar city, Afghanistan, killing four police officers.  Following this attack, a second bomb was remotely detonated at the scene of the first explosion.  Taliban claim responsibility for the linked bombings.  There were no reports of injuries during the first explosion.
05/17/2007: The Taliban remotely detonated a second bomb after police and other investigators arrived on the scene of the first bombing of a police vehicle in Kandahar city, Afghanistan.  This second explosion killed another three police officers and wounded four others.  Taliban claim responsibility for the linked bombings.
05/17/2007: Unknown assailants gunned down two ABC News Iraqi journalists, Alaa Uldeen Aziz and Saif Laith Yousuf, as they drove home in Baghdad, Iraq.  No other deaths or injuries were reported and no one has claimed responsibility.
05/17/2008:  On Saturday, in Swabi, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, destroying several music shops but causing no injuries.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2008: On Saturday afternoon at 0300, in Presteigne Powys, Wales, United Kingdom a petrol bomb was thrown at a house and caused a fire in a wall cavity.  No casualties or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2008: On Saturday afternoon at about 1500, in Cap Djinet, Boumerdes, Algeria, assailants remotely detonated a landmine improvised explosive device as a van drove near, killing one civilian and damaging the van. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2008: On Saturday morning at 0940, in Khaki Chopan, Maywand, Kandahar, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired on a United Nations World Food Program food convoy of 79 commercial trucks, with small arms fire and RPGs, damaging the vehicles but causing no injuries. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/17/2008: On Saturday night at 23:20, a fire set by unknown perpetrators destroyed an unoccupied second home belonging to a couple from mainland France in Pianotolli-Caldarello, Corsica, France. The anti-terrorist section of the Porto-Vecchio investigation unit investigated the arson attack but no claim of responsibility was made for the incident and no casualties were reported.
05/17/2008: On Saturday, a remote controlled bicycle bomb detonated in the southern province of Kandahar, Afghanistan. The bomb blast killed a child and wounded two police officers and two civilians as a police vehicle was passing by. No property damage was reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/17/2008: On Saturday, a small bomb exploded in front of the Norwegian embassy in Katmandu, Bagmati, Nepal. There were no casualties or damages done to the property. No group claimed responsibility for the attack although a letter was found on the premises suggesting a motive.
05/17/2008: On Saturday, an Awakening Council member was killed and 15 others were wounded in downtown Baaquba, Diyala province, Iraq, when a female suicide bomber blew herself up near an Awakening Council headquarters.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2008: On Saturday, five people were killed in an explosion at a policeman's house in Neel, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2008: On Saturday, in the 'Azamiyah district Amiriyah, Baghdad, Iraq, assailants fired upon and wounded a member of the Turkish police special operations unit near the Turkish Embassy in the northern Al Waziriyah neighborhood. No group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2008: On Saturday, the body of Wilson Latimbang, a councilor of Barangay Noa, was found in an abandoned lot in Magpet, North Cotabato, Philippines. Suspected members of the New People's Army shot and killed the counselor for allegedly being a military spy.
05/17/2008: On Saturday, three members of the Adhemiyah Shawa council were wounded in an improvised explosive device blast that targeted their vehicle on Al Maghrib Street in Adhemiyah neighborhood in northern Baghdad, Iraq at approximately 1000. There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2008: On Saturday, two civilians were injured in a bomb attack on Tunis Street in downtown Baghdad, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2009: On Sunday evening at about 2130, in Kotemore, Chuadanga, Khulna, Bangladesh, two motorcycle-borne assailants threw two bombs at a group of Jubo League members, killing one Jubo League leader, Baharul Hayat, and wounding nine other members, including Paltu, Hamid, Mintu and Yusuf. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities arrested several Bangladesh National Party (BNP) members in connection with the attack.
05/17/2009: On Sunday evening, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a Sahwa Council leader driving his car in Jurf al-Sakhr, Babil, Iraq, injuring the paramilitary member and damaging his vehicle.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2009: On Sunday morning, in Athens, Attiki, Greece, assailants firebombed a Skoda car dealership, destroying seven vehicles and causing minor damage to the dealership but no casualties. No motive for the attack was reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
05/17/2009: On Sunday morning, in Athens, Attiki, Greece, assailants firebombed a Suzuki car dealership, causing minor damage but no casualties. No motive for the attack was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2009: On Sunday morning, in Athens, Attiki, Greece, assailants firebombed businesses which sell security systems, hunting gear, and military uniforms, causing minor damage to the stores but no casualties. No motive for the attack was reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
05/17/2009: On Sunday morning, in Muang, Pattani, Thailand, armed assailants fired upon Satja Sirimet, 45, a hospital employee, while he was driving on the highway, killing the civilian and damaging the civilian's vehicle.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
05/17/2009: On Sunday morning, near the Parabaha train station, in Janakpur, Dhanukha, Nepal, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device on a train, wounding 30 civilians and damaging the train.  Terai Rastriya Mukti Sena claimed responsibility.
05/17/2009: On Sunday night at about 2100, in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, hidden inside a plastic bag, near a cafe in the predominantly Shiite southern neighborhood of Abu Dishir, killing three or four civilians, wounding 12 others, and damaging the cafe. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2009: On Sunday night at about 2110,  in the Karradah district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a coffee shop, wounding five civilians and damaging the coffee shop. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2009: On Sunday night at about 2200, in Bakpara, near Nzara, Gharb al Istiwa'iyah, Sudan, assailants fired small arms and used machetes to attack residents, killing two civilians.The assailants also looted several homes.No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) was responsible.
05/17/2009: On Sunday night, unidentified militants attacked the vehicle of the district police chief with two grenades and gunfire, causing no casualties and an unknown amount of property damage, in the Eng Alif district of Sar-e Pol, Afghanistan. No group has claimed responsibility.
05/17/2009: On Sunday, assailants fired mortar rounds at the police academy but missed and landed in nearby residential neighborhoods in the Wardhigley district of Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, killing between one and four civilians and injuring 12 others and three children.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed Sunni extremists were responsible.
05/17/2009: On Sunday, in Howrah, India, the Communist Party of India - Maoists (CPI-M) upapradhan of Salap II gram panchayat, Mr Khiraj Mollah, was beaten up allegedly by some Trinamul Congress supporters. He was taken to a local hospital, where he was treated and discharged.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2009: On Sunday, in Qallah Jawad, Kabul, Kabol, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired a rocket at a restaurant but caused no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2009: On Sunday, near Kulia, Howrah, India, Communist Party of India-Maoist cadres allegedly damaged homes of Congress supporters and set fire to over 30 homes. This took place after the cadres forced over 400 Congress members out of their residences. No group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2009: On Sunday, unidentified militants attacked the Mayor of Dilaram District with gunfire as he returned home in an unspecified area of Farah, Afghanistan. The Mayor was seriously wounded in the attack. Officials have blamed the Taliban for the attack.
05/17/2010: On Monday afternoon at 1645, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up a bus by triggering an improvised explosive device on a road between Gadiras and Bhusaras near Chingavaram village in Dantewada District, Chhattisgarh, India. The explosive device with gelatin sticks was planted on the road. Twenty six civilians and 16 special police officers (SPOs) were killed, and four civilians and two SPOs were injured in the attack. The passenger bus was completely mangled with its front portion squeezed into a steel ball and the road was damaged by the explosion. The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility.
05/17/2010: On Monday evening around 1930, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres killed Hemant Bage, a local Congress party leader, inside his vehicle before setting it ablaze in the Lumbatoli village of Simdega District, Jharkhand, India. Bage and his fiancé were traveling to his fiancé’s village when they were ambushed and fired on near Lumbatoli village of Kolebira Block. The rebels went to the nearby village and forced one of the residents to provide some kerosene oil which they used to burn the victim's vehicle. Simdega Superintendent of Police Durga Oraon said that the Debu Jee group of CPI (Maoist) was suspected to be involved in the incident. The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility.
05/17/2010: On Monday in El Tanque, San Andrés de Cuerquia, Antioquia, Colombia, assailants blew up two electricity towers. The explosions knocked down the towers leaving the towns of Toledo, Ituango, San Andrés and San José de la Montaña without electricity. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the 36th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the attack.
05/17/2010: On Monday night at 0200, in the Chang Phuag area of Chiang Mai district in Thailand's Chiang Mai province, unidentified militants threw an improvised explosive device at an ATM booth belonging to a Siam Commercial Bank. No casualties were reported and it was unclear from the report whether any damage was caused. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed that anti-government protesters were responsible.
05/17/2010: On Monday night at 0250, in the Nong Hoi area of Chiang Mai district in Thailand's Chiang Mai province, unidentified militants threw an improvised explosive device at a Thai Military Bank. No casualties were reported and it was unclear from the report whether any damage was caused. No group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2010: On Monday night at 0300, in Al Bushahin village, near Ba'qubah, Diyala, Iraq, assailants burst into the home of Sheikh Hashim Arif, dragged him into his garden, and then fired upon and killed a Sunni imam in front of his family. No group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2010: On Monday, in an unspecified location near Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the vehicle of a politician running for Parliament, injuring his two bodyguards and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, but Islamic extremists are suspected.
05/17/2010: On Monday, in Bulod village, Datu Montawal, Maguindanao, Philippines, assailants with the group of Uzi Ampatuan and Amalao Guiamil set fire to government property, destroying a multi-purpose hall, village hall and Kubota farm trailer owned by the Bulod local government but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed a political actor was responsible.
05/17/2010: On Monday, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, unknown assailants executed a man, using a firing squad, who was believed to be working with the Transitional Federal Government and African Union troops. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, but the militant group al-Shabaab is thought to be responsible for the attack.
05/17/2010: On Monday, in the Tiarza area of Tank district in NWFP, Pakistan, a tribal elder, identified as Malik Muhammad Hashim Nekzankhel Mehsud, was shot dead by unidentified militants. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2010: On Monday, near As Sa'diyah, Diyala, Iraq, armed assailants beheaded Sheikh Abdullah Shakur, the Imam of As Sa'diyah mosque and publicly displayed his head. No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) was responsible.
05/17/2010: On Monday, outside of Tambura near Ezo, Gharb Al Istiwa'iyah, Sudan, unidentified assailants ambushed a Sudanese government vehicle, fatally shooting two local officials and one driver. The two government officials were identified as William Arkangelo Baabe, the State Director of Accelerated Adult Education, and Gabriel Makana, the Director of Finance and Administration. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the militant group Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) was thought responsible for the attack.
05/17/2010: On or around Monday, unidentified foreign militants killed Basharat Saleem, a local Harkat-ul-Mujahideen (HuM) militant, in the area around the Haphruda forests of Handwara in Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Saleem was killed by the foreigners on the mere suspicion of being in contact with Security Forces. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2011: On Tuesday afternoon around 1700, at Hajam Mohalla in Wadoora, Jammu and Kashmir, India, unidentified militants shot and injured an electoral candidate, Mohammad Maqbool Bhat. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2011: On Tuesday evening at 2100, on National Highway 221 near Borguda village in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India, unidentified militants detonated a landmine targeting a convoy of three vehicles, killing seven Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers and wounding two others. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the convoy. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it is suspected that the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) were responsible.
05/17/2011: On Tuesday evening at 2130, in the Lone Moor Road area of Londonderry, Northern Ireland, a vehicle belonging to a Catholic Police Service officer's father was targeted in an incendiary attack. A masked man was seen fleeing the scene around 2130 after throwing a petrol bomb through the rear driver's side window. No casualties were reported, but the vehicle was heavily damaged in the attack. Dissident republican militants are suspected of carrying out the attack, although no group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2011: On Tuesday morning around 1000, at Tujjar Sharief in Sopore, Baramulla, Jammu and Kashmir, India, unidentified assailants attacked and killed a police officer on leave, identified as Mohammad Shafi Dar. Reportedly, Dar was fired on while he was waiting for a bus, sustaining an injury to his leg. When Dar tried to escape, a militant chased him and shot him at close range, killing him. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2011: On Tuesday morning at 0530, near Sagolband Bijoy-govinda temple in Imphal, Manipur, India, police recovered an unexploded grenade from the residential house of RK Ratan. The grenade failed to explode resulting in no casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2011: On Tuesday morning at 0930, in Aktobe, Kazakhstan, a suicide bombing was carried out outside a government office building that housed the regional department of the National Security Committee (NSC). The attack wounded two bystanders and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the building. The bomber was identified as Rakhimzhan Makhatov. Kazakh prosecutors said it appeared that the bomber had ties to organized crime but not too radical Islamic groups and that Makatov could have blown himself up to avoid responsibility for a number of crimes he had committed as a member of an organized criminal group. The Prosecutor General's Office insisted that the explosion was not a terrorist attack. The Muslim Spiritual Board of Kazakhstan, however, has not ruled out a radical religious motive for the attack saying that even though there is no information confirming the incident as religiously motivated, there are no precedents in their history for such attacks. Furthermore, Kazakh political analyst Dosim Satpayev also supported a religious motive for the attack saying that criminal organizations rarely use this form of activity and that the target of the attack was a building housing the Kazakh secret services which combats extremism and terrorism. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2011: On Tuesday night at 0200, on the Fatehjang-Talagang Road 90 kilometers from Attock, Punjab, Pakistan, unidentified militants set fire to two North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) oil tankers near the Khaur police post. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the tankers but resulted in no casualties. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, local police alleged that the driver and the helper might have been responsible for torching the tankers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2011: On Tuesday night at 2300, in Rahooja town, Karachi, Pakistan, unknown militants opened fire and killed a journalist of the Sindhi daily named, Mohram Ali Shaikh, at his residence. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2011: On Tuesday night, at Bandipore in Jammu and Kashmir, India, unidentified gunmen using automatic weapons fired on the residential guard post of former Bandipora Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA) and ex-Minister, Usman Majeed. A brief gun-battle ensued, resulting in an unknown amount of property damage and no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2011: On Tuesday night, in the Okmeydani district of Istanbul, Turkey, a group of unidentified masked militants threw a Molotov cocktail inside a public bus after they forced the passengers and the driver to exit. The fire was eventually put out by the driver and passengers, but the fire had already damaged the interior. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2011: On Tuesday, in Aden, Adan, Yemen, unidentified militants attempted to attack the facilities of the Aden Port Corporation by unknown means. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2011: On Tuesday, in Diyarbakir, Turkey, unidentified assailants threw Molotov cocktails and the Justice and Development Party's election office in an incendiary device attack. The building was not damaged. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2011: On Tuesday, in Kanker, Chhattisgarh, India, around 50 Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) set fire to at least eight construction vehicles including two tractors, a roller, three water tanks and diesel pumps. The militants threatened the contractor of the construction company, which was engaged in road work at Pidhapal, of dire consequences if he did not stop the construction. The attack caused and unknown amount of property damage but resulted in no casualties. Maoist posters recovered from the incident site called for a shutdown in Bihar, Jharkhand, Odisha, West Bengal, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh and Chhattisgarh for 05/21/2011 and 05/22/2011 and also criticized the recent arrest of three central committee members in Bihar.
05/17/2011: On Tuesday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unidentified militants shot a civilian working as a driver at the Faculty of Arts, in front of his house. No group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2011: On Tuesday, in Rairda forest at Burudih village in Saraikela-Kharsawan, Jharkhand, India, members of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) opened fire on security forces patrolling in the area. The Maoists retreated when security forces returned fire. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2011: On Tuesday, in Riyadh, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device under the vehicle of two employees of the North Oil Company. The blast wounded two of the employees and caused serious damage to their vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2011: On Tuesday, in the al-Amil neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen with silenced weapons shot and killed Colonel Jassim Mohammed, an employee for the Interior Ministry's investigation department. No group claimed responsibility.
05/17/2012: A roadside bomb exploded near the home of Azis Sangkala, the chairman of the Prosperous Justice Party Faction, in Amahai town, Maluku province, Indonesia. Sangkala was not injured, but the building was damaged in the blast. This was one of three explosive devices targeting political figures on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Officials suspected the incidents were carried out to protest upcoming elections.
05/17/2012: A roadside bomb struck a police vehicle in Jaghatu district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and four injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2012: A sticky bomb attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Ameriyah area, Mansour district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The blast killed one person. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2012: An explosive device detonated behind the Central Maluku District Government office in Amahai town, Maluku province, Indonesia. This was one of three explosive devices targeting political figures on this day. No casualties were reported, but the buildings were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2012: An explosive device detonated behind the Central Maluku People's Representative Council building in Amahai town, Maluku province, Indonesia. This was one of three explosive devices targeting political figures on this day. No casualties were reported, but the buildings were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2012: An explosive device detonated in a restaurant in Jisr Diyala area, Karadah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and at least 10 injured in the blast; nearby stores were also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2012: An explosive device detonated in a spare parts shop in Scheme Chowk area, Badabher village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One person was killed and at least one injured in the blast; the building was also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2012: An explosive device detonated in Azzeffoun town, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. No one was injured in the blast; however, the explosion damaged a delivery truck. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2012: An explosive device detonated near a police van in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The blast killed one police officer and injured at least three; the van was also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a gas pipeline in the Sonari area, Sibsagar district, Assam state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials suspected the device was planted by the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
05/17/2012: An explosive device was discovered in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed while attempting to defuse the device. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the provincial government building complex in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The blast injured 17 people and damaged nearby property. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Srinagar city, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials later determined that Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) was responsible and arrested five members in connection with the incident.
05/17/2012: Armed assailants abducted Marco Antonio Avila Garcia in Ciudad Obregon, Sonora state, Mexico. Garcia, a police reporter, was tortured and killed; his body was discovered on May 18, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials said they found a letter from a drug cartel with the body.
05/17/2012: Assailants ambushed a military personnel carrier in Hatay city, Hatay province, Turkey. Three military officers and four assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a government official attributed it to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/17/2012: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Baldia town area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Two police officers were killed and one injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2012: Assailants attacked a police post in Shinkot area, Pasawand district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and four people, including three assailants, were wounded in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2012: Assailants fired mortars at a military base in Derecik village, Hakkari province, Turkey. One soldier was killed and at least one other person injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/17/2012: Assailants launched a rocket at a joint security and police checkpost in Hayatabad area, Peshawar city, Pakistan. Two guards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2012: Assailants on bikes opened fire on the home of Lata Usendi, the Chhattisgarh women and child development minister, in Kondagaon district, Chhattisgarh state, India. Usendi was not injured, but a security guard was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed it to the East Bastar Divisional Committee, a Maoist subgroup.
05/17/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Dobrosin village, Southern and Eastern Serbia region, Serbia. No one was injured, but property was damaged in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials attributed it to the Liberation Army of Presevo, Bujanovic and Medveda (UCPMB).
05/17/2012: Assailants opened fire on the Manzoor Shaheed Checkpost in Sarband area, Peshawar district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No other information is available.
05/17/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at a police checkpost in Billitang village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2012: Assailants threw grenades and opened fire on a Frontier Works Organization (FWO) camp in Panjgur city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Several vehicles were damaged, but no one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2012: Four assailants attempted to plant a roadside bomb in Kaj Qala area, Sayadabad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) airstrike killed the assailants, and the device did not detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2012: Four assailants with suicide vests and rocket-propelled grenades attacked the compound of the provincial governor, Mohammad Akram Khapalwak, in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. Eleven people, including the four assailants, were killed and 12 people wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2012: Gunmen in police uniforms attacked the home of a media councilor in Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No other information is available.
05/17/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a police van near Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two police officers were killed and at least two officers injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2012: Gunmen opened fire on an Iraqi military checkpoint in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers were killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2012: Three assailants attempted to plant a roadside bomb in Aftab Sia area, Saydabad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) airstrike killed the assailants, and the device did not detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2013: A police vehicle was struck by a roadside bomb in Haidar Abad area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Six officers were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Gazaliyah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and five others were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Dand Patan district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were killed and two more were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2013: A suicide bomber detonated near the Interior Ministry office in Ordzhonikidzevskaya area, Ingushetia republic, Russia. The bomber was killed and a police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that Muslim Fundamentalists were involved.
05/17/2013: An explosive device detonated at a coffee shop in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and 12 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2013: An explosive device detonated during Friday prayers at Bar Kalley mosque in Baz Darrah village, Malakand district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. This was one of two coordinated bombings at mosques in the village on the same day. At least 22 people were killed and another 36 were injured in the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/17/2013: An explosive device detonated during Friday prayers at Jamia Masjid mosque in Baz Darrah village, Malakand district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. This was one of two coordinated bombings at mosques in the village on the same day. At least 22 people were killed and another 36 were injured in the two attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/17/2013: An explosive device detonated in a commercial district in Dora area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and 22 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2013: An explosive device detonated near a shopping center in Amiriye district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least 15 people were killed and 25 were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2013: An explosive device detonated near a Sunni funeral procession in Madain city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Eight people were killed and 25 were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2013: An explosive device detonated outside the home of a police officer in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The officer's wife was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2013: An explosive device detonated outside the home of a Sunni member of parliament in Al-Jamia area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two bodyguards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2013: An explosive device detonated outside the Saria mosque in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks at this site; this first blast was designed to draw a crowd that was targeted in a later explosion. Between the two explosions, at least 40 people were killed and 57 were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/17/2013: An explosive device detonated outside the Saria mosque in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated blasts at the same location; this second blast was designed to target people responding to an earlier explosion. Between the two explosions, at least 40 people were killed and 57 were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/17/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting soldiers guarding an empty school building in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. There were no reported casualties; however, the school building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Nahariya city, North district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police convoy outside of an elite housing complex in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was one of two car bombs to detonate within several minutes outside of the complex on this day. At least nine people were killed and another 60 people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a police convoy outside of an elite housing complex in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. This was the second of two car bombs to detonate outside of the complex on this day. At least nine people were killed and another 60 people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2013: Assailants attacked villagers in Bouca town, Ouham prefecture, Central African Republic. At least six people died and an unknown number of individuals were wounded in the violence. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, witnesses noted that the assailants did not speak the local language, suggesting that they may have been foreign fighters who supported the new government.
05/17/2013: Assailants opened fire on a government employee in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. The employee and his relative were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2013: Assailants opened fire on two Pakistani transporters in the Bati Kot area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Both transporters, driving in a trailer carrying armored personnel carriers, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2013: Assailants shot and killed a provincial elections candidate in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2013: Assailants shot and killed an intelligence officer, Colonel Abdullah al-Rabaki, in Mukalla city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
05/17/2013: Danish photographer Daniel Rye Ottosen, his driver, and an interpreter were kidnapped in an unknown location in Syria. The driver and interpreter were released immediately. Ottosen was released unharmed on June 20, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the kidnapping; however press reports attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant.
05/17/2013: Gunmen attacked a joint Jawan patrol near Minpa village, Chhattisgarh state, India. One Jawan was killed and another was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/17/2013: Two gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on the Khak-e-Safid district police chief in Charbagh district, near Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. The chief, Ghani Khan, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/17/2014: A number of explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Helmand province, Afghanistan. A total of 28 devices were discovered and safely defused in Helmand, Paktia, and Laghman provinces on May 17, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: A number of explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Laghman province, Afghanistan. A total of 28 devices were discovered and safely defused in Helmand, Paktia, and Laghman provinces on May 17, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: A number of explosive devices were discovered and safely defused in Paktia province, Afghanistan. A total of 28 devices were discovered and safely defused in Helmand, Paktia, and Laghman provinces on May 17, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: An assailant threw an explosive device at a rally for presidential candidate, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi in Ezbat al Nakhl area, Cairo city, Cairo governorate, Egypt. Four people, including two police officers and two civilians, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated near a currency exchange in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: An explosive device detonated in Latifiyah town, Babil governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Tarmiyah district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and 14 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military vehicle in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four soldiers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Hay al Falah area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One assailant was killed and another assailant was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a military checkpoint in Awjah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and two more soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police convoy in Balad district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. A lieutenant colonel and two police guards were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Imam Gharbi village, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated among civilians in Khwaja Baha Wuddin district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and 12 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/17/2014: Assailants abducted Abid Akar Wani in Tarzoo Sopore area, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Wani, an undergraduate student, was found dead the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT).
05/17/2014: Assailants abducted Paul Overby, a United States author, from Khost, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Overby's spouse attributed the abduction to the Haqqani Network, which denied involvement.
05/17/2014: Assailants attacked a military border post in an attempt to free Valery Bolotov in Kharkiv city, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties; however, Bolotov, the leader of the Luhansk People's Republic, was freed in the attack. The Luhansk People's Republic claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: Assailants attacked a police post in Waza town, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. There were no reported casualties; however, a number of weapons were stolen in the attack. This was one of two attacks carried out by Boko Haram in Waza town on May 17, 2014. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/17/2014: Assailants attacked a Syrian air defense base near Mulayhah town, Damascus governorate, Syria. Lieutenant General Hussein Ishaq, the air defense chief, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Nusrah Front.
05/17/2014: Assailants attacked civilians in Hajz area, Amran governorate, Yemen. One person was killed and four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
05/17/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Dalwa-Masuba village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 40 people were killed, an unknown number were injured, and buildings were set on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/17/2014: Assailants attempted to abduct Ali Ayik and Mikail Ayik, two Independent Dawah Party candidates, in Dicle, Diyarbakir, Turkey. Three people were injured after local civilians intervened. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/17/2014: Assailants attempted to plant a land mine in Dihyak district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/17/2014: Assailants attempted to take control of the Damaturu-Benishek-Maiduguri road in Borno state, Nigeria. At least 101 civilians and an unknown number of assailants were killed and six soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash with military forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/17/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Border Guard Forces (BGF) camp in Maungdaw district, Rakhine state, Myanmar. Four police officers were killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Rohingya Solidarity Organization.
05/17/2014: Assailants opened fire on a intelligence service convoy in Yathrib area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. A captain was killed and two guards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Qarn Asawda area, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. Seven people, including two soldiers and five assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
05/17/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police officer in Al Sharqia governorate, Egypt. The police officer was killed and a civilian was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: Assailants opened fire on an intelligence department officer in Qurnah district, Basra governorate, Iraq. The officer was injured and one of his relatives was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: Assailants opened fire on Rapid Response Force (RRF) personnel in Hyderabad city, Sindh province, Pakistan. One police officer was killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: Assailants opened fire on Sinohydro, a Chinese construction camp, near Waza town, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. At least one soldier was killed, one Chinese worker was wounded, and 10 others were abducted in the attack; the hostages were released on October 11, 2014. This was one of two attacks carried out by Boko Haram in Waza town on April 17, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/17/2014: Assailants opened fire on the district headquarters in Du Layna district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/17/2014: Assailants opened fire on the office of the regional governor in Kidal town, Kidal region, Mali. In addition to 28 assailants, eight soldiers and eight civil servants, were killed, 91 others, including 62 assailants were wounded, and 32 civil servants were abducted in the attack. Four civil servants were released the same day and the remaining 28 were released on May 19, 2014. The Azawad National Liberation Movement (MNLA) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was carried out in response to the government's lack of commitment to the peace talks.
05/17/2014: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Nek Muhammad in Jamrud city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Muhammad, a member of the Khassadars Force, was killed and his son, Waqar Khan, was abducted in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: Assailants shot and injured a Sahwa Council member in Sultan Abdallah village, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: Assailants shot and killed two Council of Ministers employees in the Karada area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2014: Assailants shot grenades and opened fire on civilians in a market in Nguro Soye village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 29 people were killed and an unknown number were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was involved.
05/17/2015: A sniper opened fire on a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Madain district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two Sahwa Council members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: A suicide bomber detonated after being cornered by security forces in Tajoura city, Tripoli district, Libya. No casualties were reported aside from the bomber. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
05/17/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a European Union convoy in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, three people were killed and at least 18 others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: An assailant threw an explosive device that detonated near a detergent factory as another assailant detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting the factory in Tajoura city, Tripoli district, Libya. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2015: An explosive device detonated at Nihal Khan Park in Kohlu district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: An explosive device detonated in Port Said city, Port Said governorate, Egypt. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police van in Laghman area, Sari Pul city, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: An explosive device detonated near an elementary school in Tuz Khormato district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and 13 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: An explosive device detonated near the residence of a former senator in Hayatabad area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: An explosive device detonated near the Shalal Market in Shaab area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a Ukrainian military armored personnel carrier near Popasna town, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. Four soldiers were killed and one was wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Aabe Roone area, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Madain district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a Ministry of Trade employee, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: An explosives-laden pressure cooker detonated near a house in Siddiqabad village, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No casualties were reported; additionally, a second explosive device was discovered and defused following the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near shops in Shurta 5th 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.
05/17/2015: Assailants abducted 172 Tunisian workers in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. All 172 hostages were released by May 31, 2015. Muslim fundamentalists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in order to urge Tunisian authorities to release Libyan leaders being held in Tunisia.
05/17/2015: Assailants abducted Casey Coombs, a United States journalist, from his residence in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Coombs was released on June 1, 2015. Huthis claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Casey Coombs was targeted because his visa had been expired. Sources also posited that Coombs was accused of espionage.
05/17/2015: Assailants attacked Al-Hail gas field near Hulayhilah, Homs governorate, Syria. This was one of two gas fields overtaken by the same assailants on this date. At least 56 security forces were killed across the two clashes, which lasted until May 18, 2015. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/17/2015: Assailants attacked an Assam Rifles and Territorial Army patrol in Tuensang district, Nagaland state, India. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
05/17/2015: Assailants attacked Arak gas field in Palmyra district, Homs governorate, Syria. This was one of two gas fields overtaken by the same assailants on this date. At least 56 security forces were killed across the two clashes, which lasted until May 18, 2015. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/17/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at Ukrainian soldiers near Svitlodarsk town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. Two Ukrainian soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
05/17/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Khalidiyah district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. An unknown number of people were killed and injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/17/2015: Assailants fired rockets at a Frontier Works Organization (FWO) camp at the Panjgur-Quetta bridge in Chankan area, Panjgur district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: Assailants fired rockets at multiple neighborhoods in Palmyra, Homs governorate, Syria. At least five people were killed in the blasts. This was one of two projectile attacks in Palmyra on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/17/2015: Assailants fired two rockets at the museum garden in Palmyra, Homs governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. This was one of two projectile attacks in Palmyra on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/17/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Egyptian National Police (ENP) patrol on the Cairo-Faiyum highway in Egypt. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: Assailants opened fire on Edgar Dormiendo Belleza in Calbayog City, Samar province, Philippines. Belleza, a village chairperson, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: Assailants opened fire on Khadim Hussain on Sariab Road in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Hussain, a Levies official, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: Assailants opened fire on Special Task Force (STF) personnel near Jappemarka village, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. Five people, including two assailants and three STF officers, were killed and two STF officers were injured 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).
05/17/2015: Assailants set fire to a nightclub in Hobart city, Tasmania, Australia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: Four suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles and assailants attacked security force members in Malaab district, Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bombers, at least 10 police officers and militia members were killed and 15 people were injured in the raid. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2015: Three suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles and assailants attacked the Al Anbar Operations Command in the presidential palaces in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bombers, at least five security members were killed, 12 members were injured, and the assailants gained control of the premises during the raid. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a produce market in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least 16 people were killed and 35 people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at a restaurant in Habibiya neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, nine people were killed and 18 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: A suicide bomber detonated in a market in Shaab area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the market within a few minutes; the assailant was targeting people that had gathered in response to an earlier explosion. In addition to the assailant, at least 11 people were killed and 37 people were injured across both events. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/17/2016: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Ur neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a Ministry of Education employee, was killed and a second person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: An explosive device detonated in a market in Shaab area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the market within a few minutes. At least 11 people were killed and 37 people were injured across both events. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/17/2016: An explosive device detonated in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. One person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: An explosive device detonated in Aden, Adan, Yemen. One person was killed and one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: An explosive device detonated in Khuyathong Island neighborhood, Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Al 'Amin 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.
05/17/2016: An explosive device detonated near a transport office in Moreh, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2016: An explosive device detonated outside the residence of a retired customs officer in Bannu, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
05/17/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a paramilitary patrol in Bannang Sata, Yala, Thailand. A soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a volunteer fighter patrol in Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least one volunteer fighter was killed and five fighters were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting military forces in Abu Qurayn, Misrata, Libya. At least four soldiers were killed and 10 soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: An explosive device targeting the Cano Limon Covenas oil pipeline detonated in Saravena, Arauca, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/17/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Khunti, Ranchi district, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/17/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a produce market in Dora neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and 10 people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2016: Assailants abducted two polio workers in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/17/2016: Assailants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy in Tump, Balochistan, Pakistan. One FC member was killed in the attack. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: Assailants attacked Boroborochu, Northern region, Uganda. At least 20 civilians were abducted during the attack. One of the hostages escaped on or beofre May 23, 2016, the whereabouts of the remaining hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: Assailants attacked military personnel in Mitwaba, Katanga, Democratic Republic of the Congo. One soldier and five assailants were killed, and army commander was injured, and three soldiers were reported missing in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Mayi Mayi.
05/17/2016: Assailants attacked security personnel in Awaran, Balochistan, Pakistan. Two assailants were killed in the attack. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: Assailants attacked the district center in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. An unknown number of people, including assailants, security forces, and civilians, were killed and injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/17/2016: Assailants beheaded a civilian in Bulobarde, Hiiraan, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim was targeted because the group believed he was a spy.
05/17/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device at a gas pipeline in Egbembiri, Bayelsa, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. The Red Egbesu Water Lions claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded the release of two people being held by authorities.
05/17/2016: Assailants hijacked two vehicles and abducted six merchants from an area between Kireinek and Um Deriban in West Darfur, Sudan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Rangareddy, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one soldier was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/17/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Koutougou, Sahel, Burkina Faso. Two police officers were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: Assailants opened fire on Datu Benjamin Omao in Casisang, Bukidnon, Philippines. Omao, a City Council representative for indigenous people, was killed in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Datu Benjamin Omao was targeted for allegedly stealing land.
05/17/2016: Assailants opened fire on Indian Police Service (IPS) officers escorting a criminal in Bastar, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/17/2016: Assailants opened fire on King Khalid Hospital in Jeddah, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. At least eight people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Ranjit Singh Dhadrianwale near Ludhiana, Punjab, India. Dhadrianwale, a Sikh preacher, was not harmed; however, at least one person was killed and two others were injured in the assault. An unknown separatist group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2016: Assailants released poison gas at Shahid Gul Makai school in Zaranj, Nimroz, Afghanistan. This was one of two related poisonings at schools in Zaranj on the same date. Approximately 200 students were injured across both events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/17/2016: Assailants released poison gas at Shahid Naheed school in Zaranj, Nimroz, Afghanistan. This was one of two related poisonings at schools in Zaranj on the same date. Approximately 200 students were injured across both events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/17/2016: Assailants shot and killed an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander in Shash Paikal, Balkh, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/17/2016: Assailants shot and killed Jamil Hamzah Jawad, a council member, in Al 'Amal ash Sha'bi neighborhood, Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at a hardware shop in Natun Chariali, Assam, India. At least three people were injured in the blast. The Tiwa Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2016: Security forces discovered and attempted to defuse an explosive device in Daquq district, Kirkuk, Iraq. The device detonated, killing an Australian civilian contractor. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/17/2016: Security forces discovered and attempted to defuse an explosives-rigged house in Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq. The house detonated, killing two municipal employees, including the Hit municipal director, and injuring three police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: Security forces discovered and defused at least 15 explosive devices along Kandahar-Tarin Kot highway in Shah Wali Kot district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2016: Security forces identified and opened fire on a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle attempting to target the Interior Ministry compound in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The bomber was injured and arrested following the unsuccessful attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/17/2017: A female suicide bomber detonated at a military checkpoint in Mashimari, Borno, Nigeria. In addition to the assailant, two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/17/2017: A roadside bomb was discovered and defused in Subayhat, western Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting joint security forces in Uraybi neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two related suicide attacks targeting security personnel in Uraybi neighborhood on this date. In addition to the assailants, seven security personnel, including four police officers and three soldiers, were killed across both blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/17/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting military forces in Rafai neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, three soldiers were killed in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: An assailant threw a grenade at a residence housing Imbonerakure members in Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi. Three Imbonerakure members were killed and three members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: An explosive device detonated against a land surveyor's vehicle in El Wak, Mandera, Kenya. One person was killed and another person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire on a military convoy near San Antonio, Laguna, Philippines. At least ten people, including three assailants, five soldiers, and two civilians, were injured in the blast and ensuing clash. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: An explosive device detonated at a house in Islah al-Zeraee neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. Two civilians 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).
05/17/2017: An explosive device detonated in Taji, Saladin, Iraq. Three civilians were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle in Kharlachi, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least five soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq. One person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Nahrawan, Diyala, Iraq. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: An explosive device detonated near the Moreh Youth Club in Moreh, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a Philippine Marine Corps (PMC) convoy in Bolebak, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the New People's Army (NPA) carried out the attack.
05/17/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused near the gate of the District Contractors Association office in Parasi, Province 5, Nepal. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting opposition tribal unit members at Rukban Refugee Camp in Palmyra district, Homs, Syria. Several people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/17/2017: Assailants abducted a farmer from Darzab, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
05/17/2017: Assailants abducted Jeremias Estrada from his house in Purok Lansones, Surigao del Sur, Philippines. Estrada, a Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) member, was released on May 22, 2017. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: Assailants abducted three civilians from Qush Tepa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
05/17/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Dawlatabad, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least three assailants were killed and 16 people, including 3 officers and 13 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
05/17/2017: Assailants attacked Pamo Christopher Hobobo at his residence in Yenegoa, Bayelsa, Nigeria. Hobobo, a former People's Democratic Party (PDP) chair, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: Assailants attacked the Makala Central Prison in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 50 people were killed and 50 prisoners, including Bunda Dia Kongo (BDK) leader Ne Muanda Nsemi, were freed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Bunda Dia Kongo (BDK).
05/17/2017: Assailants attempted to attack the Libyan Audit Bureau headquarters in Dahra neighborhood, Tripoli, Libya. There were no reported casualties as the assailants were repelled by security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: Assailants executed four civilians by firing squad in Rawah, 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) and stated that the victims were accused of working with security personnel.
05/17/2017: Assailants fired artillery at Sudanese Operation Restoring Hope forces in Hajjah governorate, Yemen. At least 15 soldiers were killed and 70 soldiers were injured in the attack. Houthi extremists claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: Assailants fired upon an Ethiopian African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Halgan, Hiiraan, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack and ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: Assailants hijacked a fuel truck and abducted its driver between Abou Najim and Abou Farin, Misrata, Libya. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
05/17/2017: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Lucban district, Quezon, Philippines. Two 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 retaliation for military operations against the NPA.
05/17/2017: Assailants raided Ererekri, Rivers, Nigeria. This was one of two related attacks on villages in Bonny district on this date. Four people, including the father of the Director General for the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA), were killed across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/17/2017: Assailants raided Otobie, Rivers, Nigeria. This was one of two related attacks on villages in Bonny district on this date. Four people, including the father of the Director General for the Rivers State Sustainable Development Agency (RSSDA), were killed across both assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/17/2017: Assailants set fire to construction equipment at a stone quarry in Amjharia, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the People's Liberation Front of India.
05/17/2017: Assailants shot and killed Geronimo Salamat, a university instructor, outside his residence in Tanawan, Bulacan, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a Muslim-owned bakery in Eluvila, Western, Sri Lanka. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to anti-Muslim extremists.
05/17/2017: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a Muslim-owned communication center in Eluvila, Western, Sri Lanka. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to anti-Muslim extremists.
05/17/2017: Assailants threw an explosive device at a civilian residence in Craigavon, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: Assailants threw grenades at a police checkpoint in Kota Sangi Chowk, Kabul, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: Assailants, including two suicide bombers driving explosives-laden vehicles, attacked the Radio Television Afghanistan television station in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least six civilians and four assailants were killed and 18 civilians were injured in the assault. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: Security forces discovered and destroyed two explosives-laden vehicles in Himreen, Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle at Martyr Bassam Checkpoint in As Sabah Kilu, Al Anbar, Iraq. The vehicle was destroyed a short time later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/17/2017: Security forces intercepted an explosives-laden vehicle in Hawo Tawo area, Mogadishu, Somalia. The vehicle detonated while being defused, killing at least three soldiers. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/1999: A homemade remote control explosive device was found and defused in the city of Kaspiysk in Dagestan, Russia along a roadside near an Army unit post. The intended target of the bomb and the perpetrators were unknown.
05/18/1999: An unknown group attacked the Belgrade office of the opposition Serbian Democratic Party (DS). The assailants damaged the facade and broke the windows of the building housing the Party's headquarters. The vandals also left a message on the wall addressed to party leader Zoran Djindjic that said, "this is your blood, too."
05/18/1999: Hizballah fired 60 rockets at the Israeli North District town of Kiryat Shemona. Nine Israeli civilians were injured in the attack.
05/18/1999: Perpetrators belonging to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) ambushed and killed Sergeant Antonio Dacanay, a Philippine Army soldier, in Tipo-Tipo, Philippines.
05/18/1999: Perpetrators suspected of belonging to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) planted a mine that detonated when a Turkish military vehicle passed by along a road near to the Ozluce Dam in Karakoan, Turkey. The explosion injured five military personnel including one officer.
05/18/1999: Perpetrators suspected to belong to the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) fired mortars and rockets at two Philippine Army posts located in the town of Buldon. Philippine Army forces counterattacked, resulting in an hour-long gun battle. There were no casualties in this incident.
05/18/2000:  27 students at Laval University in Quebec City, Canada were injured from drinking coffee tainted with an arsenic.
05/18/2000: Early on the morning of May 18, 2000, Islamic militants from Algeria crossed the border into the Tunis region of Tunisia. They opened fire on a Tunisian guard post killing two guards. Three insurgents were also killed.
05/18/2001: HAMAS claimed responsibility for a suicide bombing at a mall in Netanya, Israel. Shaykh Hasan Yusuf, a HAMAS member, made the announcement in Ramallah. The blast killed at least three people and injured at least 30 people.
05/18/2001: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Saleem Qadri, the leader of the Sunni Tehrik Muslim organization, along with four of his family members and a bodyguard, as they traveled in a van to pray at a mosque in the town of Baldia, Sindh province, Pakistan.  Three others were wounded in the attack, including Qadri's young son and nephew.  Authorities claimed that the Sunni organization Sipah-e-Sahaba was responsible for the assassination, although the group spokesperson denied they were behind the attack.  No details on any physical damage were given.
05/18/2002: Unidentified perpetrators fired two rockets at a U.S. Marine base in Miranshah, Pakistan. The rockets missed their target, causing no casualties or damage. Although no group claimed responsibility, the Taliban was suspected in this attack.
05/18/2003: A suicide bomber blew himself up at a roadblock at Dahiya el-Barid, near Jerusalem, after being ordered to stop by border policemen. The suicide bomber was the only causality of the attack. HAMAS' al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2003: A suicide bomber blew himself up on a bus in Jerusalem. Seven passengers and the bomber were killed and at least 20 others were wounded in the attack. HAMAS' al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2004: A British civilian was shot and killed on the road between Mosul and Irbil, Iraq, by unknown individual(s).
05/18/2004: Guerrillas from the People's Defense Forces (HPG) attacked Turkish military buildings in Pervari, Turkey, killing five policemen and wounding one. The perpetrators seized weapons and equipment during the attack. The People's Defense Forces (HPG) later claimed responsibility for the incident. According to the statement issued by the HPG Press Communications Center, HPG guerrillas entered Pervari from five different routes and targeted the Brigade Command building, the police headquarters, and the police station from a close distance with B-7 missile launchers, bombs, and other personal weapons.
05/18/2004: The Taliban killed two government employees working for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Afghanistan (UNAMA) in the Paktika province, Afghanistan. Latifollah Hakimi, spokesman for the Taliban, reported the incident in a telephone conversation to Pashto [service of Iranian] radio.
05/18/2004: Unknown gunmen killed two American civilians and wounded a third in Mosul, Iraq.
05/18/2005: Former mayor and chairman of the Trincomalee Urban Council, P. Suriyamoorthi was shot in his home in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka and left in a pool of blood. The LTTE Is suspected. Suriyamoorthi was not killed on the scene, but was taken to the hospital. He died a week later.
05/18/2005: Four suspected Islamic militants robbed a group of defense volunteers in Palulu, Thailand at gunpoint then bombed police who were pursuing them as they fled the scene of the crime. The perpetrators killed one defense volunteer during the robbery. Forty police gave pursuit to the perpetrators, but were forced to stop the chase when a roadside bomb exploded. After the bomb exploded, the perpetrators and police traded gunfire in which four officers were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2005: In a crowded market in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka, suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels fatally shot Arumugam Murugapillai, a member of Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP), a pro-government Tamil group.  At least one other civilian was injured in the shooting.
05/18/2005: Maoist rebels bombed a state run transmission tower in Palpa, Nepal. No one was injured in the attack.
05/18/2005: Rebels associated with the Communist Party of Nepal - Maoists bombed a state television tower. No deaths or injures occurred, although the tower was significantly damaged.
05/18/2005: The Taliban claimed responsibility for an ambush attack on a vehicle carrying employees of the US firm, Chemonics, in Grishk, Afghanistan. Five people were killed in the attack including three engineers, the driver and a police guard.
05/18/2005: Two perpetrators attempted to bomb the Merani Dam Project offices in Pakistan’s Turbat (District). One of the perpetrators was killed and the other injured when the device exploded prematurely. Local authorities apprehended the wounded bomber. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
05/18/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Ibrahim Khmamas, an investigator in the Iraqi Interior Ministry, outside his home in the Al-Za'faraniyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. The general’s wife and driver were also wounded in the assault. The group al-Qa’ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Razzaq Ubayd Hindi, an Iraqi intelligence officer, and his wife while they were driving in the Saddat al-Hindiyah area of Baghdad, Iraq. At least one of the officer’s children was also wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack
05/18/2006: In one of two incidents in Baghdad, Iraq (200605180003), a car bomb, believed to be targeting a police patrol, exploded killing seven people and injuring four more, some of them police officers. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/18/2006: In one of two rocket attacks against Israel (200605180005), several groups affiliated with Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade, the armed wing of the Fatah movement, claimed to have fired eight rockets at the Israeli settlements of Sederot, Ashqelon, and at Kerem Shalom Crossing. There were no reports of casualties, injuries, or material damage. Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades stated that the attacks were in ‘retaliation of the Israeli assassination of Al-Quds Brigades members in Nabulus on May 17, and in response to the siege laid on the Palestinian people.'
05/18/2006: In one of two rocket attacks against Israel (200605180006), Saraya al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of Islamic Jihad, claimed to have fired seven home-made rockets on Al-Majdal and Ashqelon, both in southern Israel. There were no reports of casualties, injuries, or material damage. The group claimed that this attack was in response to ‘the occupation’s continuing crimes against the Palestinian people.’
05/18/2006: In one of two suicide car bomb attacks in Afghanistan on this day (200605180001), a suicide attacker rammed his explosive-filled vehicle into another car in Herat, killing a US advisor to the Afghan police department and injuring an interpreter. No group claimed responsibility or was suspected.”
05/18/2006: In one of two suicide car bomb attacks in Afghanistan on this day (200605180002), a civilian was killed and another wounded when a suicide bomber’s car exploded prematurely before it was able to slam into an Afghan Army convoy in Ghazni. The governor of Ghazni suspected that Taliban insurgents were behind the incident.
05/18/2006: In one to two incidents in Baghdad, Iraq on this day (200605180004), unidentified gunmen wearing police uniforms attacked a minibus, killing six machinists and injuring three others. All of the victims were relatives from the Shorta al-Khamsa neighborhood. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/18/2006: Two Israeli citizens were injured when ‘Palestinians’ fired shots at their car near the West Bank settlement of Tapuah. This was a period of much unrest between Israel and Palestine as there were threats of a Palestinian terrorist attack on Jerusalem and there had been rocket attacks on Israeli settlements the same day (200605180005, 200605180006). No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/18/2007: 8 government officials were kidnapped by suspected Taliban militants armed with guns near Noraq village in North Waziristan, Pakistan.  It is unknown if there were any fatalities or injuries.  Additionally, the outcome of the kidnapped government officials is unknown.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/18/2007: A bomb exploded at the Weena Bus Terminal in Cotabato city, Philippines, killing 3 people and injuring 38 others. There are reports that the explosion was probably targeting the bus company; however, there is no official confirmation of this.  The perpetrator is unknown and no one has claimed responsibility.
05/18/2007: One of three bombs detonated in the 17th century Mecca Masjid, a mosque in Hyderabad, India.  The other two bombs failed to detonate from the cell phone triggers.  The bomb killed 13 people and wounded 64 others.  No one claimed responsibility, but authorities believe that Shahid (aka Bilal), who works for three terrorist organizations, was behind the attack.
05/18/2007: The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) is suspected of remotely detonating a bomb near the main gate to the Guwahati Central Jail, which injured at least 20 people in the Fancy Bazar area of Guwahati, India.  Some of the names of the injured are Pankaj Nath, Amin Ali, Sambhu Kanti, Pramod Shah, Hazrat Ali, Kirpal Singh, Thaneswar Das, Ashok Kumar Bhattacharya, Santosh Rana Taheli, Zubeen Hussain, Mohd Putul Ali, Uttam Bhaona and Qurban Ali.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/18/2007: Unknown assailants filled and detonated a backpack with dynamite and nails in a market in Juliaca, Peru.  The blast, targeting innocent civilians, killed 6 people and injured 48 others.  The extent of damage to the market is unknown.  No one claimed responsibility.
05/18/2007: Unknown radical Islamic students from Lal Masjid (Red Mosque) kidnapped 4 Pakistani policemen in Islamabad, Pakistan.  The students demanded the release of 15 of their extremist comrades in exchange for the 4 policeman.  Two of the four policemen were released late Saturday night in exchange for four of the extremist comrades.  No injuries were reported and there was no reports of the outcome of the other two policemen.
05/18/2008: On Monday, shortly before 1900, a bomb exploded on a Weena Bus Line passenger bus, with plate number MVK-484, in Cotabato City, Angeles City, Philippines. Three people were injured during the blast. The bus line has allegedly been the target of attacks by extortionist groups.
05/18/2008: On Sunday afternoon at about 1630, in Domkol, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India, assailants threw bombs and fired upon people waiting in line to vote in local elections, killing one civilian and one child. No damage was reported and the motive in political in nature. No group claimed responsibility.
05/18/2008: On Sunday evening at 2100, in Domkol, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India, assailants threw bombs at a polling booth and stole a ballot box, damaging the booth and destroying several voting ballots but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/18/2008: On Sunday, a hand grenade was thrown at a music, films and video games store in downtown Al Basra, Iraq. The facade of the store and a large part of the contents were destroyed but no one was hurt.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2008: On Sunday, a sound bomb exploded targeting a building housing both the Union of Iraqi Labor Unions on the first floor and the Iraqi Communist Party/Basra on the second in al-Saadi Street, Basra, Iraq. The explosion broke many of the window panes in the building, though there were no reported casualties.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2008: On Sunday, an improvised explosive device left inside a Kia minibus exploded in Ataifiyah, in northern Baghdad, Iraq at 1300, injuring 2 civilians. There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2008: On Sunday, at 0230, a bomb destroyed a popular fast food restaurant in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, Palestine. Abu Harbeed estimated his losses to be 5,000 US dollars. The blast also destroyed nearby windows and the windows of a nearby university. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2008: On Sunday, at 2030, unidentified men lobbed two hand grenades at the residence of Arumugam Jeagan in Kalkudaa in Batticaloa, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. Only one of the grenades exploded causing damage to the front portion of the house. Jeagan had previously lodged a complaint that he had been receiving threats from the operatives of Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal. No casualties were reported.
05/18/2008: On Sunday, at about noon, in Sahadiar village, Domkol, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India, assailants threw a bomb at people waiting in line to vote in local elections, killing one civilian. No group claimed responsibility.
05/18/2008: On Sunday, in Narayanpur, Chhattisgarh, India, assailants kidnapped 12 civilians from the Dumratai, Vakulvadi, and Khadibahar areas.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Maoists were responsible.
05/18/2008: On Sunday, six unknown gunmen abducted a Syrian and two Lebanese employees of JMS Company Ltd, a construction company in Rivers, Nigeria. The men were armed with AK 47's and explosives which they used to intimidate the victims. Although it was said that the men were traveling in a jeep along Ubima Town, overlooking the Port Harcourt/Elele/Isiokpo Highway, another story said they were picked up along the Port Harcourt International Airport. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2008: On Sunday, suspected Taliban fighters took a policeman hostage while travelling home on holiday in the southwestern province of Faraha, Afghanistan. On 05/19/2008 on Monday, the Taliban militants decapitated the policeman, who was found later the same day in the same location. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/18/2008: On Sunday, the leader of the Somalia's Horn Relief organization, Ahmed Bariyow, was shot and killed by unknown masked men in the town of Kismayu, Jubbada Hoose, Somalia. No group has claimed responsibility for the assassination.
05/18/2009: On Monday evening, in Hyderabad, Andhra Pradesh, India, two motorcycle-borne assailants fired upon a police party, killing one police officer and wounding one other.  Tehrik-e-Galba Islami claimed responsibility.
05/18/2009: On Monday morning, assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device  attached to a car transporting a police lieutenant colonel to work on 14 Tammuz Street in central Al Basrah, Al Basrah, Iraq, killing the police officer, injuring his child and one other, and damaging the car.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/18/2009: On Monday morning, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near a civilian vehicle in the central 'Alawi al Hillah neighborhood in the Al Karkh district of Baghdad, Iraq, injuring two civilians and damaging their vehicle and one other car.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/18/2009: On Monday morning, Taliban militants attacked a motorcade carrying the brother of Afghanistan's president with Rocket-propelled grenades and machine gunfire in Sarobi, Kabul, Afghanistan. One bodyguard was killed in the attack.The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/18/2009: On Monday night at about 0100, in the Paleo Faliro area of Athens, Attiki, Greece, assailants set fire to a police motorcycle, destroying the motorcycle but causing no casualties. No motive for the attack was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/18/2009: On Monday night at about 0115, in Neiva, Huila, Colombia, two assailants launched an improvised explosive device at an industrial zone hitting  a dairy products company, Alpina, injuring two people and damaging the business. According to police commander Flavio Mesa the same company was attacked last August because they failed to pay extortion money to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) No group claimed responsibility, although the police suspected the FARC was responsible.
05/18/2009: On Monday night at about 2300, in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia, assailants fired rocket-propelled grenades at the residence belonging to the Khasavyurt city police chief, causing minor damage to the residence but no causalities.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/18/2009: On Monday, in Hukumpeta, Vishakhapatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India, assailants fired upon and killed one local government president.  No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
05/18/2010: On Tuesday morning at 0525, in Kalaiya, Bara, Nepal, unknown militants detonated an improvised explosive device in the main market area. A civilian was wounded as a result of the bombing. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2010: On Tuesday morning at 1100, in the Tha Kam Sam area of Nong Chik district, in Pattani, Thailand, suspected southern separatists fired on and killed a local government official, identified as Jirapong Choti-akranit, as he was driving to work along the Hat Yai-Pattani road. The attack also damaged his car. No group claimed responsibility.
05/18/2010: On Tuesday morning at dawn, in the village of Albu Jili, near Yathrib, Salah ad Din, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device placed in the outer walls of the house by remote control, in the home of Ali Hussien Ghaieb, the deputy leader of the town's Awakening Council group, killing his two daughters and wounding his little boy. Ali escaped unhurt because he was not home during the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
05/18/2010: On Tuesday night at 0200, suspected cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) triggered a landmine blast on a railway track at Khatkhura Halt Station near Jhargram in West Midnapore District, West Bengal, India. The explosion wounded two drivers of a goods train and damaged the engine of the freight train. The engine and windshield of the train were damaged and a two-feet deep crater was left due to the blast. The driver and assistant driver were injured by shards of glass. Police and railway officials also said that several rail sleepers were blown up and the overhead power cable cut on both tracks, that rail services were halted, several trains including Howrah-Puroshattampur Express were diverted and other trains such as Howrah-Tata Nagar Steel Express, UP and down Howrah-Hatia Express, Sambaleshwari Express and other local and passenger trains have been stranded at various stations as a result of the blast. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the attack came during the two-day five-state bandh (shutdown) called by the Maoists. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2010: On Tuesday night at 0330, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, a group of Anarchists firebombed a Royal Bank and placed the video online. The fire caused at least $300,000 in damages but no casualties. The Fighting For Freedom Coalition (FFFC-Ottawa) claimed responsibility.
05/18/2010: On Tuesday, a suspected National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) cadre was killed when the bomb he was planting under a bridge along the stretch of the Imphal-Mao section of the National Highway-39, in Senapati District, Manipur, India, blew up. The slain militant was identified as Doni Anal (24) of Liwa Sarei village in Chandel District. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, police officials believe that a Naga militant group was responsible and that the attack was carried out to cut off road links between the rest of India and Manipur as a mark of protest.
05/18/2010: On Tuesday, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres blew up an unused Government warehouse at Bodigata in Malkangiri District, Orissa, India. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, police said that the incident occurred during the CPI-Maoists' two-day shutdown and that it is believed they targeted the building anticipating that paramilitary forces would use it for anti-Maoist operations.
05/18/2010: On Tuesday, in an unknown city, in Ad Dali', Yemen, assailants attacked the car of Security Director of Ad Dali'. Security guards of the Director fired back at the assailants and wounded one of them. The Security Director was unharmed in the attack. The wounded assailant was captured and was being held to be interrogated. No group claimed responsibility although it was believed that Southern Movement elements were responsible for the attack.
05/18/2010: On Tuesday, in Balah, Al Hablain, Lahij, Yemen, suspected southern seperatists attacked security forces in the area, killing two Yemeni soldiers and wounding three civilians. No group claimed responsibility, although it was suspected that the Southern Movement was responsible.
05/18/2010: On Tuesday, in Karachi, Sindhi, Pakistan, two unidentified militants opened fire on and killed an activist of the Awami National Party, identified as Nabi Khan. No group claimed responsibility.
05/18/2010: On Tuesday, in the Dera Ismail Khan district of Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, at least 13 people, including the city's Deputy Superintendent of police and two other police officers, were killed and nine others were injured when a remote-controlled improvised explosive device attached to a bicycle was detonated by unidentified militants as a police vehicle carrying a senior officer passed by. The Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2010: On Tuesday, in the Dezak area of Balabolok, Farah, Afghanistan, unidentified armed assailants fired on a road construction site, killing one worker and injuring two others. The assailants then kidnapped six other workers. No group claimed responsibility but Islamic Extremists are suspected.
05/18/2010: On Tuesday, more than 12 heavily armed cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) planted two car bombs, weighing more than five kilograms each, on the railway tracks at level crossing between Guraru and Ismailpur stations in Gaya District, Bihar, India. Despite their efforts to beat up the gangman who was present there, the gangman still alerted senior officials and the bombs were removed, with no casualties resulting. Nearby, CPI-Maoists put up posters of unreported content. No group claimed responsibility.
05/18/2010: On Tuesday, on the Panamericana road between Popayán y Santander de Quilichao, Cauca, Colombia, police found and safely neutralized a roadside bomb. The explosive was placed on the via in which candidate, Rafael Pardo, had to travel that day for elections. No group claimed responsibility but is suspected the explosive was intended for the candidate.
05/18/2010: On Tuesday, three aid workers, two Sudanese and one American female, were abducted in South Darfur near Abu Ajura village while they were en route to Nyala, Darfur, Sudan. Unidentified armed men stopped their convoy near a village called Abu Ajura. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility. The two Sudanese workers were released after a week and the American worker, Flavia Wagner, was released on 08/30/2010.
05/18/2011: On Wednesday evening, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, Taliban militants detonated a suicide vehicle borne improvised explosive device targeting a bus transporting police recruits. The blast killed 13 and wounded 20, both police and civilians. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack by unknown means.
05/18/2011: On Wednesday night around 0000 midnight, in the Sultanyangi-Yurt village of Kizilyurtovsky District, Dagestan, Russia, unidentified militants opened fire on an imam as he returned home from the mosque. The imam's daughter was wounded as she was fleeing the home; the imam himself was not injured. Police stated that the identity of the militants is known and that the men are part of the Wahabbi underground, but no names have been released. No other casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/18/2011: On Wednesday night at 0200, in the Zadran district of Paktia, Afghanistan, Taliban militants attacked a construction site by unknown means, killing 35 workers and injuring 24 others. Ten militants were killed and 13 of the workers are still missing presumed to have been taken hostage. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack through e-mail, but denied taking the missing workers as hostages.
05/18/2011: On Wednesday night, in Poblacion village, Barcelona, Sorsogon, Philippines, an off-duty police officer, Antonio Furio, was killed in a small-arms attack while attending his high school reunion when three suspected members of the New People's Army (NPA) who belonged to the Sparrow Unit hit squad approached Furio and shot him several times using nine millimeter handguns and a .45 caliber pistol. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2011: On Wednesday, at a market in Chhindgarh village, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India, around 12 suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) fired on a Special Police Officer (SPO), Markam Kosa, three times, killing him. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2011: On Wednesday, in al-Shalchiyah area in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, a civilian was killed and one other was wounded when a sticky bomb attached to a KIA truck detonated. No property damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
05/18/2011: On Wednesday, in Basra, Al Basrah, Iraq, unknown militants fired an unknown number of Katyusha rockets at the Basra International Airport. The attack caused no casualties, and an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility but 23 suspects were arrested in connection to the attack.
05/18/2011: On Wednesday, in Rouhia, Siliana, Tunisia, two Tunisian soldiers and two policemen were killed when militants fired upon Tunisian security forces with unknown firearms. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility, but the militant group Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) was thought to be responsible for the attack.
05/18/2011: On Wednesday, in the Sariab area of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified armed men on motorcycles opened fire on a group of vegetable sellers riding on minibus, killing four civilians and wounding seven others. Five of the wounded were vegetable sellers and the two others were pedestrians. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2011: On Wednesday, on Michini Road in Gul Bacha Korona, Charsadda, Khyber district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated explosive devices near a government-run primary school, destroying the school, including two rooms and a veranda, but resulting in no casualties. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2012: A landmine detonated on a police patrol in Shali Naway area, Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and three wounded in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2012: An assailant attempted to plant an explosive device in Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed before he could successfully plant the device. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2012: An explosive device detonated in Chak Mangu village, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. The device was targeting flood lighting along the India-Pakistan border; however, there were no casualties or damage in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2012: An explosive device detonated in Daf al-Shouk neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. There were no casualties in the blast; however, minor material damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2012: An explosive device detonated inside a phone booth in Barzeh neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. An unspecified number of civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2012: An explosive device detonated near barracks in Azzefoun town, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. Two Coast Guard employees were killed and two wounded in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2012: An explosive device detonated on a railway track in Sariab area, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. This was one of two devices planted on the railway line in this area of the province. As a result of the explosion, a portion of the track around 1.5 feet long was destroyed, halting train service for a time. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2012: An explosive device was discovered by police in central Hama governorate, Syria. The device detonated while police officers were trying to defuse it, killing one officer and injuring two others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2012: Assailants broke into the home of Captain Mahmud Abid and opened fire in Kadhimiyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Abid, a counterterrorism officer, his wife, and his three children were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2012: Assailants fired mortar shells that landed on a civilian house in Dongal area, Watapur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and six injured in the explosions. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, a source attributed it to the Taliban.
05/18/2012: Assailants fired on a construction site at an international airport in Alobo village, Albay province, Philippines. Two soldiers were injured in the assault, while equipment worth $1.63 million (USD) was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the New People's Army (NPA).
05/18/2012: Assailants fired rockets at a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base in Nari city, Nari district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Five United States (US) soldiers were killed and four US soldiers injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, NATO officials blamed the Taliban.
05/18/2012: Assailants kidnapped Razzaq Gul, a journalist, from his home near Turbat city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Gul was found dead May 19, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2012: Assailants kidnapped six individuals in Bitlis province, Turkey. Those taken hostage included the leader of a village and five state-backed militia members. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, a source attributed it to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/18/2012: Assailants opened fire on a peace committee checkpost in Mamond village, Federally Administered Tribal Areas (FATA), Pakistan. A senior peace committee member was killed and two other members injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2012: Assailants shot and killed Rocky Kalume Makabuza, a United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), at his house in Goma city, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2012: Assailants shot at and set fire to a bus in Green Town neighborhood, Lahore city, Punjab province, Pakistan. This was one of two buses that were torched in this city on this day. The bus, which was completely destroyed, belonged to a South Korean transportation company. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities suspected Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba (IJT).
05/18/2012: Assailants shot at and set fire to a bus in Samnabad neighborhood, Lahore city, Punjab province, Pakistan. This was one of two buses that were torched in this city on this day. The bus, which was completely destroyed, belonged to a South Korean transportation company. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities suspected Islami Jamiat-e-Talaba (IJT).
05/18/2012: Several explosive devices detonated in Khor Makser district, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. The explosions were followed by a gun battle. There was no report of casualties; however, windows of buildings were shattered. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2012: Three explosive devices detonated at a bird market in Sadr City neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Five civilians were killed and at least 30 injured in the explosions. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2012: Three explosive devices targeting security forces were discovered and defused in Dharambandha area, Nuapada district, Odisha state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, a police source attributed it to Maoists.
05/18/2013: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated near the home of a tribal elder in Dera Allah Yar city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two people were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a tractor in Yahya Khil district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and three others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2013: A roadside bomb struck an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Bakwa district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Four ANA soldiers died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near a police van in Bannu city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No one was injured in the blast and the police vehicle was not damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: An explosive device detonated at Auf Abdul Rahman's private residence in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Rahman, an electoral candidate, was not injured in the blast, although his home was damaged. This was the first of two coordinated attacks at Rahman's house on the same day; the second explosion targeted first responders. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2013: An explosive device detonated at Auf Abdul Rahman's private residence in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The explosion targeted first responders arriving on the scene of an earlier explosion. One soldier was killed and two other individuals were injured in the blast. This was the second of two explosions at Rahman's house on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
05/18/2013: An explosive device detonated in a parking lot on Al-Nasr street in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: An explosive device detonated in a soccer stadium in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Four people were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: An explosive device detonated in a street near the Saudi, Algerian, and Greek embassies in Tripoli city, Tripoli region, Libya. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, a vehicle outside of the Greek embassy was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: An explosive device detonated near a bridge in Zakhel area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, the bridge was damaged. This was one of two coordinated attacks, in which this first blast was designed to draw first responders. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2013: An explosive device detonated on the Ecopetrol oil pipeline in El Luzon area, Orito municipality, Putumayo department, Colombia. A fire and oil spill resulted from the explosion, injuring one employee. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack on the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/18/2013: An explosive device on a bicycle detonated near a security vehicle and the Marlias Church in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. Four people, including three security officials, were killed and several other civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a police patrol in the northern suburbs of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and two others were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2013: An explosive device struck a group of Afghan Border Police (ABP) in Khost city, Khost province, Afghanistan. One border guard was killed and three others were injured in the attack. Additionally, six nearby civilians were wounded by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: An explosive device, hidden in a trash bin, detonated on the third floor of the Asia Hotel in Su-Ngai Kolok town, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Six people were injured and the hotel was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a market in Latifiya city, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and 12 others were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a school and a mosque in the Rukn Eddin area of Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. Three people were killed and five others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: Assailants abducted 10 police officers from Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The police officers' bodies were discovered on May 20, 2013. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Muslim fundamentalists are suspected of involvement in the attack.
05/18/2013: Assailants ambushed a police vehicle in Pasani village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One sub-inspector was injured in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks; the police were responding to an earlier explosion in Zakhel area. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2013: Assailants assaulted and kidnapped the father of the Syrian Deputy Foreign Minister, Faisal Mekdad, from his home near Daraa city, Daraa governorate, Syria. The victim was released on June 6, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: Assailants attacked a military base housing Kenyan soldiers in Baardheere town, Gedo Region, Somalia. This was the first of two coordinated attacks on military bases in the area. An unknown number of soldiers and assailants were killed and injured in the ensuing firefight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to al-Shabaab.
05/18/2013: Assailants attacked a military base housing Somali soldiers in Faxfaxdhuun village near Baardheere town, Gedo Region, Somalia. This was the second of two coordinated attacks on military bases in the area. An unknown number of soldiers and assailants were killed and injured in the ensuing firefight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to al-Shabaab.
05/18/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Kata Sang area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Five of the assailants were killed and one police officer was injured in the fighting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2013: Assailants attacked a Sahwa Council headquarters in Garma city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Four Sahwa fighters were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: Assailants attacked an Indian army patrol along the Pakistan-Indian border in Machil area, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. The assailants came from Pakistan and killed one soldier, while injuring a second soldier during the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: Assailants attacked Somali soldiers at a military base in El Barde town, Bakool region, Somalia. One soldier and nine assailants were killed in the ensuing firefight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/18/2013: Assailants attacked the home of an anti-terrorism police officer in Rasheed area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The officer and three members of his family were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: Assailants shot and killed a police officer at a checkpoint in Al-Rasheed district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: Assailants shot and killed a Sunni cleric near his home in Basrah city, Basra governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: Assailants threw an explosive device at a military post in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. This was one of four coordinated attacks on three posts throughout the night. One soldier was injured across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2013: Four assailants abducted Casilda Marcos, a medical technologist and wife of a Marine sergeant, in Jolo city, Sulu province, Philippines. The victim was released on September 13, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) had been involved in the kidnapping.
05/18/2013: Gunmen attacked the preacher of the Mus'ab Bin-Umayr Mosque in Saada governorate, Yemen. The assailants also kidnapped a member of the Suhayl Satellite channel and two other people. The preacher was injured in the attack, but the outcome for the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to Huthis.
05/18/2013: Gunmen kidnapped three people, including a police officer, in Darfur area, North Darfur state, Sudan. No injuries were reported as a result of the incident. Additionally, there is no information available with regards to the fate of the three kidnapped victims. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Jibril Ibrahim faction of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM).
05/18/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a passenger bus in Gatumba village, Bujumbura Rural province, Burundi. Two people were killed and 10 other individuals were injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a survivor on the bus named the attackers as members of the National Liberation Front (FNL) (Burundi) who had crossed over from the Democratic Republic of Congo.
05/18/2013: Gunmen shot and killed a leader of the Pakistan Muslim League (PML-F), Ghulam Sarwar, in Khairpur district, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: Gunmen shot and killed a local council member, Rodrigo Cerezo, in barangay Gueset Sur, Pangasinan province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: Gunmen shot and killed an off-duty paramilitary officer, Mohamed Mohamud, in Wajir town, North Eastern province, Kenya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2013: Perpetrators attacked a police checkpoint in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and one police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2013: Three gunmen attacked a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf senior politician in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The victim, Zahra Shahid Hussain, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: A land mine detonated near a military vehicle in Bakhtiar area, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three soldiers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: A land mine detonated near students in Khas Kunar district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a Levies Forces police vehicle in Khar area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Five people were wounded in the blast. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle in a popular Christian area of Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. Five people, including the assailant, were killed and five more people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
05/18/2014: An assailant wearing an explosives-laden vest attempted to attack a National Directorate of Security (NDS) building in Naway Khar neighborhood, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Security officials opened fire on the assailant and the explosives-laden vest detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: An explosive device detonated at a custom employee's residence in Albu Sayf village, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the house was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: An explosive device detonated at an electricity pylon in Askari area, Musayyib district, Babil governorate, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks targeting pylons in the same area on the same night. There were no reported casualties; however, the pylons were damaged in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2014: An explosive device detonated at the Port Harcourt oil refinery in Okrika area, Rivers State, Nigeria. At least seven people were killed an unknown number of people were injured in the blast. Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta (MEND) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: An explosive device detonated at the residence of Sagolsem Achouba Singh in Wangoi area, Manipur state, India. Singh, the vice president of the Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee, was unharmed; however, an Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) personnel was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: An explosive device detonated in western Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Baladiyat area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: An explosive device detonated near a market in Mahmudiyah area, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and 12 more people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: An explosive device detonated on railway tracks near Badli Mazari area, Rojhan city, Punjab province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the railway tracks were damaged in the blast. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Qawsiyat area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate Iraq. Two professors driving past the patrol were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Qayyarah area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and two more officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Kabal area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused under a bridge in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: An explosive device, detonated near a teacher protection patrol in Si Sakhon district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. One soldier was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: An explosive device, intended to target military personnel, was discovered and safely defused in Rajouri district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a military patrol in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers were killed and four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a military patrol in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and one civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Shuhadah area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of five similar bombings around the city on the same day. At least four people were killed and four people were injured in the various blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated near residences in Askari neighborhood, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of five similar bombings around the city on the same day. At least four people were killed and four people were injured in the various blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated near residences in Dubat neighborhood, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of five similar bombings around the city on the same day. At least four people were killed and four people were injured in the various blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated near residences in Jubayl neighborhood, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of five similar bombings around the city on the same day. At least four people were killed and four people were injured in the various blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated near residences in Nuzal neighborhood, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of five similar bombings around the city on the same day. At least four people were killed and four people were injured in the various blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2014: Assailants abducted Edgardo Reambonanza in Malamudao area, Maco municipality, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. Reambonanza, a local chairperson, was released on May 27, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the New People's Army (NPA).
05/18/2014: Assailants abducted three Wanbao mining contractors in Monywa city, Sagaing state, Myanmar. One contractor was released the same day and two Chinese contractors were released on May 19, 2014. The Student Network of Mandalay claimed responsibility for the incident, demanding the release of their associate, Aung Soe, along with the termination of the Letpadaung mining project in Monywa city in exchange for the hostages.
05/18/2014: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint near Slovyansk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. This was one of four attacks on military checkpoints near Slovyansk city on March 18, 2014. Four people, including two soldiers and two assailants, were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
05/18/2014: Assailants attacked African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali National Army (SNA) troops in Qoryoley district, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/18/2014: Assailants attacked police officers in Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Three people, including two assailants and one civilian, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: Assailants attacked Rahman Abdulzahra al-Jazairi and his family in Jamilah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Jazairi, an election candidate, was kidnapped and two of his family members were injured; the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: Assailants attacked the Ab Band district headquarters in Ab Band district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in Ab Band district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Nine assailants were killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2014: Assailants launched a grenade at a military outpost in Nam Dam area, Pattani province, Thailand. Three soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at a civilian residence in Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Three children were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2014: Assailants launched a rocket near Britel town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties; however, property was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: Assailants launched an airstrike on an Ansar Al-Sharia base in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. At least one Ansar Al-Sharia member was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Haftar militia.
05/18/2014: Assailants opened fire on a market in Chiniot district, Punjab province, Pakistan. Three traders were killed in the attack. Authorities pursued the assailants near a village, where they held two farmers hostage. Five assailants were killed and the farmers were released. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Hay al-Shurtah area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: Assailants opened fire on a National Guard of Ukraine (NGU) camp in Izyum city, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. Two soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the pro-Russia militia.
05/18/2014: Assailants opened fire on Lieutenant Somchai Makchuay in Muang Yala district, Yala province, Thailand. Makchuay, a territorial defense volunteer, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: Assailants opened fire on the Almazna substation in Almazna city, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties; however, two power transformers were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: Assailants opened fire on the General National Congress (GNC) parliament building in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Six people, including four assailants, were killed, 60 other people were wounded, and several lawmakers were abducted in the attack. One hostage was released on May 20, 2014; however, the fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. The Haftar militia claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: Assailants set a power transformer on fire in Than To district, Yala province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties; however, a power transformer was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: Assailants set fire to a luxury vehicle on Moncur street in Woolahra neighborhood, Sydney city, New South Wales state, Australia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks carried out by the same group in Woolahra neighborhood on May 18, 2014. The Informal Anarchist Federation claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: Assailants set fire to two vehicles on Queen street in Woollahra neighborhood, Sydney city, New South Wales state, Australia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks carried out by the Informal Anarchist Federation in Woollahra neighborhood on May 18, 2014. The Informal Anarchist Federation claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was carried out in retaliation to injustice.
05/18/2014: Assailants shot and killed three police officers in their residence in eastern Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: Five land mines, intended to target military personnel, were discovered and safely defused in Khour area, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: Three explosive devices, intended to target Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers, were discovered and safely defused in Machkund area, Odisha state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/18/2014: Two explosive devices attached to a bicycle were discovered and safely defused near a hospital in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2014: Two roadside bombs detonated near Khassadars soldiers in Chamarkand area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One soldier was killed and five others were wounded in the blast. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2015: A suicide bomber detonated near the vehicle of Asmatullah Khan in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Khan, an an Afghan Border Police (ABP) commander, was not harmed; however, the bomber was killed and at least seven people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2015: An explosive device concealed in a pot of flowers detonated at a People's Democratic Party (HDP) office in Mersin city, Mersin province, Turkey. No casualties were reported. This was one of two bombings targeting HDP offices in two different cities on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. In addition, the Turkish Prime Minister attributed the attacks to Devrimici Halk Kurtulus Cephesi (DHKP/C), though the group denied any involvement.
05/18/2015: An explosive device detonated near a food distribution store in Rasheed region, Babil governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police van in Farah province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Sharif Hassan Sheikh Adan on the Afgoye-Arbiska road, Afgoye district, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Adan, the president of the Southwest State, was unharmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Al-Shabaab.
05/18/2015: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Mashtal area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a Ministry of Interior inspector, was killed and his companion was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2015: An explosives-laden package detonated at a People's Democratic Party (HDP) office in Adana city, Adana province, Turkey. At least six people were injured in the blast. This was one of two bombings targeting HDP offices in two different cities on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. In addition, the Turkish Prime Minister attributed the attacks to Devrimici Halk Kurtulus Cephesi (DHKP/C), though the group denied any involvement.
05/18/2015: Assailants abducted a Turkish gendarmerie corporal and a civilian from an area between Bostankent and Mescitli villages, Mus province, Turkey. The hostages were released on May 22, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/18/2015: Assailants abducted Daniel Nunglen from Ukhrul district, Manipur state, India. Nunglen, the brother-in-law of an Indian National Congress (INC) politician, was injured and released on May 19, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM).
05/18/2015: Assailants abducted Taoufik Al Mansouri in an unknown location of Yemen. The whereabouts of Al Mansouri, an Al-Masdar journalism director, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
05/18/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Salai area, Sharana city, Paktika province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed and three police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2015: Assailants attacked a school principal and a teacher in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The principal was killed and the teacher was kidnapped in the attack; the outcome of the abduction is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Hasti area, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Four police officers and two assailants were killed and two officers and five assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2015: Assailants attacked civilians with axes and machetes in Mavivi area, North Kivu Province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least five people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
05/18/2015: Assailants attacked Khalidiyah area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/18/2015: Assailants attacked Malian soldiers as they were sleeping in Bambara Maounde area, Timbuktu region, Mali. At least three soldiers were killed and another was injured in the incident. The Arab Movement of Azawad (MAA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2015: Assailants attacked military checkposts in Azizabad area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Five people, including an ANA soldier and four assailants, were killed and eight others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2015: Assailants attacked security personnel in Gor Tepa, Kunduz Province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at Syrian Army soldiers in Al-Mastumah camp near Mastumah, Idlib governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the incident. Ahrar al-Sham claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2015: Assailants kidnapped an unknown number of civilians from Bintagoungou village, Timbuktu region, Mali. The whereabouts of the victims are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA).
05/18/2015: Assailants opened fire in a food shop in Alalam area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person, the owner, was killed and two people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Haji Manaf Khan, a district chief, near Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Khan was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police outpost in Marchak area, Badghis province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on outposts in this area on this day. Eleven people, including a police officer and ten assailants, were killed and two others were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of eight related attacks in the district on this date. At least seven people, including both police officers and assailants, were killed in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Tamachekoyt village, Timbuktu region, Mali. Two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Coordination of Azawad Movements (CMA).
05/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on district council campaign workers in Lowni area, Dera Ismail Khan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One of the workers, the brother of a district council candidate, was killed in the attack and a second worker was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2015: Assailants opened fire on Remigio Tagudar in San Juan town, Abra province, Philippines. Tagudar, a town councilor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2015: Assailants set fire to a tractor-trailer in Tableros area, Restrepo district, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/18/2015: Explosive devices detonated at an electricity pylon in Abu Hummus area, Beheira governorate, Egypt. No casualties were reported. This was one of three related attacks on electricity pylons in Beheira on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2015: Explosive devices detonated at an electricity pylon in Damanhour area, Beheira governorate, Egypt. No casualties were reported. This was one of three related attacks on electricity pylons in Beheira on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2015: Explosive devices detonated at an electricity tower near Faris village, Aswan governorate, Egypt. No casualties were reported; in addition, a fourth explosive device was discovered and defused following the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2015: Security forces arrested a suicide bomber attempting to attack a military base in Bagh-e Shirqat area, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2015: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused along a road between Lamluda and Ras al-Hilal forests in Derna district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting military forces in Buairat el-Hassun, Sirte, Libya. This was one of two related attacks on military personnel in the area on this date. In addition to the assailants, at least 32 soldiers were killed and 50 soldiers were injured across both blasts. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting military forces near Sirte, Libya. This was one of two related attacks on military personnel in the area on this date. In addition to the assailants, at least 32 soldiers were killed and 50 soldiers were injured across both blasts. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2016: An explosive device detonated in Abu Dushayr neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: An explosive device detonated in al Wardiyah, Madain, Diyala, Iraq. One person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: An explosive device detonated in Al-Khannasah, Madain, Diyala, Iraq. One person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: An explosive device detonated in Ali Khan Qala, Logar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2016: An explosive device detonated in Arab Ejbur area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and three people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: An explosive device detonated in Juma Qala, Logar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2016: An explosive device detonated near Indian Police Service (IPS) officers guarding a construction site on Amdai Ghati Road in Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh, India. At least one officer was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/18/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a joint patrol in Baqubah, Diyala, Iraq. One security member was killed and four members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military convoy in Semdinli district, Hakkari, Turkey. At least five soldiers were killed and eight soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/18/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Latifiyah, Babil, Iraq. An officer was killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police van in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A police officer and a civilian were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings in Peshawar on this date; the second bombing took place as officials arrived at the scene of this first attack. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a subgroup of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State separately claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey. At least five soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/18/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting military vehicles in Sirte district, Libya. At least one soldier was killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting police and rescue officials responding to an earlier attack in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least one police officer was killed and 15 people, including civilians and security personnel, were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated bombings in Peshawar on this date; this second bombing took place as officials arrived at the scene of the first attack. Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a subgroup of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State separately claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Abu Najim, Sirte, Libya. An unknown number of soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: An explosives-rigged house detonated in Latifiyah, Babil, Iraq. Six military personnel were killed and 10 soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Assailants abducted Rehmatullah, a judge, from Kort Shumali Khan, Herat, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Assailants ambushed a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) convoy in Kouki, Ouham, Central African Republic. One driver was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Assailants and suicide bombers raided Kasik, Nineveh, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing 10 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/18/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan security forces and Jamiat-e-Islami members in Almar district, Faryab, Afghanistan. There were an unknown number of casualties in the assault and ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Police (ANP) checkpost in Khogyani district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. At least 14 assailants and one police officer were killed and 25 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2016: Assailants attacked Kenyan military personnel in Hosingow, Lower Juba, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Assailants attacked military posts in Al Juhmaliyah neighborhood, Taizz, Yemen. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related assaults on military posts in Taizz on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthi extremists.
05/18/2016: Assailants attacked military posts in As Shamasi neighborhood, Taizz, Yemen. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related assaults on military posts in Taizz on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Huthi extremists.
05/18/2016: Assailants attacked security outposts in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. At least 13 assailants were killed and seven assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire targeting a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) convoy in Aguelhoc, Kidal, Mali. Six Chadian peacekeepers were killed and two peacekeepers were injured in the ambush. Ansar al-Dine (Mali) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Assailants executed 25 people by placing them in nitric acid 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), noting the victims were accused of working with security forces.
05/18/2016: Assailants kidnapped 35 women in 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).
05/18/2016: Assailants opened fire on a government school under construction in Chattar, Balochistan, Pakistan. One laborer was injured and three laborers were abducted in the attack. The three hostages were released on May 23, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Khaled Abdulkader, a political candidate, in Akkar district, North, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Assailants set fire to a boys' school in Manogay, Kunar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related arson attacks targeting schools in Manogay on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban. Sources also suspected that Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a subgroup of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), may have carried out the attacks.
05/18/2016: Assailants set fire to a girls' school in Manogay, Kunar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of three related arson attacks targeting schools in Manogay on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban. Sources also suspected that Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a subgroup of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), may have carried out the attacks.
05/18/2016: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Geelong, Victoria, Australia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suggested that the mosque was targeted because the assailants mistook it for a church.
05/18/2016: Assailants set fire to the Rathfriland Baptist Church in Rathfriland, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Assailants shot and injured Dr. Wajid Ali in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Assailants shot and killed a tribal elder in Farah, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Assailants shot and killed Muhammad Iqbal Kasi, a Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) leader and former mayor, in Kuchlak, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at a military truck in Jolo, Sulu, Philippines. At least seven soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
05/18/2016: Assailants threw four explosive devices at a construction site in Nuapari, Odisha, India. Three of the devices detonated without resulting in any casualties; however, one worker was injured when the remaining device detonated on May 23, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Police forces discovered and defused three explosive devices in Bati Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Security forces discovered and destroyed two explosives-laden vehicles in Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber attempting to target joint forces in Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Security forces identified and killed four suicide bombers equipped with three explosives-laden vehicles in Aski, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Snipers shot and killed a soldier in Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/18/2016: Three assailants shot and killed Abdel Hamid Saad, a tribal leader, in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Saad was targeted for his cooperation with the military.
05/18/2016: Three assailants shot and killed Alfred Cariaga Albino, a civilian, in Guihulngan, Negros Oriental, Philippines. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Three assailants shot and killed Haji Alam Shah, a local Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F) leader, at his residence in Paroa, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2016: Two assailants shot and injured a Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) police officer in Naurang, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: A police officer, poisoned, shot, and killed his colleagues at a checkpoint in Ghani Khel, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident, though sources also suspected that the attack may have been carried out by the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
05/18/2017: A suicide bomber detonated at a market in Tuz Khormato, Saladin, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, nine civilians were killed and 11 civilians were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: An assailant armed with a knife stabbed a police officer and two soldiers at a train station in Milan, Lombardy, Italy. The three security personnel were injured in the attack before the assailant was arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a Muslim extremist, identified as Hosni Ismail Tommaso Bejn Yousef.
05/18/2017: An explosive device detonated at The Well pub in Drogheda, Louth, Ireland. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one civilian was killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Sui Southern Gas Company (SSGC) pipeline in Manghopir neighborhood, Karachi, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA).
05/18/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Resala neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. One civilian was killed and five civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) carried out the attack.
05/18/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a border police vehicle in Qalat Nazar, Herat, Afghanistan. Two border police officers were killed and another two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a farming vehicle in Abu Sayda, Diyala, Iraq. A farmer was injured in the blast. In addition, a second explosive device was discovered and defused at the scene. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Timbangan, Maguindanao, Philippines. At least two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
05/18/2017: Assailants abducted Salvador Adame from Nueva Italia, Michoacan, Mexico. Adame, a journalist and 6TV director, was killed and his body was discovered on June 14, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: Assailants armed with projectile and firearms attacked Aqareb al Safi village in Hamah, Syria. This was one of three incidents in and around Salamiyah on the same day. At least 62 people, including 27 pro-government militia members, 25 civilians, and 10 assailants, were killed and more than 45 other people were injured in the ensuing clashes in Aqareb al Safi and Mabouja. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/18/2017: Assailants armed with projectile and firearms attacked Mabouja village in Hamah, Syria. This was one of three incidents in and around Salamiyah on the same day. At least 62 people, including 27 pro-government militia members, 25 civilians, and 10 assailants, were killed and more than 45 other people were injured in the ensuing clashes in Aqareb al Safi and Mabouja. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/18/2017: Assailants attacked a security post in Shah Mansoor Maktab, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 14 people, including four security personnel and 10 assailants, were killed and 20 others, including five security personnel and 15 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2017: Assailants attacked Brak al-Shati Airbase near Brak, Wadi Al Shatii, Libya. At least 141 people, including soldiers and civilians, were killed during the assault or were executed shortly after. The Misrata Third Force, a subgroup of the Misrata Brigades, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the assault was carried out in retaliation for attacks against an air base controlled by the group. The Benghazi Defense Brigades (BDB) separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2017: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Ghondi, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and another four were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/18/2017: Assailants attacked the Ilaguen Hydro power project in San Miguel, Isabela, Philippines. A security guard was briefly held hostage and a drilling machine and generator set were set on fire during the assault. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: Assailants attacked Yemeni Army forces in Maris, Ad Dali, Yemen. At least 11 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists.
05/18/2017: Assailants equipped with a sharp-edged weapon attacked Anna Patil in Kavathe Mahankal, Maharashtra, India. Patil, a village sarpanch and Shiv Sena leader, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: Assailants executed a civilian by firing squad in Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and stated that the victim was accused of working with security personnel.
05/18/2017: Assailants fired projectiles at Syrian Army soldiers and a wedding party in Harabesh neighborhood, Deir ez-Zor, Syria. At least 14 people were killed and a dozen other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/18/2017: Assailants fired three rockets that landed and detonated in eastern Salamiyah, Hamah, Syria. At least two people were injured in the blasts. This was one of three incidents in and around Salamiyah on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/18/2017: Assailants fired two projectiles at a Pakistani Police post in Sro Kali, Mohmand district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military vehicle in Ama Sakineh, Herat, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistani Police officer escorting polio workers in Mohallah Mohsin Khan, Shabqadar subdistrict, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/18/2017: Assailants opened fire on civilians at their farms in Afam Uku, Rivers, Nigeria. Two people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.
05/18/2017: Assailants opened fire on Haji Fakro in Shyamnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India. Fakro, a former councilor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: Assailants opened fire on Mohammad Yousaf Targami's residence in Tarigam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Targami, a Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA), was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: Assailants opened fire on Ravindra Gujjar in Bhawaniram, Uttar Pradesh, India. Gujjar, a Samajwadi Party (SP) corporator, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: Assailants raided a road construction site in Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties, though equipment was set on fire in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/18/2017: Assailants raided Zerge, Saladin, Iraq. This was one of two related attacks in Tuz Khormato district on this date. Five assailants and one soldier were killed in this assault. In addition, an unknown number of assailants and 34 security personnel were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2017: Assailants raided Zinjili, Saladin, Iraq. This was one of two related attacks in Tuz Khormato district on this date. An unknown number of assailants and two security personnel were killed in this assault. In addition, an unknown number of assailants and 34 security personnel were injured across the ensuing clashes. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/18/2017: Assailants set fire to a girls' school in Khawaja Namusi, Faryab, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied responsibility.
05/18/2017: Assailants set fire to The Last Chance, a Muslim-owned trade center, in Wennappuwa, North Western, Sri Lanka. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Gudoora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a civilian residence in Imphal, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Four people, including three police officers and a civilian, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: Explosive devices carried by drones detonated targeting police forces in Marir, Nineveh, Iraq. Five police officers were killed and eight officers were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/18/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle and other explosive devices at a mosque in Ain Fathi, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: Security forces discovered and destroyed three explosives-laden vehicles in 17 Tammuz neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/18/2017: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle in Nassaf, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a checkpoint in Radhwaniyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. Aside from the death of the assailant, at least two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/18/2017: Security guards intercepted three suicide bombers targeting female hostels at the University of Maiduguri in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. The three assailants detonated, killing themselves and injuring three guards. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/18/2017: Two explosives-laden vehicles and four explosive devices were discovered and defused in Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/19/2000:  Unknown assailants filled six bottles with acid caustics meant for Israeli Defense Forces in Hebron.  No injuries were reported in the incident.
05/19/2000: Forces loyal to a fugitive coup leader Gen. Lino Oviedo tried to topple the Paraguayan government by driving tanks through the center of the capital and blasting a hole in the Congress building before being persuaded to lay down their arms. The perpetrators of the attack were later arrested. Three civilians were injured in the attack.
05/19/2000: Six people, including three children, were injured when a rocket fired at the Kashmir state assembly in Srinagar, India, exploded short of the target. Police blamed separatist Islamic militants for the rocket attack; but there were no claims of responsibility.
05/19/2002: A bomb exploded in front of the main gate of the headquarters of Colombian presidential candidate Alvaro Uribe in Valledupar, Colombia. The office and some nearby homes were damaged, however there were no casualties. A second bomb was also found and safely defused. Authorities suspected the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) in this attack.
05/19/2002: A suicide bomber, dressed as an Israeli soldier, killed 2, and wounded at least 20 in an open market in Netanya, Israel. Both the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PLFP) and HAMAS claimed credit for the attack.
05/19/2002: At approximately 2:00 am local time, unidentified perpetrators fired rocket-propelled grenades at the Chasana Army camp in Udhampur district, India. At least five people, three soldiers, one Central Reserve Police Force officer and one assailant, were killed in an ensuing firefight. The perpetrators of this incident were not known.
05/19/2002: Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) militants fired at Israeli troops in the Netzarim junction of Israel. Israeli authorities reported that no one was harmed in the attack.
05/19/2003: A Palestinian suicide bomber killed himself and slightly injured three Israeli soldiers when he detonated his explosives as they passed in a jeep in the Gaza Strip near the Kfar Darom Jewish settlement. HAMAS claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2003: A woman suicide bomber blew herself up at the entrance of a shopping mall in Afula, Israel. Three people were killed and 30 injured in the incident. The attack was claimed by two different groups: the Islamic Jihad and the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.
05/19/2003: Militants attacked the Indian security forces in Srinagar, India. No soldier was hurt in the attack, but 14 pedestrians were wounded. No group took responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2003: Militants launched a grenade at security forces in Srinagar, India. The perpetrators missed their target, but caused no casualties. No group took responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2003: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Tamil Sri Lankan soldier while he was having his hair cut in the eastern town of Batticaloa, Sri Lanka. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but officials blamed the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).
05/19/2003: Unknown militants shot dead a Border Security Force member in Srinagar, India. No group took responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2003: Unknown perpetrators shot dead a Muslim policeman in Awantipora, India. No group took responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2004: Suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels exploded a grenade in a meeting San Juan de Arama, Colombia, injuring two people.  The attack targeted the Governor of the province who was unhurt in the attack.
05/19/2005: Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked a police convoy, killing 10 officers and wounding 3 others, in the Department of Choco, Colombia. There was no official claim of responsibility.
05/19/2005: Six were abducted and four killed in the northern Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Officials believed the militant group Lashker-e-Toiba to be responsible for the incident.
05/19/2005: Suspected Taliban members shot and killed 6 Afghan nationals, including 2 employees working for a U.S. consulting firm, near the town of Qalat in the Zabol province of Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Ali Hameed, an engineer with the Iraqi Oil Ministry, outside his home in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Shaykh Muhammad Tahir al-Allaq, a representative of Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani, at his house in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2005: Unidentified perpetrators attacked the house of Sunni politician Fawwaz al-Jarba, a member of the [Unified] Iraqi Coalition List in the National Assembly, killing 7 and wounding 3 others in Mosul, Iraq. Al-Jarba was not injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2006: In an incident connected to a previous case in Thailand’s Narathiwat Province’s Kuching Ruepah School (200605170006), 300-500 angry villagers charged the school and kidnapped 11 teachers. All of the teachers were released that day, but two of them, Sirinart Thawornsook and Chooling Kongkanmool, sustained critical injuries. Karimah Mahsa, wife of Muslim separatist Muhamad Sapae-ing Buari who had been arrested earlier for allegedly taking part in the murder of two marines, was arrested for inciting the attack. Mahsa and the other villagers demanded the government release two suspected militants who were arrested earlier in the day, including Muhamad Sapae-ing Buari, for the release of the teachers. The two female teachers who were injured were both Buddhists. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/19/2006: In one of three separate incidents in Baghdad, Iraq (200605190002, 200605190004), unidentified gunmen opened fire at a bus, injuring ten people in the Abu Ghraib area. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/19/2006: In one of three separate incidents in Baghdad, Iraq (200605190003, 200605190004), an explosive device detonated in the house of an Interior Ministry officer injuring five of his family members. It was not known if the Ministry officer himself was injured. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/19/2006: Unidentified perpetrators set fire to ten tents used as classrooms by students in Mulayan Village, Afghanistan. No one was reported injured and no group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2007: A Taliban suicide bomber blew himself up in a market in Kunduz, Afghanistan killing 8 people and wounding 16 others.  3 of the 8 people killed were German soldiers.  It is unknown who the intended targets were.  A Taliban spokesman, Zabihullah Mujahed, claimed responsibility for the Taliban.
05/19/2007: Approximately 50 suspected Al-Qaida in Iraq members dressed in Iraqi security force uniforms with guns killed 16 Kurdish Shi is in Hamid Shifi village, Iraq.  No one claimed responsibility.
05/19/2007: The Democratic Liberation Forces of Rwanda (FDLR), a Hutu rebel group, is suspected of attacking a convoy in the Nord-Kivu region, Democratic Republic of Congo, killing 3 civilians and injuring 20 others.  However, no one claimed responsibility.  The weapons used are unknown.
05/19/2007: Unknown gunmen armed with automatic weapons and dynamite blew up the front gate of a residential compound and kidnapped 2 oil workers for Indorama Petrochemical plant in Eleme, Nigeria.  One civilian was killed and another was injured during the attack.  No one claimed responsibility and there was no ransom demand.  The fate of the two kidnapped is unknown.
05/19/2008: On Monday at about midnight, in Khammam, Andhra Pradesh, India, assailants kidnapped one village head and three civilians from their villages.  On 05/20/2008, the bodies of the village headman and one civilian were recovered.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
05/19/2008: On Monday evening at about 2020, in Tinsukia town, Tinsukia, Assam, India, assailants threw a grenade at Rani Sati Mandir Path at Barabazar, wounding five civilians.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) was responsible.
05/19/2008: On Monday evening at about 2100, in the 'Azamiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near the vehicle transporting the Quds neighborhood chief of police, Major Ahmed, in the Ash Sha'b area, wounding the police chief and three other police officers and damaging a police vehicle. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2008: On Monday evening, in Al Bi'aj, Ninawa, Iraq, armed assailants fired upon a minibus transporting police recruits returning to the city from their recruitment camp, killing nine police recruits and two police drivers, kidnapping one police recruit, and damaging the minibus. Iraqi security forces later rescued the kidnapped police officer. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Islamic State of Iraq was responsible.
05/19/2008: On Monday evening, three people were killed and another two injured in a bomb blast outside a mosque in the Mamond tehsil of Bajaur Agency. No group claimed responsiblity.
05/19/2008: On Monday morning, unknown gunmen kidnapped Haidar al-Husseini, 36, a reporter for the local al-Sharq newspaper, in Diyala province, Iraq. His body was found two days later in the town of Buhruz, Diyala, Iraq.  His hands and feet were tied, and there was evidence that he had been shot the day before. There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2008: On Monday, a homemade explosive device equivalent to 500 grams of TNT, stuffed with needle roller bearings, went off near a house on 2nd Tamanskoi Divizii Street in Nalchik, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia.  The device was thrown from a car and a local citizen was injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2008: On Monday, a tribal leader, Datu Manhumanpay Mama Gumansil, and his son were killed by New People's Army rebels at their home in Sitio Tagbulakan, Binicalan Side 2, San Luis, Agusan del Sur, Philippines.
05/19/2008: On Monday, Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigade militants hurled a grenade at settlers who were waiting at a bus stop in Shiloh, West Bank, Palestine. The group said the operation was in retaliation for Israeli atrocities against the Palestinian people. No casualties were reported.
05/19/2008: On Monday, an explosion took place outside a mosque in Timurgara, North West Frontier, Pakistan. The bomb was allegedly placed by the gate and killed three people. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
05/19/2008: On Monday, at 0050, a booby-trapped van exploded outside a yacht club in Getxo, Vizcaya, Spain. The blast caused significant damage to nearby buildings but no casualties were reported. An hour before the bombing a member of the Basque Fatherland and Liberty warned the regional traffic department that a van would explode in the area.
05/19/2008: On Monday, at 1330, an alleged Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam gunman shot dead a Tamil civilian, Karthigesu Balachandran, at a café on the Vavuniya-Horowapottana main road in Vavuniya, North Eastern, Sri Lanka.
05/19/2008: On Monday, in Konar, Afghanistan, Taliban militants killed a woman and her child whom they accused of being an informer for United States (US) forces and the Afghan Government.
05/19/2008: On Monday, in Ramada area, Setif province, Algeria, an improvised explosive device detonated killing one civilian and wounded two others. No damage or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2008: On Monday, in Suq ash Shuyukh, Dhi Qar, Iraq, assailants detonated a bomb in the office of Major Farhan Ali, the commander of the al-Ahwar regiment, killing him and wounding two bodyguards. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2008: On Monday, in the Karradah district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants fired upon and wounded an Interior Ministry captain in the southeastern Az Za'faraniyah neighborhood. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2008: On Monday, in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants fired upon the vehicle of Major Ahmad al-Nouri, an offical of the Internior Ministry, killing him, wounding the driver, and damaging the vehicle. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2008: On Monday, three civilians were wounded in a bomb explosion in Doura neighborhood south Baghdad, Iraq around 1930.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2008: On Monday, two civilians were injured in a bomb explosion in Ghadeer neighborhood in east Baghdad, Iraq around 2100.  There were no claims of repsonsibility for the attack.
05/19/2009: On Tuesday after unidentified militants kidnapped two brothers, a nephew, and two servants of Awami National Party MPA Shamsher Khan from his house, the militants blew up the house in the Dheri area near the Kanju airport in Swat, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No casualties were reported and no group has claimed responsibility. The status of the hostages is not known.
05/19/2009: On Tuesday evening at 2130, in Hayatabad, North West Frontier, Pakistan, armed assailants kidnapped a senior tax official.  No group claimed responsibility. The status of the hostages is not known.
05/19/2009: On Tuesday morning at 0657, in the Nea Penteli area of Athens, Attiki, Greece, an incendiary device made with a timing mechanism and a large gas canister, exploded in a police station under construction, causing minor damage but no casualties. No motive for the attack was reported and the Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei claimed responsibility.
05/19/2009: On Tuesday morning at 0800, between Mahur and Phaiding railway stations, in North Cachar Hills, Assam, India, approximately six armed assailants fired upon a goods train, causing no casualties or damage.  No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed the Dima Halim Daogah-Jewel Garlossa (DHD-J) was responsible.
05/19/2009: On Tuesday morning at approximately 1100, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near a civilian minibus in Taji, Salah ad Din, Iraq, killing two civilians, injuring five others, and damaging the vehicle.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2009: On Tuesday night at 0435, in the Stavroupolis area of Thessaloniki, Thessaloniki, Greece, an incendiary device made with a timing mechanism and large gas canister exploded in a police station under construction, causing minor damage but no casualties. No motive for the attack was reported and the Conspiracy of Fire Nuclei claimed responsibility
05/19/2009: On Tuesday, a roadside improvised explosive device exploded in the Salam district of Tall 'Afar, Ninawa, Iraq, injuring two civilians.No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2009: On Tuesday, in Bacha Garhi, near Peshawar, North West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, destroying an abandoned police post but causing no casualties. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/19/2009: On Tuesday, in Diphu, Karbi Anglong, Assam, India, assailants fired upon a residence, killing one Congress party leader and four civilians and damaging the residence.  No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was responsible.
05/19/2009: On Tuesday, in Kislovodsk, Stavropol'skiy Kray, Russia, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device(by remote) as the acting mayor of Kislovodsk was passing, injuring the mayor, two assistants, and one nearby civilian.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2009: On Tuesday, in Marawi, Lanao del Sur, Philippines, authorities found and safely defused an improvised explosive device (IED) near the provincial governor's residence, an IED near the residence of the chairman of a local Muslim welfare group, and an IED near a bus station.  No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
05/19/2009: On Tuesday, in the Bindhyabasini area, Parsa district, Nepal, militants threw an explosive device at a wedding procession, wounding five civilians. No group claimed responsibility. There was no reported damage.
05/19/2009: On Tuesday, in the Photoningla area of North Cachar Hills, Assam, India, unidentified militants attacked and set ablaze 12 houses. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2009: On Tuesday, in Ujiar Behra village, Gaya, Bihar, India, assailants detonated a bomb on a human resource development department building, damaging the building but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
05/19/2009: On Tuesday, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near a Sahwa Council leader driving his car in Jurf Al Sakhr, Babil, Iraq, injuring the paramilitary member and damaging his vehicle.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2009: On Tuesday, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside an auto mechanics shop in Tall Abtah, Ninawa, Iraq, injuring three civilians and the shop owner and damaging the shop.No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2009: On Tuesday, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device when a civilian car was passing in in the al-Taji area of northern Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, killing two civilians and injuring five, and damaging the vehicle.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday morning around 0930, in the Nalchik district of Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, an improvised explosive device placed by unknown assailants exploded at a police station, damaging the station and a nearby school, but causing no casualties. Only walls and windows in nearby buildings were damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday night, at Kaliam village in West Midnapore District, West Bengal, India, seven to eight cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) kidnapped a worker of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M), Gurucharan Mahato. The cadres later shot and killed the worker, and his body was found on 05/20/2010. Maoists posters, stating him as a police informer, were found near his body.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday night, in Mardan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was being planted at the shop of Lutaf Gul, a member of the Awami National Party. The shop was damaged and one civilian passerby was injured along with the militant. No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Al Musayyib, Babil, Iraq, unidentified militants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device outside a restaurant, wounding 10 civilians. No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in an unspecified area of Khon Kaen, Thailand, about 2000 United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship supporters set fire to the old wooden city hall building and burned it to the ground while the new building was burned at the west site. They also set fire to a pile of old tires in the city hall compound. No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in an unspecified area of Yala, Thailand, insurgents shot and killed a Buddhist woman in her grocery store. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in an unspecified area of Yala, Thailand, insurgents shot and killed a Muslim man in a drive-by shooting. They set him and his motorcycle on fire. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Baiji, Salah ad Din, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a Sahwa Council leader, wounding six Sahwa Council members. No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Bangkok, Thailand, Red Shirt protesters set fire to 16 bank branches causing an unknown amount of property damage. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Bangkok, Thailand, Red Shirt protesters set fire to Central World, Southeast Asia's second-biggest department store complex, located at Ratchaprasong intersection. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Bangkok, Thailand, Red Shirt protesters set fire to Channel 3 TV television station causing an unknown amount of property damage. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Bangkok, Thailand, Red Shirt protesters set fire to Siam Paragon shopping mall causing an unknown amount of property damage. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Bangkok, Thailand, Red Shirt protesters set fire to the electricity headquarters causing an unknown amount of property damage. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Bangkok, Thailand, Red Shirt protesters set fire to the headquarters of the Metropolitan Electricity Authority causing an unknown amount of property damage. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Bangkok, Thailand, Red Shirt protesters set fire to the Siam Theatre causing an unknown amount of property damage. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Bangkok, Thailand, Red Shirt protesters set fire to the Thai Stock Exchange causing an unknown amount of property damage. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Bangkok, Thailand, Red Shirt protesters set fires to an unspecified number of government offices causing an unknown amount of property damage. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand, anti-government 'Redshirt' protesters set fire to two fire trucks. There were no casualties reported in the incident and no group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand, assailants set fire to the official residence of the Chiang Mai governor. There were no reports of casualties and exact amounts of damage. No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand, protesters burned the house of a senior provincial officer located in the compound of the provincial governor's residence. A number of old tires were also burned at the compound. There were no reports of casualties and no group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Chiang Mai, Chiang Mai, Thailand, the red shirt bikers ignored the curfew, coming out in force to set fires to car tires in several places throughout Chiang Mai. There were no reports of casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Chiang Mai. Chiang Mai, Thailand, the red shirt bikers torched Newin Chidchob father in law's Chiang Mai Construction Company building, causing extensive damage. There were no reports of casualties.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Jaghatu, Wardak, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired a mortar at a vehicle, injuring three civilians and two children and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified armed assailants fired on a vehicle transporting tribal leaders, killing the driver, injuring two tribal leaders, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan was responsible.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Mukdahan, Thailand, Pro-Thaksin supporters in Mukdahan broke into the city hall compound and burned the building. Fire trucks that responded were subsequently attacked by the assailants. The amount of damage to Mukdahan City Hall was not reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in Sam Ouandja, Haute-Kotto, Central African Republic, unknown assailants attacked Yangoupendere village, killing two civilians by unknown means, kidnapping 31 others, and burning and damaging many houses. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) was responsible. The status of the hostages is unknown.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in the Hazar Ganji area of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, destroying an electricity tower but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in the Minah Ghundi area of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, unknown assailants fired a rocket at an electricity tower, damaging the tower but causing no casualties. When a team of Frontier Corps soldiers and police Bomb Disposal Squad members responded, a remote-controlled improvised explosive device was detonated, injuring seven soldiers and police officers and damaging two vehicles. No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in the Rahmat Abad area of Sholgara, Balkh, Afghanistan, unidentified militants opened fire on the vehicle of a former senator, tribal and influential figure, Hajji Mohammad Ebrahim Khan, and killed him. Taliban Spokesman Zabihollah Mojahed claimed responsibility for killing Hajji Mohammad Ebrahim and told AIP that he was killed during the Al-Fath (Conquest) Operations launched by the Taliban.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, in West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers in an area between Pingboni and Ramgarh, badly damaging the vehicle. The attack killed five officers; identified as Deputy Commandant Vijay Pal Singh, head Constable BL Santara, and Constables DK Samanta, D Ramesh and Rakesh Kumar. Another Constable, NK Ghosh was injured in the attack. The CRPF team had set out from their camp at Goaltore market to patrol nearby villages when the blast took place. According to police, the device was planted on a road between Pingboni and Ramgarh on the outskirts of Lalgarh. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2010: On Wednesday, Red Shirt Protesters set fire to the Udon Thani City Hall building in Udon Thani, Thailand. Protesters broke and damaged assets including vehicles and set alight the city hall's old building. The amount of damage to Udon Thani City Hall was unreported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2011: On Thursday morning at 0730, in Nargonda village, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India, 200 suspected rebels of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) ambushed four teams of C-60 police commandos on a search patrol. An exchange of fire resulted, in which two Maoists and one policeman were killed, and two other commandos were seriously injured. The deceased police officer was identified as Chinna Vetta, and the two injured were identified as Sadhu Palli and Shankar Govase. Police recovered two fully loaded AK-47s and suspect that the Maoists were also using semi-automatic weapons. No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2011: On Thursday morning at 0915, in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India, two Special Police Officers, Sudhakar Munsi and Surendra Arjun Kothare and one Constable, Munsi Chukku Pungati, were killed when police were ambushed by Maoist forces. Eight to 10 militants were also killed during the attack. Reportedly, two police teams on a search operation discovered an improvised explosive device on the Tadgao-Bhamragad road and when they proceeded to the Bejur hillock the militants ambushed them. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but it was suspected that the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) were responsible.
05/19/2011: On Thursday morning at 1100, in Tadgaon village, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) ambushed a security patrol, resulting in an exchange of fire. Three security personnel and one rebel were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2011: On Thursday night in a pre-dawn attack, at an anti-Maoist vigilant camp in Cherpal village, Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India, suspected militants of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) attacked four policemen that had arrived to attend a wedding. One police officer, Pawan Mandavi, was shot and killed and another police officer, Chirpul Ramaya, was taken hostage. One militant was also killed in the attack. The status of the hostage is unknown and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2011: On Thursday night, in Abyei, Janub Kurdufan, Sudan, unidentified militants opened fire on a convoy of armed forces and United Nations Mission in the Sudan peacekeepers while they were leaving to the Goli area, wounding two security force personnel and killing 22 soldiers. No group claimed responsibility, although the Sudan People's Liberation Army was thought to be responsible.
05/19/2011: On Thursday, close to the humanitarian Mission Compound in Aqaba bin-Naf’e Square in Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device that wounded three civilians, and caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2011: On Thursday, in an unknown city, Ma'rib, Yemen, unidentified militants opened fire and destroyed an electricity transmission line leading to the Ma'rib power station. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2011: On Thursday, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device targeting the convoy of Colonel Aras Mohammed, head of the counter-terrorism department of the Kirkuk province. The blast killed four of his bodyguards, and damaged one of the convoy's vehicles, setting it on fire. Mohammed, however was unhurt in the blast. No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2011: On Thursday, in Sanliurfa, Turkey, unidentified individuals threw Molotov cocktails at the Justice and Development Party office. An unspecified amount of damage was caused to the building but no casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2011: On Thursday, in the Bab al-Ma'adham neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device attached to a Shiite cleric's car. The blast killed the cleric, wounded two nearby civilians, and caused an unknown amount of damage to the car. No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2011: On Thursday, in the Iskan housing complex, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device under the car of an Education Ministry employee. The blast wounded the employee, a nearby civilian, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to his car. No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2011: On Thursday, near Adilah Khatoun Mosque, in the Bab al-Muadhim neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device under a civilian car. The blast killed a civilian, wounded two other civilians, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the car. No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2011: On Thursday, near Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device targeting the police convoy of Lieutenant Colonel Abdul-Maheed al-Shimmary, commander of Diyala's quick reaction third battalion. The blast killed a civilian woman, wounded seven other nearby civilian, and damaged several nearby cars. Al-Shimmary was unhurt in the blast. No group claimed responsibility.
05/19/2011: On Thursday, near the Kabul Bank branch in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device that was planted in a bag and put next to a motorcycle, near a shrine. One child was killed, four other civilians were injured and several nearby shops were damaged. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2011: On Thursday, near the Pirkoh area of Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants blew up a 16-inch junction gas pipeline. The pipeline was damaged and caused disruption of the gas supply to three wells. The attack resulted in no casualties and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2012: A landmine detonated near a Transitional Federal Government (TFG) checkpoint in Karan neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Four soldiers and one civilian were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
05/19/2012: A landmine detonated on African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM)and Transitional Federal Government of Somalia (TFG) soldiers in Daynile neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Five soldiers were killed and two injured in the explosion. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in a parking lot near a Syrian Armed Forces military intelligence complex and military hospital in Deir ez-Zor city, Deir ez-Zor governorate, Syria. In addition to the assailant, at least nine people, including civilians and military personnel, were killed, and 100 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2012: A suicide bomber detonated his explosive device at a police checkpoint in Ali Sher district, Khost province, Afghanistan. Besides the assailant, 13 people, including three police officers, were killed and an unknown number injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated in the vicinity of Pasaband district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2012: An explosive device detonated in Padshah Mir area, Dasht-i-Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and three people, including two police officers, were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2012: An explosive device detonated in Tal Afar town, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and three injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Malgobek town, Ingushetia republic, Russia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused on a railway underpass in the vicinity of Tellapur village, Andhra Pradesh state, India. The device was meant to target the Hyderabad-Mumbai rail line. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected Maoists were behind the attack.
05/19/2012: Assailants abducted three people from Murumgaon village, Maharashtra state, India. Among those kidnapped were two village heads and a former vice president of Kulbhatti. Two of the hostages were released on an unspecified date, while the fate of the third hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, a source suspected Maoists from Tippagarh Dalam.
05/19/2012: Assailants attacked a military outpost that was under construction in Semdinli town, Hakkari province, Turkey. One construction worker was killed and three others injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/19/2012: Assailants attacked a school guard and then set fire to a school administration office in Keshabad area, Bannu district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The school guard was injured in the attack, and books and documents in the office were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2012: Assailants detonated two grenades in two trucks in Muse town, Shan state, Myanmar. The vehicles were stopped and the drivers allowed to escape before the explosives detonated, which shattered the windows and windshields of the trucks. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA).
05/19/2012: Assailants held four Forest Department employees hostage in Markatlola village, Chhattisgarh, India. The assailants also set fire to trucks containing tendu leaves, which were destroyed. The hostages were released the following morning on May 20, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/19/2012: Assailants opened fire at a security checkpoint in Fuuwah town, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Four police officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed it to Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
05/19/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in San Antonio de Getucha village, Caqueta department, Colombia. One police officer was killed and two wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources assigned blame to the 15th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/19/2012: Assailants opened fire on civilians exiting a mosque in Ifo Refugee Camp, North Eastern province, Kenya. One civilian was killed and another injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities suspected Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers that had defected, while a different source suspected Al-Shabaab.
05/19/2012: Assailants shot at Anil Chakma, president of the Laxmichari branch of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samity (PCJSS), Laxmichari town, in Juggachari subdistrict, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. Chakma was killed while two other civilians were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, a source blamed the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF): Bangladesh.
05/19/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Batamaloo neighborhood, Srinagar city, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. There were no reported casualties or damage in the attack, as the grenade missed the intended target and exploded on the roadside. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Sopore town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. As a result of the explosion, three police officers and seven civilians were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, three people were arrested in connection with the case that were members of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
05/19/2012: Assailants threw two grenades at Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers in Bakara Market in Karaan area, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The soldiers were targeted because they were using bulldozers to dismantle illegal shops. Two soldiers were killed and at least four injured in the explosion. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2012: Explosive devices detonated in Namkham town, Shan state, Myanmar. The blasts targeted towers of the Shweli-Mansan national power grid and disrupted power in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the Kachin Independence Army (KIA).
05/19/2012: Three assailants shot and killed a contractor, Budra Dhangada Majhi, in Khairaput village, Odisha state, India. A Maoist subgroup, Andhra-Odisha Border Special Zonal Committee (AOBSZC), claimed responsibility for the attack, stating Majhi had been killed because he was a police informer and was mistreating his employees.
05/19/2012: Three assailants wearing suicide vests were arrested in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed it to the Mullah Dadullah Front.
05/19/2012: Two gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed Imtiaz Ahmad, the chief warden of the Quetta district prison, in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Lashkar-e-Jhangvi claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the chief warden was targeted because he had tortured imprisoned members of the group.
05/19/2013: A rocket launched from Syrian territory hit a cement factory in Hermel town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. No injuries were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: An explosive device detonated in Mizan district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier was killed and two others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a border police vehicle in Mohamand Dara district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a government-run primary school in Shahkas area, Jamrud town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: An explosive device was discovered at the Jamrud Bypass road in Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The device, which sources believe was intended for North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply vehicles, was safely defused without causing injury. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated on a roadside in Pakistan. The explosion targeted a police patrol, but did not cause any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Haditha city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Seven police officers were killed during the violence. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks targeting police checkpoints in the district on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks targeting police checkpoints in the district on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Rawa town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated attacks on police and government targets in Rawa on this day. Three police officers were killed and two other individuals were wounded across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: Assailants attacked the home of a police chief in Rawa town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated attacks on police and government targets in Rawa on this day. Three police officers were killed and two other individuals were wounded across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: Assailants attacked the home of a provincial council member in Rawa town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated attacks on police and government targets in Rawa on this day. Three police officers were killed and two other individuals were wounded across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: Assailants attacked the home of Mustansir Billah, a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leader, in Hyderabad city, Sindh province, Pakistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack; however, one of the victim's vehicles was set on fire. This was one of two attacks on PTI leaders' homes in Hyderabad on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: Assailants attacked the house of a Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) leader, Usman Kennedy, in Hyderabad city, Sindh province, Pakistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack; however, two of the leader's vehicles were set on fire. This was one of two attacks on PTI leaders' homes in Hyderabad on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: Assailants opened fire on a Lahore bound Pakistan Express train in Hyderabad city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The train conductor was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: Assailants shot and killed an Afghan National Army (ANA) officer in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: Assailants shot Romie Almacin in Tibanban village, Davao Oriental province, Philippines. Almacin, the top elected councilor of the municipality, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: Explosive devices were discovered and defused near the Communications and Works Department offices in Landi Kotal town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: Gunmen attacked a Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) patrol in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. Two jawans were injured in the ambush. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/19/2013: Gunmen attacked the General Supervisor of Iraqi Uprising for the Northern Area on his way to Kirkuk city from Baghdad city in Saladin governorate, Iraq. Faris Saleh Khalf, the presumed target, escaped uninjured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2013: Two assailants attacked the Dainik Ganadoot newspaper's office in Argatala city, Tripura state, India. Three employees were stabbed to death. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: A land mine detonated in Paquibato district, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. Two 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).
05/19/2014: A land mine detonated near the vehicle of Abshir Karaan in Sii-Sii area, Heliwaa neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Karaan, a Deputy Commissioner, was unharmed in the attack. This was one of three attacks targeting government officials in Mogadishu city on May 19, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/19/2014: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near soldiers in Haidarabad area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Five soldiers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Husseiniyah area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of Farah Dahir Jim'ale detonated in Hamar Weyne neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Jim'ale, a former deputy administrator, was killed and one other person was wounded in the blast. This was one of three attacks targeting government officials in Mogadishu city on May 19, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/19/2014: An explosive device detonated at Ain Shams University during a demonstration in Cairo city, Cairo governorate, Egypt. At least one person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: An explosive device detonated in Ghazaliyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and five more people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: An explosive device detonated in Imbaba neighborhood, Giza governorate, Egypt. Two children were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: An explosive device detonated inside the Interior Ministry building near Derna city, Derna district, Libya. Four people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: An explosive device detonated near defense volunteers in Bango Sato subdistrict, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Three defense volunteers were wounded in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in Bango Sato subdistrict on May 19, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: An explosive device detonated near the convoy of Talal al-Urduni in Hatten neighborhood, Hilweh area, South governorate, Lebanon. Al-Urduni, a Fatah official, survived the attack; however, two people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: An explosive device detonated outside the residence of a former banker in Makhachkala city, Dagestan republic, Russia. One person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in Radwaniyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: An explosive device planted in a police vehicle detonated in Hur Rajab area, south of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: An explosive device planted on a motorcycle detonated as authorities were searching the motorcycle in Umki neighborhood, Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed and three others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused near the Dolphin junction in Haifa city, Haifa district, Israel. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused outside the residence of Rahim Dad Khan, the former provincial minister, in Hathian village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: An explosive device, intended to target security forces, detonated at a pasture in Herat province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties; however, 30 sheep were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/19/2014: An explosive device, targeting soldiers investigating an earlier attack, detonated in Bango Sato subdistrict, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Five soldiers were wounded in the blast. This was one of two similar attacks in Bango Sato subdistrict on May 19, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: An explosives-laden boat detonated near a bridge at the Euphrates River in Hit district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Sijalah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of at least three similar attacks in the area. At least three people, including a school headmaster, were killed and six people were injured across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/19/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated in Sijalah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of at least three similar attacks in the area. Three people were killed and six people were injured across all three incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/19/2014: Assailants abducted a British principal of an international school in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The hostage was released on October 2, 2014. Jaish al-Islam (Libya) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2014: Assailants abducted a Chinese national in Daraban town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The hostages was freed on October 22, 2015. Jaish al-Hadeed claimed responsibility for the attack. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) also claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the abduction was carried out in order to exchange the hostage for TTP members. The group later denied involvement. However, authorities questioned the veracity of the claim made by TTP.
05/19/2014: Assailants attacked a Sagittarius Mining Incorporated site in Kiblawan municipality, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties; however, three vans were damaged in the attack. This was one of two attacks carried out by the New People's Army (NPA) on mining sites on May 19, 2014. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants attacked a SDDCI Mining site in Columbio area, Sultan Kudarat province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties; however, a number of weapons were stolen in the attack. This was one of two attacks carried out by the New People's Army (NPA) on mining sites on May 19, 2014. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was carried out in response to the mining company's environmentally harmful activities.
05/19/2014: Assailants attacked a Special Forces Brigade patrol in Shihr town, 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).
05/19/2014: Assailants attacked military positions between Daynuunay and Buur Xakaba towns, in Burhakaba district, Bay region, Somalia. Three people were killed and seven others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/19/2014: Assailants attacked Ogane-Inugu village, Kogi state, Nigeria. Three civilians were killed in the attack. This was one of two attacks carried out by the same assailants on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
05/19/2014: Assailants attempted to attack a military patrol along the Libyan border in Illizi province, Algeria. Eight assailants were killed by security forces before they could carry out the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants launched a mortar shell near a house in Bondhere neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Four people were wounded in the blast. This was one of two mortar attacks in Bondhere neighborhood on May 19, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants launched a mortar shell near the Ministry of Interior and National Security complex in Bondhere neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. One person was killed in the blast. This was one of two mortar attacks in Bondhere neighborhood on May 19, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants launched a mortar shell near Umayyad square in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants launched mortar shells at a military checkpoint between Slovyansk and Kramatorsk cities in Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. One soldier was killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibly for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
05/19/2014: Assailants launched rockets at Benina International Airport in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
05/19/2014: Assailants launched ten mortar shells near Qassaa neighborhood in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on a funeral in Ikpoba town, Omala district, Kogi state, Nigeria. Four people were killed in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks carried out by the same assailants on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Fulani militants.
05/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military camp in Kampung Nat Kamis village, Thung Yang Daeng district, Pattani province, Thailand. Three people, including a soldier, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint near Amvrosiivka city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. One assailant was killed and seven others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
05/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on a petrol station in Basatin area, Adan governorate, Yemen. A petrol station worker was killed and four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint at Al-Azhar University in Cairo city, Cairo governorate, Egypt. Three police officers were killed and nine other people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on a power transformer at the Ukrspetsmet aluminum plant in Kovpakove village, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties; however, the power transformer was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Zaydan area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two Sahwa Council members were killed and six members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on Agha Mohsin Ali in Liaquatabad neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Ali, a member of the Shia community, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on Aqeel Qadri in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Qadri, a former sector committee member of Sunni Tehreek, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Minya governorate, Egypt. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on Saipal Alawi in Marawi city, Lanao del Sur province, Philippines. Alawi, a prosecutor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on Sajjad Hussain in Ayesha Manzil area, Gulberg Town neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Hussain, a member of the Ismaili community, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on Shaukat Sherazi at his office in Mithadar area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Two people, including Sherazi, a Sherazia Imambargah trustee, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on two Sunni Tehreek workers in Orangi Town neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The two workers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants opened fire on vehicles transporting khat in Mandera city, Mandera province, Kenya. Twelve people were killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants shot and killed a first lieutenant pilot at his residence in Rashidiyah area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants shot and killed an Iraqi Ministry of Trade employee in Al Ta'mim area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2014: Assailants threw explosive devices at the vehicle of Ahmad Hasan Yalahow in Heliwaa area, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Yalahow, a District Commissioner, was unharmed in the attack. This was one of three attacks targeting government officials in Mogadishu city on May 19, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/19/2015: A sniper opened fire on security forces in Baiji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Five police officers and volunteer fighters were injured in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in a Ministry of Justice parking lot in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Five people were killed and at least 24 others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: A suicide bomber detonated near a livestock market in Garkida village, Adamawa state, Nigeria. In addition to the bomber, at least six people were killed and 14 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/19/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near an army checkpoint in Al-Qubbah city, Derna district, Libya. In addition to the bomber, one person was killed and seven others were injured in the attack. The Barqa Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: An assailant opened fire on a polio vaccination team and police officers in Tambolak area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One officer and one polio worker were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: An explosive device detonated in Ban Jaroh Peesae area, Bannang Sata district, Yala province, Thailand. No casualties were reported. Separatists claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: An explosive device detonated in Chora district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. A poet, Dawar Khan Khaksar, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: An explosive device detonated in Makhigir area, Parwan province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2015: An explosive device detonated near a police van on the Zaranj-Dilaram road, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: An explosive device detonated near Royal Thai Armed Forces soldiers in Thepha district, Songkhla province, Thailand. Two volunteers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: An explosive device planted under a vehicle detonated in Amil area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a Ministry of Interior captain, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated near Ibrahim Jan at an Aghan Police checkpoint in Tarin Kot district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least one officer was killed and three others, including Jan, a checkpoint commander, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/19/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police posts in Deh Gul area, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were injured and an unknown number of assailants were killed and wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: Assailants attacked civilians in Gattepalli village, Maharashtra state, India. An unknown number of villagers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/19/2015: Assailants attacked Echell town, Timbuktu region, Mali. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: Assailants attacked National Defense Force soldiers and civilians in Haqaf village, As Suwayda governorate, Syria. At least six people, including five soldiers, were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/19/2015: Assailants attacked soldiers in Barkin Dutse village, Adamawa state, Nigeria. The outcome of the assault is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/19/2015: Assailants attacked the Syrian Army Al Mastumah camp near Mastumah, Idlib governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the incident. Al-Nusrah Front and Ahrar al-Sham separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2015: Assailants fired mortars at Shyrokyne town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
05/19/2015: Assailants fired mortars at Vodyane town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
05/19/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Al-Hadan, Marib governorate, Yemen. Five Huthis were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Resistance Committees (Yemen).
05/19/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Pisky village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. Two civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in residential areas in Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. Five civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attribute the attack to the Huthis.
05/19/2015: Assailants fired two mortars at the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy compound in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Beni Suef governorate, Egypt. One police officer was wounded in the attack. The Revolutionary Punishment Movement claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation to security operations and alleged ill treatment of prisoners.
05/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Shahidi Hassas district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting police checkpoints in the area on this date. At least nine people were killed in the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Purok 5 area, sitio San Jose, Albay province, Philippines. One officer was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on a soldier in Samaniego district, Narino department, Colombia. The soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Somali National Army (SNA) officer in Beledweyne city, Hiiraan region, Somalia. The officer was killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on civilians in a boat near Maimbung town, Sulu province, Philippines. Two civilians were killed and one other was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG)
05/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on construction workers in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. One worker was killed and seven others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in Maslog village, Eastern Samar province, Philippines. Two police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
05/19/2015: Assailants raided Inding village, Plateau state, Nigeria. Seven people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants and Boko Haram.
05/19/2015: Assailants stormed a mosque in Kabasaalo area, Garissa county, Kenya. This was one of two related attacks at mosques in Garissa in which assailants forced worshippers to listen to their lectures. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Al-Shabaab.
05/19/2015: Assailants stormed a mosque in Tumtish area, Garissa county, Kenya. This was one of two related attacks at mosques in Garissa in which assailants forced worshippers to listen to their lectures. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Al-Shabaab.
05/19/2015: Assailants, including suicide bombers, attacked an unknown number of security checkpoints in Khannesin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least 12 assailants were killed and an unknown number of others were injured when security forces retaliated. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/19/2015: Explosive devices detonated near two police vehicles in Spin Ghbarg area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and six others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2015: Multiple explosive devices detonated targeting Ukrainian soldiers as they were retrieving wounded soldiers in Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. An unknown number of soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Luhansk People's Republic.
05/19/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at a restaurant in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. In addition to the suicide bomber, one civilian was killed and eight others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/19/2016: An assailant opened fire on police officers at a checkpoint in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. Eight police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that weapons were stolen from the officers.
05/19/2016: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated targeting the vehicle of a police commander in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. Fifteen civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2016: An explosive device detonated in Al-Basatin neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2016: An explosive device detonated in Taji, Saladin, Iraq. Two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2016: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Baqubah, Diyala, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Mahmudiyah, Babil, Iraq. Two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Ab Band district, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar incidents on the same day. Ten assailants were killed across the three events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/19/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Khogyani, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar incidents on the same day. Ten assailants were killed across the three events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/19/2016: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Shindand district, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of three similar incidents on the same day. Ten assailants were killed across the three events. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
05/19/2016: An explosive device detonated shortly after being removed from a bus in Wroclaw, Poland. At least one person was injured in the blast. An anti-immigrant extremist, identified as Pawel R., claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a Balochistan Constabulary vehicle in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least one police officer was killed and seven officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
05/19/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Qaysar Khel, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 11 people were killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/19/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting General Abdul Basir Shahrvand in Gondlan, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Shahrvand, a 205 Corps brigade commander, was killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Nusaybin, Mardin, Turkey. At least two soldiers were killed and eight soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Civil Protection Units (YPS) and to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/19/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Semdinli district, Hakkari, Turkey. A soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/19/2016: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Azhamiya neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a Ministry of Electricity employee, was killed and his brother was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2016: An explosives-rigged house detonated in Arab Ebjur area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2016: Assailants abducted and killed Haji Mirza Hakim, a representative for the disabled and martyrs, in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/19/2016: Assailants abducted fourteen people from the Foreka internally displaced persons camp in Shanga, South Darfur, Sudan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
05/19/2016: Assailants abducted three Belgian aid workers in Menaka, Gao, Mali. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2016: Assailants ambushed a postal bus in Longoze, Zambezia, Mozambique. Three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
05/19/2016: Assailants armed with projectiles and firearms attacked a Border Security Force (BSF) patrol in Heirok Melei Lampak Chinglon, Thoubal district, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the incident to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM).
05/19/2016: Assailants attacked an Indian Railways Dhanbad-Jhargram MEMU passenger train at the station in Kokpara, East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand, India. At least four railway employees were held hostage, injured, and released shortly thereafter. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
05/19/2016: Assailants attacked and killed a police officer in Diyarbakir province, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/19/2016: Assailants attacked National Uprising Movement (NUM) forces in Almalak, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Two militia members were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/19/2016: Assailants executed Bashir Milad al-'Umari, a civilian, in Sirte, Libya. This was one of two related attacks in Sirte on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State and stated that al-'Umari was accused of working with the military.
05/19/2016: Assailants executed Colonel Khalifa Mhammad al-Nasrawi al-Darbashi al-Qaddhafi, a former military commander, in Sirte, Libya. This was one of two related attacks in Sirte on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
05/19/2016: Assailants fired a missile that struck near a hospital in Benghazi, Libya. At least two people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. Ansar al-Sharia (Libya) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2016: Assailants fired a mortar at a police center in Bashir village, Kirkuk, Iraq. One police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/19/2016: Assailants killed a young girl by setting her on fire 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), noting the victim's mother had refused to pay a non-Muslim tax to ISIL.
05/19/2016: Assailants shot and killed village councilor Dionisio Ignacio in Alagao, Bulacan, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2016: Assailants stabbed and injured a candidate for the community head in Pupri, Sitamarhi district, Bihar, India. The candidate's brother was abducted and the outcome is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2016: EgyptAir flight 804 from Paris to Cairo crashed into the Mediterranean sea off the coast of Greece. All 66 people on board were killed. Although investigators have not confirmed the cause of the crash, French and Egyptian investigators both reportedly found traces of explosives in the wreckage, and United States officials initially indicated a strong suspicion of terrorist involvement. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, and investigators have not ruled out the possibility of an accident, technical failure, or other cause.
05/19/2016: Fifteen assailants armed with machetes, firearms, and explosive devices attacked the Masjid Rahmani mosque in Mwanza region, Tanzania. At least three people were killed and one person was injured in the raid. Jabha East Africa claimed responsibility for the incident. However, sources also suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved in the attack.
05/19/2016: Security forces identified and intercepted a suicide bomber equipped with an explosives-laden vehicle in Mukalla, Hadramawt, Yemen. There were no reported casualties as the vehicle was defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Hadramawt Province of the Islamic State.
05/19/2016: Security forces identified and intercepted a suicide bomber equipped with an explosives-laden vehicle in Sirte district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2017: A landmine detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Charikar, Parwan, Afghanistan. There were no casualties reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle after being intercepted by security forces at al-Sadra checkpoint in Basra, Iraq. The assailant was the only reported casualty in the blast. This was one of two suicide attacks in Basra on this date. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/19/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police checkpoint in Abu Disheer neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least 13 people were killed and 15 people were injured in the blast; the victims included police officers and civilians. This was one of two suicide attacks in Abu Disheer on this date. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/19/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police station in Abu Disheer neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least five people were killed and five people were injured in the blast; the victims included police officers and civilians. This was one of two suicide attacks in Abu Disheer on this date. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/19/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at Rumeila checkpoint in Basra, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least 11 people were killed and 30 people were injured in the blast; the victims included security personnel and civilians. This was one of two suicide attacks in Basra on this date. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/19/2017: An assailant, identified as Devon Arthurs, held three people hostage at Green Planet Smoke Shop in Tampa, Florida, United States. Police arrived at the shop several minutes later, after which one hostage escaped and Arthurs released the remaining two hostages unharmed. This was one of two attacks by Arthurs on the same day. Arthurs, who had previously identified as a member of the neo-Nazi Atomwaffen Division, claimed responsibility for the incident and made statements during the attack that he was frustrated about global anti-Muslim sentiment and United States airstrikes in the Muslim world.
05/19/2017: An assailant, identified as Devon Arthurs, shot and killed Jeremy Himmelman and Andrew Oneschuk at their shared apartment in Tampa, Florida, United States. This was one of two attacks by Arthurs on the same day. Arthurs claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that he had targeted Himmelman and Oneschuk, who were two of his roommates as well as alleged neo-Nazis and fellow members of the Atomwaffen Division, because they had "disrespected" his conversion to Islam in the year prior to the attack. He also made statements that he was frustrated about global anti-Muslim sentiment and United States airstrikes in the Muslim world.
05/19/2017: An explosive device detonated near a livestock market in Suwaib area, Baghdad, Iraq. One civilian was killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle near Zarghaoon Shahr, Logar, Afghanistan. Eleven people were killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/19/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police convoy in Kwatha Lamkhai, Manipur, India. Four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel in Pariya, Chhattisgarh, India. Two CRPF officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/19/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Tarmiyah, Al-Faris, Saladin, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting Ibrayk Al-Awati, a tribal elder allied with General Khalifa Haftar, outside a mosque in Suluq, Benghazi, Libya. At least six people, including Al-Awati, were killed and 11 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2017: Assailants abducted a Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) employee in Qila Abdullah district, Balochistan, Pakistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2017: Assailants abducted Mulavi Abdul Hameed Shahab, a district legal advisor, in Shaiber, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/19/2017: Assailants abducted two village officials in Pazonchaung, Rakhine, Myanmar. One official was killed shortly after the kidnapping, and the fate of the remaining hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2017: Assailants assaulted two civilians in Amwatiker, Jharkhand, India. Kailash Tori was killed and Raja Tori was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and stated that the victims were accused of being police informants.
05/19/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Tagab, Kapisa, Afghanistan. Fifteen people, including five police officers and 10 assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/19/2017: Assailants attacked Ab Band district in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Ghazni on this date. At least two security officials and 25 assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/19/2017: Assailants attacked Dih Yak district in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Ghazni on this date. At least two security officials and 25 assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/19/2017: Assailants attacked Ghazni city in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in the area on this date. At least two security officials and 25 assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/19/2017: Assailants attacked joint military and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) personnel in East Darfur state, Sudan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on this date. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clashes, which continued until May 22, 2017. The Sudan Liberation Army-Minni Minawi (SLA-MM) claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to the Sudan Liberation Army - Transitional Council (SLA-TC).
05/19/2017: Assailants attacked joint military and Rapid Support Forces (RSF) personnel in North Darfur state, Sudan. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the area on this date. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clashes, which continued until May 22, 2017. The Sudan Liberation Army-Minni Minawi (SLA-MM) claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also attributed the attack to the Sudan Liberation Army - Transitional Council (SLA-TC).
05/19/2017: Assailants attacked Zana Khan district in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Ghazni on this date. At least two security officials and 25 assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/19/2017: Assailants fired a ballistic missile that was intercepted near Ar-Rayn, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. There were no reported casualties. Houthi extremists claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2017: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated in Qusour neighborhood, Deir ez-Zor, Syria. At least one person was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/19/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Palai, Northern, Sri Lanka. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2017: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Rahim in Ghandi, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Rahim, a local uprising group commander, was killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2017: Assailants opened fire on Badir Najeeb in Masakin neighborhood, Benghazi, Libya. Najeeb, a member of the House of Representatives, and another person were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2017: Assailants opened fire on Frontier Works Organization (FWO) laborers working on the Silk-Road Highway in Hoshap, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least three laborers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/19/2017: Assailants raided a Broston Construction site in Cradal, Isabela, Philippines. There were no reported casualties, though assailants held a worker hostage before setting fire to a pay loader during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
05/19/2017: Assailants set fire to a mixture machine in Papermetla, Odisha, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/19/2017: Assailants set fire to an agricultural tractor in Burin, West Bank. There were no reported casualties. Israeli settlers claimed responsibility for the incident in graffiti left at the scene.
05/19/2017: Assailants set fire to construction equipment near Mankeli, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/19/2017: Assailants set fire to three Del Monte Employees Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative (DEARBC) dump trucks in Pelaez, Misamis Oriental, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
05/19/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at a vehicle carrying Ahlu Sunna Wal Jamaa (ASWJ) officials in Mareer Gur, Galguduud, Somalia. There were no casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2017: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a house in Crumlin, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2017: Assailants threw two petrol bombs at a house in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/19/2017: Assailants, including a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle, attacked the governor's compound in Waghaz, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks in Ghazni on this date. At least two security officials and 25 assailants were killed across the ensuing clashes. In addition, at least one police officer was injured in this specific attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/19/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vehicles, attacked military forces in 17 Tammoz neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of four related attacks targeting military personnel in western Mosul on this date. Twelve assailants were killed as security forces repelled the assaults. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/19/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vehicles, attacked military forces in Mesherfa neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of four related attacks targeting military personnel in western Mosul on this date. Twelve assailants were killed as security forces repelled the assaults. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/19/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vehicles, attacked military forces in Najjar neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of four related attacks targeting military personnel in western Mosul on this date. Twelve assailants were killed as security forces repelled the assaults. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/19/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vehicles, attacked military forces in Rafai neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of four related attacks targeting military personnel in western Mosul on this date. Twelve assailants were killed as security forces repelled the assaults. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/19/2017: Security forces discovered and destroyed an unknown number of explosives-laden vehicles in Anjanah, Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/19/2017: Three explosive devices were discovered and defused in Skikda province, Algeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/2/2003: A parcel-bomb went off in a shopping center, injuring at least seven civilians in Medellin, Colombia. The perpetrators were unknown.
05/2/2003: A special Russian police unit came under fire in Khankala, Chechnya. No casualties resulted from the incident.
05/2/2003: Members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) killed two soldiers and a civilian in an ambush on a road between Kapsalan and Pikit, Philippines.
05/2/2003: Suspected members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) blew up a steel relay tower of the National Power Corporation (NPC) in Makilala, Philippines. No casualties resulted from the incident.
05/2/2003: Suspected members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) set fire with kerosene and dried coconut leaves a wooden power transmission post of the Maguindanao Electric Cooperative in a roadside barangay in Ampatuan, Philippines. No casualties resulted from the incident.
05/2/2003: Suspected members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) shelled a village in Kambingi, Central Mindanao, Philippines. One person died in the incident. The rebels also opened fire on soldiers sent to evacuate victims of the shelling.
05/2/2003: Taliban rebels launched three rockets on the Kajakai dam, Afghanistan. The dam provides electricity for Helmand and the neighboring province of Kandahar. No damage was done to the dam and there were no casualties because the rockets missed the target.
05/2/2003: Two servicemen were injured by a landmine in the Shatoi, Chechnya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/1974: In Yuba City, California, United States, a firebomb is thrown under an unoccupied police car by unknown perpetrator(s), causing extensive damage to the vehicle.  It is unknown whether any injuries or fatalities resulted from this incident.
05/20/1982: An attempted bombing occurred at the Caribe Hilton Hotel in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  Los Macheteros were responsible for the attack, in which they sent a warning to a switchboard operator of the hotel that four bombs were planted in the building.  Although four plastic containers were found, all four of the bombs failed to detonate due to the malfunction of the mechanical initiator which failed to ignite the gasoline in the containers.
05/20/1999: An unknown attacker threw a grenade at the Red Devil pub in Belfast, Northern Ireland, which damaged surrounding buildings and injured three patrons of the establishment.
05/20/1999: Five propane bombs exploded at the Austrian Embassy's commercial section offices in Athens, Greece. There were no deaths or injuries that occurred from the explosions or the resulting fire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/1999: In Rome, Italy, two gunmen from the Red Brigades (BR) shot and killed Massimo D'Antona, a University Professor and Labor Adviser to the Italian government.
05/20/1999: Two gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed Euclides Francisco de Paula, the president of a Farm Workers Union in Parauapebas, Brazil. De Paula was an advocate of agrarian reform who led the Union.
05/20/2000: A bomb planted by three unidentified perpetrators exploded in front of a bus terminal in Midsayap, North Cotabato province, Philippines, injuring at least ten people. Authorities later arrested one person suspected involvement in the attack.
05/20/2000: An attempted attack on the Societe Nationale Corse-Mediterranee (SNCM) Ferry Company main office building in Marseille, France, was foiled when security guards found a container with 20 liters of solid nitrate with a timer detonator. The device was deactivated prior to causing any damage. There was no claim of responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2000: An unidentified perpetrator planted a bag of dynamite near the Quirino Grandstand at Rizal Park in Manila, Philippines. The bomb was found and defused before it caused any damage. Police suspected that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) or the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was responsible for the incident.
05/20/2000: Ethnic Albanian extremists bombed a gypsy's home in Gnjilane, Kosovo. No casualties were reported but the blast left a large crater in the yard and shattered windows on the house belonging to Galip Isenia. This was reportedly the fifth bomb attack on Isenia's house.
05/20/2001: Three people were injured when youths threw petrol bombs into a political rally for the opposition and incited a stampede in Busia, Busia district, Kenya around 2pm.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident and no estimate of any physical damage was given.
05/20/2001: Two Palestinians died in a failed suicide bombing attempt on an Israeli military checkpoint in the Gaza Strip. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2002: A land mine, detonated in the Kashmiri town of Ramsu, killed one Indian soldier and injured another two. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2002: A man disguised as an Israeli soldier blew himself up in a public market in the town of Netanya, Israel. Representatives of HAMAS and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) each claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed three people and injured another fifty.
05/20/2002: A prominent Catholic priest and 60 blind citizens in his care were kidnapped from the town of Tubmanburg, Liberia, by rebels from the Liberians United for the Reconciliation and Democracy (LURD). The priest, Garreth Jenkins, was released by the LURD into custody of the Liberian Army on May 28, 2002.
05/20/2002: A suicide bomber blew himself up at a bus stop in Ta'anachim junction in northern Israel, but caused harm to no one else. HAMAS and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) both claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2002: Rebels with the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) set off a car bomb on the La Pintada Bridge in the Antioquia Department, Colombia. No one was hurt, but the blast damaged fiber optics hardware and interrupted internet service for the entire country.
05/20/2002: Unidentified perpetrators opened fire on a training camp of the Indian Army’s counterinsurgency forces in the town of Manjakot, Kashmir. One soldier was killed and another nine were injured in the ambush.
05/20/2003: A female suicide bomber blew up a cafe in the Turkish capital, killing herself and injuring another person. The woman accidentally set off the explosives that she was carrying for an attack. Police said the woman was a member of the Revolutionary People's Liberation Party-Front (DHKP-C).
05/20/2003: An unknown attacker threw a grenade in a vehicle belonging to an unspecified nongovernmental organization in the centre of Kabul, Afghanistan. The grenade landed in the vehicle but did not explode. No group took responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2003: Saulo Okello, a local politician from northern Uganda, was killed in an ambush by alleged members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) along Gulu-Kitgum road at the Ceke Forest, outside Gulu, Uganda.
05/20/2004: A low level explosive placed by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) detonated in a residential neighborhood Cali, Colombia. The bomb caused no casualties.
05/20/2004: A low level explosive placed by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) went off as an army patrol was going by in Cali, Colombia. The bomb caused no casualties.
05/20/2004: A low level explosive placed by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) went off as anti-drug police patrol was going by in Cali, Colombia. The bomb caused no casualties.
05/20/2004: Suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels dynamited two energy towers in the Antioquia department, Colombia.. No casualties resulted from the incident, but electrical service to nearby areas was unaffected.
05/20/2004: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) attacked a police station in Neiva, 150 miles southwest of Bogota, Colombia. A girl was wounded in the incident.
05/20/2004: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) exploded a bomb in the San Ignacio Plaza near the University of Antioquia in Medellin, Colombia. The explosion killed the rebel who was carrying the bomb as well as three bystanders at a nearby bus stop. Seventeen people were also wounded in the incident. It was reported that the bomb detonation was accidental and that the intended target was unknown.
05/20/2004: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) exploded two bombs outside a restaurant near a soccer stadium in Medellin, Colombia. No casualties resulted from the incident.
05/20/2004: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) planted an explosive device which was found and defused in the center of Cali, the capital of Valle del Cauca Department some 300 miles from Bogota, Colombia.
05/20/2005: A bomb exploded at an apartment building in Makhachkala, Russia, killing Zagir Arukhov, the minister of ethnic policy, information and external relations for the Dagestan republic. The explosion also killed the minister’s bodyguard and wounded 10 others. A group called the Dagestani jamaat Shari'a claimed responsibility for the attack on a Chechen rebel website.
05/20/2005: A suicide car bomb exploded at the house of Iraqi national security adviser, Mouwafak al-Rubaie, killing 2 civilians and wounding 3 in the Kazimiyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq. Al-Rubaie was not at home when the attack occurred. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2005: Civilians in Trincomalee, Sri Lanka, threw a grenade and a petrol bomb at Sinhalese stores that remained open during a strike.  The strike was called for by Hindu Tamil citizens and the Tamil People's Organization following the erection of a Buddhist statue in the center of the city.  Two individuals were arrested by police following the bombings and, although there were no injuries from the bombing, two people believed to have been involved in the bombing were beaten and hospitalized.  The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are believed to be involved in the incident.
05/20/2005: Suspected Maoist rebels exploded a bomb at a restaurant frequented by tourists in Pokhara, Nepal, injuring 2 waiters and causing damage to the restaurant’s furniture. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2005: Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) detonated a claymore land mine as a Special Task Force jeep passed by that was escorting a prison bus in Siyambalanduwa, Sri Lanka. The explosion injured two security personnel riding in the jeep. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2005: Three Palestinian militants attacked the Jewish Settlement of Kfar Darom in the Gaza Strip. One of the perpetrators was injured during the fighting in which the group fired rockets and engaged in light arms fire with Israeli authorities. HAMAS, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade and the Popular Resistance Committees claimed joint responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2005: Two unidentified men threw a grenade at the Sirimapura police bunker in Uppuveli, Sri Lanka.  The two men were later apprehended and beaten by Sri Lankan bystanders, and were sent to Trincomalee hospital with injuries.
05/20/2005: Unidentified perpetrators bombed a Shi  i mosque in Baghdad, Iraq killing two people injuring five others. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
05/20/2006: Five soldiers from India’s Armed Border Force (SSB, Sashastra Seema Bal) were kidnapped and found murdered nine days later in Bhairavkunda, India. .The five soldiers were abducted by a group of men who found them intoxicated at the home of Babul Kalita, who was lynched at the scene. Authorities suspect members of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in the attack, whose members had earlier warned Kalita to close down his ‘liquor shop and brothel.’
05/20/2006: In one of two Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) related incidents (200605200001), FARC members used explosives to damage three sections of the Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline near the cities of Convencion and Teorama. The attack caused over 4,000 barrels of crude oil to flow into the Catatumbo River and downstream towards the Maracaibo Lake in Venezuela.
05/20/2006: In one of two Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) related incidents (200605200002), three minors, believed to be paid by members of FARC, were arrested after they were caught launching a grenade at a public building in Buenaventura.
05/20/2006: Nineteen people were killed and thirty-six others injured when a bomb exploded at a bus depot in Baghdad, Iraq’s al-Sadr City. There was no claim of responsibility or any arrests made.
05/20/2006: Perpetrator, Ji Choong-ho attacked the chairwoman of the main opposition Grand National Party, Park Geun-Hye, with a box cutter knife as she was campaigning in Seoul, South Korea. Park suffered a ten-centimeter cut on her face that required sixty stitches. Ji reportedly stated that he performed this action to ‘save democracy.’
05/20/2006: Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) members fatally shot 12-year-old H. Sathyan around 9:30pm while at his grandmother's house in Mavadivembu, Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.  The attack reportedly occurred due to Sathvan's refusal to join the LTTE Baby Brigade.
05/20/2007: An unidentified assailant detonated an explosive device near Mayor Mohamed Dheere’s convoy in Mogadishu, Somalia.  2 civilians nearby were killed and the perpetrator was killed by the Mayor’s bodyguards.
05/20/2007: An Unidentified suicide bomber blew himself up in a crowded market in Gardez, Afghanistan, targeting innocent civilians.  10 people were killed and 30 others were wounded.  No one claimed responsibility and the extent of damage to the market is unknown
05/20/2007: An unknown suicide car bomber blew up his vehicle near an outside market and police checkpoint in Ramadi, Iraq.  It is suspected that the perpetrator’s vehicle also contained chlorine gas and was targeting the police and innocent civilians; however, there are no official reports of chlorine gas being used.  2 police officers were killed and nine others were injured.  The extent of damage is unknown.  No one claimed responsibility.
05/20/2007: The Kurdish Workers’ Party (PKK) used unknown weapons and kidnapped two civilians in Bingol, Turkey.  There are no reports of any fatalities or injuries.  Additionally, the outcome of two kidnapped civilians is unknown.
05/20/2007: Unknown assailants detonated a bomb in a grocery shop in the Waeng district of Narathiwat province, Thailand, injuring 11 people.  There are no reports of the number of fatalities or the extent of damage to the grocery shop.  No one claimed responsibility.
05/20/2007: Unknown assailants detonated a bomb outside the Shi i al-Zahraa Husseiniya mosque, in Baghdad, Iraq.  At least 7 people were killed and an unknown number injured.  No one claimed responsibility and the extent of damage to the mosque is unknown.
05/20/2007: Unknown assailants detonated a pipe bomb underneath a vehicle at a private residence in Dublin, Ireland.  There are no reports of any fatalities or injuries.  No one claimed responsibility.
05/20/2007: Unknown perpetrators placed an detonated an explosive under a vehicle in a parking lot in the Ashrafiyeh neighborhood of Beirut, Lebanon.  The explosion, targeting innocent civilians, killed 1 woman and injured 9 others and caused damage to numerous other vehicles.  No one claimed responsibility.
05/20/2008: On Tuesday night at 0200, in Peshawar, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, armed assailants fired two rockets, damaging two residences but causing no injuries. A rocket hit the house of Air Commodore Javed Naeem on Mall Road, Peshawar Cantt, while another hit WAPDA [Water And Power Development Authority] SDO Col Attique's residence on Jalil Road No group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2008: On Tuesday night at 21:30, unknown militants attempted to burn down a development block office located in the constituency of the agriculture minister in Haorang Sabal village, Bishenpur district, Manipur province, India, however, firefighters with the help of local villagers managed to put out the fire. No casualties were reported and the building only sustained minor damage from the arson attack. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/20/2008: On Tuesday, a 46-year-old Muslim man, believed to be a government informant, was shot and killed by suspected separatist militants while filling his car with petrol at a service station along the Malaysia-Thailand border in Narathiwat, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2008: On Tuesday, a bomb inside a minibus killed one to two people and wounded four to five others in the Rustumiya district of Baghdad, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2008: On Tuesday, a child was killed and two civilians were wounded when a suicide bomber blew himself up in Jisr Naft in Diyala province, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2008: On Tuesday, a mine intended for police exploded under a civilian car near the city of Kabul in Wardag province, Afghanistan, killing two civilians. No property damage was reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/20/2008: On Tuesday, a mortar bomb killed between two to three people and wounded nine when it landed in a busy outdoor market in Balad Ruz, Diyala province, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2008: On Tuesday, a roadside bomb wounded two people in Zayouna district, in eastern Baghdad, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2008: On Tuesday, a suspected Al Qaeda member who was wearing an explosives belt blew himself up at a house near an Awakening Council building in the al-Bakr neighborhood of Mandali, Diyala province, Iraq.  A child was killed, and two other people were injured. The intended target of the attack, Shaykh Talib an Naddawi, the chieftain of Nadawi Sunni tribe and head of the local U.S.-backed Awakening Council group, was uninjured.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2008: On Tuesday, at 0830, Saharoni Samok, a provincial Muslim leader, was gunned down while leaving his house in Rusoh, Narathiwat, Thailand. Several unidentified gunmen shot at Samok’s pick-up truck with automatic weapons. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2008: On Tuesday, at 2350, suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam set off a bomb causing minor damages at the Nawagalatenna railway bridge on the Kandy-Matale railway line at Katugastota in Central, Sri Lanka. No casualties were reported.
05/20/2008: On Tuesday, in Bishkan, Salah ad Din, Iraq, in a drive-by shooting, armed assailants fired upon the vehicle transporting the head of the local Sahwa Council, killing the chieftain and three of his bodyguards and damaging their vehicle. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2008: On Tuesday, six people, including an American citizen who taught at the nearby university, were killed and six others were wounded when a bomb that was attached to a local city bus that the victims were riding in detonated near the Ethiopian Foreign Ministry building in the capital city of Addis Abab, Adis Abeba province, Ethiopia. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident, however on 05/26/2008 on Monday, Ethiopian police arrested an unknown number of suspects linked to the bombing attack, which is blamed on the Eritrean-backed Oromo Liberation Front (OLF).
05/20/2008: On Tuesday, two Senegalese soldiers were killed and two others wounded when their patrol was attacked by suspected members of the Movement of the Democratic Forces of Casamance in Cassamance, Senegal. Unconfirmed sources reported that at least seven of the attackers were also killed during the battle.
05/20/2008: On Tuesday, unknown militants fired mortars at an aid agency's water tanker, then killed the driver and stole his tanker in an undisclosed location in eastern Afghanistan. No property damage was reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/20/2008: On Tuesday, Young Communist League (YCL) militants assaulted an activist of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), Dinesh Rai, at Sombare bazaar in the Sankhuwasabha district, Kosi province, Nepal, and prevented him from being taken to the hospital. YCL militants said they attacked Rai for being involved in the publicity of RPP in the Constituent Assembly elections and working as an RPP agent on the Election Day.
05/20/2009: On Wednedsay, unknown assailants planted a car bomb that exploded in the Shula quarter in the northwest of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least two people and injuring ten.  No damages were reported and no claim of responsibility has been made.
05/20/2009: On Wednesday afternoon around 1345, in Barangay Caritan Centro, Tuguegarao, Cagayan, Philippines, the municipal mayor of Maconacon, Isabela, Mayor Francisco Talosig, was wounded when he was shot on the right side of his neck by a lone gunman using a .45 caliber handgun in front of the Alejandra computer shop while the victim was aboard a van. At the time of the incident, Talosig was with Police Officer 2 Ferdinand Allauigan and 2 town councilors in Maconacon. The gunman fled north after the shooting. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2009: On Wednesday evening at approximately 1900, a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device exploded near several restaurants in the Shiite neighborhood of Shu'lah in the Al Kazimiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, killing thirty eight civilians, three Iraqi soldiers, injuring eighty three civilians, destroying one building; damaging about eleven vehicles and four nearby shops.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) was responsible.
05/20/2009: On Wednesday evening at around 2000, in the Kolonaki area of Athens, Attiki, Greece, an improvised explosive device exploded outside the office of a consultant company, causing damage to the office and two adjacent offices but no causalities. No motive for the attack was reported and the Popular Will claimed responsibility.
05/20/2009: On Wednesday in Caño Verde, rural area of Arauquita, Colombia, assailants used dynamite to blow up two Electric Interconnection electricity towers. The attack left the towns of  la homónima Arauca, Cravo Norte, and Caño Limón without power. No group claimed responsibility but governor  Alejandro Arbeláez, suspects the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible.
05/20/2009: On Wednesday morning, a 62-year-old woman was returning home by motorbike with her 78-year-old mother-in-law from a market in Panarae district of Pattani province, when the pair were killed in a drive-by shooting. Police in the local district of Panare found the bodies of Kimniew Phakrak, 78, and Kanueng Phakrak, 62  badly burnt in the middle of the road at the site of the shooting. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2009: On Wednesday, in Farah, Farah, Afghanistan, in the fourth district of the city, armed assailants fired a rocket into a residence, injuring a civilian and damaging the residence.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2009: On Wednesday, in Kajeri, Khost, Khost, Afghanistan, assailants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device, killing a civilian whom they accused of spying. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/20/2009: On Wednesday, in Lotti, Balochistan, Pakistan, Baloch Liberation Army militants blew up a gas pipeline. They placed an improvised explosive device under the eight-inch diameter pipeline. No casualties or motive were reported and the Baloch Liberation Army claimed responsibility.
05/20/2009: On Wednesday, in Shambawot, Nader Shah Kowt, Khowst, Afghanistan, assailants killed a civilian whom they accused of spying.The assailants used a remote control mine in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/20/2009: On Wednesday, in the vicinity Erode, Tamil Nadu,  India, three passengers were injured when a petrol bomb was thrown onto a state-owned bus bound for Rameswaram. The bomb pierced the rear window screen of the bus. The indicent was said to be a fallout of the killing of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) chief, V. Prabakaran. No group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2010: On Thursday evening at 1900, in the Poblacion area of Pikit, Cotabato, Philippines, in the Poblacion area, two unidentified armed men on board a motorcycle threw an improvised explosive device at the sari-sari store of a retired police officer, Pablo Gonzales, wounding two civilians. The victims were identified as Roy Murillo Roxas (34), and a teenager, whose name was withheld. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2010: On Thursday evening, in Al Musayyib, Babil, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near a Shia mosque, wounding six civilians. No group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2010: On Thursday morning around 0630, in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the office of a local telephone company, injuring two civilians and damaging several vehicles and buildings. No group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2010: On Thursday morning at about 1040, in Santo Nino, Bula, Camarines Sur, Philippines, armed assailants targeted four construction workers with a roadblock, then set fire to and damaged two construction vehicles they were driving. Shortly afterward, the assailants kidnapped then tortured, fired upon and killed two off duty paramilitary members who happened by. The victims were identified as Edwin Belando (47) and Stanly Portuges (36) and were retrieved in Taisan village in Bula town, through information provided by village leader Herminigildo Bolante. Colonel Leoncio Cirunay, commander of the 22nd Infantry Battalion, which administers the militiamen in the Bicol region, received information that the rebels burned the construction equipment of Sunwest Development Corporation simply because it was owned by Zaldy Co, a businessman who is identified with the Ako Bicol partylist. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed that New People's Army/Communist Party of Philippines (NPA-CPP) was responsible.
05/20/2010: On Thursday night around 0000 midnight, in Ghazni, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, in one of three linked attacks, assailants fired rockets at and damaged the governor's residence, but no casualties resulted. Two other government buildings were targeted in the related attacks, including the Revenue Department and the Provincial Council building, also resulting in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2010: On Thursday night around 0000 midnight, in Ghazni, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, in one of three linked attacks, assailants fired rockets at and damaged the Revenue Department, but no casualties resulted. Two other government buildings were targeted in the related attacks, including the governor's residence and the Provincial Council building, also resulting in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2010: On Thursday night around 0000 midnight, in Ghazni, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, in one of three linked attacks, unidentified assailants fired rockets at and damaged the Provincial Council building, but no casualties resulted. Two other government buildings were targeted in the related attacks, including the Revenue Department and the governor's residence, also resulting in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2010: On Thursday night around 2130, in the Jolo district of Sulu, Philippines, suspected Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) militants threw a grenade at the Jolo Catholic Mt. Carmel Cathedral, causing minor damages to the concrete cathedral main gate. No group claimed responsibility, but the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was suspected.
05/20/2010: On Thursday night around 2200, in Chandrapur, Rayagada, Orissa, India, around 100 assailants detonated landmine improvised explosive devices, destroying one government research center, but causing no casualties. The assailants later torched a mobile tower before leaving the site. Posters left behind by the Red brigade of the Vansdhara Divisional Committee of the CPI (Maoists) opposed the Operation Green Hunt. The Red brigade also called a bandh (shut down) on 05/22/2010.
05/20/2010: On Thursday night at 2200, in Baksan, Kabardino-Balkariya, Russia, unknown assailants suspected to be Islamic Extremists who were armed with handguns fired upon and killed the city's deputy prosecutor. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2010: On Thursday, in 'Arab Jubur, Salah ad Din, Iraq, assailants fired upon Sahwa Council members in Albu Sayfi village, killing a Sahwa Council leader and two council members. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) was responsible.
05/20/2010: On Thursday, in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan, assailants attacked and killed a civilian by unknown means. The civilian was accused of spying for security forces. This is the second execution carried out by the Taliban in the province over the past few days. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/20/2010: On Thursday, in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan, in Chardiwal bazaar, assailants attacked and killed a civilian by unknown means. The civilian was accused of spying for security forces. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/20/2010: On Thursday, in Jalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device was detonated near the Jalalabad airport, but no casualties or damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2010: On Thursday, in Sharan, Paktika, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired upon and killed a civilian whom they accused of spying. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/20/2010: On Thursday, in the Datta Kheil area of North Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants attached improvised explosive devices (IEDs) to two civilians accused of spying and detonated the IEDs, killing both civilians. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/20/2010: On Thursday, in the Hamar-weyne district of Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, unknown assailants fired mortars towards the port, killing two children, wounding four other civilians and damaging at least one house. No group claimed responsibility, although the militant group al-Shabaab was suspected to be responsible.
05/20/2010: On Thursday, in the precinct of the Gomal Bazaar Police Station in Tank, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified assailants opened fire at the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl's (JUI-F) chief for Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Maulana Merajuddin Qureshi, and his father while on their way home from a mosque, killing the chief. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2010: On Thursday, in Yusufiyah, Al Qadisiyah, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a residence, wounding three civilians and damaging the residence. No group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2011: On Friday morning around 0830, on University Road in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated a remote controlled improvised explosive device targeting two vehicles transporting United States (US) consulate employees. One Pakistani civilian was killed and ten others, including two US citizens, were injured. One of the vehicles was badly damaged. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the attack followed threats by militants groups and Al Qaeda to avenge Bin Laden’s death. Ahsanullah Ahsan, a spokesman for the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), claimed responsibility in a phone call to The Associated Press, and threatened more attacks against Americans and North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) personnel.
05/20/2011: On Friday morning at 0830, in Jharkhand, India, a squad of 50 Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres ambushed a paramilitary and police team on a combing operation at Duragarh, 70 kilometers from Hazaribagh District headquarters. Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) trooper, Gulam Hussain, sustained bullet injuries during the attack. Authorities suspect at least three rebels were also injured when security forces retaliated. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2011: On Friday morning at 1020, in one of two related attacks, in Sungai Padi, Narathiwat, Thailand, suspected separatists detonated a five kilogram improvised explosive device attached to a motorcycle. Reportedly, the explosive was detonated by a mobile-phone signal and the motorcycle was registered under the name of a woman living in Tak Bai. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage, but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. Two people were later arrested in connection with the attacks.
05/20/2011: On Friday morning at 1029, in one of two related attacks, in Sungai Padi, Narathiwat, Thailand, suspected separatists detonated a 20 kilogram improvised explosive device at a rubber shop, 40 kilometers away from the first car bomb. The explosion wounded nine people, including a police officer, and damaged some nearby shop houses and vehicles. Witnesses stated that a teenager planted a motorcycle with the improvised explosive device strapped to it at the rubber shop; however, other sources said that the explosives were attached to a pickup truck that was registered in Yala. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and two people were later arrested in connection with the attacks.
05/20/2011: On Friday, in Al Amarah, Maysan, Iraq, unidentified militants opened machinegun fire on the car of Al-Ahrar MP, Raf’e Abdul-Jabbar’s Maysan office director, Mohammed Qassem. He was seriously injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
05/20/2011: On Friday, in Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq, a roadside bomb exploded near a house of Saadoun al- Mashaikhi, a mosque imam while he was returning from prayer, wounding him and killing two people, including his son. No property damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility
05/20/2011: On Friday, in Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq, three civilians were injured when an improvised explosive device planted underneath a civilian car detonated. The blast caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2011: On Friday, in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unidentified militants using silenced weapons shot and killed two employees working at the Iraqi intelligence facility. No group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2011: On Friday, in Burhakaba, Shabeellaha Hoose, Somalia, suspected al Shabaab militants took ten civilians hostage for violating their orders of selling a substance known as Khat. No casualties were reported and the status of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility, although al Shabaab was suspected.
05/20/2011: On Friday, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unidentified militants opened fire at the house of an off-duty policeman, wounding him. No group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2011: On Friday, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, in one of two related attacks, unidentified militants opened fire with mortars on the neighborhood of Bulahubey, wounding two civilians. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2011: On Friday, in the Bayaa district in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unidentified militants equipped with silenced weapons shot dead police Colonel Nameer Khazaal, an officer working for the local forensics office. No group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2011: On Friday, in the Wadajir district of Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, in one of two related attacks, unidentified militants opened fire with mortars on the neighborhood of Saraha Boliska, killing three civilians and wounding six others. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2011: On Friday, in Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, a civilian was injured by a sticky improvised explosive device planted in his car near Great Tikrit Mosque in the center of the city at the end of Friday prayers. No property damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2011: On Friday, in Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, the director of Police Department of the Alam District and his driver were injured due to a sticky improvised explosive device in their car. The blast caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2011: On Friday, in Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, two civilians were injured due to the detonation of an improvised explosive device at a local market. No property damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
05/20/2012: A civilian vehicle hit an explosive device in Nahre Saya area, Gulistan district, Farah province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and another injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2012: A sticky bomb attached to a civilian car detonated in al-Qadisiyah neighborhood, Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The owner of the car was killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vest at a police compound as North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers were exiting in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Five people, including the bomber and two United States (US) soldiers, were killed in the blast, and nine people, including several children, were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2012: An explosive device detonated at the Government Primary School for Boys Kalu Dher in Kalu Khan town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the rooms and the entrance gate at the school were destroyed in the blast. A second explosive device was discovered and defused at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2012: An explosive device detonated in Dandapanitala village, Nabadwip city, Nadia district, West Benghal state, India. Four children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2012: An explosive device detonated in Tarmiyah town, Al Faris district, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and three others injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2012: An explosive device detonated near a United Nations (UN) convoy stopped at a security checkpoint in Douma town, Rif-Dimashq governorate, Syria. There were no casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2012: An explosive device detonated on a African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Arafat neighborhood, Yaaqshid district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This was one of two attacks targeting soldiers in Mogadishu on this day. There were no casualties reported in this explosion. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
05/20/2012: An explosive device detonated on a police vehicle in al-Qadisiyah neighborhood, Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2012: An explosive device detonated targeting a garage full of government oil tanks in al-Mahatta area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. There were no casualties in the explosion and, as the tanks were empty, there were no damages either. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Mushan, Panjwai district, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One driver was killed, two drivers were injured, and three vehicles were damaged in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2012: Assailants attacked a police station with guns and a rocket launcher in Beni Sheikh area, near Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. One civilian was shot and killed, and the windshield of an armored vehicle was destroyed by a rocket. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2012: Assailants attacked various homes in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. Seven civilians were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected Boko Haram.
05/20/2012: Assailants opened fire on students attending the Seminar School in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two students were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2012: Assailants opened fire on United States military experts in Al-Hudaydah city, Yemen. At least one military expert was injured in the assault. Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2012: Assailants set fire to the Atlanta Gynecology and Obstetrics clinic in Lilburn, Georgia, United States. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2012: Assailants set fire to the New Holy Deliverance Outreach Ministry in Axton, Virginia, United States. There were no reported casualties in the attack. An individual, identified as Jean-Claude Bridges, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that he targeted the church because the congregation was predominantly African American.
05/20/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at a house belonging to Soubam Dhanabir, a superintendent engineer of the irrigation and flood control department, in Imphal city, Manipur state, India. Dhanabir was uninjured in the blast; however, his son was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at a police station in Ifo Refugee Camp, North Eastern province, Kenya. No casualties or damage were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected Transitional Federal Government (TFG) soldiers that had defected, while a media source suspected Al-Shaabab.
05/20/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at soldiers buying khat at a busy market in Towfiq neighborhood, Yaaqshid district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This was one of two attacks targeting soldiers in Mogadishu on this day. Two soldiers and three civilians were wounded in the explosion. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
05/20/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at students of the Swedish Polytechnic Institute in Kalyanpur area, Rangamati town, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. Fourteen students were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF): Bangladesh.
05/20/2013: A letter containing ricin was mailed to the Director of Mayors Against Illegal Guns, Mark Glaze, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. The letter caused no injuries as it was intercepted before it could reach Glaze. The letter, which was one of three sent to pro-gun control political and social figures on May 20, 2013, warned of future attacks if Glaze and other gun control advocates pursued legislation to limit gun ownership. Shannon Richardson, an American television actress, was arrested on June 7, 2013 in connection with the attack.
05/20/2013: A letter containing ricin was mailed to the Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg, in New York City, United States. The letter caused no injuries as it was intercepted before it could reach Bloomberg. The letter, which was one of three sent to pro-gun control political and social figures on May 20, 2013, warned of future attacks if Bloomberg and other gun control advocates pursued legislation to limit gun ownership. Shannon Richardson, an American television actress, was arrested on June 7, 2013 in connection with the attack.
05/20/2013: A letter containing ricin was mailed to United States President, Barack Obama, in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. The letter caused no injuries as it was intercepted before it could reach the President. The letter, which was one of three sent to pro-gun control political and social figures on May 20, 2013, warned the President of future attacks if he pursued a gun control agenda. Shannon Richardson, an American television actress, was arrested on June 7, 2013 in connection with the attack.
05/20/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian vehicle in Tuz Khormato town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three civilians were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. The explosion targeted soldiers at a military drill, killing 70 troops and injuring 111 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device outside of a government building in Pol-e Khomri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. The explosion targeted Rasoul Mohseni, the head of the provincial council, killing him and 14 other people. An additional nine people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, two Sahwa members were killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: A suicide bomber detonated explosives outside of the Al-Wardiyah Mosque in Hilla city, Babil governorate, Iraq. This was one of two blasts targeting mosques in the city within a few minutes. At least seven people were killed and 53 other individuals were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosive device detonated at the main electricity pylon in Wana town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No casualties were reported, but the pylon was damaged in the explosion. This attack was coordinated with a second explosive device that detonated hours later upon the arrival of the Frontier Constabulary on May 21, 2013. No group has claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/20/2013: An explosive device detonated in a parking lot across from the Grand Hotel in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosive device detonated in Sabi al-Boor area near Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosive device detonated in the Latifiya area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No additional information was available.
05/20/2013: An explosive device detonated in the Mahmoudiya district of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No additional information is available.
05/20/2013: An explosive device detonated in the southwestern part of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and at least three individuals were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosive device detonated in the Yousfiya town, Babil governorate, Iraq. No additional information is available.
05/20/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Kut city, Wasit governorate, Iraq. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosive device detonated near Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. This was one of two unrelated bombings in the area on the same day. Three people were killed and another three individuals were injured across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/20/2013: An explosive device detonated near the police commando complex in Pallel town, Manipur state, India. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of the Al-Galagh Mosque in Hilla city, Babil governorate, Iraq. This was one of two blasts targeting mosques in the city within a few minutes. At least seven people were killed and 53 other individuals were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of the home of an Awami National Party (ANP) member in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Two people were injured, but the ANP member, Siraj Lala, was unhurt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosive device planted along the road detonated as a bomb disposal squad passed in Manzai area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2013: An explosive device planted along the road detonated in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Tymon Park in Dublin city, County Dublin, Northern Ireland. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a bus terminal in Saad square, Basra city, Basra governorate, Iraq. This was one of two vehicles that exploded in the city on the same day. At least 14 people were killed and another 35 were injured in the two blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a market in Jisr Diyala area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and 32 more individuals were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a market in Kamaliya district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed in the blast and another 18 individuals were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Rutba town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least one person died and four other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No additional information was available.
05/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The blast was targeting Sahwa Council members who had gathered to collect their paychecks. At least two people were killed and 12 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Shurta area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least ten people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Zaafaraniya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a food kiosk in Hayaniya neighborhood, Basrah city, Basra governorate, Iraq. This was one of two vehicles that exploded in the city on the same day. At least 14 people were killed and another 35 were injured in the two blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a market in Ilaam area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and another 15 individuals were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a market in Shaab district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least 12 people were killed and 26 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a market in Shula area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and another 16 individuals were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of a court bailiffs' building in Makhachkala city, Republic of Dagestan republic, Russia. At least four people were killed and 44 others were injured in the explosion. This was one of two explosives-packed vehicles to detonate at the same location within a few minutes. This second explosion occurred after a crowd had gathered around the first explosion site. The Caucasus Emirate claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside of a court bailiffs' building in Makhachkala city, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The explosion resulted in no casualties. This was one of two explosives-packed vehicles to detonate at the same location within a few minutes; the second explosion targeted first responders. The Caucasus Emirate claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a bus carrying Iranian pilgrims in Balad city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least eight people died and 19 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle was found and defused in Kut city, Wasit governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: Assailants abducted four Davao Security and Investigation Agency (DASIA) guards and two civilians in Maco municipality, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. No information was available with regards to an outcome for the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the kidnapping to the New Peoples Army (NPA).
05/20/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Kolali area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks against checkpoints in the district on the same day; the attacks carried on until May 21, 2013. At least five police officers and 26 assailants were killed and four people were injured across all five incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources also note that the attack included Chechens.
05/20/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Perzo area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks against checkpoints in the district on the same day; the attacks carried on until May 21, 2013. At least five police officers and 26 assailants were killed and four people were injured across all five incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources also note that the attack included Chechens.
05/20/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of five coordinated attacks against checkpoints in the district on the same day; the attacks carried on until May 21, 2013. At least five police officers and 26 assailants were killed and four people were injured across all five incidents. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources also noted that the attack included Chechens.
05/20/2013: Assailants attacked a telephone company in Farah city, Farah province, Afghanistan. One person, a security guard, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: Assailants attacked the Congolese army in Muntaho area, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. Nineteen people died, including both soldiers and attackers, while 27 other people suffered injuries in the fighting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however; sources attributed the attack to the M23 group. Fighting between M23 and government forces continued off and on for several days.
05/20/2013: Assailants attacked the Mellitah Oil and Gas complex located in Mellitah area, Zawiya district, Libya. Two soldiers were injured in the attack, although services at the complex were not interrupted. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: Assailants fired on an Egyptian military base in Al-Ahrash area, Rafah city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No casualties were reported in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, security officials suspected that Muslim fundamentalists had been involved.
05/20/2013: Assailants hijacked six vehicles in New Israel village, North Cotabato province, Philippines. The drivers were forced to travel with the assailants into the mountains before being released on May 21, 2013. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: Assailants kidnapped a journalist for Agence France Presse (AFP), Ibrahim Hadyya, and his brother in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The brother was released the same night, while the reporter was released the following day on May 21, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: Assailants kidnapped an elections candidate, Abdul Malik al-Rawi, from his residence in Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military force in Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. One soldier was killed and four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Haditha city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks on police in the area at the same time. At least eight police officers were killed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/20/2013: Assailants opened fire on Sahwa Council members gathered to collect their paychecks in Yathrib city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one paramilitary member was killed and two more people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: At least 15 assailants dressed in police uniforms attacked and ransacked a Dasia Security Agency compound in Tagum city, Davao del Norte province, Philippines. The assailants took four employees and two civilians hostage. The hostages were released, unharmed, on May 21, 2013. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: Gunmen attacked a polio vaccination group in Bajur Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One police officer escorting the workers was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: Gunmen shot and killed Saifur Rehman, a peace committee member, in Tank city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: Gunmen shot and killed the Sindh National Movement (SNM) Central General Secretary, Qasim Chandio, in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2013: Two teenage assailants prematurely detonated an explosive device at a high school in Karata area, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The assailants were both injured in the explosion and taken to the hospital. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: A land mine detonated near a civilian motorcycle in Dera Bugti town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One civilian was killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: A sniper opened fire on civilians at the Maftoul crossing, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and five people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military checkpoint in Al Rayash area, north of Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were killed and nine soldiers and civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a security checkpoint located on the Biji-Tikrit road in Basra governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were killed and seven soldiers and civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: An assailant wearing an explosives-laden vest opened fire near the Shah Mansur police line in Shah Mansur area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The assailant was killed and a police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: An explosive device detonated at the Hattin compound, near Hillah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: An explosive device detonated in Du Layna district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. At least three people, including an Afghan Local Police (ALP) office and an Afghan Ministry of Agriculture, Irrigation and Livestock employee, were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near a gas pipeline in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near a medical store in Miran Shah town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the store was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near a mosque in Garissa town, Garissa province, Kenya. One assailant was killed and 12 others, including one assailant, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved in the attack.
05/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near a school in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near a telephone tower in Yamgan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. The tower was damaged in the blast. This was the first stage of a coordinated attack in which the Taliban seized the area on May 20, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: An explosive device detonated near military vehicles in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Between this and an unrelated incident that occurred on May 21, 2014, nine soldiers were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: An explosive device detonated on a railway track in Dengra area, Kachi district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the railway track was damaged in the blast. The Baloch Republican Guards (BRG) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: An explosive device detonated on a railway track near Kotri, Sindh, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the railway track was damaged in the blast. This was one of two blasts on railway tracks in Sindh province on May 20, 2014. The Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: An explosive device detonated on a railway track near the Gambat Railways Station in Gambat, Sindh, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the railway track was damaged in the blast. This was one of two blasts on railway tracks in Sindh province on May 20, 2014. The Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: An explosive device detonated prematurely as it was being driven to an unknown location in Zankurah area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Ghazaliyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and six more officers were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting Hamid Sallum's convoy in Al Shihab area, Dujail city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Sallum, the chair of the local council, was not harmed; however, one of his guards was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused near a cultural center in Bayda town, Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: An explosive device, intended to target authorities, detonated near an electricity tower in Bo Thong area, Pattani province, Thailand. One person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: An explosives-laden taxi was discovered and safely defused in El Tambo municipality, Cauca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/20/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at Terminus Market in Jos city, Plateau state, Nigeria. This was one of two coordinated blasts in the same area within a short period of time; this blast was designed to target emergency personnel responding to an earlier explosion. At least 118 people were killed and 45 people were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was involved.
05/20/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at Terminus Market in Jos city, Plateau state, Nigeria. This was one of two coordinated blasts in the same area within a short period of time; this first explosion was designed to draw emergency responders that were targeted in a later explosion. At least 118 people were killed and 45 people were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was involved.
05/20/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Karamah area, Babil governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and seven more people were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the Shia and Sunni endowment department offices in Husayn area, Babil governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties; however, the building was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: Assailants abducted three Chinese engineers at a construction site in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. One engineer was killed and the remaining two were released the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: Assailants attacked a local prayer leader with a knife in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The prayer leader was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: Assailants attacked police officers in Yamgan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and 27 police officers were abducted in the attack. Twenty-four police officers were released on May 25, 2014; however, the fate of the remaining three is unknown. This was part of a coordinated attack in which the Taliban seized the area on May 20, 2014. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Alagarno village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 19 people were killed and an unknown number of buildings were set on fire. This was one of four similar attacks in the area overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/20/2014: Assailants attacked security forces in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/20/2014: Assailants attacked soldiers in Kandi Bagh area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to eight assailants, five soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Ekramul Haque in Feni Sadar area, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. Haque, a local chairperson, was killed and four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Awami League.
05/20/2014: Assailants launched five rockets at Saladin neighborhood, Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Three foreign nationals from Nigeria and Ethiopia were killed and two others were wounded in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a bus transporting soldiers in Maftul area, Sulayman Beg region, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least eight soldiers were killed and another four soldiers were injured in the attack. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Tabbaneh neighborhood, Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. Nine people, including eight soldiers and one assailant, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military position in Amran city, Amran governorate, Yemen. In addition to 14 assailants, 11 soldiers were killed and 24 other people were wounded in the attack. Huthis claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was carried out in retaliation for military operations in which Huthis were killed.
05/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police station in President Roxas municipality, North Cotabato province, Philippines. Three assailants were killed and two other people, including a police officer and an assailant, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
05/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on Herminihildo Otero Sullano in Eperanza area, Surigao del Sur province, Philippines. Sullano, a former village chair, was killed and his son was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on Sher Khan in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Khan, a district attorney, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on Syed Hassan Mehdi in Landhi neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Mehdi, a banker and member of the Shia community, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on the women's unit of Haraish Hospital in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. Four people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Muslim fundamentalists were involved in the attack.
05/20/2014: Assailants opened fire on two members of Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) in Hassan Colony, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The two members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: Assailants seized a female soldier and her two children in Gelgel locality, Baidoa city, Bay region, Somalia. The soldier was beheaded in the attack and the two children were released the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/20/2014: Assailants set three trucks on fire in Lohardaga district, Jharkhand state, India. There were no reported casualties; however, the trucks were damaged in the attack. The People's Liberation Front of India claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was carried out due to a failure to pay an extortion.
05/20/2014: Security forces identified and shot a suicide bomber who was attempting to infiltrate Iraqi Army positions in Hayakil area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2014: Two explosive devices, intended to target security forces, were discovered and safely defused in Chokpot area, Meghalaya state, India. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Garo National Liberation Army.
05/20/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a military checkpoint in Harawah town, Sirte district, Libya. At least one soldier was killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the blast. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2015: An assailant opened fire on a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) residential compound in Bamako city, Bamako Capital District, Mali. The assailant also threw two grenades that failed to detonate and attempted to set fire to a vehicle in front of the compound. A civilian guard was wounded in the attack. Ansar al-Dine (Mali) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2015: An assailant targeted Border Police officers with a vehicle in A-Tur neighborhood, Jerusalem city, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The assailant was killed and at least two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official identified the assailant as Amran Abu Dhein and stated that he was affiliated with Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement).
05/20/2015: An explosive device detonated near a produce store in Rasheed region, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2015: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Husseiniyah area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a security forces vehicle near Kaka Ziarat area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One soldier was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a Touheed-ul-Islam (TuI) volunteer in Tirah valley area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The volunteer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2015: An explosive device detonated when struck by a civilian vehicle in Hurat Wazir area, Pasaband district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Eight civilians were killed and another two were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2015: An explosive device was thrown into a civilian vehicle in Strabane town, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Security forces were able to safely defuse the device without incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources suspected the involvement of dissident republicans.
05/20/2015: An explosives-laden vest detonated prematurely as six suicide bombers were on their way to carry out an attack in Rod Bar area, Chahar Burja district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. The six assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2015: Assailants abducted a former special forces police officer (SPO) in Kalampur town, Maharashtra state, India. The former officer was killed on May 21st, 2015. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Ravindra Sunki was targeted because they believed he was a "traitor."
05/20/2015: Assailants abducted Hikmatullah, the principal of a technical and vocational institute, from Wardak province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan official attributed the abduction to the Taliban.
05/20/2015: Assailants abducted two journalists, Abdallah Qabil and Yusuf al-Ayzari, in southwest Dhamar governorate, Yemen. Both journalists were killed by an airstrike the following day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to Huthis.
05/20/2015: Assailants attacked a 166th Brigade base in Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. At least five people, including one soldier and four assailants, were killed and 37 others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
05/20/2015: Assailants attacked a construction site in Parswar village, Jharkhand state, India. Two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
05/20/2015: Assailants attacked Al-Madiq area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Militia members repelled the assault, killing five assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/20/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Spinah village, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Fifteen assailants were killed and five ALP officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/20/2015: Assailants attacked an oil hub in Paloich area, Upper Nile state, South Sudan. No casualties were reported. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2015: Assailants attacked civilians in Bawabat Sejeli village, North Darfur state, Sudan. This is one of eight related attacks on this day. An unknown number of farmers were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Janjaweed.
05/20/2015: Assailants attacked civilians in Hillet Tendel village, North Darfur state, Sudan. This is one of eight related attacks on this day. An unknown number of farmers were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Janjaweed.
05/20/2015: Assailants attacked civilians in Jeily village, North Darfur state, Sudan. This is one of eight related attacks on this day. An unknown number of farmers were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Janjaweed.
05/20/2015: Assailants attacked civilians in Kunjara village, Central Darfur state, Sudan. This is one of eight related attacks on this day. An unknown number of farmers were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Janjaweed.
05/20/2015: Assailants attacked civilians in Siswa village, North Darfur state, Sudan. This is one of eight related attacks on this day. An unknown number of farmers were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Janjaweed.
05/20/2015: Assailants attacked civilians in Tarni village, North Darfur state, Sudan. This is one of eight related attacks on this day. An unknown number of farmers were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Janjaweed.
05/20/2015: Assailants attacked civilians in Tina village, North Darfur state, Sudan. This is one of eight related attacks on this day. An unknown number of farmers were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Janjaweed.
05/20/2015: Assailants attacked civilians in Um Burma village, Tawila district, North Darfur state, Sudan. This is one of eight related attacks on this day. An unknown number of farmers were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Janjaweed.
05/20/2015: Assailants attacked Nabil al-Hashidi in Adan governorate, Yemen. Al-Hashidi, a Huthi leader, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Supporters of Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
05/20/2015: Assailants attacked Tin Hamma area, Timbuktu region, Mali. Three civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Azawad National Liberation Movement (MNLA).
05/20/2015: Assailants fired a mortar at an elementary school in Malki neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least one teacher was killed and 23 students were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2015: Assailants fired a projectile at a Saudi Border Guard position in Jazan region, Saudi Arabia. One officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2015: Assailants fired projectiles and attacked security force members in Husaybah area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Security members repelled the assault, killing 10 assailants and injuring six more assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/20/2015: Assailants hijacked a vehicle in El Sad El Ali area, Nyala city, South Darfur state, Sudan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
05/20/2015: Assailants opened fire at a market in Kyado, Benue state, Nigeria. At least 13 people were killed and five people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police officer in Mingora city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The officer was killed and another person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2015: Assailants opened fire on Deputy Superintendent of Police Bahadur Khan in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Khan was killed in the attack. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2015: Assailants opened fire on the mayor of Gursu town, Bursa province, Turkey. The mayor and a bodyguard were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2015: Assailants opened fire on the residence of National Assembly member Maulana Amir Zaman in Loralai area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2015: Assailants opened fire on village officials in a village hall in Dagum, Samar province, Philippines. Two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2015: Assailants raided Ropp village, Plateau state, Nigeria. At least 20 people were killed and 45 houses were set on fire during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants and Boko Haram.
05/20/2015: Assailants shot and killed a Trade Ministry employee in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2015: Assailants stormed a police detention office in Gereida area, South Darfur state, Sudan. No casualties were reported in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
05/20/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at the office of a Naga People's Front (NPF) candidate in Kamjong area, Manipur state, India. No casualties were reported. The Manipur Naga People's Army (MNPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to alleged Naga People's Front operations.
05/20/2016: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives-laden vest prematurely near Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Three assailants were killed in the blast, and police later defused a second explosives-laden vest. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Jamaat-ul-Ahrar, a subgroup of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
05/20/2016: An assailant opened fire at a United Nations Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) compound in Kabul, Afghanistan. One Nepalese security guard was killed and two guards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2016: An explosive device detonated at the Escravos gas pipeline near Ogbe Ijoh, Delta, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Niger Delta Avengers (NDA).
05/20/2016: An explosive device detonated in Shibirghan, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Radhwaniyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Husseiniyah, Diyala, Iraq. Two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Mardin, Turkey. At least eight soldiers were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Artuklu district on this date; this incident targeted security forces traveling to the scene of an earlier attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/20/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a vehicle carrying Sahwa Council members in Bawi, Diyala, Iraq. Two Sahwa Council members were killed and two members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Bishnugarh, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2016: Assailants abducted Osman Turbo, a police officer, in El Rayyan, North Darfur, Sudan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
05/20/2016: Assailants attacked a bauxite mine site in Ghaghra, Gumla district, Jharkhand, India. At least four mining employees were wounded and the assailants sabotaged equipment in the incident. The People's Liberation Front of India claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2016: Assailants attacked Kazim Kavak in Baglica, Mardin, Turkey. Kavak, a former village chief and a village guard, was killed in the assault. This was one of two related attacks in Artuklu district on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/20/2016: Assailants attacked Popular Defense Forces (PDF) personnel who were guarding farmers in Tawilah, North Darfur, Sudan. One PDF guard was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
05/20/2016: Assailants damaged a water pipeline in Gadiras, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/20/2016: Assailants fired rockets at the house of Abdul Rab Rasool Sayyaf, a former jihadi leader, in Paghman district, Kabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban and noted that Sayyaf had criticized the group.
05/20/2016: Assailants kidnapped 22 people in Hayy Az Zuhur, 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).
05/20/2016: Assailants kidnapped a naval officer in Ajaokuta, Kogi, Nigeria. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2016: Assailants kidnapped a woman in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. The victim was brought to Kano, given a suicide vest, and told to target the Kantin Kwari textile market. She escaped when the assailants had car trouble and turned herself into the authorities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/20/2016: Assailants opened fire on Haji Noor Muhamamd Kaker, a tribal leader, in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz, Afghanistan. Kaker and his son were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/20/2016: Assailants raided Bosso, Diffa, Niger. At least six people were killed and seven people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/20/2016: Assailants raided Oke-Ako, Ekiti, Nigeria. At least two people were killed and four people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
05/20/2016: Assailants shot and killed a Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) worker in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2016: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Habib Nasri, a former judge, in Kabul, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the execution of Taliban detainees.
05/20/2016: Assailants shot and killed Denen Igbana, the Senior Special Assistant to Governor Samuel Ortom, in Makurdi, Benue, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2016: Police discovered and defused an explosive device in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2016: Three assailants armed with machetes attacked two civilians in Kushtia, Khulna, Bangladesh. Sanaur Rahman, a homeopathy doctor, was killed and Saif uz-Zaman, a university professor, was injured in the assault. The Islamic State in Bangladesh claimed responsibility and stated that Rahman was targeted for advocating Christianity; however, officials questioned the veracity of this claim. Separately, Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) also claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2016: Two assailants shot and injured Ali Ahmed Mohammed, a gold prospector, in Kutum district, North Darfur, Sudan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2017: A suicide bomber detonated at the University of Maiduguri (UNIMAID) in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. The assailant was the only reported casualty in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/20/2017: An assailant stabbed Richard Collins III on the University of Maryland campus in College Park, Maryland, United States. Collins, an African American student from Bowie State University, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities arrested Sean Urbanski, an unaffiliated individual, in connection with the attack. Sources also noted that Urbanski was a member of a Facebook group called "Alt-Reich Nation."
05/20/2017: An explosive device attached underneath a civilian vehicle was discovered and defused in Muqdadiyah, Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2017: An explosive device detonated at a police station in Moreh, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Moreh overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/20/2017: An explosive device detonated at the Islamia Modal School main gate in Zarif Kor, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2017: An explosive device detonated in Tarmiyah, Saladin, Iraq. Two people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2017: An explosive device detonated in Wajihiyah, Muqdadiyah, Diyala, Iraq. Four students were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Volunteer Forces checkpoint in Ash Shaykh Ahmad, Saladin, Iraq. One volunteer fighter was killed and two fighters were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Saba al-Bor, Al-Faris, Saladin, Iraq. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a cafe in Sidi Aich, Bejaia, Algeria. This was one of two similar incidents in Sidi Aich on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attacks.
05/20/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Dora, Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Ghani Rehman Qila, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a mosque in Sidi Aich, Bejaia, Algeria. This was one of two similar incidents in Sidi Aich on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attacks.
05/20/2017: Assailants abducted 31 people, including three Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) members and 28 civilians, in Jazrat al-Boushams, Deir ez-Zor, Syria. At least 19 civilians were shot and killed and the corpses were set on fire a short time later while the three SDF members were executed and their bodies were publicly exposed in al-Kaber village on May 21, 2017. The remaining nine civilians were shot and killed and their bodies were discovered on May 22, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/20/2017: Assailants abducted and beheaded a civilian in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2017: Assailants abducted and beheaded a civilian in Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2017: Assailants abducted nine civilians from Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq. The hostages were executed on May 22, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and stated that the victims were accused of spying for security personnel.
05/20/2017: Assailants abducted six Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) members from a hunting party near Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. Four hostages were beheaded shortly after the kidnapping, and the fate of the remaining two hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/20/2017: Assailants abducted the son of a former Pakistan Senate member in Dera Murad Jamali, Balochistan, Pakistan. The hostage was released on September 15, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2017: Assailants abducted two civilians from Mahupadar, Odisha, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists and stated that the victims were accused of being police informants.
05/20/2017: Assailants armed with axes attacked and killed a Levies Forces officer in Seni, Kohlu district, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2017: Assailants attacked an Iraqi Volunteer Forces checkpoint in Sharwin, Diyala, Iraq. This was one of two related attacks targeting checkpoints in Sharwin on this date. One assailant was killed as security forces repelled the assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/20/2017: Assailants attacked an Operation Mercy guesthouse in Kabul, Afghanistan. A German aid worker and an Afghan guard were killed and a Finnish aid worker was kidnapped during the raid. The hostage was released on September 14, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/20/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Iraqi Volunteer Forces checkpoints in Deheila, Nineveh, Iraq. Seven volunteer fighters were killed and an unknown number of fighters 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).
05/20/2017: Assailants attacked off-duty soldiers on the Baghdad-Amman Highway near Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq. One soldier was killed and three soldiers 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).
05/20/2017: Assailants attacked security forces in Al-Baghdadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. An unknown number of assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/20/2017: Assailants attacked Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers in Al-Haweeqa neighborhood, Deir ez-Zor, Syria. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of three similar attacks in and around Deir ez-Zor on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/20/2017: Assailants attacked Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers in Rashidiyah neighborhood, Deir ez-Zor, Syria. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of three similar attacks in and around Deir ez-Zor on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/20/2017: Assailants attacked Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers near Deir ez-Zor Military Airbase outside Deir ez-Zor city, Syria. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the ensuing clash. This was one of three similar attacks in and around Deir ez-Zor on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/20/2017: Assailants detonated explosives at a Nigerian Gas Company Limited oil pipeline near Warri, Delta, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Niger Delta Avengers (NDA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistani Police van at Shamshato Refugees Camp in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least two officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistani Police vehicle in Lachi, Kohat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least four police officers were killed in the assault. The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2017: Assailants opened fire on a private cell phone tower in Parom, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/20/2017: Assailants raided an unknown number of residences in Naira, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least 25 people were forced out of their homes and beaten in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources stated that the victims were accused of participating in illegal drug smuggling and working with security personnel.
05/20/2017: Assailants raided villages in Mussa, Borno, Nigeria. At least one person was killed and 40 people were injured in the attack. An unknown number of people were also abducted, and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/20/2017: Assailants set fire to agricultural land in Albu Tarraza, Diyala, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/20/2017: Assailants, including a suicide bomber, attacked a New Kabul bank branch in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least eight people, including a civilian, two security guards, and five assailants were killed, and 31 people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Karrada Dakhil area, Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2017: Security forces identified and destroyed an unknown number of explosives-laden vehicles in 17 Tammoz neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two similar incidents in the area on the same day in which 13 explosives-laden vehicles were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/20/2017: Security forces identified and destroyed an unknown number of explosives-laden vehicles in Hayy al-Iqtisadiyin neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of two similar incidents in the area on the same day in which 13 explosives-laden vehicles were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted attacks.
05/20/2017: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused at an orchard along the Diyala River in Abu Sayda, Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/20/2017: Two female suicide bombers detonated targeting Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) personnel in Masinmari, Borno, Nigeria. In addition to the assailants, two CJTF members were killed in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/21/1974: In Yuba City, California, United States, a molotov cocktail is thrown through the window of  state motor vehicle offices, causing extensive damage.  The perpetrator(s) are unknown.
05/21/1998: A bomb, believed to be planted by either the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) or the Army of National Liberation (ELN), exploded in front of retired General Harold Bedoya's political office in Barrancabermeja, Colombia. One person was injured and the facility was seriously damaged. Bedoya was a candidate in the elections held at the end of May 1998.
05/21/1998: Five explosives were placed inside a vehicle owned by Fifth Republic Movement (MVR) leader Armando Guerrero in Caracas, Venezuela. Two of the bombs exploded, and one caused burns to 40 percent of Guerrero's body and damaged his 1976 white Conquistador vehicle. The perpetratos of this incident were unknown.
05/21/1999: In Medellin, Colombia, armed gunmen disguised as federal agents kidnapped opposition Senator, Piedad Cordoba, who had been active in Colombia's fledgling peace process. According to the Senator's bodyguards, the kidnappers said that taking Cordoba hostage was meant to send a "peace message" to the government of Colombian President Andres Pastrana. State anti-kidnapping authorities believed that leftist rebels from the National Liberation Army (NLA) were responsible for the incident.
05/21/1999: Two bombs exploded in the Colombian city of Florencia damaging fourteen houses and injuring twenty-one people. Local authorities found and defused a third bomb before it detonated. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/21/2000: A bomb exploded in the coastal town of Malangas, Philippines, damaging a building of the telecom giant Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. and a Shell gas station but causing no casualties. This attack occurred virtually simultaneously with nine other explosions in Buug, also in the Zamboanga Sibugay province. Police suspected that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) or the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was responsible for the incident.
05/21/2000: An incendiary device at the Mutchmeats Limited meat packing plant in Witney, Oxfordshire county, United Kingdom, ignited a refrigeration truck but resulted in no casualties. Nine similar devices attached to vehicles at the plant were safely deactivated before causing any additional damage. Authorities suspected that the Animal Liberation Front (ALF) was behind the incident.
05/21/2000: Hutu Rebels, allegedly belonging to the Hutu Palipehuto group, ambushed several vehicles on the Bujumbura-Gatumba road just outside Bujumbura, killing five Tutsis. The rebels fired on the vehicles before setting some of them ablaze. No casualties were reported as a result of this attack.
05/21/2000: National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) rebels attacked the village of Baghber, Tripura, India, in a wave of ethnic violence in the region. The militants used guns and grenades to kill 25 persons and injured several others (unspecified).
05/21/2000: Nine bombs exploded in Buug, Philippines, at an interval of three to five minutes, damaging a Catholic church and other facilities but causing no casualties. This attack occurred virtually simultaneously with another explosion in Malangas, also in the Zamboanga Sibugay province. Police suspected that the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) or the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was responsible for the incident.
05/21/2000: Suspected Muslim rebels bombed a large shopping center cinema in Manila, Philippines, killing one and injuring at least 12 others. The explosive detonated near the women's restroom, bringing down part of the ceiling and shattering glass in the restroom and ticket booths.
05/21/2000: Three Israelis civilians, one of whom was a two year-old Israeli girl, were injured when the car they were riding was firebombed in Jericho, West Bank, Palestine. Israeli officials suspected that a Palestinian Authority paramilitary policeman was responsible for the attack.
05/21/2000: Twenty-two people were injured when a bomb exploded at a Christian gathering organized by the Gospel Church Association of India in Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but four men were later arrested for setting the bomb.
05/21/2001: An MK-82 bomb attached to around 500 pounds of TNT and four devices to detonate the TNT was found buried under fruit in a Chevy truck that was left outside the headquarters of Voz communist newspaper in Bogota, Distrito Capital department, Colombia.  The bomb was deactivated by police, although authorities said that the bomb would not have detonated the way it was set up.  No one was injured and no physical damage was done.  No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2001: Five members of the Animal and Earth Liberations Fronts (ALF and ELF),  Stanislas Meyerhoff, Suzanne Savoie, Daniel McGowan, Nathan Block, and Joyanna Zacher, destroyed two buildings, a trailer, and a total of 18 vehicles, in an arson they set using time-delayed incendiary devices, at Jefferson Poplar Farms just outside of Clatskanie, Oregon in the United States.  In addition to the two devices which ignited outside the destroyed buildings, three more incendiaries failed to function at a third building.  A storage building near by was spray painted with the words, "ELF," and “YOU CANNOT CONTROL WHAT IS WILD!"  The total property loss was $994,412.  There were no casualties in the incident.  The perpetrators sent out a communiqué, claiming the incident in the name of ELF, and stating Jefferson Poplar Farm was targeted "because hybrid poplars are an ecological nightmare threatening native biodiversity in the ecosystem. Our forests are being liquidated and replaced with monocultured tree farms so greedy, earth raping corporations can make more money."  This incident was one in a series of two on the same day, the second arson targeting the University of Washington's Horticulture Center in Seattle (52101).  The perpetrators were part of a group calling themselves "The Family," which committed nearly 20 arson and ecotage attacks over a 6 year period.
05/21/2001: Five members of the Animal and Earth Liberations Fronts (ALF and ELF),  William Rodgers, Justin Solondz, Briana Waters, Jennifer Kolar, and Lacey Phillabaum, used timed incendiary devices to set arson to Merrill Hall, housing the Center for Urban Horticulture at the University of Washington in Seattle, Washington in the United States.  The arson destroyed the building due to extensive interior damage, and the entire structure and its contents sustained extensive heat, charring, smoke, and water damage.  The total property loss was $3,312,434.  There were no casualties in the incident.  The perpetrators sent out a communiqué, claiming the incident in the name of ELF, and stating that they targeted the office of Professor Bradshaw, where remnants of one incendiary were found, because of his research on the genetic engineering of poplar trees, and admitted that the attack was coordinated with the arson at Jefferson Poplar Farms in Oregon a few hours earlier on the same day (521012).  The perpetrators were part of a group calling themselves "The Family," which committed nearly 20 arson and ecotage attacks over a 6 year period.
05/21/2001: In the Chechen capital of Grozny, Russia, a bomb left in the ruins of a house exploded and killed three children who were playing in the house at the time. Chechen Rebels (non-specific) were suspected in this incident.
05/21/2001: One villager was killed and at least one person was wounded when gunmen, members of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA), attacked them in the village of Muitjiku, Kavango, Namibia.  No property damage was done.  Authorities pursued the gunmen into Angola.
05/21/2002: A land mine detonated in Grozny’s Leninsky District in Chechnya, killing a Russian serviceman and wounding another three. The bomb exploded outside of a cluster of government buildings.
05/21/2002: A prominent Kashmiri political leader, Abdul Ghani Lone, was assassinated in the city of Srinagar, Kashmir. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2003: A 45-year-old Chechen man on Wednesday blew himself up at a checkpoint in the Russian republic of Ingushetia. The man died on the spot but the driver of the vehicle as well as the police officers were unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2003: A time bomb set to explode at 10 a.m. was found under the bridge connecting Tachilek and Mae Sai, Myanmar, and defused by Burmese officials. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2003: In a series of four incidents, a bomb blasted a statue in Tachilek, Myanmar. The attack was part of a four separate blasts that killed four people. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents, but the government suspected the Shan United Revolutionary Army was responsible form the bombings. The Shan United Revolutionary Army denied responsibility in response to the government accusation.
05/21/2003: In a series of four incidents, a bomb exploded in a petrol station in Tachilek, Myanmar. The attack was part of a four separate blasts that killed four people. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents, but the government suspected the Shan United Revolutionary Army was responsible form the bombings. The Shan United Revolutionary Army denied responsibility in response to the government accusation.
05/21/2003: In a series of four incidents, a bomb exploded in a police station in Tachilek, Myanmar. The attack was part of a four separate blasts that killed four people. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents, but the government suspected the Shan United Revolutionary Army was responsible form the bombings. The Shan United Revolutionary Army denied responsibility in response to the government accusation.
05/21/2003: In a series of four incidents, a bomb exploded in a power plant in Tachilek, Myanmar. The attack was part of a four separate blasts that killed four people. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents, but the government suspected the Shan United Revolutionary Army was responsible form the bombings. The Shan United Revolutionary Army denied responsibility in response to the government accusation.
05/21/2004: A bomb exploded at a Muslim shrine in Sylhet, Bangladesh. The explosion killed two people and injuring up to 100 others, some of which included the British Ambassador and the British High Commissioner for Bangladesh. Members of Harkatul Jihad-e-Islami were convicted in connection with the attack.
05/21/2004: Five suspected members of the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) shot and wounded a civilian in Tizouighine, Algeria.
05/21/2004: Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) members attacked and killed at least 25 civilians in Lokodi village, Uganda.
05/21/2004: Suspected members of Hizb-ul-Mujahidin (HM) exploded a bomb nearby a Border Security Force (BSF) position in Chadoura, Budgam District, Jammu and Kashmir, India.  Three civilians were killed and twenty-two injured in the incident.
05/21/2005: Suspected members of the rival Colonel Karuna faction attacked one of the LTTE's political offices in the Kaluwanchikudy police area in Batticaloa district, Sri Lanka with a bomb. No LTTE members were present, but the 65 year old female building owner, Sinnathamby Annama was killed due to injuries.
05/21/2005: Three suspected Maoists bombed the house of the Royal Nepalese Army’s spokesman, Brigadier General Deepak Gurung, in Kawasoti, Nepal. A female Maoist guerilla warned General Gurung and his family prior to the bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2006: At a restaurant in Baghdad, Iraq’s Karada (District), a suicide bomber killed thirteen people and injured eighteen others, mainly police officers. No group took responsibility and no arrests were made.
05/21/2006: In one of five incidents during recent peace talks in India’s Kashmir region (200605220009, 200605230002, 200605250006, 200605310005), in the city of Srinagar, India eight people were killed and at least twenty-four others wounded when two perpetrators, dressed in police security uniforms, opened fire and threw hand grenades into a crowd of around 2,000 people at Sher-e Kashmir Park, where a youth rally organized by the Congress party was taking place. Two Islamic groups claimed responsibility for the attack; al Mansurain and Lashkar-e-Toiba. On May 24, 25 India’s President Singh was scheduled to come to Srinagar for talks on the Kashmir region.
05/21/2006: In one of two separate incidents in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province (200605210006), a civilian was killed and another injured when a landmine exploded in the Dera Bugti (District). There was no claim of responsibility or anyone arrested for the incident.
05/21/2006: In one of two separate incidents in Pakistan’s Balochistan Province (200605210007), eight people were injured, including three police officers, when a bomb planted on a bicycle exploded near a mosque in the town of Hub. There was no claim of responsibility or anyone arrested for the incident.
05/21/2006: Suspected LTTE members carried out three simultaneous attacks against NGOs in Muttur, Trincomalee, Sri Lanka while riding a motorbike. The attackers threw grenades and caused injuries to one foreigner from Serbia and three local Muslims. The attacks came as the European Union was in the process of blacklisting the LTTE as a terrorist organization and the LTTE warned that the ban would lead to war.
05/21/2006: The Taliban took the credit for the kidnapping of three people, one the former governor of Paktika and another, a former police chief, during a prayer service in Ghazni, Afghanistan. The former governor, Mohammad Ali Jalali, was found dead the next day, but the other two victims were released unharmed.
05/21/2006: Two civilians were killed and six others injured in a suicide attack in Kabul, Afghanistan’s Pol-e Charkhi area. No group claimed responsibility and no perpetrators were arrested.
05/21/2006: Two people were killed, including police commissioner Mohammad Azim, and one person wounded when seven unidentified gunmen opened fire on their vehicle in Shindand (District) of Afghanistan’s Herat Province. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/21/2007: The United Liberation of Assam (ULFA) is suspected of detonating a bomb that was attached to a bicycle in Bongaigaon, India, injuring at least 13 people.  There are no reported fatalities. No one claimed responsibility.
05/21/2007: Unknown assailants detonated a bomb near a top customs investigator’s vehicle in Riga, Latvia, injuring the head of criminal investigations, Vladimirs Vaskevics.  There were no fatalities reported. No one claimed responsibility.
05/21/2007: Unknown assailants detonated a bomb under a car in Beirut, Lebanon, injuring at least 7 innocent civilians.  There are no reports of anyone killed by the blast.  No one claimed responsibility.
05/21/2007: Unknown gunmen ambushed a bus of civilians in Hibhib village, Iraq, killing 7 people, including 1 child.  The number of injuries are unknown.  No one claimed responsibility.
05/21/2008:  On Wednesday, four to five civilians were wounded when a parked car bomb detonated in Harthiyah, part of Mansour neighborhood in west Baghdad, Iraq around 1500.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2008: On Wednesday about 1500, in Baghdad, Iraq, armed assailants fired upon and killed Colonel Abdul Kareem Muhsin, the commander of the Facility Protection Service, on the Mohammed al Qasim highway. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/21/2008: On Wednesday afternoon around 1300,assailants detonated an improvised explosive device at the residence of the local police chief in Ordzhonikidzevskaya, Ingushetia, Russia, damaging his vehicle but causing no casualties.No group claimed responsibility.
05/21/2008: On Wednesday afternoon at 16:00, suspected Taliban militants fired a rocket at a children's school in Asmar district, Konar province, Afghanistan, killing one child and wounding four other students. No property damage has been reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/21/2008: On Wednesday afternoon, two National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-U) militants fired three shots to the head of Journey Shimray, a trader belonging to the Tangkhul community, killing him at the Naga Shopping Arcade supermarket in downtown Dimapur district, Nagaland province, India. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/21/2008: On Wednesday evening, in Peshawar, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants fired on a former jihadi commander, Khalid Laghmanis, and his private security guards, wounding one of the private security guards. No group claimed responsibility.
05/21/2008: On Wednesday morning at 05:00, suspected militants exploded two LPG gas cylinders after opening the valves at the gate of the residence of Manipur Agriculture Minister, N. Loken, in Leimapokpam village of Bishenpur district, Manipur province, India. As the minister was not at home during the arson attack, no casualties were reported, and the residence only sustained minor damage before authorities put out the fire. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/21/2008: On Wednesday morning, in Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to the vehicle of Judge Qasim Ali Motar, the judge in the investigation court in Abu Ghraib, wounding the judge and damaging the vehicle. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/21/2008: On Wednesday, 10 armed assailants claiming to be New People's Army (NPA) rebels burned a bus and damaged five others at a bus terminal in Barangay Pinagkaisahan, Quezon city. Police doubt if NPA is involved.
05/21/2008: On Wednesday, a civilian was killed and six others wounded in the blast from a parked car bomb near the Sa’a restaurant in Mansour neighborhood in west Baghdad, Iraq around 1500.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2008: On Wednesday, a group of as many as 300 young men burned eleven people, suspected of being witches or wizards, in Western Kenya. Most of the victims were between the ages of 70 and 90 years old. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2008: On Wednesday, at 0230, a grenade was detonated outside the home of the Federal Immigration Service official, Major Ahmed Talgayev, on Spartke street in the Oktyabrsky District of Grozny, Chechnya, Russia.  No one was hurt by the blast and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2008: On Wednesday, four civilians were injured in a bomb explosion in the Beirut intersection in east Baghdad, Iraq around 0800.  There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2008: On Wednesday, Gaza gunmen fired at IDF Engineering Corps soldiers carrying out work on the security fence. No one was wounded and no damage was reported. No group clamed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2008: On Wednesday, in Baghdad, Iraq, assailants fired mortar rounds into a community, killing three civilians, wounding two others, and causing unspecified damage to the area. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/21/2008: On Wednesday, in De Sawar, Balkh, Afghanistan, armed assailants shot dead a former Taliban commander. No group claimed responsibility.
05/21/2008: On Wednesday, three Communist Party of India (Maoist) / Naxalites opened fire on a shop owned by two brothers, identified as Nijamul Ansari and Ajmul Ansari, killing them and a customer, Mahesh Mahto, and injured another customer, Karampal Munda, in Kotam village of Gumla district, Jharkhand province, India. Police suspect extortion could be the motive behind the attack. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/21/2008: On Wednesday, two incendiary devices were discovered in a McDonalds restaurant in Cookstown, Tyrone, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. One of the bombs was partially exploded, causing minimal damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2009: On Thursday evening at approximately 1830, in Sitio Talaytay, Barangay Dinalongan, Aurora, Philippines, around 80 armed assailants invaded the Aurora Provincial Coconut Development Center and set fire to the plantation, burning of 14,000 coconut seedlings and several cottages on the premises. No casualties were reported. The Domingo Erlano Command of the New People's Army/Communist Party of Philippines (NPA-CPP) claimed responsibility. The NPA said in a statement to reporters the burning was "expression of anger and protest of the people against the [establishment] of the coconut dwarf plantation because of the absence of public consultation, displacement of residents and renewed concentration of 137 hectares of plains to the control of the Angaras." The assailants fled to the mountainous portion of the village after the attack.
05/21/2009: On Thursday morning at about 0810 in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, assailants fired upon and killed the deputy head of the Dagestan investigations directorate. No group claimed responsibility.
05/21/2009: On Thursday morning, at Simanapur area, about 78 kilometers from the Kanchanpur Police Station, in Kanchanpur, North Tripura, India along the India-Bangladesh Border assailants injured two Border Security Force (BSF) personnel. No group claimed responsibility
05/21/2009: On Thursday night, at midnight, in Kannur, India, militants threw a bomb at the house of a Communist Party of India-Marxist activist. The house belonged to M. Jayachandran and the roof was damaged but no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
05/21/2009: On Thursday, 16 police officers were killed in an armed assault by assailants that took place in Tawitola, Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India. The deceased were identified as Shafi Bhaktdas Shettiwar, havildars Suresh Kirange and Hemraj Tembhurne, nayak Kashinath Rohankar, constables Damodar Naitam, Sadanand Madavi, Santosh Durge, Vilas Mandale, Manik Usendi and woman constables Shobha Tade, Gendkumar Fardia, Shakuntala Aalam, Alka Gawde and Sunita Kallo. No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
05/21/2009: On Thursday, armed assailants kidnapped one child whose father was a Sahwa Council leader in Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq.  On 23 May 2009 around 10:00 AM, near Ba'qubah, authorities found the body of the child bearing a gunshot wound to the head.  No group claimed responsibility.
05/21/2009: On Thursday, at Chuzhiad near Ponnyam Lower Primary School, in Kannur, Kerala, India, assailants detonated about eight home-made bombs on a vehicle, wounding five Rashitriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) members and damaging the car. The injured were identified as E Manoj, Rajeevan, Suresh Babu, Vijayan and Rajeesh. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) was responsible.
05/21/2009: On Thursday, in the evening, in Pasni, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device concealed in a small bag exploded in a hair salon, injuring five people and damaging the salon. The bag was left by unidentified people who came in for a hair cut. No group has claimed responsibility,
05/21/2009: On Thursday, unidentified militants on a motorcycle threw a grenade at a medical clinic, injuring one civilian, in Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group has claimed responsibility.
05/21/2009: On Thursday, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in the Bab al-Bayd area in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, injuring three civilians.  No damages or claim of responsibility have been reported.
05/21/2010: On Friday evening at 1930, during the height of shopping house, in Khalis in Iraq's Diyala province, 35 civilians were killed and 80 others were wounded when unidentified militants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in a market. The device was detonated near the headquarters of a police rapid response unit. Several nearby shops were destroyed in the blast. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2010: On Friday evening at 2100, in Tibbi area, Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, in one of five linked attacks, unidentified militants detonated the first improvised explosive device near Kashif Cable Network office at Oncha Cheet Ram Road inside Taxali Gate to create panic in the city. The blast damaged the cable office and caused injuries to some civilians and police officers. Difa-e-Nazria-e-Pakistan, a subgroup of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, claimed responsibility.
05/21/2010: On Friday evening, in Ramban village, Sheohar, Bihar, India, in one of three related attacks, about 100 assailants fired upon and killed four civilians. The assailants also assaulted and killed one other civilian. Later the assailants set ablaze the market, damaging 25 houses and seven businesses. The Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility. Maoist literature was left behind as the assiants fled. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, according to police, the Maoists resorted to the violence apparently to avenge the killing of a Maoist cadre, Virendra Bhagat. Bhagat's body was found in the village a fortnight back, and the Maoists suspected involvement of the five villagers in the killing.
05/21/2010: On Friday evening, in the Gaddi Mohalla area of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, in one of five linked attacks, unidentified assailants detonated a fourth low-intensity explosion near a three-story building in Gaddi Mohalla. The blast damaged a godown of discarded musical instruments and injured some civilians and police officers. Difa-e-Nazria-e-Pakistan, a subgroup of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, claimed responsibility.
05/21/2010: On Friday evening, in the Tibbi area of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, in one of five linked attacks, assailants detonated a third low-intensity explosion in a 20-foot long and 10-foot wide blind alley near Sultan General Store. No damages or casualties were reported. Difa-e-Nazria-e-Pakistan, a subgroup of Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, claimed responsibility.
05/21/2010: On Friday evening, in the Tibbi area of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, in one of five linked attacks, unidentified assailants detonated a fifth low-intensity explosion at Shahbaz Kulcha shop near the shop of Phajja Paiwala. The blast damaged some shops and injured an unspecified number of civilians and police officers. Difa-e-Nazria-e-Pakistan, a subgroup of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan, claimed responsibility.
05/21/2010: On Friday evening, in the Tibbi area of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan, in one of five linked attacks, unidentified assailants detonated a second low-intensity explosion near the office of Supra Musical Group that injured one civilian. Difa-e-Nazria-e-Pakistan, a subgroup of the Tehrik-e-Taliban, claimed responsibility.
05/21/2010: On Friday morning at 0900, in the Lantawan Proper area of Lantawan district, Basilan, Philippines, 30 armed suspected members of the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) in ski masks abducted a woman and killed her. The bullet ridden body of Shirley Flores y Alvarez (35) was found around 1300 in a nearby village. Shirley's brother is a member of the Citizen Armed Forces Geographical Unit whose group clashed with ASG bandits several months ago. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/21/2010: On Friday night, in Matanni near Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting Ferozabad School, a government girls' primary school, damaging the school but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
05/21/2010: On Friday, in Dir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unknown assailants threw a grenade into a girls' primary school, wounding two students and damaging the school. No group claimed responsibility.
05/21/2010: On Friday, in Mir Ali, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified assailants fired upon and killed one civilian for allegedly spying for the United States. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/21/2010: On Friday, in Salamiyah neighbourhood, south Mosul, a car bomb parked near a mosque detonated injuring seven civilians including a woman and child. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2010: On Friday, in Shah Joy, Zabol, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device under a bridge, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/21/2010: On or before Friday, three activists of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) were killed in Sarenga in Bankura District, West Bengal, India. No damages were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although CPI-M leaders have put the blame on cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) and on the Maoist-backed People's Committee against Police Atrocities (PCPA). One CPI-M party activist is still missing.
05/21/2011: On Saturday afternoon at 1225, on Toturbiyeva Street, in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia, an unidentified man opened fire on a Khasavyurt traffic policeman on duty in a drive-by shooting. The policeman was shot twice in the stomach, and later died from his injuries. The shooter was seen firing from a Lada Priora. Two cartridge case of 9 millimeter caliber were found at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2011: On Saturday afternoon at 1230, in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber attacked a military hospital, killing six and wounding 23 people. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and the Taliban claimed responsibility through a statement from their spokesman. However, they disputed the number of casualties, saying 51 people died. Five people were arrested in connection with the attack. Noor Agha, a medical student at Kabul University, was the mastermind behind the attack and had joined the Taliban six months prior.
05/21/2011: On Saturday afternoon, on Shipquay Street in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) detonated an improvised explosive device inside Santander Bank. The bomb was placed in the bank and the men, who shouted they were members of the IRA, stated the bomb would go off in an hour. Police evacuated the area so when the bomb detonated there were no casualties or substantial damage.
05/21/2011: On Saturday morning at 0630, in Toribio, Cauca, Colombia, militants from the Jacobo Arenas Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) surrounded and attacked the town with unknown firearms and explosives causing the Colombian military to intervene and protect the town. No casualties were reported and only minor structural damage to roofs, buildings and civilian houses resulted. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Jacobo Arenas Front of the FARC.
05/21/2011: On Saturday morning, in Chaprahar, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants set fire to a school building, severely damaging the school and injuring two Afghan security personnel guarding the building. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Taliban militants were responsible.
05/21/2011: On Saturday morning, in the al-Musallah neighborhood, Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unidentified militants broke into the house of a policeman, killing the policeman and his brother. The victims were stabbed to death by sharp weapons. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
05/21/2011: On Saturday night, in one of two related attacks, on National Highway No. 215 at Chunaghati in Sundargarh, Odisha, India, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants set ablaze twelve dump trucks, causing an unknown amount of property damage and resulting in no casualties. Reportedly, 30 to 40 armed militants intercepted the dumpers in the wee hours and set them on fire after damaging the fuel tanks. This attack took place during a two day shutdown called by the Maoists to protest the arrest of their central committee leaders. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2011: On Saturday night, near the Chakant Railway halt number 65C, Gaya District, Bihar, India, unidentified militants abducted two railway employees identified as Suresh Ram and Dhanraj Paswan and released the hostages the next day. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the attack took place during a 48-hour bandh called in Bihar, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Orissa. The militants also burned down a log book and took a telephone set and the keys of a cabin of the railway halt. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2011: On Saturday, in Balud village, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) set fire to two construction machines and truck. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicles, but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2011: On Saturday, in Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) shot and killed a civilian, Kawasi Dev, mistaking him to be a police officer. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2011: On Saturday, in Nablus, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip, unidentified militants shot and killed a Palestinian man on suspicion of being a spy for Israeli security forces. The victim was identified as Omar Helwan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
05/21/2011: On Saturday, in one of two related attacks, in Sundargarh, Odisha, India, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants triggered a landmine blast that damaged a stretch of railway track in on the Rourkela-Kibur railway section. The militants targeted the tracks at three different places of the stretch identified as the milestones 46,922 kilometers, 46,923 kilometers and 46,925 kilometers between Ranjeda and Roxy. This attack took place during a two day shutdown called by the Maoists to protest the arrest of their central committee leaders. The attack resulted in no casualties and no group claimed responsibility.
05/21/2011: On Saturday, in Tandan, Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan, unidentified militants kidnapped 23 laborers working for Mine Detection Center (MDC). No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack. The status of the hostages is unknown.
05/21/2011: On Saturday, near Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unidentified militants detonated a sticky bomb on the car of Mohammed Aziz Jabbar, the deputy director of Baghdad municipality. The directory was unharmed, but his brother was injured and the car sustained an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2012: A explosive device detonated in Al-Adhamiyah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Four civilians were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2012: A grenade was discovered and defused at MM Higher Secondary School in Wangkhei neighborhood, Imphal city, Manipur state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities noted that a large payment had been demanded from the school by a suspected banned group.
05/21/2012: A mine detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Syawash area, Gozara district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were injured in the explosion. Hizb-I-Islami claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2012: A mine detonated on a Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Serwan area, Obeh district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed in the explosion, and the vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2012: A mine detonated on a Samandar Road Construction vehicle in Kashkak Duaab area, Farsi district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two construction workers were injured in the explosion. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2012: A sticky bomb attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in a government building's parking lot in Abu Ghraib town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of two sticky bomb attacks in this town on this day. In this explosion, one civilian was killed and another injured. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
05/21/2012: A sticky bomb attached to a government vehicle detonated at an army checkpoint in Abu Ghraib town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. This was one of two sticky bomb attacks in this town on this day. In this explosion, the driver of the vehicle was killed, and a soldier and two civilians were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
05/21/2012: A sticky bomb attached to a police vehicle detonated in Fallujah city, Al Anbar province, Iraq. This was one of three sticky bomb attacks in this city on this day targeting police officers. Across the three explosions, one civilian was killed and two police officers injured. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
05/21/2012: A suicide bomber wearing a military outfit detonated among soldiers on a military base in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Ninety-seven people were killed, including the bomber, while 300 soldiers were injured in the attack. Ansar al-Sharia, a subgroup of Al-Qa'ida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that the bombing was carried out in revenge for the United States-backed war on the organization in southern Yemen.
05/21/2012: An explosive device detonated in al-Amriyah area, Mansour district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2012: An explosive device detonated near a polling station in Rapallo city, Liguria region, Italy. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2012: An explosive device detonated near the motorcade of Sheikh Rashid al-Zidan in Gayara district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Al-Zidan, the leader of the Al-Lihaib tribe and also the leader of the Dialogue Front, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2012: An explosive device detonated on a Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) convoy escorting a water tanker in Mandera town, North Eastern province, Kenya. Four soldiers were injured in the blast, and the vehicles were damaged. No group claimed responsibility; however, police suspected Al-Shabaab of perpetrating the attack.
05/21/2012: An explosive device detonated on a military patrol in Adhaim district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. This was one of two attacks in this district targeting military personnel on this day. Four soldiers were injured across the two blast. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
05/21/2012: An explosive device detonated on a military patrol in Adhaim district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. This was one of two attacks in this district targeting military personnel on this day. Four soldiers were injured across the two blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
05/21/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police station in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Five civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police vehicle in Houd village, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and another injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2012: Approximately 80 assailants attacked Colombian soldiers in Majayura village, La Guajira department, Colombia. Twelve soldiers were killed and four injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed it to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/21/2012: Assailants fired rocket-propelled grenades at an army patrol in Qal-ah-ye Mirza Jal village in an unknown province in Afghanistan. One United States North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier, Arronn D. Fields, was killed in the explosions. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Taji town, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three police officers were killed and three others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint west of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Three police officers were killed in the assault. This was one of two attacks on police officers in Mosul on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Albakan village, Tirin Kot district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. At least one police officer was and killed and three others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2012: Four assailants riding on two motorbikes shot at Yudhisthir Swain, chair of Pipili block for Biju Janata Dal (BJD), in Pipili town, Puri district, Odisha state, India. Swain was injured in the gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2013: A gunman opened fire on a police checkpost in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed and one person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2013: A land mine detonated near an army truck in Mawab area, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. Two civilians were injured in the explosion. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated as Frontier Corps (FC) soldiers investigated the site of an earlier pylon bombing in Wana town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two security personnel were killed and four other people were injured in the explosion. This attack was coordinated with one at the power pylon several hours earlier on May 20, 2013. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2013: A remote-controlled roadside bomb was discovered and defused in Mattani village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police vehicle in Deh Kochi area of Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and another five people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: A series of explosive devices detonated in Kanaan town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and seven others were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device at a military checkpoint in Tarmiyah town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Additional assailants opened fire following the blast. At least three soldiers were killed and another seven people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: An explosive device detonated at a police observation post in Abu Ghraib city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: An explosive device detonated near a government official's vehicle in Mosul district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The official was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Dhilou'ya area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and four other individuals were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: An explosive device detonated on the Tagum-Mawab National Highway in Tagum city, Davao del Norte province, Philippines. Six Filipino Army soldiers were injured in the explosion. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of a cafe in Doura district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and another 14 were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were attempting to plant it in Gelan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks in Gelan on this day in which assailants attempted to plant explosive devices. Thirteen assailants were killed across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an army spokesperson attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2013: An explosive device detonated prematurely in Gelan, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two explosions that detonated prematurely in the same area on the same day. The 13 assailants who were planting the devices were killed across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting a peshmerga patrol in Kirkuk district, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties or damages resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Pusht Rod district, Farah province, Afghanistan. The blast struck a civilian vehicle, killing three civilians and injuring two more people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a police vehicle in Chishti Sharif district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least seven police officers were killed and the vehicle was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the explosion to the Taliban.
05/21/2013: An explosive device targeting the sons of the former Kunduz governor detonated in Bangi district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Two people were injured when their vehicle hit the device. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused in the North William Street flats complex in North Strand area, Dublin city, County Dublin, Ireland. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a Sunni mosque during evening prayers in Abu Ghraib city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and another 16 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: An individual unleashed an unknown poisonous gas outside of the Islam Qala Girls' Middle School in Shirin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Approximately 80 school girls fell ill after inhaling the gas. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected that the attack was part of a larger campaign to undermine girls' education in Afghanistan.
05/21/2013: Assailants abducted Hajji Khubi from outside his home in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Khubi's son is the captain of the Afghan cricket team. The victim was released on August 3, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction.
05/21/2013: Assailants attacked a construction firm office in Toq Luhmat area, Bulchiragh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The attackers set fire to two vehicles and abducted two engineers. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: Assailants attacked a polio vaccination team in Kohat city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. An unknown number of workers were injured in the violence. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: Assailants attacked police in Jalula town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two police officers and three assailants were killed in the ensuing firefight. In addition, one police officer and eight assailants were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: Assailants attacked police officers in Dohama Hisa district, Kapisa province, Afghanistan. One police officer and three assailants were killed in the ensuing firefight. In addition, three officers were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: Assailants attempted to detonate an explosive device hidden on the road near a van carrying Chinese workers escorted by Rangers in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No one was injured in the blast because the device did not fully detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: Assailants kidnapped a fishing captain, Captain Lucio Gonzales, on the waters off of Basilan province, Philippines. The victim was released on June 4, 2013 after having paid a ransom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
05/21/2013: Assailants opened fire on a car carrying a police officer and soldier in Buynaksk town, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The officer was killed, while the soldier was injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: Explosive devices detonated on a Petronorte oil pipeline in unspecified locations in Convencion municipality, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. This was one of three coordinated blasts on the pipeline. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/21/2013: Explosive devices detonated on a Petronorte oil pipeline in unspecified locations in Teorama Municipality, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia. This was one of three coordinated blasts on the pipeline. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/21/2013: Explosive devices detonated on a Petronorte oil pipeline in unspecified locations in Tibu Municipality, Norte de Santander Department, Colombia. This was one of three coordinated blasts on the pipeline. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/21/2013: Four assailants attacked a police check post in Dera Allah Yar city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: Three explosive devices detonated simultaneously at a cattle market in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least six people were killed and ten people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2013: Two explosive devices planted along a road detonated between Arbil and Tikrit cities in Iraq. The explosion targeted the convoy of Governor Ahmed Abdulla al-Jubouri. No one was injured, but two vehicles were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2013: Two explosive devices were discovered in a box in the Lipa City Hall of Justice building in Lipa city, Batangas province, Philippines. Authorities disposed of the devices before they could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2013: Two explosives-laden vehicles detonated in Tuz Khormato city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and another 43 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: A land mine detonated near a military vehicle in Goldad Khelo area, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Between this and an unrelated incident in Zabul province on May 20, 2014, nine soldiers were killed. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives inside a government building in Hisarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, two people were killed and nine others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: A suicide bomber on his way to target government officials was detained by authorities in District Four area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: An explosive device attached to a bus detonated in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. One person was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2014: An explosive device attached to an electricity pylon detonated near Jamra, Sindh, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the pylon was damaged in the blast. This was one of four explosive devices attached to electricity pylons near Jamra village on May 21, 2014; two of which were safely defused. The Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: An explosive device attached to an electricity pylon was discovered and safely defused near Jamra, Sindh, Pakistan. This was one of four explosive devices attached to electricity pylons near Jamra village on May 21, 2014; two of which were safely defused. The Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: An explosive device detonated in Huzayran area, Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the same location in a short period of time. This blast was designed to target emergency personnel responding to an earlier explosion. At least 11 people were injured across both incidents; the victims included civilians and police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/21/2014: An explosive device detonated in Huzayran area, Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the same location in a short period of time. This first blast was designed to draw emergency responders that were targeted in a later explosion. At least 11 people were injured across both incidents; the victims included civilians and police officers. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/21/2014: An explosive device detonated in Nahr Al Imam village, Muqdadiyah district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and a second person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: An explosive device detonated in Yusufiyah area, Babil governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near a gas pipeline near Hyderabad city, Sindh province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near a gas station in Qadisiyah area, Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three civilians were killed and a fourth civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near a shop in Pashtun Kot district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and 10 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2014: An explosive device detonated near an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) patrol in Khan Yunis city, Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip. There were no reported casualties; however, a bulldozer was damaged in the blast. The Popular Resistance Committees claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: An explosive device detonated on a bus in Sadr City district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and four more people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: An explosive device detonated on Al Karaj street in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and three more civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Farisiyah area, Babil governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a Sahwa Council patrol south of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two Sahwa members were killed and two more members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Tarmiyah district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. A military officer was killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle, targeting Rangers, detonated in Nazimabad neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Five people were wounded in the blast. The Balochistan Liberation United Front (BLUF) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
05/21/2014: Assailants abducted two civilians, Ozgur Cetiner and Berat Cetiner, in Diyarbakir province, Turkey. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/21/2014: Assailants attacked a soldier in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The soldier was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants attacked an army outpost at an unknown location in southern Yemen. A colonel and four soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved in the attack.
05/21/2014: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police checkpoints in Yamgan district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. In addition to five assailants, at least six police officers were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants attacked Muhammad al-Ra'i in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Al-Ra'i, the Director General of the Ministry of Civil Service and Insurance, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Bulakurbe village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 19 people were killed and an unknown number of buildings were set on fire. This was one of four similar attacks in the area overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/21/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Chukongudo village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 25 people were killed, 24 people were injured, and an unknown number of buildings were set on fire. This was one of four similar attacks in the area overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/21/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Shawa village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 10 people were killed and an unknown number of buildings were set on fire. This was one of four similar attacks in the area overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/21/2014: Assailants launched four missiles near a residential area in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Four people were killed and seven others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants launched multiple rockets at a Frontier Corps (FC) camp in Hoshab area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One of the rockets missed the intended target, consequently detonating at a hotel and killing the owner. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants launched rockets near Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants launched three mortar shells near Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers in Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants lured and opened fire on a police officer in Teorama district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. The police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Popular Liberation Army (EPL).
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint near Slovyansk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military convoy in Mir Ali town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Fifteen people were killed, including four soldiers and 11 assailants, in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Haidarabad area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on police checkpoints in Helmand province on May 21, 2014. In addition to 11 assailants, one police officer was killed and two others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Mirandab area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on police checkpoints in Helmand province on May 21, 2014. In addition to 11 assailants, one police officer was killed and two others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Zamboli area, Helmand province, Afghanistan. This was one of three attacks on police checkpoints in Helmand province on May 21, 2014. In addition to 11 assailants, one police officer was killed and two others were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpost in Charkh district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Nine people, including one soldier and eight assailants were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on Amadeo Punio in Tunhak area, Laguna province, Philippines. Three people, including Punio, the former vice mayor of Famy town, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpoint in Basram area, Laghman province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on Assam Rifles (AR) personnel in Tamenglong district, Manipur state, India. In addition to one assailant, one soldier was killed and two soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Zeliangrong United Front.
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on officers from the Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) in Muqdadiyah district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on Perm Phetnui in Khok Pho district, Pattani province, Thailand. Phetnui, a retired soldier and brother of a district chief, was killed and burned in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of Rear Admiral Hasan Abu Shnak in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Four people, including Shnak, the Chief of Staff of the Navy, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Abdul Hameed in Chotu area, Turbat district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Hameed, a teacher, and five of his family members were killed in the attack. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they believed Hameed was a state agent.
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of a police chief in Naw Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The wife of the police chief was killed and one person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Abdullah Abu Talib in Radaa city, Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. Talib, the secretary general of the local Al Bayda council, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
05/21/2014: Assailants opened fire on Wuthisak Suwan in Tha Sap area, Yala province, Thailand. Suwan, the former director of the Southern Border Provinces Administrative Centre (SBPAC), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants shot and killed an Iraqi Ministry of Interior employee in Hurriyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants threw an explosive device at a police vehicle in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Nine people, including seven police officers and two civilians, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Assailants threw incendiary devices at the residence of Oleh Tsariov in Dnipropetrovsk city, Dnipropetrovsk oblast, Ukraine. Tsariov, a Member of Parliament, was unharmed; however, the house was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2014: Security forces prevented assailants from planting and detonating an explosive device near a power pylon in Manzanillo town, San Carlos district, Antioquia department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/21/2014: Two explosive devices were discovered and safely defused near a Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) detachment in Greenhill area, North Cotabato province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
05/21/2015: A grenade was discovered and defused at the National Institute of Technology (NIT) in Takyel neighborhood, Imphal district, Manipur state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a Misrata Brigades checkpoint in Tawurgha area, Misrata district, Libya. In addition to the bomber, two guards were killed and two were injured in the attack. The Tripoli Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2015: An explosive device attached to a police vehicle detonated in Taluqan city, Takhar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2015: An explosive device attached to a vehicle belonging to volunteer fighters detonated in Zafraniya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three volunteers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military armored vehicle in Sheikh Zuweid city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident
05/21/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near a market in Shejaiya neighborhood, Gaza City, Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to Supporters of the Islamic State in Jerusalem.
05/21/2015: Assailants abducted Abdel Basset al-Ghazi, a lawyer and human rights activist, from Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the abduction to Huthis.
05/21/2015: Assailants abducted at least two people, including Jacques Mourad, at the Mar Elian Monastery in Qaryatayn town, Homs governorate, Syria. Mourad, the Prior of the monastery, was released unharmed on October 10, 2015. The fate of the remaining hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/21/2015: Assailants abducted Salem Al-Himmali from Tripoli city, Libya. Al-Himmali, a General National Congress (GNC) member, was killed and his body was discovered on May 31, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2015: Assailants armed with explosives, incendiary devices, and firearms raided Gatamwarwa village, Borno state, Nigeria. An unknown number of residents were killed and injured in the assault. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/21/2015: Assailants armed with explosives, incendiary devices, and firearms raided Lehu village, Borno state, Nigeria. An unknown number of residents were killed and injured in the assault. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/21/2015: Assailants armed with explosives, incendiary devices, and firearms raided Mbulakudika village, Borno state, Nigeria. An unknown number of residents were killed and injured in the assault. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked a mobile tower site in Dangerpora village, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. This was one of three related attacks targeting mobile tower sites in the region on this date. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked a mobile tower site in Dooru village, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. This was one of three related attacks targeting mobile tower sites in the region on this date. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked a mobile tower site in Shuwa village, near Sopore town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. This was one of three related attacks targeting mobile tower sites in the region on this date. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy including United States soldiers in Makhigir area, Parwan province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Selang post area, Koshki Kohna district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and two others were wounded. Additionally, four police officers were declared missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Arg area, Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting security posts in Herat on this date. At least 14 assailants were killed and three others were injured across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed attacks to the Taliban.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Chahak area, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting security posts in Herat on this date. At least 14 assailants were killed and three others were injured across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed attacks to the Taliban.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Maldar area, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting security posts in Herat on this date. At least 14 assailants were killed and three others were injured across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed attacks to the Taliban.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Zaghali area, Herat province, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks targeting security posts in Herat on this date. At least 14 assailants were killed and three others were injured across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed attacks to the Taliban.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkposts in Qarabagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Fourteen people, including both assailants and police officers, were killed and five others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked an unspecified number of police checkposts in Miya Nishin district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One police officer and four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2015: Assailants attacked the house of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) police commander, Sayyed Hussain, in Omar Zai locality, Laghman Province, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed and two members of Hussain's family were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2015: Assailants executed at least 280 people, including government employees, Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers, Popular Committees members, and civilians in Palmyra, Homs governorate, Syria. The executions occurred over a four day period, lasting until May 25, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/21/2015: Assailants executed six civilians in Tin Hamma area, Gao region, Mali. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Self-Defense Group of Imghad Tuaregs and Allies (GATIA).
05/21/2015: Assailants fired mortars at an unknown location in Taizz governorate, Yemen. Four civilians were killed and six others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
05/21/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at Ukrainian soldiers in Opytne village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
05/21/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at Ukrainian soldiers in Vodyane town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
05/21/2015: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated at the Avdiivka Coke and Chemical Plant in Avdiivka town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. One civilian was killed and two were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
05/21/2015: Assailants fired rockets into Al-Hosn village, Asir region, Saudi Arabia. One civilian was killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
05/21/2015: Assailants fired two mortars that landed near the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs Embassy compound and detonated in Mazraa neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least one person was killed and three others were wounded in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on a civilian in Ban Khok Sumu area, Narathiwat province, Thailand. The civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on a development council chairperson in Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A teacher was killed and the chairperson was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Puntland Security Force (PSF) commander in Bosaso city, Bari region, Somalia. The commander was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Al-Shabaab.
05/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on Abdulrashid Wafula at his private residence in Kireka village, Central district, Uganda. Wafula, the Imam at Bilal Mosque, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on an Ahle Sunnat Wal Jamaat (ASWJ) leader and his two sons at Khyber Hotel in Bagh-e-Malir neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The leader and his sons were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2015: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in Faiyum city, Faiyum governorate, Egypt. Two police sergeants were killed in the attack. The Revolutionary Punishment Movement claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation to security operations and alleged ill treatment of prisoners.
05/21/2015: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a wedding party in Andkhoy district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. At least 15 civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source suspected the involvement of the Taliban.
05/21/2015: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a wine shop in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least 3-5 civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden vehicle in Arsal town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the mayor of Arsal attributed the attempted attack to Hezbollah.
05/21/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) military convoy in Nasro Qala, Parwan, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and two civilians were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at a bakery in Wusta neighborhood, Qamishli, Al Hasakah, Syria. This was one of two suicide bombings in Wusta on the same day. In addition to the two bombers, at least three people were killed and 15 others were wounded across both blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/21/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at a market in Dujail, Saladin, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least nine people were killed and 21 people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at a restaurant in Wusta neighborhood, Qamishli, Al Hasakah, Syria. This was one of two suicide bombings in Wusta on the same day. In addition to the two bombers, at least three people were killed and 15 others were wounded across both blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/21/2016: An assailant opened fire on an Israeli bus in Tekoa, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Palestinian extremists.
05/21/2016: An assailant opened fire on Levies personnel near Laghari, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. A police officer and an assailant were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: An assailant opened fire on Philip Sia's vehicle in Clarin, Misamis Occidental, Philippines. Sia, village chief for Central Hulpa, was killed and his brother Juphil was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: An explosive device detonated at a mosque in Mama Khel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: An explosive device detonated near a football stadium in Nahrawan, Diyala, Iraq. One person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Tarmiyah, Saladin, Iraq. One person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Madain, Diyala, Iraq. Two people were killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. Three soldiers were killed in the blast. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting an Afghan Border Police (ABP) patrol in Tapa-i-Khwaharan, Farah, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting an armored vehicle near a police station in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. Two police officers were killed in the blast. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Colonel Mohamed Soualem, former labor minister, near Abu Qurayn, Misrata, Libya. At least four people, including Soualem and three soldiers, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
05/21/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Frontier Constabulary personnel in Nawagai, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two Frontier Constabulary members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting military forces in Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. Two soldiers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in Al-Wihdah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a refugee camp in Ain al-Hilweh, South, Lebanon. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Jerko Musanga, Khunti district, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2016: Assailants abducted Ali Abdelsalam Al-Abani, the Central Region Tribes Council president, in Sirte, Libya. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
05/21/2016: Assailants abducted Asad Tareen near Pishin, Balochistan, Pakistan. Tareen, the son of the provincial minister for local government, was released on September 8, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), the Baloch Liberation Front (BLF), or the Baloch Republican Army (BRA).
05/21/2016: Assailants abducted Jara Khan, a security guard, in Sohbatpur district, Balochistan, Pakistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: Assailants abducted journalist Salud Hernandez in El Tarra, Norte de Santander, Colombia. Hernandez was released on May 27, 2016. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: Assailants abducted three civilians in Chakai, Bihar, India. All three hostages were beheaded later the same day. Maoists claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the death of a Maoist leader.
05/21/2016: Assailants abducted two soldiers in Abu Hajar, Sennar, Sudan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
05/21/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Sozma Qala district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and three soldiers were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: Assailants opened fire and threw an unknown number of explosive devices at the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) camp in Cherli, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This is one of two attacks targeting CAF camps in Bijapur district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Maoists.
05/21/2016: Assailants opened fire and threw an unknown number of explosive devices at the Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) camp in Mirtur, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. At least three people were injured in the assault. This is one of two attacks targeting CAF camps in Bijapur district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Maoists.
05/21/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Swabi district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least two assailants were killed and one officer was injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: Assailants raided Al Jazirah in the vicinity of Shirqat, Saladin, Iraq. 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).
05/21/2016: Assailants raided Etabe, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mai Mai Simba Militia.
05/21/2016: Assailants set fire to three vehicles in Dumka district, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
05/21/2016: Assailants shot and killed Hidayatullah, a tribal elder, in Aino Mina, Kandahar, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and alleged that Hidayatullah was a spy.
05/21/2016: Assailants shot and killed two traffic police officers in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident. However, authorities questioned the veracity of this claim and attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and also suspected the involvement of Al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent.
05/21/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at military personnel at the entrance of Jowhar Airport in Middle Shebelle, Somalia. At least four soldiers were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: Police identified an assailant planting an explosive device in Achini, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The assailant was arrested and the explosive device was defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2016: Security forces identified and killed an assailant driving an explosives-laden vehicle in Yenisehir district, Diyarbakir, Turkey. The vehicle was safely detonated by security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/21/2016: Three assailants opened fire on Afghan National Police (ANP) officers at a checkpoint in Sachar, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/21/2016: Two suicide bombers in explosives-laden vehicles detonated near a People's Protection Units (YPG) checkpoint in Aliah neighborhood, Tall Tamr, Al Hasakah, Syria. In addition to the two bombers, at least five militia members were killed in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2017: A grenade detonated outside the residence of Esperence Hakizimana in Bujumbura, Bujumbura Mairie, Burundi. Hakizimana, the Kamenge area chief for the National Council for the Defense of Democracy—Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD), was unharmed; however, eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting military forces in Najjar neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, three soldiers were killed in the blast. This was one of four related suicide attacks in Mosul on this date. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/21/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting military forces in northwestern Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, six soldiers were killed and four soldiers were injured in the blast. This was one of four related suicide attacks in Mosul on this date. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/21/2017: A suicide bomber detonated targeting military forces in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. This was one of four related suicide attacks in Mosul on this date. In addition to the assailants, eight soldiers were killed and nine soldiers were injured across two of the blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/21/2017: An assailant opened fire on Obed Asiegbu in Umuahia, Abia, Nigeria. Asiegbu, a senior special assistant to the Abia governor, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2017: An explosive device detonated at the Albiruni Primary School in Qarabagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2017: An explosive device detonated in Assabri neighborhood, Benghazi, Libya. Fadl Al-Hassi, the Al-Saiqa head of investigations, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2017: An explosive device detonated in Gamnom Veng neighborhood in Moreh, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Moreh overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/21/2017: An explosive device detonated in southern Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq. Four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/21/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) meeting in Cheriya Kaiveli, Kerala, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Halabisah, Saladin, Iraq. A soldier was killed and an officer was injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a Somali National Army (SNA) convoy Calamada area, Mogadishu, Somalia. Three soldiers were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Sadah, Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2017: Assailants abducted Dost Muhammad Baloch in Tump, Balochistan, Pakistan. Baloch, a local Balochistan National Party-Awami (BNP-Awami) leader, was killed and his body was discovered on May 25, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/21/2017: Assailants abducted Salino Kareem, a traditional monarch, in Ebute Lekki, Lagos, Nigeria. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. An unknown group claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded a ransom in exchange for the victim.
05/21/2017: Assailants attacked a military convoy on responding to an earlier incident in Sahjoy, Zabul, Afghanistan. One soldier was injured in the assault. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Zabul on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/21/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Sangin, Helmand, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed and three officers were injured in the attack. In addition, the checkpost commander was abducted and his whereabouts are unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2017: Assailants attacked an Iraqi Volunteer Forces outpost in Tikrit, Saladin, Iraq. Four volunteer fighters were abducted in the assault. One hostage was killed shortly after the kidnapping, while the fate of the remaining three hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/21/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Argahandab district, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Zabul on this date and one of three attacks with related casualties. At least 20 police officers were killed and six police officers were injured, while the assailants sustained an unspecified number of casualties across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/21/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Daychopan, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Zabul on this date and one of three attacks with related casualties. At least 20 police officers were killed and six police officers were injured, while the assailants sustained an unspecified number of casualties across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/21/2017: Assailants attacked police posts in Shahjoy, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Zabul on this date and one of three attacks with related casualties. At least 20 police officers were killed and six police officers were injured, while the assailants sustained an unspecified number of casualties across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/21/2017: Assailants attacked security posts in Baiji, Saladin, Iraq. Four assailants were killed as security forces repelled the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2017: Assailants fired rockets at a police headquarters in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Zabul on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/21/2017: Assailants fired rockets at the governor's guesthouse in Qalat, Zabul, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of six coordinated attacks in Zabul on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/21/2017: Assailants opened fire at a military base in Butaale, Hiiraan, Somalia. At least 12 people, including six assailants, two soldiers, and four civilians, were killed and one soldier was injured in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistani Police vehicle in Dhoraji neighborhood, Karachi, Pakistan. At least two officers were killed and another officer was injured in the assault. The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Lashkar-e-Jhangvi separately claimed responsibility for the attack. Authorities also attributed the attack to Ansar al-Sharia (Pakistan).
05/21/2017: Assailants opened fire on Sumer Singh near Bahuwara, Uttar Pradesh, India. Singh, a Samajwadi Party (SP) leader and former district secretary, was killed and a passerby was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2017: Assailants set fire to a kindergarten in Rumana, West Bank. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2017: Assailants set fire to Lovers Bug, a Muslim-owned business establishment, in Galle, Southern province, Sri Lanka. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to anti-Muslim extremists.
05/21/2017: Assailants set fire to three mixer machines in Tarwadeeh, Jharkhand, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
05/21/2017: Assailants shot and killed two anti-corruption justice center employees in Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/21/2017: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire at a police station in Jowhar, Middle Shebelle, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/21/2017: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a mosque in Kurunegala, North Western, Sri Lanka. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities arrested two Bodu Bala Sena members in connection with the attack.
05/21/2017: Security forces discovered and destroyed five explosives-laden vehicles in Samawah, Muthanna, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/21/2017: Two explosive devices detonated on a railway platform at Hazaribagh Road station in Hazaribagh, Jharkhand, India. At least one person injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/1978: A pipe bomb, detonated by a timing device, exploded in the shrubbery outside of the east entrance to the Department of Justice headquarters on Constitution Avenue, between Ninth and 10th Streets in Washington, D.C. in the United States.  No damage and no casualties resulted from the explosion. The blast was claimed by members of the Armed Forces for National Liberation (FALN) by way of a telephone call to the United Press International.  This incident is linked to three other bombings on this day, one each at John F. Kennedy airport and LaGuardia airport in Queens, New York, and one at Newark airport in New Jersey (197805220004, 197805220005,197805220006), all of which were claimed by FALN members in the phone call.
05/22/1978: A six-inch long pipe bomb, wrapped in yellow and red paper, exploded on a shelf at a tobacco shop on the second floor of the Eastern Airlines building at John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens, New York in the United States.  The explosion caused broken glass and minor damage to the shelf, and there were no casualities from the incident.  The blast was claimed by members of the Armed Forces for National Liberation (FALN) by way of a telephone call to the United Press International.  This incident is linked to three other bombings on this day, one at La Guardia airport in Queens, New York, one at Newark airport in New Jersey, and one outside of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. (197805220005, 197805220006,197805220007), all of which were also claimed by FALN members in the phone call.
05/22/1978: A small fire in the trashcan of the men's restroom at LaGuardia Airport in Queens, New York in the United States, caused minor damage and no casualties.  The fire was caused by a small incendiary device that was detonated by a timer, composed of a watch and batteries. The blast was claimed by members of the Armed Forces for National Liberation (FALN) by way of a telephone call to the United Press International.  This incident is linked to three other bombings on this day, one at John F. Kennedy Airport in Queens, New York, one at Newark Airport in New Jersey, and one outside of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. (197805220004, 197805220006,197805220007), all of which were also claimed by FALN members in the phone call.
05/22/1978: An incendiary device, detonated by a timer, composed of a watch face and a nine-volt battery exploded behind a toy on a heavy glass shelf the Century Shop, a gift shop at Terminal A near the Trans World Airline desks in the Newark airport in New Jersey, United States.  The explosion caused minor damage to the shelf and the adjoining wall, as well as destroyed merchandise, but there were no casualities from the incident.  The blast was claimed by members of the Armed Forces for National Liberation (FALN) by way of a telephone call to the United Press International.  This incident is linked to three other bombings on this day, one each at John F. Kennedy airport and LaGuardia airport in Queens, New York, and one outside of the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C. (197805220004, 197805220005,197805220007), all of which were also claimed by FALN members in the phone call.
05/22/1998: A bomb exploded in the market of a suburb in Algiers, Algeria, killing 16 people and wounding more than 60. The Armed Islamic Group (GIA) was suspected in the attack.
05/22/2000: One person was killed and three others were injured when suspected Islamic militants fired eight grenades at the Civil Secretariat in Srinagar, in the Kashmir state of India. The grenades exploded just short of the Secretariat building.
05/22/2000: Three homeless men found a home-made pipe bomb in Cape Town, South Africa, which police defused before it could explode. Authorities suspected that People Against Gangsterism and Drugs (PAGAD) may have been responsible for the incident.
05/22/2002: A suicide bomber detonated his device, killing three civilians and injuring 40 more in the Israeli town of Rishon Letzion. The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2002: An armed attack left one soldier dead and another wounded in a roadblock set up in the Algerian town of Blida. A local faction of the Armed Islamic Group (GIA) was thought to be responsible for the incident.
05/22/2002: Rebels with the Front National de Libération (FNL) ambushed two minivans in the Burundi town of Gasozo. In total, twelve people were killed and another six were left seriously wounded.
05/22/2003: A group of unknown people set fire to the private vehicle of a member of the Basque police force in Azpeitia, Spain. No casualties resulted from the incident.
05/22/2003: Russian soldiers were attacked with grenades and guns after a mine exploded near their convoy driving between the Kurchaloi and Vedeno districts, Chechnya. Seven servicemen were killed and four injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2003: The Deputy commander of the Tyumen region's OMON special police task force was killed and another service member was injured in a mine explosion in Chernorechye, Chechnya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2004: An unknown suicide bomber attacked an Israeli Defense Force (IDF) checkpoint at the Beqa’ot roadblock in the northern part of the Jordan valley, West Bank, killing himself and wounding four others.
05/22/2004: Jama'at al-Tawhid wa al-Jihad (JTJ) members attacked the home of the Iraqi Interior Ministry’s undersecretary in Baghdad, Iraq.  Five civilians were killed in the attack and several others were wounded (unspecified number), including the undersecretary.
05/22/2004: Militant Islamists shot and killed a German national in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
05/22/2004: Suspected Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels placed a bomb in a night club, killing six civilians and wounding 82 others in Apartado, Colombia.
05/22/2004: Unknown gunmen shot and killed a policeman in the Narathiwat province, Thailand.
05/22/2005: In one of two related incidents, a bomb exploded inside a cinema house in New Delhi, India, killing 1 person and injuring at least 43 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2005: In the second of two related incidents, a bomb exploded inside a cinema house in New Delhi, India, injuring at least 7 people. The blast came 15 minutes after a similar explosion at a nearby theater. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2005: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Ali Musa Salman, the director-general of the Iraqi Ministry of Trade, in Baghdad, Iraq. His driver was also killed in the armed assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2006: A Colombo bound train came under fire as it reached Wandaramulla, Sri Lanka.  One train car was damaged but no one was injured.  The train had originated in Batticaloa.  The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are suspected of being involved in the incident.
05/22/2006: In Afghanistan’s Deh Malakh Village, three civilians were injured in a rocket attack. Three rockets were said to have been fired, with one of them striking a house and causing the injuries. No group claimed responsibility and no one was arrested.
05/22/2006: In one of five incidents during recent peace talks in India’s Kashmir region (200605210005, 200605230002, 200605250006, 200605310005), seven policemen and eighteen civilians were injured when two grenades were thrown by Islamic extremists in Srinagar, Kashmir, India. The police officers were seen to be the main targets. No group claimed responsibility and no one was arrested. President Singh of India was set to visit the area on May 24, 25 to work on the Kashmir region conflict.
05/22/2006: In one of four incidents by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (200605220004, 200605220005, 200605220006), a group of around twenty FARC members kidnapped Councilman Elkin Villa, Professor Jaime Carvajal, and merchant Fabio Cardona, as they were traveling to Nutibara Corregimiento, Colombia in support of Presidential candidate Alvaro Uribe Velez.
05/22/2006: In one of four incidents by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (200605220004, 200605220005, 200605220007), FARC perpetrators set fire to six buses near Calamar Municipality, Colombia. This incident is closely connected to another FARC arson case where they burned three buses in Santa Marta (200605220005).
05/22/2006: In one of four incidents by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (200605220004, 200605220006, 200605220007), FARC perpetrators set three buses on fire near Santa Marta, Colombia. This incident is closely connected to another FARC arson case where they burned six buses near Calamar Municipality (200605220006).
05/22/2006: In one of four incidents by the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) (200605220005, 200605220006, 200605220007), FARC guerrillas detonated explosive devices near a group of electrical system repairmen and their Colombian soldier bodyguards in Colombia’s Morales Municipality, killing five and injuring nine others. The FARC was also responsible for the electrical pylon being sabotaged earlier.
05/22/2006: On their way from Baghran to the Musa Qala (District) in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, three police officers were killed and six others wounded in an ambush by members of the Taliban. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that eight policemen had been ‘gunned down’ and three police vehicles were ‘set a blaze.’
05/22/2006: Two explosions occurred at a crowded market in Baghdad, Iraq’s al-Jadida neighborhood, but there was no confirmation of any casualties or injuries. There were two successive ‘blasts’ caused by a car bomb that was speculated to be detonated by a suicide bomber. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/22/2006: Unidentified gunmen shot to death a police officer in Khogiani, Afghanistan. A purported Taliban commander, Mohammad Sharif Anas, claimed his organization’s responsibility for the killing.
05/22/2006: Unknown gunmen opened fire on a police convoy in Afghanistan’s Herat Province, killing two and wounding one other officer. A police commander, Mohammad Ayob Safai, blamed the attack on the ‘enemies of Afghanistan,’ a term used in reference to the Taliban. No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/22/2007: Three bombs were detonated in Gorakhpur, India, targeting innocent civilians.  Six people were injured and no fatalities were reported.  No one claimed responsibility but authorities believe it to be the work of Harkat-ul-Jehadul Islami (HujI).
05/22/2007: Unknown assailants armed with guns kidnapped 1 Lebanese oil worker in Warri, Nigeria.  There are no reported fatalities or injuries.  No one claimed responsibility and the outcome of the kidnapped oil worker is also unknown.
05/22/2007: Unknown assailants chopped up a man’s body and displayed it throughout different parts of Banana Hill in Kenya.  It is unknown if there were any other fatalities or injuries.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/22/2007: Unknown assailants detonated a bomb during a crime scene investigation in the Mueng District of Yala province in Thailand, targeting innocent civilians and police.  At least 7 people were injured but none were reported dead.  No one claimed responsibility.
05/22/2007: Unknown assailants detonated a bomb in a busy commercial district in Ankara, Turkey, targeting and killing 5 innocent civilians and injuring at least 50 others.  The extent of damage is unknown.  No one claimed responsibility.
05/22/2007: Unknown assailants detonated a car bomb in a busy market in Baghdad, Iraq, targeting innocent civilians.  24 people were killed and 50 others were wounded.  No one claimed responsibility.
05/22/2007: Unknown assailants detonated two booby-trapped cars in the Al-Bayya area in Iraq, targeting innocent civilians.  15 people were killed and several others were wounded.  No one claimed responsibility.
05/22/2008:  On Thursday evening, in Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants fired rockets at two residences, damaging the two residences but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
05/22/2008: On Thursday afternoon at 16:00, 20 armed men bearing metal batons, knives, and stones rampaged through a west-end cafe in a bloody attack in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, that left eight people badly beaten. The café also sustained significant damage as well. Café patrons claimed that the mob was composed of Turks, however no claim of responsibility was made for the incident. Investigators consider this to be a well-organized hate crime against Kurds by racist people.
05/22/2008: On Thursday evening at 20:55, unidentified militants using a double barrel gun shot at and wounded two individuals, a youth, Mohammed Minhasuddin, serving as a driver for the Assam Rifles Military Battalion, and his younger brother, identified as Mohammed Jamiara Khan, in the Samrurou Awang Leikai neighborhood near a bridge at Mayai Lambi of West Imphall district, Manipur province, India. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/22/2008: On Thursday evening in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting an office building, damaging the building but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
05/22/2008: On Thursday in Okrika, Rivers, Nigeria, a shell oil maintenance crew was attacked by gunmen, causing no injuries.The Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta militants were thought to be responsible for the attack.
05/22/2008: On Thursday, 15 Malian soldiers and 17 Tuareg rebels were killed and 31 others were injured during an attack on an army post in Abeibara, Kidal, Mali. Unknown firearms were used in the attack. A Malian army post was targeted.
05/22/2008: On Thursday, a bomb was detonated inside the Giraffee restaurant in Exeter, Devon, England, United Kingdom. The device contained nails, drain cleaner, kerosene, organic oil and aluminum foil. Two men were arrested in connection with the explosion. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
05/22/2008: On Thursday, a truck laden with four tons of explosives blew up near an Israeli border crossing in Erez, Gaza Strip, Palestine. The blast killed the two suicide bombers and blew out the windows in nearby buildings. No other casualties were reported. At least one of the bombers was a Palestinian militant from the Islamic Jihad. The Islamic Jihad and Al Fatah claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2008: On Thursday, at 1140, members of the Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal killed three Muslims in the village of Aaraiyampathi in Kattankudi near Batticaloa, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. Four others were wounded in the attack. The attack followed the death of two TMVP members who were gunned down by unknown perpetrators.
05/22/2008: On Thursday, at 1730, Ranaiyya Devan, a member of the Eelam People’s Democratic Party, was shot and injured by suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam militants at the Mannar bazaar in Mannar, North Eastern, Sri Lanka.
05/22/2008: On Thursday, gunmen shot dead a Pakistani journalist, Mohammad Ibrahim, while he was riding his motorcycle just outside Khar in Bajaur, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The gunmen took Ibrahim's camera and bike. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting.
05/22/2008: On Thursday, in Ghazni, Afghanistan, police found the bullet-riddled bodies of three Afghan private security guards who were kidnapped on 05/14/2008 by Taliban insurgents.
05/22/2008: On Thursday, in the  Ghazi area of Haleem Zai, in Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, armed assailants kidnapped one government official of the Mohmand political administration. No group claimed responsibility.
05/22/2008: On Thursday, in the Ghazi Baig area, near Ghalanai, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, armed assailants kidnapped one government official, Gauhar Ali, and one tribal elder, his elder brother, Malik Samandar Khan. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/22/2008: On Thursday, People's United Liberation Front (PULF) militants placed a bomb in the shop of P. Pishak in the neighborhood of Keithel Thongkhong in Yairipok district, Manipur province, India. No casualties were reported. The bombing attack was carried out for extortion purposes as a press release issued on 05/23/2008 on Friday by the group's publicity cell secretary Saroz Khan reported in claiming responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2008: On Thursday, Somali rebels attacked the parliament building in the southwestern town of Baidoa, Bay, Somalia. An anti-government militia shot mortars at the compound before entering. Five parliamentary guards were killed during the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
05/22/2008: On Thursday, two militants were killed by Nigerian JTF soldiers when they tried to attack the Shell Petroleum Development Company flow station at Alakri in Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria. Some of the attackers, who arrived by speedboat, managed to escape the JTF ambush, though their boat was overrun by JTF soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2008: On Thursday, unidentified militants in army uniforms shot a man, Shamas Din, dead at Lal Pani Forest near Muthi, in Doda district of Jammu and Kashmir, India. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/22/2008: On Thursday, unknown gunmen shot and killed Budun Sharaputdinov, director of a local school, as he was getting out of his car on Vorobyov Street in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia.  At least ten children were witness to the attack. The gunmen used Kalashnikov assault rifles and escaped in a hatchback. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2008: On Thursdayat 1700, an improvised explosive device detonated after it was adhered to a caravan used by the security personnel of the Algerian Embassy on Princesses Street in al-Mansour neighborhood of Baghdad, Iraq.  Five security personnel were wounded. There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2009: On Friday afternoon at 1300, between Mahur and Phaiding railway stations, in North Cachar Hills, Assam, India, approximately eight armed assailants fired upon a goods train, wounding two railway employees and three paramilitary members and seven police officers and damaging the train.  No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed the Dima Halim Daogah-Jewel Garlossa (DHD-J) was responsible.
05/22/2009: On Friday at about 1200 noon, near Bukavu, Sud-Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa), armed assailants fired upon a truck near Kahuzi-Biega Park, killing 10 civilians including three military passengers, wounding eight passengers, and damaging the truck. No motive for the attack was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/22/2009: On Friday before dawn, along the fence separating Israel and the Gaza Strip, north of the Kerem Shalom Crossing, two Palestinian militants from the group Islamic Jihad attempted to plant a bomb. Israeli forces attacked and killed the two suspects. No casualties, damage or motive were reported.
05/22/2009: On Friday morning, at approximately 1000, about twelvekilometers from Pinga, North Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa), armed assailants fired upon a truck, killing fourteen civilians, the driver and his security guard, injuring an unknown number of people and damaging the truck. No motive for the attack was reported and no group claimed responsibility, bu the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) is thought to be responsible.
05/22/2009: On Friday morning, near Nablus, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip, dozens of assailants set fire to 10,000 square meters of wheat, destroying the crops but causing no casualties. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that local Israeli settlers were responsible.
05/22/2009: On Friday night at about 2300, in Kabulungu, Sud-Kivu, Congo (Kinshasa), armed assailants attacked the village and kidnapped 10 civilians after looting 15 homes taking goods and several cows. Two assailants were killed by unknown means and no motive for the attack was reported. No group claimed responsibility, although it was believed the Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) was responsible.
05/22/2009: On Friday, at Tasveer Mahal Cinema on Cinema Road near Kabuli market in Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, seven people were killed and wounded 80 others when a car bomb exploded. The cinema house, nearby buildings and a number of vehicles were damaged in the explosion. No motive was reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
05/22/2010: On Saturday afternoon at approximately 1700, in New Baneshwor area in Kathmandu, Bagmati Zone, Nepal, assailants detonated a low intensity improvised explosive device (IED) at the western gate of the International Convention Center, which houses the Constituent Assembly of Nepal. A second IED was later discovered and defused by authorites at the site. According to police, two socket bombs were used in the attack. There were no casualties or damages. The Dynamic Youth Forum claimed responsibility. Pamphlets recovered from the site said that the explosion was carried out to alert those who are against the peace and constitution. It has also urged all to make a progressive constitution by forging national consensus.
05/22/2010: On Saturday afternoon, in the Tha Talad area of Yala district, Yala, Thailand, two Muslim women, one of whom was pregnant, were shot dead by suspected southern separatists. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
05/22/2010: On Saturday evening between 2000 and 2015, suspected cadres of Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) fired on a police patrol at the Steel Express, which runs between Howrah and Jamshedpur (Jharkhand), while it was passing through Banstala station near Jhargram in West Midnapore District of West Bengal, India. Pallab Tripathi, a university student, who was standing near the carriage door, was hit by a bullet on his leg, and at least one member of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) paramilitary Ketan Ram sustained minor injuries in the firing. It is unclear is if the shots were fired from the train or while the train was passing through the area. According to police sources, unidentified assailants from the second and last compartments of the train opened fire on a team of joint forces standing on the train platform. The joint forces then returned fire. However, West Midnapore SP Monoj Verma, claimed that the train entered the area while a gunfight was occurring between Maoists and security forces, and locals and rail employees denied both of these claims made by the police and instead said that the gunfight took place between the members of joint forces and railway protection forces. The joint force team had been waiting to board in the train and they tried to stop it at the halt. The rail police personnel mistook them to be Maoists and opened fire, which had been retaliated by the joint forces. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2010: On Saturday evening, in Sarkani, Konar, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired upon and killed a tribal elder. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/22/2010: On Saturday morning at 1115, in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants fired on a group of police officers, killing the district police commander. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/22/2010: On Saturday morning, in Dora, a magnetic bomb that was stuck to the car of Omar Abdullah, Sahwa leader of Tu'ma neighbourhood. The explosion killed Abdullah immediately, and also destroyed his vehicle. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2010: On Saturday morning, near Pol-e 'Alam, Lowgar, Afghanistan, assailants fired on the vehicle of a district chief, wounding one police officer and damaging the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/22/2010: On Saturday night, two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-Marxist) supporters were abducted from Ladabahara village, Jhargram, West Midnapore District, West Bengal, India. On 05/23/2010 in the morning, the bodies of two unidentified people were discovered, suspected to be the CPI-Marxists that were abducted the night before. The victims were shot in the head and throat, in a village near Jhargram. No damages were reported in the attack. Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) posters were found near the bodies, accusing the two victims of being involved in dishonest practices and being hired criminals of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).
05/22/2010: On Saturday, in Gat Shor area of Matta in Swat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified militants shot and killed a member of the local peace committee, Ahmed Jan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2010: On Saturday, in Landi Kotal, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, a truck cleaner was critically wounded when assailants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to a fuel tanker. The tanker was damaged in the attack and no group claimed responsibility.
05/22/2010: On Saturday, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants beheaded an interpreter for foreign forces. No group claimed responsibility.
05/22/2010: On Saturday, in Qareh Bagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the Tamaki High School, damaging the school but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/22/2010: On Saturday, in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, armed assailants fired on the vehicle of a doctor, killing the doctor, wounding the driver, and damaging the vehicle. The Balochistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility.
05/22/2010: On Saturday, in the Baizai area of Mohmand, Federally Administrated Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants opened fire on and killed a member the Baizai Peace Committee, and injured three others. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/22/2010: On Saturday, in the Bi-ao area of Binalbagan, Negros Occidental, Philippines, a group of suspected New People's Army (NPA) militants raided the Hacienda Estrella sugar plantation. No casualties were reported, but the militants stole the three weapons from the plantation's private security guards. One of the suspected militants was later shot dead in an immediate follow-up operation by security forces. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/22/2010: On Saturday, in the Khinjan district of Baghlan, Afghanistan, unknown assailants fired on a civilian vehicle, killing two teachers and one civilian and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, but Islamic Extremists are suspected.
05/22/2011: At least 20 Tehriki-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) assailants attacked Pakistan Naval Station Mehran in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, using explosives and firearms. The attack, which lasted approximately 15 hours, caused the deaths of 11 navy officials and one Ranger, and injured 16 others. The assailants blew up at least two military aircraft. At least three assailants were reportedly killed. A TTP spokesperson indicated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the killing of Osama bin Laden several weeks earlier.
05/22/2011: On Sunday evening at 1930, at Nongada in Imphal East, Manipur, India, unidentified militants detonated a powerful bomb near the western wall of Agriculture Minister Ph Parijat's residential complex. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the complex but resulted in no casualties. According to police, the bomb could have been a lethode bomb and fired from a distance targeted at the minister's residence. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2011: On Sunday evening at 2030, at Sitio Manga in Astorga village, Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur, Philippines, four suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels set fire to a passenger bus plate number LXA-820. The militants forced the driver and 60 passengers off the bus at gunpoint and then set fire to the bus. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the bus, but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/22/2011: On Sunday evening at 2030, at the Gandhi Square in Imphal, Manipur, India, unidentified militants detonated a bomb at the northern wall fencing of the statue of Mahatma Gandhi on Mahatma Gandhi Avenue. The statue was not damaged in the attack; however, the blast shattered window panes of many buildings nearby which were hit by splinters, including shutters of the SBI ATM booth to the northern side of the statue and damaged metal roofs of the office buildings of City Police station and Imphal West Traffic Police station. The attack resulted in no casualties and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2011: On Sunday morning around 0815, unidentified militants opened fire on the vehicle of Khasavyurt Police Department Head of OVD department, Major Magomed Abdulkhamidov, outside his residence in Khasavyurt, Dagestan, Russia. Major Abdulkhamidov who was sitting inside the vehicle at the time of the attack was wounded, and later died from his injuries. A Kalashnikov rifle was used by the militants to commit the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2011: On Sunday morning, in one of two related attacks in a forested area outside Bete, Chocó, Colombia, militants from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), shot a policeman with a sniper rifle. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the FARC.
05/22/2011: On Sunday night at 0220, at the warehouse of Philip Morris Fortune Tobacco Corporation Inc. in Barangay (village) Sidaoen, Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, Philippines, suspected New People's Army (NPA) militants fired M-16 and M-14 rifles at the gate of the company and then subsequently detonated an improvised home-made bomb inside the tobacco warehouse. Prior to detonating the bomb, the militants also poured gasoline outside the premises of the warehouse, which was then set on fire. The attack destroyed a shipment of Virginia tobacco in addition to causing an unknown amount of damage to the warehouse and surrounding property. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/22/2011: On Sunday night at 0430, in Khost, Farah, Afghanistan, four suicide bombers wearing Afghan police uniforms stormed a traffic police station, prompting an eight and half hour gunfight. The attack caused 10 deaths (including the attackers) and caused unknown amount of property damage. Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack when their spokesman released a statement to the media.
05/22/2011: On Sunday night, in the Jammu village of Kohat, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, suspected Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) militants set fire to nearly 40 houses and fired rockets and mortar shells at the village. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage but resulted in no casualties and no group claimed responsibility.
05/22/2011: On Sunday noon, in an urban area in Argelia, Cauca, Colombia, militants from the 60th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) detonated several explosives near a slaughterhouse and the municipal gallery. As a result, a policeman, Ales Yamid Girón Uribe, was killed and Jhon Freddy Reina was injured. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the FARC’s 60th Front.
05/22/2011: On Sunday, a few miles from the location of a previous attack against a policeman in Bete at Medio Atrato, Chocó, Colombia, militants from the 34th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), shot three students from Technological University of Chocó (UTCH) and injured two civilians, who were traveling in three motor boats on the Atrato River from Bellavista. The rebels opened fire after the captain of the boat refused a rebel command to stop. Following the armed assault, FARC rebels held over 200 civilians passengers hostage, using them as human shields while trying to escape military forces. Two days later on 05/24/2011 on Tuesday night, Colombian military troops successfully rescued all the hostages. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the FARC’s 34th Front.
05/22/2011: On Sunday, at the Okmeydani Sark Kahvesi bus stop in the Sisli neighborhood in Istanbul, Turkey, a group of about 20 unidentified masked militants threw a Molotov cocktail at a public bus. The Molotov cocktail caused the bus to catch fire, forcing the driver and passengers to exit the bus before it eventually completely burned up. The militants then fled the scene, escaping capture by responding police. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack although separatist organizations are believed to be responsible.
05/22/2011: On Sunday, in an unspecified location in Homs, Syria, unidentified militants opened fire on a passenger bus carrying laborers. Ten laborers were killed and three others were injured. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
05/22/2011: On Sunday, in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated two roadside improvised explosive devices targeting the car of a government spokesperson’s aid. The blast wounded the driver, a passenger, and caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
05/22/2011: On Sunday, in Datu Unsay, Maguindanao, Philippines, armed assailants opened fire on a private vehicle along the national highway. At least four people were wounded, including the wife and relatives of a village official. There were no damages reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) militants are suspected.
05/22/2011: On Sunday, in Qarehbagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan, Taliban militants opened fire on employees from a road construction company in the Chargo area killing two employees. Six Taliban militants were killed during the exchange of fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack through their spokesman by unknown means.
05/22/2011: On Sunday, in the al-Talbiyah neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, a booby trapped car blew up close to the College of Administration & Economy at Mustansiriya University. The bomb targeted a high-ranking officer in the Interior Ministry, identified as Brigadier General Adel. The officer was not hurt, but a civilian was killed and five others, including two guards, were wounded. The blast caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
05/22/2011: On Sunday, in the Bayaa neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device attached to a civilian car. The blast wounded two civilians, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the car. No group claimed responsibility.
05/22/2011: On Sunday, near Model Park in Nazimabad number two, Sindh, Pakistan, an unidentified gunman on a motorcycle opened fire and killed a member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) unit 188, Iftakar Gudda. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2011: On Sunday, under a bridge on the main road between Nusaybin and Cizre districts in Mardin, Turkey, unidentified militants planted three improvised explosive devices in tubes, which had a long cable running away from the road and connected to a remote control. The devices contained a total of 36 kilograms of TNT explosive. Security forces later destroyed the explosives. There were no casualties in the attempted bombing and no group claimed responsibility.
05/22/2012: A grenade was discovered and defused near a police vehicle in Langate town, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: A landmine targeting Haji Shah Wali, the head of a development council, detonated in Kemagam village, Watapur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Wali was unharmed in the explosion; however, a child was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: An explosive device attached to a motorcycle detonated near a mosque in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. There were no casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: An explosive device detonated at a house for a displaced Shia family in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Three civilians were killed and three others injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: An explosive device detonated at the house of Arkan Mohammed, a Sahwa council member, in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Mohammed and one of his children were injured in the blast, while his wife and two other children were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: An explosive device detonated in a restaurant in Al-Qabun neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. Five civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: An explosive device detonated in Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. One police officer was killed and another injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, police sources attributed it to Maoists.
05/22/2012: An explosive device detonated near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply convoy in Hazrat Sultan neighborhood, Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: An explosive device detonated near the house of Dondon Castillo, a local businessman, in Titay municipality, Zamboanga Sibugay province, Philippines. No casualties were reported in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities suspected the Special Operations Group, a subgroup of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF).
05/22/2012: An explosive device detonated on a convoy of soldiers in Raman district, Yala province, Thailand. No casualties were reported in the blast; however, the windows of a vehicle were shattered. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused in a theater in San Nicholas district, Buenos Aires city, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. The device was targeting Alvaro Uribe, the former president of Colombia, who was scheduled to give a speech the next day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Raman district, Yala province, Thailand. There were no reported injuries or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and two others injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: Assailants attacked a police patrol in Shelli village, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at an office of the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No casualties were reported in the explosion; however, the building was damaged. Brigades of Imprisoned Sheikh Omar Abdel-Rahman claimed responsibility for the attack, saying the ICRC was trying to inflict Christianity upon Libya.
05/22/2012: Assailants kidnapped 10 civilians in Bayirli village, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed it to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/22/2012: Assailants kidnapped 11 Lebanese Shia pilgrims from a bus in Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. One hostage was released in August 2012, and a second was released in September 2012; the remaining nine hostages were released on October 19, 2013. The Northern Storm Brigade, a subgroup of the Free Syrian Army, claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded a ransom amount of $150,000,000 (USD) for the safe return of the captives.
05/22/2012: Assailants kidnapped five leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) in Raozan subdistrict, Chittagong division, Bangladesh. The captives were held for two hours and beaten before being released on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, a BNP source attributed it to the Bangladesh Chhatra League, a subgroup of the Awami League.
05/22/2012: Assailants kidnapped three Iranian truck drivers in Aleppo governorate, Syria. The outcome of the hostage situation is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: Assailants opened fire on a car belonging to Sagittarius Mines, Incorporated in Barangay Tablu, Tampakan municipality, South Cotabato province, Philippines. One security guard for the company was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Ghaziabad district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Four assailants were killed and two police officers injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the Taliban.
05/22/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Makhachkala city, Dagestan republic, Russia. Two police officers were killed and two injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: Assailants sabotaged railway signals in Bedminster neighborhood, Bristol city, South West England region, England, United Kingdom. No one was injured in the attack; however, cables were burned and damaged. In a statement on the internet, the Informal Anarchist Federation claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was designed to disrupt the travel of workers for the 'military-industrial complex,' the Ministry of Defense, and corporations in Bristol.
05/22/2012: Assailants shot and killed Abdul Manan, the commander of a pro-government tribal militia, in Sherbak village, Qushtepa district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: Assailants stole computers from the Kurdistan Preparatory School and then set it on fire in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. No further information is available.
05/22/2012: Assailants threw a grenade in the Lumding Reserve Forest in Nadgaon village, Jalgaon district, Maharashtra state, India. Two woodcutters were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: Assailants threw an explosive device at soldiers patrolling in Lawan Bukar neighborhood, Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. The device missed and struck civilian houses, killing four people and damaging the houses. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities suspected Boko Haram.
05/22/2012: Assailants threw grenades and opened fire on an army checkpoint in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. One soldier was killed and two wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: Assailants threw grenades and opened fire on an Awami Tehrik political rally in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Nine civilians were killed and 35 wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: Assailants threw incendiary devices at the home of Amara Konneh, the Liberian Finance Minister, in Monrovia city, Montserrado county, Liberia. Konneh was unharmed, as the devices failed to detonate and were removed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2012: Two explosive devices detonated at the Government Community Model School for Girls school in Risalpur city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Three classrooms, the main gate, and the boundary wall at the school were destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2013: A grenade detonated at a civilian home in San Jose, Antique province, Philippines. The home belonged to attorney Pepin Joey Marfil. Marfil was unhurt, but his home was damaged. There was no claim of responsibility for this attack.
05/22/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device in a marketplace in Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The explosion targeted Police Commander Habibullah. At least seven people, including four Afghan Local Police members, were killed in the blast and 16 people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2013: An assailant threw a smoke grenade into the Al Falah Braintree Islamic Centre in Braintree town, England, United Kingdom. The assailant then brandished knives and shouted, "Where is your Allah now?" There were no reported injuries or damages resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but the assailant was arrested before he had a chance to flee.
05/22/2013: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near a bus station in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and five more were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2013: An explosive device detonated near a hospital in Hazargan village, Nad Ali district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and another three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2013: An explosive device was discovered near a church in Neiva city, Huila department, Colombia. The device was thought to be targeting a nearby police patrol. Security forces attempted to safely detonate the device; the resulting blast injured nobody but caused damage to approximately 20 surrounding buildings. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Teofilo Forero Castro Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/22/2013: An explosives-laden minibus detonated near a market in Hurriya district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2013: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in a timber market in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2013: Approximately 50 assailants entered a village, gathered the citizens, and separated out three people in Murkinar village, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. The attackers hanged one of the victims in public and beat the other two individuals after having placed them on trial. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the police attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/22/2013: Assailants attacked a Chhattisgarh Armed Forces camp in Burkapal village, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh state, India. This was one of two attacks on police camps in the district this day. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, they were attributed to Maoists.
05/22/2013: Assailants attacked a Chhattisgarh Armed Forces camp in Minpa village, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh state, India. This was one of two attacks on police camps in the district this day. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, they were attributed to Maoists.
05/22/2013: Assailants attacked a civilian home of Baz Khan with rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and firearms in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. After the initial assault, the assailants set fire to the home. This was one of four related attacks on homes in this area on this day. One person was killed and three civilians were wounded across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2013: Assailants attacked a civilian home of Haji Sumad Khan with rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and firearms in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. After the initial assault, the assailants set fire to the home. This was one of four related attacks on homes in this area on this day. One person was killed and three civilians were wounded across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2013: Assailants attacked a civilian home of Samander Khan with rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and firearms in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. After the initial assault, the assailants set fire to the home. This was one of four related attacks on homes in this area on this day. One person was killed and three civilians were wounded across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2013: Assailants attacked a civilian home with rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) and firearms in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. After the initial assault, the assailants set fire to the home. This was one of four related attacks on homes in this area on this day. One person was killed and three civilians were wounded across the four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Shahri Buzurg district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. Five assailants were killed and one was injured in the return fire. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2013: Assailants attacked and seized control of the al-Shabiba military base in Nayrab village, Idlib governorate, Syria. Fifty-four people were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, the incident was attributed to the al-Nusrah Front.
05/22/2013: Assailants attacked the Sabab Humo military base in Mustahil district, Somali region, Ethiopia. Eleven people were killed and an unknown number of soldiers and assailants were wounded in this and a related assault. Additionally, the perpetrators stole a number of vehicles before fleeing the scene. This was one of two military bases attacked in Mustahil district on this day. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2013: Assailants attacked the Udu Qaris military base in Mustahil district, Somali region, Ethiopia. Eleven people died and an unknown number of soldiers and assailants were wounded in this and a related assault. Additionally, the perpetrators stole a number of vehicles before fleeing the scene. This was one of two military bases attacked in Mustahil district on this day. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2013: Assailants blew up a section of oil pipeline near Guachiman village, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. As a result of the explosion, pumping has stopped until repairs can be made. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2013: Assailants fired two rockets into Goma city, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. One person was killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the source attributed that attack to the M23 group.
05/22/2013: Assailants kidnapped a social worker overseeing a cash transfer program in Ungkaya Pukan municipality, Basilan province, Philippines. The victim, Jenelyn Entera, was released on May 23, 2013 after local officials negotiated with the captors. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
05/22/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police car in Maicao city, La Guajira department, Colombia. Two police officers were killed in the attack. Additionally, a car carrying migration office employees was caught in the crossfire, killing two of them and injuring a third. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
05/22/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at a fast food restaurant in Cotabato city, North Cotabato province, Philippines. The grenade did not detonate and was recovered by police officers a few days later. This was the first of two such attacks on this restaurant over the course of two days. There was no claim of responsibility for either attack.
05/22/2013: Assailants threw an explosive device at the private residence of Jonathan Pia in Dumaguete city, Negros Oriental province, Philippines. Pia, a pastor at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines (UCCP), was unharmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2013: Gunmen attacked an army patrol in the rural area of Chitaga, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Eleven soldiers were killed, six others were wounded, and two individuals were kidnapped following the attack. The body of one of the kidnapping victims was later found by security forces. The second kidnapping victim was released July 4, 2013. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2013: Gunmen attacked civilians at Shifta Camp in Garissa city, Garissa county, Kenya. Two people, who had been mistaken for security officials, were killed in the violence. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2013: Gunmen raided a brothel in the Zayouna neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Twelve people were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the authorities suspected that the attack was motivated by the view that prostitution is an affront to Islam.
05/22/2013: Two assailants hit Lee Rigby with their car and then proceeded to attack the man with machetes in London, England, United Kingdom. Rigby, an off-duty British soldier, was killed in the incident. Michael Olumide Adebolajo and Michael Oluwatobi Adebowale claimed responsibility in a video shot at the scene and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for British soldiers killing Muslims abroad.
05/22/2014: A land mine detonated near a military unit in Talaingod municipality, Davao del Norte province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: A roadside bomb was discovered and safely defused in Bannu city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a checkpoint run by Huthis in Al-Ghayl district, Al Jawf governorate, Yemen. In addition to the suicide bomber, three people, including two Huthis and one civilian, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved in the attack.
05/22/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a police checkpoint in Mushahada town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and 11 people were injured in the attack; the victims included police officers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting pilgrims in Rusafa area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and 12 people were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: A suicide bomber detonated near Shia pilgrims in Mansour district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least nine people were killed and 26 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: An assailant opened fire on Colonel Salah al-Din Dughman in Zawiya city, Zawiya district, Libya. Dughman was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: An assailant threw a grenade at a police vehicle following the arrest of his associate in Mombasa city, Mombasa province, Kenya. Two people, including a police officer, were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: An explosive device detonated at a house in Samah village, Dhamar governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties; however, the house was damaged in the blast. This was one of five coordinated attacks carried out by Huthis in Samah village on May 22, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
05/22/2014: An explosive device detonated at a mosque in Samah village, Dhamar governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties; however, the mosque was damaged in the blast. This was one of five coordinated attacks carried out by Huthis in Samah village on May 22, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
05/22/2014: An explosive device detonated at a private residence in Tuz Khormato district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. This was one of 20 similar attacks targeting houses belonging to police officers and civilians. There were no reported casualties; however, the buildings were damaged in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/22/2014: An explosive device detonated near a bridge in Novodruzhesk city, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties; however, the bridge was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Luhansk People's Republic.
05/22/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting Colonel Hasan Rahmah's convoy in Rashidiyah area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Rahmah, a police station chief, was killed and two police personnel were injured in the blast. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Dawasah area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a guard for the parliamentary president, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: An explosive device planted on a bicycle detonated in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Nine people, including three soldiers, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: An explosive device, intended to target security personnel escorting teachers, was discovered and safely defused in Nong Chik district, Pattani province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a group of pilgrims in Shaab neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least 10 people were killed and 25 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a police patrol in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Five people, including two police officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and safely defused in Walikhel area, Shahr-e Safa district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated near residences in Sejar town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and another person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: Assailants abducted two Chinese civilians, Dina Lim Iraham and Yahong Lim Tan, at a karaoke bar in Isabela city, Basilan province, Philippines. One hostafe was released in 2015 and the second hostage was released on May 3, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
05/22/2014: Assailants attacked African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali National Army (SNA) bases in Afmadow city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/22/2014: Assailants attacked African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali National Army (SNA) troops in Ceel Buur town, Galguduud region, Somalia. Two people, including a civilian and an assailant, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
05/22/2014: Assailants attacked power transmission lines in Damashiqah area, Marib governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties; however, the power transmission lines were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Fage village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 20 people were killed, an unknown number of people were injured, and several buildings were set on fire. This was one of two similar attacks on the same day carried out by the same group. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/22/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Makir village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least two people were killed, an unknown number of people were injured, and several buildings were set on fire. This was one of two similar attacks on the same day carried out by the same group. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
05/22/2014: Assailants attacked the home of Sheikh Antar Al-Dyfani in Amran governorate, Yemen. Al-Dyfani, the head of the Teachers Union in Amran and a spokesperson for the Islamic Reform Group (Islah) Party, was not harmed in the attack, but his home was destroyed. Huthis claimed responsibility for the incident, alleging that Al-Dyfani had been sheltering foreign fighters.
05/22/2014: Assailants attacked the Islamic Reform Group (Islah) Party headquarters in Raydah district, Amran governorate, Yemen. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but the headquarters was destroyed. Huthis claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: Assailants attacked three people they suspected of being security personnel in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. One person was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: Assailants attempted to attack a military checkpoint at the As Saed intersection in Shabwah governorate, Yemen. Four assailants were killed and two others were injured by security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, military sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
05/22/2014: Assailants attempted to plant an explosive device near a mosque in Helwan neighborhood, Cairo city, Cairo governorate, Egypt. Two assailants were killed when the device detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Muslim Brotherhood.
05/22/2014: Assailants detonated a homemade incendiary explosive device at the entrance of the North Avon Magistrate's Court in Yate city, South West region, England, United Kingdom. There were no casualties in the attack; however, the entrance and lobby of the building were damaged in the fire. The Informal Anarchist Federation claimed responsibility for the incident in a post online.
05/22/2014: Assailants held two guards hostage and set three vehicles on fire at a construction site in Sehitkoy village, Genc district, Bingol province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties; however, the vehicles were damaged in the attack. The guards were released the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/22/2014: Assailants launched a mortar shell near a civilian vehicle in As Saed area, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. Five civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
05/22/2014: Assailants launched a mortar shell near a presidential election rally for President Bashar al-Assad in Daraa city, Daraa governorate, Syria. At least 37 people were killed and 24 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Free Syrian Army.
05/22/2014: Assailants launched rocket near a flour mill in Koshak area, Khuzdar district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the mill was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Central Security Forces (CSF) patrol in Rafah city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. One police officer was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on a joint checkpoint in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and four police officers and Sahwa Council 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).
05/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint near Volnovakha city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. In addition to one assailant, eight soldiers were killed and 18 others were wounded in the attack. The Donetsk People's Republic claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military convoy near Rubizhne city, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. One soldier was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Luhansk People's Republic.
05/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi Army base in Al-Hasawah area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were killed and five soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on Captain Mukhalaf al-Jaburi in Baiji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Jaburi, the head of the police contracts department, and his driver were killed and a police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on Falihah Salih in Tawalib area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Salih, a lecturer and former political candidate, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on Imad Salim Jawbah at an unknown location in Yemen. Jawbah, a soldier and bodyguard of a district general director, 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.
05/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on soldiers in Libmanan district, Camarines Sur province, Philippines. An unknown number of assailants were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
05/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on the residence of a Juba Interim Administration (JIA) official in Dhobley town, Lower Juba region, Somalia. The official's son was killed and two other family members of the official were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved in the attack.
05/22/2014: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Ahmad Abdallah al-Majidi in Lahij governorate, Yemen. Al-Majidi, the governor of Lahij governorate, was unharmed; however, an assailant was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: Assailants shot and killed a government employee in Saidiya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: Assailants threw a crude bomb and opened fire on Abdul Mannan Mollah in Abhaynagar subdivision, Khulna division, Bangladesh. Mollah, a local public affairs secretary of the Awami League, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: At least four explosive devices were discovered near electricity transmission towers in Badah town, Larkana district, Sindh province, Pakistan. The devices were safely defused by authorities. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2014: Five explosive devices, intended to target security personnel, were discovered and safely defused in Chhingnar area, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/22/2014: Five suicide bombers detonated two explosives-laden vehicles at a market in Urumqi city, Xinjiang region, China. In addition to five suicide bombers, 31 people were killed and 94 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Uighur separatists.
05/22/2014: Four explosive devices detonated prematurely as they were being driven to an unknown target in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The driver of the vehicle was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: A sniper opened fire on Robinson Hernandez Caro in Hacari district, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. Caro, a soldier, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
05/22/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden belt at the Imam Ali Mosque in Al Qudaih neighborhood, Qatif city, Eastern province, Saudi Arabia. In addition to the bomber, 22 people were killed and 100 others were injured in the blast. The Najd Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: An explosive device detonated at Al Sayyah Mosque in Shuaub neighborhood, Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Thirteen people were injured in the blast. The Sanaa Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: An explosive device detonated in Chechkatu area, Qisaar district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Madain, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy near Zarin Jungle area, Nushki district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Four FC officials were injured in the blast. The Baloch Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the death of 23 Balochi civilians in security operations.
05/22/2015: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Bayaa area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a Ministry of Finance employee, was killed and his spouse was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: An explosive device planted on a bus detonated 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.
05/22/2015: An explosives-laden rickshaw detonated targeting a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy on Qambarani road in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. A civilian was killed and at least four others, including FC personnel, were injured in the blast. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Assailants abducted Abdul Wodod on a highway between Sari Pul and Sozma Qala, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Wodod, the local director of hajj and religious affairs, was found dead on May 25, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/22/2015: Assailants abducted Akram Ahawavi, a human rights activist, from Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the abduction to Huthis.
05/22/2015: Assailants abducted three local leaders from their private residences in Mbwavinywa area, Lubero territory, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The whereabouts of the hostages are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the abductions; however, sources suspected the involvement of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).
05/22/2015: Assailants abducted two North Korean doctors and their driver in Al Noufleya neighborhood, Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. The driver was released prior to May 25, 2015 while the doctors were both released on September 19, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
05/22/2015: Assailants armed with axes, knives, and machetes attacked residents in Kwamda Kobla village, Adamawa state, Nigeria. At least 10 people were killed in the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
05/22/2015: Assailants attacked a juice bar with pepper spray and smoke bombs in Montreal city, Quebec province, Canada. At least one person was pepper sprayed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Assailants attacked a military checkpost in Datta Khel area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One soldier and five assailants were killed and one soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Assailants attacked a police outpost in Tubaon village, Davao Oriental province, Philippines. A police officer was killed and four others were injured in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Arghandab district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. At least 23 people, including both security personnel and assailants, were killed and 12 others were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attacks.
05/22/2015: Assailants attacked approximately 150 Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers and civilians trapped inside a hospital in Jisr al-Shughur, Idlib governorate, Syria. An unknown number of people were killed, injured, or abducted in the incident. Some of the soldiers and civilians were also able to escape the attack. Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Assailants attacked soldiers in Tessit town, Gao region, Mali. Nineteen soldiers were taken captive in the attack. The Coordination of Azawad Movements claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Assailants fired a projectile that struck a house in Qabr Umayr village, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Two civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Assailants fired a rocket that struck the residence of a former senator in Hayatabad area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Assailants fired missiles at the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) base in Ber area, Timbuktu region, Mali. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at Ukrainian positions near Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
05/22/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at Ukrainian positions near Mariupol city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
05/22/2015: Assailants fired rockets that struck residential neighborhoods in Al-Tuwal region, Jazan province, Saudi Arabia. One civilian was killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
05/22/2015: Assailants intercepted an ambulance carrying two soldiers south of Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. One soldier was killed, a paramedic was injured, and one soldier was abducted and killed the same day. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Faiyum city, Faiyum governorate, Egypt. Two watchmen were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying Shia Muslims in Hayatabad area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Two people were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on Gorkha Regiment (GR) soldiers in Tamenglong district, Manipur state, India. Four soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
05/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on John Cleopa in Mundri area, Western Equatoria state, South Sudan. Cleopa, a local government official, was killed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Mundri on this date; the official was visiting the site of the earlier attack when he was killed. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/22/2015: Assailants opened fire on soldiers in Mundri area, Western Equatoria state, South Sudan. Two soldiers were killed and several were injured in the attack. This was one of two related attacks in Mundri on this date. The Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/22/2015: Assailants rounded up villages and lectured to them in Yumbis village, Garissa county, Kenya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Assailants threw grenades at soldiers in Musaga neighborhood, Bujumbura city, Bujumbura Mairie province, Burundi. An unknown number of soldiers were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Assailants threw grenades into a market in Bujumbura city, Bujumbura Mairie province, Burundi. Three people were killed and 21 others were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Assailants took hostage the Assistant Commissioner (AC) of Basima tehsil and his Levies guards in Basima area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One Levies guard was killed, while the other hostages, including the AC, were released during a rescue operation later that day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Explosive devices detonated in a house while volunteer fighters were searching it in Hajjaj area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four volunteers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Security forces identified and killed three suicide bombers driving explosives-laden vehicles attempting to attack the Waleed border crossing in Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2015: Three explosive devices and additional explosive material were discovered and defused near a construction company vehicle in Lundi Nullah area, Sui sub-district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused in Dera Bugti district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2015: Two police officers opened fire at their colleagues at a police checkpoint in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Four officers were killed in the attack. The assailants reportedly defected to the Taliban after the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a volunteer fighters' checkpoint in Taza Khurmatu district, Kirkuk, Iraq. Two volunteers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2016: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire on a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) convoy in Mopti region, Mali. Five peacekeepers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2016: An explosive device detonated at the Nigerian Agip Oil Company (NAOC) Agip pipeline in Ikembiri, Bayelsa, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a volunteer fighter patrol in Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq. One volunteer was killed and five volunteers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a polling booth in Gaya, Bihar, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
05/22/2016: Assailants attacked a military base near Goundam, Timbuktu, Mali. At least one soldier was killed and four soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2016: Assailants attacked Aliwanay, Negros Occidental, Philippines. Two farm workers were killed and two Civilian Active Auxiliary (CAA) members were injured in the assault. Two people were also abducted during the attack and released three hours later. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2016: Assailants detonated explosive devices and opened fire on an Assam Rifles convoy in Joupi, Manipur, India. Six security personnel were killed and seven others were injured in the attack. The Coordination Committee (CORCOM) claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also suspected the involvement of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
05/22/2016: Assailants executed 14 civilians in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting that the victims were accused of failing to join ISIL.
05/22/2016: Assailants fired a ballistic missile that was intercepted by the Arab Coalition forces in Saudi Arabia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Huthi extremists.
05/22/2016: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a vehicle near Nushki, Balochistan, Pakistan. Two people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2016: Assailants fired three rockets targeting the governor's office in Herat, Afghanistan. At least one civilian was killed and seven civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2016: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Rashidiyah, Diyala, Iraq. Three people were killed and one person was injured in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2016: Assailants raided Hadithah, Al Anbar, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing five assailants. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2016: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at police officers in Carrickfergus, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2016: Five suicide bombers attacked security forces in Al Hara, Rutba, Al Anbar, Iraq. The five assailants were killed and four volunteer fighters were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
05/22/2016: Security forces discovered and defused 59 explosive devices in Latehar, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
05/22/2016: Security forces discovered and neutralized an unknown number of explosive devices in Igdir province, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2016: Three assailants shot and killed Nandar Hlaing, a village administrator, in Hpakant, Kachin, Myanmar. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2016: Two assailants attacked Emelito Paltao at his residence in San Nicolas, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. Paltao, campaign coordinator for Gapan Mayor-elect Emerson Pascual, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2016: Two explosive devices detonated near Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a military patrol in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. A soldier was injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: A suicide bomber, identified as Salman Abedi, detonated at the Manchester Arena following an Ariana Grande concert in Manchester, England, United Kingdom. In addition to the assailant, at least 22 people were killed and 119 people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in response to "transgressions against the lands of the Muslims."
05/22/2017: An assailant attempted to stab border police officers at a checkpoint in Abu Dis, West Bank. The assailant was shot and killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to a Palestinian extremist.
05/22/2017: An assailant set fire to a Muslim-owned carpet shop in Wijerama, Western province, Sri Lanka. The assailant was wounded. A former soldier claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2017: An explosive device detonated and assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying soldiers in Baidoa district, Bay, Somalia. At least three soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: An explosive device detonated at a market in Isulan, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: An explosive device detonated at Phramongkutklao Military Hospital in Ratchathewi neighborhood, Bangkok, Thailand. At least 25 people were injured in the blast; the victims included soldiers, civilians, and a police officer. Wattana Pumret, an unaffiliated individual, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the military's interference in politics. Additionally, a military official suspected that the blast may have been caused by the United Front for Democracy Against Dictatorship, which denied involvement.
05/22/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. Three civilians were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Aman Lashkars vehicle in Aka Khel, Khyber district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least five people, including four Aman Lashkars members and one Levies Forces officer, were killed in the blast. Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan) claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Sateng Nok, Yala, Thailand. At least four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting police officers in Shahrak, Ghor, Afghanistan. Three officers were killed and five were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Khairabad, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. This was one of nine devices defused in different areas of Khairabad on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
05/22/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in the Dicle neighborhood, Diyarbakir, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused underneath a bridge in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to Maoists.
05/22/2017: Assailants abducted three municipal officials from Nimrud, Nineveh, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: Assailants attacked a military post in Yuksekova district, Hakkari, Turkey. One assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
05/22/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting a civilian attempting to flee Kanisah neighborhood in Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. The civilian was 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).
05/22/2017: Assailants fired a mortar into Kanisah neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. A civilian was killed in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) at a vehicle on Omar al-Mukhtar Street in Zawiya, Libya. An unknown number of people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on Ahama Samoh in Khuan, Pattani, Thailand. Samoh, a tambon assistant chief and defense volunteer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on Mawlawi Abdul Ghafoor outside of a mosque in Kulangar, Logar, Afghanistan. Ghafoor, the deputy head of the provincial Ulema Council, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on members of Jamiat-I-Islami Afghanistan (JIA), an uprising force, in Lolash, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least five JIA members, including a commander, were killed in the attack. Additionally, the assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
05/22/2017: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed 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, which denied involvement.
05/22/2017: Assailants set fire to the McDougall Memorial United Church near Morley, Alberta, Canada. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: Assailants shot and killed Diosdado Azarcon, a government prosecutor, in Caloocan, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: Assailants shot and killed Fernando Alejo, a Department of Environment and Natural Resources official, in Narra, Palawan, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2017: Assailants shot and killed Michael Sauro, a former police officer, in Nadawisan, Masbate, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that communist rebels may have carried out the attack.
05/22/2017: Assailants threw an explosive device at a school in Panjgur, Balochistan, Pakistan. The device detonated in the courtyard of the school, causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/22/2017: Assailants threw explosive devices at Birendra Pratap Swain's residence in Cuttack, Odisha, India. Swain, the Cuttack Central Cooperative Bank president and brother of a senior Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA), was not harmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: Four suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vests and assault rifles raided a military camp in Karkush, Diyala, Iraq. In addition to the assailants, at least two soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: Security forces intercepted and killed two suicide bombers attempting to target a police station in Jilam, Saladin, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: Three explosive devices were discovered and defused south of Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/22/2017: Two assailants opened fire on civilians in Moreh, Manipur, India. A civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/1975: Suspected members of the Armed Forces for National Liberation (FALN) attempted to bomb a McDonald's fast-food restaurant in San Juan, Puerto Rico, after two banks were bombed the same day in different parts of the city.  However, the bomb at the restaurant did not detonate.
05/23/1975: Suspected members of the Armed Forces for National Liberation (FALN) bombed a bank in San Juan, Puerto Rico.  The explosion shattered the front windows of the bank, but it is unknown if there were any casualties.
05/23/1986: Armed Tamil guerrillas killed 12 Sinhalese civilians, "including a child who was pulled from his mother's arms and hacked to death, in nearby villages in the eastern Trincomalee district."  Army officials believed the perpetrators to be part of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE).  This incident, along with a similar incident two days later, where 20 Sinhalese civilians were murdered by Tamils (198605250013), occurred on the two holiest days of the Buddhist year, the Vesak festival which celebrates peace, brotherhood and the life of Buddha.  The Tamils were fighting for an independent Eelam state, and as such, attempted to drive the Sinhalese out of the disputed Eastern Province.
05/23/2000:  Israeli tourists and citizens were poisoned by eggs contaminated with salmonella typhi.  The incident killed two Israelis.
05/23/2000: Thirty gunmen, believed to be part of a broken-off faction of the National People's Army (NPA), ambushed the boats of the Philippines' president's son, Mr. Ejercito, on the Pampanga river near the town of Macabebe, Philippines. Although Mr. Ejercito was unhurt, four people in the party were injured and a radio operator was killed.
05/23/2000: Two member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) staged a failed assassination attempt against M. K. Gunawardena, a ruling party politician, in Kantalai, Northeastern province, Sri Lanka. The politician and five others escaped with injuries, while the both perpetrators were killed in the incident.
05/23/2001: A security guard at the University of Basque Country was the target of a failed car-bomb attack in Lejona, Spain. It was not certain who was responsible for the thwarted attack, but Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) was suspected.
05/23/2001: An improvised explosive device (IED) charge exploded near an Israeli Defence Forces convoy along the Israeli-Egyptian border near Rafah, Gaza Strip. No one was hurt in the blast.
05/23/2001: Ten Sri Lankan Navy personnel were killed and 17 others were injured in a land mine blast in Thambalagamuwa, Sri Lanka. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) was blamed for the attack.
05/23/2002:  7 individuals from Johanne Marange Apolistic Church members were killed when they drank tea spiked with pesticides in Nyazura, Zimbabwe.  In addition, 47 other people became ill in the attack.
05/23/2002: A car bomb exploded at a fuel depot north of Tel Aviv, Israel, but authorities were able to stop the blaze before it caused any injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2002: An explosion destroyed a bridge in the town of Zazafotsy, Madagascar. The police suspected supporters of former ruler Didier Ratsiraka to be responsible for the attack.
05/23/2002: Chechen Rebels (non-specific) killed a businessman who refused to finance their racketeering activities in Shali district.
05/23/2002: The National Liberation Army (NLA) destroyed a bridge connecting the towns of La Guajira and Cesar in northern Colombia. Five people were seriously hurt and power lines were damaged by the explosion.
05/23/2003: A convoy from the military commandant's office hit a landmine and was subsequently attacked near the village of Arginoi, Vedeno district, Chechnya. Seven servicemen were killed and two wounded in the attack. No group took responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2003: A remote-controlled bomb exploded near a bus traveling near the Jewish settlement of Netzarim in southern Gaza. Militants opened fire on the bus immediately after the explosion. At least 10 Jewish settlers were wounded in the bombing and following attack. HAMAS' al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2003: A U.S. Special Operations Forces two-vehicle convoy came under small arms fire while traveling from Khost to Gardez, Afghanistan. No casualties resulted from the incident and no the perpetrators were unknown.
05/23/2003: At least nine people, including three soldiers and two of the perpetrators, were killed when a group of suspected rebels from the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) attacked a trade center in Abim, Uganda.
05/23/2004: Hizb-ul-Mujahidin (HM) militants bombed a bus with an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) near al-Jawahar tunnel in Woodsa, India-controlled Kashmir. Twenty-eight security personnel died in the attack. Hizb-ul-Mujahidin (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2004: Party for the Liberation of the Hutu People-National Liberation Forces (PALIPEHUTU-FNL) members kidnapped 10 people at Kiliba and Runinga, Democratic Republic of Congo. The perpetrators also burned several houses in the incident.
05/23/2004: Unknown attackers used a grenade to attack a police camp in Srinagar, India-controlled Kashmir. The grenade fell short of the camp and instead injured 13 civilians and a police officer.
05/23/2005: A bomb exploded and seriously damaged a town hall in Biguglia, a town in the outskirts of Bastia on the French island of Corsica.  Though no claims were made immediately after the attack, authorities suspect the National Front for the Liberation of Corsica-Union of Fighters (FLNC-UC).  No one was injured.
05/23/2005: A bomb exploded and seriously damaged a town hall in Furiani, a town in the outskirts of Bastia on the French island of Corsica.  Though no claims were made immediately after the attack, authorities suspect the National Front for the Liberation of Corsica-Union of Fighters (FLNC-UC).  No one was injured.”
05/23/2005: A car bomb exploded outside a restaurant in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, killing eight people and wounding 110 others. The restaurant is often frequented by Shi i followers of Muqtada al-Sadr as well as local police. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2005: A suicide car bomb exploded outside a Shi i mosque in Mahmudiyah, Iraq, killing at least 7 people and wounding 23 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2005: A suicide truck bomb targeting a Kurdish official exploded in the town of Tuz Khurmatu, Iraq, killing 5 people and wounding 18 others. The official, Mohammed Mahmud, was wounded in the explosion. The group Ansar al-Sunna claimed responsibility for the attack in a statement on the internet.
05/23/2005: Gunmen shot and killed Wael Rubaie, an adviser to the Iraqi Ministry of National Security, in the Mansour district of Baghdad, Iraq. His driver was also killed in the assault. The group Al-Qa’ida in Iraq claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2005: Members of the Rasta militia group raided the village of Nindja in the Democratic Republic of Congo killing 19 people and mutilating 11 others. The perpetrators also kidnapped around 50 people.
05/23/2005: Suspected militants of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) detonated remote-controlled explosives on a railway track near an oil refinery in Guwahati, India, wounding 3 Indian paramilitary troopers. There was no official claim of responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2005: Two suicide car bombs exploded outside the home of a community leader in Tal Afar, Iraq, killing at least 20 people and wounding 20 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2006: In one of five incidents during recent peace talks in India’s Kashmir region (200605210005, 200605220009, 200605250006, 200605310005), a suicide bomber rammed his explosive-filled car into a Border Security Force (BSF) vehicle, killing one soldier and wounding twenty-six others. The group Hizbul Mujahidin claimed responsibility for the attack. The road this occurred on was the same that Indian President Singh was to take a day later on his way to a roundtable discussion about the Kashmir situation.
05/23/2006: Two police officers were killed and five civilians were injured when suspected Islamic militants opened fire into a crowded market in Thailand’s Krongpinang (District). The two police officers appeared to be the main target of the perpetrators. No group claimed responsibility and no one has been arrested.
05/23/2006: Unidentified perpetrators shot dead a district chief, Arbab Mohammad, a local judge, Mawlawi Mohammad Nasim, and their two bodyguards in an ambush in Afghanistan’s Tangi Spechak area. Two other bodyguards were injured when the group was ambushed while traveling in the area. No group claimed responsibility and no one was arrested.
05/23/2007: An unidentified suicide bomber blew himself up in a café in Mandali, Iraq, killing 20 innocent civilians and wounding at least 15 others.  The extent of property damage is unknown.  No one claimed responsibility.
05/23/2007: An unidentified suicide bomber blew himself up in Kabul, Afghanistan, targeting and killing 1 and wounding 4 others.  No one claimed responsibility.
05/23/2007: The Taliban beheaded an Afghan civilian for collaborating with the U.S. in Shindand district, Afghanistan.  There was a note left with the body stating that others who collaborate with the U.S. will also meet the same fate.
05/23/2007: Unknown assailants detonated a bomb at a bus stand in Hub, Pakistan, targeting and killing 2 innocent civilians and injuring 2 others.  No one claimed responsibility.
05/23/2007: Unknown assailants detonated a bomb in a shopping bag in Hub, Pakistan, targeting and killing 2 innocent civilians and injuring 2 others.  No one claimed responsibility.
05/23/2007: Unknown assailants detonated a bomb outside of a market in Aley, Lebanon, injuring at least 5 innocent civilians.  The blast caused an unknown amount of damage to the nearby shops and buildings.  There were no fatalities reported.  No one claimed responsibility.
05/23/2007: Unknown assailants detonated a car bomb in Jbala town in Babil province, Iraq, killing 3 people.  It is unknown if there were any other casualties.  No one claimed responsibility.
05/23/2007: Unknown assailants detonated a remote controlled bomb, targeting and killing 3 Afghan policemen and injuring 2 others in Wardak province, Afghanistan.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
05/23/2008: Israeli soldiers stationed on the border spotted two militants planting a bomb at the border fence in Al Burayi, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The two gunmen then opened fire at the soldiers, who returned fire and shot them, the military said. Islamic Jihad's armed wing, the al-Quds Brigades, said the dead were two of its members.
05/23/2008: On Friday morning at 0500, Ajuy vice Mayor Ramon Rojas was shot and killed by gunmen while on a walk at Barangay Central, Ajuy, Iloilo province. No group claimed responsiblity.
05/23/2008: On Friday morning at 11:00, an IED suspected to be planted by the Naga People’s Council (NPC) exploded at Viewland in the Ukhrul district of Manipur province, India. No casualties were reported, however, and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/23/2008: On Friday,  in Darfur, Sudan, unknown armed men ambushed and disarmed a group of Nigerian UN Peacekeepers in Darfur.  According to the peacekeepers, up to 60 armed men surrounded them and demanded their weapons and supplies.  The Nigerians were overwhelmingly outnumbered and complied.  No shots were fired and no one was hurt. It Is unknown if the attack caused any property damage.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2008: On Friday, at 1415, a claymore mine was set off by suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam militants on Murikandy-Akkaraayan Road in Kilinochchi, North Eastern, Sri Lanka. The mine exploded when a van drove over it, killing 16 civilians, including four children.
05/23/2008: On Friday, in Al Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq, assailants fired upon the residence of the head of the city council, Hameed al-Hashin, causing no casualties or damages. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/23/2008: On Friday, suspected militants shot at and injured a civilian, Abdul Rashid Gojar, in the Tral area of Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir province, India. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
05/23/2008: On Friday, Tariq Khan, vice president of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, was shot dead near Tariq Road in Ferozabad, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2009: On Saturday afternoon, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in front of the house of Lt. Col. Taha Mohammed in the Shura district, southern Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, injuring one police officer. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
05/23/2009: On Saturday evening, in Chahar Burjak, Nimruz, Afghanistan, armed assailants kidnapped the father and son of a police officer. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible for the attack.
05/23/2009: On Saturday morning at about 0930, in Dhobighat, Lalitpur, Nepal, a bomb exploded in the Church of Assumption, killing one Indian child and two Nepalese civilians and wounding one child and 11 civilians and damaging the church. Nepal Defense Army claimed responsibility.
05/23/2009: On Saturday night north of the village of Kayakent, Dagestan, Russia, an explosive device was found on a portion of the Mozdok-to-Kazimagomed gas pipeline. Sappers were able to disable the explosive causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2009: On Saturday night, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, insurgents fired mortars at the presidential palace, killing 2 people and injuring 10 others. No damage or motive for the attack was reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
05/23/2009: On Saturday, in Chapah Darreh, Konar, Afghanistan, assailants assaulted and kidnapped four journalists and one driver.  All the victims were safely released that day. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/23/2009: On Saturday, in Kaura village, Chatra, Jharkhand, India, assailants detonated a bomb on a middle school, damaging the school but causing no injuries.  No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
05/23/2009: On Saturday, in Kiruphema, Dimapur District, Nagaland, India, the self-styled 'secretary' of National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang was abducted from his residence in Medziphema by unidentified gunmen and killed. His body was found along the National Highway-39. No group claimed responsibility.
05/23/2009: On Saturday, in Poshteh, Farah, Afghanistan, assailants flogged a mullah to death. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/23/2009: On Saturday, in Sabari, Khowst, Afghanistan, assailants kidnapped two civilians. On 05/24/2009, in the same area, assailants killed both victims and set fire to their vehicle, damaging the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
05/23/2010: On Sunday after 0000 midnight, in the Lat Phrao area of Bangkok, Bangkok province, Thailand, unknown armed assailants fired on a bank, damaging the bank but causing no casualties. Property damage consisted of shattered glass front doors and one door with a bullet hole. Police found several spent .32-calibre cartridges at the scene. Security footage showed a pickup truck passing back and forth at about 0024, shortly before the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2010: On Sunday in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico, bomb disposal experts defused an explosive device made out of dynamite and butane gas, which had been placed inside the building where Novartis company is located. The Animal Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the attempted attack in the biteback.com website.
05/23/2010: On Sunday in the late evening, in Domanda, Khost, Afghanistan, unidentified assailants kidnapped then fired upon and killed two tribal elders, two civilians, and one teacher. The assailants also kidnapped two other civilians, but safely released them later in the evening. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/23/2010: On Sunday morning, in Pol-e'alam, Lowgar, Afghanistan, unknown assailants fired a rocket at Hamid Karzai High School, wounding one student and damaging the school. No group claimed responsibility.
05/23/2010: On Sunday night, in one of three related attacks, in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India, assailants kidnapped 20 civilians. The victims were taken from the Rudraram Madded, Pamgal and Lodad villages on suspicion of being police informers. The number of hostages was provided cumulatively; therefore it is unclear how many were taken from each village. The assailants killed three of the hostages later that day, and released the rest on 05/25/2010. No damages were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed a Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) faction was responsible.
05/23/2010: On Sunday, a major terror attack was thwarted as police seized a home-made explosive device equivalent of one kilogram of TNT, at the Eternal Flame Memorial, in Tyrnyauz, Kabardino-Balkaria, Russia. No group claimed responsibility.
05/23/2010: On Sunday, in Awaran, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the deputy commissioner’s office, damaging several government offices but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
05/23/2010: On Sunday, in Dowlatabad, Faryab, Afghanistan, unknown assailants fired on the house of a tribal elder, killing the tribal elder, wounding two civilians, and damaging the house. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
05/23/2010: On Sunday, in the Adhamiya district of Baghdad, a sticky bomb attached to a car killed the driver. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2010: On Sunday, in the Goaltore region of West Midnapore District, West Bengal, Orissa, India, suspected members of the Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) backed- People's Committee Against Police Atrocities (PCPA) abducted Kamal Ahir (38), a Communist Party of India (Marxist) member. His body was found on 05/26/2010; Ahir had been stabbed to death. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
05/23/2011: On Monday at 1200 noon, in Alishang village, Mehtar Lam, Laghman, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives at an outdoor market, killing four tribal elders and injuring 17 civilians. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and the Taliban claimed responsibility through their spokesman by unknown means. However, the Taliban spokesman, Zabiullah Mujahid, claimed that four militia commanders were killed and 14 of their bodyguards were injured in the suicide attack that was carried out by an insurgent named Abdul Wali.
05/23/2011: On Monday evening, in the forests of Sonabed, Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India, nearly 250 suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) ambushed a police patrol, killing nine policemen and causing an unknown amount of property damage. Reportedly, a 10-member police team lead by additional Superintendent of Police Rajesh Pawar was attacked while on its way to village Sosing after being informed about militant movement there. Pawar was among the nine officers killed. The specific method of attack is unknown; however some sources indicated that a landmine was used in the attack, while other sources indicate that the militants used firearms and sharp weapons in the ambush. It is possible that the last police officer left alive was taken hostage by the militants during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2011: On Monday morning, in the Toghi Road area of Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified gunmen on a motorcycle shot and killed Maulana Abdul Jalil Mohammad Hasani, a cleric and Imam of Eidgah Mosque. The cleric was on his way home after offering morning prayers when he was targeted. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2011: On Monday night, in the village of Huellas in Caloto, Cauca, Colombia, at least four suspected militants armed with AK-47s from the Sixth Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) began firing at a local indigenous community shelter. As a result, three children were injured and the shelter sustained an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the FARC’s Sixth Front.
05/23/2011: On Monday, in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen with silenced weapons shot and killed Ayad Ali Akbar, a colonel working for the Ministry of Defense. No group claimed responsibility.
05/23/2011: On Monday, in Nowshera, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, one motorist was wounded when unidentified militants remote detonated a low intensity bomb planted beneath the Rashakai Bridge on Motorway (M-1), causing minor damage to the bridge and vehicle. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2011: On Monday, in the al-Bakriya neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device attached to a taxi. The blast killed the driver, wounded a civilian, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the taxi. No group claimed responsibility.
05/23/2011: On Monday, in the Bahai Dag area of Khwezai tehsil, in Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, Taliban militants abducted a truck driver and two laborers by unknown means and took them to an unknown location. The status of the hostages is unknown and the Taliban claimed responsibility by unknown means for the hostage taking. The Taliban claimed to have taken the truck into custody and arrested the driver and laborers.
05/23/2011: On Monday, in the Domeez area, Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device targeting a police convoy of Captain Ahmed Abdul-Ghafour, head of the al-Rashad police station. The blast killed two police, wounded 10 others, and caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
05/23/2011: On Monday, in the Zayouna neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device targeting liquor stores. No casualties were reported, although multiple shops and cars were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility.
05/23/2011: On Monday, on the Cali - Buenaventura road in Buenaventura, Cali, Colombia, militants from the 30th Front of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set two construction trucks on fire that were traveling towards the port. The arson attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the trucks but no casualties were reported. The road was not blocked; however, the flow of traffic stopped as a result of the arson attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the FARC’s 30th Front.
05/23/2012: A North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier from the United States, Travis Morgado, was killed by an explosive device while on patrol in Zhari district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
05/23/2012: A number of landmines were discovered along the Manipur-Chandrapur road in Lekhepal village, Sitapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. The mines were successfully defused by Rajnandgaon police on May 24, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed it to Maoists.
05/23/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near a civilian's home in a town northwest of Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One civilian was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near a Sunni Muslim mosque in the Yarmouk area of Mansour district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident
05/23/2012: A roadside bomb exploded in the Qadisiyah area of Mansour district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: A roadside bomb exploded near a passenger bus transporting Lebanese Shia Muslims in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least three Shia pilgrims were killed and another seven injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: An explosive device detonated after being inadvertently triggered by local children near a trash dump in the Kareili area of Allahabad city, Allahabad district, Uttar Pradesh state, India. At least fix children were killed and six others injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources indicated that a member of a "land mafia" had threatened violence if the local residents of the targeted area did not vacate.
05/23/2012: An explosive device detonated after being struck by a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Saydabad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: An explosive device detonated after being tripped by a Russian soldier, Ivan Sokolov, during a search operation near Muzhichi town, Ingushetia republic, Russia. The soldier was killed as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting an emergency police convoy on Baghdad road in Kirkuk, Iraq. Three police officers were injured and a police vehicle damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: An explosive device magnetically attached to a police vehicle detonated in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. A police officer was killed and another two injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: An explosive device, possibly a grenade, detonated near a bus station in Imelda municipality, Zamboanga Sibugay province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a public marketplace in Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: Assailants attacked a passenger bus near the Chapri checkpoint in Lower Kurram agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least four people, all Shia Muslims, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, one attacker carrying explosives was arrested in connection with the incident.
05/23/2012: Assailants attacked a police headquarters in the Yan Marina district of Sokoto city, Sokoto state, Nigeria. Two people, a police inspector and a civilian, were killed in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Saydabad district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. No further information is available.
05/23/2012: Assailants attacked the residence of Lahari Bagaranga, the local village head, in Hanumantpur village, Rayagada district, Odisha state, India. Bagaranga was unharmed; however, her husband, Deba Bagaranga, was killed in the village after the attackers asked that he accompany them out of the house. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident, as indicated by several posters and banners left at the scene.
05/23/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device on the Quetta-Zahidan railway track in the Gomazgi area of Ahmad Wal town, Noshki district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the railway track was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: Assailants hurled a petrol bomb at a building that was hosting a musical program in Bharri Shah Rehman area, Gujranwala district, Punjab province, Pakistan. At least 20 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source noted that a "religious group" had threatened to attack the musical program.
05/23/2012: Assailants in military uniforms opened fire on Saleh Bai, an influential entrepreneur, at his residence in Kahmard district, Bamyan province, Afghanistan. Bai and his cousin were killed and one of his sons injured as a result of the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source suspected the Taliban.
05/23/2012: Assailants opened fire on a passenger bus carrying construction workers near Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and another seven injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Four police officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: Assailants opened fire on an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) patrol near the Kissufim crossing, Southern, Israel. Two IDF soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: Assailants set fire to the Alpha OB/GYN clinic in Marietta, Georgia, United States. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: Assailants sprayed poisonous materials into the Bibi Haji school in Taloqan city, Taloqan district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. At least 120 people at the school, including three female teachers, were poisoned in the attack and subsequently hospitalized. No group claimed responsibility; however, government officials suspected the Taliban, though the group denied involvement.
05/23/2012: Five assailants in an explosives-laden vehicle attempted a suicide bombing attack near the international airport in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, as Afghan security officials discovered the vehicle and apprehended the assailants before the attack could be executed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: Four assailants opened fire on Ahmed Adow Anshur near his residence in the Boocle area of Dharkenleey district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Anshur, a journalist and senior producer at Shabelle radio station, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2012: Two explosive devices were discovered during a canal excavation in the Bhorletar village development committee (VDC) of Lamjung district, Western region, Nepal. There were no reported casualties, as a bomb disposal unit successfully defused the devices. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: A police vehicle was struck by an explosive device planted on a road in Musa Qala district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated in a car at the parking lot of Gaisano mall in Pagadian city, Zamboanga del Sur province, Philippines. The explosion caused material damage but no injures. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the Areva-owned Somair uranium mine in Arlit town, Agadez region, Niger. One person was killed and 14 people were injured in the attack. This incident represents one of two simultaneous and coordinated suicide attacks in Niger on this day. The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) and the al-Mua'qi'oon Biddam Brigade (Those who Sign with Blood) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: An explosive device attached to a rickshaw detonated near police and paramilitary members in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least 12 people were killed in the blast and another 17 were injured. In addition, several buildings and vehicles were damaged. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: An explosive device detonated in a bazaar in Dialaram district, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. One civilian died and 16 people, including three Afghan troops, were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: An explosive device detonated near a cellular phone store in a market in Kanaan town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and another two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of a worker's barracks on a drill site of Medco E&P Malaka, an oil and gas company, in Aceh region, Indonesia. There were no reports of injuries or property damage in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Abu Ghraib city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The blast struck a Sahwa Council member's vehicle, injuring him. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated near a police patrol in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: Assailants ambushed a security forces convoy in Bara Chamni area, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two soldiers were killed and 12 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: Assailants attacked a joint military and Sahwa Council checkpoint in Garma town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least three soldiers were killed and another 18 soldiers and Sahwa members were injured in the ensuing firefight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. This was one of two attacks on police posts in which the assailants claimed that they killed at least 14 police officers and wounded 14 others. Additionally, one assailant was killed and another was wounded in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for both attacks.
05/23/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Warduj district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. This was the second of two attacks on police posts in which the assailants claimed that they killed at least 14 police officers and wounded 14 others. Additionally, one assailant was killed and another was wounded in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for both attacks.
05/23/2013: Assailants attacked a security check post in Bajur Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. During the assault, two Levies personnel were injured. Additionally, power lines were damaged, which affected the electricity supply throughout the area. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2013: Assailants attacked a security check post in Zarah Mela area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. During the assault, two security personnel were killed while an additional 18 people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2013: Assailants kidnapped three mining workers in Tawi-Tawi province, Philippines. One of the workers, Mar Hadjula, was rescued by fishermen near Sulare Island on May 25, 2013; the other two workers were released on April 26, 2014. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) of committing the abduction.
05/23/2013: Assailants opened fire on a gold panning site in Panganason area, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. One employee was killed and two security guards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the attack was attributed to the New People's Army (NPA).
05/23/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Taji town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least four soldiers were killed and another five were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: Assailants shot a trader and two children in Pompomari ward, Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. The three civilians died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the attack was attributed to Boko Haram.
05/23/2013: Assailants shot at night guards in the Ifo Refugee camp market in Garissa county, Kenya. Three guards died and four other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility of the incident.
05/23/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at a fast food restaurant in Cotabato city, North Cotabato province, Philippines. The grenade did not detonate and it was recovered by police officers the next day. This was the second of two such attacks on this restaurant over the course of two days. There was no claim of responsibility for either attack.
05/23/2013: Assailants threw an incendiary device at the Granby mosque in Bletchley town, South East region, England, United Kingdom. The fire was extinguished before it could cause injuries or significant damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: Four gunmen opened fire on a brothel in Sibi town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Five people, including four prostitutes, were killed and two people were injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: Four suicide bombers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a military base in Agadez city, Agadez region, Niger. Twenty-three people were killed, including the four bombers, and 16 people were injured in the blast. This incident represents one of two simultaneous and coordinated suicide attacks in Niger on this day. The Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO) and the al-Mua'qi'oon Biddam Brigade (Those who Sign with Blood) claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: Gunmen shot Seikhopao Kipgen, a leader of Kuki National Front-President (KNF-P), in Senapati district, Manipur state, India. The leader was killed and two bodyguards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: Gunmen shot the head of the local development council and a police officer in Sherin Tagab district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. The two victims died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2013: Two assailants attempted to plant an explosive device in the Hawijah area, Kirkuk, Iraq. The perpetrators were killed when the device prematurely detonated. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2013: Two explosives-laden vehicles detonated near a prison in Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. No damages or casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
05/23/2014: A land mine detonated near a military vehicle in Mount Chaambi area, Kasserine district, Kasserine governorate, Tunisia. Two soldiers were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2014: An assailant, identified as Elliot Rodger, drove several blocks to various locations near the University of California, Santa Barbara, campus, shooting at and running into victims with his car in Isla Vista, California, United States. At least three people were killed and 13 other people were injured in the assault. The attack ended when he shot and killed himself. This was one of two coordinated incidents carried out by the same assailant in Isla Vista on the same day. Rodger posted videos on the internet and wrote a lengthy manifesto detailing his plans and motivations for the attack. His ideology reflected a misogynist and white supremacist narrative seen in online message forums where participants self-identify as "involuntarily celibate" (incel).
05/23/2014: An assailant, identified as Elliot Rodger, stabbed and killed his two roommates and a visitor inside their apartment in Isla Vista, California, United States. This was one of two coordinated incidents carried out by the same assailant in Isla Vista on the same day. Rodger posted videos on the internet and wrote a lengthy manifesto detailing his plans and motivations for the attack. His ideology reflected a misogynist and white supremacist narrative seen in online message forums where participants self-identify as "involuntarily celibate" (incel).
05/23/2014: An explosive device detonated at a police checkpoint in Faruq area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. A child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2014: An explosive device detonated at a Sunni religious education center in Amran governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties; however, the center was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
05/23/2014: An explosive device detonated in a market in east Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
05/23/2014: An explosive device detonated near a gas pipeline in At Tawil town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.