07/28/2013: Four assailants detonated explosive devices at a bridge in Datu Piang town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties and the bridge was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, military authorities attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
07/28/2013: Two Armenian children were kidnapped near the Syria-Turkey border in Aleppo governorate, Syria. The children were traveling from Aleppo to Armenia in a minibus with seven women. The women were allowed to continue across the border. The two children were released two days later, on July 30th. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2013: Two assailants on motorcycles threw a grenade at a police checkpoint in Guwahati city, Assam state, India. At least one person was killed and 15 people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials attributed the incident to the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA).
07/28/2013: Two explosive devices concealed in suitcases detonated near a courthouse in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Thirteen people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: A female suicide bomber detonated explosives at a gas station in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. In addition to the suicide bomber, at least three people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Kano city on July 28, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/28/2014: A female suicide bomber detonated explosives at the Trade Fair Complex shopping center in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. Six people were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Kano city on July 28, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/28/2014: A house rigged with explosives detonated in Adhaim city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Four security personnel were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: A land mine detonated in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. One soldier and one civilian were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: An explosive device detonated among civilians in Madain area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Four civilians were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near a bridge in Horlivka city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties; however, the bridge was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near a bus carrying Zikri pilgrims in Khuzdar district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Seven people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near a railway track in Horlivka city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties; however, the tracks was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near shops in Shuala neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and 12 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: An explosive device detonated near the convoy of Majed Nasraoui in Maqal area, Basra city, Basra governorate, Iraq. Nasraoui, the governor of Basra, was unharmed; however, the governor's secretary was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Maharabi area, Manipur state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle was discovered and safely defused outside a police station in Jamshed Town neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: Assailants attacked a military base in Katarko town, Yobe state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three coordinated attacks carried out by Boko Haram in Katarko town on July 28, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/28/2014: Assailants attacked civilians and vehicles in Huangdi, Xinjiang, China. This was one of two related incidents in Xinjiang province on this date. In addition to 59 assailants, 37 people were killed and 13 others were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Turkestan Islamic Party.
07/28/2014: Assailants attacked Government of China offices and a Chinese Police station in Elixku, Xinjiang, China. This was one of two related incidents in Xinjiang province on this date. In addition to 59 assailants, 37 people were killed and 13 others were wounded across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Turkestan Islamic Party.
07/28/2014: Assailants detonated explosive devices on a bridge in Katarko town, Yobe state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties; however, the bridge was damaged in the blast. This was one of three coordinated attacks carried out by Boko Haram in Katarko town on July 28, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/28/2014: Assailants launched a missile at a fuel tank in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reported casualties; however, the fuel tank was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Misrata Brigades.
07/28/2014: Assailants launched a missile near a residential building in Karimiya neighborhood, Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Nine Sudanese nationals were killed and several others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: Assailants launched a rocket propelled flame shell at a PrivatBank office in Kharkiv city, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties since the shell failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: Assailants launched a rocket, intended to target a security patrol, near a civilian residence south of Sheikh Zuweid town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. One civilian was killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: Assailants launched grenades at the Krasna Talivka border crossing in Krasna Talivka village, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. Two border guards were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: Assailants launched mortar shells at a military checkpoint in Taji area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four soldiers were killed and seven others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: Assailants launched mortar shells at a residential area in Shuala neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and seven others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: Assailants launched mortars at an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) staging area in Eshkol district, Southern district, Israel. Four soldiers were killed and nine others were wounded in the attack. Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: Assailants launched rocket propelled grenades at Abdullah Dabaan's vehicle in Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. Dabaan, a military commander, was unharmed; however, six soldiers were injured 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.
07/28/2014: Assailants launched rockets at residential buildings in Shakhtarsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. It is unknown if there were casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: Assailants launched rockets at the Horlivka Diocesan Administration in Horlivka city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. One person was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: Assailants launched two rockets at Sderot city, Southern district, Israel. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a joint military team near Ramaram village, Chhattisgarh state, India. Ten assailants were killed and eight people, including five assailants and three police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military post in Tingginambut district, Papua province, Indonesia. Three soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) checkpoint in Nahal Oz area, Southern district, Israel. In addition to one assailant, five soldiers were killed in the attack. Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation to the recent Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip.
07/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on Lance Corporal Asming Yuso in Rueso district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. In addition to three assailants, a soldier was killed and Yuso was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Lany Jaya district, Papua province, Indonesia. Two police officers were killed and six others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
07/28/2014: Assailants opened fire on residents and buildings in Katarko town, Yobe state, Nigeria. Eight people were killed and 12 others were injured in the attack. This was one of three coordinated attacks carried out by Boko Haram in Katarko town on July 28, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/28/2014: Assailants opened fired on two vehicles carrying civilians in Lumapid village, Sulu province, Philippines. At least 23 people were killed and 12 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
07/28/2015: A suicide bomber detonated targeting soldiers in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. In addition to the bomber, three soldiers were killed and 11 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
07/28/2015: An assailant opened fire on a soldier in Semdinli district, Hakkari province, Turkey. The soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/28/2015: An explosive device detonated as an assailant attempted to plant it in Purok 1 area near Maco town, Panibasan village, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. The assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant as a member of the New People's Army (NPA).
07/28/2015: An explosive device detonated in Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. A police commander and two police officers were killed and one police official was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2015: An explosive device detonated near a military vehicle in Arish, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/28/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police bus outside of a school in Sitra village, Central governorate, Bahrain. Two police officers were killed and six others were injured in the blast. Saraya Waad Allah claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for alleged police oppression.
07/28/2015: Assailants abducted 13 members of the Free Syrian Army's Division 30 in Zahrat Al Malkiah town, Homs governorate, Syria. At least seven of the hostages were released on August 16, 2015. The fate of the remaining victims is unknown. Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/28/2015: Assailants abducted Sedat Yabalak, a police officer, from along the Diyarbakir-Bingol highway, Lice district, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. Yabalak's whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/28/2015: Assailants attacked Buratai town, Borno state, Nigeria. No casualties were reported. This was one of three coordinated attacks on the town and surrounding area overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
07/28/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Askira district, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of three coordinated attacks on villages overnight. Twenty-nine people were killed and an unknown number of others were injured across all three attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
07/28/2015: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. At least 27 people, including soldiers, civilians, and assailants, were killed and 17 others were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2015: Assailants attacked soldiers in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Six soldiers were killed and ten others were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
07/28/2015: Assailants attacked Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) checkpoints in Jisr al-Shughur city, Idlib governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Nusrah Front.
07/28/2015: Assailants attacked Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) checkpoints near Zayzoun Power Station in Suqaylabiyah district, Hamah governorate, Syria. At least 11 assailants were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Free Syrian Army.
07/28/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device under the Senyayla Bridge in Kulp district, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/28/2015: Assailants kidnapped 12 civilians from an area near Hyderabad city, Telangana state, India. Nine of the victims were released later on the same day; the whereabouts of the remaining abductees are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2015: Assailants kidnapped a child in Taizz governorate, Yemen. The whereabouts of the child are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah).
07/28/2015: Assailants kidnapped Walid and Khaled Asaad in Palmyra city, Homs governorate, Syria. Walid, the Palmyra Antiquities Director, was released unharmed soon after the abduction. Khaled, the former Palmyra Antiquities Director and father of Walid, was executed on August 18, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
07/28/2015: Assailants launched rockets at a police housing unit in Yuksekova district, Hakkari province, Turkey. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Jesh village, Qatif district, Eastern Province, Saudi Arabia. One police officer was killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on a taxi carrying police officials on Sabzal road, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two officials were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Al Hudaydah governorate, Yemen. Two civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah).
07/28/2015: Assailants opened fire on police officers near a checkpoint in People's Colony area, Faisalabad city, Punjab province, Pakistan. A police constable and an assailant were killed and two other police officials were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2015: Assailants set fire to a truck along Mount Tendurek Pass, Caldiran district, Van province, Turkey. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source suspected the involvement of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/28/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at police officers disbanding a protest site in Cizre district, Sirnak province, Turkey. Three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/28/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device planted at a market in Maiduguri town, Borno state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Boko Haram.
07/28/2015: Security forces discovered and defused explosive devices along the Arish-Rafah highway, near Arish town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2015: Security forces discovered and defused explosive devices along the road to Gora from Sheikh Zuweid, near Sheikh Zuweid town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2015: Suicide bombers detonated three explosives-laden vehicles targeting security forces in Harijiyah area, east of Baiji district, Saladin governorate Iraq. In addition to the bombers, at least nine soldiers were killed and 21 others 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).
07/28/2015: Three suicide bombers attacked military forces stationed at the University of Anbar in Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Assailants also detonated 12 roadside bombs targeting a convoy at the University. At least 21 assailants were killed and an unknown number of others 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).
07/28/2016: An explosive device attached to a police van detonated in Khair Khana area, Kabul, Afghanistan. A police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2016: An explosive device attached to a rickshaw detonated at a bazaar in Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 13 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/28/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Amil neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2016: An explosive device detonated near shops in Hamamiyat, Saladin, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) convoy in Fino, Mandera, Kenya. It is unknown if the blast resulted in any casualties. This was one of two related attacks in Fino on this date; this blast targeted soldiers responding to an earlier event. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/28/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a security forces vehicle in Qandeel Kas, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Operation Solid Structure forces in Sirte, Libya. At least one member was killed and four members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
07/28/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated and assailants opened fire at a police station near Hakkari city, Hakkari province, Turkey. Two police officers were killed and 11 people, including one civilian and 10 police officers, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/28/2016: Assailants abducted a military officer in Saydiyah area, Baghdad, Iraq. The officer was killed and his body was found four hours later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2016: Assailants ambushed a United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) convoy in Meleri, Borno, Nigeria. At least five people, including relief workers and Nigerian soldiers, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/28/2016: Assailants attacked a joint African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Somali National Army (SNA) base in Moragabey, Bakool, Somalia. At least five people, including three Ethiopian soldiers, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
07/28/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Ismail Khel, Wardak, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting police checkposts in Jalrez district on this date. Four assailants were killed and 15 people, including civilians and police officers, were injured across both events. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/28/2016: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Sher Khan, Wardak, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks targeting police checkposts in Jalrez district on this date. Four assailants were killed and 15 people, including civilians and police officers, were injured across both events. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/28/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Gardan, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in Qush Tepa district on this date. At least 18 assailants were killed and seven assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes that continued until August 2, 2016. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources also attributed the attacks to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
07/28/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Khan Aqa, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in Qush Tepa district on this date. At least 18 assailants were killed and seven assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes that continued until August 2, 2016. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources also attributed the attacks to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
07/28/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in Shayr Bayk, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in Qush Tepa district on this date. At least 18 assailants were killed and seven assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes that continued until August 2, 2016. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources also attributed the attacks to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
07/28/2016: Assailants attacked security forces in the center of Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of four related attacks in Qush Tepa district on this date. At least 18 assailants were killed and seven assailants were injured in the ensuing clashes that continued until August 2, 2016. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources also attributed the attacks to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
07/28/2016: Assailants equipped with firearms and explosive devices destroyed a communications mast in Fino, Mandera, Kenya. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of two related attacks in Fino on this date. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/28/2016: Assailants executed 24 civilians in Buyir, Aleppo, Syria. The Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/28/2016: Assailants executed a youth 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), noting the victim was accused of working with security forces.
07/28/2016: Assailants fired mortars at Jazan, Saudi Arabia. Two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
07/28/2016: Assailants opened fire on a military base in Semdinli district, Hakkari, Turkey. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/28/2016: Assailants opened fire on Scout Ranger personnel in Bangonay, Agusan del Norte, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
07/28/2016: Assailants set fire to the Setilo Secondary School in Mareetsane, North West, South Africa. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the attack may have been related to upcoming local government elections.
07/28/2016: Assailants shot and injured Enrique Manas, a village chief, in Baay, Samar, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2016: Police forces discovered and defused an explosive device at the residence of a judge in Athens, Attica, Greece. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the attack was part of an attempt to revive the Sect of Revolutionaries.
07/28/2016: Two assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Landap Guiamad in Datu Unsay, Maguindanao, Philippines. Guiamad, a provincial engineer, and two others were killed and one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2016: Two assailants threw a hand grenade at the vehicle of village chief Nicanor Pepito in Lamanan, Davao del Sur, Philippines. Pepito was not harmed, but five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2017: A suicide bomber infiltrated the 24 Housing Estate, a camp for internally displaced persons, and detonated their explosive device in Dikwa, Borno, Nigeria. As a result of the attack, 14 people were killed, including the assailant, and 24 more were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/28/2017: A train crashed into a fallen tree along the railway between Bezdez and Bela pod Bezdezem in Central Bohemian Region, Czech Republic. There were no reported casualties in the attack. An anti-immigrant extremist left notes at the scene of the attack in order to make it look like the attack had been perpetrated by jihadists. He did this in order to "provoke a backlash against Muslims" and immigration.
07/28/2017: An assailant attempted to stab Israeli soldiers at Gush Etzion Junction area, Alon Shvut, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. Security forces shot and killed the assailant, and there were no other casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Abdullah Taqatqa, a Palestinian extremist.
07/28/2017: An assailant stabbed civilians at a supermarket in Hamburg, Germany. A civilian was killed and at least seven others, including the assailant, were injured in the attack. Ahmad A. Alhaw, an unaffiliated individual, claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that "he wanted to kill as many 'Christians and young people' as possible." Sources also noted that Alhaw followed the ideology of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
07/28/2017: An assailant threw a grenade at a Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team (BPAT) outpost on Durian Street in Barangay 178, Caloocan City, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Pidsandawan, Rajah Buayan, Maguindanao province, Philippines. Nine soldiers were wounded and four assailants were killed in the attack and resulting clash. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting soldiers in Marawi, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. Three soldiers were killed in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2017: Assailants abducted Christopher Msando, an Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) official, outside Nairobi, Kenya. Msando was tortured and killed, and his body was discovered on July 31, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2017: Assailants attacked a military position in Bapere, Lubero territory, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. A soldier and an assailant were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mai Mai Simba Militia.
07/28/2017: Assailants attacked gendarme in Fresco, Sud-Bandama, Ivory Coast. One officer was wounded and weapons were stolen. This was one of four related attacks in Sud-Bandama on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to supporters of former President Laurent Gbagbo.
07/28/2017: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Nawa-i-Barakzayi, Helmand, Afghanistan. In addition to 17 assailants, five police officers were killed and seven people, including four assailants, were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2017: Assailants attacked security forces in Surobi, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least six assailants were killed and 11 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. In addition, security forces discovered and defused an explosive device at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/28/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military base in Jale, Kaho-Keji district, Yei River, South Sudan. Security forces repelled the assault and there were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO).
07/28/2017: Assailants opened fire on volunteer fighters in Albu Khalid, Baghdad, Iraq. A volunteer fighter was killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2017: Assailants raided a bank in Fresco, Sud-Bandama, Ivory Coast. There were no reported casualties. This was one of four related attacks in Sud-Bandama on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to supporters of former President Laurent Gbagbo.
07/28/2017: Assailants raided a public treasury office in Fresco, Sud-Bandama, Ivory Coast. There were no reported casualties. This was one of four related attacks in Sud-Bandama on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to supporters of former President Laurent Gbagbo.
07/28/2017: Assailants raided the residence of a police inspector in Khudwani, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 14 similar incidents in Kulgam and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/28/2017: Assailants raided the residence of a police officer in Dashin-Sempora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, though assailants threatened the officer's family members during the attack. This was one of 14 similar incidents in Kulgam and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/28/2017: Assailants raided the residence of a special police officer in Trichal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 14 similar incidents in Kulgam and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
07/28/2017: Assailants raided the residence of Bilal Ahmad Bhat, a former government militia member, in Bachroo, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, though assailants forced residents to leave before setting fire to the house. This was one of 14 similar incidents in Kulgam and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/28/2017: Assailants raided the residence of Bilal Farooq Gaasi, a special police officer, in Trichal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 14 similar incidents in Kulgam and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
07/28/2017: Assailants raided the residence of Farooq Magray, a special police officer, in Tumlehal, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 14 similar incidents in Kulgam and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/28/2017: Assailants raided the residence of Naseer Ali Rather, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer, in Naira, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Rather was injured in the attack. This was one of 14 similar incidents in Kulgam and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir overnight. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
07/28/2017: Assailants raided the residence of Sanaullah Wagay, the father of three Jammu and Kashmir Police officers, in Dashin-Sempora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 14 similar incidents in Kulgam and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/28/2017: Assailants set fire to the vehicle of Oliver Ivanovic, a Kosovo Serb politician, in Mitrovica, Kosovo. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2017: Assailants set fire to vehicles in Castleview area, Glenarm, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Ulster Volunteer Force (UVF).
07/28/2017: Assailants shot and killed Ading Cruz, a San Ildefonso municipal councilor, in Malipangpang, Pampanga, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2017: Assailants shot and killed city councilor Guailuson Guimal Angen between Datu Odin Sinsuat and Talitay, Maguindanao province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2017: Assailants shot and killed Unoma Ashiedu, a legal adviser for the All Progressives Congress (APC) party near the Airport View Junction, Okpanam, Oshimili North district, Delta state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/28/2017: Assailants threw stones at the residence of a head constable and attempted to set it on fire in Arigam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of 14 similar incidents in Kulgam and Pulwama districts of Jammu and Kashmir overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/28/2017: Four suicide bombers detonated in Meme, Mayo-Sava, Extreme-North, Cameroon. One civilian and the four assailants were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/28/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device along the Baramulla Highway in Parihaspora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/1983: Three bombs exploded at the downtown Hotel Rajneesh, owned by followers of Indian guru, Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh, in Portland, Oregon, United States.  The explosions caused an estimated $180,000 in damages to the four-story hotel and its contents, and seriously injured one of three perpetrators, Stephen Paster, who suffered injuries to both hands, both arms, his face and torso from the first bomb.  The second and third explosions caused minor injury to a police officer on the scene who was treated for smoke inhalation.  Paster, who was not part of the Rajneeshee sect, was charged and convicted of arson and sentenced to 20 years in prison.  Authorities suspected that he was part of a Muslim sect, and the incident has been attributed to Jamaat-al-Fuqra by sources, but this is unclear.  Police were also searching for two other perpetrators who were believed to also be responsible for the incident.
07/29/1998: An unknown perpetrator threw a bomb in front of a trolley bus that exploded in downtown Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina. No injuries were reported as a result of this incident.
07/29/1998: Nationalist extremists were suspected of bombing a Catholic Church in Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina. No injuries were reported in this incident.
07/29/1998: Nationalist extremists were suspected of bombing five houses in the village of Pjesivac, Bosnia and Herzegovina. No injuries were reported in this incident.
07/29/1998: Santhal tribe members attacked Bobo villagers in two related incidents, resulting in a total of 11 deaths. In this case, the village of Dimaguri, India was attacked.
07/29/1998: Santhal tribe members attacked Bobo villagers in two related incidents, resulting in a total of 11 deaths. In this case, the village of Mainaopuri, India was attacked.
07/29/1998: Suspected Albanian perpetrators attacked the Trepca mine in Stari Trg, Kosovo. No one was hurt in the attack.
07/29/1998: The Bodo Liberation Tiger Force was suspected of planting a bomb that exploded at the Dhamdhama weekly market, killing eleven and wounding twenty-nine others.
07/29/1998: Unknown perpetrators activated a hand grenade on Skenderija Street in front of Dani, an independent weekly, in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina.
07/29/1998: Unknown perpetrators placed a bomb at the Church of St. Peter and Paul Roman Catholic Church in Kakanj, Bosnia and Herzegovina. No injuries were reported as a result of this incident.
07/29/1999: A group of unidentified hooded individuals attacked the courthouse and the Popular Party (PP) offices in Barakaldo, Spain. Several windows of the PP offices were broken and fire was set to the garbage bins. There were no casualties in this incident.
07/29/1999: Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels used firearms to attack a military vehicle near Bulanik, Turkey, killing one soldier and wounding seven. There was also minor damage to the vehicle.
07/29/1999: Members of The Northern Alliance (or United Islamic Front for Salvation of Afghanistan – UIFSA) fired rockets on the Taliban military base at Kabul Airport in Kabul, Afghanistan. There was no information regarding injuries or damage. The attack was in retaliation for Taliban land and air attacks on residential areas.
07/29/1999: Mr. Neelan Thiruchelvam, a member of the Sri Lankan Parliament, known for his moderate views and human rights activities, was killed by a suicide bombing in Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was suspected that the bomber was a member of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Two others were also injured in the attack.
07/29/1999: National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels, armed with machetes, killed 12 civilians in Marcos Canavezes, Angola. Three other people were also wounded in the attack.
07/29/1999: The Northern Alliance fired rockets on a Taliban military base in Kabul, Afghanistan. At least five civilians were wounded and there was considerable damage to the base.
07/29/1999: Unidentified assailants launched five rockets at a camp for the Jammu and Kashmir Special Task Force in Humahama, India. No one was injured in the attack, but the camp sustained minor damage.
07/29/1999: Unknown youths armed with bricks, stones and petrol bombs attacked police in North Belfast, Northern Ireland. There were no reports of injuries or damage resulting from this attack.
07/29/2000: Socialist Party politician Juan Maria Jauregui was killed by two suspected Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) gunmen in Tolosa, Spain.
07/29/2000: Suspected National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels crossed into Nginga, Namibia, and kidnapped five Namibians. There was no information on the fate of the hostages.
07/29/2000: Three hundred Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) rebels attacked the village of Arboleda, in the coffee-growing region of Caldas, Colombia. According to authorities, the ensuing confrontation between FARC rebels and police officers resulted in the death at least 8 police officers and two civilians. Additionally, the attack severed local phone and radio transmission capabilities and destroyed the village's church, police station, and numerous homes.
07/29/2001: Members of the Red Hand Defenders shot and killed one teenager and wounded another in a drive-by shooting as the teenagers stood outside St. Enda's sports club in Glengormley, County Antrim, Northern Ireland around 11:30pm.  The teenager who was killed was Protestant but mistaken for a Catholic, while his injured friend was Catholic.
07/29/2001: More than 100 members of The People's War Group attacked a police station killing three people in Eturunagaram, India.
07/29/2002: Fourteen civilians were injured by a grenade explosion in Pulwama, India. The Border Security Force Battalion was the intended target. No group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2003: A group of 30 suspected Taliban members stopped about ten vehicles, including two from the NGO Afghan Help and Development Services (AHDS), traveling between Kandahar and Tirin Kot, 110 kilometers (70 miles) to the north in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. All of the drivers and passengers were questioned and released, but one of the two four-wheel-drive vehicles was stolen and the other, set on fire, along with another government vehicle. An Afghan soldier was killed in the attack.
07/29/2003: Around 23:30, a bomb went off in an area close to the U.S. Embassy in Sana'a, Yemen. No casualties were reported in the bombing, which caused no damage to the embassy. Witnesses said that the bomb went off in a street in a residential area near the embassy, shattering windows of nearby houses.
07/29/2003: Militants belonging to the outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) dragged out a family of four people from their home and killed them in the village of Champahaur, India. The militants reportedly lined up the four - an elderly mother, her two daughters and a teenaged son - and shot them dead from close range using automatic weapons. The rebels reportedly targeted the family because two of their sons, who were earlier NLFT cadres, had surrendered to authorities.
07/29/2003: Suspected rebels barged into the home of Fayaz Ahmed, an employee of India's Tourism Department, and shot him dead near Kokernag, India. The suspected militants had reportedly accused Ahmed of working for Indian security forces.
07/29/2004:  Suspected Maoist Rebels threw a bomb at a security vehicle in a Nepalgunj market in Nepal.  The blast did not cause any deaths but 28 civilians and two police guards were injured in the blast.  There were no claims of responsibility.
07/29/2004: Ali Ahmad Moussa, a Somali truck driver working for a Kuwaiti company, was kidnapped in Iraq by the group formed by Al-Qaida operative Abu Mussab al-Zarqawi. The group, Tawhid and Jihad, released a videotape showing Moussa seated in front of masked gunmen. The captors threatened to kill Moussa within 48 hours unless his company agreed to pull all its business from Iraq. Moussa was released on August 2, 2004 after his Kuwaiti company agreed to withdraw from Iraq.
07/29/2004: Police were tipped-off about a bomb attack in Kabul, Afghanistan. NATO-led peacekeepers responded with local police and were able to discover and defuse two bombs. Seven kilograms of explosive materials with detonating fuses were hiding in a plastic bag on a motorcycle and a second bag containing seven BM-1 rockets and seven kilograms of explosive devices were discovered in a hand cart. Three men were arrested on suspicion and some within the government believed the men were connected to the Taliban.
07/29/2005: A bomb exploded along the main street in the town of Hakkari, Turkey, killing two people and injuring one more. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2005: A car bomb explosion in the predominately Sunni-inhabited Adhamiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq killed three people and injured 17 others. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2005: A group of suspected Islamic militants killed five Hindu villagers in an attack in the Dhoob village of India’s Jammu and Kashmir State. The militants raided the village and then divided the residents into groups based on religious beliefs. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2005: A soldier was killed in the Gumushane province of Turkey when gunmen attacked an army recruitment office. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities blamed it on members of the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK).
07/29/2005: A suicide bomber detonated his explosives near a group of Iraqi army recruits in Rabiah, Iraq, killing 44 and injuring another 57. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2005: An explosive device was discovered under a bench in an area frequently guarded by police in Thailand’s Yala Province. Police detonated the device in a controlled explosion, destroying the bench and damaging nearby buildings, but no one was injured. No one claimed responsibility for placing the explosive under the bench.
07/29/2005: In one of two related attacks, the Basque Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) in Spain detonated a bomb along the A-4 motorway in Ciudad Real, Spain after calling in the threat to a Spanish newspaper Gara, however nobody was injured and minor damage occurred in the blasts. It was suspected to be a response to after the Irish Republican Army issued a statement that it would stop attacks, Spanish politicians encouraged ETA to do the same.
07/29/2005: In one of two related attacks, the Basque Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) in Spain detonated a bomb along the A-5 motorway in Toledo, Spain after calling in the threat to a Spanish newspaper Gara, however nobody was injured and minor damage occurred in the blasts. It was suspected to be a response to after the Irish Republican Army issued a statement that it would stop attacks, Spanish politicians encouraged ETA to do the same.
07/29/2005: Militants in the Indian State of Jammu and Kashmir attacked a business center in the Budshah Chowk area, killing two people and injuring 18 more. The al-Mansoorian and Jamaat-ul Mujahideen groups claimed joint responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2005: Two United Nations (UN) workers were abducted by unknown gunmen in the Gaza Strip in an attempt to pressure the Palestinian Authority (PA) into securing the release of a captive being held by a rival group. After successful negotiations, the UN workers were released by their captors. The names and affiliations of the captors were withheld.
07/29/2006: A bomb planted between the Sunni al-Ali al-Aadhim mosque and a youth centre exploded in Baghdad, Iraq, killing four people and wounded another nine just as worshippers were leaving after prayers. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2006: At least twelve civilian day-laborers were wounded when a bomb exploded in Tayaran Square market, Baghdad, Iraq. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2006: Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels threw a grenade at a textile shop in Kalawanchikudi, Sri Lanka.  Two police officers and the owner of the textile shop were injured in the attack.
07/29/2006: The Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades kidnapped, killed, and burned the body of an Israeli settler, Danial Ya'qobi, by posing as a religious Jew near Qaliqilia, West Bank. He was killed in retaliation for Palestinians killed.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday morning, in Kvemo-Sarabuki, Shida Kartli, Georgia, armed assailants fired small arms and grenade launchers at a peacekeeping station and at residences, damaging the peacekeeping building and several residences but causing no casualties. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed Georgian South Ossetian separatists were responsible.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday morning, in Sveri, Shida Kartli, Georgia, armed assailants fired small arms and grenade launchers at a police station, damaging the building but causing no casualties. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed Georgian South Ossetian separatists were responsible.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday night at 0200 in Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia, an unidentified explosive device exploded in the Adler district killing one person, and injuring another. There were no claims of responsibility.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, a bomb exploded near two hotels at the southern Spanish beach resort of Torremolinos on the Costa del Sol.  No casualties were reported.  The Basque Fatherland and Liberty organization claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, a bomb was placed at a diamond market adjacent to Varacha Road in Surat, but police found and defused it before it detonated. No casualties were reported. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, a bomb was placed at the Radhakrishna textile market in Surat, but police found and defused it before it detonated. No casualties were reported. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, a bomb was placed in the Katargam area in Surat, but police found and defused it before it detonated. No casualties were reported. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, a bomb was placed near the Labheswar police post in Surat, but police found and defused it before it detonated. No casualties were reported. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, a bomb was placed near the Sardarpura police satation in Surat, but police found and defused it before it detonated. No casualties were reported. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, a NSCN-IM activist was killed by NSCN-K militants in Dimapur.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, in Pir Koh, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device, damaging a gas pipeline but causing no injuries.  The Balochistan Republican Army (BRA) claimed responsibility.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, in Sech Band, Kabbal, North-West Frontier, Pakistan, armed assailants fired on a vehicle, killing three intelligence officials and damaging the vehicle. Taliban spokesman Muslim Khan accepted responsibility for the attack. They set up a checkpost, three officers were asked to stop, and were shot and killed in an exchange of fire.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, in Surat, Gujarat, India, 18 bombs were found and defused in various locations. In one of six related attacks, 10 bombs were found and defused on the Varacha Road in Katargam. They were kept at strategic points, including behind street hoardings or near garbage dumps. It was the third consecutive day live bombs and explosives were found in Surat. There was no casualties, motive or damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, in Surat, Gujarat, India, 18 bombs were found and defused in various locations. In one of six related attacks, a bomb was discovered and defused in front of the Labheswar police post. They were kept at strategic points, including behind street hoardings or near garbage dumps. It was the third consecutive day live bombs and explosives were found in Surat. There were no casualties, motive or damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, in Surat, Gujarat, India, 18 bombs were found and defused in various locations. In one of six related attacks, another bomb was discovered and defused in front of the Sardarpura police station. They were kept at strategic points, including behind street hoardings or near garbage dumps. It was the third consecutive day live bombs and explosives were found in Surat. There were no casualties, motive or damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, in Surat, Gujarat, India, 18 bombs were found and defused in various locations. In one of six related attacks, another bomb was discovered and defused in the Radhakrishna textile market. They were kept at strategic points, including behind street hoardings or near garbage dumps. It was the third consecutive day live bombs and explosives were found in Surat. There were no casualties, motive or damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, in Surat, Gujarat, India, 18 bombs were found and defused in various locations. In one of six related attacks, two bombs were discovered and defused in the diamond market adjacent to the Varacha Road. They were kept at strategic points, including behind street hoardings or near garbage dumps. It was the third consecutive day live bombs and explosives were found in Surat. There were no casualties, motive or damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, in Surat, Gujarat, India, 18 bombs were found and defused in various locations. In one of six related attacks, two bombs were discovered and defused on a fly-over (overpass). They were kept at strategic points, including behind street hoardings or near garbage dumps. It was the third consecutive day live bombs and explosives were found in Surat. There were no casualties, motive or damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, militants attacked the house of the Block President of PDP at Dialgam in south Kashmir district of Anantang with automatic weapons. No casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, militants executed a man, identified as Ibrahim, for allegedly spying for the United States in Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. A note was left with the body stating the reason for his death. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, near Mengho Faqir Shar village, in Thari, Sindh, Pakistan, armed assailants fired on and killed a police officer and his wife. Police constable Mushtaq Ahmed Gopang, 50, was going with his wife, Zainab, on his motorbike from their village Mohammad Hashim Gopang to the court at Thari Mirwah.  No group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, one non local, Suraj Ram, was Injured by suspected militants at Khoyathong Pukhri Mapal. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
07/29/2008: On Tuesday, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a military commander of the Fatah movement in Ayn Al Hulwah, Southern Province (Ej Jnoub), Lebanon, critically injuring the commander and a bodyguard and causing unspecified damage.  No group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2009: On Wednesday evening, around 2100, in Bastar, Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India, heavily armed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) cadres fired several rounds on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) post. The CRPF personnel returned fire. No casualties were reported.
07/29/2009: On Wednesday morning at approximately 0800, in Kandahar, Zhari, Afghanistan, a civilian minibus struck an improvised explosion device, killing two civilians and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2009: On Wednesday morning, in Tha Sap subdistrict in Muang, Yala, Thailand, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near a mobile teacher escort patrol comprised of village defense volunteers, slightly wounding one village defense volunteer. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
07/29/2009: On Wednesday night around 0400, in Burgos, Spain, 46 people were slightly injured when a car bomb, planted by suspected members of the Basque separatist group ETA (Basque Homeland and Freedom), exploded outside a police compound in northern Spain. The blast, which occurred in the city of Burgos, ripped away most of the outer wall of the 14-storey barracks, and gouged a crater that had been filled with water from broken underground pipes.
07/29/2009: On Wednesday night, in Choga Makhozai village in Shangla, North West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants attacked the residence of Fazlullah, a former federal minister. His cousin Haji Khalil Khan, the Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid-I-Azam (PML-Q) President for Shangla, was killed in the attack, along with two Taliban militants. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/29/2009: On Wednesday, in Dera Chowk, Minapur, Muzaffarpur, Bihar, India, assailants fired upon and killed a village-level self-government leader, identified as Premchand, for refusing to pay levy to the extremists. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
07/29/2009: On Wednesday, in Dera Ismail Khan, North West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants detonated a remote-controlled improvised explosive device in the parking area of a courthouse, killing five, including one bodyguard, and injuring four, including a prominent Shia lawyer, Mastan Zaidi, and damaging one vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2009: On Wednesday, in Gozara, Herat, Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device near an electoral campaign office of President Hamid Karzai. No casualties were reported, but the office was damaged. No group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2009: On Wednesday, in Hamar-Weyne, Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia unidentified militants fired a unknown number of mortars at a meeting of the Somali parliament, but hit and damaged a residential area and a market. The attack left three civilians dead and 15 others wounded. No motive for the attack was reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
07/29/2009: On Wednesday, in Malook Korona, Mohmand, North West Frontier, Pakistan, unidentified militants attacked a pickup truck on the Peshawar-Bajaur main road. Two civilians were killed and six others were wounded. One militant was killed when security forces returned fire on the militants. No group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2009: On Wednesday, in Shangla, North West Frontier, Pakistan, more than 50 armed assailants fired on the residence of a tribal leader, killing the non-official public figure, injuring three civilians, and damaging the residence. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible. Two militants were killed in an exchange of fire after the attack.
07/29/2009: On Wednesday, in Shangla, North West Frontier, Pakistan, near Swat Valley, a tribal leader was shot and killed by militants. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that the Taliban was responsible for the incident.
07/29/2009: On Wednesday, late in the night, an assistant village chief, Sama-air Aryae, 43, was gunned down in an ambush on the intra-village road of U-bae village of Bannang Sata, Thailand, while riding his motorcycle back home. Police suspect insurgents were responsible. There has been no claim of responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2009: On Wednesday, near Brahmanipal police outpost, in Keonjhar, Orissa, India, assailants fired upon and killed two police officers, Muralidhar Bastia and Hadibandhu Mahanta. No group claimed responsibility, but it was believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
07/29/2009: On Wednesday, near Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants opened fire on helicopters as they arrived to the scene of an improvised explosive device explosion. Insurgents opened fire on the medical evacuation operation, damaging one of the helicopters. That helicopter was left at the scene on the ground, and the other helicopter safely left the scene with the soldiers wounded in the earlier blast. No group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2009: On Wednesday, unidentified assailants shot and killed a member of parliament and a senior police officer outside their residence in Luanda, Angola. No group has claimed responsibility.
07/29/2010: On Thursday afternoon at 1500, in one of two related bombings on Omar bin Abdulaziz Street, in the Adhamiya neighborhood of Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq, approximately 35-40 unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting emergency rescue policemen responding to a previous bombing that had targeted Iraqi soldiers. The casualties were listed cumulatively for both attacks as sixteen killed, including seven civilians, and fourteen wounded, including seven civilians. The bombings were in a quick secession about fifteen minutes apart from the initial bombing targeting military soldiers. No property damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, but authorities suspected Iraqi Al Qaeda militants were responsible.
07/29/2010: On Thursday afternoon at 1500, in one of two related bombings on Omar bin Abdulaziz Street, in the Adhamiya neighborhood of Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq, approximately 35-40 unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting firemen responding to a previous bombing that had targeted Iraqi soldiers. The casualties were listed cumulatively for both attacks as sixteen killed, including seven civilians, and fourteen wounded, including seven civilians. The bombings were in a quick secession about fifteen minutes apart from the initial bombing targeting military soldiers. No property damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, but authorities suspected Iraqi Al Qaeda militants were responsible.
07/29/2010: On Thursday afternoon, in Moscow, Russian Republic, Russia, a hijacker held 105 passengers hostage on a Kavminvodyavia Airline plane for two hours after the plane had landed at Domodedovo Airport. The flight was coming in from the city of Mineralniye Vody to Moscow. All passengers were freed after the police disguised as medics overpowered the man and detained him. The man, identified as Magomed Patiyev, 39, demanded a meeting with law enforcement officials and journalists, claiming to have important information. There was no damage or casualties and no group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2010: On Thursday night around 0130, in Bara, Narayani, Nepal, a member of the Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-M), identified as Keshari Prasad Yadav, was shot and killed by three unidentified assailants. Police recovered two rounds of bullets from the incident site and arrested four people in connection with the attack. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident, but it was suspected that the Ajad faction of Samyukta Jantantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (SJTMM) were responsible.
07/29/2010: On Thursday, in an unknown area of western Darfur, Sudan, unknown gunmen fired upon a United Nations-African Union Mission in Darfur peacekeeper patrol, injuring seven peacekeepers. The peacekeepers returned fire causing the assailants to flee. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2010: On Thursday, in Awaran, Balochistan, Pakistan, unknown men set the Zakat (obligatory alms in Islam) office on fire, partially damaging some of its furniture. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2010: On Thursday, in Kirandul, Bailadila Hills, Dantewada, Chhattisgarh, India, unidentified militants set ablaze five trucks of the Essar Group, causing an unreported amount of property damage. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the attack occurred during on the second day of the week –long shutdown called by the militants to observe the memory of their fallen leaders. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) were responsible.
07/29/2010: On Thursday, in the Ab Band district of Ghazni, Afghanistan, unidentified militants opened fire on and killed six civilians that were building and repairing roads in the area. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2010: On Thursday, in the al-Khamesa district, Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq, four unknown gunmen opened fire upon a police officer from the protecting establishment force, and a Sahwa Council leader, Ramadan Ibrahim, killing both. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2010: On Thursday, in the Khadhraa neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting civilians, wounding two and causing and unknown amount of damages. No groups claimed responsibility.
07/29/2010: On Thursday, in the Railway Housing Scheme on Brewery Road, Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, unknown assailants threw a hand grenade in the house of Wasif Siraj, a clerk in the Balochistan Civil Secretariat. The grenade exploded in the courtyard of the house, breaking the windowpanes but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2010: On Thursday, in Tyrnyauz, Kabardino-Blakaria, Russia, Yelbrussky ROVD police found a radio controlled improvised explosive device equivalent to 1.5 kilograms of TNT explosive outside a building of the directorate of the Russian Federal Migration Service. OVD and Federal Security Service sappers disabled the device. The device consisted of a 1.5 liter plastic container, filled with a silver, powdery substance and shrapnel in the form of bolts, a 'MAG ONE' radio set and Krona batteries. No damage or casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2011: On Friday afternoon at 1615, on Sariab Road outside Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants in a car opened fire on a passenger bus with Kalashnikov rifles and pistols, killing seven Shiite pilgrims and injuring one other. The pilgrims were about to travel to Iran from Quetta. The seven that were killed died while on their way to the hospital. An unknown amount of damage was done to the vehicle. The militant group Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LJ) claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2011: On Friday evening, in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan, unidentified militants went to the home of a provincial council member, Soholat Khan Nurzai, and asked his security guards for information about him. The militants left the home after getting the information. Another group of unknown militants entered the home soon after and told the security guards they wanted to meet Soholat. When they refused, the militants opened fire on the security guards and wounded two of them. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2011: On Friday morning around 0800, in the Baluchan area of Nahr-e-Saraj, Helmand, Afghanistan, unidentified militants planted a roadside improvised explosive device, which exploded as a civilian vehicle heading from Nahr-e-Saraj to Lashkar Gah was passing. Eighteen people were killed in the blast and the vehicle was destroyed. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2011: On Friday night at 0100, at Rozi Goth, in the Surjani Police Station area of Karachi city, Sindh, Pakistan, unidentified militants on a motorcycle opened fire on and killed one Sunni Tehreek activist, identified as Zahid Qadri. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2011: On Friday night at 0400, in an unspecified area of Homs, Syria, unidentified assailants bombed an oil pipeline that transported oil to Banyias, Israel. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage, but resulted in no casualties. A crater 15 meters in diameter was left in the ground. No group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2011: On Friday night, in the district of Elasha Biyaha on the outskirts of Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, two al-Shabaab militants including Abdi Ahmed, an al-Shabaab commander, were killed and four civilians were injured when unidentified militants threw a grenade targeting the militants as they sat at a café. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the café. In response to the grenade attack suspected al-Shabaab militants took hostage several Somali teenagers. The status of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2011: On Friday night, in the Umm-al-Hadayil Village of Taji, Salah ad Din, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated three improvised explosive devices targeting a civilian home. The blast killed two civilians, wounded five others, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the house. No group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2011: On Friday, in Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a football stadium during a prize distribution ceremony. The blast killed two people, including the 14-year-old nephew of Balochistan Chief Minister, Aslam Raisani, and injured 30 others. The militants opened indiscriminate fire on civilians outside the stadium after the improvised explosive device was detonated inside. Security officials said that the Chief Minister's younger brother, Nawabzada Siraj Raisani, was the target of the attack. An unknown amount of property damage was caused and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2011: On Friday, in the Ghorian district of Herat, Afghanistan, unidentified militants in a Saracha-Corolla car opened fire on the home of Haji Nasir Ahmad Mohammadi, the governor of the Ghorian district. Two security guards were wounded in the attack and no group has claimed responsibility.
07/29/2011: On Friday, in the Purchaman district of Farah, Afghanistan, a group of Taliban militants took hostage 15 residents and took them away to an unknown location. The civilians were reportedly taken for cooperating with security forces. The militants decapitated two of the hostages later that same day. The status of the remaining 13 hostages is unknown. A Taliban spokesman said their fighters assaulted a checkpoint in the area, killing two policemen and kidnapping four others.
07/29/2011: On Friday, near Marri Farm Tentaged village in the Dera Allah Yar area, in Jaffarabad, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device on a railroad as the Bolan Mail passenger train from Karachi to Quetta was passing by. The blast derailed four train cars, damaged a 100-foot portion of the track and caused a four-foot deep crater. There were no casualties and the Baloch Republic Army claimed responsibility for the attack through a post-incident telephone call.
07/29/2011: On Friday, near the Bazargan border crossing in Bazargan, West Azerbaijan, Iran, an improvised explosive device planted by unidentified assailants detonated on a natural gas pipeline that carries gas from Iran to Turkey. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage and no group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2011: On Friday, south of Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, a bomb planted by unidentified assailants detonated near a mosque. The bomb had been found by an emergency patrol unit but exploded before it could be defused. The blast wounded two policemen. It is unknown if the attack caused any damage and no group claimed responsibility.
07/29/2012: An explosive device detonated at the entrance of a food store in Derbent city, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. No casualties were reported, but the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: An explosive device detonated near an armored North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle north of the Hazrat patrol base in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Four Danish soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) supply convoy between Busaar and Fafadun in Gedo region, Somalia. No casualties were reported; however, several vehicles were destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
07/29/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting an officer in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. The targeted officer worked in an oil protection unit and was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: An explosive device planted in the basement of the Tibesti Hotel was discovered and defused in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2012: An explosive device was discovered along a road near a cafe in Gazi-Yurt village, Ingushetia republic, Russia. The device was defused before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a market in Muqdadiyah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Five people were killed and approximately 15 injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated, targeting a police patrol in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Seven people were killed and nine wounded across this and two other attacks. The three attacks, which included two explosives-laden vehicles and one shooting, all occurred within a few minutes of each other. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated, targeting a police patrol in Karma village, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Seven people were killed and nine wounded across this and two other attacks. The three attacks, which included two explosives-laden vehicles and one shooting, all occurred within a few minutes of each other. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: Assailants attacked North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) service members in western Afghanistan. Two United States soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: Assailants kidnapped an Italian embassy security official in the Hadda neighborhood of Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. The Carabinieri officer was released on August 2, 2012. Tribesmen loyal to former President Ali Abdullah claimed responsibility for the incident, citing demands to be compensated for land they once owned.
07/29/2012: Assailants launched mortars into eastern Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. A security center was targeted in the attack. No casualties were reported; however, several structures sustained damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: Assailants set the Tipo-tipo Central Elementary School on fire in Tipo-Tipo town, Basilan province, Philippines. No casualties were reported, but the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
07/29/2012: Assailants stoned a couple believed to have had an extramarital affair in Aguelhok village, Kidal region, Mali. The two victims were killed in the assault. Ansar al-Dine (Mali) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the couple was being punished as per Sharia law.
07/29/2012: Assailants stormed the office of the Interior Ministry in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Several Interior Ministry employees were held for several hours before being released; no casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at a vehicle belonging to a Yemeni Member of Parliament in Ibb city, Ibb governorate, Yemen. Ali Saleh Qa'asha was not in his vehicle at the time; however, his driver was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: Gunmen ambushed a district chief's vehicle in Sahibzada area of Hesarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed, and three people, including district chief Abdul Khaliq Maroof, werewounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: Gunmen ambushed an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) supply convoy between Badhadhe and Kolbio areas of the Lower Juba region, Somalia. Seventeen assailants were killed and two Kenyan soldiers injured in the exchange of gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
07/29/2012: Gunmen ambushed government troops in Barwaaqo village, Gedo region, Somalia. The fighting resulted in an unknown number of casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
07/29/2012: Gunmen attacked a police outpost in Gereshk district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Six people were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: Gunmen attacked a police station in Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Four police officers died in the attack. This was one of three related attacks occurring within a few minutes of each other in Fallujah on this date. At least nine people were injured across all of the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: Gunmen attacked a privately-owned Safaricom vehicle in Mandera town, North Eastern province, Kenya. One person was killed in the attack, and the vehicle was stolen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Al-Shabaab.
07/29/2012: Gunmen attacked a Special Police Officer patrol at a market in Podia city, Odisha state, India. One officer was killed and one wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to Maoists.
07/29/2012: Gunmen attacked an Afghan member of parliament in Kolola Pushta area of Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The parliamentarian, Abdul Rahim Ayoubi, was unhurt; however, at least one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: Gunmen attacked an oil tanker in Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Two people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: Gunmen attacked police officers in a market in Podia city, Odisha state, India. One officer was killed and another wounded in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Maoists.
07/29/2012: Gunmen attacked the convoy of a Libyan military commander, General Khalifa Hifter, in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: Gunmen attacked the vehicle of the Chak district governor in Chaki Wardak district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The governor, Ismael Wafa, and his son were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: Gunmen attacked two air force personnel in Naibawa area, Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. Two servicemembers were killed in the attack. This was one of two shootings in Kano on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected Boko Haram.
07/29/2012: Gunmen fired weapons in an alleged attempt to scare people in the Abdu Saye area, Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. At least one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
07/29/2012: Gunmen kidnapped a local chief, Chukwudilim Eze, from the Dunukofia local government area, Anambra state, Nigeria. During the kidnapping, the gunmen opened fire on a vehicle, but it is not known if casualties resulted from the shooting. There was no information available with regards to an outcome for the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: Gunmen on motorbikes attacked an assistant chief in Thung Yang Daeng district, Pattani province, Thailand. The assistant chief, Masakri Jeso, died in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2012: Gunmen opened fire near a mosque in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. Police were on site and returned fire, killing four of the assailants, including a suicide bomber. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police believed that the assailants were members of Boko Haram.
07/29/2012: Gunmen shot and killed two businesspeople in the Hotoro Walawai area of Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. This was the second of two related shootings that happened within minutes of each other. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
07/29/2012: Two explosive devices detonated, targeting a compact disc (CD) shop in Mansehra district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One person was injured in the incident; two additional explosive devices were safely defused. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2013: A landmine detonated as a security patrol passed by on Mount Chaambi, near Kasserine city, Kasserine governorate, Tunisia. Three soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Okba Ibn Nafaa Brigade.
07/29/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a military patrol in Amriyat al-Fallujah town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed in the blast. This was one of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The blast was targeting the convoy of Lieutenant Colonel Hammad al-Dulaimi, a provincial police chief. Four police officers, including the Lieutenant Colonel, were killed in the blast. This was one of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: A roadside mine detonated in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three people were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: A roadside mine exploded in Samkani district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a military post in Rabia town, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and three more soldiers were injured in the blast. This was one of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: An explosive device attached to a police captain's vehicle detonated in Anah city, Anbar governorate, Iraq. The officer, a member of Iraqi SWAT (Special Weapons And Tactics) force was killed and two of his guards were injured in the blast. This was one of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: An explosive device detonated at a cadet college under construction in Oriani town, Kohlu district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the building was slightly damaged in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: An explosive device detonated in a coffee shop in Madain town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and another six were injured in the blast. This was one of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: An explosive device detonated in the Sadr City area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of two bombings in Sadr City within a short period. At least nine people were killed and 33 others were injured across the two attacks. This was one of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle near Metro Cinema in the Orangi Town area of Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. One police officer was injured and the vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of a perfume store in Waziriyah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and another seven people were injured in the blast. This was one of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: An explosive device placed in a tree detonated in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: An explosive device was discovered by military personnel near Chushul valley, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. The device detonated as it was being examined. One soldier was killed and six were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: An explosive-laden vehicle detonated near several bars in the predominantly Christian Sabor Gari area in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Kano targeting Christians on this date. Twenty-four people were killed and three others were injured across both incidents. Military officials attributed the coordinated attacks to Boko Haram.
07/29/2013: An explosives-laden pickup truck detonated in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a market in Basra city, Al Basrah governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. This was one of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Habibiah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and another 14 were injured in the blast. This was one of nine car bombings targeting Shia areas in Baghdad which were part of a larger campaign of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on this date. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Hurriyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and another 12 were injured in the blast. This was one of nine car bombings targeting Shia areas in Baghdad which were part of a larger campaign of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on this date. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Mahmoudiyah city, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed in the blast. This was one of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Abu Dsheer area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least six people were injured in the blast. This was one of nine car bombings targeting Shia areas in Baghdad which were part of a larger campaign of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on this date. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Baya area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and another eight people were injured in the blast. This was one of nine car bombings targeting Shia areas in Baghdad which were part of a larger campaign of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on this date. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Kadhmiyah neighborhood of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and 10 more were injured in the blast. This was one of nine car bombings targeting Shia areas in Baghdad which were part of a larger campaign of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on this date. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Resalah area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and another 12 people were injured in the blast. This was one of nine car bombings targeting Shia areas in Baghdad which were part of a larger campaign of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on this date. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Sadr City area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of two explosions that occurred in Sadr City within a short period on this day; at least nine people were killed and 33 more were injured across both incidents. This was one of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Shaab district of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and 14 others were injured in the blast. This was one of nine car bombings targeting Shia areas in Baghdad which were part of a larger campaign of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on this date. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Shurta area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and 11 others were injured in the blast. This was one of nine car bombings targeting Shia areas in Baghdad which were part of a larger campaign of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on this date. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Tobchi area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. This was one of nine car bombings targeting Shia areas in Baghdad which were part of a larger campaign of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on this date. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a gallery in the Hurriyah area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and another nine were injured in the blast. This was one of nine car bombings targeting Shia areas in Baghdad which were part of a larger campaign of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on this date. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated prematurely in Yathrib town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two assailants traveling in the vehicle were killed in the blast. This was one of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: Approximately 50 assailants attacked Baliki village, Midsayap municipality, North Cotabato province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties or damages. This was one of two related attacks in two different villages in Midsayap on the same day; this first attack prompted a response by security forces and the attackers fled to the second village. Abu Misry Mama, spokesperson for the Bangsmoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM), claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that the assaults were in retaliation for militia attacks in BIFM-held areas.
07/29/2013: Approximately 50 assailants attacked Polomoguin village, Midsayap municipality, North Cotabato province, Philippines. A local farmer was killed after he refused to give his work animal to the assailants. Additionally, the attackers took several villagers hostage, using them as human shields; the hostages were released unharmed an hour later after the attackers made their escape. This was one of two related attacks in two different villages in Midsayap on the same day; this second incident occurred as the assailants were fleeing from the scene of the first incident. Abu Misry Mama, spokesperson for the Bangsmoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM), claimed responsibility for the incidents, stating that the assaults were in retaliation for militia attacks in BIFM-held areas.
07/29/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Kut city, Wasit governorate, Iraq. Three police officers were killed and a fourth officer was kidnapped during the assault. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer and one assailant were killed and two assailants were injured in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/29/2013: Assailants attacked a prison with automatic weapons and explosives in Dera Ismail Khan town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least four prisoners and two police officers were killed and eight others were wounded; six assailants were also killed by return fire. More than 200 prisoners escaped the prison during the attack. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: Assailants attacked the party office of Islamist group Al-Watan with incendiary devices in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. No casualties were reported; however, two buildings were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: Assailants fired mortars at Ethiopian soldiers at the airport in Garbahaarey town, Gedo region, Somalia. There were no reported casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
07/29/2013: Assailants fired mortars at Somali soldiers in Garbahaarey town, Gedo region, Somalia. There were no reported casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
07/29/2013: Assailants fired two missiles at a prison in Pol-e Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. Two prisoners were killed and seven prisoners were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: Assailants kidnapped Paolo Dall'Oglio, a prominent Italian Jesuit priest, in Raqqah city, Raqqah governorate, Syria. Dall'Oglio had been attempting to open negotiations with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. On August 12th, 2013, there were reports of his execution by ISIS; however, other sources state that the victim is alive and still being held by the group. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: Assailants opened fire and then set fire to a container in the Dasht area of Mastung district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The container, which belonged to a private company, was destroyed in the incident; there were no reported injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military camp in Rafah city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. One soldier was killed and eight others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Arish city, North Siani governorate, Egypt. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: Assailants opened fire on an Afghan Local Police (ALP) patrol in Sarwan Kala town, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/29/2013: Assailants opened fire on Pepito Lambino in Batino village, Laguna province, Philippines. Lambino, a barangay councilperson, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2013: Assailants shot and killed two police officers in Al-Tshash area, Kut city, Wasit governorate, Iraq. This was one of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: Assailants threw an explosive device into a shop in Gwadar city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
07/29/2013: Gunmen ambushed a Tunisian army patrol on Mount Chaambi, near Kasserine city, Kasserine governorate, Tunisia. At least eight soldiers were killed and four others were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Ansar al-Sharia (Tunisia).
07/29/2013: Gunmen attacked a People's National Army (ANP) captain in Yakourene town, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. The captain was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: Gunmen on motorbikes attacked the secretary of the mayor of Pampanga in Bebe Anac village, Masantol municipality, Central Luzon province, Philippines. The secretary, Loren Bonifacio Viray, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on soldiers walking outside of the security camp in Rada town, Al-Bayda governorate, Yemen. One soldier was killed and one was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: Security forces foiled a potential attack on the security checkpoint at the entrance of Al-Ta'izziyah district, Ta'izz governorate, Yemen. A single 20-year-old man at the checkpoint armed with two rocket-propelled grenades was arrested. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2013: Two explosive devices detonated near several bars in the predominantly Christian Sabor Gari area in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Kano targeting Christians on this date. Twenty-four people were killed and three others were injured across both incidents. Military officials attributed the coordinated attacks to Boko Haram.
07/29/2013: Two explosives-laden vehicles and an explosive device detonated in a parking lot near a market in Kut city, Wasit governorate, Iraq. At least six people were killed and another 20 were injured in the blasts. This was one of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: Two explosives-laden vehicles detonated in Simawa neighborhood, Baqubahhhhhhhhhhhhh city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and another 21 people were injured in the blasts. This was one of 24 coordinated attacks in Iraq on the same day. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility, stating that the coordinated incidents were part of campaign called "warrior harvest."
07/29/2013: Two gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on Laurence Viray in Masantol town, Pampanga province, Philippines. Viray, the secretary for a local mayor, was killed and one other person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2014: A land mine detonated near a military patrol in Sitio Kapatagan area, Gupitan village, Kapalong town, Davao del Norte province, Philippines. Two soldiers were killed and six others were injured in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a bus in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Six Somali nationals were killed and 10 others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a Shia mosque in Anguwar Bolawa area, Potiskum town, Yobe state, Nigeria. In addition to the suicide bomber, two people were killed in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks on mosques in Potiskum town on July 29, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/29/2014: A suicide bomber detonated explosives at a Shia mosque in Dogo Tebo area, Potiskum town, Yobe state, Nigeria. In addition to the suicide bomber, four people were killed and five others were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks on mosques in Potiskum town on July 29, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/29/2014: A suicide bomber detonated while hugging Hashmat Karzai in Karz village, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, Karzai, a campaign manager of Ashraf Ghani, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that the Taliban were behind the attack.
07/29/2014: An explosive device detonated in Bogota city, Bogota department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of four similar attacks carried out by the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) in Bogota city on July 29, 2014. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2014: An explosive device detonated in Bogota city, Bogota department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, property was damaged in the blast. This was one of four similar attacks carried out by the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) in Bogota city on July 29, 2014. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2014: An explosive device detonated in Bogota city, Bogota, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, property was damaged in the blast. This was one of four similar attacks carried out by the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) in Bogota city on July 29, 2014. The National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2014: An explosive device detonated in Ghazaliyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Six people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2014: An explosive device detonated in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. One child was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2014: An explosive device detonated near a bridge in Hrushevakha village, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties; however, the bridge was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2014: An explosive device detonated near electricity pylons in Buenaventura city, Valle del Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties; however, the pylon was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/29/2014: An explosive device, targeting Bira Padiami, detonated near Darabhaguda village, Odisha state, India. Padiami, a village chief, was killed and his wife was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/29/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a bridge on the Samarra-Tikrit highway in Abasiyah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. 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 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
07/29/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and safely defused near a beach in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved in the attack.
07/29/2014: Assailants abducted a trader in Hojai town, Assam state, India. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2014: Assailants abducted Lalon Sonar in Dingdinga area, Assam state, India. Sonar, a college principal, was rescued on July 31, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Rabha National Security Force.
07/29/2014: Assailants abducted Mustafa Abu Shagur in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Abu Shagur, a Member of Parliament, was released the same day. Al-Madani Brigade claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the abduction was carried out in retaliation to recent events in Tripoli city.
07/29/2014: Assailants abducted Niron Kumar Mahajan, a civil engineer, in Dima Hasao district, Assam state, India. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the People's Liberation Army (India).
07/29/2014: Assailants attacked a Jubaland Forces (JF) base in Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
07/29/2014: Assailants attacked a Somali National Army (SNA) convoy in Bay region, Somalia. Three assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
07/29/2014: Assailants attacked police posts in Hisarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In addition to 41 assailants, six police officers were killed and 28 others, including eight police officers and 20 assailants, were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2014: Assailants detonated explosive devices in two tunnels underneath a building in Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. At least 13 soldiers and pro-government militia members were killed in the attack. The Islamic Front (Syria) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources also attributed the attack to Al-Nusrah Front.
07/29/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at the Gush Etzoin settlement in West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2014: Assailants launched an anti-tank missile at an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) vehicle in Gaza strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip. Two soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2014: Assailants launched an artillery shell at a school in Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties; however, the school was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
07/29/2014: Assailants launched artillery shells at a residential area in Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties; however, two buildings were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
07/29/2014: Assailants launched artillery shells at an administrative building in Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties; however, the building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
07/29/2014: Assailants launched artillery shells at an apartment building in Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. One person was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
07/29/2014: Assailants launched artillery shells at Horlivka city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. It is unknown if there were casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
07/29/2014: Assailants launched artillery shells at the Shcherbakov Culture and Recreation Park in Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
07/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on a bus carrying refugees near Shakhtersk area, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. One child was killed and ten others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
07/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Mohajir Organizing Committee member of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) in Malir Town neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The member was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on a mountain rescue unit in Horlivka city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. It is unknown if there were casualties; however, several buildings were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
07/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Londonderry city, Londonderry district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to dissident republicans.
07/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on a retirement home in Luhansk city, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. Five civilians were killed and eight others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Luhansk People's Republic.
07/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Abdallah Al-Mi'raji in Lawdar district, Abyan governorate, Yemen. Al-Mi'raji, a military officer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
07/29/2014: Assailants opened fire on two Hazara Shia civilians in Hazara town neighborhood, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The two civilians were killed in the attack. Jaish-e-Islam claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2014: Assailants set a Sumitomo Corporation sprayer truck on fire in Lower Siocon village, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties; however, the truck was damaged in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2014: Assailants stormed and opened fire on the residence of Bakht Baidar Khan in Chakdara area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Khan, the former provincial minister, was unharmed; however, six people were killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2014: Assailants threw petrol bombs at a synagogue in Wuppertal city, North Rhine-Westphalia state, Germany. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: A roadside bomb planted in a gas cylinder detonated targeting police officers in Tambon Juab, Cho Airong district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to separatists.
07/29/2015: A roadside landmine detonated near police vehicles in Bitlis province, Turkey. An unknown number of assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military base in Deraa Dijla area, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least six people were killed and four people were injured in the blast; the victims included soldiers and volunteer fighters. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: An assailant armed with an axe attacked civilians at a grocery store in Machang village, Liuzhou City, Guangxi Autonomous Region, China. A civilian was killed and six others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: An explosive device detonated in Norgaram district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and 12 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/29/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Mahmudiyah district, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Turkish Gendarmerie convoy between Karakocan and Yogunagac towns, Elazig province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/29/2015: An explosive device detonated near Kunduz hospital in Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and 11 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Camp Sarah area, in the center of Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting the Kirkuk-Ceyhan oil pipeline in Cizre district, Sirnak province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties, although the pipeline was damaged in the blast. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at Al Faydh Alhatemy mosque in Nuqum neighborhood, Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Four people were killed and six others were wounded in the blast. The Sanaa Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation to Huthi support.
07/29/2015: Assailants abducted four Indian nationals working for Sirte University at a checkpoint in Sirte district, Libya. Two hostages, identified as Lakshmikant and Vijay Kumar, were released on July 31, 2015. The last two hostages were released in September 14, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
07/29/2015: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Qush Tepa district, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/29/2015: Assailants attacked a security checkpost in Day Mirdad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. Three people and one assailant were killed and eight people were injured in the assault; the victims included civilians and soldiers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpost in Bala Buluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed and one soldier was injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a military convoy in Basuba area, Lamu County, Kenya. Three assailants were killed and five soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
07/29/2015: Assailants kidnapped a trader in Rerapara area, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya state, India. The victim escaped on August 2, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: Assailants kidnapped five construction workers in Pasaband district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/29/2015: Assailants kidnapped three children in Payueny village, Bor district, Jonglei state, South Sudan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Murle tribe.
07/29/2015: Assailants killed two people, including the son of a village leader, in Oghaz, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
07/29/2015: Assailants on a motorcycle threw a grenade at civilians in Kohsan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed and four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: Assailants opened fire Central Security Forces (CSF) personnel outside of the Nigerien Embassy in Al Haram area, Giza city, Giza governorate, Egypt. At least one conscript was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. The Islamic State in Egypt claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on a military vehicle in Horasan district, Erzurum province, Turkey. A soldier identified as Nazim Altun was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police convoy transporting Malik Ishaq, a Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader, in Shahwala area, Punjab province, Pakistan. At least 14 assailants, including Ishaq and his two sons, were killed and six police officers were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi, which was attempting to free Ishaq.
07/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on police personnel in Cinar town, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. A police officer and two civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/29/2015: Assailants opened fire on Turkish Gendarmerie personnel near Dogubeyazit district, Agri province, Turkey. Two assailants were killed and three soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/29/2015: Assailants set fire to a school in Khosk area, near Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: Assailants shelled residential areas in Lakmah area, Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. At least 15 Huthis were killed and an unknown number of popular resistance fighters were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
07/29/2015: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire at a Special Operations Group (SOG) camp in Kulgam, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on Khanabal-Pahalgam road in Anantnag town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Four civilians and four CRPF personnel were injured in the blast. Tehrik al-Mojahedin claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the Central Reserve Police Force's (CRPF) alleged oppression of youth. Additionally, officials attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
07/29/2015: Assailants threw a grenade at police officers in Bujumbura city, Bujumbura Mairie Province, Burundi. One officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: Eight assailants attacked the Goteriala police checkpost in Gujrat city, Punjab province, Pakistan. Two assailants were killed and two police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Jhangvi and stated that the group carried out the attack in retaliation for the recent death of Maliq Ishaq, a Lashkar-e-Jhangvi leader.
07/29/2015: Security forces discovered and defused a pipe bomb along Rosapenna street in Old Park neighborhood, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2015: Suicide bombers detonated two explosives-laden vehicles and assailants opened fire on soldiers at the University of Al Anbar in southern Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the two bombers, at least 12 soldiers were killed and eight were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
07/29/2016: A landmine targeting security forces was discovered and defused in Rajnandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/29/2016: A roadside bomb detonated and assailants opened fire on a security vehicle detonated in Sadr al Haytan, Suez, Egypt. At least three security personnel were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting military personnel in Gawarsha, Benghazi, Libya. In addition to the bomber, at least two soldiers were killed and four soldiers were injured in the blast. The Barqa Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Hurriya, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: An explosive device attached to the vehicle of a prosecution officer detonated in Orto Sai, Chuy, Kyrgyzstan. The victim was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: An explosive device detonated in Al Madain, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: An explosive device detonated in Al-Furat, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: An explosive device detonated in Sarkani, Kunar, Afghanistan. Two children were killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: An explosive device detonated in Taizz, Yemen. At least three civilians were killed and four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. One police officer and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a volunteer fighter patrol in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one volunteer was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Khalilullah Orya, the Afghan Parliament's Human Resources Department head, in Kote Sangi, Kabul, Afghanistan. Orya and one other person was killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting soldiers in Batalikr, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused in Bari Brahmana, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: Assailants abducted Absar, an Awami League leader, in Bandarban, Chittagong, Bangladesh. The victim was released as of November 2, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: Assailants abducted Kaniti Raju, a civilian, from Valugudem, Andhra Pradesh, India. Raju was injured and released shortly after the abduction. This was one of two similar incidents carried out by the same assailants in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists and stated that Kaniti Raju was accused of being a police informant.
07/29/2016: Assailants abducted Uike Marayya, a pastor, from his residence in Lachigudem, Telangana, India. Marayaa was killed shortly after the kidnapping. This was one of two related incidents carried out by the same assailants in the area on this date. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Uike Marayya of being a police informant.
07/29/2016: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. At least 16 assailants, including a suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle, were killed as security forces repelled the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
07/29/2016: Assailants attacked a SYRIZA office in Petralona, Athens, Greece. There were no reported casualties. Anarchists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for various operations by authorities.
07/29/2016: Assailants attacked a SYRIZA office in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to anarchists.
07/29/2016: Assailants attacked Afghan Local Police (ALP) posts in Maruf, Kandahar, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and six officers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: Assailants attacked an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE): Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) convoy and abducted the occupants in Lukove, Donetsk, Ukraine. This was one of two related attacks on the convoy on this date. The hostages were released later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
07/29/2016: Assailants attacked an Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE): Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine (SMM) convoy in Lukove, Donetsk, Ukraine. This was one of two related attacks on the convoy on this date. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
07/29/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Sar Banader, Helmand, Afghanistan. Fifteen assailants were killed and eight assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. This was one of four related attacks that occurred in the area on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of villages in Kohistan, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks targeting villages in Kohistan on this date. Seventeen assailants were killed and more than 20 others were injured in the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/29/2016: Assailants attacked military personnel in Cukurca, Hakkari, Turkey. At least five soldiers were killed and eight others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/29/2016: Assailants attacked Reg, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least 24 soldiers and 18 assailants were killed and seven soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2016: Assailants attacked shepherds and stole cattle in Ghari, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. Two shepherds were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/29/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device against a police vehicle in Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. One officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: Assailants detonated explosives at the residence of Abdullah Khan in Sar Banader, Helmand, Afghanistan. Khan, an Afghan Local Police (ALP) commander, was unharmed as there were no casualties reported in the attack. This was one of four related attacks that occurred in the area on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: Assailants detonated explosives at the Sheikh Abdulhadi Al-Sudi mausoleum in Ashrafiya, Taizz, Yemen. At least 20 civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
07/29/2016: Assailants detonated explosives targeting a bridge in Sar Banader, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of four related attacks that occurred in the area on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: Assailants entered a telecommunications building and forced the employees to shut off the services in Merca, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the attack . No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: Assailants shot and killed a civilian in Rangae, Narathiwat, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at a police patrol in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties as the grenade failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2016: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails at Subdivision of Order Measures (YMET) guards outside the house of State Minister Alekos Flampouraris in Exarchia, Athens, Greece. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Anarchists claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for various operations by authorities.
07/29/2016: Two assailants opened fire on soldiers near Beledweyne, Hiiraan, Somalia. At least two soldiers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
07/29/2017: A roadside bomb detonated near a house in Kasrl, Nineveh, Iraq. Three civilians were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2017: A roadside bomb detonated on al-Sakalat street, Baghdad, Iraq. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2017: An explosive device detonated against a vehicle near a checkpoint in the Hiliwaa neighborhood near Mogadishu, Somalia. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
07/29/2017: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle in Chidgi, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least four shepherds were killed and five other shepherds were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2017: An explosives-laden boat detonated targeting a United Arab Emirates (UAE) warship in Mukha Port, Mukha, Taizz, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah) claimed responsibility for the incident and sources stated that the attack was intended to impede the distribution of food and medicine to Yemenis.
07/29/2017: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated targeting a dam in Shorabak, Kandahar, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties, though the dam was destroyed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/29/2017: Assailants abducted two pilots of a Libyan National Army (LNA) aircraft that crashed in Duhr al-Hamr, Derna, Libya. One pilot, Colonel Adel Jehani, was executed on the same day and the fate of the other pilot, Waeel Waqwaq, is unknown. The Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for LNA airstrikes.
07/29/2017: Assailants ambushed a police patrol in San Nicolas, Pangasinan, Philippines. One member of the Philippine National Police's Regional Public Safety Batallion was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army.
07/29/2017: Assailants attacked a military site south of Taizz, Yemen. At least 18 people, including 13 military personnel and five assailants, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists (Ansar Allah).
07/29/2017: Assailants attacked a volunteer fighters base in Baqubah, Diyala, Iraq. A volunteer fighter and four assailants were killed and a volunteer fighter was 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).
07/29/2017: Assailants attacked military personnel in Afgoye, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2017: Assailants attacked Peshmerga bases in Zarkah, Saladin, Iraq. At least six people, including two Peshmerga members and four assailants, were killed and seven others, including five assailants and two Peshmerga members, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2017: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Sarobi, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 11 assailants were killed and 17 assailants were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/29/2017: Assailants attacked police checkposts in Qarabagh, Ghazni, Afghanistan. In addition to 20 assailants, two police officers were killed and six officers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2017: Assailants attacked security personnel in Aqcha, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least 12 assailants and one security member were killed and eight assailants and two security members were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2017: Assailants detonated a grenade at a residential neighborhood in Aden, Adan, Yemen. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2017: Assailants hijacked a Jubilee Party vehicle carrying two passengers in Mandera, Kenya. The hijacked vehicle was taken into Somalia, but the outcome of the abduction is unknown. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2017: Assailants opened fire at a liquor store in Ghazaliya neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. The store owner was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2017: Assailants opened fire on a helicopter carrying the governor of Maguindanao, Esmael Mangudadatu, while flying over Dagading, Datu Salibo district, Maguindanao province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
07/29/2017: Assailants opened fire on a volunteer fighters checkpoint in Taqa,, south of Baghdad, Iraq. A volunteer fighter was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2017: Assailants opened fire on Minhaj Khan at his residence in Sheikhpura, Bihar, India. Khan, an Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) party official, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2017: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of a volunteer fighter in northern Baghdad, Iraq. The volunteer fighter was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/29/2017: Assailants shot and killed Nasib, a tribal elder, in Bati Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/29/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-laden motorcycle in Jalalabad, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/29/2017: Security forces discovered and safely defused an explosives-laden corpse in Basilan, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/1998: Hizballah ambushed an Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) squad on its way to firing practice outside of Rihan with machine guns and mortars. One IDF soldier was killed and five others were wounded.
07/30/1998: Revolutionary United Front rebels opened fire on Economic Community of West African States Monitoring Group (ECOMOG) troops in Kabala, Sierra Leone. The number of casualties were not reported.
07/30/1998: Unknown perpetrators planted a parcel bomb in a taxi bus in Algiers, Algeria, which killed two people and injured ten.
07/30/1999: A total of four village guards were killed in Gurpinar, Turkey, when a group of perpetrators attacked the guards who were protecting the Telekom employees. Officials reported that the employees where the target of this attack.
07/30/1999: Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) forces detonated a car bomb outside an Army garrison in Medellin, Colombia. The attack caused considerable damage to the area, killed six and injured 30.
07/30/1999: Seven members of a Self-Defense Group (GLD) were killed and three others seriously injured when their vehicle exploded as it drove over a land mine in El-Milhia, Algeria. No group or individual claimed credit for this attack.
07/30/2000: A bomb set by unknown assailants exploded on a rail track in Assam, India, damaging a passing passenger train, killing 12, and injuring an unknown number.
07/30/2000: A bomb set on a railroad track in Assam, India by suspected members of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) exploded, derailing 12 freight cars but causing no casualties.
07/30/2000: A bomb, planted by unknown perpetrators, was found in the bathroom of the domestic terminal at the Vientiane, Laos airport. Authorities defused the bomb before it caused any damage. One suspect was arrested for involvement in the incident.
07/30/2000: Suspected Islamic militants threw a grenade at a taxi carrying Hindu pilgrims in Gulmarg, Indian Kashmir, killing one and injuring five others.
07/30/2001: Syed Zafar Hussain, director of the research departement for Pakistan’s Ministry of Defense, was shot during a morning ambush by three men in front of his home in Karachi. No one claimed responsibility for the shooting.
07/30/2002: A suicide bomber killed himself and wounded five others in a falafel shop in Jerusalem, Israel. The al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade took credit for the bombing.
07/30/2002: Fifteen people were wounded by Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) rebels outside of Karuma, Uganda, when the bus they were traveling on came under gunfire.
07/30/2002: One policeman and three others were killed in a "suicide squad" attack on a police post in Pulwama, India. The perpetrators escaped, and no group claimed responsibility.
07/30/2002: One policeman was killed and three other security personnel were injured by militants in Khrew, India. No group claimed responsibility.
07/30/2002: Two people were killed and three injured by a grenade attack on their taxi in Anantnag, India. The victims were Hindu Pilgrims. No group claimed responsibility.
07/30/2003: Eight people were killed and two injured in an attack by a gunman with a machine gun who opened fire on worshippers at a mosque in Yahar, Yemen. The attacker was immediately arrested. Local officials said that the dead included seven young students of a religious school attached to the mosque and their teacher.
07/30/2003: Mawlawi Janab, a senior member of the Kandahar Religious Council in south Afghanistan, was killed by suspected Taliban gunmen. He was on his way home from a mosque when two gunmen shot him dead and fled on a motorcycle. Janab was one of the few religious leaders in Kandahar who had openly denounced the Taliban call for local people to resist the U.S.-led government and fight against foreign troops.
07/30/2004: Five Palestinian gunmen, suspected to be part of a splinter group of Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, abducted three foreign church volunteers from the United States, Britain, and Ireland. The gunmen released the hostages on July 31, 2004, under pressure from Palestinian authorities, just a few hours after being abducted.
07/30/2004: Nine people, including one suicide bomber, were killed when the bomb carried by a suicide bomber exploded near the motorcade of Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz in Fateh Jang, Pakistan. The attack injured at least 50 people and responsibility was claimed by the al-Islambouli Brigades of al-Qaida. Finance Minister Shaukat Aziz escaped unharmed from the explosion.
07/30/2004: Three people, including a suicide bomber, were killed and one person was injured as the perpetrator set-off an explosive device at the Israeli Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), the Islamic Jihad Group (IJG), and Hizb al-Tahrir al-Islami (HT) each claimed responsibility. Officials suspected that the IJG was responsible for the attacks. The U.S. Embassy and the Uzbekistan Prosecutor General’s Office in Tashkent were also attacked in related incidents.
07/30/2004: Two people, including a suicide bomber, were killed and four people were injured as a suicide bomber set-off an explosion at the Prosecutor General's Office in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), the Islamic Jihad Group (IJG), and Hizb al-Tahrir al-Islami (HT) each claimed responsibility. Officials suspected that the IJG was responsible for the attacks. The Israeli Embassy and the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent were also attacked in related incidents.
07/30/2004: Two people, including a suicide bomber, were killed and one person was injured as a suicide bomber set-off an explosion at the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. The Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), the Islamic Jihad Group (IJG), and Hizb al-Tahrir al-Islami (HT) each claimed responsibility. Officials suspected that the IJG was responsible for the attacks. The Israeli Embassy and the Uzbekistan Prosecutor General’s Office in Tashkent were also attacked in related incidents.
07/30/2005: 07/30/2005: A female official with the Iraqi Health Ministry was abducted from her home in the Mansur district of Baghdad. The fate of Iman Naji Abdul-Razzaq was not known, and no one claimed responsibility for her abduction.
07/30/2005: A bomb hidden in a motorized cab exploded near a market in the southern Philippine city of Koronadal, injuring four people. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but police believed the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) was to blame.
07/30/2005: A roadside bomb exploded in Basra, Iraq as a convoy of vehicles from the British consulate passed by, killing two British security contractors. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2005: A Somali Islamic cleric was shot and killed by gunmen in Mogadishu, Somalia. Three other clerics were also wounded in the attack. No one claimed responsibility for the shooting.
07/30/2005: A suicide car bomber attacked a police patrol in central Baghdad, Iraq killing five people and injuring 20. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2005: Abdul Jabar Khan, the chief of Uruzgan’s Charchino district in Afghanistan, was killed by a remote-controlled roadside mine.  Two Afghan soldiers were also killed in the attack carried out by the Taliban.
07/30/2005: Anti-government guerrillas in Nepal stopped a bus and abducted seven government employees in the city of Kolbun, but the fate of the kidnapped was unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but authorities believed that Maoist rebels were to blame.
07/30/2005: In one of two related attacks, members of Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) used Molotov cocktails to attack a bank in the town of Durango in the Basque region of Spain, causing no injuries and little damage.
07/30/2005: In one of two related attacks, members of the Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) used Molotov cocktails to attack a post office in the town of Durango in the Basque region of Spain, causing no injuries and little damage.
07/30/2006: Four civilians were killed and thirteen wounded as a car bomb was detonated as people waited in line to buy gasoline at the Uqba Bin Nafie petrol station in Kirkuk, Iraq. Other vehicles and nearby buildings were damaged, and no group has claimed responsibility for this attack.
07/30/2006: Two gunmen in a BMW attacked the Rassulluallah mosque with firearms at midnight shattering windows and damaging walls; an hour later gunmen stormed the Ashra al-Mubashara mosque. Both were Sunni mosques in Baghdad, Iraq, there were no casualties, and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2006: Two Iraqi civilians were killed and six wounded when a car bomb exploded in Arafa Naftiya area, Kirkuk, Iraq, where the United States and British consulates and the headquarters of the Northern Oil Company are housed. Sunni extremists Ansar al-Sunna and al-Qaida in Iraq are suspected to be responsible for the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2007: A car bomb exploded in Sahat al-Tayaran (Aviation Square) in central Baghdad, Iraq, killing at least six Iraqis and wounding 26 more. No claim of responsibility was issued.
07/30/2007: An Afghan intelligence officer was killed and at least three national security officers and eight civilians were injured in a suicide attack in Afghanistan's northern Kunduz Province. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2007: Five policemen were killed and one was injured as three of their colleagues opened fire on them in Khashrod district of Afghanistan's western Nimroz Province. An official claimed the policemen were paid money by the Taliban to turn on their fellow officers. The attackers escaped with a vehicle and the police commander as a hostage. The three attackers were caught and killed in a gun battle and the commander escaped unharmed. The Taliban did not claim responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2007: Four Pakistani soldiers were wounded in an overnight rocket attack on an army camp in Miranshah, Pakistan. The rockets also caused minor damage to the base's infrastructure.
07/30/2007: Suspected Taliban militants attacked a convoy of logistics material for international troops in southern Afghanistan's Zabul Province and killed 13 Afghan guards from a private security group. No claim of responsibility was issued.
07/30/2007: Three troopers of Pakistan's Frontier Corps paramilitary forces died in a roadside blast when they were switching checkpoints set up in North Waziristan's administrative capital of Miranshah in Pakistan. No claim of responsibility was issued, though seven people were arrested in relation to the incident. The suspects were carrying a remote control device.
07/30/2008: On Wedensday, unknown gunmen broke into a shop belonging to a leading member of the Iraqi Islamic Party, Yousuf Ahmed, and shot him dead in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq.  There were no claims of responsibility for this attack.
07/30/2008: On Wednesday evening, five Afghan employees of a non-governmental organization, Development Alternative Inc (DAI), were taken hostage by Taliban gunmen in the Kuz Sabar area of Pachir Agam district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Late Friday evening on 08/01/2008, one of the captives was released while the remaining four hostages were released early Saturday morning on 08/02/2008. Taliban spokesman Zabihollah Mojahed claimed responsibility for the incident on behalf of the Taliban stating that the insurgents freed the NGO staffers without receiving a ransom payment as a result of intervention by tribal elders. Four men have been arrested on suspicion of kidnapping the NGO workers.
07/30/2008: On Wednesday night at 04:00, five policemen were injured and one terrorist was killed when Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) militants opened fire on police at a bridge in Mohishshahi Chandpur village, Pangsha sub-district in the Rajbari district, Dhaka province, Bangladesh. Tofazzal Hussein Tufan, alias Shimul, was in police custody at the site of the shooting to assist the police in recovering a weapons cache when he was killed from the crossfire. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
07/30/2008: On Wednesday, a bomb was planted in the Varacha area of Surat but was found and defused by Indian police. No casualties were reported. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
07/30/2008: On Wednesday, a judge and his bodyguard were injured by unknown gunmen while leaving the judge's residence in al-Sedeeq neighborhood of northern Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq. The bodyguard died soon after the attack, and the judge, Judge Mohamed Khalaf al-Sabiel, a day later. There were no claims of responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2008: On Wednesday, at 1930, in Buhangin, Davao, Philippines, approximately 50 assailants invaded the property of three banana plantations and fired upon the facility, damaging equipment and vehicles but causing no injuries. They also attacked RTQ construction firm in Buhangin and torched equipment and trucks. No group claimed responsibility, although the authorities suspected the New People's Army/Communist Party of The Philippines (NPA-CPP) was responsible.
07/30/2008: On Wednesday, gunmen kidnapped Ndubueze Olumeni, ruler of Rumuolumeni, from his palace in Rumuolumeni, Rivers, Nigeria. No group has claimed responsibility for the abduction.
07/30/2008: On Wednesday, in Degan village, 22 miles west of Miram Shah, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, armed assailants fired on and killed an Afghan civilian whom they accused of being a spy.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
07/30/2008: On Wednesday, in Emam Saheb, Kondoz, Afghanistan, armed assailants set fire to a school, destroying the school but causing no injuries.  No group claimed responsibility.
07/30/2008: On Wednesday, in Farah, Farah, Afghanistan, armed assailants fired upon a government official and his son, killing the government official and wounding the son.  The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/30/2008: On Wednesday, Janatantrik Tarai Mukti Morcha - Jwala Singh militants abducted two Village Development Committee secretaries, Birendra Gupta and Raj Dev Mukhiya, from Rautahat, Narayani, Nepal. No demands have been made.
07/30/2008: On Wednesday, militants killed Gulzada Bibi west of Miranshah, Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. A note found with the body stated she was killed for allegedly being a spy for US-led coalition forces in Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2008: On Wednesday, police were attacked by a former Naxalite and his accomplice in Karimnagar. One of the militants was killed when the police returned fire.
07/30/2009: On Thursday afternoon around 1330, in Gobardhana, Barpeta District, Assam, India, a District-level leader of the Rabiram Narzary faction of the Bodoland People’s Progressive Front was shot at by unidentified gunmen. Bipul Mushahary (32) was seriously injured from the attack, but managed to save his life. No group claimed responsibility.
07/30/2009: On Thursday afternoon around 1430, in Purbabonogram village, Rajshahi, Pabna, Bangladesh, assailants threw bombs at two civilians, killing them but causing no damage. The deceased were identified as Md Abdur Razzak Pramanik and Abdus Sattar. The specific motive of the attack is unknown, but internal feud might be the reason behind the attack. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Janajuddha faction of the Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP) was responsible.
07/30/2009: On Thursday afternoon at about 1400, near Calvia, Islas Baleares, Spain, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device (IED) that was attached to a Civil Guard vehicle, killing two Civil Guard officers and destroying the vehicle. Authorities found a second IED attached to a nearby vehicle and safely defused it. Basque Fatherland and Liberty (ETA) claimed responsibility.
07/30/2009: On Thursday evening at 2000, in Bish Ara village, Aqchah (Ag Chah), Jowzjan, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device exploded when it was struck by a vehicle, killing four civilians, injuring two others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
07/30/2009: On Thursday evening, in Khogiani, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, armed assailants kidnapped two workers from an unidentified non-governmental organization and later fired on and killed them on 08/01/2009. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2009: On Thursday morning at about 0800, in the Al Kazimiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a group of civilians in 'Adan Square, wounding 18 civilians and damaging several cars and buildings. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/30/2009: On Thursday morning, near Bara tehsil, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, members of Lashkar-e-Islami (LI) executed four people. The victims were blindfolded and had their hands tied behind their backs and were lined up outside of a mosque. Four members of the LI fired numerous bullets, killing all four people instantly. The LI claimed responsibility for the attack stating the reason for the attack was because the victims were kidnappers and murderers.
07/30/2009: On Thursday night, in the Ras al Jadda district of southwestern Mosul, Ninawa (Nineveh), Iraq, assailants threw a hand grenade inside a house, killing two people, wounding two others, and damaging the home. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/30/2009: On Thursday, in a village in the Dushetsky, Tbilisi, Georgia, near the border between Georgia and South Ossetia, assailants detonated unknown explosives inside a families Niva car, killing one man and injuring his wife and two children and destroying one car. No motive for the attack was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/30/2009: On Thursday, in Chipledhunga, Pokhara, Kaski, Gandaki, Nepal, five political Rastriya Prajatantra Party - Nepal political activists were wounded when their meeting was attacked by Young Communist League militants.
07/30/2009: On Thursday, in Muchler village, Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India, approximately 10 assailants with sharp weapons assaulted and killed one Special Police Officer (SPO). No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
07/30/2009: On Thursday, in one of two related attacks, in Kalaimuri village in West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, assailants kidnapped two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) members, identified as Sailen Deb Sinha and Anadi Deb. The status of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
07/30/2009: On Thursday, in one of two related attacks, in the Salboni village in West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, assailants kidnapped three Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) members, identified as Arun Mahato, Amal Mahato and Brahmanya Singha Roy. The status of the hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
07/30/2009: On Thursday, in Patharpara village, West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, assailants killed one Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) member by unknown means. No group claimed responsibility, but it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
07/30/2009: On Thursday, in the Al Jadida district of central Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside the National Movement for Reform and Development Party building, killing seven political activists, wounding 10 others, and partially collapsing the building. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/30/2009: On Thursday, in the Sangsila area, Sui, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants fired upon a police patrol that was responding to the kidnapping of laborers in the area. One police officer was killed, 16 were injured and 19 others were kidnapped. On 07/31/2009, assailants fired upon and killed four of the kidnapped officers, while one police officer escaped. On 08/09/2009, the assailants fired upon and killed four more of the kidnapped police officers. On 08/14/2009, the assailants killed nine more police hostages by unknown means. On 08/18/2009, one police officer escaped. The Baluchistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility.
07/30/2009: On Thursday, in West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, a local committee member of the Communist Party of India-Marxist, Sagar Masanta, was shot and killed by suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist cadres. His body was found in a field near the village. No group claimed responsibility.
07/30/2010: On Friday afternoon at about 1300, in Grozny, Chechnya, Russia, an explosive device planted under paving slabs on Dagestanskaya Street went off near the Berkat shopping mall in the center of the city, injuring six people. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/30/2010: On Friday morning around 0800, on Soulmari-Goalpara PWD road where Soulmari meets National Highway 37 at Bhalukdubi near Goalpara, Assam, India, an improvised explosive device detonated near a bus. At least five Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed and 33 others injured. Reportedly, the bomb was planted on the western edge of the highway and was triggered off by a 50-foot long wire. The bus carrying 45 jawans of the CRPF's 12 battalion was returning to its Goalpara camp from Balijana, 13 kilometers away, where they undergo regular counter-insurgency training. Upon reaching Bhalukdubi near Kali Mondir, the bomb was detonated. The bus was badly damaged in the attack. Four of the five killed were identified as Punam Sen, Ranbir Singh, Sri Nibas and Mongal Nayak of the 12 Battalion of CRPF. Anu Buragohain, the spokesperson of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the attack, saying that the attack was carried out in retaliation against security forces continuing to target its cadres. He also warned of more attacks. However, police officials believe that the anti-peace talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were responsible for the attack.
07/30/2010: On Friday morning at 0800, in the Mashtal neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device attached to a minibus at the main bus station of the neighborhood resulting in an unspecified amount of property damage to the minibus. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/30/2010: On Friday night around 0130, on Rangnam Road in Din Daeng neighborhood, Bangkok, Thailand, a grenade hidden in a black plastic bag placed in a garbage bin in front of a residential building opposite the King Power duty-free shopping center detonated, wounding one civilian. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
07/30/2010: On Friday night at 2300, in the Tarmiyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Baghdad province, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting a minibus carrying a family. Three members of the family were killed, and eight were wounded including the driver. The attack caused an unspecified amount of property damage to the civilian vehicle and no group claimed responsibility.
07/30/2010: On Friday night, in Ire Burergae village in Janae, Narathiwat, Thailand, unidentified militants shot and killed a Muslim man in his hut and wounded one other. Sakueree Jeha, 21, was shot twice in the chin, right shoulder and died at the scene, while his cousin, Mahamad Talmeesi Sulong, 27, was shot in the left arm and stomach and was taken to Janae hospital. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident, but police blamed separatist militants for the attack.
07/30/2010: On Friday night, in Minara, Arghandab district of Kandahar, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants kidnapped tribal elder, Khalifa Hamidullah, and later shot and killed him. Seventy other tribal elders received letters bearing Taliban stamps, warning them to leave the country in five days or be killed. No damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
07/30/2010: On Friday, in Novosulak village in Kizilyurt, Dagestan, Russia, two 10 liter plastic tanks filled with ammonium nitrate and aluminum powder with a timing device were found at the entrance to a food store, and defused by police. No damage or casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/30/2011: On Saturday evening at 2000, in Rohtas, Bihar, India, over 100 heavily-armed suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist) entered the Banda village and fired at random, killing three people. The Maoists carried out the operation in apparent retaliation to the killing of their top leader and self-styled commander Brinder Rana Yadav recently. No group has claimed responsibility.
07/30/2011: On Saturday evening at 2130, in the Angwan Rimi area of Jos, Plateau, Nigeria, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device that had been concealed in a groundnut oil can behind the Izala Islamic sect deputy leader's home. No casualties were reported while one taxi car and several nearby buildings were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2011: On Saturday morning around 0800, near Hazara town in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants on motorcycles opened fire on a passenger bus that was transporting Shiite Muslim pilgrims. At least 11 people were killed and three others were wounded. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2011: On Saturday night about 2300, in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, unidentified militants detonated two improvised explosive devices. One explosion came from a minivan and the other was heard almost simultaneously, originating from the nearby market. It is undetermined if the attack resulted in any casualties, and the attack resulted in an unknown amount of property damages to the van and market. No group claimed responsibility, but the ethnic Uighur militants are suspected of being responsible for the attack.
07/30/2011: On Saturday night around 0000 midnight, in the Silk Road City in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, two suspected armed Uighur militants ambushed a truck and killed its driver before driving the vehicle into a group of bystanders, where they attacked a group of people with knives, killing six more and injuring another 22. One of the assailants was killed by a resulting mob, and the other was detained and handed over to security forces. No group claimed responsibility for this attack, but Uighur militants are suspected.
07/30/2011: On Saturday night, in the Police district, Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the motorcade of the Chairman of Ninawa Province's Council, Jabur al-Abed-Rabba. The blast wounded three of his bodyguards, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the motorcade. No group has claimed responsibility.
07/30/2011: On Saturday, in Kalahandi, Odisha, India, Maoists killed a contractor who was working as Village Coordinator for Vedant Project at Lanjigarh. Ajit Patnaik was on a motorcycle with one of his relatives when the armed Maoists intercepted them near the Ujurpa forest. They slit the throat of Patnaik who died on the spot. His relative, however, fled from the scene after the incident. The Kashipur Niyamgiri Area Committee of the CPI (Maoist) division left a poster near the body which claimed the responsibility of killing Ajit Pattanik, branding him as a police informer and an employee of Vedant.
07/30/2011: On Saturday, in Qara Tapa, Diyala, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting civilians in a marketplace. The blast wounded six civilians and caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
07/30/2011: On Saturday, in Sinai, Shamal Sina, Egypt, unknown assailants attempted to storm a gas station. When confronted by army officers, unknown assailants targeted a cooling system linked to a gas pipeline from a distance firing rocket-propelled grenades. As the result of the attack a gas pipe was broken. No casualties were reported in the incident. No group claimed responsibility.
07/30/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the assistant inspector general of police's office in Sokoto city, Sokoto state, Nigeria. The assailant died in the attack, and at least six people were injured. This was one of two coordinated explosions. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that Sokoto was targeted because many of its members were imprisoned there.
07/30/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA) in Sokoto city, Sokoto state, Nigeria. The assailant died in the attack, and one other person was injured. This was the second of two coordinated attacks on this date. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that Sokoto was targeted because many of its members were imprisoned there.
07/30/2012: An explosive device detonated in Tarinkot district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The explosion targeted a mosque, killing five people, including a provincial judge. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2012: An explosive device was discovered on Caspian beach, Makhachkala city, Republic of Dagestan, Russia. The device was defused before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated as National Directorate of Security experts were defusing it in Helmand province, Afghanistan. One child was killed and another person injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2012: Assailants attempted to detonate explosive devices outside of a police station in Sokoto city, Sokoto state, Nigeria. The police officers engaged the assailants in an exchange of gunfire, killing two of the attackers. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that Sokoto was targeted because many of its members were imprisoned there.
07/30/2012: Assailants kidnapped seven Iranian aid workers in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The aid workers were released on October 6, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle along Gashua Road in Damaturu, Yobe, Nigeria. At least one person was killed and another person was injured in the assault. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2012: Assailants threw incendiary devices at a police station in Sitrah island, Central governorate, Bahrain. The attackers had been part of a protest. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2012: Gunmen attacked a checkpoint in Anadan city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. At least six soldiers died and 10 people were injured in the attack. Additionally, 25 individuals were taken hostage. There was no information available with regards to an outcome for the kidnapping. An officer for the Free Syrian Army, General Ferzat Abdel Nasser, claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2012: Gunmen attacked rangers in a drive-by shooting in Cho Airong district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Two rangers were killed in the attack. No group responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2012: Gunmen attacked security personnel in Dabinggre village, North Garo Hills district, Meghalaya state, India. No casualties were reported among the police forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA).
07/30/2012: Gunmen attacked the empty home of the Nigerian vice president, Namadi Sambo, in Zaria city, Kaduna state, Nigeria. One person was killed and two police officers wounded in the attack. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2012: Police officers discovered an explosive device near Kathpulia railway crossing in Chandwa community development block Latehar district, Jharkhand state, India. The device was defused before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2012: Ten assailants attacked the residential compound of a sub-inspector in Onakkunu village, Kannur district, Kerala state, India. No casualties were reported; however, assailants destroyed agricultural crops located within the compound. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected Communist Party of India: Marxist (CPM).
07/30/2012: The vehicle of a security officer exploded in Crater neighborhood, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. Three people, including an army colonel, were severely wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local officials suspected Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
07/30/2013: A mortar shell struck a residence in Chinari area, Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: A police vehicle struck a landmine in the Gorgan area of Pol-e Khumri city, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a military patrol north of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Four soldiers were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near an army patrol in the northwestern part of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and three others, including two soldiers, were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: A suicide bomber detonated at the Shia Assad Allah Mosque in Hussainya town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least eight people, including the bomber, were killed and 11 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated at the front gate of the Presidential Palaces complex in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, seven people, including three civilians, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: An assailant attempted to plant a landmine by the road in Paktia province, Afghanistan. The assailant was arrested before he could place the explosive. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2013: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Two people, a former army sergeant and his child, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: An explosive device attached underneath the vehicle of a cellphone trader detonated in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; the vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: An explosive device detonated at a Sunni mosque in western Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: An explosive device detonated at Siyd Mahdi Shia Mosque in Tuz-Khurmato town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and 12 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: An explosive device detonated in a scrap metal warehouse in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The blast killed two people and injured two others; the warehouse was also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: An explosive device detonated in a shop in the Ring Road area of Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One person was killed and one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: An explosive device detonated in Khak Jabra district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and five soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: An explosive device detonated near a Quick Reaction Force police vehicle in Guzra district, Herat province, Afghanistan. One police officer was injured in the blast and a police vehicle was damaged. This was one of two attacks targeting police at this location on this day; the second attack targeted a police chief who was responding to this first explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
07/30/2013: An explosive device detonated north of Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. One police officer was killed in the explosion. This was one of two incidents targeting police with sticky bombs north of Kirkuk city that occurred on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
07/30/2013: An explosive device detonated north of Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Two police officers were injured in the explosion. This was one of two incidents targeting police with sticky bombs north of Kirkuk city that occurred on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the coordinated incidents.
07/30/2013: An explosive device detonated on the La Florida airport runway in Tumaco city, Narino department, Colombia. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility of this incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/30/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of a cafe in al-Mualemeen neighborhood, Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and 16 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: An explosive device placed near a car dealership detonated in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The device detonated as a police bomb squad attempted to defuse it; one police officer was killed and five people, including three police officers and two intelligence officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting the home of Issa Hisso, a Kurdish politician in Al-Qamishli town, Al Hasakah governorate, Syria. Hisso was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources speculated that Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant was behind the attack.
07/30/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused near the Radisson-Blu hotel in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: Assailants attacked a border police post in Terizi area, Ali Sher, Khost province, Afghanistan. Three border police officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2013: Assailants kidnapped a lawyer in the Morgah area of Rawalpindi town, Punjab province, Pakistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: Assailants kidnapped five civilians from Chawmanu village, Tripura state, India. Two of the civilians were able to escape and one other was released with a note demanding ransom for the release of the others. The outcome for the remaining kidnapped victims is unknown. National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) claimed responsibility. Sources stated that the civilians, who were youths, were kidnapped because they supported the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M).
07/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on a oil tanker truck in Bagan village, Guindulungan municipality, Maguindanao province, Philippines. The driver of the truck was injured and the tanker truck damaged in the attack. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Maguindanao province on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
07/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police chief in Chahar Kabotar Khan area of Guzara district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The police chief was responding to an earlier explosion in the area when this attack occurred. There were no reported injuries in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on Rexio Bautista while he was traveling in his vehicle along a highway in Carretonan village, Calatagan municipality, Batangas province, Philippines. Bautista, a Filipino councilor, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on Said Mahboob Shah in Taryak town, Herat province, Afghanistan. Shah, the leader of a local shura and a tribal elder, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on the 2nd Mechanized Battalion headquarters of the Philippine Army in Salbo town, Datu Saudi-Ampatuan municipality, Maguindanao province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties or damages. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Maguindanao province on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
07/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on the 45th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army on Shariff Aguak Highway in Datu Saudi Ampatuan town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. At least eight assailants were killed by return fire. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Maguindanao province on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
07/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on the 68th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army in Bagan village, Guindulungan municipality, Maguindanao province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties or damages. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Maguindanao province on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
07/30/2013: Assailants opened fire on two soldiers collecting tax at Bakara market in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Both solders were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: Assailants shot and killed two journalists in Manila city, Metro Manila metropolitan region, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: Assailants stormed a mosque and opened fire on Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers in Mushan town, Panjwai district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least four people, two civilians and two assailants, were killed and another nine people, seven civilians and two assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, government officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2013: Gunmen attacked a police checkpoint in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: Gunmen on motorcycles opened fire on a polio vaccination team in Killi Tarata town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. A police officer protecting the polio vaccination team was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2013: Three mortar shells were fired into a government-held district of Dablan town, Deir ez-Zor governorate, Syria. At least ten people were killed and 26 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
07/30/2014: A female suicide bomber detonated explosives at the Kano Polytechnic College in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. In addition to the suicide bomber, six people were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/30/2014: An explosive device detonated at an Eid festival in Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Thirteen people, including two police officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: An explosive device detonated at an oil pipeline in Wadi Ubaydah area, Marib governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties; however, the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: An explosive device detonated in Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Five children were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: An explosive device detonated near a minibus in Nazimabad neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Four people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police vehicle in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Husayniyat al-Rashidiyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: An explosive device detonated near an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Gedo region, Somalia. Assailants then opened fire on the convoy following the blast. At least ten assailants were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
07/30/2014: An explosive device detonated prematurely while assailants were on their way to carry out an attack in Al-Shurafa area, Giza governorate, Egypt. Three assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Wadi Al Dhahab neighborhood, Homs city, Homs governorate, Syria. Two civilians were killed and 26 others were wounded in the blast. Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a gas station in Sadr City neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Fifteen people were killed and 28 others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a local council building in Baghdadi town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a restaurant in Amin area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Six people were killed and 20 others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Assailants abducted a teacher in Dokasaram area, Meghalaya state, India. The teacher was released the same day. The Achik National Cooperative Army (ANCA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Assailants abducted three tribesmen in Deir ez-Zor governorate, Syria. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
07/30/2014: Assailants attacked a civilian at an unofficial checkpoint in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. The civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Assailants attacked a joint African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and Jubaland Forces (JF) base in Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. Ten assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
07/30/2014: Assailants attacked a Jubaland Forces (JF) convoy near Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. Five soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
07/30/2014: Assailants attacked a military checkpost in Lower Dir district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Six assailants were killed and nine others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Assailants attacked Seleka bases in Batangafo town, Ouham prefecture, Central African Republic. At least 22 people, including civilians, were killed and 24 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Anti-Balaka militia, who denied involvement.
07/30/2014: Assailants attacked Somali National Army (SNA) forces in Berdale town, Bay region, Somalia. Three assailants were killed and several others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
07/30/2014: Assailants attacked the Baiji oil refinery in Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
07/30/2014: Assailants attacked the Hamah military airport in Hamah city, Hamah governorate, Syria. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Free Syrian Army.
07/30/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at Merhavim district, Southern district, Israel. The rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at Netivot city, Southern district, Israel. The rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Assailants launched a rocket at Netivot town, Southern district, Israel. The rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Assailants launched a rocket near a farming area in Southern district, Israel. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of two similar rocket attacks in Southern district on July 30, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Assailants launched artillery shells near an under-construction checkpoint in Kuybyshevo area, Rostov oblast, Russia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Assailants launched grenades, intended to target a military base, in Miranda town, Cauca department, Colombia. One civilian was killed and two others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/30/2014: Assailants launched mortar shells at Hasakah city, Al Hasakah governorate, Syria. Three civilians 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).
07/30/2014: Assailants launched rockets at Ashkelon city, Southern district, Israel. The rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Assailants launched rockets near Hermel town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties; however, property was damaged in the attack. This was one of two related rocket attacks in Hermel town on July 30, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Assailants launched rockets near the Hermel-Dinniyeh public road in Hermel town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties; however, property was damaged in the attack. This was one of two related rocket attacks in Hermel town on July 30, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Assailants launched two rockets at Merhavim district, Southern district, Israel. The rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military aircraft in Khartsyzk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties; however, the aircraft was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on a National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) officer at a market in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Three people, including the officer and two assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
07/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on a restaurant in Defense Housing neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Four people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on a woman in Hosingow area, Lower Juba region, Somalia. The woman was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab, who denied involvement.
07/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on border guards in Vasilyevka village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. Three border guards were killed and 11 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Assailants opened fire on Maulvi Abdul Rahman in Mata Khel village, Yahya Khel district, Paktika province, Afghanistan. Rahman, an imam, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2014: Assailants shelled a police station in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Assailants stabbed Jume Tahir in Kashgar city, Xinjiang region, China. Tahir, an imam, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Uighur separatists.
07/30/2014: Assailants stormed and detonated explosives at the residence of Vinod Kumar in Kutumba area, Bihar state, India. Kumar, a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officer, was unharmed since Kumar and his family members were removed from the house before the assailants detonated the explosives. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation to the killing of two people by authorities earlier in the month.
07/30/2014: Assailants stormed Buni Yadi town, Yobe state, Nigeria. The raid lasted several weeks. Two people were executed and one other was wounded in the attack. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Assailants threw an incendiary device at the balcony of a woman who had hung an Israeli flag in Amsterdam city, North Holland province, Netherlands. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2014: Explosive devices detonated at an unknown number of houses belonging to religious clerics in Sadiyah area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The clerics were also assaulted 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).
07/30/2014: Security forces intercepted a vehicle and arrested three suicide bombers in Katsina state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that Boko Haram was involved in the attack.
07/30/2014: Security forces intercepted a vehicle carrying explosive devices, intended to target an electricity pylon, in Giza city, Giza governorate, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2015: A landmine was discovered and defused on a train in eastern Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2015: A remote-controlled landmine detonated targeting a Trans-Asian service passenger train in Genc district, Bingol province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/30/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military base outside of Al-Baghdadi town, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least nine soldiers were killed and 16 soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at an outpost near al-Mazraa military camp near Fallujah, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least five soldiers were killed and eight soldiers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2015: A suicide bomber detonated near a People's Protection Units (YPG) base in Sarin town, Aleppo governorate, Syria. Following the blast, assailants then clashed with YPG members. At least 18 people, including ten YPG members and eight assailants, were killed and fifteen other YPG members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
07/30/2015: An assailant armed with a knife attacked participants of a gay pride parade in Jerusalem, Israel. One person was killed and five others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities identified the assailant as Yishai Schlissel, a Jewish extremist.
07/30/2015: An assailant threw an explosive device at the parking lot of the Aerodrom police station in Aerodrom municipality, Skopje city, Macedonia. Three cars were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2015: An explosive device concealed inside a bag was discovered and defused near a bus stand in Gurdaspur district, Punjab state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2015: An explosive device detonated in Maayin neighborhood, Ibb city, Ibb governorate, Yemen. One person was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2015: An explosive device detonated in Yakawlang district, Bamyan province, Afghanistan. Three children were killed and one child was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Al-Furat area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2015: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in Hay Al-Adl, west of Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2015: An explosive device planted in a police vehicle detonated in Al-Nuayriyah area, east of Baghdad, Iraq. A police major was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2015: An explosives-laden bicycle detonated in Zurmat district, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least 11 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2015: Approximately 10 assailants attacked a security forces checkpost in Daryaba area, Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Two soldiers and three assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
07/30/2015: Assailants attempted to abduct Hon Remember Ogbe in Amasomma area, Bayelsa state, Nigeria. Ogbe, a local chairperson, was unharmed; however, two police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2015: Assailants kidnapped Oil Libya president in Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the kidnapping to the Tripoli Province of the Islamic State.
07/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on a military convoy in Akcay district, Sirnak province, Turkey. Three soldiers and an assailant were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Cizre town, Sirnak province, Turkey. An assailant was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on a railway worker and a village guard while they were repairing railway tracks near Sarikamis town, Kars province, Turkey. The worker was killed and the guard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/30/2015: Assailants opened fire on soldiers in Um Dukhun locality, West Darfur state, Sudan. Two soldiers and two assailants were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Janjaweed.
07/30/2015: Assailants threw a cluster bomb at a security booth near the Diyarbakir Police Department building in Baglar district, Diyarbakir city, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. Two civilians were injured the blast. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to recent airstrikes by the Turkish military on the PKK in northern Iraq.
07/30/2015: Assailants threw a crude bomb at Madan Kumar in Muzaffarpur district, Bihar state, India. Kumar, a lawyer, was killed in the blast along with one other person. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2015: Assailants threw an explosive device at the Lula Institute headquarters in Sao Paulo city, Sao Paulo state, Brazil. The building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2015: Assailants threw two grenades at Najm al-Rubay'i's private residence in Hay al-Biya', west of Baghdad, Iraq. Rubay'i, an Al-Baghdadiyah satellite TV director, was not harmed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2016: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Karaj al 'Allawi, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2016: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Mahmudiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Mohmand Rifles personnel in Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting soldiers in a market in Herat, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and five others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2016: An explosive device, intending to target a prison officer, was discovered and safely defused in Lisburn, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that The New Irish Republican Army was involved in the attack.
07/30/2016: Assailants abducted a truck driver in Baghamara, Meghalaya, India. The driver was rescued on August 1, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2016: Assailants attacked a military vehicle in Cabinda, Angola. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. Front for the Liberation of Cabinda / Cabinda Armed Forces (FLEC-FAC) claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2016: Assailants attacked an army base in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. The outcome of the attack is unknown. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2016: Assailants attacked Saudi Border guards in Najran, Saudi Arabia. Seven border guards and dozens of assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. Huthi extremists claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2016: Assailants attacked security forces and peacekeepers in Oicha, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least seven people, including three assailants, were killed and one MONUSCO peacekeeper was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
07/30/2016: Assailants attacked Sheikh 'Awwad Sa'id al-Jughayfi's convoy in Hadithah, Al Anbar, Iraq. Al-Jughayfi, a volunteer fighter commander, was not harmed, though two of his 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).
07/30/2016: Assailants attacked shepherds in Drosh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties, but livestock was stolen in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2016: Assailants attacked Sufi Muslims in Gobindapur, Khulna, Bangladesh. Three people were injured during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2016: Assailants attacked the village headquarters in Mopeia, Zambezia, Mozambique. Two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
07/30/2016: Assailants attacked Ukrainian soldiers in Marinka, Donetsk, Ukraine. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
07/30/2016: Assailants attempted to attack a military base in Cukurca, Hakkari, Turkey. Security forces repelled the attack, killing 35 assailants and injuring 25 others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/30/2016: Assailants attempted to plant explosive devices in Khushi, Logar, Afghanistan. Three assailants were killed when a landmine detonated prematurely. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting a freight train in Bingol, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/30/2016: Assailants kidnapped an unknown number of youths in Abbasi, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated attacks in villages in the area that resulted in 20 abductees. The outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
07/30/2016: Assailants kidnapped an unknown number of youths in Hawijah, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated attacks in villages in the area that resulted in 20 abductees. The outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
07/30/2016: Assailants kidnapped an unknown number of youths in Riyadh, Kirkuk, Iraq. This was one of three coordinated attacks in villages in the area that resulted in 20 abductees. The outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
07/30/2016: Assailants opened fire on a police officer in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. The officer was killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2016: Assailants opened fire on a wedding in Kawayan, Bukidnon, Philippines. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the attack No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New Indigenous People's Army.
07/30/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Abdulhalim Kidar in Tarout, Eastern, Saudi Arabia. Kidar, the mayor of Tarout, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2016: Assailants shot and killed an intelligence official in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at the house of Mawaz Khan Afridi, a former Assistant Political Agent (APA), in Akakhel, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2016: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a house in Tandragee, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices and explosives-laden vehicles in Khalidiyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of roadside bombs along the Arish-Rafah road in North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of roadside bombs in Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of roadside bombs in Sheikh Zuweid, North Sinai, Egypt. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2016: Security forces identified and arrested a suicide bomber attempting to target a stadium in Qala-i-Naw, Badghis, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attempted attack to the Taliban.
07/30/2016: Two explosive devices detonated targeting a Pakistan Rangers patrol in Larkana, Sindh, Pakistan. At least one ranger was killed and 15 people were injured in the blast; the victims included rangers and civilians. The Sindhu Desh Liberation Army (SDLA) claimed responsibility for the incident and warned Pakistani military personnel to leave the Sindh region. The Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) also claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2017: A landmine detonated in Ras al Jadda, Nineveh, Iraq. Three civilians were killed and seven civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
07/30/2017: A sound bomb detonated at the residence of a security forces member in Gharaf, Dhi Qar, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a police station in Waberi neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. In addition to the assailant, at least five people were killed and 13 people were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting a military patrol at the 170th Kilometer region in Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2017: An explosive device detonated in Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in Ghazni on the same day. At least one person was killed and seven people, including police officers and civilians, were injured across both blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/30/2017: An explosive device detonated in Shahjoy, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2017: An explosive device detonated near a fish market in Madain, Diyala, Iraq. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2017: An explosive device detonated near the Action Francaise offices in Marseille, France. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police convoy at the Altamira Square in Caracas, Venezuela. At least four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting the vehicle of Sherin Agha in Barar Ghach, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Agha, a tribal elder, was killed and two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2017: Assailants attacked a Libyan National Army (LNA) checkpoint in Al-Ardam, Derna, Libya. This was one of three attacks on security forces in the same area of Derna on this date. At least five soldiers were killed and four other soldiers were injured across the attacks. The Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/30/2017: Assailants attacked a Libyan National Army (LNA) checkpoint in Al-Kasarat, Derna, Libya. This was one of three attacks on security forces in the same area of Derna on this date. At least five soldiers were killed and four other soldiers were injured across the attacks. The Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/30/2017: Assailants attacked a Libyan National Army (LNA) checkpoint in Hajaj al-Hila, Derna, Libya. This was one of three attacks on security forces in the same area of Derna on this date. At least five soldiers were killed and four other soldiers were injured across the attacks. The Shura Council of Mujahideen in Derna claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/30/2017: Assailants attacked a Syrian Army convoy in Sukhnah, Homs, Syria. There was an unknown number of casualties in the incident. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Sukhnah on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/30/2017: Assailants attacked security forces at the Al-Aziz Dam in Kifri, Diyala, Iraq. There were no reported casualties 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).
07/30/2017: Assailants cut down palm oil trees and set fire to at truck at a palm oil plantation in Imelda, Basa Area, Phase 1, Block 2, Agusan del Sur, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the raid. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
07/30/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a Ugandan African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Golweyn, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. At least 12 soldiers were killed and seven soldiers were injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2017: Assailants established a checkpoint and searched vehicles for members of the police or military along Farm's road, in Sirte, Libya. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli province of the Islamic State.
07/30/2017: Assailants fired an explosive projectile at a police patrol in Awamiyah, Eastern province, Saudi Arabia. One police officer was killed and six officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2017: Assailants fired projectiles at a Syrian Army convoy in Sukhnah, Homs, Syria. At least two people, including an army official and Khaled al-Khateb, a Russia Today (RT) journalist, were killed and four other people, including three soldiers and Muutaz Yaqoub, an RT camera operator, were injured in the attack. This was one of two coordinated incidents in Sukhnah on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
07/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on a First Special Action Forces patrol in Bukang Liwayway, Kibawe, Bukidnon province, Philippines. At least one assailant was killed and an unknown number were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
07/30/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistan Armed Forces convoy in Gishkor, Awaran district, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/30/2017: Assailants set fire to Gallego Institute of Agriculture Industry warehouse in Cabaducan West, Nampicuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/30/2017: Assailants set fire to two construction vehicles owned by the Medalla Construction company in Catigucan, Siaton, Negros Oriental province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials questioned the veracity of this claim.
07/30/2017: Assailants shot and killed Jose Felix Pineda, a Constitutional Assembly candidate, in his home in Ciudad Bolivar, Bolivar, Venezuela. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but sources believe he may have been targeted for his possible involvement in re-drafting the constitution.
07/31/1994: Earth First! members claimed responsibility for setting arson to logging equipment at Dave Littlejohn Logging Company near Olympia, Washington in the United States.  The arson caused damage to a log skidder, a bulldozer and two fire prevention trucks .  There were no casualties in the incident.  This incident was one in a  series of two; the first arson occurred four days earlier at the same logging company, damaging more equipment.  Nine days later, both incidents were claimed in a phone call to the contract logging association, stating that the destruction was "retaliation by the Earth Firsters to protect the planet Earth from loggers."
07/31/1998: Unknown gunmen attacked a police checkpoint near Mozdok in North Ossetia, Russia, killing two militiamen and a civilian.
07/31/1998: Unknown perpetrators planted a bomb in a crate of vegetables in an Algiers market that killed three people and injured ten others.
07/31/1998: Unknown perpetrators planted an explosive device in the Travnik Police Station in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The blast killed one policeman.
07/31/1999: A bomb exploded at the entrance of a bank in Manizales, Colombia. The attack caused only minor property damage, but there were no casualties. No group or individual claimed credit for this attack.
07/31/2000: A bomb set by unknown assailants exploded in a post office in Vientiane, Laos, injuring 5.
07/31/2000: A pipe-bomb set by unknown perpetrators explosion in Stralsund, Germany, causing minor damaged to the chamber of commerce building but no casualties.
07/31/2000: Revolutionary United Front (RUF) militants ambushed a United Nations Mission in Sierra Leone (UNAMSIL) patrol in Freetown, Nigeria. One Nigerian soldier was killed in the attack.
07/31/2000: Suspected ethnic Ijaw rebels stormed two oil drilling rigs in an unknown location in Nigeria, taking hostage 165 Shell Oil employees, including 145 Nigerians, seven Americans, five Britons, and several Australian and Lebanese nationals. The hostages were released on August 4, 2000.
07/31/2001: A bus carrying 40 passengers was hijacked by two Chechen Rebels (non-specific) near the airport of the city of Mineralnye Vody, Russia. The hijackers demanded the release of jailed Chechen separatists. The bus was stormed by Russian commandos later in the day resulting in the death of one hijacker.
07/31/2002: A prospective National Conference candidate and his colleague were killed, and four others were injured, by militants in Pulwama, India. No group claimed responsibility, but the Jamaat-ul Mujahideen were suspected.
07/31/2002: Seven people were killed and dozens wounded by a bomb that exploded at Hebrew University in Jerusalem, Israel. HAMAS claimed responsibility for the blast.
07/31/2002: Two people were killed and three injured in an explosion in Lazbal, India. The victims were pilgrims traveling in a taxi cab. No group took responsibility.
07/31/2004: In the first of three related attacks in Gwadar, Pakistan, a homemade bomb was detonated, around 6:45 am local time, near the Gwadar Police Station. The attacks that followed targeted the Gwadar Fish Harbor and the Gwadar Mosque. There were no casualties and the perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
07/31/2004: In the second of three related attacks in Gwadar, Pakistan, a homemade bomb was detonated, around 7:00 am local time, at the Gwadar Fish Harbor. This attack followed an attack that targeted the Gwadar Police Station, and preceded an attack on the Gwadar Mosque. There were no casualties and the perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
07/31/2004: In the third of three related attacks in Gwadar, Pakistan, a homemade bomb was detonated, around 8:00 am local time, at the Gwadar Mosque. This attack followed an attack that targeted the Gwadar Police Station and the Gwadar Fish Harbor. There were no casualties and the perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
07/31/2004: Militants from Tawhid and Jihad, led by Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, kidnapped two Turkish truck drivers in Iraq. In a video the group demanded that the Turkish company withdrawal its services in Iraq or the two hostages, Abdulrahman Demir and Sait Unurlu, would be executed. The company, Oztur Transportation Company, followed the demands and the two hostages were released on August 04, 2004.
07/31/2004: Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) assassinated a senior military intelligence operative in a popular shopping district in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Kandiah Yogarajan (Kandiah Yoga raja, alias PLOTE Mohan) was shot and killed at near point-blank range.
07/31/2004: Tawoos Khan (Thawos Khan), the Governor of Khan Shine District in Helmand Province, was killed along with four bodyguards in an attack on the governor’s convoy near Khan Shine, Afghanistan. Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility for the attack, which killed a total of five and injured two.
07/31/2004: The Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of HAMAS, claimed responsibility for firing two Qassam 2 rockets, which struck Sedorot, Israel. Israeli military officials confirmed the rocket attack but said that only one rocket landed in the city. The rocket landed in an open area and did not cause any casualties or property damage.
07/31/2005: A landmine placed by suspected anti-government rebels exploded killing two and injuring one as Nepalese civilians were repairing water pipes that had been damaged by the rebels in Dibarna, Nepal.
07/31/2005: An attack by suspected Taliban forces on a foreign vehicle injured three people in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province, but reports did not indicate that the Taliban made a claim of responsibility.
07/31/2005: Insurgents detonated a remote car bomb in the town of Haswa, Iraq as a police vehicle passed, resulting in seven people dead and 12 injured. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2005: One village guard was killed and another was injured by suspected Kurdish rebels in the village of Kocakoy, Turkey. No one claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2005: Suspected anti-government rebels laid a booby trap killing an armed policeman in Ismakot, Nepal.
07/31/2006: Fifteen jeeps containing men in Iraqi national police uniforms kidnapped the head of the Iraqi-American Chamber of Commerce and Industry and eleven co-workers in Kadarrah, Baghdad, Iraq. Fifteen customers and staff of the next-door mobile phone store were also kidnapped in the same attack, and none of the victims have been recovered. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
07/31/2006: Five policemen and three civilians were killed and sixteen wounded by a car bomb ouside a mosque in Farm Adah area of Jalalabad city, Nengarhar, Afghanistan in an attack aimed at the Provincial Governor Gul Agha Shirzai and other government leaders who were all unhurt. Taliban are suspected to be responsible, but no group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
07/31/2006: German authorities announced on 8/18/2006 that they had uncovered a plot to blow up two trains in West Germany using propane bombs concealed in suitcases. The bombs were to explode 10 minutes before reaching their destinations. Bombs made it onto the trains but were discovered when rail workers noticed the abandoned luggage. Two men, with alleged links to Hizb al-Tahrir al-Islami (HT), were arreseted in connection to the plot.
07/31/2006: Iraqi gunmen in security forces uniforms kidnapped 29 Iraqi people from the offices of the Iraqi-American Chamber of Commerce in Baghdad, Iraq. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
07/31/2006: Seven Hindu pilgrims bound for a holy shrine in Amarnath and three bystanders were injured in a grenade attack on their bus by suspected Islamic militants near the Batamaloo area of Srinagar, India-controlled Kashmir. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
07/31/2006: Three buses of Shi i pilgrims traveling to Najaf were stopped and the twenty three passengers were lined up and shot by at least fifteen masked gunmen near al-Rasheed, Baghdad, Iraq. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2007: A bomb went off near a well-known restaurant in the upper-middle class neighborhood of Mansour in west Baghdad, killing at least two civilians and wounding three national guards. No claim of responsibility was issued.
07/31/2007: Three Sri Lankan security personnel were killed by a roadside bomb set off by suspected Tamil Tiger rebels in Varani, Sri Lanka. No claim of responsibility was issued.
07/31/2008: On Thursday afternoon at 1430, two armed men aboard a motorcycle shot and killed former Apalit mayor Tirso Lacanilao at a Shell gas station along MacArthur Highway in Barangay Poblacion, Calumpit, Bulacan, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2008: On Thursday at noon, five mortar shells hit the building of al-Iraqia and al-Mosuliya satellite channels in al-Karama neighborhood in eastern Mosul, Ninawa province, Iraq.   There were no reported damages, casualties, or claims of responsibility.
07/31/2008: On Thursday early in the morning just before dawn, a grenade was thrown by unknown attackers on motorcycles at the Bagel Time restaurant located on Calle 98, #10-32, Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia. No casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
07/31/2008: On Thursday early in the morning just before dawn, an improvised explosive device was thrown by unknown attackers on motorcycles at a commercial shopping center located on Calle 15, Carrera 14, Bogotá, Capital District, Colombia. The blast caused an unknown amount of material damage, but caused no casualties. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
07/31/2008: On Thursday evening, Islam Ibragimov, the head of the department of Makhachkala's land management committee, was gunned down by a masked individual outside his home in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
07/31/2008: On Thursday night at 0130, a roadside bomb exploded at the Sayo residential area in Poso.  No casualties were reported. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
07/31/2008: On Thursday night at 2320 in Elbrus, Kabardino Balkariya, Russia, an OVD police officer and his wife were attacked and injured by gunfire while driving home. There were no claims of responsibility.
07/31/2008: On Thursday, a bomb hidden in a motorcycle was detonated in Narathiwat, Thailand, injuring 18.  No claim of responsibility was issued.
07/31/2008: On Thursday, a local government official, Arif Shah, was shot dead by unidentified gunmen in Dera Ismail Khan, North West Frontier, Pakistan. The attack was allegedly due to sectarian-related violence. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2008: On Thursday, a school teacher was shot and killed by armed men aboard a motorcycle in Yarang district, Pattani province, Thailand.  No claim of responsibility was issued.
07/31/2008: On Thursday, Abu Sayyaf Group militants abducted a mother and her daughter in Parang, Sulu, Philippines. The kidnappers fled with the victims to a forested area in Jolo.
07/31/2008: On Thursday, an improvised explosive device was planted at Manigam on the national highway but was found and defused by Indian police.
07/31/2008: On Thursday, at 0130, in Poso, Sulawesi Tengah, Indonesia, an improvised explosive device exploded in a residential area, causing no injuries or damage.  No group claimed responsibility.
07/31/2008: On Thursday, militants burned a girls school in the Khwazkhela area, Swat, North West Frontier, Pakistan, the latest in a string of similar attacks blamed on Islamic fundamentalists opposed to female education. No casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
07/31/2008: On Thursday, two militants opened fire on some India Reserve Battalion troopers at Kwakeithel bazaar in Imphal. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
07/31/2009: On Friday afternoon at about 1300, in Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near the Al-Shurufi Mosque in the Ash Sha’b neighborhood, killing 24 people, wounding 107 others and damaging the mosque. There was no motive reported and the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) is being blamed for the attack. This is one of six coordinated bombings that occurred in Baghdad targeting Shia mosques.
07/31/2009: On Friday afternoon at about 1300, in Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the Al Hikmah Mosque in the Kamaliyah neighborhood, wounding six worshippers and damaging the mosque. There was no motive reported and the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) is being blamed for the attack. This is one of six coordinated bombings that occurred in Baghdad targeting Shia mosques.
07/31/2009: On Friday afternoon at about 1300, in Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated two improvised explosive devices near the Al-Rasul al-A’zam Mosque in the Diyala neighborhood, killing four civilians, wounding 17 others and damaging the mosque. There was no motive reported and the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) is being blamed for the attack. This is one of six coordinated bombings that occurred in Baghdad targeting Shia mosques.
07/31/2009: On Friday afternoon at about 1300, in Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated two improvised explosive devices near the Al-Sadriyyum Mosque in the Az Za’faraniyah neighborhood, killing one civilian, wounding seven others and damaging the mosque. There was no motive reported and the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) is being blamed for the attack. This is one of six coordinated bombings that occurred in Baghdad targeting Shia mosques.
07/31/2009: On Friday afternoon at about 1330, in Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated improvised explosive device near the Al-Imam al-Sadiq Mosque in the I’lam neighborhood, wounding four civilians and damaging the mosque. There was no motive reported and the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) is being blamed for the attack. This is one of six coordinated bombings that occurred in Baghdad targeting Shia mosques.
07/31/2009: On Friday evening at around 2000, in northern Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in the predominantly Kurdish Azadi Market, killing two civilians, wounding 15 others, and damaging the market. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/31/2009: On Friday, in Darzab, Jowzjan, Afghanistan, armed assailants kidnapped a provincial council candidate, Mawlawi Mohammad Nabi, and nine of his bodyguards. Nabi's convoy was ambushed and assailants destroyed three vehicles by arson. No casualties have been reported. The status of the hostages is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
07/31/2009: On Friday, in the Lamphel Sana Keithel area in Imphal West, Manipur, India, a powerful bomb exploded at the residence of a Deputy Commissioner of Taxation and wounded his 18-year-old daughter. The daughter sustained splinter injuries to her legs. No group claimed the responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2010: On Saturday night, in the Spinzar Chaman area of Konduz city, Konduz province, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated his explosives, targeting the civilians attending a football game. Four people were killed in the attack, including one police officer and a local tribal leader, and 18 others were injured. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/31/2010: On Saturday, in Baldia Town Number Four, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, unidentified armed men on motorcycles fired upon and killed, Khalid Khan, an Awami National Party (ANP) activist. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2010: On Saturday, in Baldia Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, unidentified assailants set a unit office of the Muttahida Organizing Committee, a subordinate organization of the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), on fire but no casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2010: On Saturday, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown gunmen in a speeding car opened fire on an off-duty police officer near his house, wounding the officer. No group claimed responsibility.
07/31/2010: On Saturday, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown gunmen kidnapped a Christian man working for a money exchange office. No casualties or damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility and the status of the hostage is unknown.
07/31/2010: On Saturday, in North Waziristan, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unknown assailants shot and killed two civilians whom they accused of spying for American forces. One of the two bullet-ridden bodies was found near the Tablighi Markaz located on the Miramshah-Dattakhel Road. The victim was stated to be an Afghan, who was abducted by the militants and later killed. The second body was found near Peer Kalli on the Bannu-Miramshah Road. A chit was found on his body, saying "spies would meet the same fate in the area." No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
07/31/2010: On Saturday, in the Qayara neighborhood of Mosul, Ninawa province, Iraq, an Iraqi soldier was kidnapped. His body, which had been shot several times, was found on 07/31/2010. No group claimed responsibility.
07/31/2010: On Saturday, near the Al Sadaf turn in Sector 10 of Orangi Town, Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, unidentified armed men riding on motorcycles fired upon and killed a policeman, Mominabad Assistant Sub-Inspector Zahoor Ahmed, while he was headed to work. No damages were reported and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2011: On Sunday afternoon around 1320, in the Hub area of Lasbela, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified militants riding a bike threw a hand grenade at the Brishna Hotel where people were sitting outside and having lunch. The blast killed one civilian man and injured nine others, including two children and a woman. An unknown amount of property damage was caused. The Baluchistan Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the attack through phone calls to local media offices.
07/31/2011: On Sunday afternoon, in Silk Road City in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, a group of suspected Uighur militants attacked and killed a restaurant owner and waiter before setting fire to the restaurant. The assailants then stabbed to death another four people and injuring 10 others. Police officials were reported to be among the casualties. The attack resulted in an unknown amount of property damage to the restaurant. Five assailants were killed and another four detained following the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and police believe that the leaders of the group behind the attack were trained in Pakistan at a camp of the separatist East Turkestan Islamic Movement (ETIM).
07/31/2011: On Sunday evening at 1830, in the district of Hamar Weyne in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, three masked militants armed with pistols fired upon and killed a Somali member of parliament, Khalif Jire Warfaa. Warfaa was shot by the militants as he was leaving the Marwaaz mosque after evening prayers. The militant group al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack by unknown means.
07/31/2011: On Sunday morning at 0630, in Jos, Plateau, Nigeria, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device near the home of the Izala Islamic sect leader on Sarkin Mangu Street. No casualties or material damage was reported in the attack and no group claimed responsibility.
07/31/2011: On Sunday morning, in the Ghazaliya neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen armed with silenced weapons attacked the car of Director-General of Administration in Iraq’s Ministry of Higher Education & Scientific Research, Dawood Salman Rahim and his son, Hassanein. The gunmen killed the Director General and his son, and caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
07/31/2011: On Sunday night at 0315, in Abepura, Papua, Indonesia, one soldier and three civilians were killed by unidentified armed gunmen. Several other people were also injured in the assault. The gunmen were armed with long rifles, big knives, and axes, and shot the vehicle. After the car stopped, the gunmen cleaved and axed the people in the car. The attack ended around 0400. No group has claimed responsibility for this assault.
07/31/2011: On Sunday, in Kandhamal, Odisha, India, a civilian was abducted and subsequently beheaded by suspected Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants. The victim was identified as Dakasa Majhi. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but CPI-Maoists are suspected.
07/31/2011: On Sunday, in Rusoh, Narathiwat, Thailand, an owner of a rubber plantation, Aduenang Samor, was injured when he triggered an improvised explosive device planted by unidentified militants. The attack resulted in an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility for this bombing, but southern separatist militants are suspected.
07/31/2011: On Sunday, in the Bayaa neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device attached to the car of an electricity ministry employee. The blast wounded two of the employee's children, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to his car. No group claimed responsibility.
07/31/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near police headquarters in the Elwiyah neighborhood of Karada district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least 21 people were killed and 25 wounded across this and a similar attack. This was one of three coordinated attacks, in which the assailants detonated two explosives-laden vehicles nearby and then stormed the major crimes unit. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: An explosive device detonated as an army convoy passed by in Bamunghopa area, Goalpara district, Assam state, India. One soldiers was killed and six injured in the blast. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was part of a regular protest against Indian security forces.
07/31/2012: An explosive device detonated in the home of a police deputy in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: An explosive device detonated near a mosque in Kirkuk, Iraq. Three police officers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: An explosive device targeting a military vehicle detonated in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. One soldier died in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: An explosive device was discovered at a university lecture hall at the Federal College of Education in Kano city, Kano state, Nigeria. The device was defused before it could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Saqlawiyah town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and two wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a restaurant in Andulos Square, Karada district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least 21 people were killed and 25 wounded between this and a similar attack. This was one of three coordinated attacks, in which the assailants detonated two explosives-laden vehicles nearby and then stormed the major crimes unit. Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the CS Pattani Hotel in Muang Pattani district, Pattani province, Thailand. Three people were injured in the attack. Additionally, damages from the blast caused a blackout in the area. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: Assailants attacked a military hospital in the Al-Mahfaza area of Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of three coordinated attacks, across which six assailants were killed. The Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: Assailants attacked Aleppo's main military court in Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of three coordinated attacks, across which six assailants were killed. The Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: Assailants attacked the branch office of the ruling Baath party in Saliheen neighborhood, Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. This was one of three coordinated attacks, across which six assailants were killed. The Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: Assailants attempted to plant explosive devices along a road in Nerkh district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) aircraft fired on the assailants, killing four and wounding one. No group claimed responsibility for the planting of the devices.
07/31/2012: Assailants detonated explosive devices at the Fida Muhammad Primary School in Safi tehsil, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No casualties were reported; however, the school was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: Assailants detonated two explosive devices at a government primary school for boys in Badabher town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected an anti-literacy group.
07/31/2012: Assailants detonated two explosive devices at the Government Haji Abdur Rahim School in Safi tehsil, Mohmand Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No casualties were reported; however, the school was damaged in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: Assailants fired mortar rounds at a Central Security camp in Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. No casualties or damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: Assailants kidnapped four Afghan civilians in Jalrez district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. The four civilians were found dead on August 1, 2012 in the same district. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
07/31/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) camp in Sopore town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Three people, including one police officer, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at a police checkpost in Hayatabad area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at the Sopore police station in Sopore town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: Assailants with explosive vests stormed the Anti-Terrorism unit of Major Crimes in Karada district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. An unknown number of people died in the attack. This was one of three coordinated attacks, in which the assailants detonated two explosives-laden vehicles nearby and then stormed the major crimes unit. No group claimed responsibility for the incident, but sources suspected Al-Qa'ida in Iraq (AQI), who had claimed the first two blasts.
07/31/2012: At least two explosive devices detonated in the Bai Hassan oil field near Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. No injuries were reported; however, two pipelines were damaged in the blasts. Additionally, four explosive devices were discovered and dismantled. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: Gunmen attacked a police guard of the Balochistan Information Minister's residence in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One police officer was injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: Gunmen attacked government troops in Parasonan village, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. Two soldiers were killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the New People's Army (NPA).
07/31/2012: Gunmen attacked the Interior Ministry in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. During the attack, at least 16 soldiers were held hostage while Yemeni security forces and the assailants exchanged gunfire. Fifteen people were killed and 43 wounded in the attack. The hostages were released after a couple of hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: Gunmen attacked the New Sariab Police Station with arms and grenades in Sariab area, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported, but the police building and gate were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: Gunmen attacked two rangers at a tea shop in the Orangi Town area of Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The rangers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: Two explosive devices were discovered near the Water Borne Disaster Control office in Janakpur city, Central region, Nepal. The devices were defused before they could detonate. Akhil Terai Mukti Morcha (ATMM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: Two gunmen attacked a media worker in the Waberi district of Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The worker was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2012: Two landmines were discovered in Farkhar district, Takhar province, Afghanistan. The devices were defused before they could detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: A grenade was thrown at the residence of Vice Admiral Pajun Tamprateep in Moobaan Ruenrom village, Taling Chan district, Bangkok city, Bangkok province, Thailand. The grenade failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a military vehicle in Al-Sabil district of Arish city, North Siani governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties or damages resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police patrol in the Nimra 8 area of Debis district, Kirkuk, Iraq. One police officer from the oil protection force was injured in the explosion. This was one of two coordinated roadside bombings on this road on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/31/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police patrol in western Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near Iraqi Army personnel in the Nimra 8 area of Debis district, Kirkuk, Iraq. Five soldiers were injured in the explosion. This was one of two coordinated roadside bombings on this road on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/31/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near two police officers who were providing security for teachers along a road near Thung Ka village in Lam Mai sub-district, Muang district, Yala province, Thailand. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
07/31/2013: A roadside explosive device detonated near a National Guard patrol in Mhamdia town, Ben Arous governorate, Tunisia. There were no reported casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into an Afghan National Army (ANA) convoy in the Yati Aroq area, Almar district, Fariab province, Afghanistan. Four ANA soldiers were injured and their tank was destroyed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: A suicide bomber in an explosive-laden vehicle detonated at the entrance to an Iraqi Army base in western Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least five civilians were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: A suicide bomber wearing an explosive device detonated in a bazaar in Janikhel district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. The blast killed two people including the bomber and injured eight others; two shops were also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2013: A suicide bomber wearing an explosive vest detonated near an Iraqi Army vehicle in Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: An explosive device detonated at a Jehovah's Witness church in Ajaccio area, Corse-du-Sud department, Corsica region, France. No casualties were reported, but the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistani Rangers patrol in Manghopir area of Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Two Rangers officials, sub-inspectors Khalid and Shakoor, were injured in the blast. Police officials attribute the attack to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
07/31/2013: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Haji Mursaleen Khan in Narai district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Khan, a former district chief, and his driver were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of the ban Taopoon school in Bannang Sata district, Yala province, Thailand. A defense volunteer guarding the school was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to a group led by Sakariya Hayisamoh.
07/31/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Pattani province, Thailand. The explosion targeted soldiers escorting teachers, injuring two. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: An explosive device planted along a road detonated in Yaha district, Yala province, Thailand. One military Ranger was killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the incident to separatists.
07/31/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a courthouse in Dowr city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and eight other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Approximately 50 assailants attacked the village of Baliki in Midsayap, Philippines. Security forces successfully repelled the assailants; there were no reported injuries or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the assault to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Fighters (BIFF).
07/31/2013: Assailants abducted Dr. Muhammad Ahmed from Shaik Manda neighborhood, Quetta, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The hostage was released unharmed on November 28, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2013: Assailants abducted Sumat Usendi, cousin of the Chhattisgarh Forests Minister, from his home in Sulangi, India. The attackers shot and killed the victim shortly after his abduction. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident, claiming in a note left at the scene that Usendi was a police informer.
07/31/2013: Assailants ambushed a car carrying four Syrian army officers on a highway in Syria. All four officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
07/31/2013: Assailants attacked Mohammed Al-Obeidi in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Al-Obeidi, a retired colonel, was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2013: Assailants fired mortar shells at a bus transporting employees at the Scientific Research Centre in the northern district of Barzeh in Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least six people were killed and 19 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Assailants kidnapped a police officer from his home in Sa'dah Governorate, Yemen. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Huthis.
07/31/2013: Assailants kidnapped Khan Daraz and Madad Gul, both employees of the Pepsi Company, from Esorhe village, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Assailants kidnapped three elementary school teachers in Benin city, Edo state, Nigeria. At least one person was injured after the assailants opened fire inside the school. All three hostages were released unharmed on August 24, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Assailants launched a rocket at a checkpost on Kirani road in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No injuries or damages were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpoint near Dara Adam Khel village, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two FC personnel and eight assailants were killed and three FC personnel were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military bus in Al-Shura town, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Five soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on a mosque in Ur district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) container truck in Chottu town, Mastung district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the assailants poured gasoline on the truck and set it on fire. The truck was destroyed by the fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on a Sahwa council checkpoint in Hawijah village, Kirkuk, Iraq. Three Sahwa personnel were killed and one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on a tribal elder's vehicle in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Three people, including the tribal elder, Mir Abdul Rauf Kurd, were killed and five other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on a village guard who was on his way to a rubber plantation in Bannang Sata district, Yala province, Thailand. The guard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Al-Amil district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on farmers in a vehicle in Nahrawan town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two farmers were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on Sahwa council forces in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two Sahwa personnel were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of a district education officer in Hazar Qadam city, Khas Uruzgan district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The education officer, Abdul Hadi Khan, and three others were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Assailants threw a hand grenade at a police vehicle near the Sohrab Goth area of Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of Noueisri al-Adnen in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. Al-Adnen, an off-duty Libyan shield force officer, was killed and one person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Members of the popular committee of Abyan discovered a bomb outside of a store in Lawdar district, Abyan Governorate, Yemen. No additional information was available.
07/31/2013: Members of the popular committee of Abyan discovered an explosive device in Ba-Tays village, Khanfir district, Abyan Governorate, Yemen. No additional information was available.
07/31/2013: Multiple explosive devices detonated in the Chinari area of Sangin district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Police arrested a suicide bomber on a motorcycle carrying a hand grenade and wearing an explosives-laden vest in Sardheri town, Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2013: Three assailants with pistols opened fire on Hussein Ilmi Ibranhim in Hawlwadaag neighborhood, west Beledweyne city, Hiiraan region, Somalia. Ibranhim, a peace activist and spokesman of the regional traditional elders, was killed in the attack. Sources suspected that Al-Shabaab may have been responsible for the incident.
07/31/2013: Two assailants on motorcycles opened fire on Mazhar Ali Shah, an Intelligence Bureau (IB) inspector, at his residence in the Sarki Gate area of Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Shah died from his injuries on August 1, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: A land mine detonated near an infantry brigade commander in Idlib governorate, Syria. The commander was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: An assailant tried to stab a soldier near Elon Moreh area, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The assailant was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Palestinian extremists.
07/31/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Mushahidah village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two soldiers were killed and three others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: An explosive device detonated outside the residence of a police official near Diwaniyah city, Al Qadisiyah governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: An explosive device planted in a water pipeline near the Pan-American Highway detonated in Cauca department, Colombia. There were no reported casualties but the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
07/31/2014: An explosive device, targeting a vehicle carrying an Aman Lashkars member, detonated in Malakana area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The Aman Lashkars member was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: An unknown number of explosive devices detonated near a police patrol in Ishaqi area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least four police officers were killed and 10 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: Assailants abducted Solomon L. Awomi in Khehoyi, Nagaland, India. Awomi, the General Secretary of the Against Corruption and Unabated Taxation (ACUT) organization, was released unharmed on August 3, 2014. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khole-Kitovi (NSCN-KK) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the victim was targeted due to his involvement in anti-Naga policies.
07/31/2014: Assailants abducted three security guards at a construction site near Sirvn town, Siirt 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).
07/31/2014: Assailants abducted two civilians from Gumla district, Barang village, Jharkhand state, India. The civilians were killed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
07/31/2014: Assailants assaulted and attempted to abduct a Palestinian civilian in Jerusalem city, Jerusalem district, Israel. The civilian was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Israeli settlers.
07/31/2014: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Pechgram area, Bargi Matal district, Nuristan province, Afghanistan. In addition to 15 assailants, nine people, including police officers and civilians, were killed and two police officers were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident and sources also attributed the attack to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
07/31/2014: Assailants attacked security forces in an attempt to gain control of Dhuluiya town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. In addition to five assailants, one police officer was killed and six other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
07/31/2014: Assailants attempted to attack a military headquarters in Asyud village, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
07/31/2014: Assailants blew up a section of the Cano Limon-Covenas Oil Pipeline near El Loro village, Norte de Santander department, Colombia. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
07/31/2014: Assailants kidnapped two journalists in Amran city, Amran governorate, Yemen. The journalists were released on August 3, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to Huthis.
07/31/2014: Assailants launched a mortar shell at a civilian residence in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: Assailants launched a mortar shell at Eshkol district, Southern district, Israel. Eight people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: Assailants launched a rocket near a park in Sderot city, Southern district, Israel. This was one of two related rocket attacks in Sderot city on July 31, 2014. Two people were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: Assailants launched a rocket near a school in Sderot city, Southern district, Israel. This was one of two related rocket attacks in Sderot city on July 31, 2014. Two people were wounded across attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: Assailants launched four rockets at Ashkelon city, Southern district, Israel. The rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: Assailants launched mortar shells at Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers near the Israel-Gaza border, Southern district, Israel. Five soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement).
07/31/2014: Assailants launched rockets at Zankurah area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Six people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: Assailants launched three rockets at Kiryat Gat city, Southern district, Israel. The rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system; however, one person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: Assailants launched two rockets at Ashdod city, Southern district, Israel. The rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome defense system. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: Assailants opened fire in Kakki area, Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Two people, including an intelligence official, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on a civilian in Nushki town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The civilian was killed in the attack. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on a member for the Frontier Constabulary (FC) in Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on a soldier in Dera Ismail Khan city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abdinasir in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Abdinasir, a translator for African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved in the attack.
07/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on military personnel in Tapaz town, Capiz province, Philippines. A soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
07/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on Nazir Ahmad in Kaka Sarai neighborhood, Srinagar city, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Ahmad, a hospital security guard, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on Shavei Shomron settlement in West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Palestinian extremists.
07/31/2014: Assailants opened fire on the residence of Saifullah in Mohammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Saifullah, a district mayor, was killed and three of his family members were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2014: Assailants set a church on fire in Karbutu village, Borno state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties; however, the church was damaged in the attack. This was one of four similar incidents in Borno state on July 31, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/31/2014: Assailants set a church on fire in Kwajaffa village, Borno state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties; however, the church was damaged in the attack. This was one of four similar incidents in Borno state on July 31, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/31/2014: Assailants set a church on fire in Manjakwa village, Borno state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties; however, the church was damaged in the attack. This was one of four similar incidents in Borno state on July 31, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/31/2014: Assailants set a church on fire in Tashan-Alede village, Borno state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties; however, the church was damaged in the attack. This was one of four similar incidents in Borno state on July 31, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/31/2014: Assailants stormed the residence of a Sahwa Council member in Zab area, Kirkuk, Iraq. A family member of the Sahwa member was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
07/31/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at the entrance of a movie theater in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2015: A female suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden rickshaw at the Gambouru market in Maiduguri city, Borno, Nigeria. In addition to the bomber, at least eight people were killed and 11 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Boko Haram was involved.
07/31/2015: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated targeting a military convoy in Hani district, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. Three soldiers were injured in the blast. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the attack was carried out in response to recent Turkish military operations.
07/31/2015: A roadside bomb detonated in Janat Bagh area, Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2015: An assailant opened fire on an Israeli civilian's vehicle near Kochav Hashachar settlement, West Bank. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities identified the assailant as a Palestinian extremist.
07/31/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Madain district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Yusufiyah region, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and five officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) troops in Merca town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2015: An explosive device planted in a Sahwa Council vehicle detonated in Zafraniya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one Sahwa Council member was killed and two members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2015: Assailants abducted three journalists from Dhusamareb town, Galgaduud region, Somalia. The whereabouts of the journalists, identified as Mohamed Abdi Mohamed, Abdijamal Moalim Ahmed, and Bashiir Mohamoud Salad, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Ahlu-sunah Wal-jamea (Somalia).
07/31/2015: Assailants attacked a Free Syrian Army Division 30 base in Aleppo governorate, Syria. At least 5 members were killed and 18 others were injured in the incident. Al-Nusrah from claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2015: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint near Ajdabiya, Wahat district, Libya. At least seven soldiers were killed, five soldiers were wounded, and 15 soldiers abducted; their whereabouts are unknown. The Barqa Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2015: Assailants attacked a police headquarters in Catak district, Van province, Turkey. Two assailants were killed and one officer was injured in the attack. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2015: Assailants attacked a Syrian Army base in Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. At least 34 people, including nine soldiers and 25 assailants, were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2015: Assailants attacked Ghor province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of assailants were killed and injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2015: Assailants attacked military personnel in Beledweyne town, Hiiraan region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources atributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
07/31/2015: Assailants attacked police personnel in Osmaniye province, Turkey. One police officer was killed and one other was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/31/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Kukuwa-Gari village, Gujba district, Yobe state, Nigeria. At least 10 civilians and 15 assailants were killed and three people were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/31/2015: Assailants attacked Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. An unknown number of assailants were killed and injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident
07/31/2015: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Chechkatu, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Twelve assailants and two police officers were killed and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the assault. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the province on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/31/2015: Assailants attacked security forces and residents in Shash Qara area, Gurziwan district, Faryab, Afghanistan. A commander and two military personnel were killed, 24 assailants were injured, and six civilian residences were set on fire during the assault. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the province on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
07/31/2015: Assailants attacked village security volunteers in Baro, Yaha district, Yala province, Thailand. At least 18 volunteers were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists.
07/31/2015: Assailants blocked the Kars-Erzurum-Igdir highway and intercepted a bus carrying 70 passengers in Kagizman district, Kars province, Turkey. The 70 passengers were released after two hours, although the bus was set on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/31/2015: Assailants detonated a remote-controlled landmine targeting a passenger train in Kecikayasi village, Van province, Turkey. The driver was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/31/2015: Assailants executed a young man in Rabiah region, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting the youth was accused of helping Yazidi residents flee the area.
07/31/2015: Assailants executed six people in Shirqat, Saladin, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The victims were accused of trying to flee the area and for providing fake identification papers for others trying to flee.
07/31/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at Saudi security forces in Dhahran al-Janub, Asir region, Saudi Arabia. At least three soldiers were killed and seven border guards were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
07/31/2015: Assailants flogged eight civilians accused of committing adultery and using drugs and alcohol in Mukalla city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
07/31/2015: Assailants kidnapped 300 people in Mosul city, Nineveh, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abductions to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting the victims were accused of violating ISIL rules.
07/31/2015: Assailants kidnapped four journalism students in Mosul city, Nineveh, Iraq. One of the students was released sometime after the abduction while the three remaining victims were killed on August 5, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
07/31/2015: Assailants killed a National Directorate of Security (NDS) employee in Tatmadra area, Chaharikar, Parwan, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpost near Mirgund, Pattan area, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. At least three police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Islam (India).
07/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on Jim Velasco in Barangay Mabini, San Pascual, Masbate, Philippines. Velasco, a police intelligence officer, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to New People's Army (NPA).
07/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on Raja Chaturvedi in Kannauj district, Uttar Pradesh state, India. Chaturvedi, a journalist, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2015: Assailants opened fire on Tope Aluko at the Peoples' Democratic Party (PDP) secretariat in Ado Ekiti, Ekiti state, Nigeria. Aluko, the PDP state secretary, was unharmed and there were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2015: Assailants set fire to a civilian residence in Duma village, West Bank. No one was injured in the attack. This was one of two arson attacks on homes in the village on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to The Revolt.
07/31/2015: Assailants set fire to a civilian residence in Duma village, West Bank. Three people, including an infant, were killed and one person was injured in the attack. This was one of two arson attacks on homes in the village on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to The Revolt.
07/31/2015: Assailants shelled Saudi security forces in Jizan region, Saudi Arabia. At least one paramilitary soldier was killed and one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
07/31/2015: Assailants stormed a Catholic Church in Tawahi district, Aden city, Adan governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2015: Assailants threw a Molotov cocktail at the vehicle of Wasfi Qabaha, a Hamas official, in Jenin city, West Bank. No one was harmed, but the car was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2015: Eight assailants opened fire on a police station in Pozanti town, Adana province, Turkey. Two police officers and two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
07/31/2015: Four assailants abducted Mehraj Ahamd Dar in Kangan village, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Dar, a People's Democratic Party (PDP) activist, was injured during the abduction. He was later released by the assailants at an unspecified time. No group claimed responsibility for the abduction.
07/31/2015: Four assailants opened fire on a United National Party (UNP) election campaign rally in Colombo city, Western province, Sri Lanka. At least two people killed and 12 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2015: Two suicide bombers in explosives-laden vehicles detonated at a military base in Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. In addition to the bombers, at least six soldiers were killed and 30 were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
07/31/2016: A landmine detonated targeting a Shura Council of Mujahideen commander near Derna, Libya. The commander, Ahmad al-Habib, was killed and two people were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
07/31/2016: A roadside bomb detonated targeting the vehicle of Haji Mursalin Khan in Nari, Kunar, Afghanistan. Khan, a tribal elder, was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near an Iraqi Border Guards headquarters in Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least two officers were killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2016: A suicide bomber detonated at the Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) Al Hikmah Base in Aleppo city, Syria. Following the blast, additional assailants armed with projectiles attacked the base. Aside from the death of the bomber, there were an unknown number of casualties in the incident. Additionally, at least 12 soldiers were abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. Al-Nusrah Front, Ahrar al-Sham, and Ansar al-Din Front all claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2016: An assailant attempted to stab Israeli soldiers at a checkpoint in Nablus, West Bank. The soldiers repelled the assault, killing the assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant as a Palestinian extremist.
07/31/2016: An explosive device detonated at a market in Imelda, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: An explosive device detonated in Azra, Logar, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/31/2016: An explosive device detonated in Cho-airong, Narathiwat, Thailand. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: An explosive device detonated in Dera Bugti, Balochistan, Pakistan. One civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: An explosive device detonated in Kampung Bongo, Narathiwat, Thailand. Two people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: An explosive device detonated in Sutayh, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Tarimiyah, Saladin, Iraq. At least two people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Somali Armed Forces (SAF) vehicle in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. At least two people were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a bridge in Marjah, Helmand, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks in districts of Helmand on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
07/31/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting an oil pipeline at the Bay Hasan Oilfield in Ad Dibs, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of four attacks targeting oil sites on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting an oil pipeline at the Bay Hasan Oilfield in Ad Dibs, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. This was one of four attacks targeting oil sites on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near Operation Restoring Hope vehicles in Mansura, Adan, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2016: Assailants attacked a health center in Maiaca, Niassa, Mozambique. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of three related attacks in the village on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
07/31/2016: Assailants attacked a police post in Maiaca, Niassa, Mozambique. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of three related attacks in the village on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
07/31/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks on security posts in Ghazni on this day. At least 13 people, including 10 assailants and three security personnel, were killed and four police officers were wounded across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/31/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Dih Yak, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks on security posts in Ghazni on this day. At least 13 people, including 10 assailants and three security personnel, were killed and four police officers were wounded across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/31/2016: Assailants attacked a security post in Giro, Ghazni, Afghanistan. This was one of three coordinated attacks on security posts in Ghazni on this day. At least 13 people, including 10 assailants and three security personnel, were killed and four police officers were wounded across the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/31/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Nad Ali, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least two security personnel and 60 assailants were killed and 20 people were injured in the attack. In addition, seven security personnel were abducted in the attack. Six hostages were killed and the remaining hostage was injured and released in a security operation on August 25, 2016. This was one of two coordinated attacks in districts of Helmand on this date. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: Assailants attacked Army and Popular Resistance Committee posts in Usaylan, Shabwah, Yemen. At least 12 pro-government personnel and 30 assailants were killed in the ensuing clashes that lasted until August 2, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
07/31/2016: Assailants attacked shepherds in Drosh, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties, but livestock was stolen in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: Assailants attacked the residence of a local administrator in Maiaca, Niassa, Mozambique. No casualties were reported in the attack. This was one of three related attacks in the village on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
07/31/2016: Assailants detonated explosive devices at the Shell Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) Trans Ramos oil pipeline in Odimodi, Delta, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: Assailants opened fire on Asadullah Hematyar in Kabul, Afghanistan. Hematyar, a former member of parliament, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: Assailants opened fire on Hamata Ag Hantafaye in Hammabangou, Timbuktu, Mali. Hantafaye, a Malian Army captain, was killed in the assault. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2016: Assailants opened fire on the Mexican Embassy in Kolonaki, Athens, Greece. There were no reported casualties. The Organization for Revolutionary Self Defense claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the Mexican embassy was targeted due to Mexico's totalitarianism policies.
07/31/2016: Assailants raided a gas compression station along the Kirkuk-Ad Dibs road in Kirkuk, Iraq. The assailants shot and killed four employees then detonated explosive devices around the facility. This was one of four attacks on oil sites in the area on the same day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident .
07/31/2016: Assailants raided a house belonging to two volunteer fighters in Arab Ebjur, Baghdad, Iraq. At least seven people, including the two volunteers and five civilians, were killed in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: Assailants set fire to a construction site for the Dakota Access pipeline near Oskaloosa, Iowa, United States. There were no casualties in the attack. This was one of three related arson attacks on construction equipment for the pipeline in two days. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/31/2016: Assailants shot and killed a Levies Forces officer in Sariab, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2016: Assailants shot and killed a tribal chief, identified as Ahmad Ruhayyim al-Khazraji, in Baqubah, Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: Assailants shot and killed Niamatullah, a National Directorate of Security (NDS) official, in Maymana, Faryab, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: Assailants stormed the St. Gregory Palamas cathedral in Thessaloniki, Central Macedonia, Greece. There were no reported casualties, though unspecified property was damaged in the attack. Anarchists claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: Explosive devices detonated in a tunnel underneath a Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) headquarters in Ramusah neighborhood, Aleppo, Syria. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the blasts. The Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2016: Four suicide bombers raided Bay Hasan Oilfield in Kirkuk, Iraq. Security forces killed three of the assailants while the fourth detonated. At least one police officer was killed and three others were injured in the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2016: Multiple suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles in southeast Aleppo city, Syria. Additional assailants armed with projectiles and firearms then attacked the area. An unknown number of assailants were killed in clashes with security forces. Both Al-Nusrah Front and Ahrar al-Sham claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: Security forces identified and detained a suicide bomber in Mansura, Adan, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: Security forces identified and killed a suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle targeting military positions in Qawarsha, Benghazi, Libya. The assailant was the only reported casualty. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: Security sources identified and detained a suicide bomber near the court in Sirah, Adan, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2016: Two explosives-laden vehicles detonated near Syrian Army forces in Rashidin neighborhood, Aleppo, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the blasts. Both Al-Nusrah Front and Ahrar al-Sham claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2016: Two suicide bombers detonated explosive-laden vehicles and assailants opened fire targeting the Criminal Investigative Department (CID) police headquarters in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. At least 12 people, including assailants, police, and civilians were killed and 15 civilians were wounded in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2017: A fire was set in a restroom in the Maldives Parliament building in Male, Maldives. There were no reported casualties and the restroom sustained minor damage in the fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, opposition lawmakers alleged that the fire was an arson that was intended to cancel a Parliamentary sitting.
07/31/2017: A sound bomb detonated targeting an Iraqi Volunteer Forces patrol in Itfa, Al Anbar, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2017: A suicide bomber detonated and three other assailants attacked the Iraqi Embassy in Shar Naw, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the four assailants, two Afghan security guards were killed and two people were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2017: An explosive device detonated in Pasong Intsik, Guimba district, Nueva Ecija, Philippines. At least one civilian was killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the New People's Army (NPA).
07/31/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol Tawakkol, Diyala, Iraq. A police officer was killed and two others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
07/31/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel on the Al-Nuwwar front in Derna district, Libya. Two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2017: An explosive device detonated while being defused in Derna district, Libya. A soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2017: An explosive device planted inside a vehicle detonated in Horseed area, Mogadishu, Somalia. Three people were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2017: Assailants abducted three civilians from Dandipadar, Odisha, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
07/31/2017: Assailants attacked a 13th Regional Public Safety (Maneuver) Battalion patrol base in in the northeastern and northern Mindanao region, Agusan del Norte, Philippines. The assailants sustained an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
07/31/2017: Assailants attacked a security forces post in Aqcha, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Eight assailants were killed and two security personnel were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2017: Assailants attacked the village of Boftari, Chibok, Borno state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/31/2017: Assailants attacked the village of Kwang, Askira, Borno state, Nigeria. One civilian and an unknown number of assailants was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/31/2017: Assailants attacked volunteer fighters between the Iraqi-Syrian border and Hamdaniyah district in Nineveh, Iraq. Security forces repelled the attack, killing 10 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
07/31/2017: Assailants beheaded three loggers in Magumeri, Borno, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/31/2017: Assailants dressed in burqas raided a Jammu and Kashmir Bank branch in Arwani, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties, though Rs 5.20 lakh was stolen in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM).
07/31/2017: Assailants equipped with explosives-laden vehicles attacked a military base near the Tall Safouk crossing in Nineveh, Iraq. Security forces repelled the attack, killing 20 assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
07/31/2017: Assailants opened fire on Nigerian soldiers, responding to an earlier event, in Kuburmbula, Chibok, Borno state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
07/31/2017: Assailants opened fire on Thembinkosi Fandaleki as he was driving on Craister Street in Mthatha, Eastern Cape, South Africa. Fandaleki, a bishop, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
07/31/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Al-Tarabishah, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of seven similar incidents in which 97 explosive devices were recovered in different areas of Al Anbar on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/31/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Albu Bali, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of seven similar incidents in which 97 explosive devices were recovered in different areas of Al Anbar on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/31/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Albu Shahab, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of seven similar incidents in which 97 explosive devices were recovered in different areas of Al Anbar on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/31/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Albu Tiban, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of seven similar incidents in which 97 explosive devices were recovered in different areas of Al Anbar on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/31/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Ash Shira, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of seven similar incidents in which 97 explosive devices were recovered in different areas of Al Anbar on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/31/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in At Tash, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of seven similar incidents in which 97 explosive devices were recovered in different areas of Al Anbar on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
07/31/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Hit, Al Anbar, Iraq. This was one of seven similar incidents in which 97 explosive devices were recovered in different areas of Al Anbar on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
070/7/2006:Five civilians were killed by mortar shells in Baghdad, Iraq. The perpetrator(s) were unidentified and there were no media accounts of any group claiming responsibility for the attack. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/00/1999: In a 100-letter booby trap letter campaign, animal rights group, The Justice Department claimed responsibility for sending out 100 letters rigged with razor blades to fur ranchers across the United States and Canada. In this particular incident, at least three Oregon ranchers received the letters, though there were no injuries reported among them.  In a related incident as part of this campaign, one woman in Pennsylvania was cut by the razor (80099a).  Not all of the letters were ever confirmed, reported or found.   The Justice Department claimed responsibility for the incident in a communiqué posted to both their website and that of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF). This was one of two large-scale booby-trapped letter campaigns allegedly committed by this group; the second, (in October 1999) was to 80, or potentially more, scientists and researchers in the vivisection industry conducting research on primates at centers across the United States (102599a-k).
08/00/1999: In a 100-letter booby trap letter campaign, animal rights group, The Justice Department claimed responsibility for sending out 100 letters rigged with razor blades to fur ranchers across the United States and Canada. In this particular incident, the wife of a Pennsylvania fur rancher in the United States, cut her thumb while opening the threatening letter.  There were no other injuries in the incident, and not all of the letters were ever confirmed, reported or found.  The Justice Department claimed responsibility for the incident in a communiqué posted to both their website and that of the Animal Liberation Front (ALF). This was one of two large-scale booby-trapped letter campaigns allegedly committed by this group; the second, (in October 1999) was to 80, or potentially more, scientists and researchers in the vivisection industry conducting research on primates at centers across the United States (102599a-k).
08/00/2001: A bridge was destroyed in a bombing by members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) on highway connecting Bogota and Medellin, Colombia. No casualties were reported in connection with this incident.
08/00/2001: An attack was launched against a power generation unit in Tripura, Meghalaya State, India. Unidentified rebels were blamed for the assault. No injuries were reported in connection with this incident.
08/00/2001: Five people, including four employees of the Department of Agriculture, were wounded in a shooting attack on a vehicle by members of the New People’s Army (NPA) in Cabugao, Ilocos Sur Province, Philippines. The attack was an apparent case of mistaken identity in a failed assassination attempt on Cabugao Mayor Dioscaesar Suero.
08/00/2001: Over sixty peace activists were kidnapped by armed paramilitaries from the United Self Defense Units of Colombia (AUC) near San Pablo in Bolivar Department, Colombia. The victims included nationals of 11 countries. They sought to deliver the goods to a zone controlled by the National Liberation Army (ELN). No injuries were reported in connection with this incident.
08/00/2001: Seven members of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) killed five civilians and wounded one in an attack in Talakag, Lanao del Sur Province, Philippines. The rebels took a Garand rifle, a shotgun and a calibre .45 pistol from the civilians.
08/00/2001: The National Liberation Army (ELN) bombed a portion of the OCENSA pipeline near the municipality of Remedios, in northwest Antioquia Department, Colombia. No casualties were reported in connection with this incident.
08/00/2001: Unidentified rebels torched the town of Kpatazu in Lofa County, Liberia. No casualties were reported in connection with this incident.
08/00/2012: Sometime between August 19 and August 25, 2012, an explosive device detonated, targeting peace militia volunteers in Bara tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Two members of the Tauheedul Islam peace militia were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/00/2012: Sometime between July 29 and August 4, 2012, an explosive device targeting a joint patrol of Australian soldiers and Afghan National Security Force members detonated in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two Australian Defence Force (ADF) soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/00/2013: Sometime between August 4, 2013 and August 19, 2013, assailants abducted 100 Alawite civilians from unknown villages in Latakia, Syria. At least three hostages were released and three others died in captivity on or before May 7, 2014. A further 15 victims were released on May 7, 2014 and 25 others were released on May 8, 2014. The remaining 54 hostages were released on February 7, 2017. The Mujahadeen Room in Latakia Countryside and Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar (Muhajireen Army) each claimed responsibility for the attack. Sources also attributed the incident to Ahrar al-Sham.
08/00/2014: Sometime between August 1 and August 31, 2014, an assailant planted explosives outside the prosecutor's office in Simferopol, Crimea, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties. In July 2016, Maxim Filatov was convicted of carrying out the attack.
08/00/2014: Sometime between August 13 and August 15, 2014, assailants attacked an unknown number of villages in M'bres district, Ouaka prefecture, Central African Republic. At least 34 people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to both the Seleka group and Fulani tribe members.
08/00/2014: Sometime between August 3 and August 8, 2014, assailants attacked an Apache Oil Company employee in the western desert of Egypt. The victim, a citizen of the United States, was killed in the carjacking. Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem) claimed responsibility incident.
08/00/2014: Sometime between August 4 and August 8, 2014, assailants attacked civilians in Bunga village, Orientale province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of at least four uncoordinated attacks targeting civilians in different areas of the country from August 4-8, 2014. An unknown number of people were killed, injured, and abducted across all four attacks; the outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, a source attributed the attacks to the Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI).
08/00/2014: Sometime between August 4 and August 8, 2014, assailants attacked civilians in Kabona village, Bunga district, Orientale province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of at least four uncoordinated attacks targeting civilians in different areas of the country from August 4-8, 2014. An unknown number of people were killed, injured, and abducted across all four attacks; the outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, a source attributed the attacks to the Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI).
08/00/2014: Sometime between August 4 and August 8, 2014, assailants attacked civilians in Kelonge village, Orientale province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of at least four uncoordinated attacks targeting civilians in different areas of the counrty from August 4-8, 2014. An unknown number of people were killed, injured, and abducted across all four attacks; the outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, a source attributed the attacks to the Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI).
08/00/2014: Sometime between August 4 and August 8, 2014, assailants attacked civilians in Rodjoko village, Bunga district, Orientale province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of at least four uncoordinated attacks targeting civilians in different areas of the country from August 4-8, 2014. An unknown number of people were killed, injured, and abducted across all four attacks; the outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, a source attributed the attacks to the Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI).
08/00/2014: Sometime between August 8 and August 10, 2014, assailants attacked a village chief in Kisenge village, 25 kilometers west of Bogoro village, Orientale province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The chief was killed and three women were raped during the assault; in addition, several household goods were stolen following the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI).
08/00/2014: Sometime between August 8 and August 10, 2014, assailants attacked Bangatsi village, six kilometers south of Geti village, Orientale province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. A woman was raped during the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the Patriotic Resistance Front in Ituri (FRPI).
08/00/2015: Assailants attacked soldiers and police officers in Kinyandoni market, near Rutshuru territory, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR).
08/00/2015: Between August 16 and 22, assailants abducted three border police officers in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. All three hostages were found dead in Andar district on August 22, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/00/2015: Between August 16 and 22, assailants attacked Gawar Top Puoy in a village in Unity state, South Sudan. Puoy, a Doctors Without Borders logistician, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/00/2015: Between August 16 and 22, assailants attacked James Gatluak Gatpieny in a village in Unity state, South Sudan. Gatpieny, a Doctors Without Borders health worker, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/00/2015: Some time between August 16 and August 22, 2015, assailants abducted Walid al-Mosoli from an unknown location in Iraq. Al-Mosoli, a telecommunications engineer for a state-run television network, was killed on August 25, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). Sources stated that the victim was killed because he worked for the government.
08/00/2016: Sometime between August 1, 2016 and August 30, 2016, an assailant threw a grenade at a police van in Galaxy Town, Hub, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Maheem Khan, a member of Lashkar-e-Balochistan, claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/00/2016: Sometime between August 1, 2016 and August 30, 2016, assailants attacked the office of Bettina Kudla, a Member of Parliament, in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany. The office was damaged in the incident. A left-wing extremist group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/00/2016: Sometime between August 1, 2016 and August 31, 2016, assailants abducted a dozen people, including tribal elders, from Kot district, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. Nine hostages were killed and their bodies were discovered on February 19, 2018. The fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
08/00/2016: Sometime between August 1, 2016 and August 31, 2016, assailants held a store owner and his companion hostage in Malita, Davao Occidental, Philippines. Both victims were released after the store owner made an extortion payment. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/00/2016: Sometime between August 14 and August 20, 2016, assailants attacked Baghlani Jadid district, Baghlan, Afghanistan. At least 30 assailants and four soldiers were killed and 15 assailants were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/00/2016: Sometime between August 7, 2016 and August 13, 2016, security forces discovered and defused twenty explosive devices in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/00/2016: Sometime between July 31, 2016 and August 6, 2016, assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Sheikh Maqsoud neighborhood, Aleppo, Syria. At least five people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/00/2017: Sometime between August 1, 2017 and August 27, 2017, assailants abducted 20 Sufi civilians in Benghazi, Libya. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/00/2017: Sometime between August 15, 2017 and August 31, 2017, assailants abducted three customs employees in Herat, Afghanistan. All three hostages were killed on September 18, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/00/2017: Sometime between August 20, 2017 and August 26, 2017, assailants abducted two Turkish National Intelligence Agency (MIT) officials in Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victims of plotting to kill a PKK leader.
08/00/2017: Sometime between August 20, 2017 and August 26, 2017, assailants opened fire on a United States Armed Forces patrol near Manbij, Aleppo, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Free Syrian Army, which denied involvement.
08/00/2017: Sometime between August 27, 2017 and September 2, 2017, assailants abducted five members of the Pygmy community near Vemba, Malulu, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF).
08/00/2017: Sometime between August 4, 2017 and August 10, 2017, assailants attacked an unknown number of United States Army patrols near Manbij, Aleppo, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the incidents. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/00/2017: Sometime between July 31, 2017 and August 6, 2017, assailants attacked and looted a health center on multiple occasions in Rikazu, Ituri, Democratic Republic of the Congo. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
08/01/1984: A Hare Krishna temple was firebombed in Denver, Colorado, United States, causing $200,000 in damage.  There were no casualties in the incident. Edward Flinton and James Williams, members of the Al-Fuqra Muslin sect, was arrested, charged with arson, and indicted for the crime years later.
08/01/1998: A car bomb in Banbridge, Northern Ireland exploded in a busy shopping area, injuring 35 people. The Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/1998: About 100 rebels from the Allied Democratic Forces (ADF) attacked the town of Kasese, Uganda. They first blew-up the town's electric transformer and then raided the town, killing 12 people.
08/01/1998: Khalid Tawfiq, the head of the Kurdistan Democratic Party in Dinok, Turkey was killed in his home by an explosion. A total of six people were killed in the attack, blamed on the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/01/1999: Ten soldiers were killed and five were injured in a bomb attack at Batna, Algeria, 430 kilometers (225 miles) southeast of Algiers. The bomb detonated on the Batna-Ain Touta road as a military vehicle was passing.
08/01/2000: A mine planted on a section of railway track 3.5 kilometers outside of Gzhalka, Chechnya was discovered by authorities through a tapped radio exchange of rebels. The powerful radio-controlled mine was uncovered by a train with sappers and did not detonate.
08/01/2000: A powerful bomb killed two people and injured dozens - including the Philippine ambassador - as his car entered his official residence in Jakarta, Indonesia. Ambassador Leonidas Caday was believed to be the target of the blast as the carbomb exploded as the ambassador’s limousine drove by. Two people, an embassy guard and a female street trader were both killed.  Twenty one others were wounded.  A member of the Jemaah Islamiyah admitted during trial to setting off the explosion along with a number of other JI members. Court records indicate the bombing was motivated by "revenge for the death of fellow Muslims in the Philippines.”
08/01/2000: Thirty-five people were gunned by suspected Islamic guerrillas on their voyage to a shrine close to Pahalgam base camp in Kashmir, India. 94 more were injured before Indian security forces had a chance to respond and retaliate. The Indian government has blamed the act on Pakistani-supported militants.
08/01/2001: A bomb exploded at the main branch of the Muslim Commercial Bank in Karachi, Pakistan. The blast caused extensive damage. No injuries were resulted from this incident.
08/01/2001: A bomb exploded outside the Atrium Senen shopping center in downtown Jakarta, Indonesia. Six people were wounded, one seriously. No claim of responsibility or suspects were given at the time, but Taufik Abdul Halim, who was injured in the explosion, was apprehend as a suspect. He was a member of Kumpulan Mujahidin Malaysia.
08/01/2001: A pipe bomb exploded in a parking lot near the King David Hotel in Jerusalem, Israel. No one was injured and no perpetrators were identified.
08/01/2001: At least five people were killed and eight were injured when the vehicle they were traveling in drove over a landmine in Debatangi, Kokrajhar district, India.  The group was comprised of Bhutanese students and forestry officials.  Although no group claimed responsibility for the incident, authorities believed that the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) was responsible.
08/01/2001: Habibullah Rather and Mohammad Amin Lone were killed by unidentified Islamic militants, inside their houses at Path-Kanihama in Badgam district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/01/2001: No one was injured when a bomb placed under a bridge in Cherkessk, Karachay-Cherkessia republic, Russia, detonated around 9:00am.  The bridge did not undergo serious damage as the bomb was not set up correctly.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2001: Ten gunmen attacked a TV station near the town of Kizilkiya, Kyrgyzstan. Security guards responded to the assault and fended off the attackers.
08/01/2001: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) shot and killed a civilian in Mannar district, Sri Lanka.
08/01/2001: Two bombs exploded outside the Rawa Sakti Sports Stadium in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia while a game was in progress. No one was injured in the attack.
08/01/2001: Two Chechen gunmen hijacked a bus in Nevinnomyssk, Russia with 41 passengers and held them captive for twelve hours. The hijackers took the bus to Mineralnye Vody. The hijackers' demands included weapons, a helicopter and the release of five imprisoned Chechens. A successful Russian special forces raid killed one hijacker.
08/01/2001: Unidentified Islamic militants shot and killed a government employee in Anantnag district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/01/2001: Unidentified Islamic militants shot and killed a shopkeeper in Baramula district, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/01/2002: A communiqué issued by the martyr Izz-al-Din al-Qassam Brigades on August 1st, 2002 in which he announces his suicide attack in a bus traveling within the Jewish settlements in the Rafah area. Al-Qassam Brigades, claims responsibility for this attack in Gaza. The bus was damaged and a woman injured. The group says that this is a response to Jewish army’s occupation of Gaza.
08/01/2002: A Rwandan military source reported a rebel attack on a Rwandan army outpost in Bukavu, killing 10 people, including three of the perpetrators. Ethnic Tutsi Banyamulenge loyal to militia leader Patrick Masunzu were responsible for the attack.
08/01/2002: A suicide bombing at Hebrew University in Jerusalem killed seven people including three Americans and wounded 80 others. The Islamic group HAMAS claimed responsibility for the blast to avenge Israeli air strike in Gaza that killed its leader and 14 others. But the group denied that Americans were targeted and deplored that Americans were killed.
08/01/2002: Armed men fired on four vehicles in Casamance, Senegal, to rob the travelers. They killed two people and 13 others were injured. The Movement of Casamance Democratic Forces (MFDC) was suspected in the attack.
08/01/2002: Armed men opened fire in Ain Defla (160 km west of Algiers) against a village policeman who was wounded in the attack. While the perpetrator group was unknown, the planner of the attack was identified as a certain "Kamayo".
08/01/2002: Four people were injured after an explosion of a TNT device at an Iraqi checkpoint. Among the injured was one of the perpetrators. The injured perpetrator was taken to Biyarah by the gunmen of Ansar-al-Islam.
08/01/2002: In Congo-Brazzaville, Ninja militiamen attacked a train carrying goods between Pointe Noire and Brazzaville , causing the death of two soldiers who were escorting the train.
08/01/2002: The Real Irish Republican Army (RIRA), the dissident group of IRA, killed a civilian with a booby-trap bomb at a Territorial Army medical base near Londonderry.
08/01/2002: Two bombs exploded in Metessa, in the Annaba region (600 km east of Algiers ), killing one soldier and injuring four others. It is believed armed Islamic militants were responsible for the attack.
08/01/2003: A truck bomb exploded after ramming through the gates of a Russian military compound in Mozdok, North Ossetia, Russia, destroying a hospital and killing 39 patients and hospital workers. Seventy-six people were injured in the explosion as well. Russian authorities suspected that Chechen rebels were behind the attack.
08/01/2003: An unnamed leftist organization detonated an explosive device in the garden of the Justice Ministry's Center of Education for Judge and Prosecutor Candidates in Ankara, Turkey. Eleven people, including policemen and judges, were injured in the explosion. Although a group claimed responsibility for the attack, Turkey’s Interior Minister, Abdulkadir Aksu, did not publicly reveal the perpetrator group’s name.
08/01/2003: Suspected members of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) burned down a new apartment complex that was under construction in La Jolla, California, U.S.A. The early morning fire caused more than $20 million in damage to the unfinished, wood-framed building in the upscale University Town Centre residential neighborhood. No injuries were reported. The Earth Liberation Front claimed responsibility for the arson attack.
08/01/2003: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were suspected of blowing up three pylons supporting power lines along the Colombia-Venezuela border in the mountains of Pajarito, 180 kilometers (110 miles) outside of Bogota, Colombia. Approximately 150-300,000 residents of Colombia’s Arauca State experienced electricity disruptions resulting in blackouts as a result of the attack.
08/01/2004: A suicide car bomb exploded outside of a police station in Mosul. Four people where killed and approximately 50 were wounded. No one claimed responsibility, and it was unclear who the perpetrator was.
08/01/2004: In a series of five related incidents, unknown assailants used car bombs to blast four Christian churches in Baghdad and one in Mosul, killing at least 11 people and many were injured. It was unclear if the cars were bobby-trapped or were driven by suicide bombers. In this incident, Our Lady of Salvation Christian church was targeted in the Muslim Karrada district of Baghdad, resulting in structural damage to the wall that surrounds the church. Witnesses said dozens were lightly injured by flying glass.
08/01/2004: In a series of five related incidents, unknown assailants used car bombs to blast four Christian churches in Baghdad and one in Mosul, killing at least 11 people and many were injured. It was unclear if the cars were bobby-trapped or were driven by suicide bombers. In this incident, Our Lady of the Flowers Armenian Catholic Church was targeted in the Muslim Karrada district of Baghdad. Only one minor injury resulted.
08/01/2004: In a series of five related incidents, unknown assailants used car bombs to blast four Christian churches in Baghdad and one in Mosul, killing at least 11 people and many were injured. It was unclear if the cars were bobby-trapped or were driven by suicide bombers. In this incident, the blast hit around 7 p.m. while the worshippers were taking communion. The exact number of injuries was unknown.
08/01/2004: In a series of five related incidents, unknown assailants used car bombs to blast four Christian churches in Baghdad and one in Mosul, killing at least 11 people and many were injured. It was unclear if the cars were bobby-trapped or were driven by suicide bombers. In this incident, the bomb exploded while worshippers were still in mass. The exact number of injuries was unknown.
08/01/2004: In a series of five related incidents, unknown assailants used car bombs to blast four Christian churches in Baghdad and one in Mosul, killing at least 11 people and many were injured. It was unclear if the cars were bobby-trapped or were driven by suicide bombers. In this incident, which appeared to the scene of the most fatalities, the bomb went off in the parking lot while several worshippers were in their cars. The exact number of injuries was unknown.
08/01/2004: Maoist rebels abducted and killed a soldier from the Royal Nepal Army in Dang district.
08/01/2004: Maoist rebels kidnapped a reporter for the daily Nepal Samacharpatra in Ranibas village, Surkhet district. According to reports, the rebels accused the journalist of working against their the Nepal Communist Party (Maoists).
08/01/2004: The Turkish Army discovered ten canisters with large amounts of TNT in them at several points along a road between Gecitli and Pinarca in Hakkari province. The bombs were safely detonated. Authorities credited the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), though there was no claim of responsibility.
08/01/2004: Three soldiers from the Royal Nepal Army were killed in a land mine explosion set by Maoist rebels in Tansen, Palpa district. Two others sustained serious injuries in the incident.
08/01/2004: Unidentified assailants fired a rocket into the Western Negev Desert, injuring two people. While no one claimed responsibility for the attack, HAMAS was blamed.
08/01/2005: A bomb exploded in front of the house of Husayn Abu-Asi, the Palestinian Attorney General, in Gaza. The explosion blew out the house's windows and collapsed a wall, but did not result in any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/01/2005: Members of the New People's Army (NPA) simultaneously attacked a police outpost and a communications tower in San Jacinto, Philippines. No one was injured in the attack, but two microwave antennae belonging to Globe Telecom sustained some damage. No group claimed responsibility for the armed assault.
08/01/2005: Suspected Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) separatist supporters attacked local businesses with Molotov cocktails in a coordinated attack in Getxo, Spain. The attack did not cause any casualties, but the incendiary devices caused fires that damaged several structures and forced the evacuation of neighboring apartment buildings. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/01/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents ambushed a car carrying three employees of the Kirkuk Health Department on the Tikrit-Kirkuk highway, 60 km south Kirkuk, Iraq. One of the vehicle's occupants was killed and two others were injured in the shooting attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2005: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked a Colombian police convoy using a roadside bomb and automatic weapons in Atanquez, Colombia. At least 15 officers killed and several others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the assault.
08/01/2005: Suspected Sunni militants killed 22 Shi i supporters of Moqtada Sadr who's bodies were later found in Southeast Baghdad, Iraq. Two of the victims had been beheaded while the others had been shot. No group claimed responsibility for the murders.
08/01/2005: Unknown assailants killed General Abdelsalam Rauf Saleh, a senior Iraqi Interior Ministry official, and injured two of his bodyguards in an ambush on his convoy in Baghdad, Iraq.
08/01/2006: A 5-kilogram (3-pound) bomb was triggered remotely by a mobile phone outside a local government office in the Joh I Rong district of Thailand as an army patrol passed by, slightly wounding one soldier. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/01/2006: A bomb went off on a railroad in the province of Erzincan, Turkey, damaging one of the 19 wagons of a passing freight train. No casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/01/2006: A car bomb blew up on al-Mudayef Street in Baghdad's western al-Ameriya district in Iraq, and no casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/01/2006: A car bomb exploded next to an Iraqi police patrol near the main hospital in Muqdadiyah, Iraq, killing five civilians and two policemen. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/01/2006: A correspondent for the Iranian television station al-Alaam was shot in the head and chest while sitting in his car in Baghdad's predominantly Sunni Amiriyah neighborhood in Iraq. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/01/2006: A group of Middle Eastern men stoned Sydney, Australia’s Parramatta Synagogue’s roof and windows and damaged cars nearby. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/01/2006: A rubber factory was set on fire, the blaze raged for hours and destroyed up to 500 tons of rubber sheet in the Nong Jik district of Thailand. There were no casualties. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/01/2006: A suicide car bomber blew himself up near a fast food restaurant in central Baghdad's Palestine Street in Iraq, killing two Iraqi soldiers and injuring another seven Iraqis. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/01/2006: A Sunni Arab politician, Mohammed Shihab al-Dulaimi, was kidnapped Tuesday in Baghdad, Iraq. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack, and no further information is available.
08/01/2006: An attack conducted by a suicide car bomber targeted an American army patrol by the al-Mulouki Mosque in Baghdad's western al-Ameriya district in Iraq. The explosion missed its target, however, and inflicted no casualties. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/01/2006: An improvised bomb exploded next to a police convoy in Kirkuk, Iraq, killing two officers. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/01/2006: At approximately 10 am local time, a roadside bomb exploded under a bus killing 23 people and wounding 40 others in Baiji, Iraq. Twenty of those killed were Iraqi soldiers. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/01/2006: At approximately 9:40 am local time, in Baghdad's Karada neighborhood in Iraq, three policemen, three Iraqi soldiers and eight civilians were killed when a suicide car bomber targeted a bank where security forces had gone to pick up their monthly pay. Thirty-seven others were injured. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/01/2006: Five people were killed and six wounded when gunmen attacked two minibuses full of Al-Taji power station workers in a Shi i district of Sadr City, Baghdad, Iraq. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/01/2006: Gunmen in two cars raided a mosque west of Baghdad, Iraq, killing a cleric and his brother. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/01/2006: Militants killed two paramilitary men in a point-blank shooting in a busy marketplace in the Kakasarai area of Srinagar. Jaish-e-Mohammad claimed responsibility in a post-incident phone call.
08/01/2006: Police officers managed to prevent a possible terrorist attack near the road linking Nozhai-Yurt and Engsnoi in the Nozhai-Yurt district of Chechnya by locating and detonating an improvised explosive device. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/01/2006: Three people were hurt when a bomb blew up in the crowded Bhabanipur Mach bazaar in Atrai town, Bangladesh. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack, but Jama'atul Mujahideen Bangladesh is suspected in the event.
08/01/2006: Two Afghan National Army (ANA) soldiers were killed and four more wounded when their vehicle hit a roadside landmine while traveling between the Shinakai and Sewrai districts of the southern Zabol province, Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2006: Two policemen were killed and a civilian hurt when Muslim rebels opened fire in the Dalgate area of the summer capital Srinagar, India. Jaish-e-Mohammad claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2007: An unidentified attacker failed at an assassination attempt on Rickey Tafra, counsel to former Vice President Aitku Abubakar and Senior Advocate of Nigeria. The attack, which occurred on the Lekki-Epe expressway, left Tafra and his family members with varying degrees of injuries. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2007: In Raman, Thailand, separatists ambushed an army patrol train killing one soldier and injuring two others. Muslim insurgents have been particularly active in the region, however no group claimed responsibly for the attack.
08/01/2007: Islamic militants attempted a guerrilla raid on a military checkpoint in the North-West Frontier province of Pakistan . The attack was repelled by an army helicopter. Fighting escalated leaving at least 18 Islamic militants dead in Pakistan’s tribal belt. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, Taliban and al-Qaida militants are active in the region
08/01/2007: One person was left dead and up to eight other wounded from an explosion at Tanyongmat market in Rangae Thailand. The attack was part of a series of attacks in response to ongoing arrests of suspected insurgents. Muslim insurgents have been particularly active in the region, however no group claimed responsibly for the attack.
08/01/2007: The Taliban confessed to hanging four abducted judges in Ghanzi, Afghanistan. The judges were kidnapped at the same time as 23 South Koreans were kidnapped. Taliban spokesman Yousuf Ahmadi said that, ‘We killed them because they worked for the government.’ Taliban
08/01/2007: Two soldiers were wounded in a powerful blast from a 5-kilogram roadside bomb. The bomb went off in Thailand’s Bacho district while a group of soldiers was on foot patrol. Muslim insurgents have been particularly active in the region, however no group claimed responsibly for the attack.
08/01/2007: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a Tamil journalist in Sri Lanka's northern Jaffna peninsula. The journalist, Nilakshan Sahapavan, was shot by gunmen who stormed his home during a night-time curfew in the region.
08/01/2008: On Friday evening, in southwestern Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the motorcade of the city's police chief, damaging three motorcade vehicles and two nearby civilian vehicles but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
08/01/2008: On Friday morning, four traffic policemen were wounded when two remote-controlled bombs exploded under the police car on a road near Tskhinvali city, South Ossetia province, Georgia. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/01/2008: On Friday morning, the Taliban abducted Mohammed Qhias Haqmal, the Marawara district administrative chief, in Marawara district, Konar province, eastern Afghanistan. Later that night, Taliban claimed responsibility for the abduction of Mohammed Qhias Haqmal and demanded an unreported amount of money and the release of 50 Taliban prisoners from government jails in exchange for the release of the hostage. Qhias Haqmal was shot and killed three months later on 11/22/2008 when the kidnapping demands were not met.
08/01/2008: On Friday,  in Legazpi City, Albay province, Philippines, New People's Army militants attacked two telecoms towers. The assailants poured gasoline and set the towers on fire. The damage is estimated over $22,397.19. No casualties or motive were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/01/2008: On Friday, an IED functioned against a phone operators' office in Mudon, Mon, Myanmar. Nobody claimed the responsibiility. There were no reported casualties.
08/01/2008: On Friday, armed men bombed a Globe cell site in Barangay Luneta, Barcelona, Sorsogon, Philippines. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the blast.
08/01/2008: On Friday, at 0730, Manolo Basilan, president of the Association of Barangay Captains, and his companion, Jessie Briones, were gunned down in Barangay Hererra, Liago City, Albay, Philippines. The three suspects, armed with .45's, fled on a motorcycle towards Oas town. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2008: On Friday, at 2200, an unspecified number of New People's Army rebels poured gasoline and set fire to the Globe cell site in Sitio Nagkalit, Barangay Sinuknipanan in Del Gallego, Camarines Sur, Philippines. The damage to the facility was estimated at over a million pesos. No casualties were reported.
08/01/2008: On Friday, at an unspecified time, in Hpa an, Karen, Myanmar, an improvised explosive device functioned against an electricity pylon in an unspecified location. The device was probably time initiated. There were no reported casualties. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/01/2008: On Friday, in an unspecified location of Narathiwat province, Thailand, assailants fired upon and killed one Muslim civilian.  No group claimed responsibility, although police believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
08/01/2008: On Friday, one civilian man was killed and two others were wounded when an improvised explosive device went off in their vehicle in the Al Qadissiya area in southern Baghdad. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
08/01/2008: On Friday, Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels belonging to the 6th Front kidnapped two people at gunpoint in Cali, Valle de Cauca department, Colombia. The hostages were identified as Caterine Valencia, an employee of Empresas Municipales de Cali, and Luis Lozano, professor at the University of Valle. On the morning of 08/09/2008 on Saturday, they were rescued by the Colombian National Army in Santander de Quilichao, Cauca department, Colombia. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/01/2009: On Saturday at about 0000 midnight, in San Jose de Secce, Ayacucho, Peru, approximately 60 assailants fired upon a police station, killing two women and three police officers, wounding three officers, and damaging the police station. No group claimed responsibility, although police suspected the Shining Path (SL) was responsible.
08/01/2009: On Saturday evening at 2130, in Chirugoda, Belpahari, West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, assailants entered the home of a Jharkhand Party and People's Resistance Committee leader, Kalipada Singh (35), dragged him outside, and fired upon and killed him. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
08/01/2009: On Saturday evening, in the Bazaar Tui area of Balamarghab district of northwestern Badghis province, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a Roshan Communication Company antenna, damaging the antenna but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
08/01/2009: On Saturday late in the day, in West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants shot and killed two Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) activists after awarding them the death sentence in the Maoists' court.
08/01/2009: On Saturday morning, in Jurf as Sakhr, Babil, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside the Sunni al-Sahaba Mosque, wounding a Sahwa Council member and the mosque's muezzin and damaging the mosque. No group claimed responsibility.
08/01/2009: On Saturday night at 2300, in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, a traffic police lieutenant was killed when unidentified people fired on a traffic police checkpoint. Another policeman, a sergeant, was wounded and taken to hospital. A search is under way for the attackers. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2009: On Saturday, gunmen opened fire on a campaign manager for Afghan President Hamid Karzai's re-election bid. They missed their target, Fazil Ahmad, but killed one of his guards and wounded two other people, including a candidate for provincial council elections to run alongside the presidential vote. The Taliban was responsible for the attack. This was one of two related attacks.
08/01/2009: On Saturday, in Gojra, Punjab, Pakistan, Muslim demonstrators set fire to house in a Christian enclave causing fighting to break out. Seven people were killed, 20 injured, and about 50 houses were burned down. About 200 people have been arrested from the violence, although no group has claimed responsibility.
08/01/2009: On Saturday, in Moqur, Ghazni, Afghanistan, a convoy carrying campaigners working for President Hamid Karzai was ambushed five times. One guard was killed and two people were wounded. In addition, five Taliban fighters were killed and six wounded. The Taliban is responsible for this incident.
08/01/2009: On Saturday, in the Bhadodih area of Jamshedpur, Jharkhand, India, assailants set vegetable trucks on fire, destroying two trucks but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
08/01/2009: On Saturday, in the Central African Republic, assailants attacked several border towns by unknown means, killing 10 people and wounding several others. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) was responsible.
08/01/2009: On Saturday, in the Eightenkotal area, Dahana-i-Ghori, Baghlan, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the vehicle of the district intelligence chief, killing the district intelligence chief, one security guard, one driver, and destroying the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/01/2009: On Saturday, in the Mafraq district of western Ba'qubah, Diyala, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near the house of the Director of the Diyala Border Administration, wounding five civilian family members and damaging the house but not injuring the government official. No group claimed responsibility.
08/01/2009: On Saturday, in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan, a bomb exploded in Tehsil Municipal Administration offices, there were no causalities reported. No group has claimed responsibility.
08/01/2009: On Saturday, two persons were killed and a woman injured in a bomb blast at Baduraliya in the Kalutara District in the night. The explosion occurred in a jungle patch in the rural part of Baduraliya. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2010: On Sunday morning around 0800, in the Ghazaliyah neighborhood of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting civilian cars. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage although no casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2010: On Sunday morning at 0700, in the Maywand district of Kandahar, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device detonated against a civilian minibus that was travelling from Helmand to Kandahar, killing six civilians, injuring nine others, and damaging the bus. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, but it was suspected that the Taliban was responsible.
08/01/2010: On Sunday night at 0120, in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, three unidentified assailants broke into a police officer's apartment, tied his wife and son up with duct tape, then killed the police officer with three shots before escaping. The officer, Yunus Khulatayev, was a senior investigator with the Interior Ministry's Investigation Department. No group claimed responsibility.
08/01/2010: On Sunday, in Doki, Latehar, Jharkhand, India, a local government employee, identified as Sudhansu Bhusan Ram, was kidnapped. The hostage was released an hour later unharmed. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the abductors complained to Ram about corruption before releasing him. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
08/01/2010: On Sunday, in the neighborhood of Dora in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting civilians. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage, although no casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2010: On Sunday, near Bir El Ater, Tebessa, Algeria, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the trans-Mediterranean gas pipeline and injuring two security guards. The pipeline was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2011: On Monday morning around 0500, in one of two related attacks, near railway bridge pillar number 228/1 between Salakati and Kokrajhar, Assam, India, a railway patrolling party detected a 1.5 meter long damaged piece of railway tracks by suspected Pro-Talks Faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-PTF) militants using a gas cutter. Primary investigations revealed that railway tracks measuring about two meters were removed from the tracks. The attack took place during a 48-hour general strike called by NDFB-PTF seeking the Centre's discussion with the outfit for the creation of Bodoland. The attack resulted in no casualties or damages to any trains and no group claimed responsibility for the event, but NDFB-PTF militants are suspected.
08/01/2011: On Monday morning around 0930, in Kesamundi forest of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India, at least two suspected Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants were killed in retaliatory fire when a group of militants ambushed joint combing team of the District Force (DF), Chhattisgarh Armed Force (CAF) and the Special Task Force (STF). The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the militants have called for a shutdown to protest police offensives against them and they have also opposed the establishment of an army training camp in the Bastar region. No security force casualties were reported in the attack and no group claimed responsibility.
08/01/2011: On Monday morning around 1100, in the Hazaar Ganji area of Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan, a bomb planted at a fruit market inside a garbage pile exploded, injuring at least three people, two of which succumbed to their wounds on the way to the hospital. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
08/01/2011: On Monday morning at 0720, in one of two related attacks, at Chachapani near Paroura village in Kokrajhar, Assam, India, suspected Pro-Talks Faction of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-PTF) militants using a gas cutter, damaged portions of railway tracks resulting in the derailment of 11 wagons of a Guwahati-bound goods train. Primary investigations revealed that railway tracks measuring about two meters were removed from the tracks. The incident occurred between Kokrajhar and Fakiragram during a 48-hour general strike called by NDFB-PTF seeking the Centre's discussion with the outfit for the creation of Bodoland. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the tracks and the 11 wagons, but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the event, but NDFB-PTF militants are suspected.
08/01/2011: On Monday night, in Banka, Bihar, India, 10-12 Communist Party of India - Maoists (CPI-Maoist) kidnapped five people from a paddy field at Phulhara village, adjacent to the dense Karmatand-Hathia Jharna forest area. The Maoists released three of the hostages before killing the remaining two. The bodies of Lekhu Yadav, a former Maoist, and his nephew Manoj Yadav were recovered on 08/02/2011. Lekhu’s throat had been cut and his nephew’s body bore bullet wounds. Reportedly, Lekhu left the outfit nearly three years ago and the Maoists suspected that Lekhu was working as a Police informer and held him responsible for the arrest of some of their comrades in the past. A handwritten leaflet left at the incident site claimed responsibility for the attack, accusing both of the deceased as being police informers.
08/01/2011: On Monday, in Abepura, Papua, Indonesia, at least four people including a soldier were killed, and seven others were wounded when a group of unidentified militans opened fire on a passenger bus. Attackers blocked a road near Nafri village and opened fire at the passengers inside the bus. The militants then attacked the victims with sharp weapons, possibly axes and machetes. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2011: On Monday, in Ashkelon, Southern District, Israel, unknown Palestinian militants fired a Kassam rocket from an unknown area in Gaza Strip, Palestine. The rocket landed in an open field and wounded a civilian woman, and caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
08/01/2011: On Monday, in Garowe, Nugaal, Somalia, two people were killed and six people were injured when militants detonated an improvised explosive device that targeted a parade to celebrate the 13th anniversary of the formation of Puntland. No material damage was reported in the attack. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2011: On Monday, in the Bayaa neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device attached to a car targeting Ali Halim Hassan, Director of the Judicial Department in the Electricity Ministry. The blast wounded the director's two sons, both under 10 years old, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the car. No group claimed responsibility.
08/01/2011: On Monday, in the Munda area of Kurram, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified assailants fired upon a tractor trolley of Turi tribesmen. Three woodcutters were killed, identified as Jamil Hussain, Ahmad Hussain and Basit Hussain, and the driver, Ibrar Hussain, was seriously wounded. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage to the tractor and no group claimed responsibility.
08/01/2011: On Monday, near a barber shop in Sanghakpam Bazaar in Imphal East, Manipur, India, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device attached to a scooter at a busy market, killing five people and injuring eight others. Four of the victims were identified as Jawahir Thakur from Bihar, his son, Muna and Th Neha and Philaso, both locals. The barber who was killed is yet to be identified. Several booths in the market place, including a barber shop, were damaged in the powerful blast. The chief minister of Manipur, Okram Ibobi Singh, stated on 08/26/2011 that the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Isak-Muivah (NSCN-IM) was responsible for the attack; however, the National Socialist Council of Nagaland - Isak Muivah (NSCN-IM) denied responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2012: A landmine detonated, targeting a security patrol in Paquibato Proper village, Davao del Sur, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. One soldier was killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/01/2012: A pipe bomb was discovered and defused near Brownlow police station in Craigavon city, Craigavon district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, a source attributed it to dissident republicans.
08/01/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive vest on a bus in Multan city, Punjab province, Pakistan. There were no additional casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP)'s Mati-ul-Allah group (Qari Matiullah group).
08/01/2012: An assailant threw a suspected explosive device at the interior ministry in Makhachkala city, Dagestan republic, Russia. The device did not detonate, and subsequent analysis revealed that the device was fake. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, the suspect who threw the device was arrested.
08/01/2012: An explosive device detonated at a fruit market in Lahore city, Punjab province, Pakistan. This was one of two explosions at the fruit market on this day. Two civilians were wounded in the blast. The United Baloch Army (UBA) claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that it was in response to aggressive actions by security forces against the civilian Baloch population.
08/01/2012: An explosive device detonated at a school in Kaddi village, Swabi district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The explosion did not cause any casualties; however, all of the classrooms of the Government Girls' Primary School Number 2 were destroyed, and the boundary wall was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2012: An explosive device detonated at the Department of Military Intelligence headquarters in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. There were no casualties; however, the intelligence building and surrounding buildings were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2012: An explosive device detonated in an unknown location in Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were killed and another injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2012: An explosive device detonated in Lice town, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. Two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, local officials attributed it to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/01/2012: An explosive device detonated in Taji city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No casualties were reported in this incident. This was one of two attacks in the city on this day. The blast occurred as reinforcements arrived at the scene of an earlier attack on a police patrol. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2012: An explosive device detonated in the parking lot of Dena Bank on Jangali Majaraj Road in Pune, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of six attacks in Pune on the same day. The Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility and stated that the incidents were carried out in retaliation for the death of an Indian Mujahideen affiliate, Qatil Siddiqi, at Yerawada Jail.
08/01/2012: An explosive device detonated near a border security forces checkpoint in Lakhpat village, Gujarat state, India. Five cattle herders in the area were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2012: An explosive device detonated near a water pipeline in Pul-e-Alam district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Five people, including two Afghan police officers, were killed in the attack, and four people, including two Afghan police officers, were injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, one person was arrested in connection with the incident and admitted to remotely detonating the device.
08/01/2012: An explosive device detonated near Army National Guard troops in Salim Aka district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One United States soldier was killed and four injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2012: An explosive device detonated near Garware College in Pune, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of six attacks in Pune on the same day. The Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility and stated that the incidents were carried out in retaliation for the death of an Indian Mujahideen affiliate, Qatil Siddiqi, at Yerawada Jail.
08/01/2012: An explosive device detonated near Saint Teresa's Catholic Church in Eastleigh neighborhood, Nairobi city, Nairobi county, Kenya. Three people were killed and five others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/01/2012: An explosive device detonated near the Balgandharva Theatre on Jangali Maharaj Road in Pune, Maharashtra, India. At least one person was injured in the blast. This was one of six attacks in Pune on the same day. The Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility and stated that the incidents were carried out in retaliation for the death of an Indian Mujahideen affiliate, Qatil Siddiqi, at Yerawada Jail.
08/01/2012: An explosive device detonated near the convoy of Shah Khan, the police chief of Shamazai district in Zabul province, in Helmand province, Afghanistan. Khan and his two bodyguards were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
08/01/2012: An explosive device detonated outside of a McDonald's restaurant on Jangali Maharaj Road in Pune, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of six attacks in Pune on the same day. The Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility and stated that the incidents were carried out in retaliation for the death of an Indian Mujahideen affiliate, Qatil Siddiqi, at Yerawada Jail.
08/01/2012: An explosive device placed in a garbage bin detonated in Derbent district, Dagestan republic, Russia. Two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2012: An explosive device targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol detonated in Paktika province, Afghanistan. Two United States (U.S.) soldiers, Todd W. Lambka (U.S. Army) and Jesus J. Lopez (U.S. Army), and an Afghan interpreter were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Kahan area, Kohlu district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Axis Bank on Jangali Maharaj Road in Pune, Maharashtra, India. This was one of six attacks in Pune on the same day. The Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility and stated that the incidents were carried out in retaliation for the death of an Indian Mujahideen affiliate, Qatil Siddiqi, at Yerawada Jail.
08/01/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside City Shoes in Pune, Maharashtra, India. This was one of six attacks in Pune on the same day. The Indian Mujahideen claimed responsibility and stated that the incidents were carried out in retaliation for the death of an Indian Mujahideen affiliate, Qatil Siddiqi, at Yerawada Jail.
08/01/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a fruit market in Lahore city, Punjab province, Pakistan. This was one of two explosions at the fruit market on this day. The blast killed two civilians and injured 21. The United Baloch Army (UBA) claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that it was in response to aggressive actions by security forces against the civilian Baloch population.
08/01/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Gaza city, West Bank and Gaza Strip. Authorities believed that the device detonated prematurely as assailants were on their way to commit an attack. One assailant, Ayman al-Shufra, died in the blast, and two assailants were injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades, a sub-group of Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement).
08/01/2012: Assailants attacked a military checkpost in Dabori town, Orakzai agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two soldiers were injured in the assault, while nine assailants were killed and three injured in return fire. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
08/01/2012: Assailants attacked a police post in Bagadaza district on the outskirts of Gombe city, Gombe state, Nigeria. This was one of two attacks on police posts in this city on this day. There were casualties reported, but the exact number is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
08/01/2012: Assailants attacked a police post in Gombe city, Gombe state, Nigeria. This was one of two attacks on police posts in this city on this day. There were casualties reported, but the exact number is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidentss; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
08/01/2012: Assailants attacked a prison in Taji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The assailants opened fire on an observation tower and set off several explosive devices. Two guards were killed and five injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2012: Assailants attacked a security office in Khanfar district, Abyan governorate, Yemen. One soldier was killed during the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources suspected Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/01/2012: Assailants kidnapped two journalists in Afrin town, Aleppo governorate, Syria. The two Turkish journalists, Cihat Arpacik and Kemal Gumus, were released the following day, August 2, 2012. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed it to the People's Protection Units (YPG).
08/01/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Taji city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. This was one of two attacks in the city on this day. Four police officers were killed in the assault, which was meant to attract first responders for a later explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2012: Assailants shot at the vehicle carrying Abdelrahman Mohammed Eissa, a district chief of Al-Waha district, in Kutum town, North Darfur state, Sudan. Eissa and his driver were killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2012: Assailants threw a grenade and opened fire at a police station in Jaar city, Abyan governorate, Yemen. Four police officers were killed and one injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to Ansar Al-Sharia, a sub-group of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/01/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at a house belonging to Mutum Kameshor, a panchayat poll contestant, in Bhashikhong town, Imphal East district, Manipur state, India. The house was undamaged in the attack because the grenade failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at a house belonging to Sarpanch Mohammad Rustum Dar in Nagari Malpora village, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No one was injured in the attack; however, the blast damaged glass panes of the house. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at Channapora bridge in Srinagar city, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. The grenade was meant to target Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) officers, but no casualties resulted from the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at Mount Carmel Cathedral in Jolo city, Sulu province, Philippines. There were no casualties reported; however, the explosion damaged the roof of the church. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2012: Gunmen opened fire at a police checkpoint in Fallujah city, Anbar governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and four wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2012: Two suicide bombers detonated at the gates of the Somalia National Constituent Assembly in Xamar Jajab area of Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The assailants attempted to enter the assembly but were shot by security forces. There were no reported casualties aside from the two assailants. Shaykh Muhammad Hasan Umar, an Al-Shabaab spokesperson, claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that the Somalia National Constituent Assembly was targeted because it was approving a constitution for Somalia that the group views as not being in accordance with Islamic Sharia law.
08/01/2013: A land mine detonated near an Afghan Local Police (ALP) vehicle in Khas Kuanr district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the explosion. In a coordinated attack, assailants opened fire on the first responders as they arrived on the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the article attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/01/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in the Nahrawan area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a military patrol in Shirqat town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a police patrol in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near the vehicle of an Afghan National Army (ANA) commander in Qasimkhil area, Zrah district, Logar province, Afghanistan. The commander, Alim Shah, and two of his guards were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a police patrol in Shora town, Arbil governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed two more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: A roadside bomb detonated when a civilian vehicle struck it in Maiwand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least seven people were killed and another three were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/01/2013: A roadside bomb struck an Afghan National Police (ANP) vehicle in Bilchiragh district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two police officers, including the district police chief, were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: An explosive device attached to a private vehicle detonated in Rutba city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a member of the Iraqi Special Weapons And Tactics force (SWAT), was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: An explosive device detonated inside the Nepali Congress offices in Hemnarayan Chowk, Siraha town, Eastern development region, Nepal. There were no casualties in the explosion; however, furniture and documents were damaged. Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2013: An explosive device detonated near a civilian residence in the Hurria area of Miqdadiyah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One person, a government employee, was killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: An explosive device detonated near a solar powered street light in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This was one of two coordinated attacks on street lights along the Maka Al-Mukarama road in the early morning hours. Two people were injured and two lights were destroyed across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Al-Shabaab was behind the incidents.
08/01/2013: An explosive device targeting a police patrol, which was providing security for teachers, detonated in Charopae village, Than To district, Yala province, Thailand. Two border patrol officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: An explosive device thrown from a vehicle detonated in front of the president of Honduras's home in El Chimbo, near Tegucigalpa city, Francisco Morazan department, Honduras. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: Approximately 10 assailants abducted seven people, including two senior Department of Irrigation and Flood Control engineers, from Dolaithabi village, Imphal East district, Manipur state, India. The seven abductees were released unharmed on August 4, 2013. The People's United Liberation Front (PULF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: Approximately 200 assailants attacked an Afghan National Army (ANA) checkpoint in Shama Gul Ghazi Kandao area, Narai district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and two others were injured. Additionally, there were 20 assailants among the casualties. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Badghis province, Afghanistan. One police officer and three assailants were killed, while two officers and two assailants were injured in the ensuing firefight. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the police attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/01/2013: Assailants attacked a Sahwa Council checkpoint in a village near Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One Sahwa member was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: Assailants attacked the government complex in Al-Radmah district, Ibb governorate, Yemen. One person was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
08/01/2013: Assailants attacked two oil tankers in Mastung district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One tanker ignited, setting a nearby passenger bus on fire. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blaze. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: Assailants fired a rocket that landed in a local residence's garden near the Presidential Palace in Baabda city, Mount Lebanon governorate, Lebanon. This was one of two rocket attacks that occurred in Baabda city on the same day. There were no reported casualties across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/01/2013: Assailants fired a rocket that landed near a Lebanese army training facility in Baabda city, Mount Lebanon governorate, Lebanon. This was one of two rocket attacks that occurred in Baabda city on the same day. There were no reported casualties across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/01/2013: Assailants opened fire on a checkpoint in Rutba town, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed and one soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: Assailants opened fire on a minibus carrying soldiers in Dijla area, Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four soldiers were killed, while three soldiers and a civilian driver were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Police (ANP) officers as they arrived on the scene of a previous explosion in Khas Kuanr district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two police officers were injured in the shooting. This was one of two coordinated attacks in the district on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the article attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/01/2013: Assailants opened fire on and threw acid at Alia Khalid Ali in Latifabad area, Pakistan. Ali, a principal of a private school, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Amir Sultan while he was traveling on Aryana Road in Daudzai area, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Sultan, the Station House Officer (SHO) of Daudzai, and his driver were killed, while Sultan's bodyguard was seriously injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: Assailants opened fire on worshippers in a mosque in Paterai area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Five members of a family were killed and two more people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: Assailants shelled a weapons cache in the southeastern district of Wadi al-Dahab area, Homs city, Homs governorate, Syria. Forty people were killed, 160 others were wounded and the building was damaged in the attack. Liwa al-Haqq claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: Assailants shot and killed a journalist for the local Sapol tabloid in West village, General Santos city, South Cotabato province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: Assailants shot and killed a Sahwa Council member and his brother in Samarra city, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at a bakery in Kangjabi Leirak area, Imphal West district, Manipur state, India. There were no reported casualties; however, the targeted bakery sustained minor damage in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: Gunmen shot and killed Khaled Al-Enizy, a bodyguard for the Saudi consulate, in Sanaa city, Amanat Al-Asimah governorate, Yemen. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: Security forces discovered and attempted to defuse an explosive device in Muqar district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. The device detonated, killing three Afghan soldiers and injuring at least four others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2013: Security forces shot and killed at least one suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden vehicle towards a military base in the Mushayrifa area of Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The vehicle detonated in the shooting, although there were no reported casualties apart from the assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: A land mine detonated in Barkhan area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reports of casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a vehicle of smugglers in Deh Rahwod district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Four smugglers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosive device near Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers in the Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip. In addition to the assailant, three soldiers were killed in the attack. Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it was a reaction to Israeli troops moving into Gaza after a ceasefire agreement had been announced.
08/01/2014: An assailant opened fire on civilians in a market in Tur al-Bahah city, Lahij governorate, Yemen. Three civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: An explosive device detonated at the home of Lieutenant Colonel Z.S. Zuala in Aizawl city, Mizoram state, India. Zuala, the Parliamentary Secretary for Home, was not harmed in the blast. The Hmar People's Convention-Democracy (HPC-D) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: An explosive device detonated in a police building in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but the building was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Ansar al-Sharia (Libya), Libya Shield Forces and the Rafallah al-Sahati Brigade.
08/01/2014: An explosive device detonated in Al-Khilani Square, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the same location; this first attack targeted civilians while a later attack targeted emergency responders. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspect that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
08/01/2014: An explosive device detonated in Madain town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two civilians were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: An explosive device detonated near the former Ministry of Agriculture building in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Shabqadar area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The device was planted near the police station and the Pakistan Telecommunication Corporation Limited (PTCL) exchange. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Utmanzai town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused under a bridge in Nisatta town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a restaurant and bakery in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least 15 people were killed and 17 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspect that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
08/01/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near an ice factory in Al-Takiyah al-Taniyah area, Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and two officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: Assailants ambushed Ukrainian soldiers near the crash site of MH-17 outside of Shakhtarsk town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. At least 10 soldiers were killed and 13 others were wounded. Additionally, 11 soldiers were missing following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
08/01/2014: Assailants attacked a civilian house in Alingar district, Laghman province, Afghanistan. One assailant was killed in the violence, while four civilians and three assailants were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/01/2014: Assailants attacked a joint police and Sahwa Council checkpoint in Hadithah district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five people were injured in the attack; the victims included police officers and Sahwa Council members. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: Assailants attacked a police officer in Qamarwari neighborhood, Srinagar city, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. The officer, who had been providing security for a judge, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: Assailants attacked a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) police patrol in Ishaqi area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least four SWAT Forces members were killed and seven others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/01/2014: Assailants attacked security forces in Zummar town, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least 14 peshmerga members and 100 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. The attackers took control of the town and surrounding oil fields the next day, on August 2, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/01/2014: Assailants attacked the district headquarters building in Hisarak district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Fifty assailants were killed and 20 others were wounded in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: Assailants attacked volunteer fighters in Dhuluiya, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least two volunteers were killed and six volunteers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
08/01/2014: Assailants burned down the security directorate in Sirte city, Sirte district, Libya. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled flamethrower at the Russian Ministry of the Interior's Center for Combating Extremism in Makhachkala city, Dagestan republic, Russia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Makhachkala Gang.
08/01/2014: Assailants fired mortars and attacked security forces in Jurf al-Sakhar town, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least 23 soldiers and Asa'ib Ahl al-Haq (AAH) fighters were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/01/2014: Assailants from Afghanistan opened fire on a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpost in Bajaur district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One FC soldier and six assailants were killed in the ensuing clash, while nine assailants were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
08/01/2014: Assailants kidnapped two Italian aid workers and an Italian journalist in Eli Ismo area, Aleppo governorate, Syria. The journalist escaped soon afterward and the aid workers were released on January 15, 2015. Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility; however, separate sources alternatively attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and the Islamic Front (Syria).
08/01/2014: Assailants kidnapped two television journalists in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The journalists were released on August 7, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: Assailants killed Lieutenant Colonel Radif al-Lafi in Shirqat district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The victim's head was left in a market. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on a group of police and military personnel in Lany Jaya district, Papua province, Indonesia. Five assailants were killed and two security personnel were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed it to the Free Papua Movement (OPM-Organisasi Papua Merdeka).
08/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Syrian military aircraft in Al-Nabk city, Rif Dimashq governorate, Syria. There were no reported casualties as the pilot ejected from the plane; however, the aircraft was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on Aden Madeer in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Madeer, a member of parliament, was killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that it would continue to target legislators who support President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud.
08/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on an oil pipeline in Sirwah district, Marib governorate, Yemen. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but the pipeline was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on Deng Athuai Mawiir in Juba city, Central Equatoria state, South Sudan. Mawiir, the chairman of the South Sudan Civil Society Alliance, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on Filipino military personnel in Dian-ay village, Negros Occidental province, Philippines. An assailant was killed and two other people, an assailant and a soldier, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on Jubaland Forces (JF) in Kismayo city, Lower Juba region, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
08/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on police officers who tried to pull them over in Terskiy district, Kalbardino-Balkaria republic, Russia. The police officers returned fire and killed two assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: Assailants opened fire on the head of the local security directorate in Ben Gardane town, Medenine governorate, Tunisia. The director was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a house in Togher area, Cork county, Ireland. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: Explosive devices detonated at an unknown number of houses in Deli Abbas village, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: Explosive devices detonated near a Levies Forces checkpost in Bajaur district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the targeted checkpost, which was under-construction, was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2014: Suicide bombers attacked security forces in a bid to gain control of Hadithah town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The attackers briefly took control of military headquarters before being repelled. At least 10 soldiers and 35 assailants were killed in the assault. The Military Council of the Tribal Revolutionaries (MCTR) claimed responsibility for the incident. Additionally, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/01/2014: Two explosive devices detonated in Khilani Square, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and three people were injured in the blast. This was one of two coordinated attacks at the same location; this attack targeted rescuers responding to an earlier blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources suspect that the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
08/01/2014: Two explosive devices detonated in Suq al-Ghazal area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: A suicide bomber detonated at a Huthi headquarters in Al-Bayda city, Al-Bayda governorate, Yemen. The attacker was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/01/2015: An assailant opened fire on soldiers in Botalon hamlet, Tame municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. At least two soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/01/2015: An assailant shot and killed a woman on Al Arbain street in Usayfirah area, Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
08/01/2015: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Hay Ur area, Adhamiyah neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a police officer, was killed and two other officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: An explosive device detonated in Arauquita municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. At least one soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/01/2015: An explosive device detonated in Hay Al Jihad area, Rasheed neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: An explosive device detonated in Shor Shorak district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Al Rustumiyah area, Karrada neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: An explosive device detonated near military personnel in Gelinkaya town, Mardin province, Turkey. One soldier was killed and at least four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/01/2015: An explosive device detonated near military personnel in Kagizman-Igdir-Erzurum highway area, Kagizman district, Kars province, Turkey. One soldier was killed and two other people, a civilian and a soldier, were wounded in the blast. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: An explosive device detonated outside a Justice and Development Party office in Istanbul city, Istanbul province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in a cemetery in Strabane, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. Oglaigh na hEireann claimed responsibility for the attack and threatened those who utilize the group's name in order to gain an extortion.
08/01/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Pallanwalla area, Akhnoor sector, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: Arsonists set fire to a security guard's vehicle inside the locked gate of a construction site where a new Planned Parenthood clinic was being built in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. No injuries resulted from the attack, but the car was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2015: Assailants abducted four tribal leaders in Sitio Bulo village, Dagohoy Barangay, Davao del Norte province, Philippines. Kalumpot Dalon was released on August 13, 2015 and the remaining three were released on September 23, 2015. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the abduction to members of the New People's Army (NPA) Southern Mindanao regional committee.
08/01/2015: Assailants abducted three traders from Emangre area, 45 kilometers from Baghmara town, South Garo Hills district, Meghalaya state, India. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown, but the kidnappers did demand an unspecified ransom amount. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to A'chik Songna An'pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK).
08/01/2015: Assailants abducted two journalists from Dhusamareb town, Galgaduud region, Somalia. The whereabouts of the journalists, identified as Abdullahi Farah Roble and Leylo Nor, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Ahlu-sunah Wal-jamea (Somalia).
08/01/2015: Assailants attacked a military reinforcement vehicle in Al Kamb area, Taizz governorate, Yemen. The driver was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Supporters of Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
08/01/2015: Assailants attacked a police station in Shor Shorak, Nad Ali district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Seventy officers were taken hostage in the attack. At least four police officers and 20 assailants were killed and six officers and 17 assailants were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: Assailants attacked Gamboru town, Borno state, Nigeria. It is unknown if the raid resulted in casualties, although a number of houses were set on fire. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
08/01/2015: Assailants attacked security forces, including volunteer fighters, in Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Security members repelled the assault, killing six assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/01/2015: Assailants detonated explosives and opened fire on a military convoy near Nampala town, Segou region, Mali. Two soldiers were killed and at least four were injured in the attack. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources also attributed the attack to Front de Liberation du Macina (FLM).
08/01/2015: Assailants fired a rocket at an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Khanabad district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. A soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: Assailants opened fire on a government official in Pagadian City, Zamboanga del Sur province, Philippines. The official, Bobby Pimentel, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police party in Hari Parigam area, Tral area, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: Assailants opened fire on Brigadier General Ahmed Mohammed Askar in Al-Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Askar, a senior police officer in the Sinai Peninsula, was killed in the attack. The Sinai Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: Assailants opened fire with rockets and firearms in Angoor Ada, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Amer Sher Ali area, Dahana-i-Ghuri district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five related attacks targeting mosques in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/01/2015: Assailants set fire to three International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) aid trucks in Loi Manda area, Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied involvement.
08/01/2015: Security forces discovered and defused 13 explosive devices in Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2015: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in Lashkary Bazar area of Helmand province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2016: A sniper opened fire on an Iraqi Army checkpoint in Falahat, Saladin, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and two others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at North Gate Hotel in Dispichri neighborhood, Kabul, Afghanistan. Following the blast, assailants wearing suicide vests and armed with projectiles and firearms attacked the hotel. At least four people, including one Afghan Police officer and three assailants, were killed and three other officers were injured in the blast and ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the death of their leader.
08/01/2016: An explosive device attached to an Afghan Police vehicle detonated at Esmat Square in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2016: An explosive device detonated near a cafe in Basmayah, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2016: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Sinai neighborhood, Jurf Naddaf, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2016: An explosive device detonated near Territorial Defense Volunteers (TDV) members in Jalan Jarusatiang, Sungai Kolok district, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2016: An explosive device detonated near the 4,000 Market in Shaab neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2016: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Sakhi Dad Osmani in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. At least two people, including Osmani, an Afghan Police district chief, were killed and one officer was injured in the blast. This was one of three incidents in Khwaja Sabz Posh on the same day; the victim was traveling to a security post that was under attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2016: An explosive device detonated near Usalama Camp in Kiunga, Lamu, Kenya. At least two people, including one Kenyan Administration Police (AP) officer and one excavator operator, were wounded in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Sui, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a Turkish National Police (EGM) vehicle in Bingol province, Turkey. At least seven officers were killed and three others were injured in the blast. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2016: Assailants abducted four civilians in Dhi Naim district, Al Bayda, Yemen. All four hostages were executed and their bodies were discovered on August 2, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
08/01/2016: Assailants abducted seven local elders in Berhani, Lower Juba, Somalia. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/01/2016: Assailants abducted the son of a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader in Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India. The hostage was released unharmed on September 9, 2016. The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the attack and accused the BJP leader of extorting money using the group's name. Sources also attributed the incident to the National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
08/01/2016: Assailants abducted three truck drivers and set fire to their vehicles in Herdo, Mus, Turkey. One driver was injured and all three were released shortly after the abduction. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/01/2016: Assailants armed with projectiles and firearms attacked an area near Ramusah, Aleppo, Syria. At least four people were killed in the attack. Several groups, including Al-Nusrah Front, Ahrar al-Sham, the Southern Front, the Free Syrian Army, Nur-al-Din al-Zinki Movement, Shamiya Front, and Al-Sham Legion, all claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2016: Assailants armed with projectiles and firearms attempted to attack Yauri village near Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria. At least five assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
08/01/2016: Assailants attacked farmers in Areekum, South Darfur, Sudan. At least one person was killed and five other people, including one assailant, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2016: Assailants executed a civilian in Bidastan, Kohistanat district, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/01/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Hamdaniyeh neighborhood, Aleppo, Syria. At least 9 people were killed and an unknown number of others were wounded in the attack. Both Ahrar al-Sham and Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2016: Assailants fired rockets at the Northern Oil Company offices in Riyadh, Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/01/2016: Assailants in Yemen fired a projectile that landed and detonated in Samtah, Jazan, Saudi Arabia. At least four people were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
08/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Mozambique Republic Police (MRP) station and set a vehicle on fire in Mboza, Tete, Mozambique. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mozambique National Resistance Movement (MNR).
08/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Turkish Gendarmerie station in Daloren, Hozat district, Tunceli, Turkey. At least one person was killed and two others were injured in the assault. The Peoples' United Revolutionary Movement (HBDH) claimed responsibility for the attack. Sources also attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on an unknown number of Afghan Police checkpoints in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three incidents in Khwaja Sabz Posh on the same day. At least four assailants were killed across the two armed assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) soldiers in Magpet, North Cotabato, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on Idris Abdi Adan in Buurta neighborhood, Beled Hawo, Gedo, Somalia. Adan, a prominent peace activist, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on Khalid Ma'alim Ali in Yaqshid neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. Ali, a government official, was killed in the assault. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on residents and set fire to buildings in Gada Biyu, Kaduna, Nigeria. At least nine people were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the assault. This was one of three attacks in villages around Godogodo on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Fulani militants.
08/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on residents in Kodomun, Demsa district, Adamawa, Nigeria. At least 15 people were killed and several others were injured in the assault. Additionally, an unknown number of people were reported missing following the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Fulani militants.
08/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on the district center in Khwaja Sabz Posh district, Faryab, Afghanistan. This was one of three incidents in Khwaja Sabz Posh on the same day. At least four assailants were killed across the two armed assaults. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on the Indian Armed Forces Purada outpost in Gadchiroli district, Maharashtra, India. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/01/2016: Assailants opened fire on Usman Gul in Wazir Bagh neighborhood, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least two people, including Gul, a Pakistan Intelligence Community (PIC) bureau inspector, were killed in the assault. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2016: Assailants set fire to a construction site for the Dakota Access pipeline southeast of Reasnor, Iowa, United States. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related arson attacks on construction equipment for the pipeline in two days. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/01/2016: Assailants set fire to a construction site for the Dakota Access pipeline west of Newton, Iowa, United States. There were no reported casualties in the attack. This was one of three related arson attacks on construction equipment for the pipeline in two days. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/01/2016: Assailants shot and killed a Citizens Armed Forces Geographical Unit (CAFGU) soldier in Crossing Birada neighborhood, Kidapawan, North Cotabato, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/01/2016: Assailants shot and killed two Hazara civilians near Sariab Road in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. The Jamaat-ul-Ahrar faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2016: Assailants shot down a Russian Armed Forces helicopter outside of Saraqib, Idlib, Syria. At least five crew members were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Nusrah Front.
08/01/2016: Assailants threw an explosive device at the office of Nila Nag in Chaibasa, Jharkhand, India. Nag, a municipal chairperson, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2016: Assailants threw an incendiary device at the Srinagar Development Authority (SDA) Road and Buildings Department office in Bemina neighborhood, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2016: Suicide bombers in explosives-laden vehicles were repelled by security forces in Shirqat, Saladin, Iraq. At least three bomber were killed in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2017: A sniper opened fire on an Iraqi Army checkpoint in Albu Khalid neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the Shah-Ma'an cafe in Kismayo, Lower Juba, Somalia. In addition to the assailant, at least ten people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2017: A suicide bomber was identified and killed outside the Iraqi Armed Forces headquarters in Zawabaa neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2017: An explosive device detonated in Kohlu, Balochistan, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2017: An explosive device detonated in Shaykh Bab, Diyala, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2017: An explosive device detonated in southeastern Diyala governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Border Security Force checkpost in Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One Rashtriya Rifles soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Luhansk People's Republic (LPR) monument in Luhansk city, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties but the monument was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Territorial Defense Volunteers (TDV) patrol providing protection for a school in near Ban Binya, Maikeng district, Pattani, Thailand. At least two soldiers were killed and four other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) vehicle between Lice and Kulp districts in Diyarbakir, Turkey. At least two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/01/2017: An explosive device detonated near Al-Qasabah Al-Qadimah, Diyala, Iraq. Two farmers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2017: An explosive device detonated near Peshmerga soldiers in Jamila, Diyala, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2017: An explosive device detonated near shops in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2017: An explosive device detonated on a passenger bus near Damuku, Andhra Pradesh, India. At least 15 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Maoists may have carried out the attack.
08/01/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Caddow Dibille, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. Four soldiers were injured in the blast. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2017: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated at Bunnapal Intersection in Sungai Kolok, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties and a second explosives-laden motorcycle was defused at the scene. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2017: Assailants armed with grenades and firearms attacked a Military of Yemen checkpoint in Ahwar, Abyan, Yemen. At least three soldiers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/01/2017: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Jarnamu, Helmand, Afghanistan. At least six police officers were killed and three other security force members were injured in the incident. In addition, three police officers were reported missing. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2017: Assailants attacked Kabul-Kandahar highway in Wardak, Afghanistan. At least 26 people, including a civilian and 25 assailants, were killed and 36 others, including six security personnel and 30 assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/01/2017: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Kotwal, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least 20 people, including five police officers and 15 assailants, were killed and nine others, including two police officers and seven assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2017: Assailants attacked the Kogi State House of Assembly in Lokoja, Kogi, Nigeria. An unknown number of people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2017: Assailants launched mortar shells at an African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) base in Qoryoley, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/01/2017: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle carrying Tana River County government officials between Lamu and Tana River, Kenya. Three officials were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/01/2017: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) checkpoint in Zanjili neighborhood, Mosul, Iraq. At least two people, including one officer and one assailant, were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/01/2017: Assailants raided a civilian residence in Bagrakote, West Bengal, India. Ten people were assaulted and injured, while four vehicles and a house were set on fire during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which denied involvement.
08/01/2017: Assailants threw a grenade at the Tarabunka junction in Hodan neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. Five people, including two soldiers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/01/2017: Assailants threw an explosive device at a Royal Thai Army post in Kampung Puyu, Tak Bai district, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/01/2017: Two assailants opened fire on Lafikul Islam Ahmed at Titaguri Market near Kokrajhar, Assam, India. Ahmed, the All Bodo Minority Students' Union (ABMSU) president, was killed and a shopkeeper was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected that tribesmen may have carried out the attack.
08/01/2017: Two suicide bombers armed with explosives-laden vests, grenades, and automatic rifles attacked the Jawadia Mosque in Baqer Abad, Herat, Afghanistan. In addition to the two assailants, 32 people were killed and 66 others were injured in the attack. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/1985: Three Sinhalese Bhikku Buddhist monks and three civilians were shot to death by  Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres in the Polonnaruwa-Thirukkondaiadimadu area of Sri Lanka.  The incident occurred while the victims were worshipping at the Ruhunu Somavathiya Temple. The specific motive is unknown.
08/02/1998: A fire, started by an incendiary device, damaged a shop called the Shirt Centre in Belfast, Northern Ireland. No one was injured in this attack by unknown perpetrators.
08/02/1998: A fire, started by an incendiary device, damaged an Army and Navy store in Belfast, Northern Ireland. No one was injured in this attack by unknown perpetrators.
08/02/1998: A fire, started by an incendiary device, damaged White's Tavern in Belfast, Northern Ireland. No one was injured in this attack by unknown perpetrators.
08/02/1998: A passenger bus was stopped at a fake roadblock in Belloul, Algeria, and the passengers were attacked by a unknown group, which resulted in the killing of 12 people and the wounding of six others.
08/02/1998: A sour-gas pipeline owned by Alberta Energy Company, was bombed in Demmitt, Canada. There were no casualties and no one claimed responsibility for the attack. Police blamed militant environmentalists, but a specific group was not identified.
08/02/1998: A stolen pickup truck carrying a homemade bomb crashed through the doors of the county courthouse in Lafayette, Indiana, U.S.A., and ignited an accelerant on board, causing a fire that heavily damaged the building. However, the bomb did not explode and no one was injured.
08/02/1998: National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) extremists killed three people and abducted one person from Amarpur, India. The outcome of the kidnapping was not disclosed in reports.
08/02/1999:  Archbishop Mar Jacob Thoomkuzhy and an assisting priest were both killed in Kerala, India when their altar wine was poisoned.
08/02/1999: A group of Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) rebels opened fire on a group of people returning home from the local coffee house in Cigdemli village, Turkey. Six villagers were killed and seven others were wounded in the attack.
08/02/1999: Unidentified rebels stormed Katima Mulilo, Namibia, and tried to seize key installations, including an army base, police station and radio station, from where they announced their attack. The rebels were repelled, but managed to hold onto the offices of the Namibian Broadcasting Corp. (NBC) until after noontime on Monday, when the military flushed them out with tear gas and mortars. Thirteen people were killed, including eight security forces and five rebels and twenty-five people were injured.
08/02/1999: Unidentified separatists torched a school in Narathiwat, Thailand. Officials stated that this was part of the separatists' campaign to drive a wedge between people with different religions and cultures. The school sustained minor damage in the attack, but casualties were not reported.
08/02/2000: A group of armed mainland Chinese protestors attacked staff at Hong Kong's Immigration Tower demanding the right to live in Hong Kong, China. At least 36 people were injured, some seriously, when the protestors stabbed officials with knives and then set fire to themselves. Six arrests were made.
08/02/2000: Shamusev, the Deputy Head of the Pro-Moscow Civilian Administration in Urus-Martan, Chechnya, was killed by a car bomb placed in his vehicle. Chechen rebels were suspected.
08/02/2001: A Palestinian teenager entered an Israeli bus carrying a bag full of explosives near Tel Temoim Israel. The bomber was wrestled to the ground by the bus driver and other passengers, thwarting the attack.
08/02/2001: Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG) members launched a raid against the village of Balugo on the island of Basilan in the Philippines. During the course of the raid, several houses and a school were burnt down. ASG took 34 hostages, and beheaded four of them.
08/02/2001: After an unidentified man claiming to speak for the Real IRA telephoned a warning, a car bomb was found in the Belfast International Airport in Northern Ireland. The bomb was successfully defused and no casualties were suffered in this incident.
08/02/2001: Chechen rebels kidnapped and killed a police chief, Lieutenant General Lom Ali Abduyev, and his son from their home. The pair were found with their throats slit on the road between the villages of Novyye Shchedriny and Staryye Shchedriny in Chechnya, Russia.
08/02/2001: Islamic militants intruded into the home of Muzaffar Ahmed Lone in Surigam, Kupwara district, Jammu and Kashmir, India, and dragged him to the village graveyard where he was killed.
08/02/2001: Islamic militants shot and killed Mohammad Shafi Bhat near his home in Tangmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/02/2001: Islamic militants shot and wounded Mukhtar Ahmed Hanji, near his house at Shams-ud-din Khan, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/02/2001: Members of the National Liberation Forces-Icanzo (FNL-Icanzo) attacked the Heha District of Burundi. During the course of the raid, a number of shops and houses were destroyed. One person was killed and another was wounded by stray bullets.
08/02/2001: Members of the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) attacked Ngola commune in Huila province, Angola. Two people were killed and five were wounded in this incident. Damage was also inflicted on administrative infrastructures and caused people to flee the district.
08/02/2001: Palestinian gunmen fired on the settlement of Migal Oz in the Etyzon Bloc in the West Bank. No one was injured in the attack.
08/02/2001: Rebels were reported to have killed 13 civilians in the Bujumbura-Rural province of Burundi. Those killed were said to be sympathetic to the government.
08/02/2001: Suspected Islamic militants shot and wounded two Hindu sisters in the village of Pathie, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/02/2001: The Real IRA detonated a car bomb near the Ealing subway station in west London, next to a busy commercial area on Uxbridge Road. Seven people were wounded in this incident.
08/02/2001: Two policemen were shot and killed by unnamed Islamic extremists and a child was wounded in Theniet el-Had, Tissemselt province, Algeria.
08/02/2001: Unidentified gunmen shot and killed Tony Ndilinge, a Kenyan African National Union (KANU) member of parliament, in Githurai, Makueni district, Kenya.  Sources suggested that the gunmen shot Ndilinge while they were all in Ndilinge's car.  Authorities initially thought the killing was the result of a robbery, but they later discarded this theory as Ndilinge was found with money and other personal belongings.  No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2001: Unidentified Palestinians fired three mortar rounds at a Jewish settlement in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine. One woman was injured as a result of the attack.
08/02/2002: A suicide bomber wounded four policemen in Bagram Air Base, in Afghanistan, when he exploded a hand grenade.
08/02/2002: An explosion of a gas tank bomb in Fusagasuga, Colombia, at the National Police Academy wounded five people: two police officers and three civilians. The scattered violence was a message addressed to future President Alvaro Uribe prior to his upcoming presidential inauguration ceremony. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)were responsible for the attack.
08/02/2002: Militants hurled a hand grenade at Congress Headquarters in Jammu and Kashmir, which exploded at the main entrance of the building. There was no casualties.
08/02/2002: Two Russian servicemen were killed with gunshots by unknown perpetrators in Groznyy while they were buying food.
08/02/2003: A car bomb killed two people in a mostly Shiite suburb of Beirut in Lebanon. One of the victims was Ali Saleh, a chauffeur working for the Iranian Embassy. Saleh had also been a confirmed member of Hizballah. The explosion injured a number of pedestrians as well. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2003: Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) members bombed a car dealership in Leioa, Spain. The bomb targeted an Opel and Cadillac dealership, causing significant damage to a showroom containing vehicles. A caller warned police about the bomb giving them time to clear the area before it exploded. No one was harmed in the bombing.
08/02/2003: Suspected members of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) used machetes to kill nine people in Labora village located in Uganda’s Gulu District.
08/02/2004: Five Iraqi women contracted as cleaners at the British military base in Basra airport were attacked by unknown gunmen as they waited for the bus. Two of the workers, Samar Muhammad and Nidal Abdullah, were killed instantly. Two more workers, Rasmiya Kahlil and Bushra Sabri, were seriously injured and taken to the hospital. This incident occurred in the context of frequent militant attacks against Iraqis who are working with the multinational forces in Iraq.
08/02/2004: Five unknown Palestinian militants gunned down Mahmud al-Sharif, a Palestinian suspected of collaborating with Israel, as he lay in a hospital bed after being injured in a grenade attack at a Gaza City prison. Mahmud al-Sharif was shot in the head by the masked gunmen after they burst into Gaza City's Al Shifa hospital.
08/02/2004: Maoist rebels murdered a farmer near Amppipal in Gorkha district for spying on Maoist activities in the area.
08/02/2004: Two gunmen attempted to assassinate the chief minister of Pakistan's Balochistan province, Jam Muhammed Yousef. The assailants, who were hiding in the mountains, fired on the chief minister's motorcade in the town of Ingeera, about 310 kilometers south of the provincial capital of Quetta. Police officers with the chief minister fired back, and reportedly killed one of the gunmen. According to reports, the other gunmen was arrested. While Yousef was unhurt, one police officer died in the attack and another was injured. Authorities suspected that the attack was carried out by nationalists in the province rather than Al-Qaida, which had claimed responsibility for an assassination attempt on Pakistan's Prime Minister-designate last week.
08/02/2004: Unknown assailants threw two hand grenades into a Gaza City prison cell holding Palestinians suspected of collaborating with Israel. One prisoner, Mussa Auwda, died of his injuries in the hospital. Eight other inmates were injured.
08/02/2005: A small bomb placed inside a garbage can exploded outside of the Sayeh Building in Tehran, Iran. The building was home to several major Western corporations such as British Airways and British Petroleum. No one was harmed in the attack, but the explosion shattered several of the building’s windows. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2005: An explosion caused by a small device planted in a trash bin injured five trash collectors who were on the job in Antalya, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing and local authorities believed that explosion could have been accidental.
08/02/2005: An explosion caused by a small device planted in a trash bin injured four people in Antalya, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing and local authorities believed that explosion could have been accidental.
08/02/2005: Four perpetrators suspected of being insurgents sympathetic to the Taliban, shot and killed Qayyum Khan, a Joint Electoral Management Body worker, as he was going home from his office in Lashkar Gah, Afghanistan. The perpetrators were arrested while attempting to flee the scene of the crime. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2005: Four Thai policemen were wounded while escorting teachers and students from school in southern Thailand when suspected Islamic militants ambushed their vehicle, spraying it with gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2005: Maoist rebels planted a bomb in Manakot village in western Nepal which killed one child and injured another after exploding. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/02/2005: Nalaka Sampath Kumara, a former village guard, was shot while waiting with his wife and child at the Welikanda central bus stand in Sri Lanka.  The victim was shot six times in the chest by suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels on a motorcycle.  He died on the way to the hospital.
08/02/2005: Palestinian militants fired rockets at Israeli protestors killing one Palestinian child and injuring 9 other people in Bayt Hanun, Palestine. Five of the wounded Palestinian civilians were children and another, 50 year old Adnan al-Ashqar, succumbed to his injuries the next day. Members of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) belonging to the organization’s Al-Quds Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents abducted, tortured then killed Canadian businessman, Zaid Meerwali, in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the murder.
08/02/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents attempted to kill Abu Ghraib police chief, Colonel Muzhir Hamed Youssef, via a drive-by attack as the victim drove to work. The perpetrators missed Youssef, but injured his driver in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents bombed a section of oil pipeline between the Beiji Oil Refinery and a Baghdad power station in Samarra, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/02/2005: Suspected Islamic militants abducted then killed a woman, Isha Begum, in the Nandiyal area of India’s Jammu and Kashmir State. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2005: Suspected Islamic militants gunned down a woman, Aisha Bi, in her home in Sanglow village located in India’s Jammu and Kashmir State. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2005: Suspected Islamic militants kidnapped and killed a man, Sain Gujjar, from his house in Sarwan, India. His body was recovered later in the day from a nearby canal. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2005: Suspected Islamic militants shot and killed a farmer, Bashir Ahmad Wani, in Maniwaz-Kakipora, India as he was returning to his home. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2005: Suspected Shi’i militants shot and killed Steven Vincent, an American journalist, after abducting him from a hotel in Basra, Iraq. The perpetrators also abducted and shot Vincent's translator, Nour Weidi, leaving her seriously injured. Five abductors kidnapped Vincent and Weidi from a hotel currency exchange and forced them into a police vehicle. Vincent was found on a road south of Basra dead later in the day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2005: Taliban members beheaded three civilians in Afghanistan’s Ghazni Province whom the group suspected were spying on behalf of coalition forces. A Taliban spokesman claimed responsibility for the murders.
08/02/2005: Two unknown perpetrators fired guns at Ananfi Arong, a deputy village chief, in Thailand’s Sungai Padi (District). The attackers failed to hit Arong or a colleague with whom he was riding on a motorcycle. However, the attack caused Arong to crash the motorcycle resulting in his death. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2005: Unknown gunmen shot and killed two Iraqi Ministry of Finance employees who were part of the Inspector General's Office in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2006: A bomb exploded in Narathiwat's Joh I Rong district, Thailand, at about 8 am while a group of army medics was on the way to provide healthcare services to local residents, damaging the group's two vans. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/02/2006: A bomb in a garbage bag lying on a street in downtown Baghdad, Iraq, exploded near a group of laborers waiting to be hired for daily wage work, killing three and injuring eight. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/02/2006: A bomb planted along a railroad in Thailand's Chana district exploded killing three policemen and injuring another. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/02/2006: A booby-trapped car went off at a petrol station in Al-Mu'tasim, northern Baghdad, Iraq, killing two civilians and wounding six others. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/02/2006: A land mine planted by leftist rebels killed six coca eradicators and injured seven others in Colombia. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) is suspected in the attack.
08/02/2006: A policeman was killed and four injured when a roadside bomb went off near his patrol in the northern city of Mosul, Iraq. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/02/2006: An explosion destroyed a car belonging to the Afghan Finance Ministry in Kabul, Afghanistan, killing the driver and wounding a passenger and a bystander. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/02/2006: An explosive device targeting Al-Ba'aj local municipal premises, western Mosul, Iraq, resulting in the serious injury of local council head Abd-al-Rahim Jasim al-Shammary and three of his guards. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/02/2006: An unidentified group assassinated Palestinian Preventive Security Service member Maj Saqr Anbar in Gaza, Palestine. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/02/2006: At least 12 people were killed and 14 wounded, most of them children, when two bombs in gym bags exploded Wednesday near the bleachers of a soccer field in a Shi i area of western Baghdad, Iraq. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/02/2006: In Baquba, Iraq, gunmen killed the chief of the traffic police, Ahmed Abdel Hussein, and one of his bodyguards. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/02/2006: Mortar shells in the Muttur area, Sri Lanka, killed at least four soldiers, and wounded at least two civilians.  The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam are responsible for the incident.
08/02/2006: One person was injured when a rocket fired from the Gaza Strip hit Ashkelon, Israel. Al-Quds Brigades was suspected in the attack.
08/02/2006: Taliban insurgents attacked a Danish camp in Musa Qala, Afghanistan, seriously wounding one soldier .
08/02/2006: The National Resistance Brigades, military wing of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine, fired two Muqawamah rockets at the Kissufim, Israel, military crossing. There were no reported casualties.
08/02/2006: Two militants and a soldier were killed in a pre-dawn gunfight in Doda, India south of Srinagar, summer capital of Indian Kashmir. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2006: Two mortar shells struck the Shi i district of Abu Dshir, Baghdad, Iraq, killing three people under age 15. One shell exploded on a soccer field and the other hit a house, wounding a couple and their child. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2006: Two off-duty Iraqi soldiers and a civilian were killed and four civilians wounded when a roadside bomb exploded near a truck carrying wheat in Hawijah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2006: Two Russian peacekeeping soldiers were killed in the Georgian separatist region of Abkhazia on Wednesday when gunmen opened fire on their car. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2006: Unidentified men snatched the daughter of a university president in Zamboanga City, Philippines, where the Abu Sayyaf group is known to operate. No group has claimed responsiblity for this attack.
08/02/2006: Unknown gunmen assassinated a human rights activist in front of his house in Al-Diwaniyah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2007: A car bomb exploded in the Dora neighborhood of southern Baghdad, killing three and injuring five. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2007: A fuel truck explosion killed at least 50 people and wounded approximately 20 in the Mansour area of western Baghdad. The explosion sent a 50-foot-high column of flames and smoke into the air. Mansour is a primarily Sunni area of Baghdad, however no group claimed responsibility for the attack
08/02/2007: A suicide bomber drove a car into an Iraqi police station killing 13 and wounding 15 more in northern Baghdad. The bomber struck a line of recruits outside the police station. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2007: A suicide car bombing struck Al Faqma ice cream shop killing 20 and wounding 40. The shop was located in Freedom Square in the central district of Karada, Baghdad. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2007: A suspected group of Islamic-led terrorists killed ten civilians and wounded more than twenty five in an exchange with Ethiopian troops. Hundreds of families have fled Mogadishu's Odweyne neighborhood due to the on-going skirmishes between Somalia's Islamist-led insurgents and the Ethiopian troops.
08/02/2008: On Saturday at 2100, an improvised explosive device functioned at a 7/Eleven store on Pratha road in Muang district, Songkhla province, Thailand.  The device contained around 500g of explosive. This was one of seven locations where bombs were detonated on the same night, and two to four people were injured in the Muang locations. Nobody claimed responsibility for the incident, although police suspect three ustazes (Islamic teachers) named Ustaz Soh, Ustaz Haleng and Ustaz Ding, and a group known as Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).  Authorities believe that the perpetrators wanted to dampen the public's confidence in their safety.  On 8/10/2008, police raided a home in Khuanlang, Songkhla's Hat Yai district and arrested seven teenagers suspected of being involved in the bombings.
08/02/2008: On Saturday at 2100, an improvised explosive device functioned at a 7/Eleven store on Ramwithi road in Muang district, Songkhla province, Thailand.  The device contained around 500g of explosive. This was one of seven locations where bombs were detonated on the same night, and two to four people were injured in the Muang locations. Nobody claimed responsibility for the incident, although police suspect three ustazes (Islamic teachers) named Ustaz Soh, Ustaz Haleng and Ustaz Ding, and a group known as Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).  Authorities believe that the perpetrators wanted to dampen the public's confidence in their safety.  On 8/10/2008, police raided a home in Khuanlang, Songkhla's Hat Yai district and arrested seven teenagers suspected of being involved in the bombings.
08/02/2008: On Saturday at 2100, an improvised explosive device functioned at a 7/Eleven store on Rat-uthit road in Hat Yai, Songkhla province, Thailand.  The device contained around 500g of explosive. This was one of seven locations where bombs were detonated on the same night, and two to four people were injured in the Muang locations. Nobody claimed responsibility for the incident, although police suspect three ustazes (Islamic teachers) named Ustaz Soh, Ustaz Haleng and Ustaz Ding, and a group known as Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).  Authorities believe that the perpetrators wanted to dampen the public's confidence in their safety.  On 8/10/2008, police raided a home in Khuanlang, Songkhla's Hat Yai district and arrested seven teenagers suspected of being involved in the bombings.
08/02/2008: On Saturday at 2100, an improvised explosive device functioned at a 7/Eleven store on Thale Luang road in Muang district, Songkhla province, Thailand.  The device contained around 500g of explosive. This was one of seven locations where bombs were detonated on the same night, and two to four people were injured in the Muang locations. Nobody claimed responsibility for the incident, although police suspect three ustazes (Islamic teachers) named Ustaz Soh, Ustaz Haleng and Ustaz Ding, and a group known as Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).  Authorities believe that the perpetrators wanted to dampen the public's confidence in their safety.  On 8/10/2008, police raided a home in Khuanlang, Songkhla's Hat Yai district and arrested seven teenagers suspected of being involved in the bombings.
08/02/2008: On Saturday at 2100, an improvised explosive device functioned at a Doctor Cool restaurant near Samila beach in Muang district, Songkhla province, Thailand.  The device contained around 500g of explosive. This was one of seven locations where bombs were detonated on the same night, and two to four people were injured in the Muang locations. Nobody claimed responsibility for the incident, although police suspect three ustazes (Islamic teachers) named Ustaz Soh, Ustaz Haleng and Ustaz Ding, and a group known as Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).  Authorities believe that the perpetrators wanted to dampen the public's confidence in their safety.  On 8/10/2008, police raided a home in Khuanlang, Songkhla's Hat Yai district and arrested seven teenagers suspected of being involved in the bombings.
08/02/2008: On Saturday at 2100, an improvised explosive device functioned near a police booth on Chalathas road in Muang district, Songkhla province, Thailand.  The device contained around 500g of explosive. This was one of seven locations where bombs were detonated on the same night, and two to four people were injured in the Muang locations. Nobody claimed responsibility for the incident, although police suspect three ustazes (Islamic teachers) named Ustaz Soh, Ustaz Haleng and Ustaz Ding, and a group known as Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).  Authorities believe that the perpetrators wanted to dampen the public's confidence in their safety.  On 8/10/2008, police raided a home in Khuanlang, Songkhla's Hat Yai district and arrested seven teenagers suspected of being involved in the bombings.
08/02/2008: On Saturday evening at 1920, Md Asarab Ali, a businessman, was injured when a bomb exploded in the kitchen of his house in Yairipok, Manipur province, India. The next day on 08/03/2008 on Sunday, People's United Liberation Front (PULF) militants claimed responsibility for the incident, although no reason was given for why the attack was carried out.
08/02/2008: On Saturday evening at 2120, Agno town Mayor Arthur Cabantac was shot dead while playing Mahjong at the residence of one of Cabantac's friends in the Poblacion East neighborhood of Agno, Pangasinan, Philippines, by an unidentified gunman firing an M-16 automatic rifle. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/02/2008: On Saturday evening, at about 1900, in Harare, Harare, Zimbabwe, a bomb exploded, damaging a police station but causing no casualties. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/02/2008: On Saturday morning at 0930, one American citizen was killed and another wounded when a remote-controlled roadside bomb exploded hitting a civilian vehicle in Bagrami neighborhood in Kabul, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Two other US nationals travelling in the vehicle escaped unscathed. Shortly thereafter, Taliban insurgents claimed responsibility for the incident, however, they did not give a reason as to the motive of the attack.
08/02/2008: On Saturday morning in Santa Cruz, California, United States, two firebombings targeted two researchers' property in a string of animal liberation movement actions. A car belonging to an unidentified UC-Santa Cruz researcher was destroyed by a firebomb. An anonymous communique was posted to Bite Back wherein the Animal Liberation Front accepted responsibility. There were no reported casualties.
08/02/2008: On Saturday night at 2330, 15 New People’s Army (NPA) rebels detonated bombs at the base of a tower belonging to the Globe Telecom Telecommunications Inc. in Lemery town, Batangas, Philippines. The blasts caused minor damage to the cell tower, which had to be shut down for repair. No casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident. On 09/03/2008, nine of the 15 individuals responsible for the infrastructure attack were arrested by police and military soldiers in Barangay Tartaria, Silang, Philippines.
08/02/2008: On Saturday night, Taliban gunmen set ablaze a mobile tower of the Roshan private mobile phone company and then abducted an employee of the company guarding the tower in Qarehbagh district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. More than ten barrels of diesel, meant to power the antenna generator, were used to burn the tower. The guard was later freed the next morning on 08/03/2008 on Sunday. Zabihollah Mojahed, a spokesman for the Taliban, said the attack was carried out because the Roshan Company had defied their warning to switch off its activities between 1900 and 0700. No casualties were reported.
08/02/2008: On Saturday, 13 civilians of a wedding party, including the bride and groom, were killed and six others injured when a roadside bomb blasted a mini-bus carrying the wedding party in Spin Boldak district, Kandahar province, southern Afghanistan. Police blamed the bombing attack on Taliban insurgents, although no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/02/2008: On Saturday, a female employee in the Ninewa province's information department was kidnapped by unidentified gunmen in Mosul. Her body was found by Iraqi police the next day in Mosul.
08/02/2008: On Saturday, armed assailants kidnapped a member of the HAMAS political bureau in Gaza City, Gaza Strip, West Bank and Gaza Strip, but the victim was released the same day.  No group claimed responsibility, but it was believed that Fatah was responsible, and the hostage is alive.
08/02/2008: On Saturday, at an unknown time, in Santa Cruz, California, United States, two firebombings targeted two UC-Santa Cruz researchers' property in a string of animal liberation movement actions. A firebomb was ignited on David Feldheim's front porch. Feldheim, a molecular biologist, escaped from a second story window with his family. An adult was treated at the hospital. An anonymous communique was posted to Bite Back wherein the Animal Liberation Front accepted responsibility.
08/02/2008: On Saturday, at an unknown time, in Sirnak, Turkey, five government-paid village guards were killed when Kurdistan Worker's Party (PKK) terrorists opened fire on them.
08/02/2008: On Saturday, at an unspecified time, in Raman, Yala, Thailand,  two unidentified gunmen shot and killed a Muslim teacher. There were no other reported casualties. No groups claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2008: On Saturday, in Hazara, Swat, North West Frontier, Pakistan, assailants detonated a remote-controlled bomb targeting a vehicle carrying security staff, killing six security personnel, including one police chief, injuring two others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, but pro-Taliban militants are believed to be responsible.
08/02/2008: On Saturday, two French oil workers were kidnapped by unknown gunmen from a bar in Onne near Port Harcourt, Rivers, Nigeria. The two were released on 09/05/2008.
08/02/2008: On Saturday, unidentified militants kidnapped Abdul Rashid from his house in Gool, Ramban district, Jammu and Kashmir province, India. Later that day, Rashid’s body was discovered with his throat slit in a field not far from his residence. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/02/2009: On Sunday evening at about 2040, in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, India, assailants threw a grenade at the Radhey Shyam temple in Doda town, missing the temple and damaging several nearby shops but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
08/02/2009: On Sunday evening, in the 'Azamiyah district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device hidden in a pile of trash near the Imam Abu Hanifah al-Nu'man Mosque, killing one civilian, wounding three others, and damaging several nearby shops and buildings. No group claimed responsibility.
08/02/2009: On Sunday morning at 0600, in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a liquor store in the southern Dura neighborhood, damaging the store but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
08/02/2009: On Sunday morning at 1000, in central Haditha, Al Anbar, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in a public market, killing four civilians and three children, wounding 17 civilians and three children, and damaging two cars and several shops. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities suspected the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) was responsible.
08/02/2009: On Sunday morning at about 0830, a Buddhist man, Surasak Wirojsongkram (29), was shot and killed in a drive-by-shooting by suspected Muslim insurgents on the Pattani-Hat Yai road in Ban Prung, Nong Chick. Wirojsongkram was going home after his night shift as a security guard at a rubber processing factory when two attackers on a motorcycle caught up to his motorcycle and shot him. The insurgents have made no public pronouncements but are believed to be fighting for an independent state. There has been no claim of responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2009: On Sunday morning, in 'Alaqehdari Shibar, Bamian, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the district chief's vehicle, damaging the vehicle but causing no casualties. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/02/2009: On Sunday, between Santiago, Putumayo and Colon, Putumayo, Colombia, an improvised explosive devices (IED) exploded, damaging several electrical towers but causing no injuries. Police technicians safely defused eight other IEDs found in the same area . No group claimed responsibility, although police believed the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible
08/02/2009: On Sunday, in Bishenpur, Manipur, India, assailants threw two hand grenades at a residence belonging to the Manipur Agriculture and Social Welfare Minister, causing no injuries or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
08/02/2009: On Sunday, in Khuzdar, Balochistan, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a bridge on RCD highway, but caused no reported damage or injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
08/02/2009: On Sunday, in the early morning, in Balakot, Mansehra, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, assailants detonated an eight kilogram improvised explosive device targeting a market, wounding five civilians and damaging 21 shops. No group claimed responsibility.
08/02/2010: On Monday afternoon around 1315, in Angorbagh area of Jalalabad city, in the Nangarhar province of Afghanistan, unidentified militants attacked the convoy of the presidential advisor with a roadside improvised explosive device, injuring seven people, including the advisor and his bodyguard, and damaging a vehicle. The amount of property damage from the attack is unknown. There was no claim of responsibility.
08/02/2010: On Monday evening at 1930, on Mamay Road, Barangay Anglionto village, Buhangin, Davao City, Philippines, an unidentified man on a motorcycle shot and killed an executive of a banana firm, Roperto Arribas Alag Jr. Alag was the operations manager of Musahamat Banana Farms. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2010: On Monday morning around 0900, near a market in the Gosh Khana area of Dand district, Kandahar province, Afghanistan, a suicide car bomber targeting Dand mayor, Haji Ahmadullah Nazak, detonated his explosives-laden Toyota Corolla vehicle killing six children and causing extensive property damage as nearby houses and shops caught fire. The mayor, however, escaped unharmed. Minutes later, a second explosion targeting rescuers occurred at the same place injuring a policeman and two other children on site. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but authorities blamed the Taliban for being responsible. Witnesses reported that the bomber appeared to be a blond, light-skinned foreigner.
08/02/2010: On Monday morning at 0630, in Al Shurtah, Al Anbar, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a bus shelter, killing two civilians and wounded four. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/02/2010: On Monday night, in Aba, Abia, Nigeria, unidentified gunmen ambushed and fired upon the 604 Peugoet car of retired Army General, Josesph Okoloagu, injuring the retired general, one driver and a body guard on the Alaoji-Ugwunagbo axis of Aba - Port-Harcourt expressway. The retired general returned fire and killed one of the assailants who was attempting to kidnap him. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2010: On Monday night, in Kongba Laishram Leikai, Imphal East, Manipur, India, unidentified militants shot and killed a non-local migrant worker. One live ammunition of 6.55 millimeter was recovered from the incident site. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/02/2010: On Monday, in Aqaba, Al Aqabah, Jordan, unknown assailants fired four rockets killing one person and injuring four others. No group claimed responsibility and no damage was reported.
08/02/2010: On Monday, in Gubden, Dagestan, Russia, unidentified gunmen fired on the car being driven by Magomed Salamov, an anti-Wahabbi activist and head of a community organization; he died at the scene near a cemetery. The shooters fled in a Priora car which they seized from a local resident at gunpoint an hour-and-a-half before the attack in the settlement of Kakashura. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/02/2010: On Monday, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, assailants attacked and killed by unknown means a nurse at a clinic. No damages were reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2010: On Monday, in Qaisar, Faryab, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device placed by unidentified militants targeting a civilian vehicle was detonated. The blast killed five tribal elders, wounded four civilians and caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities suspected that the Taliban was responsible.
08/02/2010: On Monday, in Taloqan, Takhar, Afghanistan, unidentified militants opened fire on civilians in a mosque killing three civilians and wounding seven others. No group claimed responsibility and no damage was reported.
08/02/2010: On Monday, in the al-Garma district of Fallujah, Al Anbar, Iraq, unidentified assailants detonated an unknown number of improvised explosive devices that had been placed around the house of a policeman. Three people, including a policeman, were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2010: On Monday, in the Bab al-Saray marketplace in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, gunmen fired upon and killed the body guard of MP Amna Saadi Mahdi from al-Iraqiya List in Ninawa and injured one civilian and one child. No damages were reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2010: On Monday, in Zakha Khel Bazaar area of Landi Kotal, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, a local tribal chief, Malik Abdul Haleem, along with four of his relatives were abducted from a militant stronghold as they were on the way back from a tribal council. No group claimed responsibility and the status of the hostages is unknown.
08/02/2010: On Monday, near Erzincan, Turkey, eight cars of a cargo train were derailed by a mine explosion between Alp station and Erzincan. The train was carrying passengers and cargo, including military equipment and vehicles. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) was thought to be responsible.
08/02/2011: On Tuesday afternoon at 1415, on Quezon Avenue in Cotabato City, Cotabato, Philippines, two people were killed and eight others were wounded in a motorcycle bomb blast. A homemade bomb fashioned from four 81-milimeter mortar shells exploded in front of a gun shop, causing an unknown amount of property damage. The bomb had a mobile phone that served as the triggering device. The use of mortar rounds in the manufacture of improvised bombs is a known signature of the secessionist Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF), however, no group has claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/02/2011: On Tuesday afternoon at 1500, in the village of Kizuka in near Rumonge, Bururi, Burundi, one Burundi policeman was killed when two militants targeted and fired upon a police patrol with unknown firearms. Before the attack, the gunmen had ambushed civilians on their way or returning from a market. Both militants were killed by the patrol's return fire and their firearms were then seized by police. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2011: On Tuesday morning at 530, in the Shatterlo neighborhood, Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device targeting a Christian church. The blast wounded 19 civilians, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the church, and several nearby buildings and cars. No group claimed responsibility.
08/02/2011: On Tuesday morning, in Saranda forests in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India, during a routine patrol, two Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel identified as Ganesh Kumar Mahato and Shrikant Barik, were injured during an encounter with Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants. The police claimed that some Maoists also sustained injuries during the encounter, but they did not give a specific number. One source indicates that at least two militants may have been killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2011: On Tuesday morning, in Untsukulsky Distrcit, Dagestan, Russia, a bomb detonated under the car of District Administrator, Magamagadzh Tagirov. Four people were inside of the vehicle at the time of the blast including Tagirov and his son. Tagirov's son, Magomedtagir, was killed instantly in the blast, while Tagirov himself, his bodyguard, and driver died early the next morning. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the car. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2011: On Tuesday night, in the Jadiriya neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants fired a rocket targeting the house of former legislative member, Iyad Jamaluddin. The attack wounded Jamaluddin and set his house on fire. No group claimed responsibility.
08/02/2011: On Tuesday night, in the Jadriyah neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting the house of Ayad Jamal-al-Deen, a Shiite lawmaker of the former Iraqi parliament. The blast wounded al-Deen and two of his bodyguards, and caused the house to catch on fire. No group claimed responsibility.
08/02/2011: On Tuesday night, in the Rissala area, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a liquor store. The blast killed three policemen, wounded 14 others, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the liquor store. No group claimed responsibility.
08/02/2011: On Tuesday, in Komsomolsk-on-Amur, Khabaorvsk Krai, Russia, a young girl at Berezka Kindergarten was wounded by a parcel bomb when it detonated. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage. A police investigation revealed that the device contained around seven kilograms of TNT along with nails. Police also stated the device failed to fully explode. No group claimed responsibility, although police detained a 27 year old male who claimed to be responsible for the attack.
08/02/2011: On Tuesday, in Konduz city, Konduz province, Afghanistan, a compound used frequently to house foreign nationals working for two private security companies was attacked by unidentified militants. A suicide vehicle-borne improvised explosive device was first detonated at the gates of the compound, and then two suicide bombers entered the compound and started a firefight with police. The attack ended when the two suicide bombers detonated their explosives. Four private security guards were killed and 10 people were injured, including one policeman and nine civilians. Officials said that foreign nationals staying at the compound were able to escape. One of the security companies housed at the compound worked for the German development company Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage. The Taliban claimed responsibility through spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid.
08/02/2011: On Tuesday, in the Abu Ghraib neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, a bomb exploded in front of a billiards hall. A second bomb exploded in the same place when an army patrol arrived. As the result of the blasts, one person and one military officer were killed. Six people, three of whom were soldiers, were wounded. The blast caused an unknown amount of property damage to the billiards hall. No group claimed responsibility.
08/02/2011: On Tuesday, in the Khadra area, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown gunmen opened fire on Lieutenant Colonel Azad Mohammed Ahmed, an Army colonel driving his car. The colonel was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
08/02/2011: On Tuesday, in the village of Mabok near Abyei, Janub Kurdufan, Sudan, four Ethiopian United Nations (UN) peacekeepers were killed and seven were injured when a UN peacekeeper vehicle struck a landmine. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2012: A suicide bomber prematurely detonated in Mahuta village, Kaduna city, Kaduna state, Nigeria. The suicide bomber was killed in the blast; however, no one else was harmed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but the bomber had previously stated that his target was the village head, who had exposed fellow group members.
08/02/2012: An assailant wearing an explosives-laden vest was arrested by authorities in Dour al-Sekak area, Fallujah city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2012: An explosive device detonated as a vehicle carrying Ahmad Hasan Ma'alin, the commander of Mogadishu security forces, passed by in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2012: An explosive device detonated as a vehicle carrying Ayaullah Bek, a former member of the Afghan Parliament, passed by in Ghor province, Afghanistan. Bek was killed and two guards injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/02/2012: An explosive device detonated as an Iraqi police patrol was passing by in Haditha city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Four police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2012: An explosive device detonated at a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Al-Bu Jely village, Yethrib district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three Sahwa Council members were killed and two injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. Two United States (U.S.) soldiers, Russel R. Bell (U.S. Army) and Matthew S. Sitton (U.S. Army), were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a market in Husseiniya neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and 11 injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2012: Assailants attacked a military outpost in Eruh district, Siirt province, Turkey. This was one of two attacks on military outposts in Siirt province on this date. One soldier was killed and 10 wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/02/2012: Assailants attacked a military outpost in Pervari district, Siirt province, Turkey. This was one of two attacks on military outposts in Siirt province on this date. Two soldiers were killed and seven wounded in this assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/02/2012: Assailants attacked an Iraqi military checkpoint with guns and rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) in Ahmed al-Ani village, Yethrib district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2012: Assailants in a vehicle opened fire on a security checkpoint in Tuz Khormato city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/02/2012: Assailants opened fire at a military checkpoint in the vicinity of Dujail town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed in the assault, and an additional four were kidnapped. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2012: Assailants opened fire on a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Balad Ruz village, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One Sahwa Council member was killed and three others injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at an office of Helping Hand, a non-governmental organization (NGO), in Charsadda town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Two employees of Helping Hand were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at pilgrims returning from prayers in Mondara Chowk area, Hub city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least eight people, including two police officers, were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2012: Assailants threw three grenades at a police post in Sopore town, Baramulla district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Three people were injured and several shops damaged by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities detained two minors and identified that they had been paid by Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) to throw the grenades.
08/02/2012: Assailants wearing explosives-laden belts attacked a military site south of Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Five assailants were killed in the attack, and one was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2012: Assalants opened fire on a Muslim civilian in Mayo district, Pattani province, Thailand. The civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2012: Eight explosive devices were discovered by Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) members in Taal area, Panki village, Palamu district, Jharkhand state, India. As CRPF forces were defusing the devices, assailants opened fire on them. At least one CRPF officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to Maoists.
08/02/2012: Gunmen opened fire at a security checkpoint northeast of Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One police officer and one Sahwa Council member were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2012: Gunmen opened fire at border guards on patrol between Roubane town and Zouia town, Tlemcen province, Algeria. At least three security officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a civilian in his home in Darimgre village, Meghalaya state, India. The civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the it to the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), who may have shot the civilian because they suspected him to be a police informer.
08/02/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a military checkpoint in Kan'an city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One soldier was killed and two wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a police checkpoint east of Haditha city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Three police officers were injured in the gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/02/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a police checkpoint in Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Four police officers were killed in the attack. This was one of two attacks on the checkpoint; following this attack, the assailants planted three explosive devices targeting first responders. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a police checkpoint in Al-Rutba town, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Three police officers, including Colonel Obeid Ibrahim al-Kataa, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a police checkpoint in Awja town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four police officers were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2012: Gunmen opened fire on the car of Ali Ahmed al-Amrani, the Yemeni Information Minister, in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. Al-Amrani survived the assassination attempt, but his bodyguard was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2012: Gunmen opened fire on the convoy of Ferhana J. Mohammad in Lahing-Lahing village, Omar municipality, Sulu province, Philippines. Mohammad, the mayor of Omar municipality, was not injured in the assassination attempt. However, Antonio Freyra, the Sulu provincial police chief, two police officers, and a civilian were killed, and five more civilians were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2012: Several gunmen, one of whom was wearing an explosives-laden belt, attacked a police checkpoint in Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two security forces personnel and three assailants were killed and one security forces personnel wounded in that attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2012: Three explosive devices planted at a police checkpoint detonated in Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and three injured by the blast. This was one of two attacks on the police checkpoint; this second one targeted first responders who were arriving at the scene of an earlier shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: A roadside bomb detonated as a military foot patrol, providing security to teachers, was passing by in Jekae subdistrict, Rangae district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. One soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: A roadside bomb detonated by a police vehicle near Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near a military patrol in Shora town, Arbil governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers and a military officer were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: An explosive device detonated at a checkpoint in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. One soldier was killed and two more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: An explosive device detonated at a gas pipeline in Kirkuk, Iraq. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blast; however, the pipeline was set on fire and the gas supply was halted. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: An explosive device detonated at the Ras Abeda police station in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2013: An explosive device detonated in Fallujah city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. Two civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: An explosive device detonated in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Four soldiers were killed and eight more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: An explosive device detonated in Tuz Khormato town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2013: An explosive device detonated inside the government-run girls' primary school in Khar tehsil, Bajaur Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No one was injured in the blast; however, the school building was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: An explosive device detonated near a military foot patrol, which was providing security to teachers in Ba-ngoi Sinae village, Yala province, Thailand. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: An explosive device detonated near a Ranger patrol in Kadunong subdistrict, Saiburi district, Pattani province, Thailand. One soldier was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: An explosive device detonated on a railway track between Paraiya and Guraru villages in Bihar state, India. No one was injured, but a train was damaged in the blast. Maoists claimed responsibility for the incident, stating they had carried out the attack to protest police brutality.
08/02/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused outside of the home of a Tunisian Army General in the Menzah 9 neighborhood of Tunis city, Tunis governorate, Tunisa. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants ambushed a joint military and police convoy in Sherzad district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The convoy was returning from an earlier attack on a tribal elder's home when it was ambushed, leading to a five-hour clash. At least 22 security personnel and 60 assailants were killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the battle. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants attacked a container truck in the Dasht area of Mastung district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack, although the container was set on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in the Ageidat area, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants attacked Malik Wardak at his residence in Sherzad district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Wardak, a tribal elder, was not injured in the attack, although at least 16 assailants were killed when the military responded. This was one of two attacks in the same area; in a later incident, assailants ambushed security personnel returning from Wardak's residence. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/02/2013: Assailants attacked two Students' Federation of India (SFI) secretaries at the University of Kerala in Thiruvananthapuram city, Kerala state, India. Both civilians were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2013: Assailants launched a rocket-propelled grenade at the Sinai Sun hotel in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No one was injured, but the hotel and nearby buildings were damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2013: Assailants opened fire at a police checkpoint in Pervomayskoye town, Dagestan republic, Russia. One police officer was killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Alhmeirah village, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Tal Afar city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants opened fire on civilians at the Jodia Bazar in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Three people were killed and three others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2013: Assailants set fire to a company in Khok Pho district, Pattani province, Thailand. No casualties were reported. This was one of at least 12 coordinated arson attacks, all occurring within an hour in the early morning, in Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants set fire to a furniture shop in Tepa district, Songkhla province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties and no information regarding damages. This was one of two attacks on furniture shops in Tepa district and one of at least 12 coordinated arson attacks, all occurring within an hour in the early morning, in Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants set fire to a minimart in Khok Pho district, Pattani province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties. This was one of at least 12 coordinated arson attacks, all occurring within an hour in the early morning, in Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants set fire to a mobile cell tower in Yala province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties and no information regarding damages. This was one of at least 12 coordinated arson attacks, all occurring within an hour in the early morning, in Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants set fire to a shop in Saba district, Songkhla province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties and no information regarding damages. This was one of at least 12 coordinated arson attacks, all occurring within an hour in the early morning, in Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants set fire to the P Parawood Corporation factory in Mueang Yala district, Yala province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties and no information regarding damages. This was one of at least 12 coordinated arson attacks, all occurring within an hour in the early morning, in Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants set fire to the Phithan Panich motorcycle and bicycle shop in Nong Chik district, Pattani province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties; however, 64 motorcycles and bicycles were damaged in the fire. This was one of at least 12 coordinated arson attacks, all occurring within an hour in the early morning, in Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants set fire to the Teck Bee Hang Corporation factory in Mueang Yala district, Yala province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties and no information regarding damages. This was one of at least 12 coordinated arson attacks, all occurring within an hour in the early morning, in Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants set fire to the Union Plastic Limited factory in Mueang Yala district, Yala province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties and no information regarding damages. This was one of at least 12 coordinated arson attacks, all occurring within an hour in the early morning, in Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants set fire to the Yala Tharnthong Corporation factory in Mueang Yala district, Yala province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties and no information regarding damages. This was one of at least 12 coordinated arson attacks, all occurring within an hour in the early morning, in Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants set fire to the Yang Paktai factory in Mueang Yala district, Yala province, Thailand. There were no reported casualties; however, the factory was damaged. This was one of at least 12 coordinated arson attacks, all occurring within an hour in the early morning, in Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants shot and killed Ranger Jira Chanmeechote in Chuap subdistrict, Narathiwat province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at a gas station office in Chatra district, Jharkhand state, India. No one was injured in the blast; however, the office and a nearby petrol pump were damaged in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police officer suspected Maoists were involved.
08/02/2013: Gunmen attacked civilians in Talkalakh town, Homs governorate, Syria. The assailants killed six people and took their identity cards and belonginings. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/02/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Sheikh Manzoor Hussain and his son in Rahim Yar Khan city, Punjab province, Pakistan. Hussain, the Divisional President of the Shia Council, and his son were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: A roadside bomb detonated in Mansour district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least 15 people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a factory in Balad city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The factory was being used to house volunteer fighters at the time of the attack. In addition to the assailant, at least four volunteers were killed and 16 volunteers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: An assailant opened fire on Malam Aliyu Abubakar Dan Aliya in Kubwa area, Abuja city, Abuja Capital Territory, Nigeria. Aliya, an Islamic cleric, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: An explosive device detonated at a girls government primary school in Shabqadar area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the school was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: An explosive device detonated at a Sahwa Council member's residence near Tarmiyah town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The Sahwa member and his wife were killed and three family members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: An explosive device detonated in Yarmuk district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Taji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and four more soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: An explosive device planted in a bus detonated in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least 12 people were injured in the blast; the victims included soldiers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Nawagai town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: Assailants ambushed volunteer fighters in Hamreen area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least 17 volunteers were kidnapped and beheaded. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: Assailants attacked a European Union Force RCA (EUFOR RCA) patrol traveling with an International Police Unit (IPU) patrol in Bangui city, Bangui autonomous commune, Central African Republic. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: Assailants attacked a joint Hezbollah and Syrian Army checkpoint in Jibbeh village, Rif Dimashq governorate, Syria. At least seven people were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Nusrah Front.
08/02/2014: Assailants attacked a military checkpoint in Wadi Hmayyed area, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. Two soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Nusrah Front.
08/02/2014: Assailants attacked a security checkpoint in Ataq city, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. Four police officers were killed, while two police officers and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a security official attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/02/2014: Assailants attacked buildings used by Syrian military forces in Jobar neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. Tens of soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Free Syrian Army (FSA).
08/02/2014: Assailants attacked Firdous Ahmad with an axe in Pattan town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Ahmad, an Indian Reserve Battalion (IRB) constable, was injured and his service weapon was stolen in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2014: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Darzab district, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Three assailants and an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer were killed in the ensuing clash. Additionally, one assailant and two officers were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: Assailants attacked security forces in a successful bid to gain control of Jalula city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one peshmerga member and three assailants were killed, while five peshmerga and one assailant 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).
08/02/2014: Assailants attacked tea growers in Jogibeel town, Sonitpur district, Assam state, India. Five people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Songbijit Faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
08/02/2014: Assailants attacked tea growers in Urahiloga town, Assam state, India. Three people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Songbijit Faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
08/02/2014: Assailants attacked the homes of soldiers and police officers in Arsal town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but several soldiers and police officers were abducted; their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: Assailants attempted to rape a woman in Karkar village, West Darfur state, Sudan. Two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Janjaweed.
08/02/2014: Assailants captured and then opened fire on Mohammad Kohi in Sangan area, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Kohi, a provincial assembly candidate, and his son were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, government officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/02/2014: Assailants fired rockets at a fuel depot near the airport in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but eight gas tanks caught on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: Assailants fired rockets at an unknown location in Israel. Six rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: Assailants kidnapped 40 civilians in Alam area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. An unknown number of captives were killed in a subsequent airstrike. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/02/2014: Assailants opened fire on a passenger coach near Doaba area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One person was killed and one person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: Assailants opened fire on a television journalist in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No further information is available.
08/02/2014: Assailants opened fire on army headquarters in Arsal town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. Casualties were reported in the attack, but the exact number is unknown; the victims included soldiers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Nusrah Front.
08/02/2014: Assailants opened fire on Romy Gale Romo in Escalante city, Negros Occidental province, Philippines. Romo, a former village chief, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: Assailants raided a civilian residence in Maydan village, Kirkuk, Iraq. One person was killed and a second person was kidnapped in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/02/2014: Assailants seized a security compound in a two-day assault in Arsal town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. Casualties were reported in the attack, but the exact number is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Nusrah Front.
08/02/2014: Assailants set fire to two pieces of construction equipment in Baylo village, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. The equipment belonged to the LC Ting Construction company. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/02/2014: Assailants shelled civilian targets in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Twenty-two people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: Assailants shot and killed two members of Lashkar-e-Islam (LeI) in Bara tehsil, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: Assailants stopped a military vehicle and kidnapped two soldiers near the Wadi Hmayyed post in Arsal town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. The Lebanese Army freed the two soldiers later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: Assailants stormed a police station in Arsal, Beqaa, Lebanon. At least 19 security officials were killed in the attack. Additionally, at least 35 people, including police officers and soldiers, were abducted. At least 16 hostages were released on December 1, 2015, while two other officers died in captivity. The fate of the remaining victims is unknown. Both the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: Four explosive devices detonated targeting a Wasit police patrol in Samarra district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least 15 police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2014: Three rockets struck Makasib village, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: A roadside bomb detonated as a soldier went to defuse it near the Lagayas-Cabangalan section of the Basilan road in Tipo-Tipo municipality, Basilan district, Basilan province, Philippines. The explosive device was meant to target a government convoy. Philippine Army Corporal Hadjulla Manda was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
08/02/2015: A sniper opened fire on an Alwain Television crew in Leithi district, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. Two journalists were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden tractor detonated targeting the Karabulak gendarmerie building near Dogubayazit town, Agri province, Turkey. In addition to the bomber, at least two soldiers were killed and 24 others were injured in the attack. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: An explosive device detonated in a mailbox outside Calvary Baptist Church in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two similar blasts targeting churches in Las Cruces on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: An explosive device detonated in a trash can outside Holy Cross Catholic Church in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two similar blasts targeting churches in Las Cruces on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: An explosive device detonated in Abu Ghraib district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistan Army convoy outside of Miran Shah town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least five soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2015: An explosive device detonated near a vehicle transporting Bassem Ali Muhanna in Adawi neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least seven people, including Muhanna, a Syrian Republican Guard Brigadier General, were killed in the blast. Ahrar al-Sham claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2015: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it in Qaisar, Faryab, Afghanistan. Six assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/02/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a judge's vehicle in Diarb Negm City, Sharqia governorate, Egypt. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: An explosive device planted in a truck detonated in the Al-Rashid Market in Hay Abu-Dashir area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: An explosive device planted in the vehicle of Mayor David Even Zur detonated in Moran Street, Kiryat Yam city, Haifa district, Israel. No casualties were reported in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: Assailant kidnapped at least six Tanzanian Muslim preachers and their driver in Kiseguro area, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The kidnappers demanded a ransom of at least $20,000, but it is unclear if the ransom was ever paid. The preachers were rescued on September 1, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the abduction to the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Rwanda (FDLR) and Mayi Mayi militias.
08/02/2015: Assailants abducted a journalist from Dhusamareb town, Galgaduud region, Somalia. The whereabouts of the journalist, identified as Nafiso Hersi Oogle, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Ahlu-sunah Wal-jamea (Somalia).
08/02/2015: Assailants abducted Chayan Sarkar from Alipur Duar district, West Bengal state, India. Sarkar, an anti-corruption journalist, was released by his captors on August 7, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: Assailants abducted Dmytro Bilyi, a Ukrainian construction worker, from an unknown location in Afghanistan. Bilyi was released on August 29, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: Assailants attacked a herding camp in an attempt to steal cattle in Malegbassa village, Basse-Kotto prefecture, Central African Republic. Between this and an uncoordinated related attack the next day, four people were killed and four were injured in the attacks. Anti-Balaka militia members claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: Assailants attacked a Pakistan Armed Forces checkpost in Ladha town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least two soldiers were injured in the incident. Halqa-e-Mehsud claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2015: Assailants attacked a vehicle transporting General Adolphe Nshimirimana and his bodyguards in Kamenge neighborhood, Bujumbura city, Bujumbura Mairie province, Burundi. At least four people, including Nshimirimana, the head of the president's personal security, and three of his bodyguards were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2015: Assailants attacked AMISOM bases in Warxoolo area, Galguduud region, Somalia. The attack resulted in an unstated number of casualties. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: Assailants attacked an unknown number of police officers while on duty outside a municipal high school in Cibitoke city, Cibitoke province, Burundi. Three police officers were killed and an unstated number of other police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2015: Assailants attacked Bitta village, Borno state, Nigeria. Security forces repelled the assault, resulting in an unstated number of assailant casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
08/02/2015: Assailants attacked Macca village, Ranchi district, Jharkhand state, India. A construction site accounts clerk was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the People's Liberation Front of India.
08/02/2015: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Malari village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 13 people were killed, 27 people were injured, and several buildings were set on fire. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram, and noted that the villagers were accused of cooperating with security forces.
08/02/2015: Assailants attacked residents in an unknown number of villages in Madagali district, Adamawa state, Nigeria. This was one of two coordinated raids in the area on the same day. At least eight people were killed and an unknown number were reported missing across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Boko Haram was involved.
08/02/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Kobachwa village, Madagali district, Adamawa state, Nigeria. This was one of two coordinated raids in the area on the same day. At least eight people were killed and an unknown number were reported missing across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that Boko Haram was involved.
08/02/2015: Assailants attempted to plant explosive devices at an oil pipeline in Alto de la Pava village, Saravena municipality, Arauca department, Colombia. Soldiers discovered the assailants and a clash ensued. At least two soldiers were killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/02/2015: Assailants attempted to set fire to a civilian residence in El-Mughier area, east of Ramallah city, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. Fifty olive trees were also burned down in the ensuing clash. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Israeli settlers.
08/02/2015: Assailants detonated explosives on a bridge in Qalay-i-Zal district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: Assailants executed 15 police officers in front of city hall in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/02/2015: Assailants opened fire at a military hospital in Tatvan district, Bitlis province, Turkey. No one was injured in the attack, but several pieces of equipment were damaged in the attack. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on government officials in Wau city, Western Bahr el Ghazal state, South Sudan. At least two people were killed and one other was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on Mahama-Sukri Musor and Muhammad-Sabri Musor in Nong Chik district, Pattani province, Thailand. The brothers, a former defense volunteer and a current defense volunteer, respectively, were killed in the attack. They were also the sons of a former district head. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on Sahwa Council members in Al Tarmiyah district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least three members were killed in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: Assailants opened fire on Superintendent Romeo L. Pillonar and his nephew, identified as Domingo Dancalan, between Bulwang and Salvacion villages, Bato town, Camarines Sur province, Philippines. Pillonar, the Camarines Sur police deputy director for administration, was injured and Dancalan was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/02/2015: Assailants set fire to an Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) building in Obingwa local government area, Mgboko town, Abia state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties, although the building was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: Assailants set fire to two trucks in Tunceli province, Turkey. No casualties were reported, but the trucks were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/02/2015: Assailants shelled Najran province, Saudi Arabia. One civilian was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2015: Assailants shelled the village of Stanytsya Luhanska, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack; however, a gas pipeline and power lines were damaged. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Luhansk People's Republic.
08/02/2015: Assailants threw several grenades at a house in Bubanza city, Bubanza province, Burundi. One civilian was killed while another civilian was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2015: At least 35 assailants attacked a National Mineral Development Corporation Limited iron ore mine in Bailadila area, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh state, India. There were no reported casualties, although several pieces of construction machinery and vehicles were set on fire during the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Maoists.
08/02/2016: A sniper shot and injured a child in Madaya, Rif Dimashq, Syria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: A sniper shot and injured an Egyptian Armed Forces soldier in Rafah, North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near Libyan Army soldiers in Guwarsha neighborhood, Benghazi, Libya. In addition to the bomber, at least 22 people were killed and 20 others were injured in the blast. The Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: An explosive device attached to an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle detonated in Chawk-e-Gulha neighborhood, Herat, Afghanistan. At least five people, three soldiers and two civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: An explosive device detonated along Kabang Sabayoi Road in Ban Bannang Dama, Kabang district, Yala, Thailand. At least one person was injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks; this later bombing targeted Royal Thai Police officers responding to the scene of an earlier incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: An explosive device detonated in Amin neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: An explosive device detonated in Sihah neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: An explosive device detonated in Sinai neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: An explosive device detonated in the bathroom of the district court complex in Mysuru, Karnataka, India. At least one person was injured in the blast. The Base Movement claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for alleged ill treatment of Muslims. Sources also attributed the incident to the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).
08/02/2016: An explosive device detonated near a civilian vehicle on Azra-Khaki Jabar Highway in Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least six people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: An explosive device detonated near a joint Iraqi Armed Forces and Iraqi Volunteer Forces convoy in Albu Shihab, Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least seven members were killed and 13 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/02/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Mahmudiyah, Babil, Iraq. At least one person was killed and nine others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: An explosive device detonated near a mosque in Bannangdama, Kabang district, Yala, Thailand. At least one person was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: An explosive device detonated near Royal Thai Police officers in Najanae, Chanae subdistrict, Saba Yoi district, Songkhla, Thailand. At least two officers were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks; this first bombing was designed to draw a crowd. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/02/2016: An explosive device detonated near Solihiyah School in Ban Koh Ta, Khok Pho district, Pattani province, Thailand. At least two Territorial Defense Volunteers (TDV) members guarding the school were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: An explosive device near a Border Patrol Police (BPP) patrol in Ban Daru, Than Khiri subdistrict, Saba Yoi district, Songkhla, Thailand. At least four soldiers were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused along Guniato-Pank Road in India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Sinoron, Santa Cruz district, Davao Del Sur, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/02/2016: Assailants attacked a family fleeing near Marir, Nineveh, Iraq. A pregnant woman was killed and four children were abducted in the assault. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/02/2016: Assailants attacked a Military of Yemen checkpoint along At Tisin Street in Mansura neighborhood, Shaykh Uthman, Adan, Yemen. A soldier was killed and another was wounded in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police checkpoint in Jani Khel district, Paktia, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents targeting security checkpoints in Jani Khel on the same night. At least three officers and an unknown number of assailants were killed across both attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/02/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan Police headquarters in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents in Shindand on the same day. At least 20 assailants were killed and 22 others were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
08/02/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) checkposts in Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan. This was one of two incidents in Shindand on the same day. At least 20 assailants were killed and 22 others were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to the Taliban.
08/02/2016: Assailants fired chemical-laced rockets that landed and detonated in Saladin neighborhood, Aleppo, Syria. At least seven people were killed and 20 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Nur-al-Din al-Zinki Movement.
08/02/2016: Assailants fired projectiles at Military of Yemen soldiers in Hayfan district, Taizz, Yemen. It is unknown whether there were any casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Huthi extremists.
08/02/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistani Police vehicle in Swabi district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least one officer was killed and two others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: Assailants opened fire on a van in front of the Carlton Hotel in Belleek, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected that the attack may have been carried out by dissident republicans.
08/02/2016: Assailants opened fire on an Egyptian National Police (ENP) checkpoint in Kerdasa, Giza governorate, Egypt. At least two people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: Assailants opened fire on Colonel Dirie Qarshe in Hoosh neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. Colonel Qarshe, a Somali National Army (SNA) commander, was injured in the assault. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: Assailants opened fire on Muhammad Saleem Shahwani in Jhao, Balochistan, Pakistan. Shahwani, a district education officer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2016: Assailants opened fire on residents in Akwa'a, Kaduna, Nigeria. At least two people were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the assault. This was one of three attacks in villages around Godogodo on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Fulani militants.
08/02/2016: Assailants opened fire on residents in Anguwan Anjo, Kaduna, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the assault. This was one of three attacks in villages around Godogodo on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incidents to Fulani militants.
08/02/2016: Assailants threw two incendiary devices at the residence of Naeem Akhtar in Parraypora neighborhood, Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to separatists.
08/02/2016: Several explosives-laden boats detonated at Al Mukalla Port in Mukalla, Hadramawt, Yemen. Following the blasts, assailants armed with projectiles and firearms attacked the port. There were no reported casualties in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/02/2016: Two suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles at a Yemeni Army base in Habilayn, Lahij, Yemen. In addition to the bombers, at least five soldiers were killed and 10 others were injured in the blasts. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for Saudi military operations.
08/02/2017: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Shor Andam, Kandahar, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, two United States soldiers were killed and four were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2017: A suicide bomber opened fire on a Syrian Democratic Forces vehicle before detonating an explosives-laden vehicle in Mashlab neighborhood, Raqqah, Syria. Aside from the death of the assailant, at least two people, including Alaa Sadoun, a SMART News Agency journalist, and Redwan Bezar, a Kurdistan 24 journalist, were injured in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2017: An assailant entered Supersol supermarket and stabbed an assistant manager in Yavneh, Tel Aviv district, Israel. The assistant manager was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources identified the assailant, Ismail Abu Aram, as a Palestinian extremist.
08/02/2017: An explosive device detonated in Iskandariyah, Babil, Iraq. Two engineers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2017: An explosive device detonated inside a civilian residence in Maawsil al-Jadidah neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. At least three people were killed and four other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/02/2017: An explosive device detonated near a vegetable kiosk in Bawi, Diyala, Iraq. At least three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Army patrol in Nahr al-Imam, Muqdadiyah district, Diyala, Iraq. At least three soldiers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2017: An explosive device detonated on a bridge connecting Chimtal and the Chahar Bolak districts in Chimtal, Balkh, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which the group denied.
08/02/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Jagroom, Kandahar, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/02/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a melon truck in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two coordinated blasts in Gardez within a few minutes of each other. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/02/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a National Directorate of Security (NDS) vehicle in Gardez, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least two people were killed and two people were injured in the blast; the victims included NDS members and civilians. This was one of two coordinated blasts in Gardez within minutes of each other. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/02/2017: An explosive device intended to target security forces detonated in Khali, Zabul, Afghanistan. The blast struck a civilian vehicle, killing one person. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/02/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused near an agricultural road in southern Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated prematurely in Dashti Archi, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least two assailants were killed and a third assailant was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/02/2017: Assailants abducted Arban D Shira and Walseng Marak from their residences in Halwa Bilda, Meghalaya, India. The two hostages were beaten with rifle butts and logs before being released. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Garo National Liberation Army and stated that the victims were accused of being police informants.
08/02/2017: Assailants abducted Sardar Mir Ghous Kabzai and his associate in Duki, Balochistan, Pakistan. Both hostages, including Kabzai, a tribal elder, were rescued shortly after the kidnapping. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2017: Assailants armed with projectiles and firearms attacked a convoy of buses along Juba-Nimule Road in Jubek state, South Sudan. At least four people were killed and 10 other people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials suspected that the attack was carried out by the Sudan People's Liberation Movement in Opposition (SPLM-IO), which denied involvement.
08/02/2017: Assailants attacked a railway crossing and took a signal operator hostage near Bhalui, Bihar, India. Assailants forced the signal operator to stop a train and held passengers and crew hostage for several hours. The assailants fled after clashing with security forces, and the signal operator was released a short time later. This was one of two related attacks in Jamui district overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Maoists.
08/02/2017: Assailants attacked Afghan National Army (ANA) posts in Spin Poti, Zabul, Afghanistan. Two soldiers were killed and four soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/02/2017: Assailants attacked an army supply convoy in Almoustarat, Gao, Mali. At least two soldiers were killed in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2017: Assailants attacked police posts and the district center in Gomal, Paktika, Afghanistan. At least 72 people, including two police officers and 70 assailants, were killed and five police officers were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2017: Assailants attacked Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers east of Salamiyah, Hamah, Syria. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2017: Assailants attacked the vehicle of Manzoor Hussain, a district police chief, in Bahrami Shahid, Ghazni Afghanistan. At least three people, including Hussain, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2017: Assailants fired mortars at a Syrian Army base in eastern Homs governorate, Syria. Dozens of soldiers were killed and injured in the attack. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2017: Assailants opened fire on a charity organization bus in Al Musawwarah neighborhood, Awamiyah, Eastern province, Saudi Arabia. At least one person was killed and another person was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2017: Assailants opened fire on a passenger bus in Witu district, Lamu, Kenya. At least three people were killed and five people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/02/2017: Assailants opened fire on Abu Mahdi al-Abushi along Al Ma'arid Street in al-Khadra neighborhood, Kirkuk, Iraq. Al-Abushi, a Badr Organization official, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2017: Assailants opened fire on Mir Hala Muhammadhosni in Jhao, Balochistan, Pakistan. Muhammadhosni, a tribal elder, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/02/2017: Assailants opened fire on residents in Mildu, Adamawa, Nigeria. At least seven people, including six civilians and one assailant, were killed and at least three other people injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/02/2017: Assailants raided and set fire to a panchayat office in Bijanbari, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM).
08/02/2017: Assailants set fire to the Corpus Christi church near Guty, Moravia-Silesia, Czech Republic. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, at least three two people were arrested in connection with the incident.
08/02/2017: Assailants set fire to the Old Patagonian Express Bruno Thomae station in La Trochita, Chubut, Argentina. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The Mapuche Ancestral Resistance (RAM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/02/2017: Assailants shot and killed Olget R. Marak outside his residence in Dambuk Aga, Meghalaya, India. The Garo National Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the incident and accused Marak of being a police informant in a note left at the scene.
08/02/2017: Assailants stopped and ransacked a vehicle near Ghoom, West Bengal, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The assailants identified themselves as members of Gorkhaland Personnel (GLP), a subgroup of the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM). However, the GJM later denied involvement in the attack.
08/02/2017: Assailants stopped and set fire to a truck transporting food in Darjeeling, West Bengal, India. An unknown number of passengers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the incident was carried out by the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha (GJM), which denied involvement.
08/02/2017: At least one suicide bomber detonated an explosive-laden vehicle at a Military of Yemen checkpoint in Rudum district, Shabwah, Yemen. Following the blast, additional assailants then stormed the checkpoint. At least six people, including five soldiers and one assailant, were killed and eight other soldiers and unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. An unknown number of soldiers were also abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Ansar Al-Sharia faction of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/02/2209: On Sunday morning at 0916, near Karabulak, Ingushetia, Russia, unknown assailants fired upon an Emergencies Ministry vehicle (VAZ-2112) as it was passing by, two emergency situations officers were killed on the spot and another died as he was being transported to a hospital. The vehicle was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/1990:  Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) killed at least 112 Muslim worshippers and wounded an additional 75 worshippers at two mosques in the vicinity of Kathankudy, Sri Lanka.  30 rebels crossed a lagoon near the city, split into two groups and raided Meera Juma mosque and Thaik mosque with machine guns and grenades.  The rebels opened fire with machine guns and also lobbed hand grenades inside the mosques.  Although the LTTE denies responsibility, a note was left at the scene crediting them with the incident.
08/03/1998: A gunman opened fire from a vehicle as a police car was driving out of Lurgan's Police Station in Northern Ireland. No one was hurt or killed in the attack.
08/03/1998: Assailants entered the village of Siala, India, and killed 19 people. The victims of the attack were all relatives of Imtiaz, a suspected member o fthe Hizb-ul-Mujahidin (HM) group. Police suspected that militants from Hizb-ul-Mujahidin (HM) group were responsible for the attack.
08/03/1998: In a series of related incidents, rebels belonging to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (NLA) conducted at least 42 attacks throughout the country on August 3 and August 4, 1998, leaving 275 dead and many wounded. In this incident on August 3rd, twenty-two policemen and soldiers were kidnapped, and 10 died when the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) attacked the Miraflores counter-narcotics base in Guaviare Department of Colombia. The fate of the kidnapped was unknown.
08/03/1998: In a series of related incidents, rebels belonging to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (NLA) conducted at least 42 attacks throughout the country on August 3 and August 4, 1998, leaving 275 dead and many wounded. In this incident, pumps and storage tanks at three oil fields operated by U.S.-based Argosy Energy International were destroyed. It was unknown if any deaths or injuries resulted from this attack.
08/03/1998: In a series of related incidents, rebels belonging to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (NLA) conducted at least 42 attacks throughout the country on August 3 and August 4, 1998, leaving 275 dead and many wounded. In this incident, rebels fired rockets and mortar shells at a military base in an unnamed province. Military bases in fifteen other provinces were also attacked. It was unknown if any deaths or injuries resulted from this incident.
08/03/1998: In a series of related incidents, rebels belonging to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (NLA) conducted at least 42 attacks throughout the country on August 3 and August 4, 1998, leaving 275 dead and many wounded. In this incident, rebels fired rockets and mortar shells at military bases in 16 unnamed provinces. It was unknown if any deaths or injuries resulted from these attacks.
08/03/1998: In a series of related incidents, rebels belonging to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (NLA) conducted at least 42 attacks throughout the country on August 3 and August 4, 1998, leaving 275 dead and many wounded. In this incident, the FARC and the ELN detonated a car bomb in front of a police station in Cucuta, Colombia. There were no reports on whether people were killed or injured, although it was assumed that there were some casualties.
08/03/1998: In a series of related incidents, rebels belonging to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (NLA) conducted at least 42 attacks throughout the country on August 3 and August 4, 1998, leaving 275 dead and many wounded. In this incident, the rebels attacked an main port in an unnamed city.  It was unknown if any deaths or injuries resulted from this attack.
08/03/1998: In a series of related incidents, rebels belonging to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (NLA) conducted at least 42 attacks throughout the country on August 3 and August 4, 1998, leaving 275 dead and many wounded. The rebels targeted the Colombian government and military, oil lines and pumps, and private citizens. They also set off car bombs in city centers and villages. Nearly 30 soldiers and police were missing and presumably kidnapped.
08/03/1998: Three Indian soldiers were killed in a bomb explosion at the Achhibal bus stand in Islamabad, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/1998: Unknown perpetrators armed with automatic weapons swooped in on housing road construction laborers while they were asleep in Kalabanh, India, killing 26 and injuring 11. No further information on this incident was provided.
08/03/1998: Unknown perpetrators shot dead five people, including Police Constable Shakti Singh, and injured three in Satrandi, India.
08/03/1999: HAMAS claimed responsibility for an attack on two Jewish settlers who were driving in the West Bank town of Hebron. The victims were injured in the attack.
08/03/1999: In a series of related incidents, ten extremists dressed in Army fatigues, abducted Chandighat Tea Estate Manager Gautam Roy, and General Manager H. Puri in Guwahati, India. Both were returned after a large ransom was paid, but reports did not the specify amount of the ransom or when the victims were released. Bodo militants in the North bank and the Dima Halao Daoga (DHD) were suspected of perpetrating the attacks.
08/03/1999: In a series of related incidents, two tea executives of the Fatemabad Tea Estate of Nalbari District, India, were kidnapped by Reports did not indicate how much ransom was demanded or whether the victims were released. Bodo militants in the North bank and the Dima Halao Daoga (DHD) were suspected of perpetrating the attacks.
08/03/1999: In a series of related incidents, unidentified perpetrators abducted Pathimara Tea Estate Assistant Manager, Rajat Banerjee in Cachar District, India. Bodo militants in the North bank and the Dima Halao Daoga (DHD) were suspected of perpetrating the attacks. .Banerjee was killed in an exchange of fire between the kidnappers and the Army in NC Hills district on August 29, 1999.
08/03/1999: No casualties were reported in a bomb that exploded in a synagogue on Bolshaya Bronnaya Street in Moscow, Russian Federation. The synagogue sustained minor damage. The perpetrators of this incident were unknown.
08/03/2000: Chechen rebels bombed the residence of Isita Gayerbekova, a pro-Moscow official who was the Head of the Southern Nozhai-Yurt district's Civilian Administration in Chechnya. Gayerbekova brother was killed and her mother and sister seriously hurt. A spokesman for Chechen President Aslan Maskhadov confirmed that Chechen guerrillas were behind the bombing.
08/03/2000: Chechen rebels threw a grenade at the residence of Aleksandr Papura, Head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Karachay-Cherkess Republic. Papura was slightly injured in this attack.
08/03/2001: A bomb was found and defused at a gendarmerie post near Porto-Vecchio in Corsica, France. The National Liberation Front of Corsica claimed responsibility. No injuries resulted from this incident
08/03/2001: A bomb was found and defused in the Caracas home of former Venezuelan president Carlos Andres Perez.
08/03/2001: A powerful explosive device consisting of six anti-aircraft shells, a hand grenade and 200 grams of plastic was discovered near the railway bed of the Khasavyurt-Karlanyurt stage of the North-Caucasian Railway in Dagestan, Russia. The homemade explosive was successfully defused.
08/03/2001: Chechen rebels ambushed a police convoy in the Shelkovsky district of Grozny. This convoy was sent to investigate the murder of Shelkovskaya police chief Lt-Col Lom-Ali Abduyev and his son, also a policeman, in the same district the previous day. At least one policemen was killed in the attack.
08/03/2001: Five primed pipe bombs and a coffee jar device placed by the Ulster Defence Association/Ulster Freedom Fighters were found and defused by police at a north Belfast playing field in Northern Ireland.
08/03/2001: The National Liberation Front of Corsica (FLNC) placed an explosive device in a home in Isolella, Corsica, France. The device was found and defused, causing no injuries.
08/03/2001: Three Russian police officers were killed when a bomb detonated in the abandoned vehicle they were inspecting near a gas station in the Gudermes region of Chechnya, Russia.
08/03/2001: Unidentified Palestinians fired two mortar rounds at the Jewish settlement of Eley Sinay in the northern Gaza Strip. No casualties were suffered in this attack.
08/03/2001: Unidentified Palestinians threw petrol bombs at a border police checkpoint in Hebron, the West Bank. No casualties were suffered in this attack.
08/03/2002: A minor car bomb explosion in Northern Bogota injured a woman who was passing by. There was another bomb, more powerful in that car, but that did not explode. The event took place four days before the inauguration of President-elect Alvaro Uribe, near a police station and in the area of several important financial institutions and universities. The investigations seem to indicate that it was carried out by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) (FARC).
08/03/2002:Three servicemen of Russian Federal Forces were injured in a rebel attack in Chechnya’s Shali District. The rebels dispersed after the servicemen returned fire.
08/03/2003: Members of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility for an attack on a car carrying a woman and her three children on the outskirts of southern Jerusalem, near the Israeli West Bank settlement of Har Gilo. The woman and her three children were injured when gunmen fired at her passing car. Members of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed the shooting was part of their organization’s ongoing resistance operations.
08/03/2003: Members of the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) bombed a house belonging to a French paramilitary soldier. The house was being rented to a person from France’s mainland, but no one was injured in the blast. Authorities found FLNC inscriptions on one of the house’s walls.
08/03/2003: Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) gunmen were suspected in the fatal shooting of Ivan Rincon Henao, the mayor of Aguadas in Caldas state, Colombia. His bodyguard was injured during the attack as well. Henao had received death threats from FARC the previous year. No group claimed responsibility for the assassination.
08/03/2004: A grenade was thrown at the offices of the Eelam People's Democratic Party (EPDP) in Valaichchenai, Sri Lanka in the early morning hours. Four activists and a police constable were wounded. The rival Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam were suspected of involvement in the grenade attack.
08/03/2004: A Russian delegation, led by the head of the Duma CIS affairs committee Andrei Kokoshin, came under intensive rifle fire while driving through the Georgian-Ossetian conflict zone near the village of Sarabuk. No one was injured in the attack, and it was unknown who perpetrated the attack.
08/03/2004: An improvised explosive device blasted a pipeline belonging to the state-owned Northern Oil Company pipeline just west of Kirkuk, resulting in massive fires and damage to the main pipeline which connected the northern fields of Kirkuk to the Turkish port of Ceyhan. There was no claim of responsibility, and it was unknown who perpetrated the attack. There were no casualties.
08/03/2004: Nepal Communist Party (Maoist) rebels torched a government-owned passenger bus along the Mahendra highway in Kotihawa, Rupandelhi district, after evacuating its passengers. The bus was en route to Kathmandu from Bhairahawa. While the bus was completely destroyed, there were no casualties.
08/03/2004: Nine Colombian police officers were killed and one was wounded when a roadside bomb exploded. Dozens of officers were traveling along a mountainous highway to Andinapolis from Bogota when the bomb went off. Authorities suspected Colombia's largest rebel group, the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) (FARC), were responsible for the attack. The ambush was a way of retaliating for the police's seizure of almost three tons of cocaine over the past few weeks.
08/03/2004: Police chief Colonel Moyad Bashar al-Shamari was killed and two other policemen were injured when their car hit a roadside bomb near the Abu Jafaar al-Mansour square in central Baghdad. The police officers were on their way to work at the Marmoun police station at the time. There is no claim of responsibility, and it was unknown who perpetrated the bombing.
08/03/2004: Three soldiers were injured in a roadside bombing in Yala province, Thailand. The soldiers were escorting teachers to schools when the bomb went off. There was no claim of responsibility, and it was unknown who perpetrated the bombing. The attack occurred in the context of increased separatist violence in the region that has targeted security officials and teachers at government-run secular schools.
08/03/2004: Two unknown militants shot and killed Irish civil engineer Tony Christopher with machine guns in his Riyadh office. Mr. Christopher worked for Saudi firm Rocky for Trade and Construction. No one else was injured in the attack. The incident occurred in the context of numerous attacks in Riyadh linked to Al-Qaida.
08/03/2005: A grenade exploded near the house of the Palestinian National Authority’s Chief Justice, Zuhair al-Surani, in Gaza. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2005: Approximately 500 members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attacked a police station in Piamonte, Colombia killing four officers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2005: Russian explosive experts successfully dismantled a bomb that had been found next to a natural gas pipeline in Makhachkala, Russia. No group claimed responsibility for planting the bomb.
08/03/2005: Suspected Islamic militants kidnapped and killed a soldier in the Indian Army in India’s Jammu and Kashmir State. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2005: Suspected Islamic militants kidnapped and later killed an Indian police officer in India’s Jammu and Kashmir State. No group claimed responsibility for the murder.
08/03/2005: Unknown attackers fired a mortar shell that landed in the area of Al-Salihiyah in Baghdad, Iraq. The mortar killed one Iraqi civilian and injured four others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2005: Unknown perpetrators bombed a police gatehouse in Makhachkala, Russia. Two people were injured in the attack including a policeman. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2006: 10 Civilians were killed and more than 20 injured around 1:15pm when the LTTE fired artillery towards the Arabic College in Muttur, North Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, where hundreds of civilians were taking refuge following the fighting between the Security Forces and the LTTE.
08/03/2006: A bomb attack has been averted in Chechnya's Vedenskiy (District), Russian Federation. A source said. ‘An improvised bomb made of twelve 23-mm gun shells put in a plastic box and an electric detonator was found during a routine mine clearance operation two kilometres from the village of Oktyabrskoye.' No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2006: A bomb hidden on a parked motorcycle killed nine and injured 21 when it detonated. The attack occurred in Baghdad, Iraq, near Rusafi Square in the Rashid Street shopping area and apparently targeted vendors and commercial stalls. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2006: A suicide bomb attack has killed at least 21 civilians and injured 13 others. The bomb went off in a crowded market area in Panjwayi, Afghanistan, and a number of children are among those killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2006: At 7:15am local time, a roadside bomb in Kandahar (Province) province, Afghanistan, wounded three Canadian soldiers. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2006: At least 15 al-Sadr loyalists were injured when bombs exploded near a bus carrying them through southern Baghdad, Iraq, en route to Sadr City from southern Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2006: Five Israelis, including a father and daughter, were killed in a rocket attack on the city of Acre, Israel, by Hizballah.
08/03/2006: Mortar and artillery fire broke out between the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels and the Sri Lankan Army in Muttur, Sri Lanka.  Civilians taking shelter in three separate schools in the area were caught in the crossfire.  At least 15 civilians and one police officer were killed, and at least 20 people were injured.
08/03/2006: Near the city of Nazran, Russian Federation, two policemen were killed in an ambush in Russia's southern province of Ingushetia. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2006: Nigerian police said armed men wearing camouflage uniforms kidnapped a German oil industry worker and his driver in the country's Niger Delta region near the southern city of Port Harcourt. Movement for Emancipation of Niger Delta (MEND) was suspected.
08/03/2006: Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) members attacked the Al-Nuriya Muslim School in Thoppur, Sri Lanka, at around 3:15pm with artillery shells, killing 5 refugees and wounding 10 others.  The extent of the damage was not known.
08/03/2006: Suspected Muslim militants killed man and injured a 5 year-old girl in Thailand's Joh I Rong district. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2006: Three 18-year-old Israeli Arabs died near the town of Maalot when they apparently ran from their car during an attack alert and were caught by the debris from an exploding rocket. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2006: Three Muslim men were injured in a shooting in Narathiwat, Thailand, by suspected Muslim militants. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2006: Three people were killed when extremists fired three mortar shells in the town of Obeidi, Iraq, near the Syrian border. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2006: Unidentified gunmen attacked a wedding procession in Al-Yusufiyah city, south Baghdad, Iraq, killing four and wounding 28 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2007: A militant attempted a suicide bombing at a police training school in Sargodha, Pakistan. The perpetrator approached the school with seven kilograms of explosives strapped to his body and carrying a pistol. Fire was opened when the suspect entered the gate of the school. In the gunfight the suspect was killed and a policeman was shot dead.
08/03/2007: A remotely detonated bomb in Konar province in Afghanistan killed up to four policemen and wounded five others. The offices vehicle was completely destroyed in the explosion. The Taliban are particularly active in the region, however no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2007: Al-Quds Brigades launched two homemade projectiles at the Israeli town of Sderot. The attacks left two Israeli’s injured.
08/03/2007: Eight people were kidnapped in the town of Baskale in Van province, Turkey. The Turkish General Staff suspect that the Kurdish Worker’s (PKK) party is accountable for the kidnapping
08/03/2007: Five people were injured in a blast from a crude explosive device outside a police station in Pakistan's North-West Frontier Province. The device was planted at a bicycle shop adjacent to the Norang police station. Since the July 10-11th military operation against Islamic militants at a pro-Taliban mosque in Islamabad, security forces have increasingly been the targets of violent attacks.
08/03/2007: Shots were fired at the home of Palestinian writer, Dr. Shawar, who recently had published a controversial article, ‘We die at the checkpoints, and still contend stubbornly.’ The article criticizes the standpoint of the Palestinian representative to the United Nations and Palestinian authorities towards the Qatari-Indonesian initiative. No one was injured during the attack.
08/03/2007: Two bombs tore through a bus station in Koronadal in the Philippines. The first bomb, an improvised device containing nails, was left among baggage to explode killing one and wounding 12. The second bomb went off inside an empty bus and injured no one. Although no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, the police suspect the Alcobar gang and the al-Qaeda-linked Jemaah Islamiyah terror group.
08/03/2008: On Saturday at 2320, an improvised explosive device functioned against the home of the president of the AGB marketing research company in the Penteli suburb of Athens, Athens province, Greece. The device was placed at the base of a tree and damaged the wall and a window of the AGB building. No casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/03/2008: On Saturday, a mini-bus packed with explosives detonated near the passport office on Magreb Street in northeastern Baghdad, killing 12 people and wounding 23. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
08/03/2008: On Sunday afternoon at 1400, unknown gunmen shot and killed GIBDD traffic policeman Dzhamalyeil Kursayev in his Nissan car on the  federal Kavkaz highway near the settlement of Yandar, Nazranovsky District, Ingushetia, Russia. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/03/2008: On Sunday evening, assailants fired on the residence of an intelligence official in an unknown location of Paktia, Afghanistan, killing three civilians, injuring one child, and damaging the residence. The Taliban was responsible.
08/03/2008: On Sunday morning, a roadside bomb killed 20 female street cleaners and injured 45 others on a busy road between the Ambassador hotel and the Haji Pasto Garage in the southern part of Mogadishu city, Banaadir province, Somalia. The bomb was hidden in a pile of rubbish. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/03/2008: On Sunday morning, assailants fired upon and killed one government official in Kart-e-Parwan, Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/03/2008: On Sunday morning, Julbert "JoJo" Candido, a former squad leader of the New People’s Army's (NPA) Special Partisan Unit (Sparu), was attacked by seven current Sparu gunmen using .45 caliber pistols. Candido, who was attacked while traveling home aboard his motorcycle in Barangay Buenavista, Guihulngan city, Negros Oriental, Philippines, escaped unharmed from the attack. Candido named his assailants as Felix Susas alias Junjun, Randy Saguran alias Dodong, Potoy Itaw, and Gerly Lanotan. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/03/2008: On Sunday night at 0455, an MK2 grenade was lobbed by a man aboard a motorcycle at the Philippine Educational Theater Association on Sunnyside Drive, barangay Kristong Hari, Quezon City, Angeles City state, Philippines. The blast destroyed several glass panels of the theater building’s facade and left a five-inch wide crater in the parking lot, but inflicted no casualties. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/03/2008: On Sunday night at 2300, ten suspected New People’s Army (NPA) rebels fired at a monitoring apparatus of the Globe Telecom Telecommunications Inc. cell site in barangay Dau village, Pilar, Sorsogon, Philippines. The tower’s main box had bullet holes, but it has remained operational. Authorities report the attack was carried out because the telecommunications firm has consistently refused to pay so-called revolutionary taxes to NPA rebels. No casualties were reported and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/03/2008: On Sunday night, police located and safely defused two powerful bombs found inside a bag that were planted by two youths near railway tracks in the Maniari area of Kamprup district, Assam province, India. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/03/2008: On Sunday night, two civil employees working for the Medina district's local administration had their throats slit by unknown individuals inside a house in Medina district, Mogadishu, Banaadir province, Somalia. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/03/2008: On Sunday, a grenade attack was carried out against Karin Abdalle Shaykh, a prominent businessman who sells Khat, in Beled Weyne, Hiraan province, Somalia. Shaykh came out of a shop where Khat is sold when the grenade was thrown at him, seriously wounding him. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/03/2008: On Sunday, a roadside bomb exploded as a police patrol passed by Al-Kindi Hospital, wounding nine people, three of which were police officers. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
08/03/2008: On Sunday, assailants fired upon and killed one judge in Girishk, Helmand, Afghanistan. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/03/2008: On Sunday, at about 1615, in Mansur district in western Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in Ghazaliyah neighborhood, wounding one civilian.  No group claimed responsibility.
08/03/2008: On Sunday, at an unknown time, in Harare, Zimbabwe, a bomb exploded at the main police station. There were no reported casualties. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/03/2008: On Sunday, at an unknown time, in Tizi Ouzou, Tizi Ouzou, Algeria, a suicide car bomber belonging to the Salafist Group for Call and Combat wounded 20 people when they detonated themselves.
08/03/2008: On Sunday, in Mansur district in Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near Umm at Tabul mosque in Yarmuk neighborhood as the convoy of the Governor of Babil province passed, damaging a convoy vehicle but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
08/03/2008: On Sunday, Movement for the Emancipation of the Niger Delta militants kidnapped nine members of the People's Democratic Party in Agadagaba in Eso Odo Local Government area of Ondo, Nigeria. The nine people were released on 08/10/2008.
08/03/2008: On Sunday, police located and safely defused a bomb found inside a bag and planted by unknown insurgents at a bus stop adjacent to the municipal garden in the Atwalines area of Surat district, Gujarat province, India. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/03/2008: On Sunday, Taliban militants shot dead Qasim Jan for allegedly being a spy for the United States led military in Afghanistan. Jan's body was found in a drain in Bajaur, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan.
08/03/2008: Two policemen were killed in an ambush in Ingushetia province, Russia. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/03/2009: On Monday evening, in and near Al Hillah, Babil, Iraq, assailants simultaneously detonated two improvised explosive devices (IED) on buses transporting Shia pilgrims, observing Shabaniya, to Karbala. The first IED detonated on a bus in northern al Hillah, killing two civilians and injuring 18. The second IED detonated on a bus in Abu Ghurayb, north of al Hillah, and injured eight civilians. Two civilians were killed and 26 civilians were wounded in both attacks. The attack damaged both buses. No group claimed responsibility.
08/03/2009: On Monday evening, in Nischintipur Village, West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, assailants fired upon and killed a person affiliated with the Jharkhand Party, Nagen Singh Sardar. Sadar was a former Maoist activist. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
08/03/2009: On Monday morning, on the Qalat-Syuri highway, in Zabol, Afghanistan, assailants planted an improvised explosive device which detonated when a civilian car struck it, killing two civilians, wounding three others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
08/03/2009: On Monday, in Bach, Steiermark, Austria, assailants set fire to the residence belonging to the chief executive officer of Novartis, destroying the residence but causing no casualties. The motive for the attack was thought to be because of Novartis work with animal research labs. The group Militant Forces Against Huntingdon (MFAH) Austria claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2009: On Monday, in Damak, Jhapa, Mechi, Nepal, People’s Liberation Army (PLA) combatants allegedly abducted two activists of the Matrika Yadav-led Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (CPN-Maoist) party, Santa Rai and Sharan Rai. Santa was the Jhapa chairman of the Kochila State Committee for the recently formed CPN-Maoist. Sharan was the assistant coordinator of the party’s security branch. Both of them were former PLA combatants who recently defected to the Yadav-led CPN-Maoist. The status of the hostages is unknown.
08/03/2009: On Monday, in Rajouri, Kashmir, India, a man was beheaded by suspected militants. No group claimed responsibility.
08/03/2010: On Tuesday evening around 1900, in the Hurriyah neighborhood in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a magnetic vehicle born improvised explosive device that had been attached to a civilian car, injuring two civilians. No damages were reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2010: On Tuesday evening around 2030, in Cotabato, Maguindanao, Philippines, two unidentified men riding blue motorcycles threw a hand grenade at the house of Talib Abo Jr., a provincial lawmaker. The grenade landed on the house’s garage, damaging the service vehicle of Abo. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/03/2010: On Tuesday night around 0320, in Derry, County Londonderry, Northern Ireland, two masked gunmen claiming to be members of Oglaigh na h'Eireann hijacked a taxi and forced its driver to drive a bomb to Strand Road police station. The car bomb exploded damaging the police station's perimeter wall and destroying a number of nearby businesses. No casualties were reported.
08/03/2010: On Tuesday night around 2300, in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting a traffic police stand in the Bayaa intersection, injuring two traffic police. No damages were reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2010: On Tuesday night, in Poornanagar, Giridih, Jharkhand, India, around 100 unidentified assailants detonated a landmine using a remote-controlled device as security guards were driving by in a car. Five guards of a security agency Security and Intelligence Services (SIS) were killed. The victims were identified as Rajesh Kumar, Chhotu Oraon, Sury-anath Singh, Suresh Singh and Akhileswar Dubey. The agency’s bulletproof vehicle was completely destroyed. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the attack took place during the second day of a two day shutdown called by Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Maoist rebels were responsible.
08/03/2010: On Tuesday, at the al-Amel crossing, Kut, Wasir, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated two vehicle borne improvised explosive devices, killing 12, wounding another 50, damaging several nearby shops, and destroyed multiple cars. No group claimed responsibility.
08/03/2010: On Tuesday, in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a magnetic vehicle born improvised explosive device that had been placed on a civilian car, injuring the driver and damaging the car. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2010: On Tuesday, in Kandahar, Kandahar, Afghanistan, six suicide bombers attacked the Kandahar airport. Two of them blew themselves up and the four others were shot and killed by security forces. One NATO soldier and two civilians were injured in the attack. A Taliban spokesman Qari Yusuf Ahmadi, in talks with media via telephone from an unknown location, claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2010: On Tuesday, in Sanea, Adan, Yemen, a suspected Yemeni al Qaeda suicide bomber detonated his improvised explosive device as he sped up on a motorcycle near an office for security forces, wounding eight soldiers and causing an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility although it was believed al Qaeda was responsible.
08/03/2010: On Tuesday, in the Ghadir district of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle born improvised explosive device that had been attached to a Iraqi traffic police officer's motorcycle, killing the traffic policeman. No damages were reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2010: On Tuesday, in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, assailants placed an improvised explosive device (IED) in the Muthaffar Square, but Iraqi security forces defused the IED before it could be detonated, no casualties were reported. No group has claimed responsibility for the attempted attack.
08/03/2010: On Tuesday, on Palestine Street, Baghdad province, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated two roadside improvised explosive devices, killing one traffic police officer, and wounding three civilians. The blast caused damage to several nearby buildings. No group claimed responsibility.
08/03/2011: On Wednesday evening at 1730, in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting civilians that gathered to help five wounded civilians from a previous bombing. The blast killed seven civilians, wounded eight others, and caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
08/03/2011: On Wednesday night, in Jamui, Bihar, India, in one of two related attacks in Bariarpur village in Jamui, Bihar, India, around 40 suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) blew up the private residence of the village chief, identified as Sumitra Devi, damaging a part of it. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2011: On Wednesday night, in one of two related attacks in Bariarpur village in Jamui, Bihar, India, around 40 suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) blew up the residence of a villager identified as Ashok Yadav, destroying the house. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2011: On Wednesday, in an unknown city, Dayr az Zawr, Syria, unknown assailants kidnapped three security guards guarding an oil well near the Al-Furat Oil Company facility. No casualties were reported and the outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
08/03/2011: On Wednesday, in Baiji, Salah ad Din, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated two improvised explosive devices targeting high-tension electric poles. The blasts caused no casualties and damaged two electric poles. No group claimed responsibility.
08/03/2011: On Wednesday, in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Al Qahirah, Egypt, unknown assailants threw two Molotov cocktails at the Arab League headquarters. The attack caused no casualties and an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
08/03/2011: On Wednesday, in the al-Risala neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a liquor store. The blast killed three policemen, wounded 15 others including seven civilians, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the liquor store. No group claimed responsibility.
08/03/2012: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated in a market in Ghormach district, Faryab province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and a civilian were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
08/03/2012: A suicide bomber targeting Muhammadu Abali, the emir of Fika and chair of the Yobe State Council of Chiefs, detonated explosives on his body outside of a mosque in Potiskum city, Yobe State, Nigeria. Abali was unharmed; however, at least five people, including police officers, were injured in the blast, and the bomber was killed. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2012: An explosive device detonated as two military vehicles passed by in Baglar village, Hakkari province, Turkey. There were no reported casualties and no information about damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/03/2012: An explosive device detonated at an Internet cafe near a qat market in the Al-Qadsya market in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. One civilian was killed and one injured. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/03/2012: An explosive device detonated inside of a mosque in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Nineteen civilians, including the mosque's imam, were injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the Taliban.
08/03/2012: An explosive device hidden inside a radio being carried by an unaware civilian was remotely detonated in the Eastleigh neighborhood, Nairobi city, Nairobi province, Kenya. The civilian was killed and six others injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
08/03/2012: An explosive device placed inside the vehicle of Khalid Jameel, the Elite Force Deputy Superintendent of the Punjab police department, detonated in Marghazar Colony, Lahore city, Punjab province, Pakistan. Jameel was unharmed by the blast; however, the vehicle was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2012: An explosive device targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol detonated in Bala Morgab district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Three Italian soldiers were injured by the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2012: An explosive device targeting an Iraqi military patrol detonated in Dhuliyah city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Five soldiers were killed and five injured by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected Al-Qaida in Iraq.
08/03/2012: Assailants armed with automatic weapons opened fire on a military convoy in Palaspas village, Ligao City, Albay province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to the New People's Army (NPA). Authorities also believed that the attack was meant to increase awareness of the group's existence in the area and shame the security forces in the eyes of civilians.
08/03/2012: Assailants armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched an attack in Asadabad district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in this attack when a rocket fell on her house. This was one of five attacks launched by assailants in this province on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2012: Assailants armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched an attack in Dangam district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported injuries in this attack. This was one of five attacks launched by assailants in this province on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2012: Assailants armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched an attack in Marawara district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and three civilians injured in this attack. This was one of five attacks launched by assailants in this province on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2012: Assailants armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched an attack in Sawkai district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported injuries in this attack. This was one of five attacks launched by assailants in this province on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2012: Assailants armed with guns and rocket-propelled grenades launched an attack in Shegal district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. There were no reported injuries in this attack. This was one of five attacks launched by assailants in this province on this day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2012: Assailants attacked a basic health unit (BHU) where police officers were stationed for protection in Maidan village, Lower Dir district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no casualties, but the building was damaged in the attack. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2012: Assailants attacked a border police post in Kasindi town, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of four attacks on government and security installations in Kasindi on this day. Two military personnel were killed across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to Mayi Mayi tribe members.
08/03/2012: Assailants attacked a government courthouse in Kasindi town, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of four attacks on government and security installations in Kasindi on this day. Two military personnel were killed across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to Mayi Mayi tribe members.
08/03/2012: Assailants attacked a military base in Kasindi town, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of four attacks on government and security installations in Kasindi on this day. Two military personnel were killed across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to Mayi Mayi tribe members.
08/03/2012: Assailants attacked a police station in Kasindi town, North Kivu province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. This was one of four attacks on government and security installations in Kasindi on this day. Two military personnel were killed across all four attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to Mayi Mayi tribe members.
08/03/2012: Assailants attacked the Manato military checkpoint in Manato area, Kurram agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. One soldier and four assailants were killed and one soldier injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2012: Assailants in a vehicle opened fire on a joint military and police patrol near Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and four injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2012: Assailants in a vehicle opened fire on a military checkpoint in Abu Ghraib city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were killed and five wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2012: Assailants in a vehicle opened fire on a police patrol in Al Wazireyah area, Adhamiyah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and at least one injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2012: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Padilla village, Cauca department, Colombia. One police officer was killed and two injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/03/2012: Assailants opened fire on Zahid Khan in Mingora city, Swat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Khan, president of the All Swat Hotels Association (ASHA) and a member of the Swat Qaumi Jirga, was killed in the attack. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating Khan was on their hit list because he had been critical of the group.
08/03/2012: Assailants threw a grenade outside the Sarare Estereo radio station in Saravena city, Arauca department, Colombia. Paola Osorio, a radio journalist, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2012: Gunmen on a motorcycle opened fire on a police patrol vehicle in a bazaar in Hangu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a police barracks compound in Djelfa province, Algeria. Two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a police checkpoint in Baqubah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Four police officers were killed and two injured. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/03/2013: A car bomb exploded in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The device targeted Faouzi al-Oujli, a senior police officer. Al-Oujli was severely injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: A remote-controlled explosive device detonated near Thai soldiers in Charo village, Tak Bai district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One person, an imam at a Sunni mosque, was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: A roadside bomb detonated in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two civilians, a father and son, were killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: An explosive device detonated near a pickup truck of paramilitary rangers in Pa Rai subdistrict, Pattani province, Thailand. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police patrol in Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: An explosive device detonated near an auto parts store in the Al-Amil quarter of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol north of Baquba city in Khalis district, Diyala governorate, Iraq. A high-ranking military officer, Staff Lieutenant General Abdulamir Al-Zaidi, was not harmed in the blast; however, at least nine soldiers were killed and 11 others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The blast missed the patrol, killing two civilians instead. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: Assailants abducted three pilots after their helicopter made an emergency landing southeast of Nyala city, South Darfur state, Sudan. The helicopter was delivering supplies for the African Union-United Nations Mission in Darfur (UNAMID) when it went down. The three pilots were released on August 27, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the abduction to the Minni Minnawi faction of the Sudan Liberation Army (SLA).
08/03/2013: Assailants attacked a government-run girls' primary school in Rashakai area, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The number of injuries is unknown; however, the school was destroyed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: Assailants attacked a police checkpoint in Shirqat city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: Assailants attacked personnel of the Special Security Forces at a checkpoint in Khawr Miksar district, Aden city, Aden Governorate, Yemen. One person was wounded in this incident. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/03/2013: Assailants attacked the family of an Assad activist inside the home in Rukn Al-Din district, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. Five members of the family, including three children, were killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/03/2013: Assailants fired upon military headquarters in Mapaang village, Compostela Valley province, Philippines. There were no reports of casualties; however, one soldier was kidnapped during the attack. The soldier was released on August 24, 2013. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the attack, stating that it was in response to extra-judicial killings carried out by the Armed Forces of the Philippines.
08/03/2013: Assailants on a motorcycle shot and killed Riaz Khan, a police head constable, in Manghopir neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, officials suspect that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was behind the incident.
08/03/2013: Assailants opened fire on the bodyguards of a judge in Hammam Al-Alil area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Two bodyguards were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: Assailants shot and killed a Frontier Corps (FC) official in Mathra area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: Assailants shot and killed two brothers, who were former Sahwa Council members, near Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: Assailants shot and killed two police officers near Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at the guest house of Awami National Party (ANP) chapter president, Shah Hussain Shinwari, in Landi Kotal town, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No casualties were reported, although two nearby vehicles were damaged in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: Assailants threw two explosive devices at the United Nation's (UN) Mine Action office in Beledweyne town, Hiiraan region, Somalia. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: Gunmen opened fire on a military patrol in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No casualties were reported in the shooting, but two assailants were arrested after the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2013: Gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of Ilyas Ilyasov in Makhachkala city, Dagestan republic, Russia. Ilyasov, a Muslim cleric, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: One of two gas cylinders placed inside a vehicle detonated near a recreational area in Budaiya town, Northern governorate, Bahrain. There were no reported casualties. The Al-Ashtar Brigades claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2013: Six assailants on motorcycles opened fire on a Sharafi Goth Police patrol van in Bagh Korangi area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Four police officers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police suspected that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was involved.
08/03/2013: Three suicide bombers wearing explosives-laden vests attempted to ram their vehicle into the Indian Consulate in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants opened fire on the checkpoint guards and one assailant detonated a vest. Nine civilians and three assailants were killed and 22 other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the police commissioner attributed the attack to Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) and the Haqqani Network.
08/03/2013: Two assailants on a motorcycle opened fire on three local village officials as they were traveling in a government vehicle in Bacolor municipality, Pampanga province, Philippines. The three officials were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: A police vehicle struck a roadside bomb in Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed in the blast, while eight police officers and a civilian were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Shewan village, Farah province, Afghanistan. One soldier was killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: A sniper shot and killed a civilian in Arsal town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: An assailant attempted to detonate an explosive device targeting members of parliament in Maan city, Maan governorate, Jordan. No one was injured after the device failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: An assailant opened fire on 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.
08/03/2014: An explosive device detonated at a market in Hodan district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Three street cleaners were killed and seven other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/03/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Bawiyah village, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least one police officer was killed and four officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Yusufiyah area, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least two police officers were killed and five officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants abducted two people from barangay Kaunayan, Sulu province, Philippines. One of the hostages was released unharmed on August 4, 2014. The whereabouts of the second hostage are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
08/03/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Gambel area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Nine police officers were killed and five others were wounded in the attack. This was one of three attacks on checkposts in the province on this night. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost in Khafizan area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of at least three attacks on checkposts in the province on this night. At least six police officers were injured across all of the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants attacked a police checkpost Khan Kelay area, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. This was one of at least three attacks on checkposts in the province on this night. At least six police officers were injured across all of the attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants attacked a police station in Sbeitla town, Kasserine governorate, Tunisia. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants attacked a Rescue Police unit in Lahij city, Lahij governorate, Yemen. One police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved.
08/03/2014: Assailants attacked an army base in Sbeitla town, Kasserine governorate, Tunisia. A soldier was killed and three people, including a civilian and two assailants, were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants attacked Azizullah Hamdard in Khwaja Bughra neighborhood, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Hamdard, a reporter for Pajhwok Afghan News, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants attacked family members of a peshmerga fighter in an unknown location in Iraq. The fighter's daughter was kidnapped and his brother was killed in the attack. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/03/2014: Assailants attacked Peshmerga forces in a bid to gain control of Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq. It is unknown if the assault resulted in any casualties, although the assailants succeeded in capturing the town. This was one of three related incidents in Sinjar on this date and one of four attacks in early August 2014 comprising the Sinjar massacre. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants attacked security checkposts in Wata Pur district, Kunar province, Afghanistan. Two assailants and one police officer were killed in the ensuing clash, while three assailants were wounded. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants attacked Yizidi civilians in Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq. At least 953 people were killed and 5,350 people were abducted in the assault. At least 3,280 of the hostages kidnapped between this incident and a similar incident in Kojo on August 15, 2014 have been released as of May 20, 2018. The whereabouts of the remaining victims are unknown. This was one of three related incidents in Sinjar on this date and one of four attacks in early August 2014 comprising the Sinjar massacre. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/03/2014: Assailants attempted to abduct a village chief in Chinglangmei village, Manipur state, India. The chief was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants broke into a home and attacked civilians in Mzeiraa area, near Salamiyah city, Hamah governorate, Syria. Seven civilians were killed and four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/03/2014: Assailants detonated explosive devices at an unknown number of mausoleums, including the Sayyidah Zaynab mausoleum, in Sanjar district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks targeting religious sites in the district. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/03/2014: Assailants detonated explosive devices at an unknown number of temples in Sanjar district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. This was one of two similar attacks targeting religious sites in the district. There were no reported casualties resulting from the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/03/2014: Assailants fired a flame thrower at the administrative building of an armor plant in Kharkiv city, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at a civilian house in Marzian village, Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A child was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants fired a rocket into Sheikh Zuweid town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. The rocket was targeting a passing security patrol; however, it missed the intended target and struck a civilian home. One person was killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants fired mortar shells at Mujahireen neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. One civilian was killed and four others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union of the Greater Damascus Operations Room.
08/03/2014: Assailants fired mortars at a checkpoint being monitored by the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) in Gukovo town, Rostov oblast, Russia. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants fired mortars at a penal colony in Torez city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. Two people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
08/03/2014: Assailants fired rockets at a kibbutz near Sderot city, Southern district, Israel. One person was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants fired rockets at an unknown location in Israel. Eight missiles were intercepted by the Iron Dome. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Hamas (Islamic Resistance Movement).
08/03/2014: Assailants fired rockets at civilian houses in Marzian village, Chaparhar district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Six civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants fired rockets at military forces in Mazzeh neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. Civilian casualties were reported in the attack, but the exact number is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Ajnad al-Sham Islamic Union of the Greater Damascus Operations Room.
08/03/2014: Assailants fired shells at civilians in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. One Indian worker was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants kidnapped at least 67 Yizidi people from Sinjar, Nineveh, Iraq. The captives were executed on August 4, 2014. This was one of three related incidents in Sinjar on this date and one of four attacks in early August 2014 comprising the Sinjar massacre. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/03/2014: Assailants kidnapped Dad Shah Qambrani in Khuzdar district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The whereabouts of Qambrani, a leader of the Balochistan National Party (BNP), are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants kidnapped Zar Khan Afridi from an unknown location in Pakistan. Afridi, a former spokesperson for Lashkar-e-Islam, was found dead on August 23, 2014 in Khyber agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants killed two people in Diyala governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL). The assailants accused the victims of being members of the Freemen of Al-Sa'diyah organization.
08/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military checkpoint in Barwana village, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed and two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military outpost in Libayoy village, Zamboanga del Sur province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to the Front Committee Kara of the New People's Army (NPA).
08/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police unit in Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. The police officers were protecting a minority group at the time of the shooting. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Khaliq Pandarani in Khatan area, Khuzdar district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Pandarani, the president of the local chapter of the Pakistan Muslim League: Nawaz (PML-N), was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on civilians at a Catholic church service in Ungwan Patachi village, Kaduna state, Nigeria. At least one person was killed and an unknown number of people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
08/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on Fazl Maula in Qeelgho area, Khogyani district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. Maula, the district attorney general, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on gendarmerie officers guarding a post in Maan city, Maan governorate, Jordan. One officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on Major Aamir Azhar in Sakhi Hassan-Chowrangi area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Azhar was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants opened fire on the house of an Afghan Local Police (ALP) officer in Sese area, Saydabad district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. The officer's mother and one of the assailants were killed in the attack, while one civilian and two assailants were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants shot and killed a police officer in Gomia town, Jharkhand state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/03/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at a meeting of regional administration officials in Afgoye town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. The regional deputy governor was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/03/2014: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a car in Craighill area, Antrim town, Antrim district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No one was injured in the attack, but the car was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a car in Newtownabbey town, Newtownabbey district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No one was injured in the attack, but the car was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at the house of a fracking worker in Letterbreen town, Fermanagh district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Assailants threw Molotov cocktails at Mohammed Khalid's vehicle near Buri town, Northern governorate, Bahrain. Khalid, a former legislator, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2014: Security forces found and defused an explosive device in Saboney village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a civilian motorcycle in Kher area, Andar district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and one other was wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/03/2015: A suicide bomber detonated in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. There were no reported casualties other than the assailant. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
08/03/2015: An explosive device detonated at the entrance of a Russian VTB bank branch in the Solomyansk neighborhood, Kiev city, Kiev oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties, but the bank was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near a football stadium in Jaarah 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.
08/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Al Ubaydi area, east of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and nine people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near Afghan National Security Force (ANSF) soldiers in Boor Ya Baff area, Pashtun Zarghun district, Herat province, Afghanistan. At least one soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near Gendarmerie Command minesweepers in Bitlis province, Turkey. No one was injured, but one vehicle was damaged by the blast. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Hay al-Amil area, southwest of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near the 4,000 Market in Shaab area, Adhamiyah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near the office of the non-governmental Odessa Self-Defense organization in Odessa city, Odessa oblast, Ukraine. There were no reported casualties in the attack, but the building sustained damage. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of Izat Shah outside of Jamrud town, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least two people, including Shah, a social worker and the brother of a tribal elder, and his guard, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2015: An explosive device detonated near Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) tactical wheeled armored vehicles (TTZA) providing security to cement trucks in Cevizlicesme area, Kigi district, Bingol province, Turkey. Folowing the blast, assailants also opened fire on the soldiers. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/03/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Khaki Safed district, Farah province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed and two others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Silvan district, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. Two soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/03/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in Nusaybin district, Mardin province, Turkey. One police officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/03/2015: An explosive device detonated when a child mistook it for a toy in Tallah Park area, West Bengal state, India. The child was injured in the attack, and two other explosive devices were defused. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Jamilah area, east of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Pir Koh, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused on the Iran-Turkey pipeline in Eleskirt district, Agri province, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: Assailants abducted three people from a ranch in Cororo, San Pedro department, Paraguay. One of the hostages, identified as Angelo Silvio Barboza Deip, was killed while the other two victims were released unharmed later the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Paraguayan People's Army (EPP).
08/03/2015: Assailants attacked a herding camp in an attempt to steal cattle in Malegbassa village, Central African Republic. Between this and a similar uncoordinated attack the previous day, four people were killed and four were injured in the attacks. Anti-Balaka militia members claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: Assailants attacked a Malian National Guard base in Gourma Rharous area, Timbuktu region, Mali. At least 11 soldiers were killed and one was injured in the raid. Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility for the incident. Additionally, sources attributed the attack to Ansar al-Dine (Mali).
08/03/2015: Assailants attacked an army base in Moqokori area, Hiiraan region, Somalia. Ten assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Al-Shabaab.
08/03/2015: Assailants attacked and looted the Balqis Satellite TV Channel in Sanaa city, Amanat Al Asimah governorate, Yemen. No one was killed or injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Huthis.
08/03/2015: Assailants attacked residents in a village in Koduga district, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of four coordinated raids on villages in the area on the same day. At least seven people were killed across the four assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
08/03/2015: Assailants attacked residents in a village in Koduga district, Borno, Nigeria. This was one of four coordinated raids on villages in the area on the same day. At least seven people were killed across the four assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
08/03/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Malari community, Koduga district, Borno state, Nigeria. This was one of four coordinated raids on villages in the area on the same day. At least seven people were killed across the four assaults. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Boko Haram.
08/03/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Ndoma village, Basse-Kotto prefecture, Central African Republic. At least eight people were killed and an unknown number of others were injured in the incident. Additionally, one person was abducted and their whereabouts are unknown. Seleka militia members claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: Assailants attacked Ukrainian soldiers in and around Stanytsia Luhanska town, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. Two soldiers were killed and one soldier was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Luhansk People's Republic.
08/03/2015: Assailants blocked a highway in Midyat area, Mardin province, Turkey. The attackers set a truck on fire, but no one was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/03/2015: Assailants executed a civilian in front of his family in Al Halyawat area, Al Huwayjah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting the victim was accused of working with security forces.
08/03/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at civilian residences in Ad Dabbah area, Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. An unstated number of people were killed in the attack. This was one of two projectile incidents in Taizz on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
08/03/2015: Assailants fired projectiles at civilian residences in Ar Rawdah area, Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. An unstated number of people were killed in the attack. This was one of two projectile incidents in Taizz on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
08/03/2015: Assailants fired rockets at the Silvan Dam, Silvan district, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/03/2015: Assailants launched rockets and opened fire on a Gendarmerie headquarters in Cukurca district, Hakkari province, Turkey. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/03/2015: Assailants on a motorcycle fired on a human rights activist while driving his vehicle in Bujumbura city, Bujumbura Mairie province, Burundi. The activist, Pierre-Claver Mbonimpa, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on a National Gendarmerie checkpoint in Zerrouki town, Bouira province, Algeria. An assailant was killed and two Gendarmerie members were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police department in Kulp district, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. No one was killed or injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on Dilawar Khan in Mohammad Agha district, Logar province, Afghanistan. Khan, the principal of Safid Sang High School, was killed and at least three education officials were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on Genaro Garcia in Alto Mira village, Tumaco municipality, Narino department, Colombia. Garcia, a human rights and community leader, was killed in the attack. The Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Major Sharif Sami in Fayoum city, Fayoum governorate, Egypt. Sami, a Fayoum Security Directorate police officer, was uninjured in the attack; however, his daughter and friend were killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: Assailants seized trucks transporting supplies in Al Fakhir area, Qatabah village, Ad Dali governorate, Yemen. There were no injuries in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Huthis.
08/03/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Amer Sher Ali area, Dand-e-Ghori district, Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks targeting mosques in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/03/2015: Assailants set fire to a school in Kokchail area, Abkamari district, Herat province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/03/2015: Assailants shot and killed Sa'd Ali Husayn, a North Oil Company director, near Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: Assailants stormed a town commissioner's home in Janale town, Marka district, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. The commissioner and two bodyguards were killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2015: Assailants stormed the house of Damullah Abdul Karim in Dara-e-Suf district, Haibak town, Samangan province, Afghanistan. Karim, a pro-government tribal elder, was killed along with four family members and two assailants were killed in ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/03/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices in Baardheere town, Gedo region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/03/2015: Seven landmines were discovered and defused at the Popular Resistance Committee's 15th Infantry Brigade Camp in Abyan governorate, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Huthis.
08/03/2015: Thirteen assailants attacked the residence of Tito Ibaya in Mapina village, Masbate City, Masbate province, Philippines. Ibaya, a village chief, was unharmed, although a laptop, a pistol, a radio, clothing, and P10,000 in cash were stolen during the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA) and stated that the NPA carried out the attack in response to Ibaya's refusal to pay the group's revolutionary taxes.
08/03/2015: Twenty assailants attacked military and police personnel aboard two civilian trucks in Del Carmen village, Cawayan town, Masbate province, Philippines. Five people, including a soldier and four assailants, were killed and three soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/03/2016: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Mashtal neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a lawyer, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2016: An explosive device detonated in front of a tailoring shop in Asadabad, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least 10 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2016: An explosive device detonated in Mahdiyah neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2016: An explosive device detonated near a group of Shia Zaireen pilgrims on Spini Road in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least 5 people, including Pakistani Police officers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Saba al-Bor, Saladin, Iraq. At least two people were killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Pakistani Police checkpost on Rajab Road in Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. At least four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
08/03/2016: An explosive device detonated near an anti-coup protest at Cumhuriyet Square in Antalya city, Turkey. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2016: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Volunteer Forces convoy in Hawr Rajab, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one member was killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2016: An explosive device detonated near General Service Unit (GSU) soldiers between Baure and Milmani in Lamu, Kenya. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/03/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a Pakistani Police checkpost on Bypass Road in Charsadda, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State.
08/03/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Pengeri, Assam, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2016: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Sako, Narathiwat, Thailand. At least eight people were injured in the blast; the victims included Territorial Defense Volunteers (TDV) members and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused at a petrol station in Kayu Bokoh subdistrict, Raman district, Yala, Thailand. An individual, identified as Abdullateh Riang, was arrested and confessed to planting the device. Sources also attributed the attack to the Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).
08/03/2016: Assailants abducted at least 62 Tay tribe members in Wihdah neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/03/2016: Assailants attempted to abduct a British Army soldier in Aldershot, Hampshire, United Kingdom. The kidnapping attempt was unsuccessful and there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in southwestern Aleppo city, Syria. At least 10 people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2016: Assailants hijacked a fishing vessel and held the four fishermen hostage off the coast of Kinabatangan district, Sabah, Malaysia. At least three hostages were released a short time later, while the fourth victim, Captain Herman Manggak, was released on September 21, 2016. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
08/03/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Kenya Defense Forces (KDF) base in Fino, Mandera, Kenya. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/03/2016: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle transporting Master Rehmatullah Sajidi in Mashkai, Balochistan, Pakistan. Sajidi, a retired school principal and a Balochistan National Party (Mengal) leader, was killed and another person was injured in the assault. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the attack and accused the victim of being a state agent.
08/03/2016: Assailants opened fire on an Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) vehicle in Townsite, Basilan, Philippines. At least three soldiers were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2016: Assailants opened fire on Jose Ipo at his residence in Salvacion Baybay, Calabanga district, Camarines Sur, Philippines. Ipo, a village chief, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2016: Assailants opened fire on residents in Share, Kwara, Nigeria. At least five people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
08/03/2016: Assailants set fire to Omengan Construction and Development Corporation equipment in Guinaang, Apayao, Philippines. An unknown number of employees were held hostage and were released a short time later. There were no reported casualties in the attack. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded an extortion.
08/03/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at the residence of Mohamed Aden Omar in Darkheynley neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. Omar, a National Intelligence and Security Agency (NISA) operational leader, was not harmed, but a security guard was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/03/2016: Assailants threw an explosive device at an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) checkpoint in Beit El, West Bank. There were no reported casualties as the device failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2016: Six explosive devices were discovered and defused in North Sinai, Egypt. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2016: Sometime between August 1, 2016 and August 6, 2016, assailants opened fire on residents and set fire to buildings in Kodomun, Demsa district, Adamawa, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani militants.
08/03/2017: A suicide bomber detonated targeting a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol in Qarabagh, Kabul, Afghanistan. In addition to the assailant, a Georgian soldier and two civilians were killed and 13 people, including two United States soldiers, were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2017: An assailant carrying an explosive device was identified and arrested in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2017: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Rashdiya neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Madain, Diyala, Iraq. One person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Operation Barkhane vehicle in Kidal region, Mali. At least four soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2017: An explosive device detonated near the vehicle of a security official in Kotal-e-Khariana Khana, Kabul, Afghanistan. At least three people were killed and one person was injured in the blast. The casualties included civilians as well as security personnel. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a Jubaland Forces (JF) convoy in Yoontoy, Lower Juba, Somalia. An unknown number of soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting an electricity tower near Musayyib, Babil, Iraq. The head of the Babil Electricity Authority, identified as Ali Mahmud, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2017: Assailants armed with machetes and firearms attacked Mro farmers in Kaing Gyi, Maungdaw district, Rakhine, Myanmar. At least six people were killed, two people were injured, and two people were abducted in the assault. One hostage was killed and her body was discovered on August 5, 2017, while the whereabouts of the other hostage is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Arakan Rohingya Salvation Army (ARSA).
08/03/2017: Assailants attacked a civilian truck in Bohe Baas, Lamitan, Basilan, Philippines. Two civilians were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
08/03/2017: Assailants attacked Afghan security forces in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. At least five civilians were killed when a mortar fired by the assailants struck a house. A mosque was also damaged in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) post in Shamulzayi, Zabul, Afghanistan. This was one of two coordinated attacks targeting ABP posts in the area on this date. At least 14 people, including four police officers and 10 assailants, were killed and nine others, including two police officers and seven assailants, were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/03/2017: Assailants attacked civilians and security personnel in Mirza Wulang, Sari Pul, Afghanistan. Clashes ensued that lasted until August 5, 2017. At least 72 people, including 10 assailants, were killed and 12 assailants were injured in the clashes. In addition, at least 335 people were taken hostage and 30 houses were set on fire during the attack. At least 235 hostages were released on August 8, 2017. The fate of the remaining hostages is unknown. The Taliban and the Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State each separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2017: Assailants attacked Iraqi National Intelligence Service (INIS) officials at the Nahmah Oilfield northwest of Qayyarah, Nineveh, Iraq. At least one official was killed and another official was abducted in the incident. The hostage was killed and their body was discovered on August 6, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/03/2017: Assailants detonated explosives at a mobile tower in Manpur, Bihar, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related attacks in Jamui district overnight. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to Maoists.
08/03/2017: Assailants fired rocket-propelled grenades at a police headquarters in Lafey, Mandera, Kenya. At least one assailant and one police officer were killed and one assailant was injured in the attack. Additionally, a police vehicle was hijacked, and the whereabouts of its driver are unknown. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Kanelwan, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2017: Assailants opened fire on an Egyptian National Police (ENP) checkpoint in Esna, Red Sea governorate, Egypt. At least two people, including one officer and one civilian, were killed and two other people were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2017: Assailants opened fire on Michael Marasigan and his brother, Christopher, at the junction of Barcelona and V. Cruz in the Maytunas neighborhood, San Juan, Metropolitan Manila, Philippines. Marasigan, a former journalist and public relations consultant for the Department of Finance, and his brother were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2017: Assailants opened fire on Rashtriya Rifles soldiers in Zainapora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least two soldiers were killed and another soldier was injured in the assault. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2017: Assailants shot and killed a farmer at his farm in Lobu, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
08/03/2017: Assailants shot and killed a former Sahwa Council member near Dur as Safra, Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/03/2017: Assailants threw three incendiary devices at the Spanish Embassy in Caracas, Venezuela. The devices did not ignite because the flames went out due to heavy rain. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/03/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers equipped with explosives-laden vehicles, attacked a security checkpoint in Yakhchal, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Nahri Saraj district overnight between August 3 and 4, 2017. At least 40 assailants were killed and seven others were injured across the three events. Additionally, in this specific incident two civilians and four security personnel were killed while an unknown number of security personnel were injured. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/04/1980: Eight white men, who were members of the Ku Klux Klan, opened shotgun fire on a black man, George Lester Stewart, while he was standing in a parking lot outside a west side bar in Detroit, Michigan in the United States.  Stewart frequented the tavern which had a mostly white clientele and a white bartender, and the eight perpetrators conspired, prior to the incident,  to kill Stewart because of his race, and had even threatened him the month prior to the attack.  After the attack in the parking lot failed to injure him, the perpetrators attempted to shoot him with automatic rifles at his residence and altogether fired 27 shots.  Neither Stewart, nor any other individuals were wounded in either attack. Charles Furtaw, Donald Johnson, Raymond Eugene Echlin, Eugene John, Walter Belcher, Richard Johnson, Ronald Bishop, and Joseph Greenwell were the eight arrested and charged in the attack, and four of them pleaded guilty in court.
08/04/1998: A letter bomb was mailed to Daniele Genco, a reporter for the ANSA News Agency in Turin, Italy. The bomb was discovered and was detonated by police before it caused any damage. The letter was thought to have been sent by Anarchist terrorists, possibly Bozkurtlar (Grey Wolves).
08/04/1998: Angostura Mayor Nail de Jesus Atheortua and councilman Carlos Guillermo Osorio were kidnapped by the National Liberation Army (NLA) while they were inspecting works in Angostura, Colombia. Their fate was unknown.
08/04/1998: Anori Mayor Hector Emilio Piedrahita was kidnapped by the National Liberation Army (NLA) in Anori, Colombia. His fate was unknown.
08/04/1998: Campamento Mayor Gustavo Alberto Lujan Arango was kidnapped by the National Liberation Army (NLA) in Campamento, Colombia. His fate was unknown.
08/04/1998: Concepcion Mayor Hector Osorio Arango was kidnapped by the National Liberation Army (NLA) in Concepcion, Colombia. His fate was unknown.
08/04/1998: Former Mayors Winston Villamil Ochoa and Ignacio Becerra Alvarez, and Juan Carlos Sierra, a farm administrator were kidnapped by the National Liberation Army (NLA) in Cordoba, Colombia. Their fate was unknown.
08/04/1998: In a series of related incidents, rebels belonging to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (NLA) conducted at least 42 attacks throughout the country on August 3 and August 4, 1998, leaving 275 dead and many wounded. In this incident on August 4th, the ELN and the FARC blew up a portion of a small oil pipeline near the Ecuador border in Colombia. No one was killed or injured in this specific attack.
08/04/1998: In a series of related incidents, rebels belonging to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (NLA) conducted at least 42 attacks throughout the country on August 3 and August 4, 1998, leaving 275 dead and many wounded. In this incident on August 4th, the ELN and the FARC detonated car bombs outside the Army's Fourth Brigade base in Medellin, Colombia. No one was killed or injured in this specific attack.
08/04/1998: In a series of related incidents, rebels belonging to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (NLA) conducted at least 42 attacks throughout the country on August 3 and August 4, 1998, leaving 275 dead and many wounded. In this incident on August 4th, the FARC blew up a portion of the Cano-Limon oil pipeline in La Pesquera, Colombia. No one was killed or injured in this specific attack.
08/04/1998: In a series of related incidents, rebels belonging to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (NLA) conducted at least 42 attacks throughout the country on August 3 and August 4, 1998, leaving 275 dead and many wounded. In this incident on August 4th, the FARC blew up a portion of the Cano-Limon oil pipeline in Quebrada Cano Negro, Colombia. No one was killed or injured in this specific attack.
08/04/1998: In a series of related incidents, rebels belonging to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (NLA) conducted at least 42 attacks throughout the country on August 3 and August 4, 1998, leaving 275 dead and many wounded. In this incident, rebels from the ELN bombed the Jaguas hydroelectric plant in San Carlos, Colombia. No one was killed or injured in this attack.
08/04/1998: Natagaimo Mayor Juan Manuel Rojas  was kidnapped by the National Liberation Army (NLA) in Natagaimo, Colombia. His fate was unknown.
08/04/1998: Nine policemen were taken hostage by unknown militants in San Carlos, Colombia after an 8 hour battle.
08/04/1998: Nineteen people were shot and killed by unknown assailants in Jammu and Kashmir State in India. It was thought that the victims were relatives of militants from the Hizb-ul-Mujahidin (HM) group and therefore were probably killed by a rival militant group.
08/04/1998: Two Yeshiva students from the Yitzhar settlement in the West Bank were shot and killed by unknown assailants while driving around the settlement in a Jeep.
08/04/1998: Unknown perpetrators lobbed a grenade at a police vehicle in Kashmir's capital, Srinagar, in India. The grenade missed the target and wounded seven bystanders.
08/04/1998: Unknown perpetrators shot three Hindus and set fire to seven homes in Balmatkote, India. No further information was provided on this incident.
08/04/1999: A 17-year-old was shot in the ankle in Seaforde Street after being abducted and questioned in a house in Short Strand, Belfast, Northern Ireland. Republican paramilitaries were believed to have been responsible for the incident.
08/04/1999: A 39-year-old man was stopped by two masked men and shot in the right leg as he walked through Woodvale Park in west Belfast, Northern Ireland. Republican paramilitaries were believed to have been responsible for the incident.
08/04/1999: A Protestant teenage boy was injured when he was attacked by suspected republican paramilitaries in Dundonald, Northern Ireland.
08/04/1999: Heavily armed former junta soldiers demanding food, medicines and the release of their leader, Lt. Col. Johnny Paul Koroma, seized thirty hostages in Magbini, Sierra Leone. The hostages included five British soldiers who were working as United Nation observers, other UN staff and journalists. All hostages were released by August 10, 1999.
08/04/1999: In a series of related incidents, the assistant manager of the Baladhan division of Burthol Tea Estate, J. Sharma, was abducted In Guwahati, India, and then returned after a ransom was paid. Reports did not specify amount of ransom or when the victim was released. odo militants in the North bank and the Dima Halao Daoga (DHD) were suspected of perpetrating the attacks.
08/04/1999: The Police Special Task Force (STF) truck was ambushed in Veppamkulam, Vavuniya District, Sri Lanka, by a woman suicide bomber from the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE). Thirteen elite police commandos, the suicide bomber, and a civilian were killed and at least thirty others were injured from this attack.
08/04/1999: Two people were killed and four others were injured when a remote-controlled bomb exploded at a bridge over the Valbona River near the border town of Tropoja, Albania. Officials suspected that criminal gangs were involved in the attack.
08/04/2000: A Namibian woman was shot to death in her Mwitijiku home by suspected National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) rebels.
08/04/2001: A shopkeeper, Bilal Ahmad Dar, was shot and killed by Islamic militants in Shopian, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/04/2001: An incendiary device started a fire at the dry-cleaning business owned by the family of the Union of the Navarrese People councilor (UPN), Juan Francisco Eransus. The attack occurred in Villava, Navarre Autonomous Community, Spain. No casualties resulted from this attack.
08/04/2001: In Estella, Navarre, Spain, five petrol bombs were thrown by unknown hooded assailants into the third and fourth floors of the rear of the Estella Civil Guard barracks, which backs on to the Plaza de San Miguel. The devices sparked a fire that completely burnt out one of the residential quarters. Another two residential quarters were also affected by the flames. No casualties resulted from this attack.
08/04/2001: Twenty-two Hindu shepherds were abducted by suspected members of Lashkar-e Taiba from the village of Shrotidar in Jammu and Kashmir, India. The victims were marched into the woods and shot. Thirteen died, two escaped, and seven were wounded in this incident.
08/04/2002: A bomb exploded just after a Bangkok-bound train passed over it in Raman district of Yala. The train was slightly damaged and there were no casualties reported.
08/04/2002: A bomb exploded next to the Metro rail system in North of Medellin, disrupting service in this area, but injuring no one.
08/04/2002: A journalist and his son were killed in the second of two related attacks (200208040009). In Gihosha zone, northeast of Bujumbura. Unknown rebels were responsible for the killings.
08/04/2002: A suicide bomb attack occurred in Jerusalem where 3 Israeli soldiers were killed. The Izz-al-Din al-Qassam Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack, which was conducted by Ibrahim al-Sa’u from Hebron. The Brigades said that the attack was meant to avenge the assassination of Salah Shihadah and the massacre of Al-Daraj neighborhood.
08/04/2002: An attack occurred at the Meron junction in a bus traveling from Haifa, Israel, killing 10 people and wounding 40 others. The military branch of HAMAS, Izz-al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, claimed responsibility for this and another attack the same day (200208040012) as retaliation to the Israeli air raid in Gaza on July 22, 2002.
08/04/2002: At least 8 bombs exploded during the night throughout the city of Poso, in the province of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. 7 people were injured in the bomb attacks while 4 others were missing. 27 houses and 2 churches were burnt down. Unknown militants were suspected in the attack.
08/04/2002: At least 8 bombs exploded i during the night throughout the city of Poso, in the province of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. 7 people were injured in the bomb attacks while 4 others were missing. Among the targets was the house of Poso legislative council speaker, Murad U. Nasir. Unknown militants were suspected in the attack.
08/04/2002: At least 8 bombs exploded in August 4, 2002 during the night throughout the city of Poso, in the province of Central Sulawesi, Indonesia. 7 people were injured in the bomb attacks while 4 others were missing. Besides, 27 houses and 2 churches had been burned down. Among the targets was the house of Poso legislative council speaker, Murad U. Nasir. Unknown militants were suspected in the attack.
08/04/2002: Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) killed two people in a car bombing attack and wounded 30 others outside a barracks of the civil guard in the Costa Blanca resort, near the town of Alicante. Among the fatalities and injured were several civil guards and their relatives.
08/04/2002: Ten civilians and 6 soldiers were wounded in a bomb attack on the Saravena Airport where seven bombs were enclosed in gas tanks. The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)were targeting a military base situated next to Colonizadores Airport in Saravena. The damages affected 90% of the building.
08/04/2002: Two bombs exploded outside the Mayor’s offices in Bogota, Colombia, killing a suspected terrorist and causing considerable property damage. Authorities said that the attack must have been perpetrated by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) (FARC), who wanted to sabotage Alvaro Uribe’s upcoming presidential inauguration ceremony.
08/04/2002: Two Israeli and Palestinian bystanders were killed in a shooting in East Jerusalem and about 50 others were injured. The military branch of HAMAS, Izz-al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, claimed responsibility for the attack as retaliation to the Israeli air raid in Gaza on July 22, 2002. This attack was related to an attack the same day carried out by the al-Qassam Brigades (200208040004).
08/04/2002: Unknown rebels carried two related attacks in Burundi (200208040013). The first attack occurred in Mayuyu zone, east of Bujumbura, where 3 people were killed.
08/04/2003: Suspected members of the Corsican National Liberation Front (FLNC) bombed a France Telecom installation in Lucciana, Corsica. The bomb caused substantial damage to the facility, but there were no casualties. Local police reported that the attackers had left the initials FLNC on one of the facility’s walls.
08/04/2003: Unknown attackers bombed a holiday resort in Porticcio, Corsica, France. The device, which was left near the resort’s reception office, caused substantial damage to the building. However, no one was harmed in the attack.
08/04/2004: A mine attached to a bicycle was detonated by remote control when a pick-up truck carrying an Afghan government official and a judge slowed down for a ramp, near Baraki Barak in Logar province. The bomb left the official and judge uninjured, but killed three of the judge's children who were riding in the open rear of the truck. It was unknown who perpetrated the attack.
08/04/2004: An attempted suicide bomber was stopped by Israel Defense Forces while trying to pass through the Huwwarah checkpoint near Nablus. The would-be suicide bomber was a Fatah-Tanzim activist.
08/04/2004: Six Iraqi policemen in Najaf were kidnapped by forces loyal to Shiite cleric Muqtada al-Sadr. Al-Sadr hoped to pressure the Iraqi police to release some of his men from prison.
08/04/2004: Two comrades, the leader of the Kurdistan Democratic Party's Al-Karkh branch, Sardar Abdallah Sa'id, and an employee of the branch, Jihad Jalal, were assassinated in Baghdad.
08/04/2005: 20 unknown gunmen shot and killed Haidar Mohammed Ali al-Dujaili, the Director of Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi's office, in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2005: A bomb planted in a trash bin in the Istanbul suburb of Pendik exploded killing two people and injuring four others. Local authorities suspected that Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) members were responsible for the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2005: A suicide car bomber blew up a vehicle near a convoy of followers of Shi i Muslim cleric Moqtada Sadr. The convoy was en route to the Imam Abu al-Hawa Mussa al-Kadhem Shi i shrine. Two Iraqi soldiers escorting the convoy and two Shi i clerics were killed while five others were injured in the bombing. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2005: Armed men attacked a convoy of cars belonging to Mehdi al-Hafidh, a former Minister in the Iraqi Transitional Government in the Amiriyah neighborhood of Baghdad. One guard was killed in the attack, although al-Hafidh was not in the convoy. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2005: Eden Natan Zada, an Israel Defense Force deserter, previously linked to the extremist Kach organization attacked Arab passengers on a bus in Shfar'am, Israel, killing four people and wounding 12 others. A mob of angry protestors beat Zada to death later in the day.
08/04/2005: Four Taliban members shot and killed Daichupan (District) intelligence Chief, Gholam Rasul, in Afghanistan’s Zabol Province. Latifollah Hakimi, a Taliban spokesman, claimed responsibility for the attack, saying armed activists of the movement had shot the intelligence officer. Local authorities arrested three men whom they suspected had been involved with the assassination.
08/04/2005: Suspected Islamic militants shot and killed a Buddhist bus driver, Sakchai Maytheesuraphan, in a drive-by-shooting in Thailand's Rue So (District). No group claimed responsibility for the murder.
08/04/2005: Two suspected Islamic militants shot and killed an elderly couple, Song Sukhuphan and Huan Sukhuphan, in Yi Ngo (District), Thailand. Leaflets found at the house where the couple had been shot said the killings were revenge for the arrests of innocent people. The perpetrators posed as durian fruit customers who were interested in purchasing food from the couple's orchard. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2005: Two Taliban members shot an Ulema Council Chief, Mawlawi Zarif, in Afghanistan’s Helmand Province. Abdul Latif Hakimi, a Taliban spokesman, claimed the attack on behalf of the Taliban and said it was carried out because Zarif was a government-backed figure.
08/04/2005: Unknown attackers bombed an electricity substation on the outskirts of Khasavyurt in Dagestan. No one was harmed in the attack, but electricity was cut to nearby towns and settlements. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/04/2005: Unknown gunmen stormed the house of Iraqi National Guard member Ibrahim Omar, killing his wife, two of his children and injuring two other children in Baqubah, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2006:  A Tamil playwright who wrote about Tamil culture was shot and killed in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.
08/04/2006: A series of blasts destroyed a railway near the village of Bakacak in Diyarbakir province, Turkey, wouding seventeen people. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/04/2006: A suicide bomb exloded on a sports field in Hadhar, Iraq. 10 people were killed and 12 others were injured. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/04/2006: Around 8:30 am local time, gunmen attacked several government buildings and police patrols in Fallujah, Iraq, killing two policemen and wounding two others. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/04/2006: Insurgents attacked police stations and patrols with car bombs, mortar rounds and machine guns in Mosul, Iraq, killing three policemen and wounding three others. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/04/2006: Pon Ganeshamoorthy, the People's Bank manager and a Tamil activist, was shot and killed in Thirunelveli, Sri Lanka.
08/04/2006: Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) detonated a roadside claymore mine outside a police post in Punthottam, Vavuniya, Sri Lanka, a little after midnight.  Three policemen were wounded, and one rebel was killed in return fire from security forces.
08/04/2006: There were two bomb explosions in Adana, Turkey, wouding at least seventeen people. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/04/2007: Eight civilians were killed and 35 injured as a suicide bomber rammed an explosives-packed car into another vehicle in Parachinar, Pakistan. Although no group claimed responsibility for the attack, authorities are blaming the attack on pro-Taliban militants
08/04/2007: Pro-Taliban militants launched an attack at the Oblanki check point near Miranshah, Pakistan. Militants attacked with rockets and assault rifles leading to a two-hour gunfight that killed ten pro-Taliban gunmen and four soldiers.
08/04/2008: On early Monday morning, Taleban Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan insurgents shot and killed Dost Mohammad, the Zormat district attorney, in the Tatank area of the outskirts of Zormat district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Shortly thereafter, the Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2008: On Monday afternoon, Dennis Cuesta, a radio broadcaster for Radio Mindanao Network (RMN), was shot in the head and killed by unidentified gunmen in General Santos City, Angeles City state, Philippines. Local press freedom groups told CPJ that they believe his murder was related to his work. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/04/2008: On Monday afternoon, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device in Yarmuk square near the convoy of the Deputy Governor of Ninawa, killing one of the deputy governor's bodyguards, wounding six others, and damaging a vehicle in the convoy.  No group claimed responsibility.
08/04/2008: On Monday evening shortly after 2100, Jangkhopao Taothan, a tribal school boy, was abducted by unknown militants after Taothan attended Chongthu Baptist Church in New Lambulane, Imphal district, Manipur province, India. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident and the status of the hostage is unknown.
08/04/2008: On Monday morning at 0700, Rana Sarma, a trooper of the Sashastra Seema Bal paramilitary force, was shot dead by suspected United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) militants in the Malihita locality of Bongaigaon district, Assam province, India. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/04/2008: On Monday morning at 0730, Michael Quejano, the Secretary of the municipal council in Sariaya town, was shot and wounded by two unidentified gunmen using  a .45 caliber pistol outside of Quejanos' home in Barangay Poblacion Uno village, Sariaya town, Quezon, Philippines. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/04/2008: On Monday, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a mosque in Orgun, Paktika, Afghanistan, killing one imam, injuring one child, and damaging the mosque. No group claimed responsibility.
08/04/2008: On Monday, at an unknown time, in Ndjamena, Chari Baguirmi, Chad, a bomb exploded in the central market killing seven people and injuring 10 others. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/04/2008: On Monday, at an unspecified time, in Beijing, China, a suspected improvised explosive device was reported to have been found in the Qinhuangdao Stadium where the Olympic football matches were due to be held. The centre had reportedly already been swept but the device was found later under a seat. There were no reported casualties. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/04/2008: On Monday, four people were seriously wounded when a bomb exploded on a minibus in the Iraqi Shiite city of Karbala, Iraq. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
08/04/2008: On Monday, in Cucuta, Norte de Santander, Colombia, assailants detonated a bomb near two electricity towers, destroying both towers but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) or the National Liberation Army (ELN) was responsible.
08/04/2008: On Monday, in Kashgar, Xinjiang, China, two assailants drove a truck into a group of policemen jogging near the barracks. When the truck crashed, the assailants attacked the police with explosives described inconsistently as grenades or homemade bombs. The assailants were identified as taxi driver Kurbanjan Hemit, 28, and vegetable vendor Abdurahman Azat, 33. The Eastern Turkistan Islamic Movement claimed responsibility for the attack. Sixteen police officers were killed and 16 others were injured. One of the assailants was also injured.
08/04/2008: On Monday, Taliban militants set fire to a girl's high school in Tahirabad in Mingora, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No casualties were reported.
08/04/2008: On Monday, Taliban militants set fire to a girl's middle school in Shakradara in Matta, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No casualties were reported.
08/04/2008: On Monday, Taliban militants set fire to a girl's primary school in Zangi, Charbagh tehsil, North West Frontier, Pakistan. No casualties were reported.
08/04/2009: On Tuesday at 1200 noon, in Shah Joy, Zabol, Afghanistan, a suicide bomber detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a vehicle of the National Directorate of Security (NDS), killing four civilians and one intelligence agent, wounding 17 civilians and two intelligence agents, and damaging the vehicle. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/04/2009: On Tuesday morning at about 0700, in the Arghandi area, in Kabol, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the motorcade of the governor of Vardak province, damaging a small bridge but causing no casualties. Four of the assailants were later detained. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/04/2009: On Tuesday morning, in Kabul, Kabul, Afghanistan, Taliban militants fired nine rockets into the centre of the Afghan capital Kabul. There were no deaths but a man and child were reported wounded. The attack also damaged several homes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for firing nine rockets in Kabul, one of which landed in the diplomatic area, several hundred meters from the U.S. and British embassies. Other rockets hit near the international airport, their main target.
08/04/2009: On Tuesday night at 0230 in Buenos Aires, Argentina, a improvised explosive device exploded at a Chilean airline office damaging a door, window and some furniture but causing no casualties. One man has been held for questioning but has not yet been identified as been involved in the attack. The Revolutionary Cells Mauricio Morales Brigade claimed responsibility.
08/04/2009: On Tuesday, at Mongolgram village in the Faridpur sub-district in Pabna, Rajshahi, Bangladesh, rival militants chopped to death a regional leader of the Janajudhha faction of the outlawed Purba Banglar Communist Party (PBCP-Janajuddha), identified as Shahidul Islam alias Shahadat (35), in a field. No group claimed responsibility.
08/04/2009: On Tuesday, in Al Qiyarah, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device attached to an empty fuel tanker truck at the Al Qiyarah oil refinery, damaging the truck but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
08/04/2009: On Tuesday, in East Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India, assailants fired upon members of the Jharkhand Liberation Front (JMM) political party, killing one member and wounding one other. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
08/04/2009: On Tuesday, in Guraceel, Galguduud, Somalia, assailants detonated a landmine improvised explosive device, targeting the spokesman for Ahlu Sunnah wal Jama'a, causing no injuries or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
08/04/2009: On Tuesday, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants fired on a police commander, killing the police commander and his ten year old son and wounding his other son. Rebel spokesman Qari Yousuf Ahmadi, claimed the attack was carried out by the Taliban.
08/04/2009: On Tuesday, in Ma'ruf, Kandahar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a tractor, killing one civilian, wounding three others, and destroying the tractor. No group claimed responsibility.
08/04/2010: On Wednesday morning around 0745, in the Chatsworth area of Bangor, County Down, Northern Ireland, an army major was targeted in an attempted bombing by unidentified assailants. An explosive device was planted on the underside of his car and fell off as he left his home for work. Police evacuated more than 20 homes and disarmed the device in a controlled explosion. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although dissident republicans were thought to be responsible.
08/04/2010: On Wednesday night, in Balumath, Latehar, Jharkhand, India, around 15-20 assailants shot and killed Munna Gupta, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader. Gupta, along with four other supporters were traveling to Balumath from Hehegara near the Ranchi-Chatra road when they were attacked. The four other supporters, identified as Vijay Yadav, Ajay Gupta, Uday Ganju and Anandi Ganju, were also assaulted in the attack. No damages were reported in the attack. Tritiya Prastuti Committee (TPC), a breakaway faction of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) claimed responsibility for this incident. Pamphlets left at the scene accused the BJP leader of extorting money in the name of the organization.
08/04/2010: On Wednesday night, in Nayagram, Gopiballavpur, Medinipur, West Bengal, India, about 12 unidentified armed militants abducted a supporter of the ruling Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPM), Nirmal Routh. No casualties or damages were reported. On 08/05/2010, Routh escaped captivity with two bullet injuries to his chin and shoulder. He also bore other wounds from being beaten. According to police, Routh was targeted for being a CPM supporter. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) was responsible.
08/04/2010: On Wednesday night, in Vikrampur village in Ghatsila, East Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India, unidentified militants killed Lakhai Soren, an employee of the state-run Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) working on at the Bagiata mine. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, it was suspected that the attack was carried out because the victim was accused of being a police informer. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) were responsible.
08/04/2010: On Wednesday, in Bora village, Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unknown militants kidnapped a peace activist, Akbar Khan, and his son, Munawar. Militants demanded an unspecified amount of ransom for their release. On 08/25/2010 the militants killed Khan because the ransom was not paid, but released his son. No group claimed responsibility.
08/04/2010: On Wednesday, in Deh Rawood district, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device emplaced by unidentified militants on an abandoned motorcycle detonated. The attack, which was targeting the convoy of Jan Mohammad Khan, the Afghan presidential advisor on tribal affairs, killed a civilian, wounded a police officer and caused an unspecified amount of damage to one of the vehicles in the convoy. Khan managed to escape unharmed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2010: On Wednesday, in Lohardaga, Jharkhand, India, around 20 to 25 unidentified militants set ablaze three trucks carrying bauxite mineral, causing an unknown amount of property damage. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, the attack occurred on the second day of a five-state shutdown called by militants. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) militants were responsible.
08/04/2010: On Wednesday, in southern Mindanao, Cebu, Philippines, militants executed an ex-comrade, identified as Cresaldo Banan, for allegedly becoming a military informant. The New People’s Army (NPA) Valentin Palamine Command (Far South Mindanao) claimed responsibility for the attack. Cresaldo Banan, an ex-New People’s Army (NPA) cadre from Matanao, Davao del Sur, was found guilty beyond reasonable doubt for his crimes against the people and his crimes against the revolutionary movement," command leader, Dencio Madrigal, said in a statement posted on the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) website.
08/04/2010: On Wednesday, in the Amil district, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a vehicle born improvised explosive device attached to a car, wounding the driver. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/04/2010: On Wednesday, in the Bondhere district of Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia, unidentified assailants detonated a land mine, killing three civilians and injuring 12 people. The victims were working as street cleaners. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, but the militant group Al-Shabaab was thought responsible for the attack.
08/04/2010: On Wednesday, in the Chagma area of Keshendeh, Balkh, Afghanistan, suspected Taliban militants opened fire on a parliamentarian candidate's motorcade killing one of his guards and wounding three others. One of the attackers was killed and four others captured in retaliatory fire. No group claimed responsibility and there was no damage reported in the attack.
08/04/2010: On Wednesday, near Mahipani village in Sundargarh, Orissa, India, unidentified militants blew up a culvert (low bridge). No casualties or damages were reported. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, it was reported that Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) had demanded the immediate release of their colleagues that were arrested in the area on 08/03/2010. It was also reported that the militants also threatened to not allow any workers to enter the Kalta mines. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2011: On Thursday afternoon, in the Ameriya neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device attached to a civilian car. The blast killed the driver, wounded two nearby civilians, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the car. No group claimed responsibility.
08/04/2011: On Thursday morning around 0600, in the Bandar-e-Khanabad area of Konduz city, Konduz province, Afghanistan, unidentified militants planted an improvised explosive device inside the car of Payenda Khan, an official in the National Directorate of Security. The IED exploded while he was in the car, killing Khan and injuring three nearby children. The car was destroyed and the Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack through a text message.
08/04/2011: On Thursday morning around 0750, on a road in front of the health office of Payo village in Sai Buri, Pattani, Thailand, two civilians were shot and killed by suspected southern separatist militants using nine millimeter pistols. The victims, identified as Mahasumai Jehtae and his wife, Masira Madeng, were on their way to work at a rubber plantation when they were shot and killed. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/04/2011: On Thursday morning, in Nong Chik, Pattani, Thailand, unidentfied gunmen using M16 rifles shot and killed a Muslim religious teacher of Saeng Pratheep Witthaya School, Al-Asmi Jema, at his house. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2011: On Thursday night between 0100 and 0200, at a construction site in Posaita in West Singhbhum, Jharkhand, India, nine to 10 suspected Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-M) using kerosene set fire to three dumpers, three JCB vehicles and one roller-cutter vehicle of a private construction company involved in the laying of the third lane of the Mumabi-Howrah railway track near Posaita station. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicles, but resulted in no casualties. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, police believe that it could have been carried out either to divert the attention of the police from a combing operation in Saranda forest or in retaliation for a levy demand not paid. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2011: On Thursday night, in Basaguda village in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India, suspected Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants killed a villager on suspicion of being a police informer. The identity of the villager was unreported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2011: On Thursday night, in Bhopalpatnam village in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India, suspected Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants killed a villager on suspicion of being a police informer. The identity of the villager was unreported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2011: On Thursday night, in Gangaloor village in Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India, suspected Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) militants killed a villager on suspicion of being a police informer. The identity of the villager was unreported and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2011: On Thursday night, in Jubaguda village in Kandhamal, Odisha, India, two people suspected of being police informants were killed by Communist Party of India-Maoists (CPI-Maoist). Reportedly, a large group of militants, including women, called the victims identified as Peter Mallick, who had his throat cut and Sitaram Uthansingh who bore a shot gun wound from their homes and took them to the outskirts of the village. A Maoist poster was recovered from near the incident site. Police arrested Tripati Kapat Majhi, Andrew Mallik, Sebastian Mallik, and two women Radhika Mallik and Lurdu Patamajhi in connection with the attack.
08/04/2011: On Thursday night, in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device. The blast killed nine civilians, wounded 13 others, and caused an unknown amount of property damage. No group claimed responsibility.
08/04/2012: A rocket landed on the roof of a hotel near the Quetta Press Club in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the surrounding buildings were slightly damaged by the blast. This was one of three rockets which landed in Quetta on this day. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/04/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden belt at a funeral for a Popular Resistance Committees militia member in Ja'ar town, Khanfir district, Abyan governorate, Yemen. Forty-six people, including the bomber, were killed and 40 injured in the blast. Ansar al-Sharia, a sub-group of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP), claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2012: An explosive device detonated as Hamed al-Mutlak's convoy passed by in Al-Nasr Wal Salam village, Abu Ghraib district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Al-Mutlak, a Sunni member of parliament (MP), was unharmed in the attack; however, two of his guards were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2012: An explosive device detonated in Gulran district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Three children playing in the area were killed by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police suspected the Taliban.
08/04/2012: An explosive device placed underneath a car was discovered and defused near a Otryad Mobilniy Osobogo Naznacheniya (OMON) police base in Makhachkala city, republic of Dagestan, Russia. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/04/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Madurai district, Tamil Nadu state, India. The device was sent to Umar Farooq, a former activist of the Al-Umma group. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2012: Assailants armed with rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) attacked Somali military forces in Qansah Dhere town, Qansah Dhere district, Bay region, Somalia. Thirteen attackers and two soldiers were killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/04/2012: Assailants attacked Joint Task Force (JTF) soldiers in Maiduguri city, Borno State, Nigeria. An unknown number of soldiers and attackers were killed. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/04/2012: Assailants attacked security forces personnel in a market in Orchha village, Narayanpur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. One security official was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to Maoists.
08/04/2012: Assailants kidnapped 48 Iranian Shia pilgrims from the Sayida Zainab neighborhood of Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. One hostage was released on December 8, 2012. The remaining 47 hostages were subsequently released, following a prisoner exchange, on January 9, 2013. The Syrian government freed approximately 2,130 prisoners in exchange for the Iranian hostages. The Free Syrian Army claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they kidnapped the Iranians because they were actually members of Iran's Revolutionary Guard who were sent to Syria to support President Bashar al-Assad.
08/04/2012: Assailants launched an attack on the Kabul-Jalalabad Highway, Kabul province, Afghanistan. One Afghan National Army (ANA) soldier and three civilians were killed in the attack, and three people were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2012: Assailants opened fire on a civilian bus in Bagram district, Parwan province, Afghanistan. Six civilians were killed and one injured in the gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/04/2012: Assailants opened fire on a United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) vehicle in Hilat Yatu area, South Kordofan state, Sudan. A driver was killed and a WFP employee injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2012: Assailants opened fire on Afghan National Directorate of Security intelligence officers in Bamiyan province, Afghanistan. The officers called in New Zealand North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) reinforcements. Two New Zealand soldiers, Rory Malone and Durrer Pralli, and four Afghan officers were killed, while 16 were injured. Two assailants were killed and 15 wounded as well. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/04/2012: Assailants opened fire on Ibrahim Iman Halane near Abati mosque in Hamar-Weyne district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Halane, the executive general manager of Mogadishu's Aden Adde International Airport, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
08/04/2012: Assailants opened fire on Kasem Churaungsook in Sai Buri district, Pattani province, Thailand. Churaungsook, a police officer, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed it to separatists.
08/04/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at a police patrol vehicle in Hub city, Lasbela district, Balochistan province. Pakistan. Three police officers and four civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2012: Authorities discovered and defused 130 landmines on the Tata-Ranchi highway in Seraikela-Kharswan district, Jharkhand state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspected Maoists.
08/04/2012: Gunmen shot and killed Abdul Hakeem, the prayer leader of Jama Mosque, outside the Jama Mosque in Kili Karak area, Mastung district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/04/2012: Two rockets landed near the Benazir Bridge in Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties or damages in the blast. This was one of two incidents involving rockets being launched at Quetta on this day. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/04/2013: A land mine detonated near a Tunisian military vehicle in Kasserine city, Kasserine governorate, Tunisia. At least one soldier was killed and five others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
08/04/2013: A roadside bomb targeting the 6th Dorga Regiment military patrol detonated in Khoibu Khunou village, Chandel district, Manipur state, India. One soldier and one civilian were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: A roadside explosive device detonated near Abdul Qayoom's vehicle in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. State prosecutor Qayoom, his driver and four of his body guards were injured in addition to 10 other civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: A suicide bomber attempted to enter the provincial governor's compound and detonate an explosive device in Trinkot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. When police ordered the assailant to stop, he detonated the device, killing himself. There were no other reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/04/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a military base in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, a soldier and a civilian were killed, while eight people, including five civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: An explosive device deonated near the Kristal grocery store which was selling alcohol in Makhachkala city, Dagestan republic, Russia. There were no reported casualties or damages. This was one of two attacks on stores selling alcohol in Makhachkala. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Muslim fundamentalists were involved.
08/04/2013: An explosive device detonated a khat market in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This incident was one of 12 coordinated attacks in Mogadishu on the same night. At least 15 people were injured across all of the explosions. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the blast.
08/04/2013: An explosive device detonated at the Al-Sheikh Henied shrine in El Maghara area, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no casualties reported; however, the shrine was damaged in the blast. This was one of two attacks, coordinated to occur simultaneously, on shrines in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2013: An explosive device detonated at the Al-Sheikh Salim shrine in Bir el-Abd town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no casualties reported; however, the shrine was damaged in the blast. This was one of two attacks, coordinated to occur simultaneously, on shrines in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2013: An explosive device detonated at the Banaadir intersection in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This incident was one of 12 coordinated attacks in Mogadishu on the same night. At least 15 people were injured across all of the explosions. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the blast.
08/04/2013: An explosive device detonated at the Dabka intersection in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The intersection connects Hodon, Howlawadaag and Waaberi districts in the city. This incident was one of 12 coordinated attacks in Mogadishu on the same night. At least 15 people were injured across all of the explosions. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the blast.
08/04/2013: An explosive device detonated at the district authority headquarters in Hamarweyne district, Mogadishu, Banaadir region, Somalia. This incident was one of 12 coordinated attacks in Mogadishu on the same night. At least 15 people were injured across all of the explosions. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the blast.
08/04/2013: An explosive device detonated at Villa Somalia in Buula Xuubey neighborhood of Wadajir District in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This incident was one of 12 coordinated attacks in Mogadishu on the same night. At least 15 people were injured across all of the explosions. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the blast.
08/04/2013: An explosive device detonated in the Ur neighborhood in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one civilian was killed and three civilians were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: An explosive device detonated inside a cafe in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and 12 more people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: An explosive device detonated near a grocery store selling alcohol in Makhachkala city, Dagestan republic, Russia. Sixteen people were injured in the attack. This was one of two attacks on stores selling alcohol in Makhachkala. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Muslim fundamentalists were involved.
08/04/2013: An explosive device detonated near a police station in Waberi district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This incident was one of 12 coordinated attacks in Mogadishu on the same night. At least 15 people were injured across all of the explosions. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the blast.
08/04/2013: An explosive device detonated near a street lamp in Wardhigley district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This was one of two street lamps targeted in the district and one of 12 attacks in Mogadishu on the same night. At least 15 people were injured across all of the explosions. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the blast.
08/04/2013: An explosive device detonated near the criminal investigation department in Hodon district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This incident was one of 12 coordinated attacks in Mogadishu on the same night. At least 15 people were injured across all of the explosions. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the blast.
08/04/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of the Ekayana Buddhist Center in Jakarta city, Special Capital Region of Jakarta, Indonesia. Two other explosive devices were discovered at the scene which failed to detonate. At least one person was injured in the blast. Muslim extremists claimed responsibility for the incident. A letter was discovered in one of the explosive packages, which read, "We respond to the screams of Rohingya." Police believe that the assailants carried out the attack in revenge for anti-Muslim Rohingya violence in neighboring Myanmar.
08/04/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Mosul district, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: An explosive device targeted a security vehicle in Gardez city, Paktia province, Afghanistan. The blast wounded five civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Charbagh Koroona area, Tangi village, Charsadda district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: An explosive device was planted in front of Attaullah Khan's residence in Shabqadar area, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Khan, the owner of a private school, was unhurt in the attack. There was no information regarding damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a regime checkpoint near the Bustan al-Dour neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. One civilian was wounded and property was damaged in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/04/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside the home of Sager Abdul Abbas Al-Azzawi in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Al-Azzawi, a judge, was killed and his wife was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2013: An incendiary device was thrown at a police vehicle on patrol in an unknown location in Bahrain. One police officer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: Assailants abducted Kayla Jean Mueller from Aleppo city, Aleppo governorate, Syria. Mueller, a United States aid worker, was confirmed dead on February 10, 2015. Her kidnappers had previously asked for a ransom equivalent to $6,600,000.00, which was not paid. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: Assailants attacked a judge in Kunduz city, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The judge, Mawlawi Abdol Wahid, was killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: Assailants attacked a military base in Malam Fatori town, Abadam local government area, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 17 people, two soldiers and 15 assailants, were killed in the clash. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: Assailants attacked a police station in Bama town, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 18 people, a police officer and 17 assailants, were killed in the clash. Additionally, at least two people were injured. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device near an oil pipeline in Wadi Abida area, Marib governorate, Yemen. No one was injured in the blast, but the pipeline was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: Assailants kidnapped Steven Sotloff, a freelance journalist from the United States, near Aleppo city, Aleppo province, Syria. On August 19, 2014, Sotloff appeared in a video released by the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) that depicted the execution of another journalist, James Foley. The group threatened to execute Sotloff as well if the United States did not halt airstrikes in Iraq. Sotloff was reportedly beheaded on September 2, 2014.
08/04/2013: Assailants opened fire and detonated explosive devices inside Kudhwan police station in Bihar state, India. No one was injured, but the building was damaged in the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed the incident to Maoists.
08/04/2013: Assailants opened fire on a group of civilians near a market in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least four people were killed and another three were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: Assailants opened fire on a member of the Kunar peace council in Salam Pur area, Behsud district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. The peace councilor, Lajbar, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. No injuries were reported. This was one of two coordinated attacks designed to occur simultaneously with an attack on an army officers' club in the same city. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: Assailants opened fire on an army officers' club in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. One police officer was injured in the shooting. This was one of two coordinated attacks designed to occur simultaneously with an attack on a police station in the same city. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: Assailants shot and killed Nakir Basag, a village councilor, in Limbayan village, Maguindanao province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: Gunmen opened fire on an army patrol in Raman district, Yala province, Thailand. One soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed the attack to separatists.
08/04/2013: Gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of General Salem Kinidi (Gnaidi) when he was driving home in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Kinidi, a former Chief of Staff, was injured in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2013: Gunmen shot and killed Lieutenant Colonel Mohammed Al-Mamari, an official in the Political Security Organization, in Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident, saying the attack was in revenge for drone strikes conducted by the United States (US).
08/04/2013: Police forces discovered and attempted to defuse an explosive device in Hammam Al-Ali, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The device detonated, killing one police officer and injuring two others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: Several explosive devices detonated near the soccer stadium in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The blasts targeted the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) forces stationed there. This incident was one of 12 coordinated attacks in Mogadishu on the same night. At least 15 people were injured across all of the explosions. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the blast.
08/04/2013: Two assailants on motorcycles opened fire on four Muslim clerics as they were traveling along the Cotabato-Davao highway in Baguer village, Libungan municipality, North Cotabato province, Philippines. Three of the targeted clerics were killed, while the fourth was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2013: Two explosive devices detonated near the police station in the Xamarweyne district of Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This incident was one of 12 coordinated attacks in Mogadishu on the same night. At least 15 people were injured across all of the explosions. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the blast.
08/04/2013: Two grenades detonated near the Somali National University's former compound in Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. This incident was one of 12 coordinated attacks in Mogadishu on the same night. At least 15 people were injured across all of the explosions. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the blast.
08/04/2013: Two mortar rounds struck a civilian residence in Abu Ghraib city, Al-Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six others were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: A land mine detonated near the house of Abdol Qadir in Kohsan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Qadir, the Kohsan intelligence chief, was not harmed in the blast, but his son was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: A mortar struck a power substation in Petrovsky neighborhood, Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No one was injured; however, the station was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting an Afghan National Army (ANA) vehicle in Musayi district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. Four ANA soldiers were killed and another four soldiers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: A roadside bomb detonated targeting the vehicle of Faqir Jamshed near Maddi village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Jameshed, a former Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) provincial candidate and Sufi religious leader, and two other people were killed in the blast; in addition, the explosion destroyed the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities suspect that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was involved.
08/04/2014: A sniper opened fire on a government convoy carrying a member of parliament and council members in Rawiyah area, Babil governorate, Iraq. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/04/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near Adirahman Abbas in Bosaso city, Bari region, Somalia. In addition to the assailant, Abbas, who was senior police chief, and three others were killed in the blast. Additionally, an unknown number of people were injured. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that it targeted Abbas because of his crimes against Muslims.
08/04/2014: An assailant sold meat laced with rat poison to soldiers near Tame town, Arauca department, Colombia. One soldier was killed and six others were hospitalized in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Domingo Lain Saenz Front of the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/04/2014: An assailant stole a construction excavator and proceeded to overturn a commuter bus in Shmuel HaNavi neighborhood, Jerusalem city, Jerusalem district, Israel. Two people, an Israeli civilian and the assailant, were killed, while five other individuals were injured during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Palestinian extremists.
08/04/2014: An explosive device detonated at a rubber plantation near a Ranger base in Yaha district, Yala province, Thailand. Two rangers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: An explosive device detonated in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. A traffic police officer was injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: An explosive device detonated near a car park in Dawanim area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Surbat village, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No one was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a security forces vehicle in Sorbatt area, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the vehicle was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a garage in Hodan district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. No one was injured in the blast, but some vehicles in the garage were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants abducted Bhim Munda in Ratu, Jharkhand, India. Munda, chair of the Nilai Institute of Technology, was rescued unharmed on August 12, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2014: Assailants attacked a French military patrol in Batangafo town, Ouham prefecture, Central African Republic. At least 55 people, including 50 assailants, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Seleka.
08/04/2014: Assailants attacked a hakimdar in El Serif district, North Darfur state, Sudan. The hakimdar was killed and two other people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants attacked a member of the Council of the Elders in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The member was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants attacked a police convoy in Qadis district, Badghis province, Afghanistan. Seven assailants were killed and three police officers were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/04/2014: Assailants attacked a Somali Armed Forces (SAF) base near Kontarool Balcad area, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Casualties were reported in the attack, but the exact number is unknown. This was one of three similar attacks in Heliwa neighborhood on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
08/04/2014: Assailants attacked a Somali Armed Forces (SAF) base near SOS area, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Casualties were reported in the attack, but the exact number is unknown. This was one of three similar attacks in Heliwa neighborhood on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
08/04/2014: Assailants attacked a Somali Armed Forces (SAF) base near Suuqa Xoolaga area, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. Casualties were reported in the attack, but the exact number is unknown. This was one of three similar attacks in Heliwa neighborhood on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
08/04/2014: Assailants attacked civilians in Dubuwa village, Chad. At least six Nigerians, who had taken refuge in the village, were killed in the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/04/2014: Assailants attacked Major General Abd-al-Rahman al-Halili in Wadi area, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Al-Halili, the commander of the first Military Zone, was not harmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/04/2014: Assailants attacked security forces and volunteer fighters in Uwayjah town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. It is unknown if the assault resulted in casualties; however, Saddam Hussein's tomb and an unknown number of buildings were set on fire during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants detonated an explosive device and stormed a Globe Telecoms facility in Ballestros town, Cagayan province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties; however, the facility was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/04/2014: Assailants fired a flame thrower at a military conscription office in Kharkiv city, Kharkiv oblast, Ukraine. No one was injured in the attack, but the office was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants fired a missile at an Afghan military airbase in Shindand district, Herat province, Afghanistan. The base also houses North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) forces. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a district police chief attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/04/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at Ashdod city, Southern district, Israel. The rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome Missile Defense system. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants fired rocket-propelled grenades at the local government offices in Mandera town, Mandera county, Kenya. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but the building was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab was involved.
08/04/2014: Assailants fired rockets at a Frontier Corps (FC) checkpost in Tump area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reports of casualties in the attack as the rockets missed their target. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants fired rockets at Ashkelon city, Southern district, Israel. Two rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome Missile Defense system. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants kidnapped four people from the residence of a Balochistan National Party (BNP) member in Pasni district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants kidnapped four residents of Wahouli village, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants kidnapped the brother of the Speaker of the House in Korokorosei area, Bayelsa state, Nigeria. Iniokpoemi, the captive, was released unharmed on August 8, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants killed three civilians in Bourbare village, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Multinational Force and Observers (MFO) camp near Gora village, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. A United States (US) civilian contractor was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants opened fire on a Philippine Army (PA) patrol base in Ganta village, Maguindanao province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/04/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Rahman Yahya in El Fashir city, North Darfur state, Sudan. Yahya, a retired police lieutenant, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abdul Shakoor Rabat in Guzara district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Rabat, a provincial council candidate, was killed in the attack, along with his two sons, while his brother was wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants opened fire on an army vehicle in Qatn town, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. At least six soldiers were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/04/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier at a bus station near the Hebrew University of Jerusalem in Jerusalem city, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The IDF soldier was seriously injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants opened fire on an Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldier near Hebrew University in Jerusalem city, Jerusalem district, Israel. The soldier was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants opened fire on Malik Ishaq in Baldia Town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Ishaq, a secondary school principal, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants set fire to five oil trucks at a roadblock in Santa Marta town, Putumayo department, Colombia. Although there were no reported casualties, the trucks were damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/04/2014: Assailants shot and killed a Norwegian People's Aid (NPA) worker in Mabien district, Upper Nile state, South Sudan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mabanese Defence Forces.
08/04/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at the office of the National Database and Registration Authority (NADRA) in Kharan district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The assailants also took a guard hostage during the attack. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but the office was damaged. The hostage was released later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2014: Assailants threw a pipe bomb at a vehicle outside of the Groundwork Northern Ireland offices in Belfast city, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No one was injured in the attack, as the device failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that dissident republicans were involved. Sources also attributed the attack to loyalists.
08/04/2014: Assailants threw an explosive device at a police station in Larnaca city, Larnaca district, Cyprus. No casualties were reported in the attack; however, the station, a police car, and a nearby church were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Al Bakariyah area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Al Hamamiyat area, in Al Taji district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2015: An explosive device detonated prematurely as assailants were planting it at a police post in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. At least one assailant was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/04/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Hasbaglar village, Adalki district, Bingol province, Turkey. No casualties were reported, but the road was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a natural gas pipeline in Sarikamis district, Kars province, Turkey. No casualties were reported, but the pipeline was damaged in the attack. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2015: An explosive device planted in a civilian vehicle detonated in Al Nu'ayriyah area, east of Baghdad, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a pharmacist, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2015: An explosive device planted in a military vehicle detonated in Al Falahat area, Tarmiyah district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2015: An explosive device was found and safely defused in Athy town, Kildare county, Ireland. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Balad Ruz district, Diyala, Iraq. At least seven people were killed and 13 people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2015: An explosives-rigged house detonated as security force members were attempting to defuse it in Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least three security force members were killed and two members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/04/2015: Assailant attempted to attack a security checkpoint in Sheikh Zuweid city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Five civilians were killed and nine others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2015: Assailants ambushed a vehicle carrying civilians in Maduwari village, Borno state, Nigeria. At least nine civilians were killed in the assault and 13 assailants were killed in the ensuing clash with security forces. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/04/2015: Assailants attacked a security post in Silopi district, Sirnak province, Turkey. One soldier was killed and one soldier was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/04/2015: Assailants attacked and damaged a railway line between Kaklur and Kumar Sadara areas, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh state, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to Maoists.
08/04/2015: Assailants attacked and damaged a road between Dornapal and Jagargunda areas, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh state, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to Maoists.
08/04/2015: Assailants attacked and damaged National Highway 16 near Bhairamgad town, Chhattisgarh state, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, a source attributed the incident to Maoists.
08/04/2015: Assailants attacked and destroyed a bridge near Chintalnar area, Sukma district, Chhattisgarh state, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Maoists.
08/04/2015: Assailants attacked civilians in Kangaleri village, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. This was one of two related attacks on area villages on the same day. At least eight people were killed and an unknown number of others were abducted across both attacks. Dozens of people previously thought to have been kidnapped returned to the village several days later. The whereabouts of the abducted villagers are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
08/04/2015: Assailants attacked civilians in Tchakarmari village, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. This was one of two related attacks on area villages on the same day. At least eight people were killed and an unknown number of others were abducted across both attacks. Dozens of people previously thought to have been kidnapped returned to the village several days later. The whereabouts of the abducted villagers are unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
08/04/2015: Assailants attacked Come Harerimana while riding his motorcycle in Bujumbura city, Bujumbura Mairie province, Burundi. Harerimana, the President of the National Council for the Defense of Democracy—Forces for the Defense of Democracy (CNDD-FDD) in Kanyosha, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2015: Assailants attacked security guards at a local Nirankari Sikh center on Amritsar-Attari bypass road in Vallah area, Amritsar district, Punjab state, India. A guard was killed and another was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2015: Assailants attacked security posts in Turaghli village, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed and three were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/04/2015: Assailants attacked the Lapanday Foods Corporation compound in Kipalbig village, Tampakan town, South Cotabato province, Philippines. A security guard was killed and five soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/04/2015: Assailants attacked the Majid security checkpoint in Hadithah District, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, killing four assailants and wounding four more assailants. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/04/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a security convoy on the Sirnak-Balveren road, Sirnak province, Turkey. Three soldiers were killed and a village guard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/04/2015: Assailants executed Hakam al-Shamari, the personal photographer of a political leader, in Al Baaj District, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident. The victim was accusing of providing information to security forces.
08/04/2015: Assailants fired chlorine-filled rockets at Makhmur District, Arbil governorate, Iraq. An unknown number of peshmerga members developed respiratory illnesses following the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/04/2015: Assailants fired missiles at Al-Fanar street, Derna city, Derna district, Libya. No one was killed or injured, but Al-Makkawi building and a house were damaged in the attack. The Barqa Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2015: Assailants kidnapped five individuals suspected of being Free Syrian Army 30th Division members in Kah village, Idlib governorate, Syria. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Nusrah Front.
08/04/2015: Assailants launched mortars at the Daglica Gendarmerie base in Yuksekova area, Hakkari province, Turkey. This was one of two attacks on the same base in a three hour window. One civilian was injured and several civilian houses were damaged across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on a mosque in Anguwan Katako area, Barkin Ladi district, Plateau state, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police officer in Ansalooti neighborhood, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected the involvement of Al-Shabaab.
08/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on a tea shop in Village #3, Mayo district, Pattani province, Thailand. One civilian was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on an United Nations Mine Action Centre (UNMAS) employee in Xamar Jajab district, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. The employee was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Al-Shabaab.
08/04/2015: Assailants opened fire on Lieutenant Colonel Dismas Indaye in Bujumbura city, Bujumbura Mairie province, Burundi. Indaye, the national broadcaster head of security, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2015: Assailants set fire to a passenger bus near Bardela village, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh state, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/04/2015: Assailants shot and killed a rubber plantation worker in Rangae district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2015: Assailants shot and killed two mullahs at a shrine in Surkh Rod district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2015: Assailants stopped a civilian vehicle while trying to locate a translator who had worked for the United Kingdom that they accused of being a spy in Paktia province, Afghanistan. They attempted to obtain the translator's whereabouts from his wife, and assaulted her when she refused to answer. The car was then allowed to continue on shortly after. No group claimed responsibility; however, witnesses attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/04/2015: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a ground floor apartment on Skegoneil Avenue in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties; however, the apartment was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2015: Assailants threw an incendiary device at an Israeli vehicle in Beit Hanina neighborhood, Jerusalem city, West Bank and Gaza Strip. At least three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Palestinian extremists.
08/04/2015: Security forces discovered and disarmed an explosive device along Andersontown Road in Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2015: Two assailants opened fire on a teashop in Village #3, Chanae district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. One assistant village chief was killed and a village defense volunteer was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at an Iraqi Volunteer Forces checkpoint in Baqubah, Diyala, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least one member was killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2016: A suicide bomber detonated near Iraqi Volunteer Forces members in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least 13 members were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2016: An assailant armed with a knife was arrested before he could carry out an attack at a light rail stop in Mount Herzl neighborhood, Jerusalem, Israel. The assailant, identified as a Palestinian extremist, claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2016: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Amil neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, an Iraqi Ministry of Justice employee, was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2016: An explosive device detonated in As Sulaykh neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2016: An explosive device detonated in Sulaih neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) patrol near Basaguda, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/04/2016: An explosive device detonated near a Dole Plantation truck in Surigao del Sur province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/04/2016: An explosive device detonated near a football field in Wardiyah neighborhood, Madain, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2016: An explosive device detonated near a produce market in Nahrawan, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and 10 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2016: An explosive device detonated near oil pipelines in Bera, Gokana district, Rivers, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties in the blast. The Niger Delta Justice Defense Group (NDJDG) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out due to the environmental hazards of the pipeline for the surrounding community.
08/04/2016: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near the vehicle of Mohammad Tawos Adil in Gomin neighborhood, Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least one person was killed and nine other people, including Adil, a provincial council head, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2016: Assailants abducted 3,000 fleeing civilians in Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least 12 hostages were killed shortly after the kidnapping while an additional 85 victims were executed on August 6, 2016. The fate of the remaining captives is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/04/2016: Assailants abducted six crew members after a helicopter made an emergency landing in Azra district, Logar, Afghanistan. All six hostages were released on August 11, 2016. The Taliban and Halqa-e-Mehsud separately claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2016: Assailants attacked an electricity tower at unknown location in Chile. There were no reported casualties. This was one of two related attacks targeting electricity towers in Chile on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/04/2016: Assailants fired a projectile at the Assembly of Kosovo Parliament Building in Pristina, Kosovo. There were no reported casualties in the blast. Vetevendosje claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2016: Assailants fired a rocket at a foreign tourist bus in Chishti Sharif district, Herat, Afghanistan. At least seven people were wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2016: Assailants opened fire on a Philippine Army (PA) patrol in Rizal, Monkayo district, Compostela Valley, Philippines. At least six people, including four soldiers and two assailants, were killed and two others were wounded in the ensuing clash. The New People's Army (NPA) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the harassment of civilians by the military.
08/04/2016: Assailants opened fire on Abdirashid Hassan Dahyal in Lafoole, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. Dahyal, a peace activist, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/04/2016: Assailants opened fire on Pakistan Armed Forces soldiers in Mashkai, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least two assailants were killed and another was injured in the ensuing clash. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was targeting members of a government death squad.
08/04/2016: Assailants opened fire on Thangkholet Chongloi and Thangneilal Chongloi in K Lhangnom, Manipur, India. Thangneilal, a village authority secretary, was killed and Thangkholet, a village chief, was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by the Kuki Unification Frontal Organization (KUFO).
08/04/2016: Assailants set fire to a church in southern Chile. There were no reported casualties. Mapuche activists claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2016: Assailants set fire to the campaign bus of Thilo-Harry Wollenshlaeger in Berlin, Germany. Wollenshlaeger, a Christian Democratic Union (CDU) parliamentary candidate, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2016: Assailants set fire to the Masjid Omar mosque in Tampa, Florida, United States. There were no casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks on the same mosque in 12 hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2016: Assailants shot and injured a Levies Forces official in Chaman, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at a Yemeni Police station in Aden, Adan, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two grenade attacks targeting police stations in Aden on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the incidents were carried out by Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/04/2016: Assailants threw explosive devices and opened fire on a Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) vehicle transporting a detainee in Nandail, Dhaka, Bangladesh. At least two assailants, including the detainee, were killed and three officers were wounded in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2016: Assailants threw two explosive devices at the Bolivarian National Police (PNB) Alayon Prison in Maracay, Aragua, Venezuela. At least five prisoners were killed and 30 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2016: Two explosive devices were discovered and defused near Matwada, Bijapur district, Chhattisgarh, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2017: A female suicide bomber detonated outside the Molai hospital in Molai, Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria. The assailant was killed in the attack. This was one of three related attacks near the hospital. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
08/04/2017: A package delivered to an Internal Revenue Service (IRS) office made employees sick in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. At least 10 people reported being ill, which included vomiting and nausea. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2017: A suicide bomber detonated at an Iraqi Special Operations Forces (ISOF) headquarters in al-Aghawat neighborhood, Mosul, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least three soldiers were killed in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2017: A suicide bomber detonated their explosives outside the Molai hospital when they were attacked by a dog in Molai, Maiduguri, Borno state, Nigeria. The assailant and the dog were killed in the attack. This was one of three related attacks on the hospital. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/04/2017: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Puli Surkh, Kabul, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2017: An explosive device detonated at a sheep market in Suwaib neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Royal Thai Police vehicle along Sugnai Padi-Joh I Rong Road in Ban Bang Prao, Sungai Padi district, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a Hay'at Tahrir al-Sham headquarters in Reef al-Mouhandiseen, Aleppo governorate, Syria. At least two people were killed and several other people were injured in the blast; the victims included civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the Ambassador Hotel in Waberi neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. At least three people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/04/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated outside a mosque targeting Saleh al-Ateyosh in Sidi Faraj neighborhood, Benghazi, Libya. Al-Ateyosh, the Union of Libyan Tribes in Eastern Libya head, was not harmed; however, at least seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2017: An explosives-rigged house detonated in Tash neighborhood in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2017: Assailants abducted a preacher in Nineveh governorate, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/04/2017: Assailants abducted Naseer Ahmed Jamaldini in Nushki, Balochistan, Pakistan. The whereabouts of Jamaldini, a Balochistan Constabulary sub-inspector, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2017: Assailants abducted Reverend John Moses, the Christian Education Director at National Headquarters of Evangelical Church Winning All, between Jere and Bwari, Kagarko district, Kaduna, Nigeria. His driver was also injured in the abduction. Moses was released on August 8, 2017 after ransom was paid to his captors. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists.
08/04/2017: Assailants armed with projectiles and other weapons attacked Yemeni Army posts in Hayfan district, Taizz, Yemen. At least 10 people, including one soldier and nine assailants, were killed and one soldier and an unknown number of other assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. Houthi extremists claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2017: Assailants attacked a gas station in Adzope, Agneby, Ivory Coast. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks carried out by the same group of assailants in Adzope on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to supporters of former President Laurent Gbagbo.
08/04/2017: Assailants attacked a National Police (NPD) station in Adzope, Agneby, Ivory Coast. There were no reported casualties; however, the assailants barricaded an unknown number of officers in the building as they stole several weapons. This was one of three attacks carried out by the same group of assailants in Adzope on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to supporters of former President Laurent Gbagbo.
08/04/2017: Assailants attacked a Peshmerga patrol in Tuz Khormato district, Saladin, Iraq. At least three soldiers were killed and another soldier was injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/04/2017: Assailants attacked a pharmacy in Adzope, Agneby, Ivory Coast. There were no reported casualties in the incident. This was one of three attacks carried out by the same group of assailants in Adzope on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to supporters of former President Laurent Gbagbo.
08/04/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan National Civil Order Police (ANCOP) check post in Jangal Aregh, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. This was one of two posts attacked in the area on this date. At least 10 assailants and an unknown number of security personnel were killed across the ensuing clashes. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/04/2017: Assailants attacked Lambukilela village in Tanganyika, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 55 people were killed and several other people were injured in the incident. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Twa Militia.
08/04/2017: Assailants attacked security forces near the Kamal Khan Dam in Chahar Burja, Nimroz, Afghanistan. At least four assailants were killed and five assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2017: Assailants equipped with an explosives-laden vehicle attempted to attack security forces in Adam Khan, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Nahri Saraj district overnight between August 3 and 4, 2017. At least 40 assailants were killed and seven others were injured across the three attacks. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/04/2017: Assailants executed four people accused of killing two Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) members in the center of Tal Afar, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/04/2017: Assailants opened fire on a military detachment in Meta, Datu Saudi Ampayuan district, Maguindanao, Philippines. At least two soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/04/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Datu Unsay district, Maguindanao, Philippines. At least one officer was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibilityfor the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/04/2017: Assailants opened fire on farmers in Donki Abeer Raghib, South Darfur, Sudan. At least three farmers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/04/2017: Assailants opened fire on the residence of a judicial investigator in Qiblah al Qaribah neighborhood, Basra, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2017: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Edison de la Rita in Magsaysay, Guihulngan district, Negros Oriental, Philippines. de la Rita, a local town councilor, was not harmed but at least seven people, six Philippine National Police (PNP) officers and the councilor's driver, were killed and two other officers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/04/2017: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Mohamed Dahir Ali Elmi in Yaqshid neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. Elmi, the Galguduud governor, and his brother were killed in the attack. Al-Shabaab and Jabha East Africa separately claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/04/2017: Assailants shot and killed Geddi Mohamud Ahmed, a clan elder and electoral delegate, in Darkheynley neighborhood, Mogadishu, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/04/2017: Assailants, including four suicide bombers, attacked a currency exchange market in Gereshk, Helmand, Afghanistan. This was one of three related attacks in Nahri Saraj district overnight between August 3 and 4, 2017. At least 40 assailants were killed and seven others were injured across the three events. At least four assailants, the suicide bombers, were killed in this specific attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/04/2017: Three suicide bombers were detected and subsequently detonated their explosives in the Simari area, Mafa, Borno state, Nigeria. Three assailants were killed and two Civilian Joint Task Force (CJTF) officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/04/2017: Two explosive devices detonated near a Peshmerga patrol in Tamur, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least three soldiers were killed and two other soldiers were injured in the blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/1990: Members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) killed 17 Muslim farmers in Muliyankadu, Ampara, Sri Lanka.
08/05/1998: A car bomb exploded at a residential neighborhood near the Eldorado International Airport in Bogota, Colombia. No one was killed or injured, but there was damage to several homes in the area. There was no claim of responsibly for the attack.
08/05/1998: A letter bomb was mailed to Pasquale Cavaliere, a Green Party member of the Piedmont regional authority in Turin, Italy. The bomb was discovered and was detonated by police before it caused any damage. The letter was thought to have been sent by Anarchist terrorists, possibly Bozkurtlar (Grey Wolves).
08/05/1999: A 19-year-old man was walking along Glenmount Road, Newtownabbey, Northern Ireland, when he was confronted by two masked men, forced to the ground and hooded before being driven to Greenisland where he was shot once in the right leg.
08/05/1999: A bomb exploded in a village market in an unspecified location in Algeria, killing six people and injuring 61. No one immediately claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/05/1999: Armed members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attacked and killed an officer and wounded a soldier in Catak town, Turkey.
08/05/1999: Four armed men opened fire with Kalashnikovs on a police post in the busy eastern Gulshan-e-Iqbal area in Karachi, Pakistan, killing a policeman and a passerby and injuring three other policemen. The assailants were driving by at the time of the attack. Officials blamed the attack on the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM), which denied the allegation.
08/05/1999: Members of the Khalistan Liberation Force (KLF) kidnapped the 19-year-old son of Mr. Desa Singh Monga, a petrol pump owner, and kept him at various places in Punjab, Haryana and Rajasthan. as the U.K.-based KLF leader, Sandip Singh, negotiated a large ransom. Three KLF militants were arrested and officials discovered that the KLF planned large-scale ransom kidnappings to fund future attacks. The victim was eventually released.
08/05/1999: The Indonesian Military repulsed an ambush by unidentified rebels, who killed a civilian woman and injured seven people in an unspecified location in Aceh province, Indonesia.
08/05/2000: Seven Afghan aid workers in a car were shot, killed and set of fire by unknown perpetrators near Kotal-e-Subzak, Afghanistan. Five local residents, who were also in the car, where killed as well. The aid workers were employees of the United Nations Organization for Mine Clearance and Afghan Rehabilitation.
08/05/2001: A boat sailing from Congo to Uvira, Burundi was hijacked by the National Council for the Defense of Democracy and the Mayi Mayi on Lake Ganganyika near Kazimia, Burundi and the people aboard were taken hostage. No injuries were reported to have occurred during the hijacking.
08/05/2001: A crude bomb went off at Rosemount Gardens in north Belfast, Northern Ireland. No one was injured, but the explosion caused slight damage to the wall of a house.
08/05/2001: A firebomb attack injured two Basque police officers in an ambush by unidentified hooded assailants in Portugalet, Biscay province. Spain. The two victims were injured with serious burns. The assailants were suspected supporters of Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA).
08/05/2001: A lone Palestinian gunman, Ali al Jolani, attacked the Defense Ministry building in Tel Aviv, Israel in a drive-by shooting. Eight soldiers and two civilians were wounded and al Jolani was shot and later died. He was suspected of being a member of HAMAS or Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).
08/05/2001: A Palestinian militant was shot and killed by Israeli soldiers while placing an explosive device at the settlement of Einav near Tulkarem in the West Bank.  Another perpetrator was shot and wounded but escaped into territory controlled by the Palestinian Authority.
08/05/2001: A post office and cash machines in the Basque village of Markina, Biscay province, Spain were attacked with Molotov cocktails.  No injuries resulted from this attack, which was suspected to have been perpetrated by Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) sympathizers.
08/05/2001: A roadside bomb targeting an Algerian police patrol detonated in Sidi Amar, Tipasa province, Algeria, causing one death and two injuries. Unidentified Islamic militants were blamed for the attack.
08/05/2001: An unidentified group wearing balaclavas bombarded a bank in Portugalete, Biscay province in Spanish Basque Country with petrol bombs, damaging the building. No injuries resulted from this attack, which was suspected to have been perpetrated by Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) sympathizers.
08/05/2001: An unknown number of explosives were placed at a branch of the state-owned Filanbanco in Cuenca, Ecuador by unidentified perpetrators. Of six bombs placed in four branches throughout the country, only three exploded, causing minor property damage and no injuries.
08/05/2001: An unknown number of explosives were placed at a branch of the state-owned Filanbanco in Guayaquil, Ecuador by unidentified perpetrators. Of six bombs placed in four branches throughout the country, only three exploded, causing minor property damage and no injuries.
08/05/2001: An unknown number of explosives were placed at a branch of the state-owned Filanbanco in Portoviejo, Ecuador by unidentified perpetrators. Of six bombs placed in four branches throughout the country, only three exploded, causing minor property damage and no injuries.
08/05/2001: An unknown number of explosives were placed at a branch of the state-owned Filanbanco in Quito, Ecuador by unidentified perpetrators. Of six bombs placed in four branches throughout the country, only three exploded, causing minor property damage and no injuries.
08/05/2001: Approximately 25,000 people were left without telephone service after a group of unidentified armed men blew up a Telecom exchange box in the Alcazar neighborhood of Barrancabermeja, Santander Department, Colombia. No casualties resulted from the attack.
08/05/2001: Approximately 25,000 people were left without telephone service after a group of unidentified armed men blew up a Telecom exchange box in the Primero de Mayo neighborhood of Barrancabermeja, Santander Department, Colombia. No casualties resulted from the attack.
08/05/2001: Approximately 25,000 people were left without telephone service after a group of unidentified armed men blew up two Telecom exchange boxes in the Lz Esperanza neighborhood of Barrancabermeja, Santander Department, Colombia. No casualties resulted from the attack.
08/05/2001: Argemiro Medina Amaya, the Community Action Board President of San Pablo, Colombia, was shot and killed in a raid by the United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC).
08/05/2001: At least eighteen male Hindu villagers from Atholi, India, were kidnapped by a group of at least twelve militants and taken to Luddar village, Doda district, India, were at least fifteen villagers were shot and killed.  Three of the villagers escaped.  Although no group claimed responsibility, authorities blamed the Lashkar-e-Taiba organization, which denied the allegations.
08/05/2001: Five ethnic Serbs were injured when a hand grenade was thrown by unknown persons in a yard behind the village church in Cernica, Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY).
08/05/2001: Four shepherds were abducted by armed Islamic militants in Ghrous, Biskra province, Algeria. The bodies were found with evidence of torture on August 6, 2001 and their throats slit. Additionally, the shepherds' herd was stolen.
08/05/2001: Members of the Sudanese People's Liberation Army (SPLA) attacked oil production facilities of the Talisman Energy Corporation, a Canadian firm, in Heglig, West Kurdufan, Sudan. Oil production was briefly suspended and equipment was destroyed, but No injuries resulted from this incident
08/05/2001: Palestinian militants fired 26 mortar rounds at Jewish settlements and army outposts in the Gaza Strip, Palestine. One of the mortars wounded two people, a father and son, at the isolated Jewish settlement of Kfar Darom.
08/05/2001: Six soldiers from the Central Reserve Police Force were killed and one was injured by a powerful bomb that exploded at Baur Bazaar in the Bongaigaon District of Assam State, India. Suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland militants detonated the improvised explosive device (IED) as the soldiers passed the area. The convoy was traveling from Amguri to Bongaigaon at the time of the attack.
08/05/2001: Suspected Islamic militants shot and killed a village chief in Watalpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/05/2001: Three employees of a relay station for the state-owned television station TVRI were kidnapped by members of the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) in the East Aceh Regency of Aceh Province, Indonesia. The three technicians were traveling to Medan, capital of North Sumatra Province, by bus when they were taken by a group of men at a roadblock.
08/05/2001: Unidentified Palestinian gunmen opened fire on a civilian vehicle after it had crossed from Israel into the West Bank, Palestine. An Israeli woman was killed, and her husband and daughter were severely wounded.
08/05/2002: A car blast occurred close to the West Bank, 80 miles north of Jerusalem, killing one the passenger who was wearing an explosive belt and had another explosive device in a bag, and seriously wounding the driver.
08/05/2002: An organization called al-Intiqamu al-Pakistani claimed the responsibility for the attack on a Christian school in Muree, 40 kilometers northeast of Islamabad. The armed assault caused the death of five people including two guards and a cook; the two other victims were unidentified and may have been students. The terrorist organization said that this attack was a reaction to the massacre of Muslims in Kashmir, Palestine, and Afghanistan. The attempt had been widely condemned among officials and political leaders in Pakistan.
08/05/2002: Chechen rebels attacked with assault rifles and grenades a Russian checkpoint in the village of Martan-Chu, Chechnya, and wounded 4 policemen. When the police officers fired back, the attackers had already disappeared.
08/05/2002: Lord’s Resistance Army (LRA) attacked Acholi-Pii refugee camp in Pader District, between Kitgum and Lira towns, Northern Uganda. 42 civilians were killed in the attack as well as 3 Uganda People’s Defense Forces (UPDF). Besides, the rebels gave in to several acts of vandalism and lootings. An Army spokesman reported also that the rebels blew up a military tank and captured a UPDF tank and used it against refugees. They ended up with burning down everything in the camp that they could not carry. Four rebels were reported killed in the course of the attack.
08/05/2002: Lord’s Resistance Army’s members (LRA) are suspected to have shot at a bus on its way from Kotido to Moroto (Northeast Uganda) and injuring a Uganda People’s Defense Forces soldier (UPFD).The sources reported also that a Karamojong warrior was dead but there is no information whether he was among the attackers.
08/05/2003: A suicide bomber suspected of belonging to Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) detonated a car bomb in front of the JW Marriott Hotel in Jakarta, Indonesia. The powerful bomb gutted the hotel’s lobby and bottom floors. Fourteen people were killed and 149 others were injured in the explosion. Although no group claimed responsibility for the bombing, the attack came two days before a Bali court was expected to issue its first verdict against those charged with the Bali bombings that occurred on October 12, 2002.
08/05/2004: Three people were injured when a bomb exploded at a bus stop in the city of Mozdok in North Ossetia, Russia. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, and it was unknown who perpetrated the incident.
08/05/2005: A roadside bomb exploded in Servi, Turkey, right after a convoy carrying Provincial Governor, Vehbi Avuc, three members of the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) and the local police chief passed by. The bomb did not cause any casualties and only slightly damaged the convoy cars. The HPG-People's Defense Forces claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2005: An explosive device planted on a minibus in Yekaterinburg, Russia, was found and defused thanks to an anonymous tip to local police. No group claimed responsibility for planting the device.
08/05/2005: Suspected members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) detonated a bomb near a military building in Semdinli, Turkey that killed five Turkish paramilitary troops and injured another. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2005: Unknown attackers shot and killed Abbas Mahmoud, a former member of the Badr Brigade, in Baqubah, Iraq. His son was also killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the murders.
08/05/2005: Unknown gunmen injured Ahmed Abbas Chalabi, a cousin of Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Ahmed Chalabi, in a drive-by-shooting that left his two bodyguards dead in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2005: Unknown gunmen killed the bodyguard of a prominent Shi i cleric and lawmaker, Sheik Jalaladeen al-Sagheir, while he was driving in Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2006: A landmine exploded (destroying two gas pipelines) in Balochistan Province, Pakistan, killing one person.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/05/2006: A roadside bomb targeting the vehicle of governor of Mianshin district exploded in the Shawali Kot area, Afghanistan, killing two police officers and wounding eight others. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/05/2006: Bombs exploded in a market in the city of Baquba, north of Baghdad, Iraq, wounding ten people. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/05/2006: In Pesalai, Mannar, Sri Lanka, two constables were injured when a police station came under LTTE attack.
08/05/2006: Muslim militants exploded a home-made bomb in front of the house of Sawangchit Kaewchan in Tak Bai district, Narathiwat, Thailand. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/05/2006: Religious extremists conducted a grenade attack against an education center in Tribal area, Pakistan. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/05/2006: Six bombs and mortars exploded in Mosul, Iraq, killing nine police officers. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/05/2006: The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) have massacred over 100 civilians fleeing the fighting between the rebels and the security forces in the town of Muttur in Trinvomalee district, Sri Lanka.
08/05/2006: The Taliban set on fire three tankers on the Gardez-Khost Province Highway in an area between Setokandaw and Gerda Serai, Afghanistan. There were no reports of casualties
08/05/2007: A remotely detonated bomb tore through a police vehicle patrolling in Manogal district of the eastern Kunar province, Afghanistan, killing three policemen and injuring two others. Authorities are blaming the attack on pro-Taliban militants.
08/05/2007: A roadside bomb killed two Afghan civilians in the southern province of Kandahar, Afghanistan. Authorities are blaming the attack on the Taliban although they have not formally claimed responsibility.
08/05/2007: A United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA)-affiliated bomber was arrested while posing to be a vegetable vendor, pushing an explosive-laden handcart. The bomber was arrested but the handcart exploded in the police station, injuring six.
08/05/2007: At least nine civilians were injured as militants threw hand grenades from a moving vehicle into a shopping center in the city of Avantipura in, Jammu-Kashmir state, India.  Although no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, authorities believe it is the work of Islamic militants.
08/05/2007: Attacks set three public elementary schools on fires in Pattani, Thailand. Additional schools suspended classes after separatists planted fake bombs, cut down trees and scattered metal spikes along several roads in the district to obstruct traffic. There were no injuries in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the attacks
08/05/2007: Four civilians were killed in a roadside blast in Zhari (Kandahar Province), Afghanistan. The area was one of Afghanistan’s worst areas for insurgent violence in 2007. In a second attack also in Zhari, a policeman was killed at his post by Taliban rebels.
08/05/2007: Seven civilians were injured when a bomb went off in a bus terminal in the Indian city of Sibasagar. The bombs were planted on bicycles and left to explode in the station. Although no group formally claimed responsibility for the attack, police suspect that the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) rebels were responsible for the attack, using bombs planted on bicycles.
08/05/2007: Taliban members killed four policemen in a gun-battle in Pol-e Alam, capital of the central Logar Province of Afghanistan. No further details were reported.
08/05/2007: Two soldiers were gunned down by militants in a drive-by shooting while riding their motorcycles in Narathiwat, Thailand. The attack occurred in one of Thailand’s three restive provinces bordering Malaysia. Muslim insurgents have been active in the region, although no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2008: On Tuesday at 1230 noon, 50 suspected Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) rebels set fire to a sugarcane plantation in Pagangan village, Aleosan town, North Cotabato, Philippines. MILF rebels killed one soldier when Filipino troops arrived in response to the attack. Rebel spokesman Eid Kabalu later claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2008: On Tuesday evening, an explosive device filled with bolts and nuts was discovered in a VAZ-21099 car parked at the intersection of Ulyanovskaya and Galaktionovskaya Streets and safely defused by police in downtown Samara, Russian Republic, Russia. No casualties were reported as the bomb did not detonate and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/05/2008: On Tuesday evening, an unspecified improvised explosive device was found in a car at the intersection of Ulyanovskaya and Galaktionovskaya Streets in Samara. The device contained nuts and bolts and was placed under the front right seat but had no power source. The car owner is a 26-year-old man, arrested on July 31 on suspicion of theft. No group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2008: On Tuesday, a pressure cooker bomb was found planted at the temporary base camp of the Armed Police Force in the Rampuramlhaniya Village Development Committee area of Saptari, Sagarmatha, Nepal. No group claimed responsiblity for the attempted bombing.
08/05/2008: On Tuesday, a school director was shot and injured by militants in Muang district as he rode his motorbike with his wife in Maung district of Yala province. His wife escaped unharmed. Nobody claimed the responsibility.
08/05/2008: On Tuesday, Ahmed Itoo, a Lashkar-e-Tayyiba militant, attempted to throw a Chinese grenade at a temple in Doda, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/05/2008: On Tuesday, at an unspecified time, in Yala, Yala, Thailand, a school principal was shot and wounded by suspected insurgents. There were no other reported casualties, an no claims of responsibility.
08/05/2008: On Tuesday, Communist Party of India - Maoist's killed two people, including a village Kotwar, in Sitagaon village of Raj Nandgaon, Chhattisgarh, India. The two were killed for allegedly spying for the police.
08/05/2008: On Tuesday, in Refahiye, Erzincan, Turkey, assailants caused an explosion on the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline, damaging the pipeline but causing no casualties. The Kurdistan Workers Party's military wing, the People's Defense Forces (HPG) claimed responsibility for the attack, however Turkish authorities initially blamed a system malfunction. Following a multinational investigation, a report from 2014 indicated that the attack was carried out by unidentified assailants who electronicaly disabled the pipeline's monitoring system and gained access to its operational controls, allowing them to increase the pressure in the pipeline and cause the explosion. Although the perpetrators were reportedly at the scene of the attack, investigators found no evidence of a physical bomb. Investigators speculated that at the time of the explosion only state actors would have had the ability to carry out a sophisticated cyber attack.
08/05/2008: On Tuesday, in Yandere, Ingushetia, Russia, assailants attacked the private home of a staff member of the Ingush Interior Ministry's organized crime department, Ibragim Kursayev, killing him, injuring three members of his family and damaging the house. No group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2008: On Tuesday, Kattam Bala and his son, Kattam Ankanti, were killed by suspected Communist Party of India - Maoist's in Kotapalli village of Bijapur, Chhattisgarh, India. The two were killed for allegedly being police informers.
08/05/2008: On Tuesday, two police officers, Víctor Alfonso Parada and Ángel Enrique Olivas, were killed by a commando inside a police station in Ciudad Aldama, Chihuahua, Mexico. No group claimed responsibility for the attack. An unknown weapon was used in the attack. Mexican Law Enforcement
08/05/2008: On Tuesday, Vidal Barraza Ortiz, commander in the State Investigation Agency of the Attorney General's Office, was gunned down at his home in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mexico. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2009: On Wednesday afternoon, on the Mosul-Tall Kayf road, near Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device attached to a Kia minibus transporting Ninawa Medicine Factory employees, killing one employee, wounding two others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2009: On Wednesday evening around 2012, an automobile filled with explosives had exploded at a market, setting a nearby store on fire and wounding several people. a transformer located above a parking area had exploded causing a power line to fall on a Gazel microbus parked next to a store. The vehicle caught on fire and then exploded. The Gazel was apparently operating on propane instead of gasoline. The fire consumed over 300 meters of market territory. Three people, two of whom were identified as Kotiyev, Yelmurziyev, were hurt, suffering from broken bones and serious burns. No group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2009: On Wednesday evening at about 2000, in Pachiro Agam, Nangarhar, Afghanistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting a vehicle, killing four security guards and two tribal elders, wounding one security guard, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/05/2009: On Wednesday evening, in Seyyed Karam, Paktia, Afghanistan, assailants fired upon and killed one civilian for allegedly spying for coalition forces. The Taliban claimed responsibility.
08/05/2009: On Wednesday evening, in the Mansur district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants simultaneously detonated two improvised explosive devices near an Asia Cell Company mobile phone tower in the western Al Arabi neighborhood, wounding three civilians, destroying the tower, and damaging several shops. No group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2009: On Wednesday night at about 0230, in Chilgora village, West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, around 70 cadres of the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) took Communist Party of India-Marxist (CPI-M) supporter, Shankar Das Adhikary (38), from his home and shot and killed him for his alleged connection with the police.
08/05/2009: On Wednesday, in an unspecified city in Narathiwat, Thailand, armed assailants fired upon and killed two land department officials. The bodies of the land department officials were found dumped in a rubber plantation in Narathiwat. The assailants also stole the victims' vehicle and personal property. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
08/05/2009: On Wednesday, in an unspecified city in Pattani, Thailand, assailants fired upon and killed a Buddhist civilian. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
08/05/2009: On Wednesday, in Chaman, Balochistan, Pakistan, two religious party activists riding a motorcycle threw acid on two women, wounding both of them. The two accused were stopped by shopkeepers and beat up and taken to the Police Station Saddar. No group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2009: On Wednesday, in Herat, Herat, Afghanistan, assailants fired several rockets at the airport, causing no casualties or damage. No group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2009: On Wednesday, in the Aankro area of West Midnapore, West Bengal, India, assailants fired upon workers at a cold storage facility, killing three. They were supporters of the Jharkhand Party (Naren) and were also associated with the Gana Pratirodh Committee. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoists was responsible.
08/05/2009: On Wednesday, in the Dangabadi and Ramgiri villages of Koraput, Orissa, India, assailants set alight cell phone towers belonging to the Reliance and Airtel companies, damaging two cellular phone towers but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) was responsible.
08/05/2009: On Wednesday, on a highway in Abu Gharaq, Babil, Iraq, armed assailants kidnapped 11 Shia pilgrims and the driver of a minibus while on their way to Karbala' to observe Shabaniyah. No property damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility. The status of the hostages was unknown.
08/05/2010: On Thursday evening around 1800, outside the Zamboanga International Airport in Zamboanga City, Zamboanga province, Philippines, a bomb was detonated in a suspected suicide bombing attack. The explosion killed two, including the alleged bomb carrier, and injured 24. Amongst the injured were the governor of Sulu, Abdusakur Tan, and a British national, Charles McKercher. The amount of property damage is unknown. The attack came just before the United States ambassador to the Philippines, Harry Thomas, was to arrive; he canceled the visit. Sakur Tan claimed that he was the likely target of the bomb. "I have received intelligence reports that I would be bombed," he told local TV on Friday. Police are investigating the theory that the suspected bomber may not have known he was carrying a bomb which may have been detonated remotely. No group claimed responsibility, but the Abu Sayyaf was suspected.
08/05/2010: On Thursday evening between 2000 and 0500 in the morning on 08/06/2010, in a rural area between El Paujil and Cartagena del Chairá, Caquetá, Colombia, two electrical towers were blown up using dynamite. The assailants then established a roadblock in order to keep workers from restoring power, stopped all vehicles attempting to pass, and held many civilians hostage for several hours. The explosion damaged the towers and left the whole area without electricity but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but authorities suspect the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were responsible for the attack.
08/05/2010: On Thursday morning around 0530, in Kabul district, in the Kabul province of Afghanistan, unidentified militants detonated a mine by remote control near by the Kabul Stadium and injured one civilian. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2010: On Thursday morning, in Barangay Pitogo, La Libertad, Negros Oriental, Philippines, an improvised explosive device (IED) exploded at the house of Marvin Binoy, killing three people. The IED was made of gunpowder and regular nails with the heads sawn off. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage and no group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2010: On Thursday morning, near the Mayseloon Square, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device planted inside a traffic police kiosk, wounding one traffic policeman. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2010: On Thursday night around 0430, in Barangay Buntongan, Wao town, Lanao del Sur, Philippines, gunmen boarded and opened fire in a bus killing two people and injuring another. The fatalities included the driver, Ronnie Poblacion, and the conductor of the Rural Transit Mindanao Incorporated, Catsteven Nacorda. The injured was identified as bus inspector, Margarito Egagamo. A .45 caliber pistol was used in the attack. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2010: On Thursday night around 2230, in Bango village in Kapor, Pattani, Thailand, suspected separatist militants in a pickup truck fired upon a civilian residence using M16 assault rifles. One person, Tasani Yutigong, was killed and seven others were injured. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2010: On Thursday night, in the northern Al Maghrib neighborhood of Al-Aadhamiya region in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unidentified assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near Al-Assaf mosque wounding three civilians. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2010: On Thursday, in an unspecified area of Abyan, Yemen, a group of militants believed to be affiliated to al-Qaeda attacked soldiers killing three and wounding several others. No group claimed responsibility and no damage was reported.
08/05/2010: On Thursday, in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device targeting the Yarmouk traffic police station. No damages were reported. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2010: On Thursday, in Caldiran, Van, Turkey, unidentified assailants attacked a police station by unknown means, injuring Police Chief Halil Akbas and policeman Mehmet Memecan; three assailants were also killed. No group claimed responsibility, although members of the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) were though to be responsible.
08/05/2010: On Thursday, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown gunmen in a car opened fire on an off duty police officer, severely wounding him. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2010: On Thursday, in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a vehicle born improvised explosive device attached to a civilian car, killing the driver, and wounding three civilians nearby. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2010: On Thursday, in the Asmar district of Konar province, in Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device planted by unknown militants detonated near a car carrying private security workers, killing nine of the members and damaging the car. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2010: On Thursday, in the Qala-e Naw area of Khanshin district, in Helmand, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device planted by unknown militants detonated near a civilian car, killing nine civilians and damaging the car. The victims were on their way to obtain their voting cards when they were attacked. No group claimed responsibility, but the Taliban was suspected.
08/05/2010: On Thursday, in the Qarehbagh district of Ghazni province, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device planted by unknown militants detonated, killing three Afghan construction workers and injuring two others. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2010: On Thursday, in the Wahda neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen stormed into the house of a policeman and shot and killed the policeman, his wife, and a guest. No group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2010: On Thursday, in Yathrib, Salah ad Din, Iraq, unknown assailants attacked the local leader of the government backed Sahwa militia, wounding three of his security guards. The leader escaped unharmed. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2010: On Thursday, near Qahtan Square, in the Yarmouk neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen in a speeding car shot and killed a traffic policeman. No group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2011: On Friday night, in Aba Khel, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, suspected militants detonated an improvised explosive device outside a government primary school in the area of Tehsil Bara. Nobody was around the building when the explosion went off resulting in no casualties, but the school building was completely destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2011: On Friday night, in Kedeg Village, Gumla, Jharkhand, India, suspected Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) set fire to two unoccupied buses, causing an unknown amount of property damage but no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2011: On Friday night, in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq, a series of three bombs went off at Abu-Risha Sports Stadium during a soccer game. The blast killed two civilians, wounded seven others, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the stadium. Among the seven wounded were two police officers and the Anbar Governor's Sports Advisor, Sadiq Jamil. No group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2011: On Friday, in Makhachkala, Dagestan, Russia, Shamil Rasulov, the former administrator of the Tlyaratinsky District, was shot and killed at the intersection of Shcheboldayeva and Kotrova Streets. Unidentified gunmen fired at Rasulov while he was driving. Witnesses reported seeing the gunmen pull along side, in a VAZ 2114, and open fire. Rasulov was killed instantly and his passenger, Rashid Ibragimov, was wounded. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2011: On Friday, in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentfied militants shot and killed a member of Adezai Qaumi Lashkar (tribal militia), Dawar Khan. Reportedly, Khan was dragged out of Adezai village mosque during Taraveeh prayer before he was shot and killed. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/05/2011: On Friday, in the village of Duma near Nyala, Janub Darfur, Sudan, one United Nations (UN) peacekeeper was killed and one other was injured when militants ambushed and attacked a UN peacekeeping vehicle with unknown firearms. It is unknown if the attack caused any property damage and no group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2012: A suicide bomber drove an explosives-laden vehicle into a military patrol in Damaturu city, Yobe state, Nigeria. The blast killed 10 people, including the bomber and nine soldiers, and injured seven others. Boko Haram claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2012: A suicide bomber was identified and arrested inside a military camp in Shabwah governorate, Yemen. Sources indicated that he was going to detonate his explosive device at the mosque in the camp. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources indicated that the attacker was a member of Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/05/2012: An assailant threw a hand grenade at a police checkpoint in Al-Kornesh area in central Mosul city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The blast killed two civilians at the checkpoint. Police returned fire and killed the attacker. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2012: An explosive device attached to the car of the leader of the Al-Nadawi tribe detonated in Al-Kasra area, Adhamiyah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The tribal leader was injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2012: An explosive device detonated near a military patrol in Tak Bai district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. There were no casualties in the blast; however, one vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2012: An explosive device detonated near police officers in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. One police officer was killed and four others injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2012: An explosive device detonated near the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline in Midyat town, Mardin province, Turkey. No one was injured in the attack; however, the blast damaged a section of the pipeline and caused it to be shut down. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, the Turkish Energy Minister attributed it to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/05/2012: An explosive device detonated underneath a bus carrying Hazara Shias in Minawar village, Gilgit-Baltistan province, Pakistan. At least one person was killed and four others injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2012: An explosive device detonated, targeting a van from the Livestock and Dairy Department in Nasir Bagh village, Peshawar district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No one was injured in the attack; however, the vehicle was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2012: An explosive device placed near a police patrol detonated in Wahid Huzayran area, southern Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. Three police officers were injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a police patrol in Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. One police officer was killed and five other people injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near the convoy of Interior Ministry Brigadier General Mohammed Ghazi in Qahira neighborhood, Adhamiyah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The blast killed one person and injured six, including Brigadier General Mohammed Ghazi, two guards, and three civilians. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle parked outside of a house owned by Dr. Azam Mengal detonated in a residential area of Faizabad town, Quetta district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least four people, including two children, were killed and 12 others injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2012: Approximately 35 assailants attacked a border post near the near Kerem Shalom crossing into Israel, south of Rafah city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. At least 16 border guards were killed and seven injured in this attack. Six attackers were also killed in the gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, Egyptian media attributed it to the Jaljala Army.
08/05/2012: Assailants attacked a base of the Philippine Army's first Mechanized Infantry Brigade in Ampatuan municipality, Maguindanao province, Philippines. This was one of eight coordinated attacks on military targets in Maguindanao and North Cotabato on this day. Three people were killed across seven of the attacks. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility and stated that the incident was in retaliation for the killing of a group member by the military.
08/05/2012: Assailants attacked a base of the Philippine Army's first Mechanized Infantry Brigade in Datu Piang municipality, Maguindanao province, Philippines. This was one of eight coordinated attacks on military targets in Maguindanao and North Cotabato on this day. Three people were killed across seven of the attacks. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility and stated that the incident was in retaliation for the killing of a group member by the military.
08/05/2012: Assailants attacked a base of the Philippine Army's first Mechanized Infantry Brigade in Datu Saudi Ampatuan municipality, Maguindanao province, Philippines. This was one of eight coordinated attacks on military targets in Maguindanao and North Cotabato on this day. Three people were killed across seven of the attacks. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility and stated that the incident was in retaliation for the killing of a group member by the military.
08/05/2012: Assailants attacked a base of the Philippine Army's first Mechanized Infantry Brigade in Datu Unsay municipality, Maguindanao province, Philippines. This was one of eight coordinated attacks on military targets in Maguindanao and North Cotabato on this day. Three people were killed across seven of the attacks. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility and stated that the incident was in retaliation for the killing of a group member by the military.
08/05/2012: Assailants attacked a base of the Philippine Army's first Mechanized Infantry Brigade in Midsayap municipality, Cotabato province, Philippines. This was one of eight coordinated attacks on military targets in Maguindanao and North Cotabato on this day. Three people were killed across seven of the attacks. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility and stated that the incident was in retaliation for the killing of a group member by the military.
08/05/2012: Assailants attacked a base of the Philippine Army's first Mechanized Infantry Brigade in Shariff Aguak municipality, Maguindanao province, Philippines. This was one of eight coordinated attacks on military targets in Maguindanao and North Cotabato on this day. Three people were killed across seven of the attacks. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility and stated that the incident was in retaliation for the killing of a group member by the military.
08/05/2012: Assailants attacked a Filipino Army militia base in Pikit municipality, Cotabato province, Philippines. This was one of eight coordinated attacks on military targets in Maguindanao and North Cotabato on this day. Three people were killed across seven of the attacks. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility and stated that the incident was in retaliation for the killing of a group member by the military.
08/05/2012: Assailants attacked a group of New Zealand provincial reconstruction team members in Do Abi village, Bamyan province, Afghanistan. No casualties were reported in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2012: Assailants attacked a military barracks in Abengourou town, Moyen-Comoe region, Ivory Coast. This was one of three related attacks on police and military facilities in the Ivory Coast on this day. There were no reports of casualties or property damage in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, authorities suspected that the assailants were aligned with ousted President Laurent Gbagbo.
08/05/2012: Assailants attacked a military checkpost in Yopougon town, Lagunes region, Ivory Coast. This was one of three related attacks on police and military facilities in the Ivory Coast on this day. Five soldiers were killed across this attack and one on a police station. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, authorities suspected that the assailants were aligned with ousted President Laurent Gbagbo.
08/05/2012: Assailants attacked a police station in Yopougon town, Lagunes region, Ivory Coast. This was one of three related attacks on police and military facilities in the Ivory Coast on this day. Five soldiers were killed across this attack and one on a military checkpoint. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, authorities suspected that the assailants were aligned with ousted President Laurent Gbagbo.
08/05/2012: Assailants attacked a security patrol team with explosive devices in Damaturu city, Yobe state, Nigeria. Nine soldiers and one mobile police officer were killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
08/05/2012: Assailants attacked and torched two North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) containers en route to Chaman district in Ornach area, Khuzdar district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no injuries; however, the NATO containers were damaged in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2012: Assailants fired rockets and grenades at the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) building in Misrata city, Misrata district, Libya. There were no injuries, but the building was damaged in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2012: Assailants flagged down a vehicle carrying two off-duty soldiers and kidnapped them in Shariff Aguak municipality, Maguindanao province, Philippines. The soldiers' bodies were found two days later on August 7, 2012. This was one of eight attacks against military targets in Maguindanao and Cotabato provinces on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the police attributed it to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/05/2012: Assailants threw four explosive devices and fired gunshots at a top leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League's (BCL) Islamic University (IU) unit, Kashim Malitha, at Sheikh Para Bazar in Jhenidah town, Khulna division, Bangladesh. Malitha was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2012: Assailants with firearms and rocket launchers crossed the border from Iraq and attacked the Gechimli military post in Chukurca district, Hakkari province, Turkey. This was one of four related incidents on military posts in Hakkari on this day. Nineteen people were killed, including six soldiers, two village guards, and 11 gunmen, in the attack, and at least 15 soldiers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK).
08/05/2012: Assailants with firearms and rocket launchers crossed the border from Iraq and attacked the Karatash military outpost in Chukurca district, Hakkari province, Turkey. This was one of four related incidents at military posts in Hakkari on this day. There were no reports of casualties or property damage in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK).
08/05/2012: Assailants with firearms and rocket launchers crossed the border from Iraq and attacked the Uzumlu military post in Chukurca district, Hakkari province, Turkey. This was one of four related incidents at military posts in Hakkari on this day. There were no reports of casualties or property damage in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK).
08/05/2012: Assailants with firearms and rocket launchers crossed the border from Iraq into the Darsinki Military Post, Chukurca District, Hakkari Province, Turkey. This was one of four related incidents at military posts in Hakkari on this day. There were no reports of casualties or property damage in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to the Kurdish Workers' Party (PKK).
08/05/2012: Gunmen attacked the home of Mohammad Lawan, a Nigeria Immigration Services (NIS) immigration officer, in Gwange ward, Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. Lawan was shot and killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, police suspected Boko Haram.
08/05/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a police checkpoint in Hamam al-Alil town, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Three police officers were killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a police checkpoint in Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two police officers were injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2012: Gunmen shot and killed former military intelligence officer Colonel Suleiman Bouzrida as he was walking to a mosque in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2012: Security forces recovered a powerful explosive device on the National Highway near Jawhar Tunnel, Kulgam district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. There were no casualties or property damage in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2012: Ten gunmen attacked the house of Alhaji Kadiri Kaza'a, a former commissioner for environment for Borno state, in Bayan Quarters, Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. Kaza'a was shot and killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, police suspected Boko Haram.
08/05/2012: Two assailants were killed when the explosive device they were planting prematurely detonated in Huriwaa District, Mogadishu city, Banaadir region, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, a media source attributed it to Al-Shabaab.
08/05/2012: Wade Michael Page attacked a Sikh temple in Oak Creek, Wisconsin, United States. At least six people were killed and four others wounded before Page was shot by a responding police officer and subsequently died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, the assailant was a member of a white supremacist organization.
08/05/2013: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Cotabato City, Maguindanao province, Philippines. The blast targeted the vehicle of Cynthia Gulani-Sayadi, a city administrator. She was unharmed in the explosion; however, at least eight people, including two of Gulani-Sayadi's bodyguards, were killed and another 30 were injured. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspect that Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) was behind the attack.
08/05/2013: An explosive device detonated along a road near a military patrol in Shura area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Three soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2013: An explosive device detonated at a power transmission tower in Machh district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. This was one of four blasts targeting transmission towers in the district on the same day. There were no reported casualties; however, the towers were damaged in the blasts and service was interrupted. The United Baloch Army (UBA) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2013: An explosive device detonated at a power transmission tower in Machh district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. This was one of four blasts targeting transmission towers in the district on the same day. There were no reported casualties; however, the towers were damaged in the explosions and service was interrupted. The United Baloch Army (UBA) claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2013: An explosive device detonated inside a coach car on a Shalimar Express train near the Chatiana Station in Toba Tek Singh town, Toba Tek Singh district, Punjab province, Pakistan. At least three people were killed and another 14 were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of a bakery in Kamaliyah district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and another 14 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2013: An explosive device detonated under a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) vehicle in Qasab village, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The blast only damaged the vehicle, which was carrying German soldiers. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2013: An explosive device hidden in a pushcart detonated at a livestock market in Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least four civilians were killed and 22 more were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2013: An explosive device targeting a military patrol detonated in Kg Lamda village, Yala province, Thailand. Five soldiers, who were part of the patrol providing security for teachers in the village, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to separatists associated with Kariya Salleh.
08/05/2013: An explosive device was thrown into a mosque as people were praying in Tawilah district, Mahwit governorate, Yemen. One person was killed and 12 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2013: An explosives-laden rickshaw was found and defused in Hazar Ganji area, Quetta city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Jaish-e-Islam claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Tal Afar town, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and another seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2013: Assailants abducted the head of the attorney general's office in Moqor district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. On August 18, 2013, the attorney, Mohammad Esmail Khan, was shot and killed. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2013: Assailants armed with automatic weapons attacked the Armed Forces Officers' Club in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. One soldier was killed and four others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2013: Assailants attacked a convoy of passenger buses traveling to Punjab province and abducted 22 passengers from Mach town, Kachi district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least 14 hostages were killed and their bodies were discovered in a nearby ravine on August 6, 2013; the remaining abductees were released unharmed after they were identified as native Baloch residents, according to the assailants. Meerak Baloch, spokesperson for the Baloch Liberation Army (BLA), claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they killed half of their hostages because these individuals were allegedly members of the Pakistani intelligence and security services.
08/05/2013: Assailants attacked a Sahwa Council checkpoint in Muqdadiyah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. A Sahwa member and his brother were killed in the attack. Additionally, one assailant was killed. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2013: Assailants attacked the headquarters of the General People's Congress in Ataq district, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. One person was injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2013: Assailants attacked the Mannagh Air Base in northern Aleppo governorate, Syria. Two suicide bombers detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the airport's headquarters, killing at least 10 assailants and damaging several military vehicles. The assailants captured the base on August 6, 2013. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant and the Jaish al-Muhajireen wal-Ansar (Muhajireen Army).
08/05/2013: Assailants attacked the owner of the neighborhood power generator in Madain town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The owner and his son were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2013: Assailants fired on a container truck in Mangchar area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. One person was injured in the attack and the container was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2013: Assailants fired two rockets at Bagram Airfield in Parwan province, Afghanistan. No one was injured and nothing was damaged in the incident. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2013: Assailants on a motorcycle threw a hand grenade into a food shop in Mayo district, Pattani province, Thailand. Five civilians, including three teachers, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2013: Assailants opened fire on a truck driver on his way to Sanaa on Ma'rib-Sanaa road, Yemen. The assailants abducted the driver. There were no reports regarding the outcome of this attack. This is one of two attacks on truck drivers in the area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/05/2013: Assailants opened fire on a truck driver on his way to Sanaa on Ma'rib-Sanaa road, Yemen. The assailants abducted the driver. There were no reports regarding the outcome of this attack. This is one of two attacks on truck drivers in the area that day. No group claimed responsibility for this incident
08/05/2013: Assailants opened fire on an army checkpoint in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. At least one soldier was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
08/05/2013: Assailants opened fire on Azeem Khan in the Masozai area, Kurram Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Khan, a tribal elder and member of the village defense committee, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2013: Assailants opened fire on Joel Ruma in Rizal district, Cagayan province, Philippines. Ruma, the mayor of Rizal, was unharmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2013: Four men on motorcycles opened fire on Yakob Raimanee, a prominent, moderate Muslim cleric, in Chabang Tiko, Pattani province, Thailand. Raimanee was killed in the gunfire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2013: Gunmen opened fire on an army checkpoint outside a bank in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Two soldiers were wounded in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2013: Gunmen opened fire on the vehicle of Lino B. Zuniga in Alaminos city, Laguna province, Philippines. Three of the vehicle's passengers were killed in the attack, while Zuniga, a district councilor, was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: A roadside bomb detonated after it was struck by a police vehicle in Nuristan province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: A roadside bomb was discovered and defused on Ring road in Peshawar district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: An assailant opened fire on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldiers near the governor's office in Paktia province, Afghanistan. The assailant, who was an Afghan police guard, was killed when NATO troops returned fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: An assailant opened fire on the Marshal Fahim National Defense University in Qargha district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. At least two people, including Major General Harold J. Greene, a two-star United States (US) general, and the assailant, were killed and 18 others, including eight US soldiers and one German general, were injured in the assault. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack; however, officials questioned the veracity of this claim.
08/05/2014: An assailant set fire to an aerosol can causing it to explode in Belfast city, Belfast district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No one was injured and no property was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: An assailant stabbed a security guard at the entrance to Maaleh Adumim city, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. The guard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Palestinian extremists.
08/05/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Baladiyah district, Karbala city, Karbala governorate, Iraq. This was one of two unrelated attacks in the city on the same day. At least four police officers were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in eastern Karbala city, Karbala governorate, Iraq. This was one of two unrelated attacks in the city on the same day. At least four police officers were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2014: Assailants abducted an unspecified number of civilians from Zangabai village, Orientale province, Democratic Republic of the Congo. An unknown number of hostages were later released, while the fate of at least two others is unknown. Additionally, the assailants also stole food and other valuable goods during the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA).
08/05/2014: Assailants abducted three journalists from Donetsk district, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. The whereabouts of the victims, Yury Lelyavsky, Yevgeny Shlyakhtin, and Yevgeny Tymofeyev, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants attacked a Balochistan Constabulary (BC) checkpost in Mastung district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two BC members were killed and eight others were injured in the assault. The United Baloch Army (UBA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants attacked a Lebanese Army post near Arsal town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. This was one of two posts targeted on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
08/05/2014: Assailants attacked a police security checkpoint in El Dabaa area, Matruh governorate, Egypt. Five police officers were killed in the attack. This was one of two related attacks against police security checkpoints in the area carried out by the same assailants on August 5, 2014. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants attacked a private vehicle operator in Jogibeel town, Sonitpur district, Assam state, India. The operator was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
08/05/2014: Assailants attacked an anti-terrorist operation checkpoint near Krasny Yar village, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants attacked humanitarian aid workers in Bunj town, Upper Nile state, South Sudan. Three workers were killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in Bunj on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mabanese Defence Forces.
08/05/2014: Assailants attacked humanitarian aid workers in Bunj town, Upper Nile state, South Sudan. Two workers were killed in the attack. This was one of two similar attacks in Bunj on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mabanese Defence Forces.
08/05/2014: Assailants attacked police checkpoints in Nahri Saraj district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two police officers and three assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2014: Assailants attacked private vehicle operators in Mainasiri area, Sonitpur district, Assam state, India. Three people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB).
08/05/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at an agricultural area in Sdot Negev Regional Council area near Netivot city, Southern district, Israel. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but greenhouses were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at Beersheba area, Southern district, Israel. The rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at Central district, Israel. The rocket was intercepted by the Iron Dome. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants fired a rocket at Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Eighteen Sudanese workers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants fired a rocket into Tarnak Wa Jaldak district, Zabul province, Afghanistan. The rocket struck a civilian house in the area, killing one civilian and injuring four other people. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a provincial police chief attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2014: Assailants fired artillery at anti-terrorist operation positions near Dyakove settlement, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. No further information is available.
08/05/2014: Assailants fired mortars at a house in Sdot Negev Regional Council area, near Netivot city, Southern district, Israel. There were no reports of casualties in the attack, but the house was damaged. This was one of six similar attacks in Sdot Negev on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants fired mortars at an anti-terrorist operation checkpoint near Kirove town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants fired mortars at security forces in Tajnid neighborhood, Jalula, Diyala governorate, Iraq. This was one of two similar incidents in the area on the same day. At least three peshmerga members were killed and six members were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2014: Assailants fired mortars at security forces in Wihdah neighborhood, Jalula, Diyala governorate, Iraq. This was one of two similar incidents in the area on the same day. At least three peshmerga members were killed and six members were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2014: Assailants fired rockets at Beit Sahour town, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. One rocket hit a civilian home and did significant damage to the structure. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Palestinian extremists.
08/05/2014: Assailants fired rockets at military forces in Latifiyah area, Babil governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and eight people were injured in the attack; the victims included soldiers and volunteer fighters. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants fired rockets at Ukrainian military positions near Stepanivka village, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No further information is available.
08/05/2014: Assailants fired two rockets at Ashdod city, Southern district, Israel. The rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants fired two rockets at Kiryat Malachi city, Southern district, Israel. The rockets were intercepted by the Iron Dome. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants kidnapped Abda Ag Kazina in Kidal town, Kidal region, Mali. Kazina, the deputy mayor of Kidal, was released later the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the Azawad National Liberation Movement (MNLA) was involved.
08/05/2014: Assailants kidnapped five employees of Cyrenaica TV northwest of Ajdabiya, Wahat district, Libya. All five hostages were killed on August 8, 2014 and their bodies were discovered several months later. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) and sources also suspected that Ansar al-Sharia (Libya) were involved.
08/05/2014: Assailants kidnapped Hasan Ali Dawud, a police major, in Huri village, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/05/2014: Assailants kidnapped Subodh Kumar Mishra near Chiringpara area, Meghalaya state, India. Mishra, a State Bank of India (SBI) employee, was released on August 20, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Achik Songna An'pachakgipa Kotok (ASAK).
08/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on a bus carrying soldiers in Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. Seven soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
08/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on a convoy of Sunni clerics in Arsal town, Beqaa governorate, Lebanon. Three clerics were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on a convoy of Ukrainian soldiers returning from Russia near Olhynka town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
08/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on a military patrol in Ganta village, Maguindanao province, Philippines. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police officer in Sovetskiy district, Dagestan republic, Russia. One officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police security checkpoint in El Dabaa area, Matruh governorate, Egypt. The checkpoint was guarding a tourist compound. Four assailants were killed when police officers returned fire. This was one of two related attacks against police security checkpoints in the area carried out by the same assailants on August 5, 2014. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on Abd al-Sattar Qasim in Al-Jadidah neighborhood, Nablus city, West Bank, West Bank and Gaza Strip. Qasim, a university professor, was unharmed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on the Sahwa Council headquarters in Tarmiyah area, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least three Sahwa members were killed and five members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on two barbers in Liaquatabad town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The two men, members of the Shia community, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants opened fire on Ukrainian military positions near Krasny Derkul town, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. No further information is available.
08/05/2014: Assailants shot and killed a Defense Ministry official and his driver in Abu Ghraib district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Assailants threw a grenade at military forces in Merca town, Lower Shebelle region, Somalia. Two people were killed and several others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2014: Mortars struck an unknown number of houses in Sukar neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at the Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) Tiyas Airbase near Tiyas, Homs governorate, Syria. In addition the bomber, at least five soldiers were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/05/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle in Akad area, 9 Nissan neighborhood, Sadr City, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least 8 people were killed and 20 people were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near a Syrian Army checkpoint in Al-Qaryatayn town, Homs governorate, Syria. This was one of three suicide bombings targeting checkpoints in Al-Qaryatayn on the same day. At least 68 people, including 37 soldiers, five civilians, and 26 assailants were killed and an unknown number of others were injured across the three blasts and ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/05/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting police and volunteer fighters in Diyala governorate, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least 13 security force members were killed and nine members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/05/2015: A tiffin bomb was discovered and defused on Vishrampuri road in Kanker district, Chhattisgarh state, India. The bomb was thought to be targeting security force members. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a police official attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/05/2015: An explosive device detonated after it was discovered by civilians in Ganderbal area, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Two civilians were killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2015: An explosive device detonated in a train at Chilaw Railway Station, Chilaw town, North Western province, Sri Lanka. One person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2015: An explosive device detonated in a vehicle in Abu Ghraib district, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a Sahwa Council leader, and his driver were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Sahaa area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near a tractor in Goth Imdad Khosa, Nasirabad district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Al Ghazaliyah area, Mansour neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting Tamil Nadu State Marketing Corporation (TASMAC) staff members in Salem district, Tamil Nadu state, India. A TASMAC member was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2015: An explosive device planted in a vehicle detonated in Al Husseinia area, 9 Nissan neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person were killed and four people, including a Defense Ministry officer, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2015: Assailants abducted an unknown number of civilians from Jiyan village, East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand state, India. This was one of two related kidnappings in which three civilians were abducted from two different villages in East Singhbhum on the same date; the outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, a source attributed the abductions to Maoists.
08/05/2015: Assailants abducted an unknown number of civilians from Maheshpur village, East Singhbhum district, Jharkhand state, India. This was one of two related kidnappings in which three civilians were abducted from two different villages in East Singhbhum on this date; the outcome of the kidnappings is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, a source attributed the abductions to Maoists.
08/05/2015: Assailants abducted and killed a civilian villager in Manggakgre area, West Garo Hills district, Meghalaya state, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2015: Assailants abducted Muhammad al-Massah in Dhamar governorate, Yemen. The whereabouts of al-Massah, a journalist, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Huthis.
08/05/2015: Assailants attacked a Huthi patrol in Al Makhadir district, Ibb governorate, Yemen. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Supporters of Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi.
08/05/2015: Assailants attacked a police patrol van in Cibitoke city, Cibitoke province, Burundi. Two assailants were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Dunbulwa village, Yobe state, Nigeria. No one was killed in the attack, but the houses of two prominent government workers were destroyed. This was one of two coordinated raids in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
08/05/2015: Assailants attacked residents in Tadagara village, Yobe state, Nigeria. Nine people were killed in the attack. This was one of two coordinated raids in the area on the same day. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Boko Haram.
08/05/2015: Assailants attacked security posts in Tagab district, Badakhshan province, Afghanistan. One soldier and four assailants were killed and 19 assailants were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2015: Assailants attacked soldiers near Habbaniyah military base in Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. At least five soldiers were killed and nine soldiers were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/05/2015: Assailants attacked the Mazangaro military base in Satipo town, Junin region, Peru. A soldier was killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Shining Path (SL).
08/05/2015: Assailants fired a grenade at a military base in Shariff Aguak town, Maguindanao province, Philippines. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/05/2015: Assailants opened fire and threw a grenade at a Border Security Force (BSF) convoy on Jammu-Srinagar National Highway in Udhampur town, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. At least three people, including an assailant and two soldiers, were killed and six soldiers were injured in the ensuing clash; in addition, one of the assailants took three civilians hostage who were then freed shortly after when security forces captured the assailant. The captured assailant claimed responsibility in the name of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT). Sources also attributed the attack to Hizbul Mujahideen (HM). It was also suspected that the attack may have been carried out by Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM).
08/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on a retired hospital worker in Village #2, Rueso Ok district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. The worker retaliated with his shotgun, causing the attackers to flee. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on Tahir Khan Niazi at his home in Sadiqabad neighborhood, Rawalpindi city, Punjab province, Pakistan. Niazi, a Pakistani Ministry of Justice judge, was killed in the assault. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of a community council member's wife in Kajaki district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. The council member's wife was killed and her driver was injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2015: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Haji Islam Baloch with rockets and firearms in Patak, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Baloch, a Provincial Assembly of Balochistan member, was not harmed; however, a security guard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2015: Assailants raided an unknown number of villages in Indalasa neighborhood, Malaybalay city, Bukidnon province, Philippines. The raids were followed by clashes with the Philippine Army's 8th Infantry Battalion. One Philippine soldier, Private 1st Class Randy Hulleza, was killed after the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/05/2015: Assailants set fire to a mosque in Baghlan province, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties. This was one of five related attacks targeting mosques in Baghlan on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, authorities attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/05/2015: Security forces discovered and defused five explosive devices planted along the road between Gwoza and Tamtege towns, Borno state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the unsuccessful attack to Boko Haram.
08/05/2015: Security forces discovered and destroyed two explosives-laden vehicles in As Saqlawiyah area, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2015: Security forces discovered and safely defused an explosive device in Okmeydani district, Istanbul city, Istanbul province, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2015: Security forces identified and killed two suicide bombers driving explosives-laden vehicles attempting to enter Al Anbar University campus south of Ramadi city, Al Anbar governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2016: A roadside explosive device targeting a police vehicle detonated in Omar, Kabul, Afghanistan. Five police officers were killed in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2016: An explosive device detonated at Bannangsetar Intharachat School in Bannang Sata, Yala, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of nine related attacks in Bannang Sata on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2016: An explosive device detonated in Al Furat, Baghdad, Iraq. At least two people were killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2016: An explosive device detonated in front of a Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives branch in Bannang Sata, Yala, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of nine related attacks in Bannang Sata on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2016: An explosive device detonated in front of a civilian house in Bannang Sata, Yala, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of nine related attacks in Bannang Sata on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2016: An explosive device detonated in front of a civilian residence in Than To, Yala, Thailand. No casualties were reported in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2016: An explosive device detonated in front of a grocery shop in Bannang Sata, Yala, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of nine related attacks in Bannang Sata on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2016: An explosive device detonated in front of Government Savings Bank branch in Bannang Sata, Yala, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of nine related attacks in Bannang Sata on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2016: An explosive device detonated in front of the Bannang Sata municipal office in Bannang Sata, Yala, Thailand. Two people were injured in the blast. This was one of nine related attacks in Bannang Sata on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2016: An explosive device detonated in front of the Phithan Company in Bannang Sata, Yala, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of nine related attacks in Bannang Sata on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2016: An explosive device detonated in front of the Yala provincial land office branch in Bannang Sata, Yala, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of nine related attacks in Bannang Sata on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2016: An explosive device detonated near a market in Madain, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2016: An explosive device detonated near the State Museum complex in Imphal, Manipur, India. A police officer and a civilian were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that the People's Liberation Army (India) was behind the attack.
08/05/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Chamkani, Paktia, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian vehicle in Siar, Khenchela, Algeria. Four civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a military patrol in Mushahidah, Saladin, Iraq. At least one military officer was killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a tractor in Chamkani, Paktia, Afghanistan. Five civilians were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Chadian peacekeepers near Kidal, Mali. One peacekeeper was injured in the blast. Ansar al-Dine (Mali) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2016: An explosive planted at a business was discovered and defused in Bannang Sata, Yala, Thailand. This was one of nine related attacks in Bannang Sata on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2016: An explosives-rigged house detonated as Iraqi Border Guards attempted to defuse it in Rutbah, Al Anbar, Iraq. Three guards were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2016: Assailants abducted and executed five taxi drivers in Qaim, 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).
08/05/2016: Assailants abducted three people from their home in Kulisap, Zamboanga Sibugay, Philippines. All three hostages were released, one on August, 24th, 2016, the second on November 14, 2016, and the third on February 27, 2017. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
08/05/2016: Assailants attacked a Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) academy in Ramousa neighborhood, Aleppo, Syria. This was one of three coordinated incidents in Ramousa on the same day. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clashes. Both Ahrar al-Sham and Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/05/2016: Assailants attacked an Afghan Local Police (ALP) checkpost in Mihtarlam, Laghman, Afghanistan. At least five assailants and two police officers were killed and two officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2016: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security posts in Imam Sahib, Kunduz, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and two soldiers were injured in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2016: Assailants attacked the Korghal security post in Tagab, Kapisa, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. In addition to one assailant, one civilian was killed and six others were wounded across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2016: Assailants attacked the Titarkhel security post in Tagab, Kapisa, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in this area on this day. In addition to one assailant, one civilian was killed and six others were wounded across the ensuing clashes. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2016: Assailants attempted to extort civilians in Kambangon, Bukidnon, Philippines. One soldier was killed when security forces responded to the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to New People's Army (NPA).
08/05/2016: Assailants detonated an explosive device in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. At least three people were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
08/05/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in western Aleppo city, Syria. At least 12 people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2016: Assailants kidnapped and then executed a police officer in Shirqat, Saladin, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/05/2016: Assailants opened fire inside the residence of a Levies Forces officer in Jhao, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least one person was killed and six others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2016: Assailants opened fire on a military base in Tekeli, Hakkari, Turkey. At least two soldiers were killed and six soldiers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/05/2016: Assailants opened fire on a vehicle in Tubaji, Baghdad, Iraq. The owner of the vehicle, a Green Zone employee, and his spouse were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2016: Assailants opened fire on Aaron Sampaga in Pamplona, Cagayan, Philippines. Sampaga, a vice mayor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2016: Assailants opened fire on Eric Fuentes in Ormoc, Leyte, Philippines. Fuentes, the son of a former mayor, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2016: Assailants opened fire on joint security forces in Hizan, Bitlis, Turkey. At least one soldier was killed and one village guard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/05/2016: Assailants raided Muhammad Sabir Ra'uf's house in Kirkuk, Iraq. Ra'uf, the Baghdad inspector general, was not harmed, although three of his staff members were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2016: Assailants set fire to the Masjid Omar mosque in Tampa, Florida, United States. There were no casualties in the attack. This was one of two attacks on the same mosque in 12 hours. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2016: Assailants shot and killed a traditional elder in Afgoye, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/05/2016: Assailants threw grenades and opened fire at a market in Kokrajhar, Assam, India. At least 15 people, including an assailant and 14 civilians, were killed and 25 others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), which the group denied. In addition, sources suspected the involvement of Muslim extremists.
08/05/2016: Assailants, including suicide bombers in explosives-laden vehicles, attacked a Syrian Army artillery base in Ramousa neighborhood, Aleppo, Syria. This was one of three coordinated incidents in Ramousa on the same day. There were an unknown number of casualties in the ensuing clashes. Both Ahrar al-Sham and Al-Nusrah Front claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/05/2016: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in Tamarhat, Assam, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2016: Security forces identified and detained two assailants, including a suicide bomber, who intended to attack al-Seif restaurant in Tarout, Eastern region, Saudi Arabia. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2016: Two assailants opened fire on Sheikh Ali Gomaa in Sixth of October city, Giza, Egypt. Gomaa, the former Grand Mufti of Egypt, was unharmed; however, one of his bodyguards was injured in the attack. The Hasam Movement claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Gomaa was targeted for supporting the government.
08/05/2017: A female suicide bomber detonated near Amchide, Ouro Kessoum, Extreme-North, Cameroon. In addition to the assailant, at least seven civilians were killed and at least four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/05/2017: A suicide bomber detonated in Waza, Extreme-North, Cameroon. The assailant was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/05/2017: An assailant shouting "Allahu Akhbar" attempted to stab a French Armed Forces soldier at the Eiffel Tower in Paris, France. There were no reported casualties and the assailant was arrested. The assailant, identified as Mamaye D., claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that he was in communication with the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/05/2017: An assailant threw an explosive device into Dar Al-Farooq Mosque in Bloomington, Minnesota, United States. There were no reported casualties but an office in the mosque was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the White Rabbit Three Percent Illinois Patriot Freedom Fighters Militia.
08/05/2017: An assailant, identified as a police officer, opened fire on Operation Resolute Support soldiers near Kandahar airfield in Kandahar, Afghanistan. The assailant was killed and a police officer and a Romanian soldier were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2017: An explosive device detonated at a funeral in Albu Ali, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least two people were killed and three other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/05/2017: An explosive device detonated in Sadr al Yusufiyah, Babil, Iraq. Five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2017: An explosive device detonated in Safid Khar, Uruzgan, Afghanistan. At least four children were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2017: An explosive device detonated near an Iraqi Army patrol in Al-Bawiyah, Muqdadiyah district, Diyala, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and five other soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military convoy near Baidoa, Bay, Somalia. At least four soldiers were killed and an unknown number of soldiers were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks against military vehicles in Baidoa district on this date. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a military vehicle in Goof Gaduud, Bay, Somalia. At least three soldiers were killed and an unknown number of soldiers were injured in the blast. This was one of two related attacks against military vehicles in Baidoa district on this date. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting military personnel in Dukje-Mada road, Gulumba Gana, Borno, Nigeria. Two soldiers were killed and four others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/05/2017: An explosive device planted in a tractor detonated at the residence of village head Yambem Shyamo Singh in Nongpok Lourembam Mamang Leikai, Manipur, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Caldiran, Van, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Semdinli district, Hakkari, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2017: Assailants abducted six Tuareg civilians in Oudeina, Gao, Mali. Shortly after the kidnapping, four hostages were killed while the remaining two victims were released. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Fulani extremists who were suspected to be in collaboration with the Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO).
08/05/2017: Assailants armed with machetes, firearms, and bows and arrows, attacked an International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) clinic in Gambo, Mbomou, Central African Republic. Several people, including 6 aid volunteers and dozens of civilians, were killed and an unknown number of other people were injured in the assault. At least one person was also abducted and released approximately five hours later. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Union for Peace in Central Africa (UPC).
08/05/2017: Assailants attacked an unknown number of security checkposts in Weala, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in the area on the same day. At least four assailants were killed and six assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2017: Assailants attacked joint security personnel in Sopore, Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least one soldier and one police officer were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2017: Assailants attacked the district police headquarters in Weala, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. This was one of two related incidents in the area on the same day. At least four assailants were killed and six assailants were injured across the attacks. There were no reported casualties for security personnel nor civilians. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/05/2017: Assailants fired two rocket-propelled grenades (RPGs) at a house in Al Arba Shawari neighborhood, Basra, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) patrol in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One CRPF officer was injured in the attack. Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Gardana, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. At least six assailants were killed and three assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Qarska, Badakhshan, Afghanistan. This was one of two related attacks in the area on this day. At least six assailants were killed and three assailants were injured across the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on an Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) post at the entrance of Beit El, West Bank. There were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Palestinian extremists.
08/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Atongo village, Benue State, Nigeria. One civilian was killed and an unknown number of others were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on Noorudin Sharifi Ghor in Feroz Koh, Ghor, Afghanistan. Ghor, the police counter narcotics director, was killed and his guard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on residents in Mantong, Shan, Myanmar. There were an unknown number of casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2017: Assailants opened fire on the family members of a former Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) member at their residence in Hawijah district, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least five people were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/05/2017: Assailants shelled the village of Marantao, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Maute Group.
08/05/2017: Assailants shot and killed Prince Dare Ogunbiy in Irele-Ekiti Road area, Oke Ako, Ekiti, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Fulani extremists may have been involved in the attack.
08/05/2017: Assailants threw incendiary devices at vehicles of Israeli settlers in Ofra, West Bank. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/05/2017: At least 16 explosive devices were discovered and defused in Arab al-Haytawiyin, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/06/1974: Muharem Kurbegovic, also known as "Isak (Isaac) Rasim" or the "alphabet bomber," bombed the Pan American terminal of the Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles, California, in the United States, killing three people and injuring thirty-six others.  The bomb exploded in one of the coin-operated public lockers near the ticketing area of the terminal, and caused considerable damage including shattering several huge plate glass windows and leaving a 10 by 15 foot hole in the wall.  Kurbegovic apparently belonged to no organization and had no outside support; however, in a tape sent to the Herald-Examiner, he claimed he was the military officer of a group he called "Aliens of America."  Kurbegovic became known as the "alphabet bomber" because he picked his targets in alphabetical order.
08/06/1977: An explosive device detonated in front of an anti-Castro newspaper in San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States. Shortly before the explosion, a representative of Fuerzas Armadas de Liberacion Nacional (FALN) issued a bomb threat via phone. No additional information is available.
08/06/1998: A car bomb exploded in Engativa, Colombia, causing damage but no deaths or injuries. There was no claim of responsibility for the attack.
08/06/1998: A letter bomb was mailed to Giuliano Pisapia, Communist Refoundation MP, chair of a parliamentary committee on reform of the justice system in Rome, Italy. The bomb was discovered and was detonated by police before it caused any damage. The letter was thought to have been sent by Anarchist terrorists- possibly Bozkurtlar (Grey Wolves).
08/06/1999: An explosive device was placed next to the wall adjacent to the door of the headquarters of the Socialist Power Party SIP at No. 2 Birlesmis Milletler Avenue in Konak District, Turkey. The bomb exploded at approximately 00:50 local time. The door of the building was damaged, but there were no casualties. It was noted that about one hour after the explosion, an unidentified individual called the 155 police emergency hotline and said that "he held the party members responsible for the fact that his younger sister had joined the party and that this is the reason he planted the bomb."
08/06/1999: Militants of the Harkat-ul-Ansar and Hizb-ul-Mujahidin (HM) launched a five-pronged attack on a 100-member Rashtriya Rifles Army post in Check-Natnusa village, India. Five soldiers and six militants were killed and thirteen others were injured. The assailants fired at least 20 rockets, light machine guns and other sophisticated weapons at the Army camp.
08/06/1999: Twenty unidentified assailants erected a fake roadblock in Tirourda, Algeria and killed 24-year-old Hadj Moussa Farid. Officials suspected the Salafist Group for Preaching and Fighting (GSPC) of perpetrating this attack.
08/06/2000: A car bomb killed two Chechen girls and wounded three others when it exploded in Khasavyurt, Dagestan. The powerful explosion amounted to 8 kg of TNT, and severely damaged private apartment buildings in the vicinity, the Khasavyurt's library, Sberbank, and the city's police station.
08/06/2001: A 30-year-old nun, Leena Veena, was shot and seriously wounded by four unidentified attackers on a motorcycle in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh state, India. Veena was shopping with another nun, Sister Anupa, who was uninjured.
08/06/2001: A Hutu rebel attack on the Kazirabageni refugee camp in Nyanza-Lac Commune, Makamba province, Burundi killed one person.
08/06/2001: Chechen rebels launched an assassination attempt on Russian Doguyev, the Deputy Governor of Shali district in Chechnya, Russia. Doguyev, who was severely injured, was driving in his car in Shali when the attack occurred.
08/06/2001: Eight members of the Ejercito Revolucionario del Pueblo (ERP) kidnapped three people from San Luis Corregimiento, Sucre department, Colombia, using a red Ford 350 truck driven by Santiago Cuello Chamorro, who was intimidated into helping the rebels.
08/06/2001: Father Oscar Mendonca of St John the Baptist Church was assaulted by members of Bajrang Dal, in the outskirts of Mumbai, India. Bajrang Dal was conducting a memorial procession when the attack occurred. Twenty-five of the members forced their way into St. John the Baptist Church and beat Father Mendonca.
08/06/2001: Major Jhon Fredy Rios, a police commander, was shot and wounded from a passing taxi in a presumed United Self Defense Forces of Colombia (AUC) attack as he was walking along the El Recreo neighborhood of Barrancabermeja, Colombia dressed in civilian clothes. A civilian was also injured in this attack.
08/06/2002: A bomb blast damaged the car and roof of the house of an official of a railway company that is building a new express line for Narita airport, in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. The police suspects a group opposing the extension of the airport to be responsible for this attempt.
08/06/2002: A separatist militant threw a grenade at a crowded marketplace in Rajouri District of Jammu region in Indian Kashmir. 15 people were injured.
08/06/2002: A suicide attack was carried out by two militants earlier on an army post in Kupwara District of North Kashmir injuring two soldiers. The attackers were suspected to be Al-Mansurian [LeT Front], which is the front organization of Lashkari-i-Taiyibah.
08/06/2002: Mercenaries coming from Central African Republic (CAR) attacked a Chadian position at the border between Chad and CAR, in the Sido region. About 20 people were killed in the fighting including 2 Chadian soldiers and 10 other mercenaries were made prisoners. This attack came one week before the Khartoum summit during which border security issues between Chad and CAR were to be discussed.
08/06/2002: Militant assaulted with bombs and firearms a camp of Amarnath Yarta (Hindu pilgrimage) pilgrims at Nanwan in Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir. In the attack, eight pilgrims were killed and about twenty others injured. One of the perpetrators was also killed in the retaliatory fires by the security forces. This attack was reportedly carried out by the Lashkari-i-Taiyibah militants.
08/06/2002: On August 6, 2002, in Shatoi district, Chechnya, Russia, Chechen militants blew up a truck carrying Russian soldiers killing eleven and wounding 7 others. It has been reported later that this terrorist attack was carried out by the gang of Doka Umarov.
08/06/2002: The Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC)blew up the Ocensa pipeline which transports crude oil towards the sea port of Covenas at two points, about 216 kilometers to the northeast of Bogota. The attack caused oil spillage and environmental damage to the area.
08/06/2003: About 40 suspected Taliban fighters killed six Afghan soldiers and one Afghan driver who were working for the American aid organization, Mercy Corps, in Deshu, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack, but local authorities believed that the Taliban was targeting Afghans working for U.S. aid organizations.
08/06/2004: A retired Thai police officer was shot dead by two unidentified men on a motorbike in the Muslim-majority south of Thailand. This attack came in the context of rising violence in the region since the start of 2004.
08/06/2004: Islamic militants were suspected in a bomb attack on two cinemas in Sylhet which killed one person and injured at least seven others. Two bombs exploded almost simultaneously while evening shows were in progress. Police recovered one unexploded bomb at the scene.
08/06/2005: Afghan Parliamentary candidate, Omer Safi, was attacked in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan but escaped unharmed. Police later apprehended the perpetrator, Reza Ali. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted assassination.
08/06/2005: Members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) and the National Liberation Army (ELN) were suspected to have worked together on a bicycle bomb attack in Arauca, Colombia. The bomb exploded next to a church killing one person and injuring 12 others. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/06/2005: Suspected members of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) detonated two bombs in Guwahati, India. The two bombs resulted in three casualties. ULFA denied responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2005: Suspected militants launched two rockets at the National Police Academy in Mazar-e-Sharif, Afghanistan. The rockets did not result in any casualties or significant damage to the facility. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2005: Suspected Palestinian militants attempted to plant an explosive charge near the Israeli settlement of Ganey Tal in the southern part of the Gaza Strip. The attack was thwarted when Israeli Defense Force (IDF) members discovered the bomb and attempted to apprehend the perpetrators. One of the perpetrators was shot and killed as he planted the device while two others managed to escape.
08/06/2005: The Bayt Hanun crossing, in northern Gaza, was attacked with mortar rounds causing no casualties. The National Resistance Brigades and Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2005: Unidentified attackers launched a mortar attack against the Al-Zira'h and Suq Maryam areas in Samarra, Iraq, killing one person and injuring three others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2005: US military forces thwarted a suicide bombing at a US base in Salerno (District), Afghanistan. The perpetrator attempted to detonate a grenade after pretending to be in need of medical attention. The perpetrator was apprehended following the incident. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2006: A suicide bomber blew himself up in a mourning gathering in Al-Qadisiyah area, northern Tikrit, Iraq, killing 15 people and wouding 30 others. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/06/2006: Around 1 pm local time, a bomb exploded in a villa in the district of Sant'Andrea d'Orcino near Ajaccio, France. There were no reported casualties. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/06/2006: Katyusha rockets were fired from southern Lebanon and killed 12 Israeli Defense Force (IDF) reservists, wounded another 10, and damaged at least 10 nearby communities. Hizballah claimed responsibility.
08/06/2006: Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) detonated a landmine while a freight train was passing in southeast Turkey, injuring four train security guards.
08/06/2006: Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels injured three civilians in Trincomalee town, Sri Lanka.  The rebels were located in Sampur area and aimed artillery fire at police in Toppur area, damaging several houses in the process and injuring civilians.
08/06/2006: Muslim rebels attacked a town in Indian Kashmir, India, using grenades. One person was killed and seventeen were injured. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/06/2006: Rebels from the separatist Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) attacked a military vehicle in Gumushane province, Turkey, killing three soldiers.
08/06/2006: Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels shot and killed a civilian in Annaikoddai, Sri Lanka.  According to the Jaffna police, the rebels believed that the victim, T.Parthipan, was a military informant.
08/06/2006: Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels shot at police officers at Varikuttiaru, Vavinyu, Sri Lanka.  One officer was injured.
08/06/2006: Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) fatally shot bicycle repair shop owner Kandaiah Sudhakaran around 1pm in Kopay Junction, Sri Lanka.
08/06/2006: Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) shot and wounded Arumugam Navasiyam, a member of the Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization, around 3pm in Kuman Kulam, Sri Lanka.
08/06/2006: There was an attack against border police in Badghis Province, Afghanistan, killing two border police. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/06/2006: United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) exploded a grenade targeting a police patrol at jonai town in Assam, India, which injured sixteen civilians near a market. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/06/2007: A bomb exploded injuring a security officer who was riding in an Israeli vehicle traveling east of Nablus, Gaza. The military wing of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), the Abu Ali Mustafa Brigades, and the An Nasser Salah Addin Brigades of the Popular Resistance Committees took responsibility for the attack
08/06/2007: Eight members of the Ejercito Revolucionario del Pueblo (ERP) kidnapped six people from Cordoba Corregimiento, Sucre department, Colombia, using a red Ford 350 truck driven by Santiago Cuello Chamorro, who was intimidated into helping the rebels.
08/06/2007: Eight members of the Ejercito Revolucionario del Pueblo (ERP) kidnapped three people from Arboleda Corregimiento, Sucre department, Colombia, using a red Ford 350 truck driven by Santiago Cuello Chamorro, who was intimidated into helping the rebels.
08/06/2007: Suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) ambushed a military convoy along the Jaffna-Point Pedro road in Jaffna, Sri Lanka.  The assailants triggered an explosion, injuring five Sri Lankan Army troopers and one civilian employee.
08/06/2007: The al-Quds Brigades launched two homemade projectiles at Sederot, Israel. The target was located close to the north of the Gaza Strip. No injuries or damages were reported.
08/06/2008: On Wednesday, a bomb exploded in the Jalparoad area in Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal. Three people were injured in the explosion. Terai Army Dal claimed responsibility for the blast. An unknown explosive type was used for the attack. Civilians were targeted. Damage was done to a house in the area.
08/06/2008: On Wednesday, a bomb exploded in the Sabhagriha Chowk area in Pokhara, Kaski, Nepal. Three people were injured in the explosion. Terai Army Dal claimed responsibility for the blast.
08/06/2008: On Wednesday, A roadside bomb, planted on the road between the telephone exchange and the national theatre in al-Karada region in central Baghdad, Iraq, went off, targeting the motorcade of a security company. Two passing civilians were wounded in the blast. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
08/06/2008: On Wednesday, at 1215, two people, Atowar Rahman and Safiqul Khan, attempted to plant an improvised explosive device at Howly fish market in Barpeta, Assam, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
08/06/2008: On Wednesday, at an undescript time, in Chatmohar, Pabna, Bangladash, a left-wing extremist was chopped to death by his own organization. There were no claims of responsibility. The source did not list what group the man had belonged to.
08/06/2008: On Wednesday, Communist Party of India - Maoists blew up the block office building at Dandai in Garwah, Jharkhand, India. No casualties were reported and the damage to the building is still unknown.
08/06/2008: On Wednesday, four people were killed and three were injured when a bomb, planted on a motorcycle, exploded outside a market in the town of Sibi in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2008: On Wednesday, in Al Muwafaqiya district in western Basra, Al Basrah, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside an apartment building, wounding one civilian and damaging the apartment building.  No group claimed responsibility.
08/06/2008: On Wednesday, in Santiago, Region Metropolitana, Chile, an assailant detonated a bomb near the Brazilian Embassy, damaging the structure but causing no casualties.  No group claimed responsibility.
08/06/2008: On Wednesday, the Colombian National Police located and safely defused two car bombs loaded with 187 pounds of explosives planted by Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) rebels in the capital city of Bogota, Capital District, Colombia. The two bombs were planned to detonate simultaneously during the August 7th national holiday festivities targeting the RCN Television building and an armed forces building. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/06/2009: On Thursday afternoon at 1400, in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a magnetic improvised explosive device attached to a vehicle transporting Shia pilgrims, killing one civilian, wounding three others, and damaging the car. The Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) claimed responsibility.
08/06/2009: On Thursday evening at 2020, in the Rahimawa district of northern Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, assailants detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device in a predominantly Kurdish outdoor market, near a bus station, killing five civilians, wounding 36 others, and damaging several shops and buildings. No group claimed responsibility.
08/06/2009: On Thursday evening, at around 1915, in Imphal, Manipur, India, armed miscreants shot at the office of an evening local paper, Paojel. A bullet hit the glass door of the office, but caused not casualties. No group claimed responsibility.
08/06/2009: On Thursday evening, in the Ad Dargazliya district of eastern Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device placed at the doorstep of a Christian occupied home, wounding two civilians and damaging the home. No group claimed responsibility.
08/06/2009: On Thursday evening, in Zaimdara, Maidan, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a Government Primary School, destroying the school but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
08/06/2009: On Thursday morning, in the department of Choco, Colombia , seven masked and armed men, threatened, tied the hands and feet of the indigenous families of Embera Pichinde tribe, kicked them, hit them with their guns and fired shots next to their ears. No casualties were reported. The families have been threaten before and were displaced three times within one year. The ‘ Black Eagles’ are believed responsible for the attack.
08/06/2009: On Thursday, in Cajibio, Cauca, Colombia, in the village of La Capilla, assailants set fire to cut wood ready to be packed to production plants. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities suspected the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) was responsible. This is one of two related attacks targeting wood farms.
08/06/2009: On Thursday, in Niangara, Orientale, Congo (Kinshasa), assailants kidnapped approximately 100 civilians. On 08/14/2009 a mass grave was discovered which contained the bodies of the victims which were believed to have been brutally murdered before being thrown into the mass grave. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) was responsible.
08/06/2009: On Thursday, in the town of Galka'yo in the Mudug region of Somalia, Information Minister Warsame Abdi Shirwa'a of Puntland, known as Sefta Bananka, was killed as he left a restaurant. Six unidentified gunmen shot the man as he left the building. No group has claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2009: On Thursday, in Zaimdara, Maidan, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a Government Higher Secondary School, destroying the school but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
08/06/2010: On Friday afternoon, in Ataq, Shabwa, Yemen, suspected Yemeni Al-Qaeda militants attacked a security checkpoint with firearms leaving one policeman killed. No group claimed responsibility and no damage was reported.
08/06/2010: On Friday evening, in Baghlia, Boumerdes, Algeria, unidentified assailants killed by unknown means the mayor of Baghlia outside his home while heading to a mosque for prayers. The mayor belonged to National Liberation Front party (FLN). No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2010: On Friday morning at 0915, in Ratia, Dhalai, Tripura, India, unidentified assailants triggered an improvised explosive device near a group of Border Security Force (BSF) personnel on foot patrol. Two BSF paramilitary troopers, identified as Bajrangi and Arup Das, were killed in the blast. The assailants also fired on the BSF personnel immediately after the blast. The specific motive for the attack is unknown; however, reportedly, the attack was aimed to stall the installation of barbed wire fencing along the Chowmanu-Govindabari border in Dhalai district. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that militants belonging to Biswamohan Debbarma faction of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) were responsible.
08/06/2010: On Friday night, in Al-Hurriyah neighborhood in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, gunmen opened fire on a traffic police patrol killing a policeman and wounding two others. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/06/2010: On Friday, at an unknown location in the Badakhshan province of Afghanistan, unknown gunmen shot and killed 10 aid workers from the Nuristan Eye Camp Expedition, a medical team from the relief group the International Assistance Mission. Six of the victims were American, two were Afghan, one was British, and one was German. Two Afghans survived the ambush. Both the Taliban and a loosely affiliated group Hizb-i-Islami claimed responsibility.
08/06/2010: On Friday, in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan, unidentified militants fired eight missiles on Ghazni city and injured the deputy police chief. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/06/2010: On Friday, in the Mansour district of Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, a roadside improvised explosive device exploded near a shop called Mr. Milk wounding two civilians. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/06/2011: On Saturday morning around 0630, in Surigao del Sur, southern Philippines, Mayor Henry Dano of Lingig town and two of his escorts, identified as army soldiers Alan Saban and Alrey Desamaparado, were kidnapped by suspected rebels of the New People's Army (NPA). According to police, militants wearing camouflage took the mayor from his house and boarded three vans, traveling towards Boston, Davao Oriental. On 10/09/2011, the hostages were released and in good physical condition. No one has claimed responsibility for the attack, but police have captured one militant believed to be involved in the kidnapping.
08/06/2011: On Saturday night around 2300, in the Hizan district, of the Bitlis Province, Turkey, militants fired upon the district governor’s residence, killing one officer and wounding another. The victims were identified as Erdem Orhan and the deceased as Yasin Hobek; the district governor Mustafa Adil Tekeli was not injured in the attack. Officials reported that Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants used long range weapons and shoulder fired rockets to attack the residence. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the PKK was suspected.
08/06/2011: On Saturday night, in Gozara, Herat, Afghanistan, unidentified militants kidnapped Joma Khan, a doctor who was working at the Number 606 Ansar Police Command Training Center in Gozara District from his home in the Kort area. A witness, a police official wishing to remain anonymous, stated that the militants were Taliban affiliated, but no group claimed responsibility. The status of the hostage is unknown.
08/06/2011: On Saturday night, in the Adezai area of Mattani, Pakistan, the chief of Aman Lashkar, a peace committee group, survived an attempt on his life when unidentified militants fired two rockets that landed near his house. The attack resulted in an unknown amount of property damage to the house and damaging some power transformers, but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2012: A roadside bomb detonated as a vehicle of soldiers passed by in Ban Lubo Bala area, Khao Tum village, Yarang district, Pattani province, Thailand. Nine soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/06/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in east Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Three municipal employees were injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/06/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Kandahar province, Afghanistan. One United States (US) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier, Louis R. Torres, was killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/06/2012: An explosive device attached to a bicycle detonated near a mosque in Dawlat Abad district, Balkh province, Afghanistan. One civilian was killed and two more injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/06/2012: An explosive device attached to the bottom of a minibus detonated in southern Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The blast killed four people and wounded five others. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/06/2012: An explosive device detonated at a Kurdish house in Khanaqin town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. Two people were killed and two injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/06/2012: An explosive device detonated at a peace committee checkpoint in Mir Ashgar Mela area, Kohat district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. There were no reports of casualties or property damage in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/06/2012: An explosive device detonated in front of a paramilitary detachment in Barangay Tinibtiban, Pikit municipality, North Cotabato province, Philippines. There were no reports of casualties or property damage in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/06/2012: An explosive device detonated prematurely while being planted in Bara tehsil, Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Five assailants, including commander Syed Rehman, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attempted attack to Lashkar-e-Islam (Pakistan).
08/06/2012: An explosive device strapped to a donkey detonated near a convoy carrying the district security chief for Charsadda, Gul Ahmad, in Charsadda district, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Ahmad was killed and three others injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, a government source attributed it to the Taliban.
08/06/2012: An explosive device targeting a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) Mine Protected Vehicle (MPV) detonated in Marande Village, Dantewada district, Chhattisgarh state, India. One CRPF trooper was killed and five others wounded in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, police officials attributed it to Maoists.
08/06/2012: An explosive device was discovered near the Rangers Headquarters on the Super Highway in North Nazimabad area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The device was safely defused. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/06/2012: An explosive device was found and defused in an empty building in Raxual town, Champaran district, Bihar state, India. No group claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/06/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Al-Haswa area, Babil governorate, Iraq. Three people were killed and 13 others injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/06/2012: Armed men opened fire on two police officers in Butuan City, Agusan del Norte province, Philippines. One officer was killed and one injured in this attack. The New Peoples' Army (NPA) Cesar Cayon command claimed responsibility for this incident, alleging that the two police officers were corrupt and cooperating with illegal loggers.
08/06/2012: Assailants attacked a checkpoint in Mosazai area, Kurram Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. In the ensuing gunfight, eight attackers were killed and an unknown number wounded. Two security personnel also sustained injuries. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/06/2012: Assailants attacked a military camp in Akouedo town, Lagunes region, Ivory Coast. Six soldiers and one assailant were killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources suspected that the assailants were aligned with ousted President Laurent Gbagbo.
08/06/2012: Assailants attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy in Helmand province, Afghanistan. One United States NATO soldier, Daniel Linnabary II, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/06/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device at the residence of election candidate Wahengbam Brajabidhu in Ghari village, Manipur state, India. Four people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2012: Assailants kidnapped three off-duty soldiers on the Lice-Bingol Highway, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. No further information is available regarding the outcome of this attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, the provincial governor attributed the incident to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/06/2012: Assailants set fire to a mosque owned by the Islamic Society of Joplin in Joplin, Missouri, United States. No one was hurt or killed in the attack, but the mosque was destroyed. Jedediah Stout was arrested and confessed to the arson, stating that he targeted the mosque because he disliked Islam.
08/06/2012: Gunmen attacked a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) supply truck in Jamrud tehsil, Khyber Agency, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The driver was killed and one other person injured in the attack. The Abdullah Azzam Brigades claimed responsibility for this incident, threatening further attacks on drivers who provided supplies to NATO.
08/06/2012: Gunmen shot and killed an Electricity Ministry employee in south Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/06/2012: Gunmen shot and killed police Lieutenant Colonel Ghanem Sabah in northern Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq, No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/06/2012: Three gunmen armed with automatic weapons attacked Deeper Life Bible Church during a service in Otite village, Kogi state, Nigeria. At least 19 people were killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
08/06/2012: Two gunmen shot and killed Ali Samari, an evangelist affiliated with the Pentecostal Good News Church (GNC), in Maiduguri city, Borno state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources suspected Boko Haram.
08/06/2012: Two suicide bombers detonated their explosive devices near Interior Troops soldiers outside of Voyentorg department store on Baysangurov Street in Grozny city, Chechnya region, Russia. In addition to the bombers, three people were killed and three injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/06/2013: A car bomb detonated in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The explosion targeted Hamid Ali Wirfaly, a civilian. Wirfaly was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2013: A sticky bomb detonated near a police vehicle in Jalalabad city, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and two people were injured in the blast; a police vehicle was also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2013: A suspected suicide bomber was identified and shot at a military checkpoint in Muqdadiyah city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. The assailant had been driving a vehicle carrying containers of explosives; the devices were defused following the shooting. This was one of 13 coordinated bombings in and around the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2013: An explosive device attached to a railway track near the Khudaabad railway crossing detonated in Tando Adam, Sindh, Pakistan. No casualties were reported; however, a portion of the track was damaged in the blast. The Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2013: An explosive device detonated at a housing complex near Khanaqin town, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2013: An explosive device detonated at a wine store near Cafe Clifton detonated in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. This was one of four coordinated explosions targeting wine shops in Karachi within an hour time span on this day. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected that the Al-Mukhtiar Group, associated with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was involved.
08/06/2013: An explosive device detonated in the Himreen area of Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and four others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2013: An explosive device detonated inside the power generator of an Allied Bank building in Takht Bhai bazaar, Mardan district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No one was injured in the blast; however, the bank was damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2013: An explosive device detonated near a civilian minibus in the Sha'ab area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least six civilians were injured in the blast. This was one of 13 coordinated bombings in and around the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2013: An explosive device detonated near a hairdresser's shop in Kalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. One person was killed and five others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2013: An explosive device detonated near a wine shop owned by the Shaheen Corporation in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The building was slightly damaged by the blast. This was one of four coordinated explosions targeting wine shops in Karachi within an hour on this day. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected that the Al-Mukhtiar Group, associated with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was involved.
08/06/2013: An explosive device detonated near JB Wine Shop in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. This was one of four coordinated explosions targeting wine shops in Karachi within an hour time span on this day. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected that the Al-Mukhtiar Group, associated with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was involved.
08/06/2013: An explosive device detonated near the Ittehad Traders and Wine Shop in Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No casualties were reported. This was one of four coordinated explosions targeting wine shops in Karachi within an hour on this day. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected that the Al-Mukhtiar Group, associated with Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), was involved.
08/06/2013: An explosive device detonated outside a mosque in the Al-Gatoon area of Baquba city, Diyala governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2013: An explosive device detonated targeting Malik Dawood Khan in Niage area, Bajaur agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Khan, a tribal elder and relative of a governor, was not injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2013: An explosive device detonated while four bombers were planting it along the road in Fafadhun town, Gedo region, Somalia. All four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/06/2013: An explosive device hidden in a metal box detonated when a paramilitary ranger approached it outside Ban Bor Ngor school in Bo Ngo township, Narathiwat province, Thailand. The ranger was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle and a second explosive device detonated at an outdoor market in the Zafaraniyah area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and another 10 people were injured in the twin blasts. This was one of 13 coordinated bombings in and around the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a market in the Al-Zaleba area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and another 13 people were injured in the blast. This was one of 13 coordinated bombings in and around the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in a market in the Nahrwan area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least eight people were killed and 21 others were injured in the blast. This was one of 13 coordinated bombings in and around the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Anbakiya village, Diyala governorate, Iraq. At least 10 people were killed and another 15 people were injured in the blast. This was one of 13 coordinated bombings in and around Baghdad on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Jaramana district, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. Eighteen citizens, including three children, were killed, and 56 others were wounded in the attack. The blast also damaged a bus and several nearby shops. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, officials suspected the Al-Nusrah Front was involved.
08/06/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Thaalibh area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and another 13 people were injured in the blast. This was one of 13 coordinated bombings in and around the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in the Husseiniyah area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and another 10 people were injured in the blast. This was one of two bombings in the area within a few minutes and one of 13 coordinated bombings in and around the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a cafe in the Husseiniyah area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and another 15 people were injured in the blast. This was one of two bombings in the area within a few minutes and one of 13 coordinated bombings in and around the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a market in southwestern Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and another 15 people were injured in the blast. This was one of 13 coordinated bombings in and around the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near an ice cream shop in the Abu Dashir area of Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and another 16 people were injured in the blast. This was one of 13 coordinated bombings in and around the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near Huria Square in Karrada district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and another 18 people were injured in the blast. This was one of 13 coordinated bombings in and around the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated on a commercial street in Dora district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least five people were killed and another 17 people were injured in the blast. This was one of 13 coordinated bombings in and around the city on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused near the Usme bus station in Bogota city, Cundinamarca department, Colombia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC).
08/06/2013: Assailants attacked a Sahwa Council checkpoint outside of Maqdadiyah city, Iraq. One attacker was killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/06/2013: Assailants attacked Indian soldiers in the Poonch district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Five soldiers were killed. The Sarhadi border squad of Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police checkpoint in Bislig city, Surigao del Sur province, Philippines. One police officer was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police station in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2013: Assailants opened fire on a police vehicle in Khasavyurt city, Dagestan republic, Russia. There were no reported injuries or damages. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2013: Assailants opened fire on a security convoy in Chilas town, Gilgit-Baltistan territory, Pakistan. Three senior security officials, a local police chief and two army officers, were killed and two others were injured in the attack. The Jandul Hafsa faction of Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they targeted the security officials because they were allied with the United States (US). Jundallah also claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was carried out in retaliation for the death of TTP commander Wali Rehman.
08/06/2013: Assailants shot and killed a journalist, Luis de Jesus Lima, in Zacapa province, Guatemala. No group claimed responsibility for the incident
08/06/2013: Assailants shot at a military helicopter in Wadi Abida area, Marib governorate, Yemen. The helicopter, which was protecting workers fixing an oil pipeline, crashed. Eight soldiers were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the same assailants who had initially blown up the pipeline on August 4, 2013.
08/06/2013: Assailants threw a grenade into a partially constructed boys' primary school in Lashora village, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. The watchman inside the building opened fire, disrupting the attackers' attempt to plant an explosive device on the building's wall. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2013: Assailants threw a grenade into the residence of Haji Khan in Hayatabad town, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Khan, a senator from the Khyber agency, was unhurt and there were no other casualties; however, the house was slightly damaged by the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2013: Assailants threw two petrol bombs at the St. Fransiskus Assisi Catholic high school in Tebet subdistrict, South Jakarta city, Jakarta province, Indonesia. There were no reported casualties or damages resulting from the fire, which was quickly extinguished. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2013: Gunmen ambushed a police patrol in Azzefoun town, Tizi Ouzou province, Algeria. Three officers and one assailant were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
08/06/2013: Three gunmen attacked the deputy chair of Warta Nabadd district in Mogadishu city, Banaadir province, Somalia. The official, Ahmed Taako, was killed and a body guard was wounded in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: A roadside bomb detonated after it was struck by a motorcycle in Naw Zad district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Two civilians were killed and another was critically injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, an Afghan police official attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/06/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near peshmerga forces in Hashimiyah neighborhood, Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. In addition to the assailant, at least one peshmerga member was killed and 13 members were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/06/2014: An assailant attacked police officers at a checkpoint in Mir Abad area, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. The assailant first poisoned eight police officers and then, along with other assailants, opened fire on the officers as they were resting. Seven police officers were killed and another was injured in the assault; in addition, weapons and ammunition were stolen. This was one of two similar insider attacks targeting police personnel in the same area on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2014: An explosive device detonated near a police station in Quaidabad neighborhood, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: An explosive device detonated outside a cable operator office in Quaidabad area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. There were no reported casualties; however, the office was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a group of volunteer fighters west of Samarra city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. At least three people were killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: An explosive device detonated under a bridge in Tripoli city, North governorate, Lebanon. One person was killed and ten others were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: An explosive device was discovered and defused on a railway track near Fazilpur area, Punjab province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: An explosive device was discovered near a Compressed natural gas (CNG) station in Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Authorities defused the device without incident. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in New Baghdad area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and 12 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Ur area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least four people were killed and 11 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Zafraniya area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: Assailants abducted Serhiy Zakharov, an artist, in an unknown location in Ukraine. Zakharov was injured and released on August 17, 2014. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
08/06/2014: Assailants abducted two civilians in Jussak area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: Assailants abducted two Japanese citizens in Chinguelo area, Amambay department, Paraguay. Both victims were released three hours later after paying a ransom of $50,000. The Paraguayan People's Army (EPP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: Assailants attacked a national police checkpoint near Tarin Kot city, Uruzgan province, Afghanistan. Six police officers were killed and another was injured in the assault. This was one of two similar insider attacks targeting police personnel in the same area on the same day. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2014: Assailants attacked an Afghan military outpost in Zurmat district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. Ten assailants were killed and 12 people, including three soldiers and nine assailants, were wounded in the clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, local officials attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/06/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Gwoza town, Borno state, Nigeria. At least 100 people were killed and an unknown number of buildings, including churches and police and government headquarters, were set on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/06/2014: Assailants attacked soldiers near Seiyun city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Two soldiers and 18 assailants were killed, while two soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/06/2014: Assailants attempted to attack the Yemen Bank for Reconstruction and Development in Rada district, Al Bayda governorate, Yemen. Three soldiers were killed and six others were wounded in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/06/2014: Assailants detonated explosives at a bridge in Garkida town, Borno, Nigeria. There were no reported casualties, although the bridge was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/06/2014: Assailants fired a rocket-propelled grenade at a Yemeni Army vehicle in Habban area, Shabwah governorate, Yemen. Five soldiers were killed and another soldier was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/06/2014: Assailants fired a shell at Tekstylshchyk neighborhood, Donetsk city, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. At least 24 civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: Assailants fired mortar shells at Bakhdida town, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. No casualties were reported; however, the military fled following the shelling and the assailants seized control of the town the following day. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: Assailants fired mortars at Ukrainian soldiers near Amvrosiivka town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No further information is available.
08/06/2014: Assailants fired rockets at a police station in Bounderi village, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. Six assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/06/2014: Assailants fired rockets at a Ukrainian military checkpoint near Sabivka town, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Luhansk People's Republic.
08/06/2014: Assailants fired rockets at Abu Raman neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. Casualties were reported in the attack, but the exact number is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on a police patrol in Dhanora tehsil, Maharashtra state, India. Two police officers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on a school vehicle in Bue Re subdistrict, Pattani province, Thailand. The driver was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpoint in Rafah city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. One civilian was killed and two people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on four National Union of Metal Workers of South Africa (NUMSA) members in Mandini town, KwaZulu-Natal province, South Africa. Three people were killed and a fourth person was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on Haji Akhtar inside his private residence in Gudar village, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Akhtar, the cousin of a National Assembly member, was injured while another relative, identified as Haji Hikmat, was abducted during the assault. Hikmat was released unharmed on October 27, 2014. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on soldiers in Tangdhar area, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. One soldier was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on soldiers on patrol in barangay Ganta, Maguindanao province, Philippines. No casualties were reported from the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/06/2014: Assailants opened fire on three Sikh shopkeepers at a market in Hashtnagari area, Peshawar city, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. At least one person was killed and two others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: Assailants set a house on fire in Ballymena town, Ballymena district, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No one was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: Assailants shelled Mazzeh neighborhood, Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least 16 people were killed and 79 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/06/2014: Assailants shelled the home of Sheikh Ahmad Qa'sham in Ghail area, Al Jawf governorate , Yemen. Three people were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Islah Party.
08/06/2014: Assailants stormed the house of a local chief in Zigague village, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. Nine civilians and one soldier were killed when soldiers confronted the assailants. One person was also kidnapped in the attack. The outcome of the abduction is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/06/2014: Security forces discovered and defused two explosive devices in Madain area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2014: Three suicide bombers detonated explosives-laden vehicles at the entrance to the Brigade 93 army base in Raqqah governorate, Syria. Assailants then stormed the base, leading to a day-long clash. At least 27 soldiers and 11 assailants were killed in the attack. Additionally, 24 assailants were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/06/2014: Two explosives-laden vehicles detonated in Sadr City area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least 16 people were killed and 34 people were injured in the blasts. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2015: A roadside bomb detonated targeting a Marine patrol providing protection for teachers in Bacho district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. At least one Marine was killed and three Marines were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, attributed the attack to Runda Kumpulan Kecil (RKK).
08/06/2015: A rocket landed Al-Mahdeya village, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Ahmed Hammad al-Meneai, an al-Sawarka tribal chief, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle at a Quick Reaction Force (QRF) facility in Puli Alam city, Logar province, Afghanistan. In addition to the bomber, six people were killed and 10 others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2015: A suicide bomber detonated inside a mosque in Abha city, Asir province, Saudi Arabia. In addition to the bomber, 15 people, including 10 security force members, were killed and nine others were injured in the blast. The Hijaz Province of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the group targeted security personnel at the mosque because they supported the status quo in Saudi Arabia and have targeted Islamic State of the Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) supporters.
08/06/2015: An assailant drove his vehicle into a group of Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers near Shiloh junction, West Bank. Three soldiers were injured in the attack and the assailant was injured when the soldiers opened fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources identified the assailant as Raid Mohammed Badwan, a Palestinian extremist.
08/06/2015: An explosive device detonated at the Mirsad electrical line in Mandali town, Diyala, Iraq. There were no reported casualties, although electrical service was interrupted. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2015: An explosive device detonated in Yusufiya area, Babil, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near a power generator in Suwaib area, southwestern Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near an arcade in Jaarah area, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near cattle herders in Dudhnial, Azad Kashmir centrally administered area, Pakistan. At least one herder was killed and another was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in As Sulaykh area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2015: An explosive device detonated near shops in Shaab 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.
08/06/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting a civilian bus in Nur neighborhood, Cizre district, Sirnak province, Turkey. One civilian was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/06/2015: An explosive device planted under a vehicle detonated in Wihdah neighborhood, southern Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least two people were killed and three people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2015: An explosive device was discovered and defused near along then railroad tracks near Dil Murad Railway Station in Jacobabad city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2015: Assailants abducted 230 civilians in Al-Qaryatayn town, Homs governorate, Syria. At least 15 hostages were released on September 6, 2015. The fate of the remaining victims is unknown. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/06/2015: Assailants abducted four engineers in Jaghatu district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. The engineers were found dead on August 11, 2015. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2015: Assailants armed with firearms and suicide vests attacked a police checkpoint in Khwajak Baba area, Kandahar city, Kandahar province, Afghanistan. At least three police officers and five assailants were killed, and a police officer was wounded in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2015: Assailants attacked a Huthi convoy in Hudaydah city, Al Hudaydah governorate, Yemen. One person was killed and two people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Popular Resistance Committees (Yemen).
08/06/2015: Assailants blew up the Sheikh Omar Ali al-Saqaff mosque in Lahij governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/06/2015: Assailants demolished a building in Lahoum town, Adan governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that the group believed the owner of the targeted building was working with former President Ali Abdullah Saleh.
08/06/2015: Assailants detonated explosives at a mobile tower near Tisia village, Jharkhand state, India. This was one of two related bombings targeting mobile phone towers in the area on this date. There were no reported casualties, although the towers were damaged in the blasts. In addition, an unknown number of explosive devices were discovered and defused in the area following the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist).
08/06/2015: Assailants executed nine taxi drivers in Mosul city, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), noting that the assailants were accused of spying on ISIL members.
08/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on a civilian vehicle in Shah Baid area, Adraskan district, Herat province, Afghanistan. Two people were killed and three people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on a Pakistan Armed Forces patrol in Sper Kot, Kurram district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. At least 11 assailants were killed and a security official and several other assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
08/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on a police post in Basantgarh area, Udhampur district, Jammu and Kashmir state, India. Two police officers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on defense volunteers in Si Sakhon district, Narathiwat province, Thailand. Two volunteers were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on Gleydson Carvalho in Camocim town, Ceara state, Brazil. Carvalho, a radio journalist, was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2015: Assailants opened fire on Pakistani Police Abdul Haque Jamali checkpost in Bandhi town, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least one police officer was killed and another was injured in the assault. Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2015: Assailants shot and killed a Defense Ministry intelligence officer along Al Qanah Street, eastern Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2015: Assailants stormed a wedding in Yenisehir neighborhood, Diyarbakir city, Diyarbakir province, Turkey. No casualties were reported, although the assailants demanded that the wedding be stopped. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/06/2015: Assailants threw a petrol bomb at a car in East Belfast neighborhood, Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2016: An assailant armed with a machete attacked police officers near the police headquarters in Charleroi, Wallonia, Belgium. Two police officers were injured and the assailant was killed when a third officer opened fire. Authorities identified the assailant as Khaled Babbouri. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident; however, Babbouri's connection to ISIL could not be confirmed.
08/06/2016: An explosive device detonated in a house in Al Anbar, Iraq. At least two soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2016: An explosive device detonated in a market in Abu Disheer, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2016: An explosive device detonated in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least five people were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a power post in Chanae, Narathiwat, Thailand. This was one of 20 attacks on power posts in Narathiwat on the same day. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a power post in Cho-airong, Narathiwat, Thailand. This was one of 20 attacks on power posts in Narathiwat on the same day. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a power post in Muang Narathiwat, Thailand. This was one of 20 attacks on power posts in Narathiwat on the same day. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a power post in Rangae, Narathiwat, Thailand. This was one of 20 attacks on power posts in Narathiwat on the same day. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a power post in Sungai Kolok, Narathiwat, Thailand. This was one of 20 attacks on power posts in Narathiwat on the same day. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a power post in Sungai Padi, Narathiwat, Thailand. This was one of 20 attacks on power posts in Narathiwat on the same day. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a power post in Tak Bai, Narathiwat, Thailand. This was one of 20 attacks on power posts in Narathiwat on the same day. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a power post in Waeng, Narathiwat, Thailand. This was one of 20 attacks on power posts in Narathiwat on the same day. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a power post in Yingo, Narathiwat, Thailand. This was one of 20 attacks on power posts in Narathiwat on the same day. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a village guard patrol in Beytussebap, Sirnak, Turkey. At least two village guards were killed and one guard was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/06/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Igor Plotnitsky in Luhansk, Ukraine. Plotnitsky, the Luhansk People's Republic head, and at least two other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting military forces in Tarmiyah, Saladin, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2016: An explosive device targeting police forces detonated in Azra, Logar, Afghanistan. Five police officers including a commander were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2016: An explosive device targeting the Ain al-Hilweh refugee camp detonated in Ain al-Hilweh, South province, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the explosion.
08/06/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Imphal, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Sui subdistrict, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2016: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in al-Amiriya neighborhood, Aleppo, Syria. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2016: Assailants abducted 23 Egyptian nationals in Brega, Wahat, Libya. The hostages were released on August 12th, 2016. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2016: Assailants abducted a Muslim cleric, a Globe Telecom employee, and his wife from Timpok, Sulu, Philippines. Two hostages were released on September 20, 2016; the whereabouts of the remaining hostage are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
08/06/2016: Assailants attacked a civilian vehicle on Helmand-Kandahar highway in Helmand, Afghanistan. The attack resulted in an unknown number of civilian casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/06/2016: Assailants attacked a General Service Unit (GSU) camp in Basuba, Lamu, Kenya. At least four security personnel and an unknown number of assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2016: Assailants attacked a police vehicle in Sukma, Chhattisgarh, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/06/2016: Assailants attacked a Somali National Army (SNA) base in Bulo Marer, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. An assailant was killed and two others were injured in the ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2016: Assailants attacked security posts in Nawa-i-Barakzayi, Helmand, Afghanistan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/06/2016: Assailants attacked the Health Ministry building in Tripoli, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Tripoli Revolutionaries Battalion.
08/06/2016: Assailants beheaded two National Uprising Movement (NUM) members in Kot, Nangarhar, Afghanistan. The Khorasan Chapter of the Islamic State claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2016: Assailants fired mortars at an airport in Baidoa, Bay, Somalia. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Baidoa on the same day. At least one person was killed and four people were injured across the events. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2016: Assailants fired mortars at civilian housing in Abu Ghraib, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least one person was killed and eight people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2016: Assailants fired mortars at residential areas in Baidoa, Bay, Somalia. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Baidoa on the same day. At least one person was killed and four people were injured across the events. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2016: Assailants fired mortars at the Presidential Palace in Baidoa, Bay, Somalia. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Baidoa on the same day. At least one person was killed and four people were injured across the events. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2016: Assailants fired mortars at the South-West State Headquarters in Baidoa, Bay, Somalia. This was one of four coordinated attacks in Baidoa on the same day. At least one person was killed and four people were injured across the events. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/06/2016: Assailants fired projectiles that landed and detonated in Hamdaniyeh neighborhood, Aleppo, Syria. At least seven people were killed and 13 others were injured in the attack. Jaish al-Mujahideen (Syria) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2016: Assailants opened fire on a bus carrying khat in Ceel Wareegow, Lower Shebelle, Somalia. A civilian was killed and seven others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/06/2016: Assailants opened fire on a shop along Masjid Road in Quetta, Balochistan, Pakistan. At least one person was killed and two others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2016: Assailants opened fire on border guards in Jalah, Jazan, Saudi Arabia. A border guard was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
08/06/2016: Assailants opened fire on Jagdish Gagneja in Jalandhar, Punjab, India. Gagneja, a senior Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) leader, was killed in the attack. The Dashmesh Regiment claimed responsibility for the incident and stated that Jagdish Gagneja was targeted due to his alleged mistreatment of members of the Sikh community. In addition, the Khalistan Liberation Force also claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2016: Assailants opened fire on the vehicle of Patrick Zamoi in Nagasi, Gbudwe, South Sudan. Zamoi, the governor of Gbudwe, was not harmed, but three people were killed and three others were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2016: Assailants raided Baraki Barak, Logar, Afghanistan. At least 11 assailants were killed and 11 people, including two police officers and nine assailants, were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/06/2016: Assailants set fire to a displaced persons camp Kashalira, North Kivu, Democratic Republic of the Congo. The outcome of the attack is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Mai Mai Mazembe Militia.
08/06/2016: Assailants shelled buses carrying displaced people between Tikrit and Asmidah, Saladin, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/06/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Imphal, Manipur, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device on a road in West Midnapore, West Bengal, India. This was one of four devices defused in West Midnapore on the same day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Maoists.
08/06/2016: Three explosive devices were discovered and defused in Gurgaikocha, Jharkhand, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2016: Two suicide bombers detonated targeting joint forces in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq. In addition to the assailants, at least 14 soldiers and volunteer fighters were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2017: A suicide bomber attempting to target a crowd of civilians was identified and killed by security forces in western Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2017: An explosive device attached to a civilian vehicle detonated in Ghasaliya West neighborhood, Baghdad, Iraq. The driver was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2017: An explosive device detonated as assailants were planting it in Mohammad Agha, Logar, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2017: An explosive device detonated in Bahir Dar, Amhara, Ethiopia. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2017: An explosive device detonated inside a civilian residence in Maawsil al-Jadidah neighborhood, Mosul, Nineveh, Iraq. 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 Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/06/2017: An explosive device detonated near a market in Al-Furat area, Baghdad, Iraq. Two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Nepal Police van in Shreepur neighborhood, Rajbiraj, Province 2, Nepal. At least four officers were injured in the blast. Pragatishil Tarai Mukti Morcha claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a Peshmerga patrol in Albu Hamad, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting a police vehicle in the 6th police district of Kabul, Afghanistan. At least two police officers were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2017: An explosive device detonated targeting Philippine soldiers in Marawi, Lanao del Sur, Philippines. Two Philippine soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused at a school in Miran Shah, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused in southern Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2017: An explosives-laden vehicle was discovered and defused in Kabul, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2017: Assailants abducted a civilian in 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.
08/06/2017: Assailants abducted eight employees of a power distribution company, Da Afghanistan Breshna Sherkat (DABS), in Sangin district of Helmand, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2017: Assailants attacked Al-Jughayfi near the Iraqi-Syrian border in Nineveh, Iraq. Security forces repelled the assault, resulting in an unknown number of assailant casualties. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/06/2017: Assailants attacked an Afghan Border Police (ABP) checkpoint in Gomal district, Paktia, Afghanistan. At least 25 assailants were killed and 14 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2017: Assailants attacked civilian vehicles in Ngala, Borno, Nigeria. Three people were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/06/2017: Assailants attacked civilians in Dabar-Wanzam village, near Baga, Borno, Nigeria. At least 17 fishermen were killed and an unknown number were wounded in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting fishermen in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/06/2017: Assailants attacked civilians in Duburi, near Baga, Borno, Nigeria. At least 14 fishermen were killed and an unknown number were wounded in the attack. This was one of two related attacks targeting fishermen in this area on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/06/2017: Assailants attacked housing compounds in Shirqat district, Saladin, Iraq. There were no reported casualties in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/06/2017: Assailants attacked Muradyan village in Fayzabad, Jawzjan, Afghanistan. At least five assailants were killed in the ensuing clash with security forces which lasted until August 7, 2017. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/06/2017: Assailants attacked the National Armed Forces of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela (FANB) Paramacay Base in Valencia, Carabobo, Venezuela. At least two assailants were killed and another assailant was injured in the ensuing clash. Anti-Government extremists claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out due to their opposition to President Nicolas Maduro.
08/06/2017: Assailants detonated explosives at an under-construction community hall in Jangai, Bihar, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related bombing in Jangai on this date. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incidents in leaflets left at the scene.
08/06/2017: Assailants detonated explosives at an under-construction police building in Jangai, Bihar, India. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two related bombing in Jangai on this date. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incidents in leaflets left at the scene.
08/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on a radio broadcaster/journalist, Rudy Alicaway, in Molave, Zamboanga del Sur, Philippines. Alicaway was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on an Iraqi Police Service (IPS) checkpoint in Rujm Hadid neighborhood, Mosul, Iraq. At least one officer was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on Iraqi Volunteer Forces soldiers in al-Shahwan neighborhood, Mosul, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and another soldier was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on Turkish Armed Forces (TSK) soldiers providing security to public vehicles in Orgen, Hazro district, Diyarbakir, Turkey. At least three guards were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/06/2017: Assailants opened fire on United Nations Verification Mission in Colombia observers and former Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) members attempting to retrieve a weapons cache in Tierrero, Caloto district, Cauca, Colombia. At least one National Police of Colombia officer was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities suspected that the attack was carried out by the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN), which denied involvement. Sources also stated that Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) dissidents were involved in the incident.
08/06/2017: Assailants set fire to the District Director office in Al-Jafr, Maan, Jordan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/06/2017: Assailants set fire to the vehicle of Mohamed Labidi at his residence in Quebec, Canada. Labidi, the Quebec Islamic Cultural Centre president, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the incident was carried out by anti-Muslim extremists.
08/06/2017: Assailants threw an explosive device into a civilian residence in Melmount Villas neighborhood, Strabane, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom. There were no reported casualties as the device failed to detonate. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to dissident Republicans.
08/06/2017: Assailants threw incendiary devices at a private security vehicle in Silwan neighborhood, Jerusalem, West Bank. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to Arab-Israeli extremists.
08/06/2017: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices on Banki Junction, Bama, Borno, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/06/2017: Two explosive device planted on an agricultural road were discovered and defused in Radhwaniyah, Al Anbar, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/1986: A 12-inch pipe bomb exploded at Fred Bower's Classic Auto Restoration auto-repair shop in Hayden, Idaho, United States, causing about $2000 in damages.  No casualties resulted from the incident.  The perpetrators, David and Deborah Dorr, and suspected perpetrator Edward W. Hawley, were members of The Order II (also known as Bruder Schweigen Strike Force II) which was a group formed by David Dorr to continue to carry out the white supremacist mission of The Order, which collapsed after the group members were captured.  The Order II (like the first one) was also a splinter group of the Aryan Nation.
08/07/1998: A letter bomb was mailed to Umberto Gay, a city councilman from the Communist Refoundation party in Milan, Italy. The bomb was discovered and was detonated by police before it caused any damage. The letter was thought to have been sent by Anarchist terrorists- possibly Bozkurtlar (Grey Wolves).
08/07/1998: A remote-controlled bomb planted along a roadway in Baghdad, Iraq, exploded as a car of Iranian dissidents drove by, killing three people and injuring 14 others. No one claimed responsibility for the attack, but many blamed the Iranian regime, which was opposed to the Iranian Opposition Group, headquartered in Baghdad.
08/07/1998: Suicide attackers detonated a vehicle bomb outside of the United States Embassy in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, killing 11 people. Eighty-five people were also injured in the attack, which was perpetrated by Al-Qaida.
08/07/1998: Suicide attackers detonated a vehicle bomb outside of the United States Embassy in Nairobi, Kenya, killing 224 people, including 12 Americans. Four thousand people were also injured in the attack, which was perpetrated by Al-Qaida.
08/07/1999: A 50-year-old Israeli man was discovered dead in his burned-out car on the Nablus-Jenin road in Area C, not far from the Samarian settlements of Dotan and Homesh in the West Bank. A leaflet distributed in east Jerusalem signed by HAMAS's military wing Izzadin Kassam claimed responsibility for the attack. A spokesman for HAMAS could not authenticate that statement.
08/07/1999: A colonel and three of his bodyguards were killed by militants in an ambush on an Army jeep in Kupwara, India. Hizb-ul-Mujahidin (HM) claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/07/1999: A Serb bar in Pristina, Kosovo, was the target of a grenade attack that wounded three Serbians. Ethnic Albanians were suspected of this incident.
08/07/1999: Members of the Earth Liberation Front (ELF), Frank Ambrose and  Marie Mason, torched two fishing boats owned by James Boydtson, a retired veterinarian and former mink rancher.  One aluminum boat was completely destroyed by the fire, and the second, badly damaged.  Additionally, the slogan "Fur is murder. ELF," was spray painted on his garage door. There were no casualties in the incident and the amount of property damage is unknown.  Ambrose and Mason were indicted and sentenced for an arson committed at Michigan State University on New Year's eve of 1999, and during their trial, admitted to several other ecotage incidents including this case.  Collectively, they were responsible for about a dozen acts of destruction.
08/07/2000: A remote-control car-bomb triggered by suspected Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) members killed Mr. Jose Maria Korta as he parked outside the Korta Plant, his company's office in the Industrial Estate in Zumaia, Spain. The police was informed of this attack however were unable to respond in time.
08/07/2000: Four civilians and ten National Union for the Total Independence of Angola (UNITA) soldiers were killed when a group of armed men belonging to the Savimbist wing of the group raided Catete town, Angola. Within three hours the attackers looted medical supplies and damaged the village.
08/07/2000: Four Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) separatists were killed when the vehicle in which they were traveling and transporting arms/explosives in blew up in Bilbao, Spain. It is still unclear whether the car was a car-bomb being driven to its target or whether the ETA members were simply moving material elsewhere.
08/07/2001: A bomb outside the residence of Nailul Aryati detonated, killing her and wounding a nearby vendor, in Surabaya, East Java province, Indonesia.  The home was seriously damaged.  No group claimed responsibility, although police did hold at least ten witnesses for questioning, including the injured vendor.
08/07/2001: A convoy of four ethnic Serb vehicles was fired upon by unknown gunmen near the town of Pojojevo in Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY). At least three people were wounded in this incident.
08/07/2001: A senior Israeli police officer was shot at near the settlement of Yafit in the West Bank, Palestine by unknown assailants No injuries were suffered by the officer.
08/07/2001: A spokesman for the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) claimed that members of the group shot and killed four policemen in an ambush on a military truck in Batee Illiek, Aceh province, Indonesia.
08/07/2001: A woman was abducted by a group of suspected Free Aceh Movement (GAM) members while she was working in the fields. The body of the woman was found in the Banta Yan river in East Aceh Regency, Aceh province, Indonesia, the next day. The woman's home was also torched. A spokesman for the Free Aceh Movement (GAM) denied responsibility for the attack on the woman.
08/07/2001: An Israeli Arab, Wael Ghanem, was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen while traveling by car to the Israeli settlement of Tzofin in the West Bank, Palestine.
08/07/2001: An Israeli businessman, Yitzhak Snir, was shot and killed in Amman, Jordan in an attack claimed by the Nobles of Jordan.
08/07/2001: Islamic militants shot and killed a woman in her home in Bundagam, Badgam District, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/07/2001: Islamic militants shot at a home in Baramula District in Jammu and Kashmir, India. One person was wounded in the attack.
08/07/2001: Islamic militants shot at a home in Pulwama District in Jammu and Kashmir, India. One person was wounded in the attack.
08/07/2001: Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) claimed responsibility for an acid attack on two school girls outside their home in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. The face of one girl, Kulsooma, was badly charred as a result of this incident.
08/07/2001: Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ) members threw acid on two female school teachers, who were attacked when they were returning from a picnic in Sonmarg, Jammu and Kashmir, India. One of them received severe burns on her face and chest.
08/07/2001: The abandoned homes of Robin Abboud and Samir Raslan, former members of the South Lebanon Army (SLA), were destroyed in explosions in Aadaysee, Lebanon in a suspected Hizballah attack. No injuries were reported in connection with this incident.
08/07/2001: The National Liberation Army (Macedonia) abducted five Macedonian civilians near Zilino, Macedonia. The victims were doing roadwork when the attack occurred. They were released on August 8, 2001.
08/07/2001: Three Islamic militants launched a shooting attack against people at the Jammu Railway Station in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir State, India. 11 were killed and at least 30 injured. The perpetrators sprayed a carriage packed with combat troops heading for Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, and other passengers waiting for their trains
08/07/2001: Three people were kidnapped by members of the National Liberation Army (ELN) at a roadblock between the towns of Yarumall and Angostura in Antioquia department Colombia. The hostages were local residents on a business trip to Medellin, Colombia.
08/07/2001: Two civilians were kidnapped at a roadblock near Canavera, Antioguia department in Colombia. The incident was a presumed Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) attack.
08/07/2001: Unknown perpetrators set off an explosive device in a lot adjacent to the office of the Japanese Society for History Textbook Reform in Tokyo, Japan. A fire was started, resulting in minor property damage. No injuries resulted from this incident.
08/07/2002: An attack was carried out by suspected Islamists in the locality of Ammi Moussa, 350 kilometers west of Algiers in the Wilaya (province) of Relizane, Algeria. The perpetrators fired at people and killed 5. The group called Ed'daoua Es'salafia Lilqadha was said to be responsible for this attack.
08/07/2002: Bomb explosions occurred near Colombia’s presidential palace and parliament building as President Alvaro Uribe was sworn in. 14 people, among which 4 police officers, were killed and 69 others wounded. The attack was attributed to the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias de Colombia (FARC) (FARC).
08/07/2002: Islamic militants barged into a family house in Patrada village in Rajouri District, Jammu and Kashmir, India. They shot dead the couple and their two kids, aged 2 and 4.
08/07/2002: Members of the New People’s Army (NPA), the military wing of the Communist Party of Philippines (CPP) ambushed policemen in the province of Kalinga in Lubuagan town, Northern Philippines. Three policemen were killed and one wounded.
08/07/2002: Unknown militants shot dead a tehsil (administrative subdivision of Indian districts) president and official of Kashmir’s National Conference party, Ghulam Hassan Jan, in Tral, 40 kilometers south of Srinagar, Indian Kashmir. This attack occurred just before stat polls that were to start on September 16, 2002.
08/07/2003: A car bomb killed 11 and wounded 57 near the Jordanian embassy in Baghdad, Iraq. U.S. military officials believed that Ansar al-Islam was responsible for the bombing. The force of the explosion blew cars into the air and propelled segments of guard rails hundreds of yards across the median of a nearby avenue. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/07/2003: Islamic separatists attacked an Indian Border Security Force convoy in Srinagar, India. The perpetrators threw grenades inside a convoy vehicle, killing two soldiers and injuring six others. Two civilians were injured in the attack as well. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2003: Three masked gunmen belonging to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade shot and killed a Palestinian man, Samer Sharour, whom they accused of collaborating with Israel in Ramallah. Samer Sharour was shot six times in the head and chest in the center of the town. One of the gunmen publicly announced that the killing was on behalf of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade.
08/07/2004: The Basque separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) is suspected in two bombings in the neighboring autonomous communities Asturias and Cantabria. The two bombs detonated almost simultaneously, and just minutes after the Asturias daily La Nueva Espana received a phone call on behalf of ETA warning that explosive devices had been placed in Ribadesella, Asturias and San Vicente de la Barquera, Cantabria. In this incident, a bomb exploded at three Ricardo Cangas Street near the La Playa hotel in Ribadesella, Asturias. No casualties were reported, but there was some structural damage to La Playa hotel.
08/07/2004: The Basque separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) is suspected in two bombings in the neighboring autonomous communities Asturias and Cantabria. The two bombs detonated almost simultaneously, and just minutes after the Asturias daily La Nueva Espana received a phone call on behalf of ETA warning that explosive devices had been placed in Ribadesella, Asturias and San Vicente de la Barquera, Cantabria. In this incident, a bomb exploded in San Vicente de la Barquera, Cantabria. No casualties were reported.
08/07/2005: 15 United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) militants bombed a crude oil pipeline in Sibasagar, India, later claiming responsibility for the attack. The militants planted four bombs causing significant damage to the pipeline.
08/07/2005: A suicide bomber blew up a fuel tanker next to a police station in Tikrit, Iraq, killing two people and injuring 12 others. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/07/2005: An Afghan Parliamentary candidate was attacked in Sabarayo (District), Afghanistan by a unknown attackers who fired light weapons and rockets at his premises.
08/07/2005: Four suspected members of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) hurled a grenade at a People's Liberation Front (JVP) office in Kantalai, Sri lank, wounding at least three people. One of the perpetrators was injured when security personnel returned fire. All four perpetrators were apprehended after the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2005: Gunmen belonging to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade shot two Israeli civilians while they were driving in Ramallah, Palestine. The car's driver and a child who was a passenger were injured in the attack. Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade claimed responsibility for the shooting.
08/07/2005: Members of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) bombed a gas pipeline in Assam State, India, later claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2005: Members of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) claimed responsibility for the bombing of a steel bridge in Tinsukia (District), India. No one was injured in the bombing.
08/07/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents opened fire on passing cars between Kerbala and Baghdad, killing four people and injuring 12 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2005: Suspected Iraqi insurgents opened fire on passing cars on the Baghdad-Al-Hillah road, killing three people and injuring 18 others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2005: Suspected local tribesmen bombed a bakery in Turbat, Pakistan. The blast destroyed the bakery, but did not result in any casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/07/2005: Suspected local tribesmen bombed an electricity pylon cutting power supply to local residential areas. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2005: Suspected members of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) detonated a bomb in a market in Boko, India, killing four people and injuring at least nine others. The group later denied any involvement in the attack.
08/07/2005: Two suspected Islamic militants shot and killed Sama-ae Samuyama, an assistant village headman, in Rangae (District), Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting.
08/07/2005: United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) members bombed a power transformer in Narengi, India, leading to a temporary power breakdown in several towns in Eastern Assam. No one was harmed in the attack. ULFA claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/07/2005: United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) members bombed an oil pipeline in Duliajan, India, later claiming responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2005: United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) militants bombed a bombed a power transformer in Narengi, India, leading to a temporary power breakdown in several towns in Eastern Assam. ULFA claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/07/2005: United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) militants bombed a power transformer in Narengi, India, leading to a temporary power breakdown in several towns in Eastern Assam state. No one was harmed in the attack. ULFA claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/07/2005: United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) militants planted a bomb on rail tracks in Nagaon (District), India. The device was discovered and defused before it exploded. ULFA claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
08/07/2006: 15 aid workers were murdered in Muttur, Sri Lanka. No claim of responsibility was reported, nor were any details on the perpetrators.
08/07/2006: A bomb planted in a car exploded at the Wahed Huzayran area in Kikruk, Iraq, killing two people and injuring one civilian.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/07/2006: A grenade exploded in a bar in Ngagara district, Burundi, which killed four people and injured twenty. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/07/2006: A grenade exploded in the area of Baramula in Jammu and Kashmir, India. At least ten people were injured. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/07/2006: Around 12:20 pm, a bomb exploded inside an Internet Café near the Sakhrah Intersection in Palestine Street and another car bomb exploded in front of the café in Iraq, which wounded three people. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/07/2006: Around 3:45 pm local time, suspected militants of Dima Halam Daogo (Jewel) exploded a grenade in Mahur market in North Cachar Hills (District), India. Four people injured.  No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/07/2006: Around 7:20 pm local time, a grenade exploded by United Liberation Force of Assam militants at Tinsukia district, Assam, India. One person was killed and nineteen others were injured. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/07/2006: At 2:30 pm local time, a bomb exploded on Reghaia Beach, Algeria, which seriously injured two people. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/07/2006: At 5 am local time, a mine explosion killed a police officer at Digana in Kandy district, Sri Lanka. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/07/2006: Separatist tribal rebels ambushed a police vehicle in the state of Tripura, India. Three police officers were killed and two others were seriously injured. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/07/2006: Unidentified assailants shot and killed a police officer when he left the police station in Batticaloa, Sri Lanka.  The victim, Gamini Wickramasinghe, was shot in the head and chest.  The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE)  are believed to be involved.
08/07/2007: A bomb detonated in Mogadishu, Somalia killing two civilians and injuring four, two kilometers from the airport. The bomb went off moments after the UN envoy to Somalia landed in Mogadishu for a peace conference. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2007: A suicide bomber, driving an explosive laden truck, killed at least twenty eight people and injured nineteen in Tal Afar, Ninawa, Iraq. The attack took place in Iraq’s Shi i area of Tal Afar in the Ninawa Governorate. Although no group has claimed responsibility for the attack, authorities believe it is the work of local Iraqi insurgents.
08/07/2007: Taliban militants attempted to attack a police vehicle convoy outside of Kandahar City with Rocket-propelled grenade and automatic weapons. As the attack ensued, two officers and five Taliban militants were left dead. Eight others were wounded.
08/07/2008: On Thursday afternoon at 0100 in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan, a district chief and his security guard were fired upon and wounded when attacked by insurgents. In the ensuing clash with security forces, three insurgents were also killed. No group claimed responsibility but it is believed that the Taliban were responsible.
08/07/2008: On Thursday afternoon at 1725, at least four heavily armed men wearing SWAT uniforms kidnapped the son of a Valenzuela City-based textile mill owner on Mariano street in barangay Bagbaguin village, Valenzuela City, Rizal province, Philippines. No ransom demand has been made and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident. The status of the hostage is unknown.
08/07/2008: On Thursday afternoon, assailants fired upon and killed a chief judge near Khost, Khost, Afghanistan. No damages were reported and the Taliban was responsible.
08/07/2008: On Thursday afternoon, Martin Roxas, a production director and radio broadcaster of Radio Mindanao Network -DYVR Roxas, was shot and killed by two unknown gunmen along Bayot drive in Roxas City, Capiz province, Philippines. The attackers were arrested by police later the same day. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/07/2008: On Thursday morning at 1010, two tourists were killed and 13 others were wounded when a homemade explosive device exploded on the beach in the neighborhood of Loo located in the Lazarevsky district of Sochi, Krasnodar Krai, Russia. The bomb, which contained TNT explosives and a timing device, was wrapped in a plastic bag. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/07/2008: On Thursday near Avnevi, Shida Kartli, Georgia, a landmine exploded when a military armored personnel carrier drove over it, killing one soldier, wounding two others, and damaging the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility, although authorities believed Georgian South Ossetian separatists were responsible.
08/07/2008: On Thursday night at 0400, the building housing the prosecutor's office in Kizlyar, Dagestan, Russia, was set fire by six armed men in masks throwing Molotov Cocktails through the office windows. The fire burned the entire first floor of the structure including all the archives and the investigative work of numerous on-going criminal and terrorism cases before it could be extinguished. A city employee who was working at the time of the attack was also beaten up and restrained. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/07/2008: On Thursday, a time-initiated improvised explosive device functioned against a bridge in Big Bend, Lubombo province, Swaziland. There were no casualties. The Umbane People's Liberation Army claimed responsibility for the incident and issued a statement stating "This is a warning to the government to stop the undemocratic elections scheduled for September 19. This sham election defies all treaties on genuine democracy". The group reportedly demanded the lift on bans on political parties.
08/07/2008: On Thursday, an improvised explosive device functioned against a bridge target in Mpaka. There were no casualties. The Umbane People's Liberation Army claimed responsibility and issued a statement, 'This is a warning to the government to stop the undemocratic elections scheduled for September 19. This sham election defies all treaties on genuine democracy'. The group reportedly demanded the lift on bans on political parties.
08/07/2008: On Thursday, at about 0800, in western Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, armed assailants fired upon and killed an Iraqi Islamic Party leader (IIP) and his bodyguard.  No group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2008: On Thursday, at around 0400, in Varna, Bulgaria, two IEDs detonated in front of two supermarkets. There were no claims of responsibility. There were no reported casualties.
08/07/2008: On Thursday, at Kotlien village, in Imphal, Manipur, India, armed assailants attacked Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel, killing two and wounding one. The Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup (KYKL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2008: On Thursday, in Ergneti, Shida Kartli, Georgia; and Nuli, Shida Kartli, Georgia, armed assailants fired upon villages, causing no casualties but damaging several houses. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed that Georgian South Ossetian separatists were responsible.
08/07/2008: On Thursday, in Nazran, Ingushetia, Russia, an assailant tossed a grenade at the home of Magomed Valikhoyev, the father of a policeman. The house was damaged, but no casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2008: On Thursday, Mokhmadsalakh Masayev, a native of the Chechen village of Itum-Kale was kidnapped by unidentified people in camouflage from the center of Grozny/Groznenskiy city, Chechnya, Russia. Masayev had been appealing to the leading international non-governmental organizations about the violation of human rights by Chechen law-enforcement agencies and had succeeded in getting the Chechen Prosecutor’s Office to open a criminal case based on his allegations. The status of the hostage is unknown and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/07/2008: On Thursday, one person died and another was injured when unidentified assailants opened fire on them at Katibari under Tamulpur police station in Baksa, Assam, India. Suresh Brahma was identified as the man killed and Bisho Goyari was identified as the man injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2008: On Thursday, Somali insurgents fired six mortar rounds on the presidential residence in Baidoa city, Bay province, Somalia. Somali president Abdulahi Yusuf was not staying at his residence at the time, which resulted in no casualties. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/07/2008: On Thursday, suspected United Liberation Front of Assam militants detonated a low intensity bomb near a drain in Bongaigaon, Assam, India. No casaulties resulted in the explosion.
08/07/2008: On Thursday, unknown gunmen armed with pistols shot and killed Abdull Khadir Yusuf Kariye, a local aid worker who was the head of the Lafoole refugee camp, in Mogadishu, Banaadir province, Somalia. No claim of responsibility was made for the incident.
08/07/2009: On Friday afternoon at 1300, in Shirakhan, Ninawa, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle-borne improvised explosive device near a Shiite Turkmen mosque as worshippers were leaving a joint prayer and funeral service, killing 39 civilians, wounding 276 others, and destroying the mosque and a dozen surrounding houses. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility, but authorities suspected the Islamic State of Iraq (ISI) was responsible.
08/07/2009: On Friday evening, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, assailants fired upon and wounded an off-duty bomb squad police officer in a drive-by shooting in the Baroud Khana area. There was no motive or damage reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2009: On Friday morning at 0910, in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device near a minibus boarding Shia pilgrims in Al Hamza Square, killing four civilians, wounding eight others, and damaging the vehicle. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2009: On Friday morning at 1030, in the Sab'ah Nisan district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device in the eastern Bab ash Shaykh neighborhood as a minibus transporting Shia pilgrims passed, killing two civilians, wounding nine others, and damaging the minibus. No group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2009: On Friday morning at 1030, in the Sadr City district of Baghdad, Iraq, assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device near a minibus transporting Shia pilgrims in the northeastern Al Habibiyah neighborhood, killing one civilian, wounding seven others, and damaging the minibus. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2009: On Friday, in Bara Patak, Matanni, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, assailants beheaded a taxi driver, Mohammad Javed. No group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2009: On Friday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, an off-duty police officer was shot and killed in an outdoor market in the Bab al Jadid district. There was no damage or motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2009: On Friday, in Peshawar, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, assailants fired two rockets into an Frontier Corps official's house in Gulberg-II locality, damaging two residences but causing no injuries. No group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2009: On Friday, in Staropromyslovskoye Highway, Grozny, Chechnya, detonated a bomb near the Chechen Government House killing one representative for the Federal Service for Prisons and Penitentiaries, also wounding another. No group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2009: On Friday, near Qush Tepa, Jowzjan, Afghanistan, on the Shiberghan-Qosh Thaipa Highway, armed assailants kidnapped Maulvi Khairullah, a provincial council candidate and his civilian companion. The two were released the next day. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed the Taliban was responsible.
08/07/2010: On Saturday at about 0000 midnight, in one of two related attacks targeting Colombia's transportation in an attempt to control movement along the Pan-American Highway, on Kilometer marker 40 of the Pan-American Highway at the rural site known as El Mango in the village of Pescador, Caldono municipality, Cauca province, Colombia, assailants detonated two improvised explosive devices consisting of 40 kilos of ANFO and dynamite each along the road. The attack destroyed a 300 meter section of one side of the highway and damaged five nearby residences but resulted in no casualties. No group claimed responsibility but authorities claimed the Jacobo Arenas Mobile Column of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia was responsible for the attack.
08/07/2010: On Saturday evening, at the al-Ashaar market, Basra, Al Basrah, Iraq, unidentified assailants detonated three vehicle born improvised explosive devices placed in cars within minutes of each other. The bombing killed 43 civilians and wounded another 185. The wounded were taken to a nearby hospital for treatment. The attack caused an unknown amount of damage. No group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2010: On Saturday morning, in the Qades district of Badghis province, Afghanistan, Taliban militants publicly flogged and then executed Bibi Sanubar (also called Sanam Gul), a pregnant Afghan widow, for allegedly committing adultery. Sanubar was lashed 200 times. Afterwards, local Taliban commander Mohammad Yousuf carried out the execution, shooting Sanubar in the head three times. Even though the Taliban was suspected, no group claimed responsibility and a Taliban spokesman later denied responsibility for the attack over the phone, but claimed the woman who was a widow, was punished for having illicit relations and becoming pregnant.
08/07/2010: On Saturday night around 2330, in Kanda village in Palamau, Jharkhand, India, unidentified militants blew up a school building. The attack caused an unknown amount of property damage casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility, but it was suspected that Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-M) rebels were responsible.
08/07/2010: On Saturday night, in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a vehicle born improvised explosive device attached to the car of a civilian, killing the driver. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2010: On Saturday night, in the Al Karradah neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants fired a Katyusha rocket at the neighborhood, wounding one civilian. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2010: On Saturday, at an oil well in Tibú, Norte de Santander, Colombia, a group of guerrillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), attacked a group of police officers who were guarding wells belonging to Ecopetrol. As a result, a police officer, Marvin Vargas Guerrero, was killed. No other casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2010: On Saturday, in an unspecified area of Pattani, Thailand, unidentified militants opened fire on civilians, killing a Buddhist couple and injuring their four-year-old nephew inside a motorbike repair shop. No group claimed responsibility for this incident, but Muslim separatists were suspected.
08/07/2010: On Saturday, in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown gunmen fired at a traffic police vehicle, killing one police officer and wounding another. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2010: On Saturday, in Garma town in Al Karmah, Al Anbar province, Iraq, in one of four linked attacks, unidentified militants detonated multiple improvised explosive devices outside the house of a government backed Sahwa militia leader, wounding nine members of his family including women and children. The Sahwa leader was unharmed in the attack. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2010: On Saturday, in Garma town in Al Karmah, Al Anbar, Iraq, in one of three linked attacks, unidentified militants detonated multiple improvised explosive devices outside the home of an off-duty policeman, killing four members of the policeman's family. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2010: On Saturday, in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device killing an employee of the Al Anbar health directorate, and wounding three civilians. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2010: On Saturday, in Rashad, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside the house of a policeman, killing two, and wounding five members of his family. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2010: On Saturday, in the Al Rashad area of Fallujah city, Al Anbar, Iraq, in one of three related attacks, unidentified militants detonated an improvised explosive device inside the house of an off-duty police officer, killing his wife, wounding seven members of his family, and damaging the home. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2010: On Saturday, in the Jihad district, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky vehicle born improvised explosive device attached the a car, killing one civilian and wounding three others. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2010: On Saturday, in the Majmoua’a al-Thaqafiya area, Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, a suicide bomber wearing an improvised explosive device belt detonated himself near a 2nd emergency police contingent patrol killing one policeman, wounding three policeman including contingent commander Colonel Khalid Jaroua, and wounded two civilians near the blast. No group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2010: On Saturday, in the rural site known as Taqui, Ituango district, Antioquia province, Colombia, a group of guerrillas from the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC), dynamited an 18 wheeler working for the Hidro-Ituango consortium. No causalities were reported and no group has claimed responsibility.
08/07/2011: On Sunday at 1230, in Abu Ghraib neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the house of a leader of the Awakening Council. The blast killed the leader and his son, wounded two others, and destroyed part of the house. No group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2011: On Sunday evening at 2020, in the ward of Gwange in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria, three militants fired upon and killed a college school teacher with unknown firearms as the teacher left from his home on Waziri Musa Street. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Boko Haram was thought to be responsible for the attack.
08/07/2011: On Sunday evening, in Shaar HaNegev, Southern District, Israel, a rocket lauched from the Gaza Strip landed in an inhabited area. No damage and no casualties were caused. No group claimed responsiblity.
08/07/2011: On Sunday evening, in the village of Garsoor near Galkayo, Mudug, Somalia, three militants fired upon and killed a famous Somali elder, Hassan Aw Mohamed Hussein, after evening prayer in front of the Mamuur mosque. No group has claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2011: On Sunday night at 0200, in Al Iskandariyah, Babil, Iraq, unidentified assailants planted multilpe improvised explosive devices at two houses at the edge of the town. The blasts destroyed the houses and damaged several other nearby houses.  Six people were killed and fourteen others wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2011: On Sunday night, in the Adakli district of Bingol, Turkey, suspected Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) militants kidnapped a prominent businessman, identified as Abdullah Tuz. Tuz was released by the suspected militants on 08/10/2011. No group claimed responsibility, although the PKK is suspected.
08/07/2011: On Sunday, in Al Iskandariyah, Babil, Iraq, unknown assailants attached a sticky improvised explosive device to a mini-bus. The blast wounded the driver and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the mini-bus. No group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2011: On Sunday, in Ba'quba, Diyala, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky improvised explosive device attached to the vehicle of a driver for the Sunni Endowment. The blast wounded the driver, and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the vehicle. No group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2011: On Sunday, in Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, unknown assailants attached an improvised explosive device under the car of Turkan Shkour Qassab, a member of Kirkuk’s Provincial Council. The bomb was discovered and successfully defused by Kirkuk police. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/07/2011: On Sunday, in Lashkar Gah, Helmand, Afghanistan, an improvised explosive device detonated and killed nine Afghan civilians. The amount of property damage caused is unknown and no group claimed responsibility for the bombing, but it was suspected thatTaliban militants were responsible.
08/07/2011: On Sunday, in Noshki, Balochistan, Pakistan, an armed assault occurred resulting in the death of five laborers. The assailants approached the mosque that the laborers were constructing on motorbikes and opened fire. There were no damages reported. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2012: A minibus struck a roadside bomb in Paghman town, Paghman district, Kabul province, Afghanistan. The blast killed eight people and wounded five others. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, police sources attributed it to the Taliban.
08/07/2012: A remote-controlled roadside bomb detonated in Gardi Bagh village, Bajaur Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Two passing tribesmen were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: A roadside bomb detonated as a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) patrol was passing by in Shaban district, Helmand province, Afghanistan. One United States (U.S.) soldier, Clayton R. Beauchamp, was killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: A roadside bomb detonated near a Balochistan Constabulary (BC) convoy in Shapuk area, Kech district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Five BC police officers were killed and seven others wounded in this attack. The blast also destroyed two trucks. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: A roadside bomb detonated shortly after a bus passed by in Pagalungan city, Maguindanao province, Philippines. There were no casualties or property damage in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/07/2012: A suicide attacker drove an explosives-laden truck into the gate of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) base in Logar province, Afghanistan. The attacker was killed and 12 civilians injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: Afghan National Security Forces shot and killed an assailant who was planting an explosive device in Kharwar district, Logar province, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: An explosive device detonated near a Commando Battalion for Resolute Action (COBRA) vehicle in Rajpeta, Chhattisgarh, India. At least two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, authorities attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/07/2012: An explosive device detonated on the Pagalungan Bridge that connects Maguindanao, North Cotabato, and Cotabato City in Maguindanao province, Philippines. There were no casualties or property damage in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: An explosive device was discovered and defused by security officials near Haldapara village, Goalpara district, Assam state, India. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated in Baiji city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One civilian was killed and four others wounded in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: Armed assailants attacked a local branch of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) with kegs of gasoline in Warri city, Delta state, Nigeria. The assailants threatened to lynch journalists and burn the office if they were not granted media coverage. The assailants assaulted a journalist, vandalized a car, and smashed glass doors in the office. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: Assailants attacked a military cement factory in North Sinai governorate, Egypt. This was one of six related attacks on police or military targets on this day. Three people were injured across all six attacks. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: Assailants attacked a security post in Kalay Sheikhan village between Peshawar and Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. A member of the Frontier Constabulary (FC) was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources suspected that Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) was involved.
08/07/2012: Assailants attacked the El-Maasaia police checkpoint on Airport Road, Arish town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. This was one of six related attacks on police or military targets on this day. Three people were injured across all six attacks. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: Assailants attacked the El-Maghala police checkpoint, on Airport Road, Arish town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. This was one of six related attacks on police or military targets on this day. Three people were injured across all six attacks. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: Assailants attacked the El-Safa police checkpoint on Airport Road, Arish town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. This was one of six related attacks on police or military targets on this day. Three people were injured across all six attacks. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: Assailants attacked the Mahager police checkpoint on Airport Road, Arish town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. This was one of six related attacks on police or military targets on this day. Three people were injured across all six attacks. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: Assailants attacked the Raysah police checkpoint on Airport Road, Arish town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. This was one of six related attacks on police or military targets on this day. Three people were injured across all six attacks. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: Assailants confronted John Oliver Ayuman, a soldier of the 10th Special Forces Regiment, in Sitio Quiabaton, barangay Dominga, Calinan district, Davao del Sur province, Philippines. Ayuman was shot multiple times and questioned by the assailants for his affiliation with the military. The assailants then attempted to abduct Ayuman, who pretended he was dead, forcing the assailants to leave him and flee. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, investigators suspected the New People's Army (NPA).
08/07/2012: Assailants detonated an explosive device near a North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) convoy on Jamrud Bazaar Bypass in Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. There were no casualties, but one NATO container was damaged in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: Assailants kidnapped Raiman Singh in Jholaro, Gariaband district, Chhattisgarh, India. Singh, a teacher, was killed and his body was discovered dumped on a road on August 14, 2012. Maoists claimed responsibility for the attack and stated that they believed the victim was a police informant.
08/07/2012: Assailants opened fire on a security checkpost in Barkhan area, Balochistan province, Pakistan. There were no reports of casualties or property damage in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: Assailants planted an explosive device on an oil tanker in Layyah district, Punjab province, Pakistan. The device was discovered and successfully defused. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: Assailants threw a Molotov cocktail at a police patrol in Bani Jamra district, Northern governorate, Bahrain. One police officer was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2012: Gunmen attacked Maulana Saleem Nakshbandi, a member of the Sunni Tehrik Uelma Board, and his companion Adnan in Landhi area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Nakshbandi was injured and Adnan killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: Gunmen followed the vehicle carrying the deputy commissioner of police, shot and killed his driver, and then shot and killed him in his bedroom in Egbeda area, Lagos city, Lagos state, Nigeria. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: Gunmen opened fire on a group of police in the high security Reserve Police Line in Dantewada district, southern Chhattisgarh state, India. One police officer was killed and one wounded. No group claimed responsibility for this attack; however, police sources attributed it to Maoists.
08/07/2012: Gunmen opened fire on Abdul Satar Balasm, an employee of the Agriculture Ministry, in Amil district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Balasm was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2012: Gunmen with silencers opened fire on a car of Ahmed Tofiq, a Justice Ministry worker, in Jamiyah area, Mansour district, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. Tofiq was killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: Security forces discovered and defused an explosive device in Badbher village, Peshawar district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Sources suspected that the device was targeting security personnel. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: Three gunmen opened fire on people offering prayers inside the Central Mosque in Okene district, Kogi state, Nigeria. At least three people were killed, including both soldiers and civilians. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: Twenty assailants attacked the Sunai Darra checkpost in Upper Dir district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. The army returned fire and killed two of the assailants. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/07/2012: Two gunmen in Afghan Army uniforms shot dead a United States (US) North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) soldier in Paktia province, Afghanistan. The two attackers were shot, wounded, and arrested by responding NATO troops. The Taliban claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/07/2012:Police discovered and defused an explosive device outside a shop along Santo Nino Street in Midsayap municipality, North Cotabato province, Philippines. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/07/2013: A car bomb detonated outside the home of a police officer in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The blast killed 12 people and injured 30 people. This was one of two coordinated explosions at this location; this attack targeted a crowd drawn by an earlier blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) was involved.
08/07/2013: A car bomb was discovered and defused on a road near Bani Saad area, Diyala governorate, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2013: A grenade detonated at Assadullah shopping mall in Mastung town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Three civilians were killed and 11 others were injured in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2013: A land mine detonated in Bakhshapur town, Kashmore district, Sindh province, Pakistan. At least three people, including a young girl, were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: A roadside bomb detonated as a military vehicle was passing by in Shariff Saydona Mustapha village, Maguindanao province, Philippines. Seven soldiers were injured in the blast. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: A roadside bomb detonated near the vehicle of a National Directorate Security (NDS) official in Zaranj city, Nimroz province, Afghanistan. The official, Mullah Qadir, was injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: A roadside bomb detonated next to a police patrol in Duluiyah town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Three officers were killed and another was wounded in the blast; one vehicle was also damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2013: A roadside bomb detonated targeting Malik Aurangzeb in Halimzai tehsil, Mohmand agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Aurangzeb, a tribal elder, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: A roadside bomb exploded near a police patrol in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and three police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: A roadside bomb exploded near Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. The blast targeted police officers, resulting in the death of three officers and the injury of another. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2013: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle targeting General Mohammad Hakim Andar's convoy in Lashkar Gah city, Helmand province, Afghanistan. Andar, the chief of police, was not harmed in the attack; however, at least six people were injured in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: An explosive device attached to a culvert detonated near a police vehicle in Nengkhra village, Meghalaya state, India. No one was injured in the blast, but the vehicle was damaged. A second device was found and defused onsite. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed the attack to the Garo National Liberation Army, who had vowed to avenge the death of one of their leaders.
08/07/2013: An explosive device attached to a vehicle detonated in Mussayib town, Babil governorate, Iraq. The blast killed one person and injured two others. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2013: An explosive device detonated across the street from Colonel Hussein al-Bayati, an anti-terrorism department head, in Tuz Khormato town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four people were injured in the blast. This was one of two consecutive bombings in this area of the city. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: An explosive device detonated in a market in Ghazni city, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. At least 13 people, including police officers and civilians, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: An explosive device detonated in Narkh district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of two explosions at the same location; this blast was targeting a crowd that gathered in response to an earlier bombing. At least three people were killed and another nine people were injured across the two attacks; one of the victims was a Hizb-i-Islami commander. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/07/2013: An explosive device detonated in Narkh district, Wardak province, Afghanistan. This was one of two explosions at the same location; this first blast was designed to draw a crowd. At least three people were killed and another nine people were injured across the two attacks; one of the victims included a Hizb-i-Islami commander. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/07/2013: An explosive device detonated in the Qatana suburb of Damascus city, Damascus governorate, Syria. At least six soldiers were killed and 10 other people, including one police officer, were wounded in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to the Al-Nusrah Front.
08/07/2013: An explosive device detonated near an Israeli Defense Forces patrol in Labboune area, South governorate, Lebanon. This was one of two devices to detonate in the same area in a short period of time. Four soldiers were wounded. Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: An explosive device detonated next to the home of Colonel Hussein al-Bayati, an anti-terrorism department head, in Tuz Khormato town, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Two people were injured in the blast. This was one of two consecutive bombings in this area of the city. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: An explosive device detonated outside of a pawnshop in Midsayap town, North Cotabato province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties or damages resulting from the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials suspected that the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) was involved.
08/07/2013: An explosive device detonated under the car of an intelligence officer in Al-Hadaik area, Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The officer, Haddadi, was killed in the explosion. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: An explosive device hidden in a sewer detonated near a truck of defense volunteers in Muang district, Yala province, Thailand. Four volunteers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: An explosive device on a railway track was discovered and defused in Bhiria, Sindh, Pakistan. The Sindhudesh Revolutionary Army (SRA) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2013: An explosive device was discovered and defused in Hafiz Bandi village, Mansehra district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused at a government-run girls' high school in Miryan area, Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused at the house of police constable Qalandar Shah in Miryan area, Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: An explosive device was discovered and safely defused at the house of Quick Response Force official Waheed Khan in Miryan area, Bannu district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: An explosives-laden car detonated next to a police patrol in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least six people, including four officers, were killed and one officer was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2013: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near Jhatpat market in Lyari town, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. The blast targeted Javed Nagori, a Member of the Provincial Assembly. Eleven children were killed and 24 other people, including Nagori, were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. One person was killed and one police officer was injured as they were trying to defuse the device. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2013: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a Kurdish political party office in Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. The blast injured 12 people. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2013: Assailants ambushed Roh Gul Khairzad and her family as they were traveling in Muqur district, Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Khairzad, a Nimroz senator, and her husband were injured, while her daughter and driver were both killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2013: Assailants attacked a military convoy as it was traveling along the Cotabato-Maguindanao highway in Nabundas village, Maguindanao province, Philippines. Seven Filipino soldiers were injured in the blast. The Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: Assailants beheaded 13 people in Balochistan province, Pakistan. No other information was provided.
08/07/2013: Assailants detonated an explosive device on the Lintukan Bridge in Lintukan village, Datu Piang municipality, Maguindanao province, Philippines. There were no reported casualties; however, the targeted bridge sustained minor damage as a result of the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials attributed the attack to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/07/2013: Assailants launched mortars at the Raydan oil field in Marib governorate, Yemen. There were no injuries reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved.
08/07/2013: Assailants opened fire on a Libyan National Army checkpoint in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. At least one assailant was injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2013: Assailants opened fire on a Yemeni Army vehicle transporting soldiers in Al-Milah village, Lahij governorate, Yemen. 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.
08/07/2013: Assailants opened fire on Abdul-Wahab Mohammed Abdussalam Al-Lafi in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. Al-Lafi, a Libyan National Army general staff member, was killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2013: Assailants opened fire on Malik Sartaj in the Shagai area, Halimzai tehsil, Mohmand Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan. Sartaj, a tribal elder, was not harmed, although his bodyguard was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: Assailants set fire to trucks carrying food supplies from the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) in Bosaso town, Bari region, Somalia. There were no reported casualties resulting from the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, officials attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/07/2013: Assailants threw a grenade at the Sita Jewelers shop in Thakurbari area, Dimapur city, Nagaland state, India. Subhash Sunar, the owner of the shop, was killed and a worker was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack; however, authorities attributed the incident to National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K).
08/07/2013: Four assailants opened fire on the owners of a club in the Gulshan-i-Maymar area of Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Both owners, Irfan and Amir Huassain, were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
08/07/2013: Gunmen opened fire on Abdel Hamid Selmi outside a mosque in Arish city, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. Selmi, a former member of the Shura Council and the National Democratic Party, was killed in the shooting. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
08/07/2013: Gunmen opened fire on and detonated an explosive device at the home of a police officer in Tikrit city, Saladin governorate, Iraq. The attack killed five family members and damaged the house. This was one of two coordinated explosions at this location; this attack was designed to draw a crowd. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2013: Gunmen shot and killed a police inspector Dwiatno in Ciputat area, South Tangerang municipality, Banten province, Indonesia. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police attributed the attack to Mujahidin Indonesia Timur (MIT).
08/07/2013: Two assailants attempted to plant a roadside bomb in Mosul city, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. Authorities shot and killed the assailants. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2014: A roadside bomb detonated near a police vehicle between Du Layna and Ferozkoh districts, Ghor province, Afghanistan. Three police officers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2014: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle near an Iraqi Armed Forces checkpoint in Kadhimiya neighborhood, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. In addition to the bomber, at least 12 people were killed and 30 others were injured in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2014: An explosive belt detonated prematurely in Dhuluiya district, Saladin governorate, Iraq. Four assailants were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/07/2014: An explosive device detonated at a gas pipeline near Sheikh Zuweid town, North Sinai governorate, Egypt. There were no reported casualties, although the pipeline was damaged in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis (Ansar Jerusalem).
08/07/2014: An explosive device detonated in Kaliachak area, West Bengal state, India. A child had mistaken the device for a toy and was killed in the blast. Additionally, the victim's mother was also injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2014: An explosive device detonated in Sauf Wa Karez area, Kajran district, Daykundi province, Afghanistan. A police chief and a civilian were killed in the blast, while two police officers were wounded. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2014: An explosive device detonated targeting a police patrol in Kharwar area, Zabul province, Afghanistan. A child was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2014: An explosives-laden motorcycle detonated near a police van in Chaman district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. The police vehicle was outside of the Additional Deputy Commissioner's residence at the time of the attack. Eleven people, including three police officers, were injured in the blast; in addition, the explosion damaged several nearby shops and vehicles. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2014: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated near a refugee area in Tisin neighborhood, Kirkuk city, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least six people were killed and 37 people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2014: Assailants attacked a Frontier Corps (FC) convoy in Tump town, Balochistan province, Pakistan. At least 12 people, including ten assailants and two FC soldiers, were killed. Additionally, at least two FC soldiers and 20 assailants were injured in the ensuing clash. The Baloch Liberation Front (BLF) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that the attack was in retaliation for the killing of two BLF members by security forces in Turbat.
08/07/2014: Assailants attacked a police station in Aurangabad district, Bihar state, India. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Maoists.
08/07/2014: Assailants attacked Al-Qatn Military Camp in Seiyun city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Seven assailants were killed and an unknown number of people were wounded in the ensuing clash. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2014: Assailants attacked an unspecified number of houses and abducted more than 20 people form Iyal Surayah district, Amran governorate, Yemen. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthis.
08/07/2014: Assailants attacked civilians in Kurtun village, Berdale district, Bay region, Somalia. Nine assailants and four civilians were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/07/2014: Assailants attacked engineers attempting to repair an oil pipeline in Sirwah district, Marib governorate, Yemen. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, a source attributed the attack to tribesmen.
08/07/2014: Assailants attacked residents and buildings in Gimi Dogara village, Sanga district, Kaduna state, Nigeria. At least four people were killed and 15 buildings were set on fire. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspect that Fulani militants were involved.
08/07/2014: Assailants attacked residents in Kirenowa town, Marte district, Borno state, Nigeria. At least eight people were killed in the raid. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Boko Haram.
08/07/2014: Assailants attacked the headquarters of the 1st Regional Military Command in Qatn city, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. Seven people, including three soldiers and four assailants, were killed, while four soldiers were wounded in the attack. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2014: Assailants attacked the house of the brother of Congresswoman Amal Ba'yu in Benghazi city, Benghazi district, Libya. The victim was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2014: Assailants blew up government offices and banks in Qatn district, Hadramawt governorate, Yemen. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. This was one of two coordinated attacks in Qatn on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) was involved.
08/07/2014: Assailants fired four missiles at a post office in Tripoli city, Tripoli district, Libya. There were no reports of casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2014: Assailants kidnapped a journalist at a rally in Osun, Nigeria. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2014: Assailants opened fire on a medical helicopter near Luhansk city, Luhansk oblast, Ukraine. Three crew members were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Luhansk People's Republic.
08/07/2014: Assailants opened fire on civilians in Tchakamari village, Extreme-North region, Cameroon. Two civilians were killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed it to Boko Haram.
08/07/2014: Assailants shot and killed a police constable in Islamia colony, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2014: Assailants shot down a Ukrainian MiG-29 near the Yenakiyeve town, Donetsk oblast, Ukraine. No casualties were reported. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, authorities attributed the attack to the Donetsk People's Republic.
08/07/2014: Assailants stormed the Mosul dam in Saslaj area, Nineveh governorate, Iraq. At least one assailant was killed in the attack. Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident, stating that they had gained control of the dam.
08/07/2014: Security forces found and defused an explosive device near a checkpoint in Chaman city, Balochistan province, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2015: A suicide bomber attacked a police academy in 5th police district, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, 25 people were killed and 25 others were wounded in the blast. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden truck at National Directorate of Security (NDS) office building in Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to the suicide bomber, 15 people were killed and 400 others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban, which denied responsibility.
08/07/2015: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and three assailants stormed Camp Integrity in Qasaba area, Kabul city, Kabul province, Afghanistan. In addition to at least two assailants, nine people, including a United States (US) soldier, were killed in the attack. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2015: An explosive device detonated near a bird shop in Baghdad al-Jadeeda area, Baghdad city, Baghdad governorate, Iraq. At least one person was killed and six people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2015: An explosive device detonated near a market in Madain District, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2015: An explosive device detonated targeting soldiers guarding an oil facility in Norte de Santander, Colombia. Two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the National Liberation Army of Colombia (ELN).
08/07/2015: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated at the Labouza military base in Lahij governorate, Yemen. Fifteen militia members were killed and 20 others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2015: Assailants ambushed an Ethiopian African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Kamqor village, Hiiraan region, Somalia. An unknown number of soldiers, assailants, and civilians were killed or injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/07/2015: Assailants armed with machetes attacked and killed blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy in Goran neighborhood, Dhaka city, Dhaka division, Bangladesh. Ansar al-Islam, a subgroup of Al-Qa'ida in the Indian Subcontinent, claimed responsibility for the incident. Sources also suspected that the attack may have been carried out by the Ansarullah Bangla Team, who denied involvment.
08/07/2015: Assailants assaulted the Kheloshe Polytechnic Atoizu (KPA) principal in his home in Zunheboto district, Nagaland state, India. The National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang (NSCN-K) claimed responsibility for the incident and demanded an extortion payment from the victim.
08/07/2015: Assailants attacked a gas factory in Khowaja Gogerdak area, Jawzjan province, Afghanistan. Three security guards were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Taliban.
08/07/2015: Assailants attacked a military base near Sevare town, Mopti region, Mali. No casualties were reported. This was one of two related attacks in or near Sevare on this day. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Muslim fundamentalists.
08/07/2015: Assailants attacked a village in Kunduz province, Afghanistan. This was one of 10 related attacks on villages in Kunduz on this date. Two civilians were killed and eight others were injured in the attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Taliban.
08/07/2015: Assailants attacked an army base in Marivan city, Kordestan province, Iran. At least 20 soldiers were killed in the incident. The Free and Democratic Society of Eastern Kurdistan (KODAR) claimed responsibility and stated that the attack was carried out in retaliation for military operations against the group, although officials questioned the veracity of this claim. Komala also claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Free Life Party.
08/07/2015: Assailants attacked and stabbed Khairiddin Abdullah near Ryazansky Prospekt metro station in Moscow city, Russia. Abdullah, a Tajik Muslim cleric, was wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2015: Assailants attacked Barangay Councilor Jose Auditor Jr. while he was on his motorcycle near Ragay municipality, Camarines Sur province, Philippines. Auditor was killed in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/07/2015: Assailants attacked the house of deputy police chief Ghulam Jilani Farahi in Qalat city, Zabul province, Afghanistan. Security guards repelled the attack, killing one assailant and detaining two others. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2015: Assailants attempted to extort money from a fuel supplier in Meghalaya state, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials arrested two individuals in connection with the attack and identified one of them as an Achik Matgrik Elite Force (AMEF) member.
08/07/2015: Assailants blocked a highway and opened fire on a bus carrying Iranian nationals in Caldiran district, Van province, Turkey. At least two people were killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/07/2015: Assailants detonated an explosive device targeting military personnel in Lagayas village, Basilan province, Philippines. Two soldiers were killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
08/07/2015: Assailants extorted money from a tea company in Meghalaya state, India. There were no reported casualties. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, police officials arrested two individuals in connection with the attack and identified one of them as an Achik Matgrik Elite Force (AMEF) member.
08/07/2015: Assailants fired grad missiles into Tarhouna town, Murqub 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.
08/07/2015: Assailants opened fire on a group of protesters in Sahba city, Sabha district, Libya. At least four people were killed and several others were injured in the assault. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Bahir Eldeen Brigade.
08/07/2015: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Barbaros neighborhood, Silopi district, Sirnak province, Turkey. This was one of two attacks on police in Silopi district on the same day. Three people, including at least one civilian, were killed and ten others were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/07/2015: Assailants opened fire on police officers in Basak neighborhood, Silopi district, Sirnak province, Turkey. This was one of two attacks on police in Silopi district on the same day. Three people, including at least one civilian, were killed and ten others were injured across both attacks. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents; however, sources attributed the attacks to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/07/2015: Assailants opened fire on workers at a banana plantation in Kidapawan city, North Cotabato province, Philippines. The two plantation workers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA).
08/07/2015: Assailants shelled an unknown number of residential neighborhoods in Taizz city, Taizz governorate, Yemen. Two civilians were killed and nine others wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Huthis.
08/07/2015: Assailants shelled residential neighborhoods in Khanfar village, Abyan governorate, Yemen. One individual was killed and three others were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Huthis.
08/07/2015: Assailants stormed the Byblos Hotel in Sevare town, Mopti region, Mali. At least 13 people, including five United Nations workers, four soldiers, and four assailants, were killed in the attack. In addition, four hostages were freed when security forces stormed the building. This was one of two related attacks in Sevare on this day. Al-Mua'qi'oon Biddam Brigade (Those who Sign with Blood) and Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa (MUJAO), two groups that reportedly merged into Al-Mourabitoun, claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2015: Security forces discovered and defused an unknown number of explosive devices near Al-Hila checkpoint in Derna city, Derna district, Libya. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Barqa Province of the Islamic State.
08/07/2016: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden vehicle and other assailants attacked Al Hazm Brigade Forces in Murfid, Lahij, Yemen. In addition to the bomber, 10 soldiers were killed and 18 others were injured in the attack. Additionally, the assailants sustained an unknown number of injuries in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/07/2016: An assailant attempted to open fire on civilians in Biswanath, Assam, India. Police arrested the assailant before he could carry out the attack. The All Assam Revolutionary Army (AARA) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2016: An explosive device detonated in Arish, North Sinai, Egypt. Four civilians were killed and three others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Sinai Province of the Islamic State.
08/07/2016: An explosive device detonated in Chanchal, West Bengal, India. Five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2016: An explosive device detonated in front of a rubber scrap shot in Yingo, Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2016: An explosive device detonated in Nahrawan, Diyala, Iraq. At least two people were killed and seven people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2016: An explosive device detonated near a restaurant in Sinai, Baghdad, Iraq. At least one person was killed and five people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2016: An explosive device detonated near a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) convoy in Aguelhoc, Kidal, Mali. A Chadian peacekeeper was killed and four other peacekeepers were injured in the blast. This was one of two attacks targeting MINUSMA peacekeepers in Kidal region on the same day. Ansar al-Dine (Mali) claimed responsibility for the incidents. Source also suspected that the attacks were carried out by Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
08/07/2016: An explosive device detonated near a United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) patrol outside Kidal town, Mali. There were no reported casualties in the blast. This was one of two attacks targeting MINUSMA peacekeepers in Kidal region on the same day. Ansar al-Dine (Mali) claimed responsibility for the incidents. Source also suspected that the attacks were carried out by Al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM).
08/07/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting a police convoy carrying election ballots in Tabung, Pattani, Thailand. A school official was killed and two police officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting Afghan military personnel in Andar, Ghazni, Afghanistan. At least three soldiers were killed and three soldiers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2016: An explosive device detonated targeting civilians fleeing the area in Rashad, Kirkuk, Iraq. At least one person was killed and four people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2016: An explosive device planted on a motorcycle detonated near a latex shop along in Muang Narathiwat, Thailand. There were no reported casualties in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2016: An explosive device was discovered and defused near Telengapada, Odisha, India. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected the involvement of Maoists.
08/07/2016: Assailants abducted Adil Al Hubayshi in Ibb governorate, Yemen. The whereabouts of Hubayshi, a General People's Congress party leader and local council member, are unknown. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Huthi extremists.
08/07/2016: Assailants abducted two professors, including a United States citizen, in Kabul city, Afghanistan. The outcome of the kidnapping is unknown. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the attack and demanded the release of detained members of the Taliban in exchange for the two hostages. Sources also attributed the incident to the Haqqani Network.
08/07/2016: Assailants attacked a village head in Gossi, Timbuktu, Mali. The village head was not harmed, but his relative was killed and two other people were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2016: Assailants attacked joint forces in Al-Hajj, Nineveh, 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).
08/07/2016: Assailants attacked joint forces in Arkabah, Nineveh, 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).
08/07/2016: Assailants attacked joint forces in Awsajah, Najaf, 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).
08/07/2016: Assailants attacked security checkpoints in Bakawal, Ghazni, Afghanistan. Two assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2016: Assailants executed two civilians 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).
08/07/2016: Assailants fired grenades at a police officer's house in Kralpora, Jammu and Kashmir, India. No casualties were reported in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2016: Assailants fired mortars targeting security check posts in Kand-i-Kapar, Kunar, Afghanistan. At least 13 civilians were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/07/2016: Assailants opened fire on soldiers in Bonbon, Sulu, Philippines. Two soldiers were killed and two soldiers were wounded in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Abu Sayyaf Group (ASG).
08/07/2016: Assailants opened fire on the convoy of Sardar Sakhi Abdul Razzaq Khoso in Jamali Wah neighborhood, Jacobabad, Sindh, Pakistan. Khoso, a community chief, was not harmed as there were no reported casualties in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2016: Assailants raided an unknown number of houses belonging to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) workers in Baba Mohalla, Bijbehara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. An unknown number of workers were injured in the attack. This was one of four related attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/07/2016: Assailants raided an unknown number of houses belonging to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) workers in Feroz Shah Mohalla, Bijbehara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. An unknown number of workers were injured in the attack. This was one of four related attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/07/2016: Assailants raided an unknown number of houses belonging to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) workers in New Colony, Bijbehara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. An unknown number of workers were injured in the attack. This was one of four related attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/07/2016: Assailants raided an unknown number of houses belonging to Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) workers in Saraf Mohalla, Bijbehara, Jammu and Kashmir, India. An unknown number of workers were injured in the attack. This was one of four related attacks in the area on this date. No group claimed responsibility for the incidents.
08/07/2016: Assailants shot and killed an Interior Ministry employee in Zafraniya, Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2016: Assailants shot and killed Colonel Qasim Shamba' in Al -Ayn, Abyan, Yemen. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/07/2016: Assailants threw a grenade at Maharajgunj police station in Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2016: Assailants threw an explosive device targeted at the Somali Minister of Youth and Sport, Mohamed Hassan Nuh, in Mogadishu, Banaadir, Somalia. Nuh was unharmed; however, a civilian was injured in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2016: Security forces discovered and defused an explosives-rigged house in Muqdadiyah, Diyala, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2016: Security forces identified and killed two suicide bombers in Arab Jubur, Baghdad, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2016: Security forces identified and killed two suicide bombers in Puli Alam, Logar, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2016: Suicide bombers raided Ajhala, Nineveh, Iraq. In addition to the bombers, at least 11 people, including six soldiers, were killed in the assault. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/07/2016: Three suicide bombers attacked security forces in Qayyara, Nineveh, Iraq. In addition to the bombers, at least 10 people, including civilians and soldiers, were killed and seven others were injured in the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2017: An assailant was arrested attempting to enter the Grand Mansouri Mosque in Tripoli, Lebanon. The assailant was carrying a backpack with grenades and multiple knives. The assailant confessed to being a member of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/07/2017: An explosive device detonated against a vehicle in Nyongoro, Lamu, Kenya. At least two people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources suspected that Al-Shabaab carried out the attack.
08/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Federal Police patrol in Katun, Diyala, Iraq. At least one officer was killed and two other officers were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near a Turkish Land Forces convoy in Batufa, Dihok, Iraq. At least two soldiers were injured in the blast. The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near an orchard on the outskirts of Dawalib, Diyala, Iraq. At least one person was killed in the blast. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near Iraqi Volunteer Forces soldiers in Abu Hassan neighborhood, Al-Abbarah, Diyala, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2017: An explosive device detonated near Philippine soldiers in Casili, Gubat district, Sorsogon, Philippines. Following the blast, assailants then attacked the soldiers. At least two soldiers were killed and seven other soldiers were injured in the blast and ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the New People's Army (NPA) and noted that the attack corresponded with the burials of two New People's Army (NPA) members who were killed by security personnel.
08/07/2017: An explosive device was discovered and defused along Bingol-Diyarbakir Highway in Bingol province, Turkey. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK).
08/07/2017: An explosives-laden truck detonated in Islampura neighborhood, Lahore, Pakistan. At least two people were killed and 45 other people were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources suspected that the attack was carried out by Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
08/07/2017: Assailants abducted Ishtiyaq Ahmad Wagay in Shopian district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. Wagay was shot and killed shortly after the kidnapping and his body was discovered the following day. Hizbul Mujahideen (HM) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victim of being an informant for security forces.
08/07/2017: Assailants abducted Jagannath Khara from his residence in Hatibari, Odisha, India. Khara, a village sarpanch, was killed shortly after the kidnapping. The Communist Party of India - Maoist (CPI-Maoist) claimed responsibility for the incident and accused the victim of being a police informant and taking advantage of tribal members in the area.
08/07/2017: Assailants attacked a bank security guard and tried to steal his rifle in Charari Sharief, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2017: Assailants attacked Marina village in Hamah governorate, Syria. At least ten Syrian Armed Forces (SAF) soldiers were killed in the ensuing clash. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2017: Assailants attacked military personnel near the Iraqi border in Syria. An unknown number of soldiers were killed and an Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) adviser was abducted in the incident. The hostage was beheaded on August 9, 2017. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2017: Assailants detonated an explosive device and opened fire on a Burundian African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) convoy in Qurac Madoobe, Middle Shebelle, Somalia. There were an unknown number of casualties in the attack and ensuing clash. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2017: Assailants detonated explosives targeting an electricity pylon near Nyongoro, Lamu, Kenya. There were no reported casualties, but the pylon was destroyed in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Al-Shabaab.
08/07/2017: Assailants fired a missile targeting Colonel Hamdi Shukri's vehicle in Mawza district, Taizz, Yemen. An unknown number of popular resistance members were killed and Shukri, a popular resistance committee commander, was injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident; however, sources attributed the attack to Houthi extremists.
08/07/2017: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated in Abu Karmah, Diyala, Iraq. This was one of two projectile attacks in Muqdadiyah district on the same day. At least two people were killed and five other people were injured across both incidents. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/07/2017: Assailants fired mortars that landed and detonated in Mukhaysah, Diyala, Iraq. This was one of two projectile attacks in Muqdadiyah district on the same day. At least two people were killed and five other people were injured across both incidents. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attacks.
08/07/2017: Assailants fired rockets at a Yemeni Coast Guard base in Shoqra, Abyan, Yemen. An unknown number of soldiers were injured in the attack. Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2017: Assailants hijacked an aid agency vehicle in El Fashir, North Darfur, Sudan. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2017: Assailants hijacked at least two vehicles used to transport voters on Lafey-Omar Jillow road in Mandera county, Kenya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2017: Assailants in Syria fired seven rockets at Lebanese Army outposts in Qaa, Beqaa, Lebanon. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the incident to the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL).
08/07/2017: Assailants opened fire on a Rashtriya Rifles patrol in Drubgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2017: Assailants opened fire on Counter Terrorism Department (CTD) officers at Saggian Bridge on the outskirts of Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. At least four assailants were killed in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP).
08/07/2017: Assailants opened fire on journalist, Leo Diaz, in President Quirino, Sultan Kudarat, Philippines. Diaz was killed in the attack and two people were injured. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2017: Assailants opened fire on Makala Prison in Lubudi neighborhood, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo. At least 13 people, including one police officer and 12 assailants, were killed and an unknown number of other people were injured in the ensuing clash. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to Bunda Dia Kongo (BDK).
08/07/2017: Assailants raided the Zawia oil refinery in Zawiya, Libya. There were no reported casualties in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2017: Assailants shot and killed former deputy governor Khadar Isma'il Abdulle in Bosaso, Bari, Somalia. Al-Shabaab claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/07/2017: Assailants, including suicide bombers driving explosives-laden vehicles, attacked Iraqi Volunteer Forces and Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) soldiers in Akashat, Al Anbar, Iraq. At least 36 soldiers were killed and 75 other soldiers were injured in the assault. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2017: Security forces identified and killed two suicide bombers attempting to target security forces in Ahmadzai, Kapisa, Afghanistan. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/07/2017: Two explosive devices detonated near an Iraqi Volunteer Forces patrol in Jurf al-Sakhar, Babil, Iraq. At least one soldier was killed and five other soldiers were injured in the blasts. The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/08/1992:  Ten senior military officials were killed when their jeep drove over a landmine in Kayts Island, Sri Lanka.  The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) claimed responsibility for the attack.  One of the victims led the offensive against the LTTE for eight years.
08/08/1998: Thirty unknown perpetrators stormed the main square in Saposoa, Peru, carrying long-range weapons, hand grenades, and Instalaza rifle grenades. The neighborhood alliance, which was nominating Luis Ordonez Sanchez for local mayor, was holding a political rally at the time. Three people were killed and another three were injured in the attack.
08/08/1999: Unidentified Islamic militants rained rockets and mortar fire on an Indian Army camp in Trehgam, India. One soldier was killed and six others were wounded in the attack on the camp, which was a brigade headquarters.
08/08/2000: Chechen rebels were blamed for an explosion that killed twelve people and wounded 94 at the subway station in Pushkin Square, Moscow, Russian Federation. Aslan Maskhadov, leader of Chechen separatists, however, denied Chechen involvement in the attack.
08/08/2000: Eleven people were injured when a 110 lb car-bomb exploded on Platerias Street in Madrid, Spain. The police were tipped off 20 minutes before the explosion by an anonymous source, and though the bombing was pinned on the Euskadi ta Askatasuna (ETA) no claim of responsibility was made.
08/08/2001: A bomb exploded outside of a Banamex bank branch in Mexico City, Mexico. Two other branches were also attacked in a similar fashion. Authorities managed to defuse another bomb that was set to explode. One person was lightly wounded in the attack, which was claimed by the Fuerzas Armadas Revolucionarias del Pueblo (FARP).
08/08/2001: A bomb was detonated by unidentified assailants in the main courthouse of Venice, Italy. No injuries were caused by the explosion, but two watchmen were treated for shock. Part of a wall collapsed and windows of nearby buildings were shattered. Twenty different groups claimed responsibility for this attack.
08/08/2001: A bomb was thrown into the courtyard of the home of Muhammad Jamil by unidentified perpetrators in Narowal, Punjab province, Pakistan. One person was killed and three were wounded in the attack.
08/08/2001: A bombing attack by the National Liberation Army (ELN) in San Francisco, Colombia killed three children, and wounded 35 others. ELN members also fired on a police station and nearby homes.
08/08/2001: A failed assassination attempt was launched on the governor of Compostella Valley province, Jose Caballero, by the New People’s Army (NPA) near Catiil, Philippines while traveling by convoy. Two police escorts were killed and two others were seriously wounded.
08/08/2001: An ambush was launched by Shining Path (Sendero Luminoso) on a police patrol in Pangoa district in Satipo province, Peru. Four policemen were killed and three wounded.
08/08/2001: An employee of the roads and building department was shot and killed by unidentified gunmen in Frislan-Pahalgam, Jammu and Kashmir, India.
08/08/2001: An ethnic Albanian man attempted to strangle a Roma (gypsy) woman, Honu Cuni, after she registered to vote in Gnjilane, Kosovo, Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY).
08/08/2001: Members of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) shot and killed Uday Debbarma, a member of the local political party, in Jampuijala, West Tripura district, India.  No one else was wounded.
08/08/2001: Molotov Cocktails were thrown at two U.S.A. Navy sailors in a jeep by three people in Vieques, Puerto Rico. The devices missed and no one was injured in the attack.
08/08/2001: Two bombs placed by unidentified perpetrators exploded within fifteen minutes of each other at the Plaza de Castilla in Barcelona, Spain. One person was wounded in the first explosion. Police said the explosions were probably the work of young anti-authority militants who were active in Barcelona.
08/08/2001: Two grenades were thrown at the headquarters of the National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, Peaceful, and Cooperative Cambodia (FUNCINPEC) in Phnom Penh, Cambodia by unidentified perpetrators. Two people were injured in this incident.
08/08/2002: A blast in a business college in Kathmandu, Nepal, injured 6 pedestrians. The student wing of the Maoist guerilla group, All Nepal National Free Student Union-Revolutionary, claimed responsibility for this attack. The building which is rented by the Applied College of Business Management is owned by Mohan Bahadur Pandey, the chief press secretary of the king of Nepal, Gayendra Bir Bikram Shah.
08/08/2002: Don Kulapani, a freelance journalist, was killed in the hold-up of a bar in Lilongwe, Malawi. The thugs assaulted people forcing many to leave the place, killed Kulapani and stole items from the bar. However, this incident coincided with recent press release from United Democratic Front, the ruling party in Malawi, denying news media claims that it had a unit tasked with silencing investigative journalists who embarrass the government.
08/08/2002: Islamic separatist militants lobbed a grenade towards a security convoy at Bijbehara on Srinagar-Jammu national highway, Indian Kasmir. The militants missed their target and injured 15 pedestrians.
08/08/2003: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) blew up an electricity tower located on the border between Colombia’s Boyaca and Casnare Provinces. Although no one was hurt in the attack, Boyaca and Casanare Electric Company personnel stated that the damage would take five days to repair. The resulting power outages affected 13 urban centers and 300,000 people.
08/08/2003: Suspected members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) set off a car bomb in Saravena, Colombia. The bomb killed 5 people and injured four others. The bomb exploded as a military patrol was passing the parked automobile containing the explosive device. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/08/2003: Unknown attackers bombed a courthouse in Bangkok, Thailand. The device exploded from inside a car that was parked in a driveway located in front of the building. The explosion caused a loud noise and made smoke, but did not cause any damage or injure anyone. No group claimed responsibility for the bombing.
08/08/2004: Fereydun Jahani, an employee at the Iranian Consulate in Karbala, Iraq, was allegedly kidnapped by Islamic Army in Iraq (al-Jaish al-Islami fi al-Iraq), an Iraqi militia group. The Iranian diplomat was driving from Baghdad to Karbala at the time of the attack. The militia group later videotaped a bearded man identified as Jahani, showing various forms of identification, and accused him of stirring sectarian strife in Iraq. The video was shown on the Arab language Al-Arabiya television station.
08/08/2004: Four police officers were wounded when two Kurdish rebels opened fire on their police station in southeastern Turkey.
08/08/2004: Retired Thai police officer Pichet Inthajan was shot dead by two unidentified men on a motorbike in the Thepa district of Songlka province, a Muslim-majority area. There was no claim of responsibility. The attack came in the context of rising violence in the region since the start of 2004.
08/08/2005: Alaa al-Tamimi, the mayor of Baghdad, was ousted by armed Shi i militants when they stormed the city's municipal building. The group installed, Hussein al-Tahaan, a member of the Badr Organization, the armed militia of the Supreme Council for Islamic Revolution in Iraq. Al-Tamimi was unharmed in the coup.
08/08/2005: Police defused a powerful explosive device shortly before the set detonation time near a school in Jorhat, India. No group claimed responsibility for the attempted bombing.
08/08/2005: Six Taliban gunmen killed Mohammed Hashim, an Afghan doctor, on charges of spying for US forces in Ghazni province, Afghanistan. Taliban spokesman Abdul Latif Hakimi claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/08/2005: Suspected Islamic militants shot and killed a Buddhist civilian, Pra-oth Rattanakornpitak, in Thailand's Yala Province. No group claimed responsibility for the shooting attack.
08/08/2005: Unidentified gunmen killed two Northern Oil Company employees in Baiji, Iraq. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/08/2005: Unknown attackers fired a Qassam rocket at the town of Sderot, Israel. No casualties or damage resulted from the strike. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/08/2005: Unknown gunmen abducted two United Nations workers and their Palestinian driver in the southern Gaza Strip. Palestinian security forces later freed the prisoners from their kidnappers in Khan Younis.
08/08/2005: Unknown perpetrators bombed a Bank for Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives branch, injuring two women, in Waeng (District), Thailand. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/08/2006: A major pipeline exploded in Balochistan province, Pakistan. No claim of responsibility or casualties were reported.
08/08/2006: A roadside bomb and gunfires attacked a government official on a highway connecting the North Caucasus republic's capital Makhachkala with Buinaksk, Russia. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/08/2006: A roadside bomb exploded near a Russian prosecutor’s car in Dagestan province, Russia. The prosecutor (Bitar Bitarov) died from his wounds after the attack. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/08/2006: Around 10:30 (6:30 GMT), two bombs exploded in Al-Shurjah market, Baghdad, Iraq. Ten people were killed and sixty-nine were injured. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/08/2006: Around 2 pm local time, a car bomb exploded in a minivan in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Two people were killed and five were injured. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/08/2006: Gunmen killed employees of Kaieteur News in Georgetown, Guyana. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/08/2006: Suspected Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) rebels attacked a foot patrol of airmen searching for land mines in the vicinity of Morawewa, Sri Lanka.  One airman was killed, while two were injured.  A civilian was also injured in the attack.
08/08/2006: Two anti-terrorism government personnel were killed in a bomb blast in Ampara district, Sri Lanka.
08/08/2006:Three bombs, targeting a minibus and two police patrols, exploded near al-Nahda bus station in central Baghdad, Iraq. Nine people were killed and eleven were injured. No claim of responsibility was reported.
08/08/2008: On Friday afternoon, at about 1300, in Dhooble, Jubbada Hoose, Somalia, assailants threw a hand grenade at a mosque, killing two civilians, wounding five others, and damaging the mosque. No motive was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2008: On Friday at 2300, in Finglas, Dublin, Ireland, a pipe bomb was found in Dunsink Lane. Bomb disposal experts came and defused the bomb. No group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2008: On Friday morning at 0650, Weng Weng Go, the granddaughter of an ex-mayor in Lanao del Norte, was kidnapped while on her way to school in Kapatagan, Lanao del Norte, Philippines. No ransom demand has been made and no claim of responsibility was made for the incident. The status of the hostage is unknown.
08/08/2008: On Friday night, French police located and safely defused an improvised explosive device planted at a holiday resort near the town of Arcangues in the Basque region of Pyrenees Atlantiques province, southwestern France. Police received an anonymous call at around 0400 warning of five explosive devices in the region, however, only three bombs were found. The makeshift bomb contained a plastic container full of petrol.
08/08/2008: On Friday night, French police located and safely defused an improvised explosive device planted at the Arcangues tourist center in the town of Arcangues in the Basque region of Pyrenees Atlantiques province, southwestern France. Police received an anonymous call at around 0400 warning of five explosive devices in the region, however, only three bombs were found.
08/08/2008: On Friday night, French police located and safely defused an improvised explosive device planted on a TGV high speed train traveling between Boucau and Ondres near the town of Landes in Poitou Charentes province, France. Police received an anonymous call at around 0400 warning of five explosive devices in the region, however, only three bombs were found. The makeshift bomb planted on the rail line contained a gas canister and was equipped with a detonator.
08/08/2008: On Friday, a civilian was decapitated by militants in Yarang district of Pattani province, Thailand. The man's motorbike was the stolen. Nobody claimed the responsibility.
08/08/2008: On Friday, at around 0000, in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, an Asian woman was attacked by two suspected skinheads. There were no claims of responsibility.
08/08/2008: On Friday, in Korzo 2 of Miljevac, Karlovacka, Croatia, an improvised explosive device  was detonated by unknown assailants and destroyed a nightclub. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2008: On Friday, in Maco, Compostela Valley, Philippines, assailants set fire to a single-seat airplane on a banana plantation, damaging the plane but causing no casualties. The plane had been used to aerial spraying of fertilizers. Two security guards had been disarmed and tied up, but were later freed unharmed. The assailants also seized a shotgun and a hand-held radio before fleeing the scene. No group claimed responsibility, although the military suspected the New People's Army/Communist Party of the Philippines (NPA-CPP) was responsible.
08/08/2008: On Friday, in Mullaittivu, Sri Lanka, artillery fire aimed at a hospital killed one baby and injured 16. No damage or motive were reported. The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam blames the SLA who denies any involvement.
08/08/2008: On Friday, in Yala, Yala, Thailand, assailants fired upon and killed one Muslim civilian.  No group claimed responsibility, although police believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
08/08/2008: On Friday, vehicle-borne improvised explosive device detonated in the Maolameen neighborhood market in Tal Afar, killing 21 local civilians. Sixty six civilians and five Iraqi police officers were also wounded in the attack. No claim of responsibility has been reported.
08/08/2009: On Saturday afternoon, in the Rashid district of Baghdad, Iraq, a roadside improvised explosive device exploded in the southwestern Hayy al 'Amil neighborhood, wounding two civilians and damaging several shops. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2009: On Saturday evening, a suicide attacker, identified Abu Obeida Musa al-Basri, detonated a bomb near the French embassy in the Mauritanian capital of Nouakchott. The bomb detonated about 100 meters from the French embassy. The man was killed in the incident and three others were wounded, including two guards from the French embassy and a local woman. Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) claimed responsibility. This operation came in reaction to the hostility of the Crusaders, led by France, and their apostate agents against Islam and its people, AQIM said in a statement.
08/08/2009: On Saturday evening, in Yaring, Pattani, Thailand, a village headman was shot and killed by unidentified assailants in front of his home. The assailants were riding in a pickup truck and were armed with M-16 assault rifles. No group claimed responsibility, although it was widely believed Muslim separatists were responsible.
08/08/2009: On Saturday, at the airport and the presidential palace in Mogadishu, rebels fired mortars at the airport and the presidential palace when the president arrived and the government forces responded. African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeepers responded with mortar fire, killing eight civilians in the market while 17 others were taken to hospital. Al-Shabaab al-Islamiya claimed responsibility.
08/08/2009: On Saturday, in Guwahati, Kamrup, Assam, India, two assailants kidnapped one railway engineer, Sanjay Kumar Lama, as he was supervising bridge work. Authorities did rescue the victim on 08/26/2009. No group claimed responsibility, but authorities believed the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) - Ranjan Daimary Faction was responsible.
08/08/2009: On Saturday, in Khar, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants fired upon a group of tribesmen, killing one tribesman and injuring two others. No group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2009: On Saturday, in Pir Qala, Charsadda, North West Frontier Province, Pakistan, assailants detonated an improvised explosive device outside of a school, injuring five students and one civilian and damaging the school and several vehicles. No group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2009: On Saturday, in Qayumabad, Mohmand, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, assailants kidnapped two tribal leaders and later beheaded them. No group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2009: On Saturday, in Utorogu, Delta, Nigeria, a gas pipeline was blown up by unidentified militants. Unused dynamite and control wires were found still planted at the spot after the attack. The Ughievwen Youth Body Fighters claimed responsibility. There were no reported casualties.
08/08/2009: On Saturday, in western Tikrit, Salah ad Din, Iraq, assailants detonated two improvised explosive devices near the home of a jewelry store owner on Arba'in Street, damaging two homes but causing no casualties. There was no motive reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2010: On Sunday afternoon at 1400, in the Deh Khoji area of Kandahar city, in Kandahar, Afghanistan, a roadside improvised explosive device planted on a motorcycle by unknown militants struck a Kandahar Prison guard bus, killing one person, injuring eleven others, including one civilian, and damaging the bus. No group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2010: On Sunday afternoon at 1430, in Herat city, Herat province, Afghanistan, a suicide car bomber detonated his explosives near a police chief's convoy, killing four Afghan police, including one female, and injuring another. The police chief escaped unharmed. No damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2010: On Sunday evening, in the Chora area of Jamrud tehsil in Khyber district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, two Khasadar Force personnel from the Zakhakhel tribe, identified as Abdul Gha Jan and Naseeb, were kidnapped by unidentified militants while returning home and taken to an unknown location. Their status is unknown and no group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2010: On Sunday evening, in the Parengabad area of Mastung district, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified assailants riding a motorcycle hurled a grenade and fired several shots at the residence of Mir Ayatollah Durrani, the Minister of State for Industries and Production. No casualties occurred, although the windows in the home and the roof were damaged. No group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/08/2010: On Sunday night, in Turbat, Balochistan, Pakistan, unidentified assailants attacked the office of the Benazir Income Support Program with a grenade, damaging the building. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2010: On Sunday, in a park near the al-Sinaq area, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a sticky vehicle born improvised explosive device attached to a civilian car, wounding one civilian. No group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2010: On Sunday, in Al-Multaqa southwest of Kirkuk, At Ta'mim, Iraq, gunmen shot dead a town official, Abdulkareem Nassif Jassem, and wounded two of his bodyguards. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2010: On Sunday, in Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting the traffic police's Ghazaliyah Bureau, killing one civilian and one traffic policeman, and wounded seven traffic police and three civilians. No group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2010: On Sunday, in Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting the convoy of Atheel al-Nujaifi, the governor of the Ninawa province. The governor and his staff escaped uninjured from the initial blast. No group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2010: On Sunday, in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan, unidentified assailants planted a 12 kilogram roadside improvised explosive device near Askari Madrassa (educational institution) on the main Hangu Station road. The bomb was found and defused by a bomb disposal squad. The specific motive is unknown; however, it was suspected the bomb was planted in an attempt to sabotage the peaceful atmosphere. No damage was caused and no group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2010: On Sunday, in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq, a suicide bomber detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device near a police patrol and a government facility. Three police officers and five civilians were killed and 50 others were wounded. The attack caused damage to at least one government facility and no group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2010: On Sunday, in Ramadi, Al Anbar, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a vehicle borne improvised explosive device targeting a petrol station, killing six people, and wounding another 29. Two women and a child were among the dead. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2010: On Sunday, in Rusoh, Narathiwat, Thailand, two unidentified gunmen armed with M16 and AK-47 assault rifles shot and killed Rattana Kwanjai as she was working on a rubber plantation. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/08/2010: On Sunday, in the al-Kadhimiya neighborhood, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting a traffic police car, wounding two police officers, and a nearby civilian. No group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2010: On Sunday, in the al-Sirjkhana district, Mosul, Ninawa, Iraq, unknown assailants threw a hand grenade into a crowd of civilians in an outdoor market, wounding nine civilians. No damages were reported. No group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2010: On Sunday, in the Daggol district, in one of four related attacks in Hakkari, Turkey, unidentified assailants launched fireworks, threw Molotov cocktails and opened fire on the headquarters of the local police department. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) was thought to be responsible.
08/08/2010: On Sunday, in the Sepah area of the Khyber Agency, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants abducted tribesman, Abdul Raheem, near his house and took him to an unknown location. His status is unknown. No damage was reported and no group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2010: On Sunday, near Bara bazaar in the Bara tehsil of Khyber district, Federally Administered Tribal Areas, Pakistan, unidentified militants abducted Herat Khan, owner of Alfalah Steel Factory, and Nasir Khan, the factory worker and took them to an unknown location. Khan was released later by his captives on an unspecified date and the status of Nasir Khan is unknown. No group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2010: On Sunday, near the al-Bayaa Bus Station, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated a roadside improvised explosive device targeting a traffic police car, wounding two police officers, and damaging several vehicles. No group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2010: On Sunday, on Bulvar Avenue, in one of four related attacks in Hakkari, Turkey, unidentified assailants launched fireworks, threw Molotov cocktails and opened fire against housing complexes inhabited by police officers, judicial officials and staff of the National Intelligence Organization. A fire broke out on the fourth floor of a police staff housing complex after it was hit by a Molotov cocktail; it caused an unknown amount of damage. No casualties were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) was thought to be responsible.
08/08/2010: On Sunday, on Falatine Street, Baghdad, Baghdad, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device targeting al-Shabaka restaurant, wounding five civilians. The blast also caused severe damage to nearby stores. No group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2010: On Sunday, on Kayacan Avenue, in one of four related attacks in Hakkari, Turkey, unidentified assailants launched fireworks, threw Molotov cocktails and opened fire on the headquarters of the Justice and Development Party provincial branch. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) was thought to be responsible.
08/08/2010: On Sunday, on Konak Avenue, in one of four related attacks in Hakkari, Turkey, unidentified assailants launched fireworks, threw Molotov cocktails and opened fire against housing complexes inhabited by police officers, judicial officials and staff of the National Intelligence Organization. No casualties or damages were reported and no group claimed responsibility, although the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) was thought to be responsible.
08/08/2011: On Monday afternoon, in the jungles of Sawanga at Lekha-Mendha in Gadchiroli, Maharashtra, India, two C-60 commando personnel were injured when the Communist Party of India-Maoist (CPI-Maoist) attacked the National Commission for Protection of Child Rights' (NCPCR) convoy. The attack took place when the anti-child labor activist and NCPCR chairperson, Shantha Sinha, were returning from Kamabguda village this afternoon, when a group of 20-25 armed militants attacked their convoy resulting in a 15 minute encounter. The other officials included in the convoy were identified as several senior government officials and the tribal development commissioners, Sambhaji Sarkunde and Anshu Sinha, district collector Abhishek Krishna, the chief executive officer of the district Sumant Bhange and commission members Deepa Dixit, SK Rao and Venkat Reddy. It is unknown if the attack resulted in any damages and no group claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/08/2011: On Monday evening at 1915, in the district of Bulabulin Ngaranam in Maiduguri, Borno, Nigeria, two militants driving a Volkswagen Golf Sedan entered into the home of a senior prison official and  fired upon the and killed the senior prison official with unknown firearms. No group has claimed responsibility, but the militant group Boko Haram was thought to be responsible for the attack.
08/08/2011: On Monday morning around 1100, in Janakpur Municipality-12 of Dhanusa, Janakpur Zone, Nepal, a political activist of the Communist Party of Nepal-Unified Marxist-Leninist (CPN-UML), identified as Mathbar Mukhiya, was shot and killed by unidentified militants. No group claimed responsibility for the attack and one person, identified as Mukesh Pandit, was held in connection with the attack.
08/08/2011: On Monday morning, in Phung Mueang 5 Road in Yala, Yala, Thailand, suspected militants led by Madaree Arong detonated an improvised explosive device at the seven-11 convenience store near the Southern Border Provinces Police Command Center (SBPPC), injuring two border police officers. Two officers, identified as Pol Sen Sgt-Maj Somwong Niraro and Pol Sen Sgt-Maj Nipatporn Kosuma, were reportedly injured when the three to five kilogram explosive device was detonated by a radio signal. The attack resulted in damage to the store and nearby vehicles and buildings. No group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2011: On Monday morning, in the Azizabad area of Shindand, Herat, Afghanistan, the Director of the Transport Office of Shindand, Gholam Faruq, was fired on and killed by Taliban militants. Taliban spokesman, Qari Mohammad Yusof Ahmadi, claimed responsibility for the attack.
08/08/2011: On Monday, in a unknown location in Pakistan, two people we kidnapped by unidentified militants. The hostages were identified as Hamid Nasir and Abdul Latif. Nasir was reportedly involved in political activites.The two men were later killed, and their bodies were recovered on 08/18/2011 in Kush Cut, Mastung, Balochistan, Pakistan. No group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2011: On Monday, in Haswah, Al Anbar, Iraq, unknown assailants detonated an improvised explosive device inside a policeman’s home. The blast wounded four of the policeman’s family members and caused an unknown amount of property damage to the home. No group claimed responsibility.
08/08/2012: A remote-controlled roadside bomb targeting a passing Frontier Corps (FC) vehicle detonated near a bridge in Phase III Chowk area, Hayatabad district, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Eight people, including both soldiers and civilians, were injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Ahmadabad district, Paktia province, Afghanistan. One police officer was killed and two others injured in the attack. No group claimed responsibility for the incident.
08/08/2012: A roadside bomb detonated in Barangay Camasi, Ampatuan municipality, Maguindanao province, Philippines. Sources suspected that the device was targeting soldiers on mine-clearing operations in the region. One soldier, an army corporal, was injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources suspected the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/08/2012: A roadside bomb hit a civilian vehicle following a convoy of soldiers on the Maguindanao-General Santos Highway between Datu Unsay and Shariff Aguak municipalities, Maguindanao province, Philippines. One person was killed and two others injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, police attributed it to the Bangsamoro Islamic Freedom Movement (BIFM).
08/08/2012: A suicide bomber detonated an explosives-laden bicycle in Dashti Archi district, Kunduz province, Afghanistan. The suicide bomber was killed and two civilians injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/08/2012: A suicide bomber in an explosives-laden vehicle detonated at a tribal checkpoint in Jaar city, Abyan governorate, Yemen. Six pro-government tribal members were injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to Al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP).
08/08/2012: An explosive device detonated at the El Cerrejon Railway connecting a thermal coal plant to a coal export terminal near Albania town, La Guajira department, Colombia. There were no injuries reported, but approximately 10 meters of the track were damaged in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources attributed it to the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia's (FARC) 19th and 59th "Resistencia Guajira" Fronts.
08/08/2012: An explosive device detonated inside a car outside a private hospital in Block 13 area, Karachi city, Sindh province, Pakistan. Both occupants, Pakistan People's Party (PPP) members Salman Baloch and Rizwan, were injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, because the explosive device was in the car of PPP members, sources suspect the complicity of the PPP.
08/08/2012: An explosive device detonated near a passenger minibus in Bala Baluk district, Farah province, Afghanistan. At least five people were killed and six others were injured in the blast. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Taliban.
08/08/2012: An explosive device in a black bag was given to a guard at the premises of a People's Democratic Party (PDP) local headquarters in Sokoto state, Nigeria. The explosive device was safely defused. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/08/2012: An explosives-laden vehicle detonated targeting a Shia gathering in Al-Tanmiyah village, Wasit governorate, Iraq. Eleven people were killed and 25 people injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/08/2012: Armed gunmen attacked civilians in Gosfandi district, Sari Pul province, Afghanistan. Three civilians were killed in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, officials attributed it to the Taliban.
08/08/2012: Assailants attacked a military outpost in Marawi city, Lanao del Sur province, Philippines. This was one of three attacks targeting the military in Marawi on this date. One person was killed across this attack and a second on a military outpost in the city. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/08/2012: Assailants attacked a second military outpost in Marawi city, Lanao del Sur province, Philippines. This was one of three attacks targeting the military on this day. One person was killed across this attack and a second on a military outpost in the city. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/08/2012: Assailants attacked security forces while they were attempting to defuse a landmine in Achin district, Nangarhar province, Afghanistan. In the ensuing gunfire, three attackers were killed and two injured. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, sources noted that the assailants were from Pakistan.
08/08/2012: Assailants on a motorcycle threw a grenade at a police van in Hub district, Balochistan province, Pakistan. Two police officers were killed and nine other people injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/08/2012: Assailants opened fire on an army patrol vehicle near Mindanao State University in Marawi city, Lanao del Sur province, Philippines. At least four people, including three soldiers and one child, were killed and 10 other people were wounded in the asault. This was one of three attacks targeting the military in Marawi on this date. No group claimed responsibility; however, sources attributed the attack to the Kilafah Islamic Movement.
08/08/2012: Assailants opened fire on Makardin Muzhaidov, a former imam, in Endireiaul village, Khasavyurt district, Dagestan republic, Russia. Muzhaidov was injured in this attack. No group claimed responsibility for this incident.
08/08/2012: Assailants threw a grenade at Pattan police station in Pattan town, Baramulla district, Jamrud and Kashmir state, India. The blast injured seven people, including four police officers and three civilians. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, police attributed it to separatists.
08/08/2012: Forty assailants attacked a security checkpost on Kabul-Bamiyan highway in Jalrez district, Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan. No one was injured in the ensuing gunfight. No group claimed responsibility for this incident; however, security officials attributed it to the Taliban.